Riley family


The Riley family are fictional characters on the American soap opera One Life to Live present at its debut in 1968. The Irish Catholic American clan is formed around the relationships and descendants of protagonist Joseph "Joe" Riley.
They are initially showcased as a working class contrast to the affluent Lords, with members appearing from the debut episode on July 15, 1968 until August 24, 2011. Joe Riley's two sons, Kevin Lord Riley and Joe Riley, Jr., represent their paternal family for most of the series and are adopted into the Buchanan family upon the marriage of Joe's widow Victoria Lord Riley to Clint Buchanan in 1982.

Generations

First generation

Original character. Born off-screen late 1920s to unnamed parents as of 1968.
Original character. Born off-screen 1938 as of 1968; dies onscreen October 3, 1979. Identical twin of Tom Dennison.
Born off-screen 1938 as of 1986. Identical twin of Joe Riley, Sr.

Second generation

Born off-screen 1950 to Eileen Riley Siegel and Dave Siegel as of 1975; dies onscreen April 6, 1976. Fraternal twin of Julie Siegel.
Born off-screen 1950 to Eileen Riley Siegel and Dave Siegel as of 1975. Fraternal twin of Tim Siegel.
Born off-screen 1969 to Tom Dennison and Carol Harper Dennison as of 1986.
Born onscreen December 2, 1974, to Joe Riley, Sr. and Cathy Craig; dies onscreen October 3, 1975.
Born onscreen September 12, 1976, to Joe Riley, Sr. and Victoria Lord Riley, adopted by Clint Buchanan; birth year changed to 1970 as of 1996 then 1965 as of 2005.
Born onscreen January 8, 1980, to Joe Riley, Sr. Victoria Lord Riley, adopted by Clint Buchanan; birth year changed to 1976 in 1992,1974 as of 2010.

Third generation

Born onscreen June 29, 1992, to Kevin Buchanan and LeeAnn Demerest Buchanan; birth year changed to 1986 as of 2004, dies onscreen May 12, 2006.

Fourth generation

Born onscreen October 31, 2006, to Duke Buchanan and Kelly Cramer.

Introduction

At the inception of One Life to Live appears journalist Joe Riley, managing editor of the Lord family-owned The Banner newspaper of fictional Philadelphia Main Line suburb Llanview, Pennsylvania. A working-class Irish American, early storylines focus on his budding relationship with Banner executive assistant and heiress Victoria "Viki" Lord and her first bout with multiple personalities. Concurrently introduced at the show's origin is the family of Joe's sister, Eileen Riley Siegel.
Joe and Viki marry in June 1969, a marriage ended at Viki's declaration of his legal death in 1970. He reappears in 1972 as Viki marries Steve Burke. Viki continues with the marriage to Steve, but it eventually falls apart with her continued infatuation with Joe. Viki divorces Steve and remarries Joe in 1974. Eileen leaves Llanview for Florida in 1976, and soon thereafter Viki bears Joe his first son, Kevin Lord Riley. Joe dies in 1979, leaving a pregnant Viki widowed with their second child and his namesake son, Joseph Riley, Jr., born in 1980.

Family tree

Descendants

Unknown Riley
m. Unknown
c. Eileen Riley
m. Dave Siegel
c. Tim Siegel
m. Jenny Wolek
c. Julie Siegel
m. Mark Toland
c. Joe Riley
a. Cathy Craig
c. Megan Craig Riley
m. Victoria Lord
c. Kevin Lord Riley Buchanan
m. LeeAnn Demerest
c. Demerest "Duke" Buchanan
a. Kelly Cramer
c. Zane Buchanan
m. Cassie Callison
m. Kelly Cramer
c. Kevin Buchanan, Jr.
c. Joey Riley Buchanan
m. Kelly Cramer
m. Jennifer Rappaport
c. Unnamed child
m. Aubrey Wentworth
c. Tom Dennison
m. Carol Harper
c. Mari Lynn Dennison
m. Wade Coleman