Murray
Bartlett (ex-Cyrus) is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding
Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie for his work
in "White Lotus" on HBO. The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards will air
September 12 on NBC.
Paul
Michael Valley (ex-Ryan) has lung cancer. They caught it early, so the
prognosis is good. He's scheduled for surgery today, 8/11.
According to Soap Opera Digest's 7/25 issue, Kimberly J. Brown
(ex-Marah) announced her engagement to her longtime boyfriend, Daniel
Kountz.
According to Soap Opera Digest's 2/21 issue, Frank Grillo (ex-Hart) will
star in "Lights Out," about a drifting ex-soldier who becomes an
underground fighter.
According to Soap Opera Digest's 2/14 issue, Kim Zimmer (Reva) and
others appear in a series of short form YouTube videos that are supposed
to be behind-the-scenes of a fictional soap called "THIS SHOW SUCKS:
Truth + Consequences." Jim Warren, who is most known for photographing
soap stars, is the brain behind the series. You can find the
videos here.
Brian
Gaskill (Dylan) was in a play in NYC and caught COVID. We wish him a
speedy recovery!
According to Soap Opera Digest's 11/1 issue, Victoria
Platt (ex-Vicky) and her husband Terrell Tilford (ex-David) are
divorcing after 20 years of marriage.
Help fund Season 3 Part 2 of "The It Girls on the Stoop" starring veteran
soap actresses
Crystal Chappell (ex-Olivia) and
Hillary
B. Smith (ex-Margo, ATWT)!
See past seasons here
OLDER NEWS:
Cicely Tyson (ex-Martha)
passed away. She was the first African-American actor on GL, playing Nurse
Martha Frazier in 1966. Billy Dee Williams played her husband.
Micki Grant (ex-Helen) passed away 8/21. She was credited as being
the first black contract player on daytime when she played Peggy on
"Another World" for 7 years, 1965-1972. She was nominated for three
Tonys for her work on Broadway, where she was the first black director.
10 Memorable Moments to Mark the 11th Anniversary of Guiding Light’s Final Episode
ABC
will air a special, "Story of the Soaps," May 19.
Ricky Paull Goldin on SOD Podcast
Jordi Vilasuso (ex-Tony) and his family have
tested positive for the virus.
GL vets Frank Grillo (ex-Hart) and Wendy Moniz (ex-Dinah) are
getting divorced after 19 years of marriage.
More
Roscoe
Born (ex-Peter 2001)
passed away at the age of 69.
From Soap Opera Digest 2/24/20 issue: Soap veteran Marj Dusay
(ex-Alexandra) passed away January 28, as previously reported. Various
actors who worked with her a lot talk about her, including Ron Raines
(ex-Alan), Vincent Irizarry (ex-Nick/Lujack) and Ricky Paull Goldin
(ex-Gus).
In the October 14 issue of Soap Opera Digest, Lawrence Saint-Victor
(Remy) is interviewed about being a dad.
The show ended 10 years ago September 18, so the
September 23 issue of Soap Opera Digest shows two pages of old black and
white photos devoted to the show.
In the August 19 issue of Soap Opera Digest, an article
features photos from past soaps that Vincent Irizarry (ex-Lujack/Nick)
has appeared in, including AMC. Also, a "Where Are They Now?" article
includes Michael O'Leary (ex-Rick).
Matt Bomer (ex-Ben) was in the Broadway play "The Boys in the Band." It
won a Tony last night for "Best Revival of a Play"!
More Info
Two great articles about it.
EW
Variety Also, they're filming the play for Netflix!
Laura Wright (ex-Cassie, now on GH) was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
In the Soap Opera Digest 7/30 issue, Jeff Branson (ex-Shayne) is
featured in a short article.
Ricky Paull Goldin (ex-Jake,
AMC; ex-Jesse, B&B; ex-Gus, GL; ex-Gary, Y&R;
ex-Dean, AW) and Gretta Monahan welcomed another boy named Rio on June 12, 2017, to join
big brother Kai.
Lawrence Saint-victor (ex-Remy) is bringing back his web series Wed-Locked.
Please be a part of his
Seed and Spark
crowd funding campaign. Please check it out, tell him what you think and
support the campaign. If we get 500 followers we get a DOPE production
package from Seed and Spark.
If you dig diversity and love to laugh, this
is the show for you. Join our family!! Find Lawrence on
Facebook!
Gina Tognoni (ex-Kelly) won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead
Actress in a Drama Series (for her work on Y&R).
Vincent Irizarry (ex-Brandon/Lujack) was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (for his work on
DOOL).
Laura Wright (ex-Cassie) was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (for her work on
GH).
Full
List of Daytime Emmy Nominations
Click here for the
winners!
See Brian Gaskill (ex-Dylan)'s Donald Trump imitation!
Claire Labine died on November 10, 2016 at 82 years of age. She created
Ryan's Hope as well as many beautiful stories for GH, OLTL, & GL.
Anthony Addabbo (ex-Rush/Jonny, B&B; ex-Jim, GL; ex-Dimitri, AMC) passed
away on October 18, 2016, at the age of 56. He is survived by his wife Elli
Pattino and his son Brandon Everest.
Ally Hirschlag (ex-Lizzie, GL), daughter of Julia Barr (ex-Brooke, AMC),
& Mark Stetson were married on October 1, 2016 on Pamet Harbor in Cape Cod,
MA.
Thomas Larkin Malloy (ex-Travis Montgomery, AMC; ex-Kyle, GL; ex-Sky,
Edge of Night; Dr. Weston, ATWT; ex-Clay, Loving) passed away on
September 29, 2016, after a heart attack at 62.
Agnes Nixon, creator of AMC & OLTL, died on September 27, 2016 at 93
in Rosemont, PA of Parkinson's Disease. She also wrote for "Another
World," "Guiding Light," & "Search for Tomorrow."
Jordi Vilasuso (Dario, Days; ex-Griffin, AMC; ex-Tony, GL) and
his wife, Kaitlin, welcomed their second daughter on July 15, 2016, named
Everly Maeve Vilasuso. They have a
daughter, Riley Grace, 3.
Laura Bell Bundy (ex-Marah) started off the new year with her engagement to
Thom Hinkle.
See
pics here!
Adrienne Frantz (ex-Amber, B&B/Y&R) and her husband, Scott Bailey (ex-Sandy,
GL) became first-time parents with the arrival of their daughter, Amélie, on December 1, 2015.
On Saturday, September 26, 2015, Brian Gaskill (ex-Dylan, GL) and
his girlfriend, Ambika Leigh were sitting at a red light in LA when a
car in a high-speed chase crashed into them and totaled their Mercedes-Benz.
They were not hurt.
See the video here!
