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  • Debuted on ABC: January 5, 1970
  • Final ABC Tape Date: August 30, 2011
  • Final ABC Episode: September 23, 2011
  • Debut on Hulu / iTunes: April 29, 2013
  • Debut on OWN: July 15, 2013
  • # of Episodes on ABC: 10712
  • Original Network: ABC
  • Created by: Agnes Nixon
  • Takes place in: Pine Valley, PA




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    • Dorell Anthony as Hunter's Buddy
    • Julia Barr as Brooke English
    • Ryan Bittle as JR Chandler
    • David Canary as Adam Chandler
    • Daniel Covin as Hunter Morrison
    • Matthew Cowles as Billy Clyde Tuggle
    • Paula Garces as Lea Marquez
    • Lindsay Hartley as Cara Martin
    • Vincent Irizarry as Dr. David Hayward
    • Francesca James as Evelyn Johnson
    • Thorsten Kaye as Zach Slater
    • Jill Larson as Opal Cortlandt
    • Ray Macdonnell as Dr. Joe Martin
    • Cady McClain as Dixie Cooney
    • Debbi Morgan as Dr. Angela Hubbard
    • Michael Nader as Dimitri Marick
    • Eric Nelsen as AJ Chandler
    • Brooke Newton as Colby Chandler
    • Jason Pendergraft as Dr. Carter Anders
    • Jordan Lane Price as Celia Fitzgerald
    • Eden Riegel as Bianca Montgomery
    • Heather Roop as Jane McIntyre
    • Stevie Steel as Heather Kent
    • Sal Stowers as Cassandra Foster
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    Retro Showdown Poll Question

    Who was the best character over 25 years of age?

    (The winner will compete vs. the other retro soaps starting October 24 on our Daytime Soap Opera's home page)

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    (News section last updated October 16, 2025)

    Jesse McCartney's Classmates Didn't Know He Acted Until the Principal Announced His Emmy Nod on the Loudspeaker

    (10/16/25) (people.com) Jesse McCartney’s early days in the spotlight were largely kept under wraps from his classmates at school in New York — until, that is, his middle school principal spilled the beans.

    McCartney, 38, was cast as JR Chandler on All My Children at just 11 years old, and was also a member of the boy band Dream Street. But the singer tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue that he had a “normal childhood” growing up in Ardsley, N.Y. up until his junior year of high school.

    For starters, few of his classmates had any idea that he was on a soap opera at all, let alone nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards.

    “It's a daytime soap opera, so we’re all in school. A lot of people didn’t even know that I was on a soap” he says. “Then, I was in science class, I’ll never forget it. My [middle school] principal announced on the loudspeaker, ‘Oh, one of our own students has been nominated for a daytime Emmy Award.’”

    McCartney continues: “That outed me, that I was on a soap opera. Dream Street came along, and because the audience were mainly female tweens, some of the girls at school started to catch on.”

    Still, it wasn’t until he was cast in Summerland at age 16 that things really changed.

    “Things started to get weird at school,” he says. “Then, people were treating me differently. I ended up leaving and coming to California. I was mainly tutored on set for my junior year and senior year. Then I would come back for graduation, and people were just a little different.”

    McCartney admits that that period of his life was tough to navigate.

    “The sacrifices, that was definitely hard. I missed out on a lot of family things that I wish I didn’t miss out on,” he says. “My brother and sister’s moments, they were younger than me. My brother’s 10 years my junior, so I missed a lot of his childhood. But it was overall, I guess, a small price to pay for everything that I have now, and my relationship with my family is really strong.”

    He eventually embraced the spotlight, and his debut album Beautiful Soul came out in 2004, when he was 17. He’s since released a number of hits, most recently the EP Weightless, and has acted in other projects, including Greek and Young and Hungry.

    Despite finding fame at such a young age, McCartney has emerged relatively unscathed from the hazards of the fame machine.

    "I think you’re not a normal teenage boy if at some point you don’t just want to stick your finger to the world and say, 'I’m not doing this,'" he says. "I definitely had some hard lessons in life with work. I was always the youngest person in the room. I just got lucky I had a lot of good people that weren’t afraid to tell me no. [I learned that] actions have consequences. I skirted some of the cliché pitfalls, and I’m very grateful for that."

    He also reflects fondly on “Beautiful Soul,” the song that started it all.

    "It was such a whirlwind. I was literally in math class and then suddenly I’m in Japan and singing for an audience of people that don’t speak English, but they can sing the song," he recalls.

    "It was pretty amazing and also strange… We never really knew what kind of impact that song would have then, let alone now, that it stood the test of time and became multi-generational. Moms that were fans then are bringing their kids and they’re singing the song. That song took on a life of its own, and I’m very grateful for it."

    McCartney is currently on tour, and will stay on the road through December, including select dates with the Jonas Brothers.

    For more from Jesse McCartney, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.

    Soapy Extra 2 | Stars Reveal the Stories Behind Joining Soaps

    (10/15/25) (Video) In this Soapy: Extra, many of your favorite guests from Soapy reveal what prompted them to join their first soap and what their first day was really like. Melody Thomas Scott (The Young and the Restless), Cameron Mathison (Drew, General Hospital), Karla Mosley (Dani, Beyond the Gates), Deidre Hall (Marlena, Days of our Lives), and more take us on a very special trip down memory lane.

    Sarah Michelle Gellar and Susan Lucci's Unforgettable 'Sociopath' Clash Still Haunts All My Children Fans 31 Years Later

    (10/3/25) (people.com) Fans are still admiring the energy Sarah Michelle Gellar and Susan Lucci shared in Pine Valley.

    All My Children watchers will remember that Gellar, 48, played Kendall Hart from Feb. 1993 to July 1995. Recently, the anniversary of an intense scene that saw Kendall feuding with her biological mom, Erica Kane (Lucci, 78), got fans talking about the duo.

    In the scene, highlighted on Reddit on Sept. 27, 31 years to the day that it aired, the two women begin to argue amid a shopping outing. Erica has sniping words to deliver to her daughter, born to her as the result of a rape during her own teen years.

    "You can't love anyone, Kendall, and you can't be loved. There's a word for that. Do you know that? You're a sociopath," Erica said.

    "That's a lie. That's a lie!" screams Kendall. "People love me. Lots of people love me."

    Erica then challenges her to "name one," saying that Kendall's on-and-off beau Anton didn't count. "You can't use that boy anymore to fall back on. He gave you a lot of chances, but that's it."

    Kendall accused Erica of "lying" and "turning them all against me," shouting, "You're the one who's cold and unfeeling."

    "No, you turned them all against you," Erica leveled. "You only have feelings for yourself. You're going to end up a very lonely old woman someday. And if you keep it up, you will die in that seedy motel room, just like your father did — all alone and hated, with no one to mourn you. No one will even notice you're gone."

    In a rage, Kendall pulls Erica as she walks away and the women begin to tussle. As people, including Kendall's Anton, step in to intervene, Erica says, "You stay away from me. Do you understand me? I never want to see your face again, and if I see you on the same street, I will slap a restraining order on you. Do you understand me? You'll be back in jail so fast, it'll make your head spin."

    "How can you say that? You gave birth to me. You brought me into this world," Kendall says, dejected and angry.

    "Yes, I did bring you into this world, and I can take you out." Erica says.

    Fans commended both actresses on how they maneuvered the intense scene.

    "Oh, that was the good old days of soaps. They just don't make them like this anymore. Brilliant acting from a great soap." one commenter wrote.

    "Sarah’s portrayal as Kendall was just immaculate! The story was so layered, and there was so much emotional nuance that even though she was completely nuts most of the time, the way that Sarah played her had me sympathizing with the character’s internal struggle," another shared.

    It would be six years after Gellar's departure before the role was recast, with Alicia Minshew as Kendall. Lucci continued to play Erica over 1700 episodes, through the series' completion in 2011.

    2025 Daytime Emmy Awards Announces Presenter Lineup

    (10/2/25) The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the list of daytime stars who will present at the award show. They include Brad Bestelink (Living With Leopards), Kardea Brown (Delicious Miss Brown), Alexa Havins Bruening (General Hospital), Scott Clifton (The Bold and the Beautiful), Olivia d’Abo (The Bay), Dan Feuerriegel (Days of our Lives), Rory Gibson (General Hospital), Carla Hall (Chasing Flavor with Carla Hall), Deidre Hall (Days of our Lives), Cherie Jimenez (Days of our Lives), Judge Lauren Lake (We The People with Judge Lauren Lake), Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson (Married To Real Estate), Ross Mathews (The Drew Barrymore Show), Michael Mealor (The Young and the Restless), Karla Mosley (Beyond The Gates), Joseph Rosendo (Steppin’ Out), Michelle Stafford (The Young and the Restless), and Lisa Yamada (The Bold and the Beautiful).

    “We’re thrilled to welcome such a wide-ranging and talented group of presenters to this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards,” Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS, said in a press release. “From beloved daytime drama stars to culinary innovators, lifestyle experts, and talk show favorites, this lineup reflects the vibrancy and diversity of daytime television. We look forward to an unforgettable evening celebrating their contributions and honoring the best of daytime.”

    The Daytime Emmys will be streamed on the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) website at watch.theemmys.tv on October 17.

    Finn Wittrock & Ashley Thomas Join FX’s Witness Protection Pilot

    (10/1/25) Ashley Thomas (Hostage) and Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story) are set as series regulars opposite Alison Brie in FX‘s Untitled Witness Protection pilot from writers, executive producers and showrunners Hannah Fidell and Gina Welch.

    The project, from FX Productions, is a contemporary take on an unproduced script by David Chase, who previously was attached. In it, a violent confrontation drives a high-end D.C. madam, Remy (Brie), to turn on her partner and enter witness protection in seaside Maine with her adolescent daughter.

    Thomas will play Isaac, Remy’s stern but caring FBI handler. Wittrock plays Remy’s charming but manipulative ex-business partner.

    In addition to Brie, Thomas and Wittrock join previously cast series regulars Pablo Schreiber, Zoë Chao, Jamie Neumann, Antonella Rose and guest star/recurring Aidan Gillen.

    Wittrock has appeared in five installments of American Horror Story on FX, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, also on FX, as well as Murphy’s HBO movie The Normal Heart and Netflix series Ratched, earning Emmy nominations for AHS: Freak Show and Versace. He can most recently be seen starring in the indie Westhampton, which premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival. Wittrock is repped by CAA, Mosaic, Weissenbach Management and Schreck Rose Dapello.

    British actor-rapper Thomas also has a history with FX, starring in the network’s limited series Great Expectations with Olivia Coleman, for which he received a Royal Television Society Award nomination. Thomas can currently be seen in the Netflix limited series Hostage and in the Channel 4 series In Flight. His recent series credits include Starz’s Serpent Queen and Hulu’s Black Cake. Thomas is repped by CAA and Independent Talent Group.

    Soapy Episode 13 | Cameron Mathison Joins Hosts Rebecca Budig & Greg Rikaart

    (9/30/25) (Video) Dive into the world of soaps with Rebecca Budig, Greg Rikaart, and special guest, Cameron Mathison, as they explore the juiciest dramas and behind-the-scenes secrets of TV's favorite soap operas.

    Frances Fisher, Will Patton, Lauren Holly Lead ‘Ruby Road’, Which Saw All Cast & Crew Get Same Daily Pay; Rosario Dawson Exec-Produces

    (9/30/25) Frances Fisher (Titanic), Will Patton (Armageddon), Lauren Holly (Dumb And Dumber), and M.C. Gainey (Con Air) lead feature drama Ruby Road from Acoustic Pictures and Witchcraft Motion Picture Company.

    Independent Spirit Award nominee and Guggenheim fellow Talia Lugacy directs the movie, which wrapped production this summer in rural Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

    The film follows Fisher as Ruby, a former coal-truck and school-bus driver, who when facing a terminal illness sets off in her yellow mini-bus through the Appalachian mountains on a final journey to reconcile with her past and her fractured family. The filmmakers are targeting a 2026 premiere.

    Written and directed by Lugacy, the film was produced through a collaboration withAppalshop, an Appalachian media and advocacy organization, and supported by the Mellon, Ford, Schubert and MacArthur Foundations.

    Appalshop and Lugacy developed the project alongside local performers, artists, and craftspeople, many of whom make cameos in the film, which hybridizes fiction and improvisational non-fiction.

    The project is a continuation of the team’s cooperative filmmaking model, emulating Lugacy’s previous feature film, the Independent Spirit Award nominated This Is Not A War Story which was acquired by Warner OneFifty for HBO Max.

    According to producers, everyone on the cast and crew received the same daily pay while traveling and living together throughout a 30 day shoot across three states.

    Lugacy, Ryan De Franco, Emily Cooper, Julian West and Noah Lang produced with Rosario Dawson, Gill Holland, Fisher, Patton, Luke Lieberman, and Slade McPherson executive-producing. Satya Polisseti co-executive produced with Nick Shadix and Robyn Haddad serving as associate producers.

    “Look at it this way – the backbone of America, the Appalachian region, is a microcosm of where we’re at as a collective, as a nation,” Lugacy said. “We have common threads in our anger about how things are, in our disillusion as well as in our fight for integrity and decency. This is a film that seizes on our common threads and asks us existentially how are we going to face the crises of our times – together, or not at all?”

    Fisher said: “This is that one-in-a-million chance an actor yearns for: to grab hold of a character and to tell her story from the inside out – to do her justice. Then to collaborate with passionate and fiercely dedicated writer-director Talia Lugacy, was a dream come true. The scope of what we accomplished, across three states in Appalachia – from the depths of pathos to the heights of tenderness and humor with each one of my fellow actors, made this experience a poetic odyssey.”

    “This is my third feature collaboration with Talia. We’ve continuously aimed to explore and celebrate the complexities of being human which has been both the guiding light of our independent filmmaking and our friendship,” said Dawson in a statement. “We’re obsessed by the worlds we’ve championed on this journey together. Producing stories that push us to dig deep and take creative risks is the driving focus that has compelled and moved us all of these years.”

    Fisher is repped by Greene Talent; Patton by Grand View Management and IAG; Gainey by Monolith Entertainment Group and ATB Talent; and Holly by Mavrick Artists Agency, The Characters Talent Agency, and Gilbertson Entertainment.

    ‘Mid-Century Modern’ Canceled By Hulu After One Season; Co-Creator Max Mutchnick Thanks Fans

    (9/29/25) There will be no second season of Hulu‘s multi-camera comedy series Mid-Century Modern. Series co-creator/executive producer Max Mutchnick revealed the cancellation in an Instagram post, which you can see below.

    “Ten great episodes… Not enough,” he wrote next to a photo of the show’s main cast and creatives. “But we loved making every single one of them. We’re gonna miss our very special show. Thanks to everyone who watched.”

    The news comes months after Mid-Century Modern premiered in March and as the options on the cast were about to expire.

    It is not completely surprising — while well received (88% on Rotten Tomatoes), the series was not able to draw wide audience, a common challenge for original multi-camera sitcoms on streaming.

    Mid-Century Modern, from Will & Grace creators Mutchnick and David Kohan and Ryan Murphy, starred Matt Bomer, Nathan Lane and Nathan Lee Graham. It also marked Linda Lavin‘s final role before her death in December.

    Lavin had filmed seven of the series’ 10-episode order at the time of her death, and the creative team had to regroup and rework the remaining episodes while grieving her loss.

    Mid-Century Modern follows three gay gentlemen of a certain age (Lane, Bomer, Graham) who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs, where the wealthiest one lives with his mother (Lavin). As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.

    The show stars Lane as Bunny Schneiderman, Bomer as Jerry Frank, Graham as Arthur Broussard and Lavin as Sybil Schneiderman, Bunny’s mother. Guest stars include Pamela Adlon, Vanessa Bayer, Kimberly Coles, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Judd Hirsch, Richard Kind, Stephanie Koenig, Billie Lourd, Esther Moon Wu, Jaime Moyer, Cheri Oteri, Rhea Perlman, Zane Phillips and more.

    Mutchnick and Kohan are the series’ creators/executive producers. Murphy, Lane and Bomer also executive produced, along with James Burrows, who served as director. 20th Television was the studio.

    Watch Trailer For ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost,’ Ben Stiller’s Loving Tribute To His Parents: “They Had This Incredible Marriage”

    (9/25/25) (Video) In the trailer for his new documentary Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost, Ben Stiller says of his late parents, the comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, “They had this incredible marriage.”

    But it wasn’t without its challenges as Stiller explores in the film, which premieres at the New York Film Festival on October 5. They forged the groundbreaking comedy duo Stiller & Meara in the 1960s and ‘70s, but had to balance the demands of career, romantic partnership and parenthood to Ben and his older sister Amy. Eventually, the comedy act split up, but the marriage of Stiller and Meara endured for more than 60 years.

    Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost opens in select theaters on October 17 and will begin streaming on Apple TV+ on October 24. Watch the trailer for the film above.

    Apple TV+ is home to Severance, the hit drama on which Ben Stiller serves as executive producer, co-showrunner, and director.

    “I feel very fortunate to be partnering once again with the incredible team at Apple TV+, this time on a project that is very personal to me and my family,” Stiller said in a statement. “It’s exciting to finally get to share it with audiences; and a great honor to celebrate my parents, both as I knew them growing up, and as I’ve come to know them in new ways through the making of this film.”

    Anne Meara died in 2015 at the age of 85; her husband Jerry Stiller died in 2020 at the age of 92. Following his parents’ passing, Ben “dug into the vast treasure trove of recordings, footage, letters, and other ephemera with which they documented their personal and professional lives,” the New York Film Festival writes in its program. “These extraordinary archives are the foundation of this immensely moving—and, of course, very funny—documentary, beautifully directed by Stiller and edited by Adam Kurnitz (The Velvet Underground, NYFF59), which charts, with love and candor, the challenges and insecurities that are part of any show-business family’s essential makeup.”

    Along with siblings Ben and Amy, the documentary feature’s Ben’s wife, actress Christine Taylor Stiller, and a Stiller & Meara pal – actor Christopher Walken.

    “Your father was a kind of a saint,” Walken tells Stiller in the trailer. “Your mom kind of scared me a little bit. She’d look at me, and I could tell she knows you’re up to no good.”

    Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost is produced by Ben Stiller, Academy Award winner John Lesher (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Severance), Emmy Award nominee Geoffrey Richman (Severance, Tiger King) and Lizz Morhaim (The Super Models, Rebuilding Paradise). Executive producers include Academy Award nominee Bryn Mooser (Lifeboat, They Call Me Magic), Emmy Award nominee Justin Lacob (Free Leonard Peltier, The Lionheart) and Emmy Award winner Kathryn Everett (Daughters, Lakota Nation vs. United States), with Emmy Award nominee Matthew Cherchio (Diane Warren: Relentless) serving as supervising producer for XTR. Tony Hsieh and Andy Hsieh also executive produce.

    Watch the trailer for Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost above.

    Halloweentown Meets Hallmark in Haul Out the Halloween, Starring Kimberly J. Brown and Lacey Chabert

    (9/18/25) (Photo) TV’s Queen of Halloween and Queen of Christmas are about to collide, and TVLine has your exclusive first look at the festive crossover event.

    Haul Out the Halloween is a spooky spinoff of Hallmark’s popular Christmas movie franchise Haul Out the Holly, and who better to join the residents of Evergreen Lane for this high holiday than a pair of actors (and real-life spouses) who know a thing or two about pumpkins?

    Kimberly J. Brown and Daniel Kountz, better known to fans of Disney Channel’s Halloweentown movies as Marnie and Kalabar, are starring in Haul Out the Halloween as Luna and Marvin, a pair of “fun and spooky new neighbors.”

    (Photo) This being a major Evergreen Lane event, you can also expect familiar faces from the previous Haul Out the Holly Movies, including Lacey Chabert as Emily, Melissa Peterman as Pamela, Wes Brown as Jared, Stephen Tobolowsky as Ned and Ellen Travolta as Mary Louise.

    Although Evergreen Lane “has long been modest when it comes to Halloween,” the new neighbors inspire the rest of their block to create EverSCREAM Lane as a fundraiser for local charities.

    (Photo) “As the block pulls together to plan creepy contests, spine-chilling décor and a spooktacular carnival, new haunted hijinks ensue with Pamela, Ned, Mary Louise and the rest of the block,” reads the official synopsis. “Through the process, Emily rediscovers the joys of the holiday that she and her late grandmother once cherished.”

    (Photo) Haul Out the Halloween premieres Saturday, Oct. 11 at 8/7c on Hallmark Channel and will be available to stream the next day on Hallmark+.

    Hallmark Slates 16th Annual Christmas Countdown Programming featuring former soap stars

    (9/17/25) Monday, October 27:
    Finding Mr. Christmas Season 2 – premieres at 8 p.m. ET/PT
    New episodes continuing each week through Monday, Dec. 15
    Hosted by Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls) with Lead Judge Melissa Peterman (Reba)

    Sunday, November 9:
    A Keller Christmas Vacation
    Starring Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls), Brandon Routh (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) and Eden Sher (The Middle)

    Saturday, November 29:
    A Grand Ole Opry Christmas
    Starring Nikki Deloach (Curious Caterer Mysteries), Kristoffer Polala (A Biltmore Christmas), Rob Maye (Lioness), Eliza Maher (Haul Out the Holly: Lit UP), Luke Benward (Miss Valentine), Sharon Lawrence (Joe Pickett) and James Denton (Desperate Housewives)

    Saturday, December 6:
    She’s Making A List
    Starring Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls) and Andrew Walker (Curious Caterer Mysteries)

    Single on the 25th
    Starring Lyndsy Fonseca (Nikita) and Daniel Lissing (When Calls the Heart)
    Inspired by Lauren Spencer Smith’s “Single on the 25th”

    Saturday, December 20:
    A Make Or Break Holiday
    Starring Hunter King (Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story) and Evan Roderick (Arrow)

    ‘The Housemaid’ Trailer + Photos: Sydney Sweeney And Amanda Seyfried Play House

    (9/16/25) (Video) Lionsgate on Tuesday released the trailer for The Housemaid, its upcoming thriller directed by Paul Feig and starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried.

    The movie, which is set to hit theaters December 19, is based on the bestselling novel by Freida McFadden and centers on Millie (Sweeney), who tries to escape her past by accepting a job as a live-in housemaid for wealthy couple Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar). It doesn’t take long before what seems like a good gig unravels into something far more dangerous as secrets and scandals emerge.

    Michele Morrone and Elizabeth Perkins also star.

    The Boys and The Vampire Diaries scribe Rebecca Sonnenshine adapted the book for the pic, which is produced by Todd Lieberman, Laura Fischer and Feig.

    Check out the trailer above and the poster and photos here: Pic1, Pic2, Pic3, Pic4, Pic5, Poster.

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    ‘General Hospital’ Star Cameron Mathison Admits He Didn’t See His Divorce Coming

    (9/11/25) (tvinsider.com) Cameron Mathison is opening up about the end of his marriage like never before. The General Hospital star admitted that his reaction to his split from longtime wife Vanessa Mathison was one of total surprise.

    The actor was candid with Jennie Garth on the latest episode of her I Choose Me podcast. Cameron admitted that “it was a tricky time” when he and Vanessa separated.

    “There was a lot of specific conditions that made it really tough,” he said. “You know, you said it was a surprise to hear it for you. It was a surprise for me, too.”

    He also revealed how the loss of his home in the Pacific Palisades fire affected his relationship with Vanessa in the wake of their breakup. “We had been separated for about a year and a half officially at that point. Maybe a little bit longer, but still felt very fresh,” Cameron said. “We’re still working through stuff.” When Jennie asked if the fire and the aftermath brought him and Vanessa closer together, the actor replied, “A thousand percent.”

    The All My Children alum noted that he and Vanessa still “have a lot of love for each other, but there was also a lot of pain at that time.” After his home burned down in the Pacific Palisades fire, Cameron stayed with Vanessa at her place. He explained that this difficult time period “erased a lot of the negativity” between them.

    He continued, “We kind of got to this real place of love and care and support, and we’re there for each other and cried and talked and hugged and not in a, ‘Oh we’re going to get back together kind of way,’ just like a really close… like nobody else knew what we were going through.”

    The former couple, who share kids Lucas and Leila, announced their split in July 2024 after 22 years of marriage. During his appearance on costar Maurice Benard‘s State of Mind podcast in May 2025, Cameron discussed his “beautiful marriage” and how the split impacted their kids. “Things happen, things change, fell apart, [and] that broke their hearts,” he said at the time.

    STAR-STUDDED LINEUP SET TO PRESENT AT THE “77TH EMMY AWARDS,” SEPT. 14 ON CBS

    (9/10/25) CBS and the Television Academy announced today the star-studded lineup of presenters for the 77TH EMMY® AWARDS, broadcasting live to both coasts from the Peacock Theater, Sunday, Sept. 14, (8:00-11:00 PM, LIVE ET/5:00-8:00 PM, LIVE PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+.*

    Presenters for the Emmys, hosted by Grammy®-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze, are as follows:

    Elizabeth Banks, Ike Barinholtz, Angela Bassett, Jason Bateman, Kathy Bates, Kristen Bell, Alexis Bledel, Sterling K. Brown, Stephen Colbert, Jennifer Coolidge, Alan Cumming, Eric Dane, Colman Domingo, Tina Fey, Walton Goggins, Tony Goldwyn, Lauren Graham, Kathryn Hahn, Mariska Hargitay, Justin Hartley, Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, James Marsden, Christopher Meloni, Leanne Morgan, Julianne Nicholson, Jenna Ortega, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Parker Posey, Jeff Probst, Phylicia Rashad, Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, Michael Schur, Sydney Sweeney, Sofia Vergara, Jesse Williams and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

    Emmy Award-winning producers Jesse Collins and Dionne Harmon, and Emmy-nominated Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment return as executive producers of the 77TH EMMY AWARDS. This marks their third consecutive year as executive producers of television’s biggest night.

    The 77TH EMMY AWARDS telecast was preceded by the Creative Arts Emmy Awards this past weekend, Sept. 6-7, with ceremonies produced by Bob Bain Productions for the Television Academy; an edited presentation of the ceremonies will air Saturday, Sept. 13 at 8:00 PM, ET/PT on FXX. Winners from the weekend can be found at TelevisionAcademy.com/awards/creative-arts-emmys.

    Sarah Michelle Gellar Teases How ‘Buffy’ Reboot Is “Honoring The Show’s Original DNA”

    (9/4/25) As Buffy the Vampire Slayer prepares to sharpen up the old stake for a new generation, some things remain the same.

    Sarah Michelle Gellar recently explained how Chloé Zhao‘s upcoming Hulu pilot preserves “the show’s original DNA” after the supernatural teen drama ran for seven seasons from 1997 to 2003 on The WB.

    “Fandoms like Buffy still resonate today — because it’s not just about the show, but about the community that’s grown around it,” Gellar told IGN.

    “For me, the heart of Buffy was always about found family—that sense of belonging and being loved for who you are—and that’s more important now than ever. That’s what makes this new chapter so meaningful, it’s not just revisiting the past but honoring the show’s original DNA,” she added. “The fact that people still carry such love for the show after all these years is incredibly special.”

    Deadline exclusively revealed this week that Ryan Keira Armstrong will play the new Slayer in the untitled Buffyverse project, which Gellar executive produces in addition to reprising her titular role as Buffy Summers. The new character is described in casting materials as an introverted high-school student.

    “From the moment I saw Ryan’s audition, I knew there was only one girl that I wanted by my side,” said Gellar in a statement. “To have that kind of emotional intelligence, and talent, at such a young age is truly a gift. The bonus is that her smile lights up even the darkest room.”

    In February, Deadline reported that the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot has neared a pilot order from Hulu, with Chloé Zhao directing the pilot, written by Nora and Lilla Zuckerman.

    Along with producers Gellar, Zhao and the Zuckermans, Dolly Parton is returning as an executive producer on the series after producing the original under her Sandollar banner.

    Buffy creator Joss Whedon, who also wrote the 1992 movie the series was based on, has no involvement in the reboot. He has not worked in Hollywood in any official capacity since facing a slew of misconduct allegations in 2021.

    Christian Slater To Star In ‘Father Of Us’ For Former MGM President’s New Banner First Class Pictures

    (9/3/25) Golden Globe winner Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) is set to star in Father Of Us, a bittersweet family saga based on a true story, set to begin filming in Toronto, Canada, this October.

    Set in 1968 suburbia, Father of Us follows five siblings caught between their magnetic but reckless father and their radiant but overwhelmed mother.

    The film is being directed by Suzanne Coote and Matt Angel (The Wrath of Becky), from a screenplay by Carol Olson Coote. Additional casting is being finalised.

    The film is produced by Hollywood vet Michael G. Nathanson and Chris K. Daniels through their new production and development banner First Class Pictures, marking the first collaboration in their slate. L.A. Confidential and A Time To Kill producer Nathanson is the former President of MGM Pictures, also known for his stints at OddLot, Columbia Pictures and New Regency, while Daniels heads The Launch Company.

    Michael Benaroya’s International Film Trust (IFT) is representing worldwide rights. Sales president, Christian de Gallegos, will introduce the project to distributors at the TIFF market.

    The project is a three-generation family collaboration. It’s a true story about Bob Olson, written by Bob’s daughter and co-directed by Bob’s daughter’s daughter. Slater takes on the role of Bob Olson, the adored but flawed father at the heart of the story.

    Suzanne Coote and Matt Angel said: ”This is a true story about family. But not just any family. It’s our family. It’s people we see and speak to nearly every day. And we’ve been given the opportunity to dive into their childhoods and explore some of the most influential moments in their lives—the moments that made them the beautiful people we know and love today. We can’t think of anything more terrifying and special as filmmakers.”

    Producer Michael G. Nathanson commented: “This is exactly the kind of emotionally resonant storytelling we want to champion at First Class Pictures. Carol has crafted a screenplay that finds profound beauty in life’s messiest moments, and Christian brings exactly the complexity and vulnerability this role demands.”

    “Working with Suzanne and Matt to realize this vision has been extraordinary,” added producer Chris K. Daniels. “They understand how to balance the humor and heartbreak that makes this story so universal yet deeply personal.”

    Slater is represented by UTA, Untitled, and Jackoway Austen.

    9-1-1 Puts Mark Consuelos in a Whale of a Crisis

    (9/2/25) 9-1-1 doesn’t officially return for Season 9 until October, but things are already heating up for the 118.

    Season 8 marked a major turning point for the ABC procedural, with the death of Captain Bobby Nash (played by Peter Krause) thrusting the firehouse into uncharted, uncertain territory. With the pain of his loss still fresh, along with the myriad changes that follow such an unexpected event, fans are eager to see how the 118 will navigate this strange new world in Season 9.

    Aside from Krause, however, the show’s entire roster of series regulars is expected back for Season 9, including Angela Bassett as Athena Grant, Oliver Stark as Evan “Buck” Buckley, Aisha Hinds as Hen Wilson, Kenneth Choi as Chimney Han, Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Han, Ryan Guzman as Eddie Diaz and Gavin McHugh as Christopher Diaz. (In fact, that’s not all!)

    So, what new drama awaits those familiar faces?

    If Mark Consuelos thought life in Riverdale was wild, just wait until he finds out what awaits him in the world of 9-1-1. Consuelos will guest-star in a Season 9 episode as a “Musk-ish, Bezos-ish billionaire who was swallowed by a whale, and a much larger adventure will ensue from that,” showrunner Tim Minear tells EW. Like so many seemingly impossible crises facing the 118, this particular incident was very much ripped from the headlines, inspired by a recent viral video. “Just google ‘kayaker gets swallowed by whale,'” Minear adds. “You’ll find it.”

    The Season 9 premiere of 9-1-1 will air Thursday, Oct. 9 at 8/7c on ABC. It will be followed by the series premiere of 9-1-1: Nashville at 9 pm, then the Season 22 premiere of Grey’s Anatomy at 10 pm.


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    Facts

    1. Zach's Poem about Myrtle:

      (Zach's voice) Now who will lead our carnival?
      And who will make us stronger?
      Who will mend our broken sleep when she is here no longer?
      For who's part do we stand and bow?
      What stories do we tell?
      And will we memorize the day when great and greatness fell?
      Say will this valley overcome, and will these shadows fade?
      And will we lift our eyes to see the beauty that she made?
      The disappearing last of her that leads to worlds unknown,
      has left a path to softly tread when sadness wanders home.
      I'll meet thee where the highland winds divide wild mountain tyne,
      where I will be forever yours and you, forever mine.
      (Myrtle's voice) And, trust me, the angels are on your side.
      Watch the clip on Youtube at this link.

    2. January 5, 1970: Pine Valley and all its residents were introduced to the world when the serial debuted on ABC.

    3. January 29, 2001: Vanessa was shot by Adam’s private investigator, who mistook her for Arlene, who was really Hayley.

    4. January 1977: Mark Dalton, a promising composer, came to Pine Valley and discovered that the woman he was attracted to was his half sister, Erica.

    5. January 2000: Susan Lucci (Erica, AMC) played Annie in the Broadway hit Annie Get Your Gun!

    6. February 14, 1984: Greg Nelson and Jenny Gardner were married.

    7. February 1985: Tad and Hillary were married at Wallingford Mansion.

    8. February 1988: Erica gave birth to a baby girl, Bianca.

    9. March 2, 1988: Mark Dalton wed Ellen Shepard.

    10. March 8, 1984: Erica Kane and Adam Chandler wed for the first time.

    11. March 11, 1994: Edmund Grey and Dr. Maria Santos were wed in a fairy-tale ceremony.

    12. April 12, 1985: Daisy was found standing over Zach’s dead body, holding a bloody knife. Later, it came out that Marian had killed the pimp/gigolo.

    13. April 16, 1998: Erica was shocked when she came face to face with her presumed-dead ex, Mike Roy.

    14. April 28, 1993: Gloria Marsh wed Adam Chandler.

    15. April 1972: Dr. Joe Martin wed Ruth Brent.

    16. May 3, 1999: While trapped in Adam’s cabin during a storm, Liza went into labor.

    17. May 15: In 1989, Nico Kelly and Cecily Davidson first wed as a result of a business arrangement to gain access to her trust fund.

    18. May 21: Erica and Travis wed again, on this date in 1990, but this time for the sake of their daughter, Bianca.

    19. May 23, 1997: With the bride lying on a hospital bed, Hayley Vaughan wed Matéo Santos.

    20. May 26: On this day in 1988, Stuart wed Cindy after revealing she had been diagnosed with HIV.

    21. May 1984: Jenny died in a jet-ski explosion, which was rigged by her jilted fiancé, Tony.

    22. June 2, 1980: Langley Wallingford and Phoebe Tyler wed.

    23. June 7, 1996: Noah Keefer and Julia Santos had a Cinderella-style fairy-tale wedding.

    24. June 16, 2001: Hayley and Matéo wed.

    25. June 22, 1993: Erica wed the dashing Count Dimitri.

    26. June 25, 2001: Ryan watched as Gillian’s heart was given to Laura.

    27. June: In 1982, Jesse Hubbard and Angie Baxter shared their first kiss.

    28. June: In 1997, Erica finally returned baby Sonya to biological mother Maria.

    29. June: Frances Heflin, who portrayed Erica’s understanding mother Mona, passed away in 1994.

    30. June: Cindy, who passed away in 1989 of AIDS, appeared to son Scott as a ghost during the AIDS Day Of Compassion in 2000.

    31. July 4, 1996: Maria decides to flee the country so she doesn’t have to give up baby Sam.

    32. July 15, 2002: Ditching their lavish Pine Valley Inn wedding, Greenlee and Leo instead exchanged vows privately at the boathouse.

    33. July 15, 1998: Holidays, Hayley and Matéo’s bar, burned down due to Lee having tampered with the boiler to get even with Adam.

    34. July 27, Eden Riegel first aired as Erica Kane’s daughter, Bianca, in 2000.

    35. July 1994, A tornado tore through Pine Valley and leveled the Martin house, nearly killing Tad, who was crushed by the rubble.

    36. July: Chris saved Bianca when a fire broke out at SOS in 2001

    37. August 28, 1986: Wade Matthews conned Phoebe Wallingford into marriage.

    38. August 1999: Dixie suffered a miscarriage.

    39. September 3, 1980: Cliff and Nina Warner wed on the grounds of Cortlandt Manor.

    40. September 6, 1978: Erica married former football hero Tom Cudahy on the rebound from her affair with Nick Davis.

    41. September 28, 1999: Joan Rivers made a guest appearance in Pine Valley when David and Erica had a rendezvous in New York City.

    42. November 21, 1988: Jeremy Hunter wed Natalie Cortlandt while his presumed-dead ex-lover, Marissa, sat undetected in the back of the church.

    43. December 16, 2004 marks All My Children's 9000th show

    44. December 22, 1986: In a ritzy, black-and-white ceremony at NYC’s Tavern On The Green, Dr. Cliff Warner, for the third time, wed Nina Cortlandt.

    45. December 23, 1999: Susan Lucci (Erica, AMC) began her Broadway run as Annie in Annie Get Your Gun.

    46. December 25, 1976: Phil and Tara wed.

    47. December 26, 1988: Nico Kelly (Maurice Benard) and Julie Chandler (Lauren Holly) were wed in a simple, country wedding. However, the wedding turned out to be invalid because the mayor who officiated at the ceremony was not authorized to perform marriages.

    48. December 29, 1989: Tad and Dixie first walked down the aisle to become man and wife. However, the groom had a difficult time getting to the church — he arrived dirty and disheveled!

    49. December 1976: Paul and Anne struggled to make future plans for their mentally handicapped daughter, Beth.

    50. December 1979: Ruth, while over the age of 40, gave birth to a healthy son, Joey.

    51. January 5, 1970: All My Children premieres on ABC.

    52. 1970: Amy Tyler (Rosemary Prinz) joins an organization called Mothers March For Peace to protest the Vietnam War.

    53. 1973: Mary Fickett, who played Ruth Martin, receives the first Daytime Emmy given to a soap performer. Her submission includes an anti-war monologue.

    54. 1973: In the same year of the passage of Roe vs. Wade, Erica Kane (Susan Lucci) is the first character to undergo a legal abortion on TV.

    55. 1974: Eileen Letchworth’s (Margo Flax Martin) facelift is incorporated into her storyline, marking a daytime first.

    56. April 25, 1977: AMC expands from 30 minutes to an hour.

    57. 1978: Erica and Tom Cudahy’s (Richard Shoberg) honeymoon is filmed in St. Croix, making it the show’s first international location shoot.

    58. 1978-79: AMC is the first ABC soap to top the Nielsen ratings.

    59. 1980: When Ruth became pregnant over 40, she feared her child would be born with Down Syndrome and underwent daytime’s first amniocentesis.

    60. 1982: Jesse Hubbard (Darnell Williams) and Angie Baxter (Debbi Morgan) are paired to great success and become daytime’s first Black super-couple.

    61. 1983: The show introduces Donna Pescow as Lynn Carson, daytime’s first lesbian character.

    62. 1987: During the height of his drug addiction, Mark Dalton (Mark LaMura) shared needles with Fred Parker (Mark Morrison), who contracted HIV and died of AIDS. While Mark tested negative, Fred’s widow, Cindy Parker (Ellen Wheeler), tested positive. She succumbed to AIDS two years later.

    63. October 5, 1990: Barbara Bush becomes the first First Lady to appear on a soap when she films a PSA about organ donation as part of a leukemia story. The characters on the show are filmed watching the PSA.

    64. 1995: Mark Consuelos joins the cast as Mateo Santos. He is paired with Kelly Ripa’s Hayley Vaughan, and their reel-life romance turns into a real-life romance.

    65. 1996: Erica develops an addition to painkillers and seeks treatment at the Betty Ford Center.

    66. May 21, 1999: Susan Lucci makes worldwide headlines when she is named Outstanding Lead Actress at the Daytime Emmys, her first win after 19 nominations.

    67. February 17, 2009: Reese Williams (Tamara Braun) and Bianca Montgomery (Eden Riegel) marry in daytime’s first same-sex wedding.

    68. April 14, 2011: ABC cancels All My Children and One Life to Live.

    69. September 23, 2011: All My Children airs for the final time on ABC.

    70. 2013: All My Children streams online from April to September.

    71. The location of Wildwind is Coe Hall at the Planting Fields in Oyster Bay, Long Island.

    72. Thorsten Kaye (Zach) just like his character is a fan of the Detroit Red Wings

    73. Bobbie Eakes (Krystal, AMC) was in the 1980's all girl band Big Trouble.

    74. Mischa Barton played Lily in 1993

    75. According to Jesse, Tad's sister Jenny said that you need three things in life to be happy: Something to do, someone to love and something to believe in.

    76. Jake Martin: Through the Years: Jake -- born Joey Martin on Christmas Day -- has a long and tortured history (It's Pine Valley; who doesn't?). Need a quick catch-up on Jake? Who he is, where he's been -- or been with? Here's a Jake Martin timeline!

      1979: Born to Pine Valley pillars Ruth and Joe. Ruth's advanced age caused some health worries, but Jake's birth was normal...no kidnappings or comas involved!

      1990-1991: Joey married Emily Ann Sago. Too bad Emily went mental after she found out her real parents were a pimp and his hooker! Joey left Pine Valley, divorced Emily Ann and went to med school.

      1996: Joey, now calling himself Jake, had a fling with Tad's ex, Liza. Liza freaked when she realized who Jake was and rebounded by marrying Adam Chandler. He got over her fast, and tried to push Jake and Liza into an affair to divorce Liza. It didn't work.

      1998: Jake agreed to be Liza's sperm donor. He was psyched when young Colby was born, but didn't realize Adam was the true dad; he switched sperm samples!

      2000: When the truth about Colby came out, a furious Jake left town.

      2000: Jake, doing aid work in Chechnya, was rescued by Gillian and Ryan. Jake's injuries and guilt kept Gillian and Jake married, but Ryan was too hot for Gillian to resist.

      2001: Jake started dating Greenlee Smythe. She couldn't get over her ex, Leo, so Jake dumped her.

      2002-2003: Jake went off to do some Doctors Without Borders work. Months after leaving town, Jake married fellow aid worker Carolyn.

      2008: Charity work has Jake captured in Sudan (what's with this guy and war-torn regions?) and needing rescue.

    77. Erica Kane's Rap Sheet: What makes a star? In today's world, charisma, money and talent are only pieces of the puzzle. Trouble with the law is the benchmark for celebrity and if Erica Kane's rap sheet is any indication, she's at the top of the A-list. Erica is facing insider trading charges (just like Martha Stewart did), but she's no stranger to jail cells. Take a look back at her ever thickening file with the Pine Valley police department:

      1977: Erica wanted Nick Davis for herself, but faced competition from the–as she saw it–gauche and inferior Claudette Montgomery. Naturally, Erica decided to frame Claudette for marijuana possession to get her out of the way. Too bad Nick turned the tables on Erica by planting the drugs on her instead.

      1982: "At the pinnacle of my beauty," as Erica once put it, she faced murder charges. She had discovered her lover and boss, Kent Bogard, was having an affair with her sister, Silver Kane. Furious, Erica confronted Kent with a gun and it went off in a struggle. Kent was killed, but Silver claimed she witnessed Erica murder him in cold blood. Erica was arrested, but went on the run disguised as a nun. Later, it was revealed Silver wasn't Erica's sister—she was a con artist—so Erica was cleared of all charges.

      1993: Erica was arrested for stabbing her husband Dimitri Marick. She wasn't intentionally homicidal, just a victim of her long lost daughter from hell, Kendall Hart. Kendall falsely accused Dimitri of raping her, sending Ms. Kane over the edge. A rape survivor herself, Erica flashed back to her own assault, saw Dimitri as her attacker and plunged a letter opener into his chest. To dig the knife in further (so to speak), Kendall perjured herself by denying any rape claim, making Erica's attack seem premeditated. Kendall's lies were exposed and Erica was acquitted—but she started opening mail the old fashioned way.

      1997: Warning: No man cheats on Erica Kane without consequences! Dimitri found this out the hard way after he slept with his sister-in-law, Dr. Maria Grey, and she found herself pregnant. Everyone, including Erica, wrongly assumed the child was Dimitri's. Stranded with Maria, Erica delivered the baby and rushed it to the hospital, only to drive off a bridge (oops). Never one to let ideal circumstances pass by, Erica allowed the world to think the baby had died. Erica believed the child would never be accepted because of her scandalous conception, so she kept the baby for herself. A true trendsetter, Erica helped start the celebrity adoption craze when she told the world that Maria's little girl was Sonya, a Russian infant. Erica eventually realized her wrongs and confessed. She was sent to prison, but paroled months later.

      1998: Erica found herself in the middle of a love triangle with Jack and Mike Roy, her presumed dead husband (sort of–the marriage was invalid). When Jack kidnapped Erica to shake some sense into her, she called Mike to rescue her. The resulting madness got the three arrested for disturbing the peace.

      2000: Adam begged Erica to speak on his behalf in his custody hearing for his daughter, Colby. Despite the judge's protests for order, Erica demanded to be heard and was arrested for contempt of court.

      2001: Erica's maternal instinct went into overdrive after the murder of Mary Frances "Frankie" Stone. Erica's daughter, Bianca, had nursed a longtime crush on Frankie. Since Frankie rejected Bianca, Erica assumed that Bianca must have murdered her. Ms. Kane confessed to the crime to divert suspicion away from Bianca, and even paid Kendall to return to Pine Valley as a negative character witness. When Bianca learned what was going on, she was able to clear up any suspicion, and the Kane women were cleared.

      2002: Erica was on a roll: Two arrests in one year! Erica was arrested for perjury and obstructing justice in her efforts to make herself appear guilty of Frankie's murder. Months later, Erica broke into Kendall's hotel room to try to dig for evidence that Trey Kenyon burned down her posh home, Linden. She was arrested for breaking and entering, and spent Thanksgiving in prison. Opal Cortlandt, Myrtle Fargate and Bianca spent the holiday in the cell with her.

      2008: Erica was arrested for insider trading, amidst claims that she unjustly used a stock tip from Adam Chandler. Samuel Woods, an attorney with eyes on a Senate seat, wants to make a high-profile example of Erica. But Erica Kane is nobody's victim. She's volunteered to go to prison to keep Samuel from getting the best of her. And just like Martha, she intends to come out a winner.

    78. All My Children celebrated the taping of the 10,000th episode of 'All My Children,' Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, in New York. The 10,000th episode, featuring show creator Agnes Nixon playing the character of a ghost named Aggie will air on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

    79. Angie and Jesse 101: Angie and Jesse Hubbard are coming back to All My Children! Need a quick refresh on their history?

      1982: Angie and Jesse's burgeoning romance was put on hold when Liza Colby falsely accused Jesse of raping her. When the charges were dropped, Angie and Jesse faced a bigger obstacle: Her father, Les.

      1983: The two eloped and Angie got pregnant. Fearing rejection, Angie kept the pregnancy secret and divorced Jesse. Angie gave birth to a boy just as Jesse found out about the pregnancy. He told Angie he wanted to raise their son together, but Les already gave the baby up for adoption. Angie and Jesse tracked down their son and kidnapped him from his adoptive parents. They named their boy Frankie. The couple remarried and went on the run.

      1984: The lovebirds were found and Jesse was arrested. Despite this, the couple sued for custody of Frankie and won. To make ends meet, Jesse began singing with a rising star, Yvonne Caldwell. Yvonne had eyes for Jesse, while his half-brother Eugene longed for Angie.

      1985: Eugene and Yvonne schemed to split up Angie and Jesse. They managed to dissolve the trust between them enough so the couple separated. Soon their manipulations were exposed and Angie and Jesse reunited. Angie prepared for medical school and was sexually harassed by her instructor, Dr. Voight.

      1986: Angie reported Dr. Voight, but he managed to dodge any charges. With Jesse's help, they took the dirty doc down.

      1987: Jesse discovered the head of a baby trafficking ring, "Mr. Big," was actually his father-in-law, Les! Jesse confronted Les, they struggled and Les accidentally plummeted to his death in time for Angie to witness all. Distraught, Angie separated from Jesse but when she thought Jesse had been killed, they reconciled.

      1988: Jesse was shot in the line of duty. He died in Angie's arms.

      2008: Jesse and Angie return to Pine Valley. Yes, Jesse's coming back, too. How? Their story starts on January 18.

    80. The Littlest Bird: The littlest bird peers over the nest and says, "What if I fall?" And Mama Bird says, "You'll fly when you're ready. You'll fly before long. You're little, my son, but you're oh so strong." He ruffles his feathers and puffs up his chest. Mama Bird says, "you can just do your best." Then the littlest bird looks up to the sky. "Please, oh please, allow me to fly." Then Mama bird says, "Don't look to the blue. All that you need is inside of you." "With that and a squeeze of his eyes so tight, the littlest bird makes his leap -- and takes flight."

    81. Q. What was the name of the song that Bianca sang at Myrtle's memorial service on All My Children? It was beautiful.
      A. The song is called "Once Upon a Time." Eden Riegel's (Bianca) recording of it is not commercially available, but other versions of the song are.

    82. Q. Wasn't Susan Lucci on Dallas?
      A. Yes! Susan Lucci guest starred in the 1990-91 season of Dallas as Sheila Foley, a woman who kidnapped Bobby Ewing's wife, April, and was ultimately responsible for her death.

    83. Q. Can you tell me where I can get the lavender sweater Greenlee wore on the October 13, 2008 episode of All My Children?
      A. The sweater is actually pale peach and was purchased from Nanette Lepore. It is available at Nanette Lepore boutiques as well as retail stores such as Bloomingdales and Neiman Marcus and is available online at nanettelepore.neimanmarcus.com.

    84. Q. Where can I find the red plaid dress All My Children's Greenlee wore with the blue sweater on Oct. 3, 2008?
      That multi-colored plaid dress is by LAMB and was purchased at Saks Fifth Avenue. The sweater is by Hoss and can be purchased as part of a two piece set online or in Hoss stores worldwide.

    85. Q. Taylor's dress at the Bella party on All My Children was so pretty. Where is it from?
      A. Taylor's dress is by Lodice, and was purchased at Saks Fifth Avenue.

    86. Q. I loved Erica's dress on the 8/6 episode of All My Children when Erica visited Adam. Can you tell me who designed it?
      The designers were Tom and Linda Platt.

    87. Q. What was that song used during the Mardi Gras explosion episode of "All My Children?"
      A: It's called "How High The Moon." It was written by Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis, arranged by Jerry Pilato and sung by Sophie Michalitsianos. Originally, when the song was written in 1940, it was a ballad. Interestingly enough, the song is now most often played as an up-tempo number -- but All My Children's arranger, Jerry Pilato, says, "We decided to arrange this as originally intended, to underscore the mood of the tragedy at the end of the Mardi Gras as the lyrics played against the destruction."

    88. Q. Where did the show get the beautiful red halter dress with flowers around the neckline that Angie wore on 7/18/08's AMC?
      A. Angie's silk twill halter dress is by Catherine Malandrino and can be purchased at Saks Fifth Avenue.

    89. Q. Where did Babe get the tanktop she wore on AMC's 7/8/08 episode?
      A. It is by Marc Jacobs and was purchased at Saks.

    90. Q. What was the song that Ne-yo sung during Angie and Jesse's wedding on AMC?
      A. Ne-Yo performed two songs: "Stop This World" and "Closer." You can watch his performance of "Closer"

    91. Q. I'm getting married soon and would like to know how can I get the poems/quotes that AMC's Angie and Jesse read to each other as vows during their wedding? Can you give us the words?
      A. It's a series of quotes from Marc Chagall, Germaine De Stael, Victor Hugo and Adam Lang. Here's the dialogue from the show:

      In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning in life and art. It is the color of love. Love is the emblem of eternity. It confounds all notion of time, effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end.

      Separated lovers find countless mysterious ways of corresponding. By sending each other the song of birds, the scent of flowers, the laughter of children, the light of the sun, the sighing of the wind, and the gleam of the stars–all the beauties of creation. Love is never-ending, nor is it ever begging.

      A man is born. A woman is born for him. In the fight to find each other, the perfect moment awaits its destiny. When they meet they know. That's why love is never-ending, nor begging. It is always and forever.

    92. Q. On the April 28th episode of AMC, Amanda had on a white dress with flowers. It was absolutely beautiful. Can you tell me where I can purchase that dress?
      A. The white satin empire dress with oversized violet print and flutter sleeves is by Porridge. Porridge has their own website (porridgeclothing.com) where you can locate a store in your area.

    93. Q. What was the song playing when Aidan got ready to leave and was kissing Greenlee goodbye on AMC?
      A. The song, "Tomorrow May Be Never," is from the ABC background library and not available for commercial release.

    94. Q. What song did B5 perform on AMC on April 25 at the Free Erica rally?
      A. The song performed by B5 is called "Erika Kane" (they took creative license with the spelling) and is from their album Don't Talk, Just Listen

    95. Q. On AMC's March 27th and March 28th episodes, Greenlee was wearing a black and white blouse with big fuchsia colored flowers, along with a black pencil skirt. Who is the designer and where can we purchase it?
      A. The seafoam and magenta vintage swirl pattern silk blouse is by Nanette Lepore. It was paired with a deep aubergine tweed pencil skirt, also by Nanette Lepore. It can be purchased at the namesake boutique on Broome Street in New York City.

    96. Q. What was AMC's Erica wearing on Valentine's Day 2008? It was a yellow dress and just perfect for spring!
      A. Erica's canary and lime print silk belted chiffon dress with Bakelite buckle is by Versace and was purchased at Bergdorf Goodman.

    97. Q. There was a beautiful white eyelet blouse with ruffled cuffs that AMC's Babe wore on February 21 or 22, 2008? Where can I get that?
      A. Babe's white embroidered cotton eyelet blouse is by Bell and was purchased at Anthropologie.

    98. Q. I loved the dress that Colby wore for Tad and Krystal's reception/wedding on AMC. Can you tell me where I can buy the dress Colby was wearing that night?
      A. Colby's royal blue and white watercolor print silk strapless dress is from Betsey Johnson, available at the namesake boutiques and major department stores.

    99. Q. The train station scene between Angie and Jesse on AMC was incredibly touching. Where was it filmed?
      A. Angie and Jesse's reunion was shot in New Hope, PA.

    100. Q. I loved all the red dresses that came out from AMC's Go Red fashion show, especially Colby and Amanda's. Who are the designers?
      A. Colby wore a custom dress by Betsey Johnson while Amanda's dress was made by Eric Gaskins.

    101. Q. What song was used in the AMC TV ad for Angie and Jesse's return?
      A. The song is called "Like You'll Never See Me Again" and it's by Alicia Keys. Watch out for it in future AMC episodes.

    102. Q. What kind of hat was Kendall wearing on the 11/21/2007 episode of All My Children and where can I buy it?
      A. Kendall's chocolate 1960s retro style cap was purchased at Club Monaco.

    103. Q. I loved the black and white dress that AMC's Erica wore on 11/30/07. Who is the designer and where can I find it?
      A. Erica's black, white and navy dress is designed by Narcisco Rodriguez and was purchased at Saks Fifth Avenue.

    104. Q. Please tell me where I can buy that darling pink baby doll shirt Amanda on AMC was wearing on Nov. 26, 2007 when she visited Janet for Thanksgiving!
      A. Amanda's pink and vanilla chiffon floral print blouse is by Odille and was purchased at Anthropologie.

    105. Q. On the Wednesday, November 14, 2007 episode of AMC, Erica wore a black turtleneck dress with cut-outs at the shoulder. Can you tell me where I can buy it?
      A. Erica's "cold shoulder" wool turtleneck top was purchased from the Dolce and Gabbana boutique.

    106. Q. What is the name of the song Krystal sang to Tad at the surprise party on the Aug 31 episode?
      A. The song Krystal sang was a cover of the Gershwin piece "Our Love Is Here to Stay."

    107. Q. What is the name of the children's book that Lily gave Zach for Ian? Is it a real book?
      A. It's called the "The Littlest Bird," and no, it isn't a real book.

    108. Q. What is the name of the song played on Monday, July 30 episode of AMC, while Kendall's baby was having surgery?
      A. The song is called "Crossroads" by Don McClain.

    109. Q. I perform weddings and like the saying that Ryan said to Annie on the beach about sand.
      A. Here it is: "Each grain of sand is hard, scratchy. It's rough. Not so pretty. But put all those grains together, all those rough parts, and you have this beautiful beach. This smooth, soft, great beach. When it gets crazy, we have to put the sand together. Take back our own beach. I love you. We'll keep ourselves on the shore, even when the water's rough."

    110. Q. On the July 10, 2007 episode at the end of AMC, they played a beautiful song. Can you tell me the name or artist?
      A. It was "The Way Back Down" by Fooling April.

    111. Q. I really loved the song that played at the end of AMC on Thursday, May 24. Any info? A. The song is called "Closer" by Travis. The Album is The Boy with No Name.

    112. Q. Can you tell me how many times one person has played two characters on (AMC) and who they were?
      A. For anyone who missed it...Regularly appearing characters: Kitty and Kelly Cole (Francesca James), Adam and Stuart Chandler (David Canary), Natalie Dillon and Janet Green (Kate Collins), Lily Montgomery and Ava Benton (Leven Rambin), Cindy Chandler and Karen Parker (Ellen Wheeler), Elizabeth Hendrickson playing "Maggie" and "Frankie", Michael E. Knight has played both Tad Martin and Ted Orsini, and Finola Hughes played both "Alex" Devane Marirck and Police Chief Anna Devane Scorpio.

    113. Q. What is the name of the beautiful song that Zoe sang at Dixie and Babe's funeral?
      It was "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban.

    114. Q. I loved the dress that Erica was wearing on the 6/28//2006 episode of AMC. Could you please tell me where it was purchased?
      A. Erica's white cotton pique strapless dress with coral beaded trim is by Michael Kors and was purchased at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City.

    115. Q. On Friday, July 7th 2006, Erica was wearing a beautiful green & white sundress... Where can I find that dress?
      A. Erica's white and celadon print sundress is by Luca Luca and is available at the Luca Luca boutique on Madison Avenue in NYC.

    116. Q. What was the name of the song that was playing while Jonathan and Lily were in the park and exploring Manhattan on 5/26?
      A. The song is "On the Ride" by Aly and AJ, from their latest album "Into the Rush."

    117. Q. JR (on AMC) had on a t-shirt that had wings on it. Can you tell me where that shirt is from?
      A. JR's shirt is by Just Cavalli and was purchased at Bloomingdales.

    118. Q. Where can I find the sheer v-neck top Di was wearing at the bowling alley during the March 16th episode? She was wearing it over a black tube top and it's gorgeous!
      A. Di's top is designed by Rozae Nichols. Store locations can be found at www.RozaeNichols.com

    119. Q. Where can I find and buy the print above Kendall's fireplace?
      A. The painting over the mantle in Kendall's condo is an original work of art purchased from the Carrie Haddad Gallery which is located in Hudson, New York at 622 Warren Street (518) 828-1915. It was purchased several years ago. The artist's name is Stevan Jennis. He is still represented by the gallery. There are five examples of his work which are available and which can be seen on the gallery's site carriehaddadgallery.com.

    120. Q. Who is the designer and where can I buy the pink coat worn by Kendall (AMC) on the 1/23/06 episode?
      A. Kendall's coat was by Tracy Reece. It was purchased at Bloomingdales.

    121. Q. I love the pink frilly scarf that Babe (on AMC) was wearing in the beach scenes with JR during the first week of January. Can you tell me where to buy it?
      A. It was from the Bloomingdales accessories department in New York. The tag has been removed, but we believe it was by BCBG.

    122. Q. What song was playing in the New Year's Eve 2005 episode in the scenes between Kendall and Zach (on AMC)?. The name of the song is "The Loneliest Star" by Seal.

    123. Q. Where did Greenlee's cute outfit for the Thanksgiving 2005 episode come from?
      A. Greenlee's outfit was by Tufi Duek, head to toe. That designer is a bit difficult to find, except for in NY and LA, but you could try doing a web search.

    124. Q. I was wondering where I could find the dress that Babe was wearing on the Thanksgiving 2005 episode?
      A. Babe's dress was by BCBG. The line is sold in many department stores as well as their own stores nationally.

    125. On the heels of the controversial Roe v. Wade decision, All My Children’s Erica underwent TV’s first legal abortion in 1973. The daring plot of a married woman ending a pregnancy for the sake of her career didn’t hurt ratings, which climbed from 8.2 to 9.1.

    126. AMC introduced daytime’s first lesbian character in 1983 with Dr. Lynn Carson, played by Donna Pescow (Gertrude, General Hospital). Devon McFadden developed a crush on the doc and proposed having an affair. But Lynn realized that lonely Devon was straight and declined.

    127. 1996, AMC became the first soap opera to begin each episode with a recap of the previous day and to end the show with a preview

    128. Approximately 400 to 500 lights are needed each day to tape an episode of AMC.

    129. Erica Kane is the character who has the largest number of wardrobe pieces.

    130. Pine Valley's laundry is done in the basement of the ALL MY CHILDREN studio. Two washing machines are in constant use all day long!

    131. Michael Nader (Dimitri Marick) spent three years on As the World turns, where he played Kevin Thompson.



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