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• Was a successful businessman in Chicago before turning to acting.
• Began his acting career by doing theater in Chicago.
• Found success working on daytime soap operas, including As the World Turns, Passions and a 10-year stint on General Hospital (1984-94).
• Auditioned for the role of Alistair Crane on Passions but lost out to David Bailey; after Bailey passed away in 2004, Reilly took over the role in 2005.
• In 2008, reprised his General Hospital role of Sean Donnelly on one of the final episodes of the spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift.