Fox Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera
Passions and was portrayed by Justin Hartley from December 17,
2002â€"February 10, 2006, and Midland lead singer Mark Cameron
Wystrach from February 14, 2006â€"September 7, 2007. Actor Nick
Stabile took over the role temporarily following the 2004 Summer
Olympic Games (which preempted Passions for 2 weeks), while Hartley's
wife, fellow Passions star Lindsay Hartley was on maternity leave.
Fox, as played by Hartley, was a fan favorite among Passions
viewers.Shortly after his debut, Fox becomes infatuated with Whitney
Russell; he plots to woo Whitney away from her boyfriend, Chad, but
eventually decides to respect her wishes and ends his attempts. He
then engages in a brief relationship with his half-brother's
ex-fiancé, Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald, played by Hartley's real-life
wife, Lindsay Hartley. Though their pairing lasts fewer than six
months, Soap Opera Digest readers continued to vote Fox and Theresa
their favorite Passions couple until Justin Hartley left the role in
2006.Shortly after his debut, Fox becomes infatuated with Whitney
Russell; he plots to woo Whitney away from her boyfriend, Chad, but
eventually decides to respect her wishes and ends his attempts. He
then engages in a brief relationship with his half-brother's
ex-fiancé, Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald, played by Hartley's real-life
wife, Lindsay Hartley. Though their pairing lasts fewer than six
months, Soap Opera Digest readers continued to vote Fox and Theresa
their favorite Passions couple until Justin Hartley left the role in
2006.After breaking up with Theresa, Fox resumes his pursuit of
Whitney, who breaks up with Chad when it is falsely revealed that the
two are half-siblings. Their romantic progress is hindered by the fact
that Whitney is secretly pregnant with Chad's child and trying to pass
the baby off as Fox's; when she uses Fox's power of attorney to give
"their" son up for adoption, Fox and Whitney's relationship
essentially comes to an end. Miles's true paternity is eventually
revealed, and Fox moves on with Kay Bennett. Fox is deeply in love
with Kay and cares deeply for her toddler daughter, Maria, and Fox and
Kay become engaged. However, the return of Maria's father, Miguel
Lopez-Fitzgerald, eventually leads Kay to realize that her heart lies
with Miguel and not Fox. In a desperate attempt to keep Kay, Fox
enlists his father's help to fake a terminal illness in order to guilt
Kay into marrying him and staying with him. Kay eventually discovers
his duplicity, however, and leaves him.After breaking up with Kay, Fox
begins a relationship with his sister's best friend, Esme
Vanderheusen. The two believe that they have found true love when Fox
is shot and killed in his bedroom by an unseen sniper on September 17,
2007; the murderer is eventually revealed to be Esme's
fifteen-year-old niece, Viki. Fox Crane Top Movies & Young Movies