AMC
Character Descriptions
DR. JOSH MADDEN
PLAYED BY: Scott Kinworthy (June 17, 2005 - September
15, 2005)
Colin Egglesfield (September 20,
2005 - present)
Josh Madden wants the best out of life and sees no reason
why he shouldn't have it. Cocky and brash, he doesn't often
concern himself with other people's feelings, but every once
in a while, he can be surprisingly empathetic to those who
matter.
Although the son of Erica Kane and Jeff Martin had been
aborted, Dr. Greg Madden implanted the embryo in his
infertile wife and raised Josh as his own son. Handsome Josh
Madden met Kendall Hart, Greenlee Lavery, and Simone Torres
when he caught the three breaking into his father Greg's
fertility clinic to steal Greenlee's missing husband's
sperm. Josh agreed to keep their secret but later
blackmailed Kendall to help him get a job as a producer on
her mother's new talk show "New Beginnings", where he
quickly impressed her with his skills. Although he possessed
a medical degree, he was not practicing because he was
rebelling against his overbearing father, who was furious to
learn that he was working for Erica, the subject of his
long-term crush. Unaware of his true parentage, Josh's
ambition to take Erica's place led him to drug her and frame
Amanda Dillon. When his intentions were revealed, Erica
fired him and threatened to press charges. When she learned
he was her son, however, she protected him from the truth,
hoping he would soon leave town.
Josh gladly helped Babe Chandler in pretending to be her
lover so Jamie Martin would dump her and inherit his
great-aunt Phoebe's estate and then go to medical school.
The plan worked, but Josh fell deeply in
love with Babe. After his grandfather, Joe, found out
who Josh was, he hired him to work at PVH and urged Erica to
tell Josh about his origins but she wouldn't. When Josh
discovered the truth in late July, 2006, he was shocked and
disappointed in his mother, but they eventually developed a
relationship. Once Jeff learned he had a son in Pine
Valley, he returned so he could get to know him.
When Greg Madden died after being buried alive, Josh
vowed to find his killer but couldn't. Babe was always there
for him, but she regretted having cheated on her husband,
J.R., and recommitted herself to him. The attraction to Josh
was very powerful, however, and when J.R. learned of their
affair, he got drunk and jumped out of a fourth-floor window
at the Valley Inn. Feeling guilty about her husband's
physical and emotional pain, Babe vowed never to be with
Josh again but he couldn't let go. When Babe was attacked by
the Satin Slayer, he saved her life and let everyone believe
she had died to keep her safe from the serial killer. Josh
hoped Babe would run away with him, but J.R. learned the
truth and exposed his wife. After the killer was caught,
Babe decided to take a break from both men and be single for
a while.
Over time, Josh developed close relationships with his
sisters, Kendall and Bianca, acting as their protector and
confidante. While working for his brother-in-law, Zach
Slater, he had a fling with a co-worker, Hannah
Nichols. After Zach tricked the Chandlers out of their
holdings, he put Josh in charge of Chandler Enterprises, a
position he is thoroughly enjoying.
Proofread by Laura on 2/22/11
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