Rex Balsom is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by John-Paul Lavoisier since May 9, 2002. With the character initially named "Jamie" prior to production, then-Executive Producer Gary Tomlin "toyed with the idea" of putting Rex in a gay storyline; Lavoisier stated in Soap Opera Digest in 2003 that he had been "asked by the higher powers at the show how I would feel about doing something like that.

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  • Rex Balsom is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by John-Paul Lavoisier since May 9, 2002. With the character initially named "Jamie" prior to production, then-Executive Producer Gary Tomlin "toyed with the idea" of putting Rex in a gay storyline; Lavoisier stated in Soap Opera Digest in 2003 that he had been "asked by the higher powers at the show how I would feel about doing something like that. I said, 'Absolutely, any plot you want to give me, I'll take on strong. ' And they said, 'Okay, we just wanted to check. '" However, this idea was never realized and the character has been repeatedly paired with women. Calling Rex a "heterosexual horndog," Lavoisier noted that he "added a glint in [Rex's] eye he'd lifted from Ryan Phillippe's ... Cruel Intentions character of Sebastian. 'They said, "Sure, go with that. Start with that. " And that was pretty much it. '" In 2007, the series began a revisiting of Rex's backstory before his arrival in 2002. The introduction of the character's high school girlfriend Gigi Morasco and her son Shane — and the fact that Gigi has something she has waited years to tell him — initially indicates that Shane may be Rex's son; this is confirmed onscreen on 17 March 2008. Tomlin's return to the series as Head Writer during the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike also featured Rex beginning an investigation into his own family history, prompted by his pending wedding to Adriana Cramer and the "suspicious" behavior of his mother Roxy.
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  • Corinne Balsom (paternal) Though the character's name has been repeatedly spelled "Corrine" at ABC.com, SoapCentral.com and in ''Soap Opera Digest'', Ann Hamilton was credited as "Corinne" onscreen on January 25, 2008. On the 23 January 2008 episode, Rex notes that his long-talked-about aunt Corinne is the sister of his father, Dr. Walter Balsom. "After speaking to his Aunt Corrine [on the phone], Rex is certain Roxy is hiding something about his family. Corrine warns Roxy that Rex has been asking questions."
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  • John-Paul Lavoisier as '''Rex Balsom''' in the ''One Life to Live'' opening sequence
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  • Shane Morasco
    Gigi confirms that Rex is Shane's father in the March 17, 2008 episode.
    Unnamed child
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  • Stella Lipschitz (maternal) Stella's daughter Roxy's maiden name "Lipschitz" is revealed on the January 29, 2008 episode.
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  • Rex Balsom
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  • Balsom (by Gigi)
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  • Private investigator Owner of Ultra Violet
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  • 1177A Regency Drive, Lord Carriage House, Llanfair
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  • One Life to Live
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  • Rex Balsom is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by John-Paul Lavoisier since May 9, 2002. With the character initially named "Jamie" prior to production, then-Executive Producer Gary Tomlin "toyed with the idea" of putting Rex in a gay storyline; Lavoisier stated in Soap Opera Digest in 2003 that he had been "asked by the higher powers at the show how I would feel about doing something like that.
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  • Rex Balsom
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