Even though his career has been (so far) short, it is definitely not meaningless. Eric was born Eric Michael Dearborn on September 26, 1979 in Los Angeles. He began modeling jobs in his teen years, and ventured into the world of Hollywood in 2000, when he made an appearance on MTV's "Undressed". Finally, Dearborn auditioned for a role that would lead him to a new horizon. The role of Gabriel Devane on ABC's daytime soap opera All My Children (1970). He began the promising role on April 20, 2001. But over time, the producers and head of ABC had reason to believe that Dearborn's performance as Gabriel was not making a big impact on the show, and on August 27, 2001, Eric's last episode premiered; with audiences seeing that Gabriel Devane was free of all charges that he had been accused of, and was released by the authorities.