Armed with a mic and her vast arsenal of fashion knowledge, daytime's own couture guru, Linda Dano (Rae, OLTL), hits the red carpet Sunday to capture all the glitter and glamour at the Prime-Time Emmys. From the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Dano will host a two-hour pre-Emmy program, which will stream on live video at ABC.com. Dano will provide insight on the fashion do's and don'ts of the evening and offer hot gossip on the night's festivities. The commentary begins at 6:30 pm/ET… Mark Consuelos (Mateo, AMC) and Diego Serrano (ex-Tomas, Another World; ex-Jesse, Time of Your Life) will be recognized as part of Generación n — up-and-coming Latino talent — at the 4th annual National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA) 2000 Noche de Gala Dinner on Sept. 19 in Washington, DC. Consuelos, Serrano and other featured guests, including Jimmy Smits, Sonia Braga and Tipper Gore, wi
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Tragedy strikes this week on Guiding Light when the Spaulding project is sabotaged and Josh is trapped inside. Despite their separation, Reva rushes to be by Josh's side when she learns of the collapse. Alarmed by the poor conditions and the lack of proper safety equipment on the construction site, Josh takes matters into his own hands, which results in deadly consequences. "Josh has been sticking his nose where it doesn't belong," says Robert Newman who portrays Josh. "He kicks a bunch of construction workers, sort of a fly-by-night group, off the site." Jake, the unscrupulous foreman behind the nonunion crew, has been instructed by Maria Santos to stop Josh's meddling, so Jake plants a bomb on the site. "Josh is set up by this evil foreman, who waits for him to get into a certain place and then hits the button," says Newman. "The whole building comes down around him and he gets pinned underneath a structure as an entire floor collapses on top of him."
Reva learns o
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Patti D'Arbanville, who has portrayed sassy and soulful Selena Davis for the past 2½ years, has been let go from Guiding Light. GL representatives confirmed her release. "It's storyline-dictated," says a show publicist. "But we have no last airdate as of yet."
D'Arbanville broke the news herself, posting a statement on her Internet message board over Labor Day weekend to inform fans that she had been let go. "I thought that I would take this opportunity to be the first to let all of you know that I will be leaving the show in October…" D'Arbanville wrote. "Many factors have entered into this decision, and although I am saddened, I only want what is best for this show." Fans of the actress have rallied together in an effort to stop D'Arbanville's departure. They have set up a Save Selena web page and are asking fans to e-mail and snail-mail GL executives to show their support of the character. Whether their efforts will save the characte
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All My Children: That's Elizabeth Hobgood playing Allison Jones, a guest at Bianca's homecoming party who takes note of all she sees. Hobgood airs Sept. 15.
As the World Turns: John Mattey plays a reporter and Myk Watford a Canadian cop on Sept 12 and Sept. 13 respectively.
Guiding Light: Charles Parnell plays a TV reporter and Barbara Gulan appears as Holly's assistant on Sept. 11…. Jason Field and Douglas Barnes play EMTs who arrive at collapsed construction site Sept. 12…. Don't miss Maeve Kinkead's return to Springfield as Vanessa on Sept 15. when she shares a heartfelt good-bye with Billy and Bill.
Young and Restless: Look for Hunter Preisendorfer to appear as Little Noah and Rianna Loving as Rianna on Sept 12…. Veronica Redd returns in the role of Mamie Johnson on Sept. 13…. Brooke Marie Bridges once again appears as Li
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Afraid you won't be able to catch your favorite ABC daytime drama now that you're back on campus? No need to fret. ABC may be bringing its daytime lineup to your school. Tapping into its successful "Plunge In" campaign, which features younger ABC daytime actors, the network will host a series of college campus parties across the country this fall.
Arizona State University, Northwestern University and the University of Miami are just three destinations ABC will visit on its 27-school tour. The program is designed to be "an extension of our summer campaign to help us maintain and promote tune-in as college kids head back to school," says ABC director of marketing Gail Silverman. The program, which will take place at local bars, includes a video showcase featuring clips of Port Charles, All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital's young stars. Trading cards, temporary tattoos and rubber-band bracelets featuring words from the "Plunge In"
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Sep 6, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
Is Matt LeBlanc of Friends fame related to Christian LeBlanc (Michael, The Young and the Restless)? My daughter and I think there is a resemblance. — Kay
Dear Kay,
The two dark-haired, talented actors may bear a resemblance, but you and your daughter are incorrect on this one. They share the last name, but are not related. (MJM)
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Sep 6, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
Did Melissa Leo ever appear on All My Children in the role of Linda Warner, Cliff Warner's sister? Thank you. — Jakewha
Dear Jakewha,
Right you are! Leo (who went on to become a regular on Homicide: Life on the Street) was on AMC as Cliff Warner's kid sister from 1984-85. Linda arrived in town with her no-good boyfriend, Chris, who had been shot in a robbery. She wanted her goody two-shoes brother to help but not report the crime. Cliff gave in but paid for his kindness with the suspension of his medical license. Linda's other claim to fame was snapping pictures of a drugged Nina in wicked Zach Grayson's bed. Zach then tried blackmailing Cliff with the photos…that is until Marian Colby murdered Zach in self-defense. (DD)
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Sep 6, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
I am trying to figure out who played Brandon (Lujack) Spaulding on Guiding Light when he came back years later and said he was his twin. Thank you. — Vickie
Dear Vickie,
The actor, Vincent Irizarry played Lujack from 1984-86 and then returned to GL from 1992-96 as Lujack's never-before-known twin brother, Nick McHenry. But Nick never claimed to be Lujack's twin. Their mother, Alexandra Spaulding, was the one who worked to convince Nick that he had to be her son. Of course, Nick's girlfriend (and Alex's nemesis), Mindy Lewis, also played a role in keeping it secret — she was afraid of losing Nick if he learned about his parentage. You can now catch Irizarry on All My Children. He plays Dr. David Hayward and was most recently involved with Erica Kane (Susan Lucci). (DD)
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Sep 6, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
Is Belle Marlena and John's biological child or the child of Isabella and John? — Leisa
Dear Leisa,
Belle is indeed the biological child of Days's Marlena and John, conceived while Marlena was involved with Roman Brady. John was set to leave town after Marlena told him she was staying with Roman. Marlena went to say good-bye to John, but the two fell into a passionate embrace. Nine months later it was hello baby Belle, much to the dismay of her half-sister, Sami. Fearing John and Marlena's love child would cause heartache for her father Roman, Sami altered the blood tests to keep little Belle's paternity a secret. She then kidnapped the infant, and planned to put her up for adoption. Prior to this, John and his wife Isabella also had a child, but that child is Brady Black (Kyle Lowder). Now a teen, Brady is back in town, and ready to put his dad, John, through the ringer. (Delaina Dixon)
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Sep 6, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
I recently read that Nash Bridges's Jodi Lyn O'Keefe was on Another World. Could you tell me who she played? Thank you. — Amy
Dear Amy,
The beautiful young actress/model, who has starred in several films, including Hallowen: H20 and She's All That, took a ride on AW's revolving world of Maggie Cory's. O'Keefe, Maggie No. 4, assumed the role in 1995 from Robyn Griggs (Nicole Shrink and Caitlin Roark had previously played the role.) While fans seemed to be responsive to her performance--she had encouraging fan letters posted on her dressing room wall — O'Keefe only got to call the role her own for a few months before she was temporarily replaced by Julie Nathanson. The role then went to its final portrayer, Lisa D. Brenner. O'Keefe had little time to mourn. She moved to Los Angeles to take on the role of Cassidy Bridges, Nash Bridges's d
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