John E. Dunn is an American actor famous primarily for being one of the actors to play the character Tad Gardner on soap opera All My Children. In 1978, Dunn won a Soapy Award in the category "Favorite Juvenile" for his work on All My Children. That year, the Soapies were broadcast on NBC's America Alive, which came live from both New York and Hollywood; so winners didn't even need to travel from their respective coasts to receive their awards. In addition to his soap opera work, Dunn worked as an actor in commercials and had a role in the 1983 horror film Sleepaway Camp. At present, he is an executive for a streaming video company.