Shane Morasco
Actor History
Austin Williams (October 29th, 2007 to Present)
Occupation
Student
Resides At
Carriage house at Llanfair (1177 Regency Drive)
Formerly Llanfair (1177 Regency Drive)
Formerly Paris, Texas
Marital Status
Single (never been married)
Past Marriages
None
Relatives
Rex Balsom (father)
Gigi Morasco (mother)
Roxanne Balsom (paternal grandmother)
Walter Balsom (paternal grandfather; deceased)
Stella Balsom (great-grandmother)
Corrine Balsom (great-aunt)
Children
None
Flings & Affairs
None
Crimes Committed
None
Brief Character History
An independent single mother who cared for her young son Shane, Gigi Morasco had been on her own for awhile and her sole priority was protecting and supporting her son.
In an attempt to find herself, Viki Davidson left Llanview and embarked upon a new life in Paris, Texas. Viki accepted a job as a waitress at the Bon Jour Café, and befriended Gigi and several other colorful characters at the diner. Instantly, Gigi developed a close friendship with Viki. Gigi's precocious son regularly visited the diner after school, and the Morasco's second family consisted of Viki, Noelle and Moe - the diner staff. Shane was very proud of his father, a deceased Navy SEAL; the child often told imaginary tales about his dead father's heroics. Gigi had always told her son that his dad had died before he was born, but Shane knew little else about him. Whenever the child would mention his father, Gigi would become agitated. Gigi experienced a difficult time making ends meet, but she did everything possible to support her son. Because Shane suffered from asthma, Gigi would often miss work to care for the child. While Marcie McBain was on the run with baby Tommy, who was really Todd Manning's son, she ended up in Paris, Texas and encountered Gigi. Believing that Marcie was an abused woman named Sally Ann, Gigi protected her and gave her a place to stay. After learning from Michael McBain that Marcie was in Paris, Texas, Rex arrived at the Bon Jour Café looking for her. Gigi was shocked when she discovered, Rex, her ex- high school sweetheart in Paris. Although Rex was happy to see Gigi, Gigi appeared angry. While they were still involved, Rex had left town without telling Gigi. He never bothered to contact her afterward. Gigi came close to revealing a secret to Rex, but decided against it after learning that Rex was preparing to propose to his girlfriend, Adriana. As Rex prepared to leave the diner, Shane entered and Gigi quickly escorted the child out of the room.
When Todd arrived in town and posted a reward for the capture of Marcie and baby Tommy's safe return, Gigi confronted Marcie about her true identity. Understanding Marcie's plight as a single mother, Gigi helped Marcie evade Todd and the psychotic ex- FBI agent, Lee Ramsey - whom Todd had hired to help him locate Tommy. Upon learning Gigi was aware of Marcie's whereabouts, Ramsey and Todd kidnapped Shane in an attempt to make Gigi talk. Shane was eventually returned unharmed and Marcie was apprehended, but John McBain arrived in Paris and persuaded Gigi to come to Llanview in order to testify in Marcie's defense.
Once Gigi arrived in Llanview, she faced many obstacles. Although Viki insisted that she move into Llanfair, she was harassed by Ramsey. Rex's fiancé, Adriana, caused her much grief. Gigi had every intention of returning to Paris, until Ramsey blackmailed her into staying in Llanview. Rex enjoyed spending time with Gigi and took an instant liking to Shane. Gigi appeared bothered whenever Rex would interact with Shane. Realizing that Gigi was extremely uncomfortable around Rex and noticing Shane's resemblance to Rex, Adriana continued to question Shane's paternity and asked Gigi if Rex were actually Shane's father. Gigi adamantly denied Adriana's accusations and revealed to Adriana the identity of Shane's father - Brody Lovett. But overcome with guilt, Gigi eventually admitted to Rex that he was Shane's father - only Rex didn't hear her, because he was wearing headphones. When Adriana entered, Gigi lost her nerve and decided to keep the secret to herself. Infuriated that Rex continued to spend time with Gigi and Shane, Adriana blackmailed Dorian into investigating Brody Lovett. With her wedding date fast approaching, Adriana feared Gigi could possibly ruin her big day. Thanks to Dorian, Adriana learned that Brody was actually alive. Adriana located Brody and was shocked to learn he was a drunken wild boy. Determined to prevent Gigi and Rex from getting any closer by reuniting her with Brody, Adriana bribed Brody into coming to Llanview. As Adriana continued to plot against Gigi, Brody gave her some devastating news the night before her wedding - Rex Balsom was Shane's real father. After fighting her feelings for Rex, Gigi finally admitted to Marcie that she was still in love with Rex. As the wedding date loomed near, Rex was also wrestling with his feelings for Gigi. At their wedding, Gigi told Rex in front of a stunned congregation that she loved Rex. Just as she was about to reveal to Rex that he was Shane's father, Brody showed up. Shane was ecstatic to see his presumed-dead father, while a stunned Gigi said nothing to Rex and allowed the marriage to continue.
Rex and Adriana's marriage quickly fell apart, however, after Rex learned about her part in bringing Brody to town. The final straw was when Rex discovered that Adriana had stole his toothbrush. Adriana claimed it was to conduct DNA tests on Charlie Banks, who had claimed to be Rex's father, but she really stole it so she could learn for certain whether Rex was Shane's son. Adriana and Rex separated, and Adriana left for Paris, France.
Rex fought his growing attraction to Gigi, but at one point they gave in and kissed. She continued to lie to him about Shane being his son, however. Soon thereafter, Rex left on a hunt for Bo, who had left Lindsey at the alter and vanished. Rex found Bo at the Buchanan ranch outside Paris, Texas. During a lightening storm, the two were struck and transported back to 1968, where they encountered people from Llanview who looked like Buchanan relatives and acquaintances. For instance, call girl Emma Bradley, the mother of Spencer Truman and yet-unborn David Vickers, was the spitting image of Gigi. Through the help of a psychic, Delfina, Gigi managed to transport herself back in time and come face to face with Rex in 1968. They acknowledged their love for each other and, after Gigi admitted to Rex that Shane was his son, both were transported to the present day.
Rex and Gigi planned to tell Shane the truth, but returned to Llanview to discover that Brody had faked a DNA test with Rex's toothbrush (which Adriana had mailed to Gigi while she was searching for Rex) to declare that he was Shane's biological father. Shane, meanwhile, was closer to Brody than ever and didn't want Rex to come between him and the man he knew as his father. Gigi told Brody that she was going to tell Shane the truth after school, and Brody snapped. He ransacked the carriage house, knocked out Marcie and went to Shane's school and signed him out. After a failed attempt to get the court to change Shane's last name to Lovett, Brody took Shane to Llantano Mountain and soon began to see images of fighting in the war. Rex and Gigi learned from a war buddy of Brody's that Brody had accidentally shot and killed a civilian child about the same age as Shane just before his tour of duty ended. They descended on Llantano Mountain and, after releasing Shane, Brody snapped and fired his gun in the direction of Rex, Gigi and Shane. Rex threw himself over Gigi and Shane and was shot. While Rex was in surgery, Gigi admitted to Shane that Rex was his father. Rex survived surgery but was unresponsive and wouldn't breathe on his own. His estranged wife Adriana returned from Paris and refused to let Gigi see Rex. Adriana even moved Rex to Dorian's home in an attempt to keep Gigi from him. But with Marcie's help, Gigi snuck into La Boulaie and managed to bring Rex out of his sleep state. After witnessing this, Adriana agreed to grant Rex a divorce and returned to Paris.
Gigi and Shane went to see Brody, who was recovering from his psychotic breakdown at a nearby Veterans Affairs hospital. Gigi thanked Brody for being there for her and Shane and said she didn't blame him for what had happened. Shane, meanwhile, came face to face with his father for the first time after learning the truth about his parentage. He and Rex forged a tentative bond, while a grateful Gigi looked on.
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