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‘All My Children’ Trailblazing Actor Jeffrey Carlson Dead at 48

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Jeffrey Carlson, who played the groundbreaking transgender character Zoe in “All My Children,” has reportedly died at 48. Longtime actress Susan Hart shared the news to her Facebook over the weekend. “Good night my sweet sweet sweet prince among men. No words for our despair at losing you Jeffrey Carlson. You were … oh God… no words… so so loved and adored. For those of you that don’t know, I’m very sorry to share the news that Jeffrey passed away yesterday. I have been respectful of his family’s privacy in not sharing the news sooner… also could not breathe or function… still can’t… love to all… just devastated,” she wrote. Access Hollywood has reached out to Jeffrey’s rep for comment. Jeffrey first appeared on “All My Children” in August 2006 in a trailblazing role as a British rock star named Zarf, before returning to the show with the name Zoe. The actor starred in the soap opera but he was also a star on Broadway. He also appeared in “Hitch,” Will Smith’s 2005 romantic-comedy.