As The World Turns: Kitty Lunn (ex-Dr. Jill Rosenstein, Loving) joins the cast in the role of Sally, Kim's assistant at WOAK, beginning Aug. 30. At Kim's request, Sally will encourage Andy to attend a support group for people who are disabled. Lunn, who is wheelchair bound due to an accident in 1987, is the Founder and Executive Director of the Infinity Dance Theater, which showcases performance artists with disabilities and non-disabled artist over the age of 40.... Chad Tucker returns in the role of Curtis beginning Aug. 29.... Chuck Wagner (ex-Randall, GH) plays a preacher and Luba Mason his wife who preside over a Las Vegas wedding ceremony starting Sept. 1.
Guiding Light: Philip Anthony will play Diego, a construction worker, beginning Sept 7. Anthony made his lead role daytime debut as Bernado on ABC's The City.... Chris John plays the stalker after Cassie and Ron Matthews steps in as Rourke,
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Aug 23, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
What is Shawn Christian (ex-Mike, ATWT) up to these days? Last I saw on him, he played Wayne on Beverly Hills, 90210? Thank you. — Lynn
Dear Lynn,
You'll be happy to know that this gorgeous blond hunk has been keeping himself busy on the small and silver screen. After leaving ATWT in 1997, Christian starred as Val in the short-lived series Wind on Water. He then appeared as Wayne, the pro beach volleyball player who gets involved with Donna, on Beverly Hills, 90210. Christian has made guest appearances on several shows, including Charmed, Pensacola: Wings of Gold and Jennifer Love Hewitt's now-canceled series Time of Your Life. He also stars in two independent films, Beautiful and Almost Lou. But his favorite role is definitely as a father. Christian and his wife welcomed their first baby, a boy, in early July. (DD)
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Aug 23, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
I am unclear on what happened between Kevin and Grace on Port Charles. I
understand Rachel and Estelle both blame Kevin for Grace's death, but how did
she have a daughter without Kevin knowing? — Alisia917
Dear Alisia917,
Well, it's a lot easier for a guy to not know he's fathered a child than it
is for a woman to not know. The full details have yet to
air; however, it's likely that Grace either didn't tell Kevin she was
pregnant or she tried to and failed. Long lost children are a soap opera
staple. They pop out of the woodwork all the time. Just ask As the World
Turns's Dr. John Dixon or Days of Our Lives's Stefano DiMera. (MJM)
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Aug 23, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
Is the guy who plays FBI agent Larkin on General Hospital the real-life brother of Timothy Gibbs, who plays Kevin on One Life to Live? They look so much alike. — Radrobd
Dear Radrobd,
While there may be a strong resemblence, David Gibbs, Timothy Gibb's older brother, does not play the role of FBI agent Larkin on GH. That lofty job goes to actor Scott Connell. But David has wielded a badge on another soap. He played officer Brian Tibbs alongside his brother on Another World, who originated the role of Gary Sinclair on the show. David also played a bit part on As the World Turns in the late '90s. (DD)
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Aug 23, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
Whatever happened to Kristen and Susan on Days of Our Lives? Rozcat
Dear Rozcat,
It seems that a lot of people miss the Elvis-loving Susan, who was a dead ringer for the manipulating Kristen. Stefano originally hired the pregnant Susan to pose as Kristen, who had lost her baby during an explosion in Stefano's underground cave, but was still pretending to be pregnant so she could stay with John Black. After numerous encounters with Kristen, who was determined to get custody of Susan's baby, Susan fled to England with the baby, who she had named little Elvis. Kristen kidnapped Susan's sister, who actually was a sister — Sister Mary Moira Banks — to lure Susan back to the country. Kristen then sold Susan into slavery and planned to head to England to claim the baby. When a body was found in the pool who looked like Kristen, everyone in Salem believed Kristen was dead. Kristen, who assumed Susan's personality, pret
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Aug 23, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
Does Lindsay Korman (Theresa) sing the theme song from Passions? — Irene
Dear Irene,
The voice that sings "Breathe," the main title theme of Passions, is certainly sweet enough to belong to Korman, but the song is actually sung by melodic songwriter Jane French. French, who has been performing music since the age of 8, co-wrote the Emmy-nominated song with her producer/manager John Henry, one of the show's composers. Back in 1998, French's mom sent her daughter's song demo to Henry. He was already familiar with her voice since he had produced her performances for several toy commercials, and was quickly captivated by her savvy songwriting. Henry encouraged French to submit some of her work for the Passions theme song, and as they say, the rest is history. Want to hear more from this talented singer? French is working on a solo project for NBC Records. Look for her first album to be rele
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Aug 23, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
Who played the original A.J. on General Hospital and how many actors have played him since then? — David435
Dear David435,
Since A.J., which stands for Alan Junior, was born on the show (who could forget Lesley Webber delivering him as Monica blurted out her baby's father was really Lesley's own husband, Rick, and not Alan? — though she was wrong), there have been a lot of actors who have portrayed him. Let's take a walk down memory lane. To date, seven actors have played the role of A.J. The first six were Abraham Geary; Jason Marsden; Christopher Ren Nelson; Justin Whalin, who went on to play Jimmy Olson on the prime-time series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman; Gerald Hopkins and Sean Kanan. Currently, Billy Warlock is playing the role of A.J., sporting a dark head of hair (at times A.J. has been blond and fair like his mother, Monica). W
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Aug 23, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
I was under the impression that Ashley faked out her brother as to who she
actually slept with on the cruise she took? Yet there seems to be a
mysterious question as to whether or not it may be Victor's baby. Now Diane
is carrying Victor's baby. Did both these women dip into the sperm deposit
without Victor's knowledge or consent?
BunnyLindaRabbit
Dear BunnyLindaRabbit,
Victor might want to look into hiring his own security at the sperm bank. My
guess is that Ashley's carrying his baby. But we might not know that for a
while. Look at how long it took to find out that Diane was carrying his baby.
Ashley did lead Jack to believe that her baby's father was a shipboard
romance. But viewers saw Ashley sneaking into the apartment where Diane was
keeping Victor's sperm, so it's likely (and most dramatically effective) that
Victor is the father of Ashley's baby. The question is will Ashley tell
Victor? Back in the mid-'80s, Ashley
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Aug 23, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
I recently heard that Tara Reid from the movie American Pie played a role on Days of Our Lives. Could you please tell me who she played and how she was connected to the storyline? Thank you. — Mandy
Dear Mandy,
You heard correctly. Tara Reid, who starred as Viki, the girlfriend of one of four high school guys who make a pact to lose their virginity in the coming-of-age teen flick American Pie did appear briefly on the daytime canvas. Reid played Ashley, a friend of Samantha Brady, on Days of Our Lives back in 1995. You may recall the time Sami ran away to Seattle after she had slept with Austin and Lucas. She stayed with her friend Ashley while she was there. Ashley encouraged Sami to return to Salem, which Sami, who was pregnant, eventually did. Tara will be making some beautiful music in her next role. She's currently filming a movie version of Josie and the Pussycats. Tara plays Mela
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Aug 23, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
How did the NBC soap Sunset Beach end its three-year run? — TJay1777
Dear TJay1777,
The sun set on Sunset Beach with mostly happy endings when it aired for the last time on Dec. 31, 1999, just a few days short of its third
anniversary. Annie and Olivia buried the hatchet as did Carmen and Gabi. Sean
reunited with Emily. Casey and Sara looked toward the future. Gregory went
to jail. In a classy move, actor Eddie Cibrian got time off from his prime-time show Third Watch so he could reprise Cole, who was reunited with Caitlin and Trey. Bette and A.J. began a romance. There was one bittersweet moment when Gabi announced that she was leaving Sunset Beach, following the revelation that she had betrayed Ricardo with his brother Antonio, a priest. Michael and Vanessa and Ben and Meg were wed in a double ceremony. Then, Meg woke up back in Kansas. All the Sunset characters were suddenly playing her
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