Bold & Beautiful’s Sean Kanan Shares His Wish to Reunite Deacon With the Characters Who Made Him the Mess That He Is
It’s time to climb this particular family tree.
A strange thing has been happening on The Bold and the Beautiful lately — Deacon has (mostly) been behaving! Yeah, he’s chasing Brooke pretty aggressively, despite the fact that’s she’s still very married. And yes, he kissed her on New Year’s Eve, but compared to the Deacon of old, he’s being a true gentleman.
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But can it last? Maybe… but it’s doubtful. Deacon’s conniving misbehavior was ingrained in him years — and even decades — before he ever laid eyes on the Forresters, the Logans or anyone else in Los Angeles. That’s not easy to shake.
But perhaps if we got to the root of his problems, it’s doable. And that’s something that could happen if Sean Kanan has his say. When one fan asked him on Twitter what he’d like to see for Deacon’s future, the actor came ready with an idea rife with dramatic potential.
“I would love to see Deacon discover who his parents are,” he responded, “and reconnect with his son Eric aka Little D.”
Great question. I would love to see Deacon discover who is parents are and reconnect with his son Eric aka Little D. As far as my wife goes, I’m the lucky one. https://t.co/x0I8BaygNi
— Sean Kanan (@seankanan) January 30, 2022
As far as Little D goes, that’s a story we could get behind. In fact, we already did! We sketched out exactly how connecting with his boy would be the perfect way to give Deacon a truly redemptive arc as he tried to become a better man. In fact, that’s a path that Deacon began walking down years ago when he reconnected with his own father, Daryl Sharpe.
Clearly, something went wrong with Deacon, and most problems begin with the parents. Deacon’s dad, Daryl, was an abusive creep who beat Deacon as a child. We met him very, very briefly back in 2001, when he was played in a handful of episodes by Richard King. He even beat a grown Deacon when he went back to visit. That incident made the younger Sharpe want to be a better man and father to his own son, “Eric aka Little D.”
That, however, was over 20 years ago. And as Deacon has honestly been trying to be a better person and a better parent to Hope, this really does seem to be the perfect time to bring in his parents — both of them.
We don’t even know Deacon’s mom’s name, so she’s a blank slate waiting to be cast, but if Daryl’s going to be coming back enough for us to get to know him for real this time, it seems like the perfect opportunity to cast a soap vet in the role.
Luckily, we have a few ideas for both of them.
Randolph Mantooth and Robin Strasser
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Randolph Mantooth has played good guys, villains and rogues, from the morally flexible Clay Alden on Loving, to stepping in as perpetual good guy Hal Munson on As the World Turns. In other wrods, he seems like a natural fit to round Daryl out as more of a character and less of a one-dimensional monster.
Robin Strasser’s wealthy Dorian over on One Life to Live, on the other hand, was never quite a villain… but she could be a bit haughty and self-absorbed. Maybe Deacon’s mom ran off to live the fabulous life and knowingly abandoned the poor kid to suffer at his dad’s hands. That could spawn a lot of trust issues.
Daniel Hugh Kelly and Ilene Kristen
Daniel Hugh Kelly played golden boy Frank Ryan on Ryan’s Hope, but the actor has already proved his chops as a complete nightmare of a father when he played Noah’s psycho dad, Colonel Mayer over on As the World Turns. He could definitely give Daryl some menace.
Before becoming One Life to Live‘s wacky Roxy, Ilene Kristen played Delia Ryan over on Ryan’s Hope. Delia shared a chaotic romance with Frank (granted, “chaotic” is pretty much how she did everything), so she’d be the perfect match to add some volatility to Deacon’s parents as we learned why mom’s been MIA for so long.
Walt Willey and Sharon Gabet
Wait, Walt Willey? All My Children‘s Jackson was way too to play someone like Daryl! True enough, but before visiting Pine Valley, the actor also played (and buried) mobster Joe Novak over on Ryan’s Hope. Trust us, he has what it takes to go dark. Especially if he keeps that Wild Bill Hickok facial hair.
As for Sharon Gabet, she could bring an interesting angle to Deacon’s mom. Dorian’s mentally unstable sister, Melinda, on One Life to Live, got up to her share of trouble — including attempted murder. Maybe the former Mrs. Sharpe had to be institutionalized for years, forcing Deacon to grow up alone with his abusive dad.
Vasili Bogazianos and Erika Slezak
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Vasili Bogazianos’ Benny Sago over on All My Children was a good guy… but the actor’s played (allegedly) horrible characters before. Young & Restless‘ Al Fenton, for instance, was a convicted child molester — though he always insisted to Cassie’s biological mom, Alice, that he was innocent! He could be perfect to play the creep who made Deacon who he is today.
Playing against him would be One Life to Live‘s Erika Slezak, an actress who demonstrated time and time again over the years with Viki and all her alters that she could play everything from innocent to downright evil. Where couldn’t she take Deacon’s mom? She’d certainly be capable of holding her own against someone like Daryl.
What do you think about our casting? Do any seem like a particularly good fit? Or maybe you have a few ideas of who you’d like to see of your own. Sound off below, then try to see if you can get a feel for what Deacon’s parents might be like by checking out a gallery of his life and misdeeds!
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