Kristoff St. John (born July 15, 1966 in New York City), is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, best known for his role as Neil Winters in the highest-rated daytime drama The Young and the Restless. However his first major soap role was Adam Marshall in the NBC soap opera Generations. As a child, he portrayed a young Alex Haley in Roots: The Next Generations. He also made a small but notable appearance as Booker Brown in Happy Days.
His father, actor Christopher St. John, appeared in movies such as Shaft.
In 1992, St. John won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his role in The Young and the Restless. Over the years, he has also won numerous NAACP Image Awards.
In 2005, St. John became a special host for TV Guide Channel. In 2007, he received his fifth Emmy nomination. He was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor.
St. John follows a strict vegetarian diet, and is a supporter of animal rights and active member of PETA. http://www.afaa.com/Kristoff%20St.htm
Has brown hair and brown eyes
Has two children, Julian and Paris
His wife Allana gave birth to their first child, a girl named Lola on April 15, 2003.
His father, Christopher St. John (I), portrayed revolutionary Ben Buford in Shaft (1971).
Was a childhood friend of Soleil Moon Frye and her brother Meeno Peluce.
Is of Caucasian and African American ancestry.
Is a vegetarian.
