Ben Masters was born May 6, 1947 , In Corvallis, Oregon. He has 1 older sister named Cheryl. He is single and he currently resides in Palm Desert CA. He graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Theatre. He moved to the Big Apple and landed a role in the off-Broadway play The Boys In The Band. An agent and a few Broadway plays — including Captain Brassbound's Conversion with Ingrid Bergman and The Cherry Orchard with Meryl Streep — soon followed. In the midst of three decades doing TV movies, miniseries and guest appearances,He was introduced to daytime dramas when he portrayed Vic Strang on ANOTHER WORLD for three months in 1982. Seventeen years later, he signed a contract for NBC's quirky new soap, PASSIONS, as the alcohol-guzzling, womanizing billionaire Julian Crane. His comedic range on the daytime drama landed him SOAP OPERA DIGEST Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2001 and 2002.He is well-known for the variety of roles he has played on series such as “Heartbeat,” “Murder She Wrote,” “Diagnosis Murder,” “Touched by an Angel” and “Sisters,” he has also acquired a long list of made-for-television movie credits such as “Noble House,” “Deliberate Stranger” and “Celebrity.” Masters began his acting career after graduating from the University of Oregon as a Theatre major, by going to Broadway to star in “Plenty,” “The Cherry Orchard,” “Waltz of the Toreadors” and “Captain Brassbound’s Conversion.” His film credits include “Dream Lover,” “Key Exchange,” Making Mr. Right” and “All that Jazz.” He owns a Yellow Labrador named Willy .His golf handicap is 13 .The scars on Ben Masters' forehead are from the medical treatment he received for a broken neck from a car accident when he was 27. His favorite sports are sailing and golf .He performed nude in the off-Broadway play The Dirtiest Show in Town. Ben Masters (Julian) is popular with fans for many reasons — including his deep, sexy voice.He is divorced .And is currently dating Tracey Ross (Eve) in real life as well as on Passions.