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- Tue Oct 17, 2017, 2:31 PM GMT
The 'Vampire Diaries' actor and his former co-star have reportedly broken up after dating on and off for four years.
READ MOREThe Stefan Salvatore of The CW hit television drama "The Vampire Diaries" was born Pawel Wasilewski on July 23,
1982 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He changed his name into Paul Wesley in 2005, reasoning "My birthname is too
hard to pronounce! I asked my family's permission to change it, and it really helped my career."
Wesley began acting during his junior high, being cast in the soap opera "Guiding Light" to portray the character of
Max Nickerson. He dropped out from Rutgers University in New Jersey after only one semester as there were more roles
offered to him that led him to realization he could started a professional acting career.