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Tad Martin
Michael E. Knight
Michael E. Knight as Tad Martin
All My Children
Portrayed by: Matthew Anton (1973-1977)
John E. Dunn (1978-1981)
Michael E. Knight (1982-1986, 1988-1990 & 1992-2011)
Terrell Anthony (1990)
Duration: 1973-1981, 1982-1986, 1988-1990, 1992-2011 & 2013
First appearance: 1973
Last appearance: September 2, 2013
Cause/reason: Series finale
Created by: Agnes Nixon
Profile
Family: Martin family
Other names: Thaddeus Gardner (name at birth)
Gender: Male
Born: September 1, 1963
Occupation: Unknown
Residence: Unknown
Relationships
Parents: Raymond "Ray" Gardner
(biological father, deceased)
Opal
(biological mother)
Joseph "Joe" Martin Sr.
(adoptive father)
Ruth Parker
(adoptive mother)
Siblings: Adrian Sword
(biological maternal half-brother)
Jennifer "Jenny" Gardner
(biological sister, deceased)
Peter "Pete" Cortlandt
(biological maternal half-brother)
Jeffrey "Jeff" Martin
(adoptive paternal half-brother)
Philip "Phil" Brent I
(adoptive paternal adopted half-brother, deceased)
Tara Martin
(adoptive paternal half-sister)
Robert "Bobby" Martin
(adoptive paternal half-brother, deceased)
Joseph "Jake" Martin Jr.
(adoptive brother)
Marital status: Dixie Cooney
(dated/engaged; 08/2011-)
Past marriage(s): Dottie Thornton
(divorced; 1985-1986)
Hillary Wilson
(divorced; 1988)
Dixie Cooney
(divorced; 1989-1990)
Brooke English
(divorced; 1993-1994)
Dixie Cooney
(divorced; 1994-1996)
Dixie Cooney
(divorced; 1999-2002)
Krystal Carey
(divorced; 2007-2009)
Carolyn "Cara" Castillo
(divorced; 2011)
Children: Unnamed child
(sex unknown, with Dottie, deceased)
James "Jamie" Martin
(son, with Brooke)
Unnamed child
(sex unknown, with Brooke, deceased) {aborted}
Damon Miller
(son, with Hillary)
Bess Martin
(daughter, with Dixie, deceased)
Kathleen "Kathy" Martin
(daughter, with Dixie) {given up for adoption}
Jennifer "Jenny" Martin
(daughter, with Krystal)
Grandparents: Henry Martin
(adoptive paternal grandfather, deceased)
Katherine "Kate" Martin
(adoptive paternal grandmother, deceased)
Aunts & uncles: Robert "Rob" Gardner
(biological paternal uncle)
Paul Martin
(adoptive paternal uncle)
Amy Parker
(adoptive maternal aunt, deceased)
Nieces & nephews: Joshua "Josh" Madden
(adoptive nephew, deceased)
Charles "Charlie" Brent
(adoptive nephew)
Kate "Kelsey" Jefferson
(adoptive niece)
Trevor Martin
(adoptive nephew)
Nicholas "Nick" Brent
(adoptive great-nephew)
Philip Brent II
(adoptive great-nephew)
Samuel "Sam" Grey
(adoptive great-nephew)
Cousins: Elizabeth "Beth" Martin
(adoptive paternal cousin, deceased)
Philip "Phil" Brent I
(adoptive maternal cousin, deceased)

Other relatives: Charles "Charlie" Brent
(adoptive maternal first cousin once removed)
Nicholas "Nick" Brent
(adoptive maternal second cousin)
Philip Brent II
(adoptive maternal second cousin)
Romances: Pamela "Pam" Coulson
(dated)
Unknown woman
(dated)
Liza Colby
(lovers)
Marian Chandler
(affair/lovers)
Dottie Thornton
(dated)
Hillary Wilson
(dated)
Barbara Montgomery
(affair/lovers)
Brooke English
(affair/one night stand)
Dixie Cooney
(dated/engaged)
Hillary Wilson
(affair/one night stand)
Antoinette "Skye" Chandler-Quartermaine
(affair/lovers)
Liza Colby
(affair/one night stand)
Gloria Marsh
(dated)
Christine "Kit" Montgomery
(lovers)
Leslie Coulson
(dated)
Simone Torres
(lovers, deceased)
Krystal Carey
(lovers)
Diana "Di" Henry
(dated/engaged, deceased)
Krystal Carey
(affair/one night stand)
Hannah Nichols
(lovers, deceased)
Taylor Thompson
(dated)
Krystal Carey
(dated)
Liza Colby
(dated)
Dixie Cooney
(dated/engaged)

Thaddeus "Tad" Martin is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children.

Actor History:[]

  • Matthew Anton (1973-1977; recurring)
  • John E. Dunn (1978-1981; recurring)
  • Michael E. Knight (1982-1986, 1988-1990 & 1992-09/2011; contract & 09/2013; recurring)
  • Terrell Anthony (1990)

Other Information:[]

  • Thaddeus James Martin (full name)

Character History:[]