But his early years were not easy.

We were bombed every night & then every night!

KIEL was 96% destroyed, 500 000 bombs had been dropped on that town alone!

Eric Braeden on the red carpet

The cacophony was unimaginable!"

“But I’m very friendly, I’m very open, I love meeting people.”

Born during the height of World War II, his family struggled during the Nazi-led occupation of Germany.

Eric Braeden in 1970

“In America, sports are respected and loved.”

Back in April 2023, the actorexplained his cancer diagnosis in a very emotional video.

Doctors had discovered high-grade cancer cells in his biopsy results.

Eric Braeden fists up

But that certainly didn’t stop Braeden from keeping up his fighting spirit.

“I will lick this.

This bastard ain’t gonna get me I’m gonna get it.

I’ll be in top form again soon,” he said in a video posted to hisFacebook page.

He captioned the clip with, “Feeling better and better!

F YOU, CANCER!”

Clearly, even Victor Newman couldn’t have said it better.