Bethany Joy Lenz (Michelle Bauer Santos #3) was photographed at People‘s Ones To Watch Event. See the photo in the December 29, 2014. Check out this lovely smiling photo that was on Twitter. https://twitter.com/haleyjamesx/status/604463343093575680
Peter Simon (Ed Bauer #4 – Simon played Ed from the early 1980s through most of the rest of the run of the show) and his wife Courtney Sherman (who met when they played Scott and Kathy on Search for Tomorrow) celebrated their 40th anniversary on June 15, 2015. http://www.welovesoaps.net/2015/06/courtney-peter-simon-nelson-aspen.html
In the 10 year flashback of the December 29, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth is to Josh and Reva arguing over Jonathan Randall’s role in their lives.
Always great news when you get news from someone who you haven’t heard anything about for awhile. Ty Simpkins (Jude Bauer – Rick’s son with Harley part of the chain of children) is going to be in the Jurassic Park sequel Jurassic World. It opens on Fri., June 12, 2015. I hope we can get some photos to create some father son pictures. 🙂 Read more and see a photo in the June 1, 2015 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Daniel Cosgrove (Bill Lewis #4, part of the wonderful Bizzie pairing) is the subject of a feature article focused on his current role as Aiden (Hope’s current Bo replacement beau) on Days of Our Lives. Read all about it in the June 1, 2015 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Lindsey Mckeon (Marah Lewis #6 – the Marah who did the most with Marony) did a two day spot on The Young and the Restless as a prostitute Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc – Kirk McColl on As the World Turns). Sporting a striking dark red hairdo, there is a photo and article in the May 18, 2015 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Soap Fantasy Reunion Weekend in late 2014 featured many Guiding Light stars including Gina Tognoni (Dinah Marler #4), Vincent Irizarry (Lujack/Nick McHenry) and Darnell Williams(Griggs, who shot Dinah and help Harley and Cyrus captive in St. Michael’s church tower). See photos in the Dec. 29, 2014 of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Jordi Vilasuso (Tony Santos #1) and his wife Kaitlin Riley were photographed at the Hallmark Channel’s Northpole screening. See the photo in the December 29, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. He shared a photo of him, his wife and daughter on Instagram. https://instagram.com/p/2hb3rigCu1/
Karla Mosley (Christina Boudreau) was interviewed about her groundbreaking storyline about her The Bold and the Beautiful‘s character reveal as being transgendered. Mosley was also the gold star performer fo the week. Check out both in the April 20, 2015 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. Check out her feature in Hydrogen magazine. http://hydrogen-mag.com/archives/28000 Mosley also took part in the first ever CBS Soap Mayhem minibasketball tournament as the actors of The Young and the Restless competed against the actors of The Bold and the Beautiful. Sadly The Young and the Restless won. Check out the feature in the May 18, 2015 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
A short report about Maeve Kinkead (Vanessa Chamberlain Lewis) when she was on Another World in the May 1980 issue of Soap Opera Stars: Maeve taught literature at Harvard University before deciding to pursue a career as an actress. Maeve makes her home in the artsy craftsy Soho district of Manhattan , where she loves to pop in on all the interesting shops and galleries in her free time. She says She’s looking forward to marrying and raising a family someday.
Brittany Snow (Daisy Susan LeMay Cooper #2 – during Susan’s first return) attended the Oscars with her boyfriend Tyler Hoechlin. Check out a photo in the April 20, 2015 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. Snow is also appearing in Pitch Perfect 2.
Rick Hearst (Alan-Michael Spaulding #3) and Laura Wright (Cassie Layne Winslow) are among the General Hospital stars who appeared April 11-12, 2015 in New York and New Jersey. https://twitter.com/coastalent1/status/551853755139100672/photo/1 Wright is also going to be in Chicago and Cleveland in October 2015.
Roger Howarth (Jory Andros, Eleni’s brother in 1992)has a recurring role on the CW’s The Flash. His character is a reporter named Mason Bridge. Read more about it in the November 10, 2014 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Gina Tognoni (Dinah Marler #4) has a feature interview about in her role as The Young and the Restless‘ Phyllis Summers in the June 23, 2014 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Kassie DePaiva (Chelsea Reardon, Maureen and Nola’s little sister) has a feature interview about her new role of Eve Donovan in Days of Our Lives in the June 23, 2014 issue of Soap Opera Digest. DePaiva was one of the soap team who took part working at The Los Angeles Mission Celebrates Easter and The Hope for a New Life event. See a photo in the May 18, 2015 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. In the same issue DePaiva is part of an in-depth feature on Mom’s focusing on her relationship with son JQ.
Terrell Tilford (David Grant #3, brother to Gilly, son of hospital administrator Charles, friend to Bridget, coupled with Vicky Spaulding his real life wife Victoria Platt) discuss his opinions on whether he wanted his baby to be a boy or a girl in the June 23, 2014 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
During Soap Fantasy Reunion Weekend 2014 included were Guiding Light favorites Gina Tognoni (Dinah Marler #4), Vincent Irizarry (Lujack/Nick McHenry), and Darnell Williams (Griggs, who shot Dinah and help Harley and Cyrus captive in St. Michael’s church tower).
Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus Aitoro) and his girlfriend Gretta Monahan were photographed at the premiere of Horns. See a great photo in the December 29, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. Goldin‘s brief role as Maya Avant’s ex-boyfriend on The Bold and the Beautiful was featured with photo in the InDepth Answers section of the April 20, 2015 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Beth Ehlers (Harley Davidson Cooper) is featured in the All-Star Scrapbook of the April 20, 2015 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. It’s a flashback to her transformation into Ruth Karloff – an undercover personality she developed to get into Spaulding Enterprises to investigate Phillip. The scrapbook includes a series of photos and some quotes about the transformation process including a shout out to makeup artist Kelly Gleason.
There’s a photo of Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne Lewis), her husband AC Weary and her son Max Weary at the 23 Blast premiere in the December 29, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. Zimmer also was part of a group of Wicked stars who took part in a Q&A at The Second City Hollywood Training Session. See a photo in the April 20, 2015 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Matt Boomer (Ben Reade #3, who paired with Marina Cooper) pictured at Golden Globes. He won a Golden Globe for “The Normal Heart.” http://instagram.com/p/xvACH5mfJo/ He also attended the Family Equity Council dinner with his husband Simon Hall. See a photo of both of them in the April 20, 2015 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Robansuefarm is the handle of one of Manny and Guiding Light‘s biggest fans following in her family’s footsteps of Guiding Light fandom since 1939. This blog is an effort to make it easy to find Guiding Light and especially Manny online. Check back here for her blog, find fanfic previews and fake WSPR newscasts on her YouTube, find podcasts that look back to old shows and audios of her fanfics on Blog Talk Radio, and finally follow her on Twitter and Facebook.
This is the seventieth in an irregular feature where we will report updates on what cast members of Guiding Light are doing now. I’m playing catch up on some soap magazine news. So as a reminder you can buy back issues: https://glmanny.wordpress.com/2014/06/07/faq-back-issues-2014/
The 10 year flashback with photo in the January 27, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth is Eden August being torn between Tony Santos and Bill Lewis.
A round up of characters with drug issues included Casey on Loving played by Paul Anthony Stewart (Danny Santos). Or as I like to call it, that time when they proved by experiment that even the handsomest man in the world can be made to look horrible with a bad enough hairdo. See a photo in the June 30, 2014 issue of Soap Opera Digest. Stewart‘s photo also appears in a round up of possible additions to The Young and the Restless in the January 27, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Karla Mosley (Christina Boudreau) is interviewed about her current character’s (Maya on The Bold and the Beautiful) turn to the dark side. Read it in the December 15, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Denise Pence (Katie Parker, Floyd’s sister and Hillary Bauer’s best friend) recently share a classic photo from a fan. ” @DenisePence tweeted Dec 6,2014 One of my fans came across this photo — can anyone name all those in the photo? That was a classic t-shirt, too… http://fb.me/2Rwvy9pcX ”
Jordi Vilasuso (Tony Santos #1) was featured in the All Star Scrapbook (some of your favorite actors, favorite photos from the past) for the January 27, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. It’s a photo of him fishing bare chested in his swimming suit.
Hayden Panettiere (Lizzie Spaulding #2, the little girl who survived cancer and killed Beth’s abusive boyfriend) is currently starring in Nashville. She and her fiance Wladimir Klitschko are expecting a baby. Read more and see a photo in December 15, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Melina Kanakaredes (Eleni Cooper #1) attended last year’s National Women’s History Museum ceremony that honored Rita Moreno. See photo in Jan. 27, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
John Wesley Shipp (Kelly Nelson, part of my beloved Kelly and Morgan) is doing more cons, mostly because of his former role as The Flash and his current role as The Flash’s father. See fans lined up to get his signature and gun at the head of the line. https://twitter.com/ericmullins1975/status/541645825991266304/photo/1
Ron Raines (Alan Spaulding #3) recently tweeted “@RonRainesYes.I was in WANDERLUST.The movie is bascially over by the time I’m seen in sunglasses as Pierre. ; ))) Taped in DC while doing FOLLIES.” http://www.wanderlust-movie.com/Wanderlust/home.html
Martha Byrne‘s (Lily Walsh, As the World Turns) new webseries Weight the Series had a priemere party. See the photos in the December 15, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth and the Nov. 10, 2014 issue of Soap Opera Digest. Attendees from Guiding Light Grant Aleksander (Phillip Spaulding #2, the one we knew most of the time), Larkin Malloy (Kyle Sampson, Billy Lewis’s half-brother), Michael O’Leary (Rick Bauer #5), Liz Keifer (Blake Thorpe Marler #5 – the main Bloss one), and Lisa Brown (Nola Reardon Chamberlain). Many ATWT favorites are also pictured.
Kassie DePaiva (Chelsea Reardon, Maureen and Nola’s little sister) talks about the cast she already knew through her previous soap connections as Eve Donovan on Days of Our Lives.
Kim Brockington (Felicia Boudreau, Remy and Mel’s mother) was pictured with her mom on the opening night of her role in Kansas City Swing in the Jan. 27, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Jeff Branson (Shayne Lewis #7, the last one) appeared on the episode of The Mentalist which first aired December 21, 2014. He talked about his role in the movie MoniKa (2012) in the June 18, 2012 issue of Soap Opera Digest. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1964777/
Victoria Platt (Vicky Spaulding, Alan and Alex’s half-sister Victoria Spaulding’s daughter, from Brandon’s island marriage after he had died on screen once) and Terrell Tilford (David Grant #3, brother to Gilly, son of hospital administrator Charles, friend to Bridget, coupled with Vicky Spaulding) had a baby girl, Marley, on August 24, 2014. Check it out in the December 15, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Guiding Light entries in the Death round up in the December 15, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth include James Reborn (Bradley Raines, Beth’s abusive step-father) and Ruby Dee (Martha Frazier, part of the groundbreaking first African-American core family).
Robansuefarm is the handle of one of Manny and Guiding Light‘s biggest fans following in her family’s footsteps of Guiding Light fandom since 1939. This blog is an effort to make it easy to find Guiding Light and especially Manny online. Check back here for her blog, find fanfic previews and fake WSPR newscasts on her YouTube, find podcasts that look back to old shows and audios of her fanfics on Blog Talk Radio, and finally follow her on Twitter and Facebook.
“A Documentary that aired on PBS station NJN in 2009 that takes you behind the scenes of the classic CBS Network Soap Opera “The Guiding Light” with Justin Deas, Crystal Chappell, Beth Chamberlin and Ricky Paull Goldin.”
When this was originally posted Frank Dicopoulos (Frank Cooper) objected. He had hoped to sell it to other PBS stations. I think at this point that is no longer a concern, so I’m going to go ahead and do this post pointing to it.
They take you through the process for episode 14815. It’s when Beth has Alan and Gus captive. It was shot sometime between December 29, 2005 to March 10, 2006 during the storyline. Although it was aired in 2009, it was actually shot before the format switch.
Part one includes – the lobby and exterior of the studio, the sign in process, make-up room and artists (Paul Gebia and Joe Cola – the head), Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer), the hair department (Linda – no last name given), John Driscoll (Henry “Coop” Cooper), Rehearsal Hall- the episode being rehearsed is number 14815, Beth Chamberlain (Beth Raines Spaulding), Ron Raines (Alan Spaulding), On set, Joseph Cotugno (Director), Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus Aitoro), Elana Slott (Time Keeper) – They aim at 57 minutes 20 seconds is the perfect length of show with commercials, they said 38 minutes 20 seconds, but 37 is closer to what they really were running, Charles Grayauskie (Associate Director), Company set (classic), Eric Shuttlework (Boom Operator), Nick no last name given (Assaint Boom Operator – he pushes boom base around), Justin Deas (Buzz Cooper), Camera Blocking, Wardrobe, Shawn Reeve (Costume Designer), Nicole Forester (Cassie Layne Winslow Lewis) who shows off her knitting
Stephanie Gatschet (Tammy Layne Winslow) and Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall), Casting, Rob Decina (Casting Director), Dressing Rooms, Beth Ehlers (Harley Davidson Cooper), Rob Bogue (A.C. Mallet)
Robansuefarm is the handle of one of Manny and Guiding Light‘s biggest fans following in her family’s footsteps of Guiding Light fandom since 1939. This blog is an effort to make it easy to find Guiding Light and especially Manny online. Check back here for her blog, find fanfic previews and fake WSPR newscasts on her YouTube, find podcasts that look back to old shows and audios of her fanfics on Blog Talk Radio, and finally follow her on Twitter and Facebook.
This is the sixty-fourth in an irregular feature where we will report updates on what cast members of Guiding Light are doing now. I’m playing catch up on some soap magazine news. So as a reminder you can buy back issues: https://glmanny.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/faq-back-issues
The September 23, 2013 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth featured Dinah wanting Mallet back in their 5 Year Plot Flashback.
Really great photo of Paul Anthony Stewart (Danny Santos) and Saundra Santiago (Carmen Santos) from the opening night of Harbor in the September 23, 2013 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Tina Sloan (Lillian Raines) has just released a new speaker website. She tweeted, “Wld u pls be kind enuf 2 go 2 my BRAND NEW SPEAKERS website, http://Tinasloan.com & tell me yr thoughts. Just did it,need your fresh eyes”
Lawrence Saint-Victor (Remy Boudreau one half of the last really good couples in the final years of Guiding Light) was featured in the This or That interview in the January 13, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps In Depth.
Vincent Irizarry (Lujack/Nick McHenry) and Darnell Williams (Griggs, who shot Dinah and help Harley and Cyrus captive in St. Michael’s church tower) will be among the soap stars coming to Raleigh/Durham NC in March. https://twitter.com/kadomaz/status/421036863667724288/photo/1
Ron Raines (Alan Spaulding #3) recently tweeted “I was at Die Fledermaus’ opening at the MET last night. A brilliant performance was given by Danny Burstein as Frosch.”
Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus Aitoro) recently tweeted: “Getting ready to go off to a photo shoot for @BeaconHillWeb . Busy day! How’s yours going?”
Gina Tognoni (Dinah Marler #4, the final Dinah) and Caitlin VanZandt (Ashlee Wolfe) were among the soap stars who attended the annual Stocking with Care celebrity bartending fundraiser. Find photos in the Jan. 13, 2014 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
ShortCanuck tweeted “Beverly’s son Scott McKinsey is one of the directors at General Hospital.” Beverly McKinsey was the original Alexandra Spaulding. Here’s his IMDB page. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571983/
Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne Lewis) shared a photo from her continuing run of Madame Morrible in Wicked in the Sept. 23, 2013 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
When Rick Forrester saw Maya for the first time on The Bold and the Beautiful, she was singing a song Karla Mosley (Christina Boudreau, with Remy, one of the last really good new couples in the final years of Guiding Light) wrote herself called “Time Travel” according to the June 17, 2013 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Brody Hutzler (Zachary Smith, Michelle and Vanessa’s Angel) was featured in an interview in the June 17, 2013 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. Hutzler talks about various acting projects including Baby Daddy and an episode of Hot in Cleveland.
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Guiding Light was featured in the March 25, 2013 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth in the “All-Star Scrapbook”. The photo is from 1982 and features the recent additions of Jerry verDorn (Ross Marler), Maeve Kinkead (Vanessa Chamberlain Reardon Lewis) and William Roerick (Henry Chamberlain). verDorn comments: “Oh my Vanessa!..She was brought on shortly after I was. For me, actually Doug Marland was writing the show then, and he invented Vanessa for me. And we had three or four years where we were apart and together, apart and together – and doing evil things together! Because she was evil when she came on the show too….She was exactly like [our daughter] Dinah. And very good at it, too. We had great fun upsetting everybody!” Find more in CBS Soaps in Depth.
Paulo Benedeti (Jesse Blue) was featured in the March 25, 2013 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. The focus was on his artwork and how his mother got him into art, complete with an assortment of photos. Last seen during Stepanie’s I’m dying party on The Bold and the Beautiful, Benedeti splits his time between LA where he still acts and his hometime Boca Raton, FLorida where he does his art.
Stephen Schnetzer (who brought his Another World lawyer Cass Winthrop to the other P&G soaps as needed, which was AWESOME, including Guiding Light) is starring at the famous Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis in a show called Tribes. I’ve been to the Guthrie Theater it’s quite a venue for a show. http://www.welovesoaps.net/2013/10/stephen-schnetzer-stars-in-tribes.html
Lauren C. Mayhew (Marah Lewis #4 – her recast scuttled the somewhat interesting crush on inappropriately aged Jesse Blue. Her most memorable storyline she partnered with Brittany Snow‘s Susan right before the Nursery Rhyme Stalker mass kidnapping) has a video called Sugar Daddy’s Girl on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6FwyADPBjQ
Bonnie Dennison (Daisy Susan LeMay Cooper #3), who apparently is tweeting by herself now, tweeted out a photo of her choosing a Halloween costume in a short film. https://twitter.com/Bonnie_Dennison/status/392675575678398464/photo/1 And a new video that would be funny (who isn’t frustrated by the fact that women’s Halloween costumes in the VAST majority of stores would be more at home in a sex shop than a candy aisle), except for the completely pointless and needless foul language that keeps pulling you out of the storyline. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_LKEfghtwM
Fiona Hutchison (Jenna Bradshaw Cooper) was featured in the March 25, 2013 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. Hutchison reflects on her career in soaps (she’d be pleased to come back to daytime), her role on the web series The Bay, and her theater. Hutchison splits her time between a farm in upstate New York and a New York apartment which she shares with husband John Viscardi (Father Tony on One Life to Live).
Michelle Ray Smith (Ava Peralta) recently shared on Twitter and Facebook: “I recently got a Tattoo as a badge of honor in regards to surviving Breast Cancer. My Tattoo artist recommended this to moisturize my new ink. Its FABULOUS! My skin is so soft – so excited about this drying weather … this stuff is wonderful!” https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=596833220380919&l=ed2b60997f
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Lauren C. Mayhew (Marah Lewis #4 – her recast scuttled the somewhat interesting crush on inappropriately aged Jesse Blue. Her most memorable storyline was when she escaped Holly’s Nursey Rhyme Stalker kidnap) tweeted about a release on Sound Cloud. https://soundcloud.com/joshstevens-2/one-more-try-lauren-mayhew Mayhew also posted a link to a video of another song Sugar Daddy’s Girl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6FwyADPBjQ
Guiding Light writer Jill Hurst @JillLorieHursttweeted on September 23, 2013: “Nice start to this busy week – lunch with @RonRaines (Alan Spaulding #3) and Justin Deas (Buzz Cooper). Two wonderful guys.”
Julie Camaletti, A.C. Mallet’s little sister, who used his true last name, routinely comes up in my Guiding Light discussions as one of the least liked and most desired never to have come to town at all. If you’re wondering why, check out this character profile. Also notice how many times they switched Harts during a single storyline. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hkYtD5WZ7E
Check for other round ups and keep up with the Springfielders.
This is the fifty-fifth in an irregular feature where we will report updates on what cast members of Guiding Light are doing now. I’m playing catch up on some soap magazine news. So as a reminder you can buy back issues: https://glmanny.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/faq-back-issues
Garces also shared a photo from her show Devious Maids. http://instagram.com/p/VqEEVnuOlZ/ Garces appeared in the episode of Elementary that originally aired February 14, 2013. Her character in a coincidence is named Paula Reyes.
Jordi Vilasuso (Tony Santos #1, the real one) is quoted extensively about his return to the online version of All My Children, his personal life, and his online production company PAOS in the report on Prospect Park in the Feb. 4, 2013 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
James Rebhorn (Bradley Raines, Lillian’s abusive ex-husband) appeared on the January 6, 2013 episode of The Good Wife. It’s titled “Boom De Ya Da” as reported in the Feb. 4, 2013 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus Aitoro) just had a premiere party for his new show Spontaneous Construction and many former castmates showed up. Thanks to @ItsOnlySoaps for sending the photos link. Look for
Karla Mosley (Christina Boudreau) and Lawrence Saint-Victor (Remy Boudreau one of the last really good couples in the final years of Guiding Light) are pictured at The Bold and the Beautiful cast party. See photos in the Feb. 11, 2013 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Caitlin VanZandt (Ashlee Wolfe, Doris’s daughter, she shot Alan and had a cute romance with Coop) attended a concert of Reserved For Rondee, Billy Magnussen‘s (the final Casey on As the World Turns) band. See a photo of Van Zandt in the Feb. 11, 2013 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Mark Pinter (Mark Evans who was torn between Amanda Wexler Spaulding and her biological mother Jennifer Richards) has joined The Young and the Restless as Congressman Marcus Wheeler. Pinter was born in picturesque Decorah, Iowa (stay in the gorgeous Hotel Winneshiek if you visit) and graduated from Iowa State University (proud home one of the prettiest library buildings I’ve seen on any campus). Read a profile in the Feb. 11, 2013 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. http://soapcentral.com/yr/news/2012/1206-pinter.php
The All Star Scrapbook of the Feb. 11, 2013 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth flashes back to when Blake was being held hostage by Tory Granger, Ross’ psycho student.
Michael Park (Dirk on Steamboat, Jack Snyder on As the World Turns) is in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway until March 30, 2013. He tweeted the end date.
Crystal Hunt (Lizzie Spaulding Lewis #5 brought in Roxie the dog and romanced Coop) recently celebrated her birthday. Among attendees was Lauren C. Mayhew (Marah Lewis #4 – in her most memorable storyline was as the one who got away to spread the word of Holly as Nursery Rhyme Stalker). https://twitter.com/LCMayhew/status/297908562938720259/photo/1 Hunt also shared a photo in her house. http://instagram.com/p/V5HdwVRznB
DaytimeStarsNStrikes recently tweeted “Morning DSS fans! Who has their tickets already? I’m going, are you? Lets strike out cancer together! Get your bowl on with JVD! 10/13/13.”
Jill Hurst recently tweeted “GL writer Brett Staneart always referred to the girls as “sister” – loved it. He wrote one of my fave GL lines too.”
Check for other round ups and keep up with the Springfielders.
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John Wesley Shipp (Kelly Nelson part of my beloved Kelly and Morgan) did a three episode stint during season 2 of the MTV series Teen Wolf. He played Mr. Lahey. There is a full description of the character in the Q and A in the October 29, 2012 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Tina Sloan (Lillian Raines) has shared on Twitter a few classic Guiding Light cast photos again.
Jerry verDorn (Ross Marler) is interviewed in the Oct. 29, 2012 issue of Soap Opera Digest. Among other things verDorn points out that his son Jake was recently married at the same Lake Mohawk Club that was the scene of the Vanilly-Lillibuzz wedding in the lead up to the finale (verDorn had said in a previous interview that he has a home on the lake). verDorn: “…we have some tacos and margaritas once every three months: me, Michael O’Leary (Rick Bauer #5), Grant Aleksander (Phillip Spaulding #2), Justin Deas (Buzz Cooper) and one of our directors [not specified]….”
Jane Elliot (Carrie Marler) was featured in a soaps most beautiful women interview round up in the October 29, 2012 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Harley Jane Kozak (Annabelle Simms Reardon, part of my beloved Tony and Annabelle) celebrated her birthday January 28th. Her last film credit on IMDB is the short Vipers in the Grass from 2010.
Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus Aitoro) put on a Hurricane Sandy Fundraiser with All My Children co-star Alicia Minshew. See a photo in the Jan. 28, 2013 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. Goldin is also featured in a Q &A in the same issue (complete with photo) when it talks about his role on The Young and the Restless from 1999-2000 where he played businessman cum stalker/kidnapper obsessed with Victoria Newman until his character, Gary Dawson, was hauled off the mental hospital. http://soapoperadigest.com/content/join-ricky-paull-goldin-his-premiere Guiding Light @Guiding_Lighttweeted “HEY EVERYONE!!! Let’s CHAT with @rickygoldin on TWITTER on Feb 13 at 9 PM est! Let’s blow this thing UP!!! :D” Goldin himself tweeted: “Want to find out what I’m up to?? Tune in to Spontaneous Construction #SpoCo starting 8 PM February 15 on @HGTV” He included a photo: https://twitter.com/rickygoldin/status/294179568535887872/photo/1 Goldin posted a video preview to Spontaneous Construction: http://www.whosay.com/rickypaullgoldin/videos/283512
Hayden Panettiere (Lizzie Spaulding #2, the little girl who returned from Arizona, killed Carl Stevens, and fought cancer) was featured in a how to do her Emmy hairstyle updo in the Oct. 29, 2012 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Lawrence Saint-Victor (Remy Boudreau one of the last really good couples in the final years of Guiding Light) was interviewed on his soap past and his new The Bold and the Beautiful role in the Jan. 14, 2013 issue of Soap Opera Digest. Within the interview Saint-Victor also mentioned Renee Brunson who had been in the Guiding Light wardrobe department was now in wardrobe on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Susan Douglas Rubes (Katherine Roberts Lang Grant Holden, Meta Bauer’s step-daughter through reporter Joe Roberts, her dead by car crash caused an uproar among fans) was the only actress to play Kathy Roberts, according to Soap Central from radio only, December 27, 1950 to June 27, 1952; radio & television, June 30, 1952 to June 29, 1956; television only, July 2, 1956 to March 31, 1958. She went on to a long career across many mediums, and passed away Jan. 23, 2013 in Toronto, Canada. Thanks to itsonlythesoaps @itsonlythesoaps for the heads up. http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2013/01/24/susan-douglas-rubes-obit.html
Photos from the 9th Annual Daytime Stars and Strikes (formerly the Bloss Bowling event) featuring many Guiding Light cast members are featured in the Oct. 29, 2012 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Cassie Layne Winslow and her son Will are featured in the 5 year flashback (complete with story summary and photo) in the Jan. 28, 2013 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Andrea Evans (Patty Williams on The Young and the Restless) reflects on her relationship with recently passed former Guiding Light Executive Producer Paul Rauch for four pages in the Jan. 14, 2013 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Victor Miller, who wrote many of the Friday the 13th series of horror movie scripts, also is credited as writing for Guiding Light during 1995-1996 and also has writing credits for One Life to Live, Another World, General Hospital, and All My Children.
Kassie DePaiva (Chelsea Reardon, Nola and Maureen’s little sister) is heading up the all soap star line up of the web series Tainted Dreams. See reports on the full line up in the Jan. 14, 2013 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall, Reva’s last sudden son) and Ron Raines (Alan Spaulding #3) attended Chaplin: The Musical together on Broadway. See a photo and more details in the November 5, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
The November 5, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth counted down the scariest CBS stories ever (complete with photos). Guiding Light captured spots 6 and 4 with the Marian (psycho Brent Lawrence dressed as a woman to continue his reign of terror) and Reva versus Reva (when Dolly the clone aka Cleva held Reva hostage).
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This is the fifty-second in an irregular feature where we will report updates on what cast members of Guiding Light are doing now. I’m playing catch up on some soap magazine news. So as a reminder you can buy back issues: https://glmanny.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/faq-back-issues
As reported earlier on this blog Paul Anthony Stewart (Danny Santos) appeared in the world premiere of Harbor at the Westport Country Playhouse earlier this fall. See a photo in the October 22, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
A fan account has posted Bethany Joie Lenz (Michelle Bauer Santos #4) ‘s guest appearance on The Guardian from 2003. The episode was called “My Aim is True.”
Michael O’Leary (Rick Bauer #5) was interviewed on Ebru Today about one of his other jobs, being a realtor. Thanks We Love Soaps for the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iekjJLrb1Qs
Jordi Vilasuso (Tony Santos) and his wife Kaitlin welcomed daughter Riley Grace Vilasuso on November 26, 2012 at 5:11 a.m. as reported in the December 17, 2012 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Paulo Benedeti (Jesse Blue) recently made a short (too short for storyline purposes in my book, who makes the trip & then doesn’t stick around for the funeral?) return to The Bold and the Beautiful with his on screen wife for the death party for matriarch Stephanie Forrester. An online line seemed to test the waters for a longer return, but all has been quiet since. Read more and see a photo in the Dec. 17, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Ron Raines (Alan Spaulding #3) reported on Twitter: “I have only 8 more performances left to at NEWSIES. It’s been a wonderful ride.The newsies are great.They are the future BROADWAYS.” See photos of Raines in character in the December 31, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Brittany Snow (Susan Daisy LeMay Cooper #2, who returned from Arizona) was featured as a fashion star in a silver and black gown in the December 17, 2o12 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Karla Mosley (Christina Boudreau) and Lawrence Saint-Victor (Remy Boudreau one of the last really good couples in the final years of Guiding Light) as reported last Round Up are coming to The Bold and the Beautiful. But there are more details to report: http://soapcentral.com/bb/news/2012/1207-mosley_saintvictor.php
Ethan Erickson (J. Chamberlain, Anthony James as the disastrous Quola return of the mid-1990s renamed him) was featured in the October 22, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. It focuses on both his Hallmark movie I Married Who? (original airdate October 20, 2012) which also featured Adrienne Frantz (Amber Moore Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful) and on his real life wedding to Danielle Demski on September 15, 2012.
Nicole Forester (Cassie Layne Winslow #2) was interviewed in the December 17, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. After she left the soap, she moved to Michigan to start a family. After focusing on that for awhile she started getting jobs in various Midwest shoots, including the Tom Cruise movie Jack Reacher, the Kelsey Grammer drama Boss, and new film The Yank.
Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus Aitoro) has announced a new show he’s starting on HGTV called Spontaneous Construction. It’s going to start with back to back episodes on February 15, 2013 at 9 pm ET.
The October 22, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth featured the 2004 Carrie Caruthers House of Mirrors scene complete with a behind the scenes photo. Robert Newman (Josh Lewis) says “We didn’t have a dry rehearsal on the set….Nine a.m. was really the first time we started working in it. You can’t see the camera person and the camera in any of the mirrors, so you’ve got to shoot at a very specific angle.” The report goes on “While the soap normally shot with three cameras to get all the angles needed, the mirrors limited them to one camera and countless takes. The end result was an exhausting shoot with the actors working until 2:30 a.m. the next morning!” Newman also appeared at the Veterans Day Service Event to Feed L.A. Children, a SAG-AFTRA union event. See a photo in the Dec. 31, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Newman and Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne Lewis) will be doing a podcast January 17, 2013. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onairwithdouglas/2013/01/18/a-guiding-light-reunion-robert-newman-and-kim-zimmer
Jeff Branson (Shayne Lewis #7, the last one) can’t tell the players without a score card aka Branson has once again revolved out of his role of Ronan on The Young and the Restless. With a change in TPTB and the departure of his on screen mom Nina (Tricia Cast) this might be his final go round on the revolving door, but then again maybe not? Read more in the Dec. 17, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Judi Evans (Beth Raines #1) was pictured as Adrienne in her wedding dress in a character exploration of her TV husband Justin Kiriakis in the November 12, 2012 issue of Soap Opera Digest. Evans posted a photo of herself and her dog on Twitter. https://twitter.com/TheJudiEvans/status/287777283790499840/photo/1/large
Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer) is getting another run at her recurring The Bold and the Beautiful role as one of Caroline’s two mom’s Danielle for an upcoming story. Read about it in the Dec. 31, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Scott Bailey (Sandy Foster) and his wife Adrienne Frantz (Amber Moore on The Bold and the Beautiful) appeared at the 12th Annual Les Girls Cabaret Show benefiting the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund. See a photo in the Dec. 31, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Michael Park (Dirk on The Steamboat Series, Jack Snyder on As the World Turns) has returned to Broadway. He’ll be playing Gooper in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof from Jan. 17-March 31, 2012. Then he’ll be moving on to Boston for a production that’s a musical version of Tuck Everlasting where he’ll play Pa Tucker. Read more about it in the December 31,2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Matt Bomer (Ben Reade #3, the one who dated Marina) attended the 8th annual GLSEN Respect Awards with his partner Simon Halls. See photo in the Dec. 17, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Marc Wilkofsky, copy editor for both Soap Opera Digest and the Soap Opera Weekly, who focused on Guiding Light has passed away.
The November 19, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth reports Trent Dawson (the priest who counsels Michael Burke) married Sharon Kearney on Saturday, October 13, 2012.
The soapstar filled Excuse Me for Living stars among others Tonja Walker (Marie) and Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall #2). See some great photos of the opening in the Dec. 17, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1877893
Click on the Posted in “GL Cast Update” category below for more posts about keeping up with the Springfielders.
This is the fifty-first in an irregular feature where we will report updates on what cast members of Guiding Light are doing now. I’m playing catch up on some soap magazine news. So as a reminder you can buy back issues: https://glmanny.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/faq-back-issues
Bethany Joy Lenz ((Michelle Bauer Santos #4 – the first Manny Michelle) has announced that her musical duo Everly Song has dissolved. http://jennabeans24.tumblr.com/post/36770091608/when-and-where-did-joy-announce-that-everly-broke-up
“Message of Bethany : Getting some neg feedback my confirmation yesterday that Everly is over. Sorry, guys! I was just answering a question from a fan, but didn’t realize it would cause a stir. I’m so grateful for your support w Everly over the years. Please continue to enjoy our music and pass along old CDs! Life changes and things weren’t working anymore so I won’t be involved with any new music as Everly, but I loved being able to share with you all that season of my life through music. You guys are amazing for supporting me in that venture. Onward! 🙂 xo”
Jordi Vilasuso (Tony Santos #1 – the only one that matters) married his fiance Kaitlin Riley on August 18, 2012 at Checca Lodge & Spa down in Islamorada, Florida. See a photo of the happy couple (not a wedding photo) in the September 24, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. See photos of the wedding in the October 22, 2012 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Ron Raines (Alan Spaulding #3) reports on his new show: “In NEWSIES, the newsies do the heavy lifting. They are amazing!! I’m the mean RICH paper mogul Joseph Pulitzer. They r David and Im Goliath.” http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170539-Follies-Star-Ron-Raines-Will-Join-Cast-of-Broadways-Newsies Raines later tweeted: “Celebrating songs of VICTOR HERBERT in DC Dec.3rd at Coolidge Hall in the Thomas Jefferson Building.”
Tina Sloan (Lillian Raines) does a Yelp review. These are part of project where actors read genuine reviews people have submitted. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9pHJsv7shw
The premiere event for Empire the series attracted Tina Sloan (Lillian Raines), Orlagh Cassidy (Doris Wolfe, DA), Ellen Dolan (Maureen Reardon Bauer #1), Bonnie Dennison (Daisy Susan LeMay Cooper #3) and Caitlin VanZandt (Ashlee Wolfe, Doris’s daughter, she shot Alan and had a cute romance with Coop). Collen Zenk (Barbara Ryan) and Lauren B. Martin (Camille) of As the World Turns also attended. Photos of all of them are in the September 24, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Marcy Rylan (Lizzie Spaulding Lewis #6, part of the wonderful Bizzie pairing) reported in the September 24, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth that she was in a Trident commercial that she shot right before coming to The Young and the Restless. Rylan sadly was recently let go from YR, but in a happy turn of events she’s coming back as recurring! http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-marcy-rylan-back-yr
Kassie DePavia (Chelsea Reardon) has posted a blog post, but for some reason it’s on her homepage so I don’t know if it will hold or not long term. http://www.kassiedepaiva.com/home.html
@Guiding_Lightrecently tweeted “If you are in NYC go see Jay Hammer [Fletcher Reade] at his bar “Spring lounge” at Mulberry & Spring St. (48 Spring St.) He would love to see you!”
Beth Chamberlain (Beth Raines Spaulding #2) catches us up on what she’s done since Guiding Light ended in the October 15, 2012 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Judy Evans (Beth Raines #1) is reported by @TheTeamJudi to appear on The Mentalist in January 2013. The episode is entitled “Day of Wine and Roses.” Also, that she and Eileen Davidson (Ashley Abbott #1 on The Young and the Restless, who recently left Y&R for a third time) will be “doing a play together in early 2013. Will post more info as it becomes available.”
Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer) was featured in the September 24, 2012 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth‘s 15th anniversary piece with three photos of Chappell’s family taken for the magazine over the years.
Rebecca Budig (Michelle Bauer #3) explained leaving and returning to her role as All My Children’s Greenlee in the August 13, 2012 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Brian Gaskill (Dylan Lewis #2, the awful recast) plays Chase on the Web series The Bay.
@RobertNewmanGL (Josh Lewis) recently tweeted “Spent some wonderful time last night at a fundraiser for Safe Passage. They help battered women find their lives again. Very moving.” Newman also tweeted “Huntin’ dragons on the set of the film Dracano with Corin Nemic. Wrapped yesterday.” http://img.ly/obrf
Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne Lewis) recaps on her facelift and Caitlin VanZandt (Ashlee Wolfe) recaps on her Lap-Band surgery in the April 30, 2012 issue of Soap Opera Digest. Another roundup looks at reactions to cancellation from Zimmer and Kathryn Hays (Kim Hughes on As the World Turns) among others in the October 15, 2012 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
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