Galen Laius Gering was born in Los Angeles, California, to Alan Gering and Michele de Oñate, a renowned west coast artist. He is of Russian-Jewish descent on his father\'s side, and of Spanish-Basque descent on his mother\'s (his great-grandfather was a Basque immigrant). He has an older sister, Charissa. Gering was close to his grandmother, who was also an artist.\n', '

At the age of 18, Gering moved to New York City to start a modeling career and finished high school remotely. He traveled Europe as a model before attending New York University for a year. Gering finished college at the University of Miami where he studied creative writing and film.\n', '

In 1999, Gering learned of a role in an upcoming NBC daytime soap called Passions through Irene Marie Models. By the time Gering graduated from UM, he was already taping Passions, where he had landed the role of Officer Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald. Gering was named one of People\'s 50 Most Beautiful People in 2000, and remained with Passions until its cancellation in 2008.\n', '

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