Tom Eplin

Tom Eplin
Born	Thomas M. Eplin [1] (1960-10-25) October 25, 1960 (age 64) Hayward, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982–2007
Spouses	Ellen Wheeler ​ ​ (m. 1985; div. 1988)​ Courtney Gibbs ​ ​ (m. 1991; div. 1995)​ Abilene Crabtree ​ ​ (m. 2015; div. 2020)​
Children	2

Tom Eplin (born October 25, 1960, in Hayward, California) is an American actor known for his run as the character of Jake McKinnon on two soap operas for a combined total of nearly two decades: on Another World (1985–1986, 1988–1999) and on As the World Turns (1999–2002).

Eplin was married to his Another World costar Ellen Wheeler from 1985 to 1988. His second marriage was to Courtney Gibbs from 1991 to 1995. Both marriages ended in divorce. In 2011, he welcomed a daughter with his third wife Abilene Crabtree who he married on June 20, 2015, in Danville, California. They welcomed a second daughter September, 2016 and divorced February, 2020.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	The Beach Girls	Crewman
1985	The Facts of Life	George
1985	Sunset Strip	Mark Jefferson
1987	Delta Fever	Nick
1985–86, 1988–99	Another World	Jake McKinnon
1999-2002	As the World Turns	Jake McKinnon

References

1. According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com

• Tom Eplin at IMDb

Grew up hayward California, went to Brett Harte Jr high and attended hayward high-school