Vincent Clarkson, also known by the alter ego Valerie Davis, is a
fictional character from the American soap opera Passions. Created by
the soap's founder and head writer James E. Reilly, Vincent was
portrayed by Phillip Jeanmarie from 2006â€"2008. Valerie was played by
Daphnée Duplaix from 2004â€"2008, and temporarily by Siena Goines in
2007. Jeanmarie originally auditioned for the role of a peeping tom
before the role was expanded as the show progressed.Jeanmarie and
Duplaix were both unaware that Vincent and Valerie were the same
character until receiving the script and shooting the scenes.
Jeanmarie approached playing Vincent through his abuse as a child by
his grandfather Alistair Crane, interpreting him as a character
constantly searching for acceptance. The character received a more
uncertain response from the show's other cast members.Jeanmarie and
Duplaix were both unaware that Vincent and Valerie were the same
character until receiving the script and shooting the scenes.
Jeanmarie approached playing Vincent through his abuse as a child by
his grandfather Alistair Crane, interpreting him as a character
constantly searching for acceptance. The character received a more
uncertain response from the show's other cast members.Vincent, part of
Passions' Russell family and Crane family, is the long-lost son of
Julian Crane and Eve Russell. Mentally unstable and violent from years
of abuse from Alistair, he appears initially under the alias Valerie
Davis, but his later persona as the "Blackmailer", and his criminal
actions, dominate the show in its later years. He received further
prominence for his incestuous affair with Chad Harris-Crane, sexual
identity as intersex, and pregnancy with his father's child.Critical
response to Vincent was mixed; some reviewers praised the soap opera's
decision to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)
characters and topics, while others criticized his relationship with
Chad and actions as the "Blackmailer" as irresponsible and problematic
representations of racial and sexual identity. Despite negative
attention toward the character, Jeanmarie and Duplaix's performance
garnered some positive reviews. The character marks a notable step in
daytime television and soap opera history; it was the first depiction
in a soap opera of two men having sex. Vincent has also been cited as
expanding the representation of LGBT characters of color on daytime
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