Clarke Garrison
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| Clarke Garrison Sr. | |||||||||||||
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| The Bold and the Beautiful | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Daniel McVicar (1987 - 1992, 1996 - ) |
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| First appearance | 1987 | ||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Bucky (by Sally) |
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| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1958 | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Fashion Designer | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Sally's Penthouse Los Angeles, California |
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Clarke Garrison, Sr. is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, portrayed from 1987 to 1992 and from 1996 to the present by actor Daniel McVicar.
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McVicar describes Clarke as "the classic heel with a heart, a cad with a conscience". A former fashion designer for the now-defunct Spectra Fashions, Clarke serves largely as the show's comic relief.
He has two sons, C.J. (most recently played by Mick Cain) from his marriage to Sally Spectra (played by the late Darlene Conley), and Mark (Michael Dietz) from his affair with Margo Lynley (Lauren Koslow). He was also once married to Kristen Forrester (then played by Terri Ann Linn). Their relationship began when Kristen's mother, Stephanie (Susan Flannery), hired Clarke to seduce Kristen, fearing that her daughter was frigid. Kristen rejected him and Stephanie contemplated having an affair with Clarke herself, but decided against it. Clarke began to have feelings for Kristen and they married, before splitting due to Clarke's liaison with Margo.
Clarke left town in 1992, returning four years later to see his son, C.J. (then played by Kyle Sabihy). C.J. wanted nothing to do with his father, angry at Clarke for walking out on him and Sally. This changed when Clarke rescued him from kidnappers.
Clarke and Sally remained close friends; she affectionately called him "Bucky". He also shared a bond with Sally's former receptionist, the late Darla (Schae Harrison), who Sally thought of as a daughter.
After a disastrous fling with Morgan DeWitt (Sarah Buxton), which almost ended with Clarke being killed by her pet python, "Patsy", Clarke began to woo a recently-returned Kristen (now Tracy Melchior). His attempts at seducing his ex-wife were unsuccessful, as Kristen moved on with Tony Dominguez (Paulo Benedeti).
Perhaps Clarke's most notable lapse in judgement was in early 2005, when he reluctantly helped a vengeful Amber Moore (Adrienne Frantz) trap Ridge (Ronn Moss) and his stepdaughter Bridget (Ashley Jones) down a mineshaft in the hope that they would give into their "feelings" for one another, destroying Ridge's marriage to Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang). Amber received the ammunition she needed, and she and Clarke escaped prosecution due to Sally's pleas for Stephanie not to press charges. It seems, however, that the Forresters have forgiven Clarke for this crime, as he is often present at their family gatherings.
Until recently Clarke worked at Forrester Creations, as the new head designer, after being hired by the new owners at that time, Nick (Jack Wagner) and Jackie Marone (Lesley-Anne Down). He was demoted to designer after Brooke returned to Forrester Creatons and was made head designer. After Eric Forrester (John McCook) bought back Forrester Creations, he was under no obligation to honour Clarke's contract and Clarke was released from the company.
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