Get to Know a Soap Opera Star: Mick Hazen

How does Maura West feel about her new son on As the World Turns?

"He knows what he's doing and he's a very nice young man, so boy, does that make my job easy!" the actress said of Mick Hazen, who plays her on-screen boy Parker.

Here are a few interesting facts about the young star:

• He has a dog named Buddy.

• He loves Michael Jordan and attended his last game in Chicago against the New York Knicks.

• He's actually a couple of months younger than Daniel Manche, who plays his brother J.J.

• The actor can juggle and play guitar.

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