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Soap Opera Digest Is Ending Its Weekly Print Edition

Staffers were informed of the decision Friday, according to sources. A spokesperson for a360Media, the company that owns the brand, confirmed that the weekly edition is being discontinued. The company plans to continue publishing special print issues of Soap Opera Digest four times per year.

“Soap Opera Digest, like many other brands, is adjusting its print frequency and shifting more resources to digital to better accommodate its audience,” the a360Media rep said in a statement to Variety.

Soap Opera Digest was first launched in 1975. Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp bought the publication in 1989 for $70 million before selling it two years later, per the New York Times, and it has had a succession of different owners ever since.

In its heyday, the magazine had a circulation of 1.5 million in 1991, according to the Times. But the reach of its print edition, as with many magazines, has sharply fallen off in the decades since.

According to its website, Soap Opera Digest is “the leading magazine reporting on the soap opera industry for over 40 years,” serving up “behind-the-scenes scoops and breaking news to passionate soap fans every week.” The mag also has included special editorial features on beauty, fashion, parenting, and health and fitness.

Soap Opera Digest has been available in print and digital subscription plans, priced at $45.97 for six months (26 issues at $1.77 apiece) or $69.97 for one year (52 issues at $1.34 apiece).

A360media houses a media portfolio of celebrity, entertainment and women’s lifestyle brands including Us Weekly, Star, InTouch and Life & Style. The company claims that it is the largest print publisher in the U.S., both in retail sales and units sold, with its titles representing about one-third of all magazines sold at retail.

A360media was formerly known as American Media Inc., which had been the owner of the National Enquirer (involved in the “catch and kill” scandal involving Donald Trump and which Jeff Bezos accused of an extortion attempt). In 2020, AMI was acquired by Atlanta-based logistics firm accelerate360, which sold off the National Enquirer, Globe and National Examiner tabloids earlier this year.

Thorsten Kaye and John McCook Livestream Conversation 10/11/23

In story, B&B viewers have seen that Eric's health has taken a turn for the worse, just as he is set to do battle with his son, Ridge, as to who can design the best fashion line as they head towards their Forrester Creations fashion show.

Eric is determined that nothing will stop him from proving that this will be his 'final' and best line, ever. Ridge is determined to show why he is at the top of his game.

Daytime Emmy-winner John McCook has been with the CBS daytime drama series since its beginnings in 1987. He previously appeared on The Young and the Restless as Lance Prentiss. Thorsten Kaye joined the series in 2013, having previously appeared on All My Children, One Life to Live and Port Charles.

John J. York on Entertainment Tonight

General Hospital’s John J. York Gives Tearful, Hopeful Update on His Cancer Journey

Earlier in September, York shared on social media that he’d been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome and smoldering multiple myeloma, which are blood and bone marrow disorders. “Over the past many months, I’ve had three bone marrow biopsies, many chemo treatments — I have another one coming up in a couple of weeks — and I’m closing in on a blood stem cell transplant,” he said at the time.

In a Good Morning America interview Friday, York announced some positive news. “I believe they’ve found a match, a perfect match” for the transplant, he said. “So we’re going to start testing, and doing all that kind of stuff, coming up here in about a week.” He added that the procedure would then happen — “fingers crossed” — in November.

York said he’s been working with BeTheMatch.org, through which he found a donor after his family members were not perfect matches. He nearly started crying when asked what he would say to the donor slated to help him.

“Thank you for saving my life, for letting me spend more time with my wife and my daughter and son-in-law, my grandchildren,” York said, tearing up. “For seeing this beautiful blue sky and all the beautiful trees around me. That’s what I would say.”

York’s health issues have caused him to take a temporary break from playing Mac Scorpio on General Hospital, a role he’s inhabited since 1991.

Morning Show Appearance

Sept 22

John J. York (Mac, General Hospital)

'General Hospital' Star John J. York Approaches Cancer Diagnosis with Positive Attitude

The soap opera veteran, 64, who has played Mac Scorpio on the ABC daytime drama for 22 years, announced last week that he had been diagnosed with two forms of cancer — myelodysplastic syndromes, or MDS, and multiple smoldering myeloma — two blood and bone marrow disorders. But because he has battled ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease since he was 17, his feeling is, “It's just another thing that I gotta now take care of.”

“I went through life with colonoscopies, medicines, the whole thing, and always had to be under doctor's care,” he tells PEOPLE, adding with great positivity, “and living life. Everything's good.”

York had periodic checkups on those pre-existing conditions, and each time his doctor told him he had a spot that just doesn't want to heal. As a result, he was put on mild chemo in a pill form. However, in October 2022, the hematologist — a doctor specializing in blood conditions — suggested a bone marrow biopsy. Then, on Dec. 9, 2022, York recalls with clarity, the doctor walked into his office with a big stack of papers, dropping them on his desk and saying, “Is your wife available for a conference call?”

“I thought, ‘Well, that can’t be good,” York laughs.

They got York’s wife of 37 years, Vicki, on the phone. “She was a mess,” York remembers. “[The doctor] was explaining all these different things and cells and all different levels and words that had, you know, 25 letters in them. And I didn't understand. And Vicki finally came out and said, ‘Does John have cancer?’ And he said, ‘Yes.’ And I'm sitting there, I'm really just like a fly on the wall, listening to him talk to Vicki because she was the one asking all the questions.” At the end of his doctor’s conversation with Vicki, York’s one question was simple: “Why do I feel so good?”

“I feel great,” York says. “I mean, I walk three miles a day and I'm in great shape. And my diet is great and my appetite is great. [The doctor] said that was because we got it early.”

Although chemo treatment was set to begin through UCLA and the doctor that made the diagnosis, York and Vicki were in the process of moving to Tennessee, where their daughter Skyler lives with her family. He didn’t want to tell Skyler of the diagnosis over the phone and instead wanted to wait until the move was complete. But after a couple of sleepless nights, York asked Vicki to call their daughter with the news. Skyler’s husband suggested that rather than York flying back and forth from Tennessee to LA for treatments, he do everything at the nearby Vanderbilt and its “amazing university and cancer center.”

The IV chemo treatment was a piece of cake for York. “You check in and you sit and you wait. It's like waiting for a table at a restaurant almost. You know what I mean?” he laughs. “It's like about a 15-20 minute infusion for seven days in a row, and then 28 days after the first day of that infusion cycle. I had one in March, April, May, June, July, August, and now I'm gonna have another one coming up in September.”

York adds, “It is what it's, you know what I mean? And then everybody's gotta get their treatment. And then you go home, go about your life and you play with the kids. And here we are.”

York has been moved up on the donor priority list and thinks they’re close to finding him a bone marrow donor. “I'm excited about that,” he says. "Many of my family members tested. I believe that the age range is like 18 to 40 to join the registry at bethematch.org/matchformac.”

As far as General Hospital goes, he’s been flying back and forth from Tennessee to LA for filming, since his doctor hasn't put any travel restrictions on him. When the transplant starts, the doctor told him he has to “stay in semi-isolation” at home. Luckily, he lives within 30 minutes of the hospital in case there is a problem, like if his temperature spikes, which is “a very serious situation.”

“My whole philosophy is one day at a time; whatever they need me to do,” York tells PEOPLE. “Well, if I'm staying in a hospital, I'll stay in a hospital. If I can go home, I'll go home, where we have a place where I can be by myself, you know, away from the kids.”

"It goes without saying that Vicki is taking on the caretaker role. She's that now, and she's been that way forever,” York laughs. She has been his pillar of strength and “the guiding force.”

“The immediate reaction was fear, probably,” York says of Vicki’s state of mind upon first hearing her husband had “the c-word.”

“Yeah, she's scared, but believe it or not, I really kinda wasn't because I feel great. Personally, I feel like it's in God's hands. God's will be done. It's gonna work out okay, one way or another. I'm either gonna survive or I'm not. And life goes on and things are gonna be okay for everybody... Let's just go one day at a time.”t.

General Hospital Star John J. York Reveals the Heartbreaking Reason for His Hiatus

York revealed that he’s dealing with some serious health issues in a video he shared on social media on Wednesday: “I was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, and [smoldering multiple] myeloma, two blood and bone marrow disorders. Over the past many months, I’ve had three bone marrow biopsies, many chemo treatments — I have another one coming up in a couple of weeks — and I’m closing in on a blood stem cell transplant.”

York asked fans to consider seeing if they could possibly be a match to be a donor and also thanked them “for all the support over the years,” adding: “This isn’t goodbye. This is just ‘So long!'” He did note that he’ll “have to take a break for at least three, maybe four months” from GH, but he vowed: “I’ll be back.”

York plays Mac Scorpio on General Hospital, a role he’s played since 1991. He also reprised the role on Port Charles and All My Children. His other TV credits include Castle and Veronica Mars.

Press PLAY below to watch York’s message to fans: Video.

Tyler Perry Sets Meagan Good, Debbi Morgan & Five Others To Star In Prime Video Pic ‘Divorce In The Black’

The film follows Ava, a young bank professional who is devastated when her husband Dallas abandons a marriage she is determined to fight for. But then fate intervenes, revealing Dallas’ wicked deeds that have trashed their marriage, and once upon a time sabotaged Ava’s destiny to be loved by her true soulmate. Deadline understands that Hardrict will be playing Dallas, though no further character details have been disclosed.

In addition to Perry via Tyler Perry Studios, producers include Tyler Perry Studios’ Angi Bones and Will Areu, as well as Dianne Ashford.

Most recently reprising her DC role of Super Hero Darla in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Good is also known for turns in films like Day Shift, Think Like a Man and its sequel, Don Jon and Stomp the Yard, among others. The actress toplines Prime Video’s comedy series Harlem and has also been seen on shows like Prodigal Son, Star and Californication, to name just a few.

Currently starring as Coach Marcus Turner on The CW’s All American: Homecoming, which has been renewed for a third season, Hardrict also has on his resume shows like The Chi, S.W.A.T. and The Oath. He appears in the Sundance 2023 films To Live and Die and Live and Young. Wild. Free. and also boasts big-screen credits like City of Lies, All Eyes on Me, American Sniper and Warm Bodies.

Anderson played Rocky, the father of a young Dwayne Johnson, on NBC’s Young Rock, appearing prior to that on MacGruber and other series, as well as in films like Harriet.

Polidore has also been seen on All American: Homecoming, as well as on series like Snowfall, Black Lightning and Wicked City.

Most recently appearing on shows like Blue Bloods and City on a Hill, Wallace has also been part of American Soul and other series. Among his other upcoming projects is the indie drama Shelter Me with Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset.

Appearing in films like For Colored Girls, How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Wag the Dog, Lawson counts amongst his recent TV credits shows like The Ms. Pat Show and Grey’s Anatomy.

Seen on shows like Power, Power Book II: Ghost and The Defenders, Morgan’s film credits include Coach Carter, Love & Basketball and Eve’s Bayou.

In addition to Black, White, & Blue, which tells the story of a woman who loses her husband at the hands of a police officer, Perry has coming up the Netflix films Six Triple Eight and Mea Culpa, having released such recent efforts as A Jazzman’s Blues, Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming and A Fall from Grace to that platform.

Good is repped by Gersh, Atlas Artists and Yorn, Levine, Barnes; Hardict by Buchwald and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Anderson by Gersh and Silver Mass Entertainment; Polidore by AEFH and Elevate Entertainment; Wallace by Stewart Talent and Artist International Group; Lawson by AMT Artists, Alta Global Media and attorney Larry Turner; Morgan by PH Entertainment Group; and Perry by WME and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.

Daytime Emmys To Honor Susan Lucci & Maury Povich With Lifetime Achievement Awards

The Emmys were supposed to be held today on CBS. But the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in May announced it was postponing them, as well as the June 17 Creative Arts & Lifestyle ceremony, because of the WGA strike.

Lucci and Povich will be celebrated in person once the awards are rescheduled.

“I am truly humbled to receive this esteemed award from the Academy,” Lucci said in a statement. “Throughout my career, I have been incredibly fortunate to work alongside exceptional talents and embraced by my fans that have been with me every step of the way. This honor is not just a reflection of my journey, but a testament to the enduring power of storytelling and the profound connection we are so lucky to forge with audiences all over the world through television.”

“I’m just blown away by this honor from the Academy,” Povich said in a statement. “I have always had great respect for its work as I served on the National Board and was President of the New York Chapter. I guess if you hang around long enough, some good things happen. It’s been a 60+ year ride for me in this business, so I feel extremely blessed with this acknowledgment.”

Lucci starred as Erica Kane for over 40 years on All My Children. In May 1999, on her 19th nomination, she won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

Povich hosted the first-run syndicated show Maury from 1998 to 2022.

NATAS also announced the 2023 Gold and Silver Circle Honorees. Inductees are professionals who have performed distinguished service within the television industry, setting standards for achievement, mentoring, leadership and professional accolades for 50 or 25 years respectively. This year’s class is:

Gold Circle

Tanya Hart, Host / Producer, Entertainment News
Wendy Riche, Producer, Daytime Drama
Al Schwartz, Producer, Specials
Vernée Watson, Performer, Daytime Drama

Silver Circle

Christina Knack, Production Coordinator, Daytime Drama
Patrick Weiland, Producer, Lifestyle.

Dishing with Digest - 6/9/23 - Julie Pinson

Kin Shriner Announces Scott Has Been Written Out of GENERAL HOSPITAL

“I just found out Scotty was written out,” he wrote. “I thank you GH fans for decades of supporting me!”

While some fans wondered if the actor’s Twitter account had been hacked, others noted that he has made these kinds of statements before. In fact, back in December 2021, Shriner tweeted that “Scotty’s run is done, so heading to Florida to ride Vespa around the tropics!” And as we all know, Scott eventually returned to our screens.

The character of Scotty Baldwin first appeared back in the mid-‘60s played by child actor Johnny Whitaker and after a series of young actors was aged to an adult in 1977 when Shriner took over the role. He has come and gone numerous times from GH over the decades, so this could just be another visit to the backburner until Scott’s story heats back up again.

Recently, Scott found himself in a relationship with Liesl Obrecht that has become a fan favorite. Unfortunately, his defending Liz in court upset Obrecht and she has thus far found it difficult to forgive him. While it would seem more in character for Scott to continue trying to win Obrecht back, perhaps he’s going to go lick his wounds and wait for her to come around on her own.

Interview with General Hospital Casting Director Mark Teschner

Mark has received 10 Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on General Hospital.

He is also a seven-time recipient of the Casting Society of America's Artios Award. Mark has served on the Board of Governors for the Television Academy and is a former Vice President of the Casting Society of America.

Dishing with Digest - 4/7/23 - Lynn Herring

Judy Farrell Dies: Nurse Able On ‘M*A*S*H’ Was 84

Farrell’s son, Michael Farrell, confirmed to The Times that she died Sunday morning in a hospital nine days after suffering a stroke.

Loretta Swit, who acted alongside Farrell on “MASH,” told Entertainment Weekly: “Judy was a most beautiful woman — inside and out. We grew up together. She was family. This has been a painful loss, but we will always have the beauty of her memory. Rest in peace, Nurse Able.”

Farrell portrayed Nurse Able on eight episodes of the comedy-drama war television series that followed doctors and support staff at the fictional 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War.

The New Yorker wrote that the series was “one of the highest-rated television series of all time ... and considered by many to be the gold standard for quality programming in its day. The show was embraced by audiences and critics alike.” The acclaimed series aired from 1972 to 1983.

Farrell also appeared in other popular TV shows, including “Fame,” “Quincy M.E.,” and “The Partridge Family.” From 1998 to 2003, she wrote for the “General Hospital” spinoff “Port Charles.” Most recently, Farrell played Diane Harris in the 2006 romantic comedy “Long-Term Relationship.”

Filmmaker Rob Williams shared a tribute post to social media saying: “Very sad to hear about the death of Judy Farrell. Most people know her from her role as Nurse Able on MASH, but many of you will remember her wonderful performance in my first film, Long-Term Relationship.

“I developed that script in the Twin Bridges Screenwriting Salon, which was run by Judy and her husband Joe Bratcher (who also played her husband in LTR),” he continued. “And I was honored that they agreed to be in the movie. Judy was always kind and funny, and she was very supportive. She will be missed by all of us.”

Farrell was born in Quapaw, Okla., on May 11, 1938. She’d been acting since 1969, beginning when she was featured on two episodes of “Judd, for the Defense” and one episode of “Get Smart.” She continued working in television, landing an episode here and there for the next decade before she scored her most visible role as Nurse Able in 1976.

She also worked with her former husband during her time on “MASH.” She and co-star Mike Farrell, who played Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt, were married from 1963 to 1983. They share two children together: Michael and Erin Farrell.

After the Farrells parted ways, she married actor and producer Joe Bratcher in 1985. She is survived by Bratcher and her two children.w

Rodney Van Johnson Cast on THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL

“I was offered to come play in their sandbox,” he told Soap Opera Digest in their new issue, “which is just amazing!”

Van Johnson is probably most recognizable to soap fans for playing T.C. Russell on NBC sudser PASSIONS, although he also played Sebastian Dupre on ABC’s PORT CHARLES and Trey Stark on CBS’s THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS, so he’s hit every network!

In primetime, the actor has appeared in shows like GRACE UNDER FIRE, THE JAIME FOXX SHOW, MAD ABOUT YOU, GIRLFRIENDS, and WITHOUT A TRACE. More recently, he could be seen in TV movies like One Fine Christmas and Holiday Hideaway.

With her life of crime, Sheila has always been in need of a good attorney. And Van Johnson’s character might have an easy time defending her if Steffy and Finn really do end up caving to Bill’s blackmail and refuse to press charges against Sheila for shooting them. And with Joe Lando returning as Judge McMullen to preside over the hearing, there could definitely be some shenanigans!

Stay tuned to B&B to see how it all plays out!

GH’s Lindstrom's Book Optioned

Louise Sorel - The Interview 11/9/22

Daytime audiences know Louise for her role as Vivian Alamain in Days of Our Lives, Augusta Wainwright on Santa Barbara and Emily Tanner on Beacon Hill. In addition, Louise has appeared on All My Children, One Life to Live and Passions and Port Charles in smaller roles. Louise received theatrical training at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and began performing on stage when she was 15 years old. She spent several years on Broadway and made her film debut with The Party’s Over in 1965. She has appeared in Plaza Suite, Night Gallery, The Return of Charlie Chan, Airplane II: The Sequel, Where the Boys Are and Crimes of Passion to name a few.

She has made guest appearances on more than 50 prime time programs and TV movies including Star Trek as Rayna in the Requiem for Methuselah episode, The Fugitive, Bonanza, Route 66, The Big Valley, Vegas, Hart to Hart, The Incredible Hulk, Hawaii Five-0, Magnum P.I., and one of my favorites, Charlie’s Angels to share a small few.

Port Charles - 25th Anniversary Celebration

'General Hospital' Kelly Monaco Home Torched in Massive Fire Caused By Cigarette

Kelly tells TMZ ... she woke up late Friday morning to a fire raging on her front yard, with flames licking her windows. The flames quickly engulfed portions of the house.

Kelly was able to escape ... but the house did not fare well. The blaze caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages to her Sherman Oaks home. It won't be livable for quite a while.

Kelly says she turned her security footage over to law enforcement and we're told arson investigators were able to determine the fire was started by someone tossing a lit cigarette butt on the empty lot next to her home. The investigators believe the fire was not started intentionally.

Talk about bad luck on Friday the 13th.

Kelly, who has appeared on soap operas for 22 years and counting, says she's been a part of some pretty wild stories on set ... but none of the scripts compare to living through a massive fire at her home.

She's got a message now that she's come face-to-face with flames ... "Something as little as a cigarette butt can cause casualties and devastation."

True that.

Lionsgate’s Grindstone Entertainment Group and MarVista Entertainment aquires Powder Pup

Ari Novak (Sk8 Dawg) directed the pic, which centers on Shaun (Arbab), a 16-year-old surfer who has it all living in Southern California. When his dad announces they’re moving to the mountains of Montana, he is crushed. That is, until he meets a dog who can snowboard. With the help of his new canine friend, Shaun is set to make a run for the annual snowboarding championship; however, rough terrain awaits.

Novak penned the script with Manning and Miriam Burden. Novak, Todd Slater, Hillis and Manning are the producers of the film, which hails from Pixium Film Group in association with Slater Brothers Entertainment and Lucky Mann Productions. Slater brokered the deals on behalf of the producers for Slater Brothers Entertainment, whose credits include the recently completed thriller King Of Killers starring Frank Grillo, She’s In Portland starring Minka Kelly and The Parts You Lose starring Aaron Paul.

Nolan North guests on NCIS: Los Angeles 4/10/22

GUEST CAST includes: Ava McCoy (Jordyn Rountree), Karina Logue (LAPD Detective Ellen Whiting), Nolan North (Navy Commander Oscar Northcutt)

Kin Shriner Interview 3/21/22

In 1997, Kin joined the cast of the General Hospital spin-off Port Charles bringing the character of Scotty along with him. In addition to Scotty, Kin has played roles on Texas (Jeb Hampton), Rituals (Mike Gallagher), The Bold and the Beautiful (Dr. Brian Carrey), The Young and the Restless (Harrison Bartlett) and As the World Turns (Keith Morrissey).

Dishing with Digest - 2/18/22 - A Martinez

Julie Pinson & Billy Warlock Interview

Julie made her daytime television debut on Port Charles playing Eve Lambert. In addition to Eve and Billie, Julie went on to play Janet Ciccone on As the World Turns where she earned a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress. She also played the part of Shiloh on The Young and the Restless in and appeared on River Ridge as Kimberly Reeves.

Billy Warlock made his television debut on the 10th season of the ABC hit comedy, Happy Days. He then went on to play the lifeguard Eddie Kramer on the first three seasons of Baywatch. Billy joined the cast of Days of Our Lives in 1986 and in 1988 he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor. In addition to Frankie, Billy played A.J. Quartermaine on General Hospital, Ben Hollander on The Young and the Restless, Ross Rayburn on One Life to Live and as Anthony Blackthorn on As the World Turns working with Julie.

Brian Gaskill Interview 2/3/22

Brian graduated from the prestigious Acting Conservatory at Suny Purchase in 1993 and upon graduation performed in The Lion in Winter at The Cleveland Playhouse. His co-star, Tony Award-winner Elizabeth Franz convinced Brian to head west to LA where he soon broke into television on Aaron Spelling’s Melrose Place spin-off Models, Inc.

He next landed his first daytime role of Bobby Warner on All My Children. After leaving AMC and appearing in several prime-time series he returned to daytime in the role of Rafe, a vampire slaying angel, on Port Charles. His other daytime roles include Oscar Marone on The Bold and the Beautiful, BJ Greene on As the World Turns and Dylan Lewis on Guiding Light.

Brian wrote, starred in and co-directed a 20-minute short film title, The Speech. He also co-wrote an original song for the short. In addition, he wrote a second short film called, The Audition. Both shorts are available on YouTube.

Brian recently designed the artwork for fellow daytime actor Jon Hensley’s upcoming new album, Sing Out Revolution and co-wrote the title track.

Wendy Riche Interview 1/28/22

Wendy began her association with ABC Television as a secretary in Children’s Programming. After working as a Coordinator of Late Night Programming, she began her producing career as Associate Producer of the ABC Late Night Series “In Concert”. Wendy became the Executive Producer of ABC’s General Hospital in 1992 where she remained for nine years earning five Daytime Emmys Awards for Outstanding Drama Series. As Executive Producer of General Hospital, she created the GH spin-off, Port Charles in 1997, delivering 1 1/2 hours daily scripted programming to ABC Daytime. Following General Hospital, Wendy was the Executive Producer of the MTV groundbreaking docu(soap)series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.

Wendy is the Executive Producer and co-writer of the award-winning The Bay along with Gregori J. Martin and Kristos Andrews. With Gregori, Wendy Exec Produced, Co-created and co-wrote the upcoming spinoff of The Bay titled “yA.”

Wendy is currently in partnership with Riche Productions working with her husband Alan Riche and her son Peter Riche, developing films and television series.

Talk Show Appearance

Monday, Jan. 17

actors Thorsten Kaye and Lawrence Saint-Victor (CBS’ THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) (n)

Debbi Morgan guests on the season finale on Our Kind of People 1/25/22

Cast: Yaya DaCosta as Angela Vaughn; Morris Chestnut as Raymond Dupont; Joe Morton as Teddy Franklin; Nadine Ellis as Leah Franklin-Dupont; Lance Gross as Tyrique Chapman; Alana Bright as Nikki Vaughn; Rhyon Nicole Brown as Lauren Dupont; Kyle Bary as Quincy Dupont

Guest Cast: Debbi Morgan as Aunt Piggy; L. Scott Caldwell as Olivia Dupont; McKinley Freeman as Nate; Nicole Chanel Williams as Taylor

Debbi Morgan guests on Our Kind of People 1/18/22

Cast: Yaya DaCosta as Angela Vaughn; Morris Chestnut as Raymond Dupont; Joe Morton as Teddy Franklin; Nadine Ellis as Leah Franklin-Dupont; Lance Gross as Tyrique Chapman; Alana Bright as Nikki Vaughn; Rhyon Nicole Brown as Lauren Dupont; Kyle Bary as Quincy Dupont

Guest Cast: Debbi Morgan as Aunt Piggy; L. Scott Caldwell as Olivia Dupont; McKinley Freeman as Nate; Nicole Chanel Williams as Taylor

Debbi Morgan guests on Our Kind Of People 1/11/22

Cast: Yaya DaCosta as Angela Vaughn; Morris Chestnut as Raymond Dupont; Joe Morton as Teddy Franklin; Nadine Ellis as Leah Franklin-Dupont; Lance Gross as Tyrique Chapman; Alana Bright as Nikki Vaughn; Rhyon Nicole Brown as Lauren Dupont; Kyle Bary as Quincy Dupont

Guest Cast: Debbi Morgan as Aunt Piggy; L. Scott Caldwell as Olivia Dupont; McKinley Freeman as Nate; Nicole Chanel Williams as Taylor.

Debbi Morgan guests on Our Kind Of People 12/7/21

Cast: Yaya DaCosta as Angela Vaughn; Morris Chestnut as Raymond Dupont; Joe Morton as Teddy Franklin; Nadine Ellis as Leah Franklin-Dupont; Lance Gross as Tyrique Chapman; Alana Bright as Nikki Vaughn; Rhyon Nicole Brown as Lauren Dupont; Kyle Bary as Quincy Dupont

Guest Cast: Debbi Morgan as Aunt Piggy; L. Scott Caldwell as Olivia Dupont; McKinley Freeman as Nate; Nicole Chanel Williams as Taylor.

Kimberlin Brown Interview 11/22/21

In her role of “Sheila Carter,” Brown debuted on The Young and the Restless in 1990 and crossed over to The Bold and the Beautiful in 1992. For the next three decades, Brown has played “Sheila Carter” on both shows. Brown’s recent credits include the film Five Hour Friends, co-starring Tom Sizemore, American Hero, and the award-winning short The Necklace.

Brown’s career began when she was discovered by famed modeling agent Nina Blanchard. She soon began acting in films such as Who’s That Girl with Madonna, 18 Again with George Burns, The Opposite Sex with Courtney Cox, and Eye of the Tiger, with Gary Busey. Brown guest-starred on many episodic prime-time television serials, including Matt Houston, TJ Hooker, Diagnosis Murder, and Six Feet Under. Her other daytime drama credits include long-time roles on One Life to Live, Port Charles, and All My Children.

Brown is the recipient of two Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Villain/Villainess for her role as “Sheila Carter” on The Bold and the Beautiful.

Brown enjoys skiing, boating, golfing, shooting, gardening, and most importantly, spending time with family. She spends her free time actively involved in charity work, including The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Susan G. Komen Foundation through American Airlines Celebrity Events and The Blue Angels Foundation, supporting our country’s veterans. Most notably, and demonstrating her true hands-on spirit, she has twice been a bone marrow donor. She has never met either recipient but has been told they are both doing well.

Debbi Morgan guests on Our Kind Of People 11/16/21

Cast: Yaya DaCosta as Angela Vaughn; Morris Chestnut as Raymond Dupont; Joe Morton as Teddy Franklin; Nadine Ellis as Leah Franklin-Dupont; Lance Gross as Tyrique Chapman; Alana Bright as Nikki Vaughn; Rhyon Nicole Brown as Lauren Dupont; Kyle Bary as Quincy Dupont

Guest Cast: Debbi Morgan as Aunt Piggy; L. Scott Caldwell as Olivia Dupont; Melissa De Sousa as Alex Rivera; McKinley Freeman as Nate; Nicole Chanel Williams as Taylor

Rebecca Staab Interview 11/3/21

Debbi Morgan guests on Our Kind Of people 11/9/21

Cast: Yaya DaCosta as Angela Vaughn; Morris Chestnut as Raymond Dupont; Joe Morton as Teddy Franklin; Nadine Ellis as Leah Franklin-Dupont; Lance Gross as Tyrique Chapman; Alana Bright as Nikki Vaughn; Rhyon Nicole Brown as Lauren Dupont; Kyle Bary as Quincy Dupont

Guest Cast: Debbi Morgan as Aunt Piggy; L. Scott Caldwell as Olivia Dupont; Melissa De Sousa as Alex Rivera; McKinley Freeman as Nate; Nicole Chanel Williams as Taylor

Search for Tomorrow Reunion 10/15/21

Maree has been a working actress for over 60+ years and is knowns to daytime audiences for her roles on Search, General Hospital and Port Charles (Charlene Simpson), Passions (Mona) and Days of Our Lives (Marie Horton). She is best known to movie audiences for roles in Beetlejuice, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and The Wedding Singer. As Maree puts it, "In my on-going 60+year career as a working actress, pottery continues to save my sanity. I live in two worlds, Native American and TV! When I am between gigs, I’m in my pottery studio or the garden, grounding myself by putting my hands into the dirt or clay."

Lisa is also known for her other roles on ABC's Loving as Ava Rescott Forbes Alden Masters and as Lila Hart Roberts Cory Winthrop on NBC's Another World. Lisa has transitioned and has made a successful career selling real estate in New Jersey full time since 2002. She prides herself on her ability to listen to her clients and give them the personal attention they deserve.

Debbi Morgan guests on Our Kind of People 10/19/21

Cast: Yaya DaCosta as Angela Vaughn; Morris Chestnut as Raymond Dupont; Joe Morton as Teddy Franklin; Nadine Ellis as Leah Franklin-Dupont; Lance Gross as Tyrique Chapman; Alana Bright as Nikki Vaughn; Rhyon Nicole Brown as Lauren Dupont; Kyle Bary as Quincy Dupont

Guest Cast: Debbi Morgan as Aunt Piggy; L. Scott Caldwell as Olivia Dupont; Nicole Chanel Williams as Taylor

Linda Dano Interview 9/22/21

Yaya DaCosta debuts & Debbi Morgan guests in 'Our Kind of People' 9/21/21

Cast: Yaya DaCosta as Angela Vaughn; Morris Chestnut as Raymond Dupont; Joe Morton as Teddy Franklin; Nadine Ellis as Leah Franklin-Dupont; Lance Gross as Tyrique Chapman; Alana Bright as Nikki Vaughn; Rhyon Nicole Brown as Lauren Dupont; Kyle Bary as Quincy Dupont

Guest Cast: Debbi Morgan as Patricia “Aunt Piggy” Williams; L. Scott Caldwell as Olivia Dupont; Nicole Chanel Williams as Taylor Woods; Raven Goodwin as Josephine

Video Interview: Writers Carolyn and Richard Culliton

‘General Hospital’ Pays Tribute To Jay Pickett; Streaming Memorial Service Set

At the end of today’s episode, a photo of Pickett, who starred as the daytime serial’s Detective David Harper from 2006-08, was accompanied by the words, “In Loving Memory of Jay Pickett.”

A celebration of Pickett’s life is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 20, at the Nampa Civic Center in Nampa, Idaho, with live streaming of the service beginning at 4:45 p.m. ET through the Nampa Funeral Home website.

Pickett died of an apparent heart attack while filming a horseback-riding scene for the film.

In addition to General Hospital, Pickett appeared in soaps Days of Our Lives and Port Charles, and on primetime series China Beach, Dragnet, Mr. Belvedere and Perry Mason. He is survived by his wife Elena and their three children.

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Soap Opera Writers Interview: Carolyn and Richard Culliton

This talented duo met when they were both students at Northwestern University. Carolyn grew up watching soaps and Richard had never seen one. Fate intervened in 1978 when a family friend offered to make some introductions to an executive Procter & Gamble Productions. The rest is history.

Carolyn’s first job in the daytime industry was working as Paul Rauch’s assistant at Another World and Richard’s first job was as a script writer on Texas. From that moment forward this duo worked non-stop as breakdown writers, script writers and as head writers on almost every soap opera on the air. Together this duo created the General Hospital spin-off Port Charles while serving as head writers for the first few months of the show’s run.

They are the recipient of numerous Daytime Emmy Awards and Writer’s Guild Awards for their work. They are the proud parents of two daughters, Emily who is an adjunct professor of creative writing at St. Joseph's College in Brooklyn, and Kathleen a journalist. Emily published her first novel In 2017, "The Misfortune of Marion Palm" was published by Knopf.

Looks like the writing gene is a strong one in the Culliton family.

‘Catch The Bullet’ Trailer: First Look At Western Dedicated To Memory Of Actor Jay Pickett

The film from director Michael Feifer centers on Britt MacMasters (Pickett), a U.S. marshal who returns from a mission to find his father (Tom Skerritt) wounded and his son, Chad (Mason McNulty), kidnapped by the outlaw Jed Blake (Gattlin Griffith). Hot on their trail, Britt forms a posse with a gunslinging deputy and a stoic Pawnee tracker. But Jed and Britt tread dangerously close to the Red Desert’s Sioux territory, which poses a menace far greater than either can imagine.

Peter Facinelli, Cody Jones, Callder Griffith, Tucson Vernon Walker, Rick Moffatt, Ardeshir Radpour, Kevin McNiven, Peter Sherayko, Eric Pickett, and Ryder Kozisek also star in the film, scripted by Jerry Robbins.

Feifer produced the film, with Barry Brooker, Alan B. Bursteen, Dawn Bursteen and Stan Wertlieb serving as exec producers.

Pickett died July 30 of unknown causes while shooting the film Treasure Valley in Idaho. He was 60. Feifer remembers him as a dedicated actor and family man.

“Jay was not just an actor in many of my films, he was a great friend and valued collaborator,” the director said in a statement to Deadline. “Even more, he was a true gentleman on set and always made all of the crew and cast feel special with his kind hearted and humble way. We’ve all been overwhelmed by the incredible outpouring of love and support since his unexpected passing. Jay told me just a week before he passed that he felt that his part as Britt McMasters was his best performance yet … and I wholeheartedly agree. I so look forward to sharing our movie with audiences and, especially, his fans.”

Check out the trailer for Catch the Bullet above.

Debbi Morgan guests on FANTASY ISLAND 8/24/21

Cast: Roselyn Sanchez as Elena Roarke; Kiara Barnes as Ruby Akuda

Guest Cast: Debbi Morgan as Eileen; Cliff Chamberlain as Charles; Mieko Hillman as Theodora; Rodrigo Rojas as David; Katira Maria as Satnam; Kamori Clark-McGoey as Young Theo; John Gabriel Rodriquez as Javier

‘Port Charles' Actor Jay Pickett Dies While Shooting Movie Scene

“Yesterday I lost a good friend and the world lost a great person. Jay Pickett decided to ride off into the Heavens. Jay died sitting on a horse ready to rope a steer in the movie Treasure Valley in Idaho. The way of a true cowboy,’ Heffel said of Pickett, both of who co-produced the film alongside Travis Mills.

Mills in a post of his own shared to the film’s official Facebook page shared a tribute to Pickett. “Many of you have already heard about the tragedy that happened two days ago,” he wrote on Sunday. “Jay Pickett, our leading man, writer, producer, and creator of this movie passed away suddenly while we were on location preparing to film a scene. There is no official explanation for the cause of his death but it appears to have been a heart attack. Everyone present tried as hard as they could to keep him alive. Our hearts are broken and we grieve for his family who are so devastated by this shocking tragedy.”

Pickett was born in Spokane, Washington in 1961 and grew up in Caldwell, Idaho. By his college years, he was focused on becoming an actor; he received his BA degree in acting from Boise State University and his MFA in acting from UCLA with a focus in theater at both institutions.

He made appearances throughout the years in many popular TV shows including China Beach, Dragnet, Mr. Belvedere, Perry Mason, and Days of Our Lives before securing a gig on the ABC soap Port Charles as Frank Scanlon in 1997. He followed that with a recurring role in General Hospital as Detective David Harper.

He is survived by his wife Elena and their three children.

GENERAL HOSPITAL and PORT CHARLES Star Jay Pickett Dead at 60

“My greatest friend has sadly left this world,” he wrote. “We met when we were cast as brothers on PORT CHARLES many, many years ago. He played my big brother on TV but that carried over into real life and an amazing friendship that was one of a kind. He was an incredible husband, father, friend, and godfather to my daughter. Everyone that knew him loved him. I love you, Jay. Keep smiling my friend. All my love to his family, who truly became our family as well. You will be forever missed.”

In addition to his role as Frank on PORT CHARLES, Pickett also temporarily filled in for Ted King as Lorenzo Alcazar on GH and later returned to GH again in 2006-07 in the recurring role of Detective David Harper. Before joining the cast of PORT CHARLES, Pickett played Dr. Chip Lakin on NBC sudser DAYS OF OUR LIVES, and after, could be seen in primetime series like DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES and NCIS: LOS ANGELES as well as films like A Matter of Faith and A Soldier’s Revenge. According to the IMDb, the prolific actor currently has four projects that are completed and in post-production and one that was still filming.

Pickett is survived by his wife, Elena, his daughters, Maegan and Michaela, and a son, Tyler. Our thoughts go out to his family and loved ones during this difficult time.

‘Fantasy Island’ Adds guest stars Eric Winter, Debbi Morgan & Leslie Jordan

Fox’s follow-up to the classic ABC anthology doesn’t premiere until next month, but we’ve already started getting wind of who has lined up to have their wishes granted on the magical dramedy starring Roselyn Sánchez as Elena Roarke — grand-niece of Ricardo Montalban’s Mr. Roarke. And now, TV Insider can exclusively confirm three more tourists heading for the island.

Call Me Kat‘s Leslie Jordan, a longtime equal-rights advocate who blew up on Instagram in 2020 with his hilarious lockdown posts, will drop in on the eighth episode as the ghost of a shady art dealer named Jasper that gets 24 hours back on Earth to reconnect with the protégé he may have given misguided advice to.

All My Children vet Debbi Morgan (Power and Fox’s upcoming People Like Us) shows up in episode four as Eileen, “a delightful free spirit with elegance, charm and the confidence of someone who has always been the most beautiful and entertaining person in the room.” Unfortunately, Eileen also has a strained relationship with her daughter, which she hopes to mend while vacationing in paradise.

And finally, Roselyn Sánchez’s real-life husband, Eric Winter of The Rookie, is due to have us swooning in episode six as Brian, an athletic and competitive survivalist who dares the island to put him through the “ultimate mental and physical challenge.” Fans of the couple will be aware that Winter was in Puerto Rico with the family while Roselyn began filming, so ya had to know this one was coming. Sánchez even told TV Guide Magazine that she was going to make sure he showed up, which is proof positive that she really is a boss!

The three actors join a number of already-announced guest stars on the reboot. Fantasy Island will be welcoming Prodigal Son‘s Bellamy Young and Bold and the Beautiful‘s Kiara Barnes in the premiere, followed by Dave and Odette Annable (he of Yellowstone, she of Walker) and the give-it-to-us-now reunion of Melrose Place alums Daphne Zuniga, Laura Leighton, and Josie Bissett.

Fantasy Island, Series Premiere, Tuesday, August 10, 9/8c, Fox.

Morgan To Recur on 'Our Kind of People'

Stuart Damon, Longtime Actor on ‘General Hospital,’ Dies at 84

Damon had been struggling with renal failure, KABC reporter George Pennacchio said in a Facebook post about Damon’s death, quoting Damon’s son, Christopher, who said of the elder Damon’s time on the soap, “It was his favorite place to be. He loved playing Alan and was always so appreciative of that role and that job. It was his passion.”

After beginning his career on Broadway, the tall, dark-haired Damon shot to prominence when he portrayed the prince opposite Lesley Ann Warren in a lavish 1965 CBS musical production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

He then worked for a dozen or so years in London, where he starred as a secret agent on the 1968-69 ITV series The Champions, appeared on shows including The Saint, Steptoe and Son and The New Avengers and toplined the West End musicals Charlie Girl, a long-running hit, and Man of Magic, as Harry Houdini.

Damon joined General Hospital in May 1977 when Alan Quartermaine, a member of a rich, dysfunctional family, arrived in Port Charles to help Dr. Steve Hardy (John Beradino) raise funds for a new hospital wing. He sticks around and weds Dr. Monica Webber (Leslie Charleson) in 1978, and their marriage is tested by affairs and murder attempts over the years.

“He’s really one of the most interesting characters around,” Damon said in a 2010 interview. “He’s loving one day, but he’s also a failed murderer who wound up in a hospital on two occasions. … I’ve just played some scenes with Monica in which you couldn’t be sure whether I’d kill her or screw her.”

Following six Daytime Emmy nominations without a win, Damon finally took home the prize on his last attempt in 1999 when Alan got addicted to painkillers while attempting to recover from career-threatening hand surgery. (The actor also spent 1997-2001 on the GH spinoff Port Charles.)

Damon was fired from GH in late 2006 — Alan would die of a heart attack after being taken hostage in a hotel — but he occasionally returned as ghostly apparitions or in flashback sequences through 2013. Meanwhile, he worked on two other soaps, CBS’ As the World Turns and NBC’s Days of Our Lives.

The son of Russian immigrants, Stuart Michael Zonis was born in Brooklyn on Feb. 5, 1937. He graduated in 1958 from Brandeis University, where his classmates included Louise Lasser and future advice columnist Margo Howard.

He sang on Broadway in 1959 in the ensemble of First Impressions, a musical comedy version of Pride and Prejudice that was directed by Abe Burrows, then spent more than a year in two roles in the original Broadway production of Irma la Douce.

Damon appeared in a 1963 Obie-winning off-Broadway revival of The Boys From Syracuse, which featured music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, then was back on Broadway in 1965 in a featured part in Do I Hear a Waltz?, from Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim. (He also was heard on that cast album and others as well.)

On The Champions, Damon played spy/pilot Craig Stirling opposite British actors Alexandra Bastedo and William Gaunt. Their characters worked at a Geneva-based law enforcement organization known as Nemesis and used the exceptional powers given to them by an advanced Tibetan civilization to save the world.

Damon later starred for two seasons (1976-77) on the World War II-set ITV comedy Yanks Go Home before returning to the U.S. to work on a soap opera. “I was thinking General Hospital might be a 13-week gig, and 31 years later, I was still there,” he said.

“I tried to make [Alan] as complete as possible,” he added. “I wanted to make sure that this character had an edge, that he wasn’t Mr. Good Guy or Mr. Bad Guy — he wasn’t black or white, he was gray. I wanted to make him someone you didn’t mess with.”

Damon also showed up on other TV shows including Naked City, Fantasy Island, Hotel and Diagnosis Murder and in the 1983 feature Star 80, directed by Bob Fosse.

Survivors include his wife, British-born actress, singer and dancer Deirdre Ottewill, whom he married in 1961, and their children, Jennifer and Christopher.

Stuart Damon Dies: ‘General Hospital’s’ Alan Quartermaine Had 50-Year Career On Stage And Screen

On behalf of everyone at #GH, I want to extend my deepest condolences to Stuart Damon’s family and all who loved him. Stuart was an absolute legend of our industry and he’ll be sorely missed. @GeneralHospital — Frank Valentini (@valentinifrank) June 29, 2021

The actor’s son, Christopher Damon, told Pennacchio that the actor had been dealing with renal failure for the past few years. Of his father’s five-decade run on General Hospital, the younger Damon said: “It was his favorite place to be. He loved playing Alan and was always so appreciative of that role and that job. It was his passion.”

Damon first appeared on the ABC soap as Alan Quartermaine in 1977. He remained in the role even after the good doctor’s death in 2007, appearing occasionally as the character’s ghost.

The actor also appeared as Quartermaine on the spinoff Port Charles, which aired from 1997-2003 on ABC

After his stint as a regular on General Hospital was over, Damon landed multi-episode arcs on Days of Our Lives and As the World Turns. He also appeared on such pre-2000 hits as Diagnosis Murder, Fantasy Island, Mike Hammer and Hotel.

Damon got his start on Broadway, which led to him play the prince opposite Lesley Ann Warren in a 1965 TV movie remake of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

In the late ’60s, he appeared on 30 episodes of NBC’s The Champions.

Video: Real Andrews Interview

Live Chat with John J. York

Live chat with Real Andrews

Linda Dano Interview 5/6/21

GENERAL HOSPITAL’s Réal Andrews Tested Positive for COVID-19

GH, like all the other daytime soaps and other entertainment productions, have strict COVID guidelines to protect their casts and crews from the dangerous virus. This winter, GH temporarily recast the role of Taggert with actor Asante Jones for a handful of episodes, but Andrews soon returned to the soap. Even with his subsequent negative test result, the positive COVID result still means that Andrews will have to take a short break from work to ensure evryone’s safety. When his castmate, Briana Nicole Henry (Jordan) caught COVID around the Thanksgiving holiday, she was temporarily recast with actress Tiffany Daniels until Henry was cleared to return to the studio. Whether or not GH is planning to recast Taggert again with Jones or another actor has not yet been announced.

“I’ll keep you up to speed,” Andrews promised. “I didn’t come in and tell you about it right away because obviously I was just devastated and frustrated, but I’m going to keep you in the loop, let you know how it goes. But that’s where we’re at right now. Taggert is sitting out on the sidelines.”

In the video, Andrews seems healthy, so hopefully, his initial COVID test result was a false positive. But please join us in wishing him well.

'Port Charles' Erin Hershey Nasty Email to Kid's Teacher ... ... We Won't Watch Inauguration!!!

Erin's got a daughter in elementary school in California, and after the little girl's teacher sent an email to parents Wednesday inviting kids to skip class to watch Inauguration Day, she replied with some nasty comments about the new Prez.

According to the email chain, obtained by TMZ, Erin blasted this out to the teacher and her fellow parents ... "Why watch a criminal on television? I’d never do that to my children. But thank you."

Another parent then rushed to the teacher's defense in the email chain, thanking her for considering the families who wanted to watch the historical moment and drawing Erin's ire by writing, "no matter the person taking office, we are lucky to be able to watch moments like this."

Erin quickly responded with another reply all, saying ... "I don't think we are lucky at all to watch a flat out joke."

The soap actress tells TMZ ... she stands by her emails and doesn't regret sending them. That said ... fact is, Joe Biden is NOT a criminal. And, it's her choice whether she wants her kids to see the inauguration. Too bad ... the kids may have been inspired by lots of people who were front and center, including Amanda Gorman.

Réal Andrews Reveals He Is Cancer Free

Days Recasts Vivian

Dishing with Digest - 11/20/20 - Real Andrews

Patrick Duffy gushes over new girlfriend Linda Purl

The “Dallas” star — who lost his wife of 34 years, Carlyn Rosser, to cancer in 2017 — started dating actress Linda Purl four months ago.

The clearly besotted Duffy, 71, told Page Six he doesn’t feel like teenager in love but rather a “knowledgeable teen.”

“We’re not covering any ground that has not been trodden in both our lives for years and years,” he explained of his relationship with the “Happy Days” actress.

“For me, it’s not a do-over, it’s a do-again because the first one was perfect and this one is also perfect. We get a do-again, but we’re not teenagers so we kind of enter it knowing what’s expected and what to give and to respect each other’s history and individualism. It’s worked out, I can’t tell you how happy I am.”

The actor says that his Buddhist faith helped him deal with his wife’s passing and also with the brutal murders of his parents in 1986 during an armed robbery of a tavern they owned in Boulder, Montana.

“Fundamental to all Buddhist philosophy is the eternity of life,” he explained, adding that his wife introduced him to the religion.

He has chanted twice daily for 49 years, and says: “It’s impossible to separate the philosophy of Buddhism from my life. But just so people know, just because I chant ‘Namu My?h? Renge Ky?’ doesn’t mean I don’t like polishing off a bottle of wine or red meat.”

And that also includes celebrating Christmas.

“I have always been a Christmas fanatic, I was from year one. When my wife and I were first married, living in New York in the ’70s, we were so poor we would wrap our Christmas presents in the Sunday funnies because at least it was colored paper. We never gave up on the holiday.”

Duffy loves the holiday season so much he’s starring in the Lifetime Christmas movie “Once Upon a Main Street,” revealing that whenever he’s offered a Christmas movie he doesn’t even really read the script.

“I know what it is, I respect them, I respect them and their audience and when the phone rings I say, ‘Absolutely,'” he said.

Video: Search for Tomorrow Reunion - Maree Cheatham, Michael Corbett

Patrick Duffy and ‘Happy Days’ actress Linda Purl are dating

Patrick Duffy, best known as good brother Bobby Ewing in “Dallas,” has fallen madly in love with “Happy Days” actress Linda Purl.

“I’m in an incredibly happy relationship,” he recently gushed to People. “I never thought for a minute this would happen again. I never thought I’d feel this way again.”

The 71-year-old actor was married for more than forty years to ballet dancer Carlyn Rosser, who died of cancer in 2017.

“My wife and I, in 48 years we were always together,” said Duffy, who shared sons Padraic, 46, and Conor, 40, with Rosser.

Purl, 65, has been married four times. Her first marriage was to Desi Arnaz, Jr., and she has one son from her third marriage.

The grandfather of four was getting accustomed to his life as a widower until quarantine unexpectedly brought him a new love.

The pair had been casual friends but lost touch over time. During the lockdown, they happened to be on a group text chain with other friends that eventually whittled down to just the two of them.

At that point, “I loaded up my car and drove 20 hours and ended up on her doorstep just to see if it was real,” said Duffy. “We haven’t been apart since.”

Search for Tomorrow - Reunion 11/10/20 - Maree Cheatham, Michael Corbett and Marcia McCabe

Debbi Morgan in MERRY LIDDLE CHRISTMAS WEDDING

PREMISE: Lifetime’s first-ever Christmas sequel to last year’s hit movie, Merry Liddle Christmas, Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding once again follows Jacquie Liddle (Kelly Rowland), as she and Tyler try to plan their perfect destination Christmas wedding. Naturally, Jacquie’s plans go awry when her boisterous family intervenes in her planning and her snooty wedding planner quits in protest. While nothing goes as initially planned, Jacquie and Tyler get a Christmas wedding more memorable than they could have ever dreamed.

PREMIERE DATE: Saturday, Nov. 28 (8/7c) on Lifetime.

‘Army Of The Dead: Lost Vegas’: Netflix Anime Series Adds Joe Manganiello, Christian Slater, Vanessa Hudgens & More

The newly-announced stars join Dave Bautista, Ana De La Reguera, Tig Notaro, Omari Hardwick and Ella Purnell in the new anime series executive produced by Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder, Wesley Coller from The Stone Quarry alongside Jay Olivia and Shay Hatten.

The spin-off series will focus on the origin story of Scott (Bautista) and highlight his rescue crew’s efforts to protect all they love during the first phases of the mysterious zombie outbreak in Vegas. Manganiello will star as Rose, Slater as Torrance, Lennis as Boorman, Butler as Chen, Chalotra as Lucilia and Hudgens as Willow. Malone, Badaki, Wren, Barbaro and North will play Queen Meeru, Nicole, Meagan and Clemenson, respectively.

Snyder will direct two episodes of the anime series with Jay Oliva (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and upcoming Netflix Original Anime Series Trese) showrunning as well as directing two other episodes. Meduzarts Animation Studio will serve as the animation studio.

Though Snyder’s film isn’t set to hit streaming until next year, Netflix has already greenlit other plans to expand the Army of the Dead universe. In addition to the anime series, Netflix announced in September a prequel film.

Army of the Dead actor Matthias Schweighöfer will direct and star in the prequel, which will shine a light on his character “Ludwig Dieter.” Hatten is also set to write the prequel. The pic will be produced out of Germany by Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder and Wesley Coller of The Stone Quarry and Schweighöfer and Dan Maag of Pantaleon Films.

Soap Alum Smythe Dies at 70

Smythe was a familiar romantic lead in the most popular daytime-television serials of the 1970s and ‘80s. These included his portrayal of Gordon Middleton on “The Guiding Light,” Dane Taylor on “Search for Tomorrow,” and Peter Love on NBC’s long-running and award-winning “Another World.” He also appeared with such acting luminaries as Henry Fonda, Myrna Loy and Jessica Tandy in feature films and performed extensively in off-Broadway theatrical productions and national stage tours. He was the recipient of Drama Logue and LA Weekly Drama Awards during his stage career in Los Angeles. He was a member of SAG, AFTRA and Actors Equity.

He received his B.A. in theatre from Otterbein University in 1972 and a Master of Fine Arts from Ohio University in 1975. He appeared at the Cleveland Playhouse post-college before his move to New York City.

With his sons, Smythe was active in Boy Scouts of America in La Crescenta. He served as assistant scout master, Chaplain and recruiter as well as coaching, with wife Suzanne, both sons to achieve Eagle Scout.

A memorial remembrance will be deferred to either electronic access or post-pandemic in-person service. In lieu of flower tributes, the family respectfully encourages contributions to a favorite charity or Democrat in the upcoming election. The family wishes to reinforce to everyone that the pandemic is real and asks everyone to please wear a mask.

Dishing with Digest 8/21/20 - Ian Buchanan

Download the Emmys App to Watch Past, Present, and Future Shows!

“Television programming and its underlying technology have each gone through immense change over the more than seven decades the Emmys have recognized excellence in both facets of our industry,” said Adam Sharp, NATAS President & CEO. “Our awards have adapted through each of these transitions. Working with Vimeo, we now bring our celebration of this dynamic community of creators to all of the devices the audience uses to watch the television programming they love.”

The platform will allow fans to watch behind the scenes interviews, clips of memorable moments, and past Emmy ceremonies. Plus, you’ll be able to watch the upcoming shows live as they happen, because this year’s Daytime Emmys were split up into multiple shows to separate out the categories. Here’s what’s coming up:

Sunday, July 19, at 9 p.m. ET: The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards – Digital Dramas
Sunday, July 26, at 8 p.m. ET: The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards – Children’s, Lifestyle, and Animation
Tuesday, August 11, at 8 p.m. ET: The 41st Annual Sports Emmy Awards
September 2020: The 41st Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards

The app is completely free and all you have to do is sign up. Watch The Emmys is available on the web, as well as for iOS, Android, Amazon FireTV, and Roku.

William DeVry & Rebecca Staab Chat 7/10/20

Guiding Light - General Hospital Reunion 7/10/20

Video: Another World Reunion Chat

Video: As the World Turns / All My Children Chat 4/24/20

As the World Turns / All My Children / GH Chat 4/24/20

GUIDING LIGHT Santos Family Reunion Planned

Thorsten Kaye Explains Why He Loves Detroit

Kaye lived in Detroit during his 20s when he was in a classical repertory theater, and he loved the experience. “We did seven plays at the same time,” he recalls. “It was so hard, but looking back, you think, ‘That was awesome.’ I think my most fun time as an actor was the time when I was in Detroit.” For that reason, the city — and its NHL organization, which holds more Stanley Cup wins than any other U.S. team — continues to have a hold on Kaye’s heart!

Debbi Morgan Returns for POWER BOOK II: GHOST

This new sequel to the Starz series, POWER, will continue the dramatic stories of some of its most well-known characters, and Morgan will be reprising her role of Estelle, who she played on a recurring basis in the original series. GHOST will pick up the narrative immediately following the POWER finale as it follows Tariq navigating his new life, trying to rid himself of his father’s legacy while struggling to save his family. Check out this tease that Starz released to promote the new series: Video.

Although perhaps best known for her work in daytime, Morgan has an equally-impressive career in film and primetime with roles on shows like WHAT’S HAPPENING!!, BOSTON PUBLIC, CHARMED, and FOR THE PEOPLE as well as movies like Eve’s Bayou, The Hurricane, and Coach Carter. Now you can look forward to seeing the talented actress again in POWER BOOK II: GHOST, and we’ll be sure to let you know just as soon as an official air date for the premiere is announced.

GH's John J. York Reveals How He Fell in Love With Winnie and Belle

And for the record, Winnie and Belle are always right. “If they’re barking, something’s going on,” York said. “A few weeks ago, they started barking, and it was right around the time my wife gets home. I looked out the front window and her car wasn’t in the driveway, but they were barking and animated, looking and wagging their tails. Literally, within 15 seconds, my wife’s car pulled into the driveway. They knew she was a couple of blocks away. It was crazy. “I just love them to death,” he added, “and I didn’t even want them!”

It’s not that York’s not a dog guy. “We’ve had four or five dogs over the years, and it’s just the hardest thing when you lose a pet,” he sighed. “And who’s the one who usually has to take them to the vet and goes through that whole process? It’s me! I’m also the one who handles the dog food: I go to the store, buy the dog food, bring it home, take it out of the package, the dogs eat it and take it out to the yard, and then I go out to the yard to pick up that food that’s been processed and take it to the garbage. It’s me from beginning to end! So after the last one passed away, I just didn’t want to do it again.”

York’s wife, Vicki, however, had other ideas. “This was about two years ago. She was out of town, but she kept looking at dogs at this rescue place,” he recounted. “She saw a couple of puppies and called me and told me I had to go look at them.

“We were only going to get one… but they brought out two,” he continued. “They were literally as big as the palm of my hand, and they told us they were sisters. I was like, ‘They have to be together.’ They were tiny puppies, and I ended up getting both of them.” Now “they do everything together and they’re crazy and fantastic. They’re just the best dogs ever!”

Maree Cheatham on Young Sheldon 11/7/19

GUEST CAST: Maree Cheatham (Dorothy), David Futernick (Man In Crowd), Davey Johnson (Nigel).

Jessica Morris Charged for Allegedly Almost Biting Rib Hillis' Lip Off

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Morris and actor Rib Hillis (ex-Jake, Port Charles) got into a fight back in May, and at some point, she went on the attack and bit Rib's lip -- almost all the way off!!!

We're told Morris turned herself in earlier this month after the L.A. County District Attorney charged her with one count of felony domestic violence with great bodily injury.

Hillis tells TMZ ... Morris got into a heated argument with him over relationship issues, which makes sense, because PLOT TWIST -- Hillis is married to Elena Grinenko, one of the pro dancers on "Dancing with the Stars."

Rib says the fight got violent when Jessica viciously bit and mangled his lip, but claims he didn't lay a hand on her during the incident. He says he went to the hospital afterward and the nurse notified the police. A report was taken and the LAPD investigated, leading to the criminal charge.

Hillis claims he had no say in the matter, but if it were up to him he "just wants everyone to heal and get on with their lives." He adds that he hasn't spoken to Morris since that night, but hopes she gets the help she needs.

Rib says he's thankful to have the love and support of his wife and family ... and for his plastic surgeon. He needed 25 stitches to fix him up.

Morris' attorney, Anthony Salerno, tells us she's declining to make a public comment on the case, but he adds ... "This situation is difficult for everyone involved, and is complicated."

Along with dating, Jessica and Rib costarred in a few movies ... including Lifetime's "The Wrong Man." Hillis says he never thought he'd be living out a Lifetime storyline with her, though.

Dishing with Digest - 8/23/19 - John J. York

John J. York looks back on 28 years of playing GH’s Mac with Digest’s Stephanie Sloane and Mara Levinsky. We also talk about he latest cast changes and how viewers respond to character resurgences.

Réal Andrews Books an 'Amazing' New Role!

Andrews also began getting back in shape a couple months ago, dropping the pounds and putting back on the muscle, so it's a full-on transformation for the daytime vet, who has also appeared on AS THE WORLD TURNS as Walker Daniels, ALL MY CHILDREN as Agent Trumbull, and DAYS OF OUR LIVES as Hal Michaels. Of course, GH fans remember him fondly as Detective Marcus Taggart, the role he played from 1998-2003. "So grateful to my amazing agent, Paula Benard at Embrace Real Artists, and my buddy, Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH), for his support and coaching," the actor added. "A special shout out to all of you for support and prayers. Next, on to the next audition."

And sure enough, the following day, the dedicated performer shared a photo of his new script pages from VisionFire Films perched on his workout equipment so he could study his lines while at the gym! "Working on my next two auditions," he revealed.

Naturally, we'll keep you updated as Andrews releases any further details about his upcoming projects, so you can be sure to watch him back in action! And for more on your favorite GH stars — past and present — keep reading the ABC edition of Soaps In Depth magazine.

Kelly Monaco Reveals Why She Chose to Work at GENERAL HOSPITAL

Despite learning that several soaps were interested in working with her, Monaco knew exactly where she wanted to be. “I thought GH was the best show on daytime, so I called Brian Frons, who was head of ABC Daytime at the time,” she shared. “I don’t think [then-headwriters Charles Pratt Jr. and Robert Guza Jr.] really liked that too much… but lo and behold, Sam was created! So I’m very grateful!”

Carly Schroeder Opens up About Joining the Army

The support that she got on that set not only led her to a successful acting career, including last year’s Ouija House and Deadly Shores, but it also led her to have the courage to make a big decision: She’s joined the Army!

With a criminal-justice degree in her pocket, and having spent the last year training with Army Special Forces and police SWAT team members for an upcoming action role, Schroeder saw a new path for her future. In addition to her brother being a Marine, she said, “My father served the country as an Army Green Beret, and you know, I couldn’t let the boys have all the fun!”

To that end, she explored different branches of the military before an Army recruiter asked her to convince him that she would be an asset. Having come from a strong family that she said “functions as a team,” Schroeder appreciated the challenge. “I answered that I was raised on loyalty and am willing to put the mission first”, she shared. “I care about people and think that it’s the highest honor to defend and protect others.”

In May, Schroeder left for South Carolina, where she spent two and a half months in boot camp before entering Officer Candidate School in Georgia. To prepare herself, she took classes and did workouts at her local recruiting station, as well as circuit training, running, and hiking on her own. She also tried to gain weight! “Hollywood body type versus Army body type are very different”, she laughs. “But I am enjoying eating more, I have to say!”

If given her druthers, Schroeder would like to learn either military counterintelligence or military police work. “Also pretty high up on my [interest] list is armor and explosive ordinance disposal, which my mom’s not too excited about”, she admitted. “That’s like the bomb squad.”

While she doesn’t care where she’s eventually deployed, Schroeder’s goal is to be able to make a difference. “When I was in college, I started learning about human trafficking; I’d been unaware of how big of an issue it is domestically”, she explained. “So I would like to learn things in the military that can help me once I’m out to not only spread the message about it but also be on the team that can help fight and better assist those victims.”

Having also spent a lot of time with homeless veterans on Los Angeles’ Skid Row and hearing about the alarming suicide rates, Schroeder became determined to help. “Being an actress, I kind of get swept under the rug when I start speaking out about it”, she said. “But once I’m part of the [military] family, I can better advocate for my fellow veterans.”

Schroeder admitted that some have questioned her decision to enlist at this point in her life, but she argues that people shouldn’t put a cap on evolving and growing. “We all should stop feeling like we’re just being held in confined boxes… I think that if you want to change occupations at 28, go for it!” she maintained. “It’s not like I’m retired from Hollywood. I’m taking a [five-year] break, just like I did when I went to college.”

Dishing with Digest - 4/19/19 - Kin Shriner

Kin Shriner looks back on 40-plus years as GH’s Scott Baldwin, his roles on other soaps, his daytime pals, favorite memories and so much more with Digest’s Stephanie Sloane and Mara Levinsky. We also debate the pros and cons of ripped-from-the-headlines stories.

Rebecca Staab Previews Her Inspirational New Movie, 'Breakthrough'

Breakthrough tells the true story of John Smith, a 14-year-old boy who falls through the ice and is dead for an hour before returning to life after his mother prays over him in the hospital. And although the doctors are not optimistic for any kind of recovery at all, his loved ones refuse to give up on him. “The mother, Joyce Smith, who is played by Chrissy Metz, is like, ‘No, you don’t know my son. He’s a fighter and I have faith that God is going to restore him to full health,’” Staab previewed. “And the movie kind of takes off from there.”

The daytime alum portrays Cindy Reiger, the mother of one of the other boys who fell through the ice with John. “The boys had been at my house on the lake,” Staab related. “So basically, it was on my watch that the boys fell through the ice. And then living with the guilt that not only did it happen on my watch but my son’s fine. And it’s also the stress and strain on the relationship of the two mothers because my character just couldn’t handle the guilt.”

Because the film is based on real life events, Staab tried reaching out to the real Cindy Reiger. “Getting ahold of people is really easy on social media… unless that person isn’t on social media,” she admitted with a chuckle. “I just tried really hard to get ahold of Cindy and by the time she contacted me back we had long since finished shooting.” Thankfully, Staab had been able to get in touch with Joyce Smith to discuss the reality of what they were portraying for the movie. “We talked on the phone for over two hours,” she revealed. “So I spoke to her and I got her whole perspective on the situation as well as the character that I was playing.”

Although the story of Breakthrough is very heavy and emotional, Staab confided that it was a wonderful film to shoot. “It was just the greatest set to work on,” she declared. “Because it was just so fluid. It felt so real. Everybody really knew the story and we also knew about the honor of communicating this very rare miracle.” Staab was also thrilled to be able to work with Metz, being a big fan of the actress. “I just so admire her work,” she marveled. “I loved watching her in this because she’s just so good. And to have the opportunity to work with her and to have scenes with her, I’m just so honored to be part of this timeless story that I think will really touch so many people.”

George R.R. Martin's Soapy New Adventure

Carly Schroeder Joined the Army!

“That’s exciting and all, but in January I decided to raise my right hand and swear into the United States Army,” Schroeder continued. “With a college degree from Cal Lutheran in Criminal Justice, an ASVAB score of 92, and qualifying PFT’s, I was accepted in to Army Officer Candidate School.”

She also admitted that there are three major reasons why she made this life decision. “College opened my eyes to global injustices,” Schroeder revealed. “But on a more tangible micro level, there is human trafficking occurring within the United States. I’ve written papers, spread awareness, and as an Army Officer, I intend to learn skills I can later apply when I’m on a team helping these victims.

“Serving my country will give my voice more validity,” she added. “I can better serve and advocate for veterans once I am a part of their community. The military is family and family always has each others’ back.”

Plus, there’s also the whole aspect of keeping it in the family! “My brother is a Marine and my Papa was a Green Beret,” Schroeder concluded. “There is no way I am going to let the boys have all the fun.”

Please join us in wishing Schroeder all the best on her new journey in life.

Jon Lindstrom Reveals How He Fell in Love With Wife Cady McClain

What happened was actually as New York as can be: The castmates fell for each other during their daily commutes from work! “ATWT shot on a stage way out in the middle of Brooklyn, and Cady and I both lived in Manhattan,” he explained. “We would finish our scenes and be done around the same time, so we often ended up taking the hour-long train ride back to Manhattan together and got to know each other that way. We got to be very very good friends before anything else transpired.” In other words, it wasn’t love at first sight — or first love scene! “Not at all,” Lindstrom said. “I just realized I’d met this really amazing person... who was hugely intelligent and creative.”

One of the biggest thrills for Lindstrom in falling for McClain and marrying her in 2014 has been seeing her blossom as a director, producer, writer, artist and activist. The Daytime Emmy winner has earned film-festival awards across the country for projects like her short, Butterflies, and her documentary, Seeing Is Believing: Women Direct. “People have asked me if I ever expected Cady to do something like this, Lindstrom confided. “Yeah, of course! That’s who she is. If she needs to learn it, she will master it and get it done. That’s my wife. It’s pretty cool!”

And Lindstrom, an award-winning filmmaker in his own right, is still keen to work with his leading lady anytime. In fact, after McClain directed him in the series, SWITCH, last summer, she pulled out one of his old scripts. “She said, ‘I think this is going to be timely,’” recounted Lindstrom. “And when Cady says something’s going to be timely, I listen! It’s like real estate. If she says a building is a good investment, I listen. She has incredibly good instincts for things like that. So we pulled that script out, and I’m getting some very good feedback on it. It turns out she’s right! It is very timely. I expect to direct it... I just don’t know when.”

PORT CHARLES Alum Carly Schroeder Joins The Army

The actress was last seen in Port Charles on GH in July of 2017 when Serena returned home to visit with parents Scotty (Kin Shriner) and Lucy (Lynn Herring) after the passing of her grandpa, Lee, played by the late Peter Hansen.

To read more about the reasons behind Schroder’s big decision, click here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt04x08gNba/

Travel Guide to Port Charles By Lucy Coe

Written by librarian-turned-real estate agent Lucy Coe — with additional material by some of the town’s other notable residents — the book chronicles the history of Port Charles and offers suggestions of places to go and the people you might see there with some gossipy tidbits along the way. There are sections devoted to the town’s heroes, tips on where to dine, a suggested scavenger hunt, reviews of the many Port Charles Balls, and quizzes so the reader can determine where they would fit in if they lived in this hustling, bustling town.

The Travel Guide to Port Charles (actually written by GH scribe Chris Van Etten) is available at bookstores now, and while the paperback lists for $15.99, you can get it for just $10.99 from Amazon.com. It may be too late to give as a gift for the holidays, but now’s the best time to get a little something for yourself, right?

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Lucy Coe, the once mousy librarian who turned into a villainous liar, schemer, vixen and unlikely heroine takes us on a tour of Port Charles where, she says, you're as likely to encounter a den of not-so-secret agents as you are a gold-hearted, gun-toting "coffee importer." But Lucy isn't your only guide. Other storied characters from the show step in to take a leg of the tour.

In these pages, you'll find the lowdown on the history of their fair (if not always just) city, where to settle, what to eat, how to have fun, whom to befriend and whom to avoid. Please don't be put off by some of the more evocative tidbits you'll find within.

There are walking tours. Even though Lucy says the best way to see any city is in the back of a chauffeured limousine ? or better yet, by helicopter, but some have budgets. For economy-conscious travelers Lucy offers a slew of tours that'll cost you nothing but the indignity of being seen in sturdy footwear.

Stop along the way provides gossip, history and sordid details. There is section devoted to the town's heroes, tips on "Where to Gorge," "Where to Worship," a suggested scavenger hunt, reviews of the many Port Charles Balls, and, of course, quizzes the reader can take to determine where they would fit if they were lucky enough to be a Port Charles resident. (Get your copy here!)

Jon Lindstrom & Tim Lounibos Join ‘Bosch’

Constance Zimmer, Joe Manganiello & Mike Colter Star In Scripted Crime Podcast ‘The Angel Of Vine’

The trio are narrating the series, which is a fictional account of an unsolved murder mystery told in the style of a modern true crime podcast. It was created by actor Oliver Vaquer, who starred in Jane The Virgin and Andi Mack, and former WME and UTA in-house voice director Ryan Martz.

It is the latest high-profile scripted podcast and comes after the TV launch of Julia Roberts-fronted Homecoming, which was based on a Gimlet Media podcast.

The Angel of Vine follows a journalist who uncovers the audio tapes of a 1950’s private eye, who cracked the greatest unsolved murder mystery Hollywood has ever known. The series explores the investigation in 30-minute segments voiced by actors and a supporting cast of voice-over professionals.

Misha Collins (Supernatural), Cree Summer (Voltron: Legendary Defender), Alfred Molina (Feud), Khary Payton (The Walking Dead), Alan Tudyk (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) and Camilla Luddington (Grey’s Anatomy), star alongside Matthew Mercer (Critical Role), Steve Blum (Cowboy Bebop) and Nolan North (Uncharted)

The show has launched on all podcast platforms with new episodes every Wednesday. It is produced by Martz’s Vox Populi. Diageo’s Johnnie Walker Blue Label is a branded advertiser and will be featured within the storyline.

“At its core, The Angel of Vine is a story that’s entertaining for anyone and at the same time feels familiar to an avid podcast listener,” said Vaquer. “We treated the recording of Angel of Vine like live theater so that the actors could work off of each other. We would place entire scenes in front of them, let them play and watch it come to life, which shows in the final product.”

“This production created an opportunity to combine the nostalgia of classic radio dramas with the modern vehicle of podcasting,” added Martz. “We partnered with actors, companies and brands that embodied that same collision of a classic aesthetic with a modern audience to make sure that Angel of Vine provided an authentic experience to listeners.”

Jon Lindstrom Lands a Prime Role on Amazon's BOSCH!

Lindstrom had been teasing fans on social media for a couple weeks that he’d landed a new role but had kept details close to the vest until he could finally share the news. Amazon renewed BOSCH for a fifth season even before the fourth premiered, but there is still no premiere date for the series’ fifth season beyond just 2019.

BOSCH stars Titus Welliver as Los Angeles Police detective Harry Bosch, and is based on characters and storylines taken from novels by author Michael Connelly. In the books, Lindstrom’s character of Lance Cronyn is a former district attorney who has moved into private practice. He’s also not entirely on the right side of the law, and willing to do whatever it takes to get the verdict he’s after. Whether or not the TV series will follow the same storyline as the books, you’ll just have to stay tuned to find out!

We’ll let you know when the fifth season of BOSCH is going to premiere so you can check out Lindstrom in his newest role.

GENERAL HOSPITAL Stars Remember the Late Susan Brown

Brown had joined GH earlier that year — armed with 20 years of TV experience — and along with the late Peter Hansen’s Lee, the Baldwins would become an important Port Charles family in the ’80s. Gail was also Monica’s foster mom, which meant Brown got to welcome Charleson to the fold when she assumed her role from Patsy Rahn… during a strike… on the morning Elvis died! “It was a nightmare of a day, Charleson recalled. “Nobody really liked me, and it was not a comfortable situation, but Susan was kind and gracious — as she always was! — and she got me through it. “I just adored her,” she continues. “And those scenes we had when Monica slept with Gail’s husband were some of the most fun I’ve ever had actingwise. Working with someone who challenges you only makes you better — and that’s what she did.”

While Zeman remembers being awed by Brown’s legendary beauty, it was the voice that got her. “She had a very calming, low, embracing voice that made you feel good,” she reflected. “She was one of those people who just made you feel warm and fuzzy.” It turns out, much of Gail’s sensibility came from Brown. “Susan brought her class and style right to the show,” Shriner shared. “She played a psychiatrist, and she certainly knew how to talk to people and was very good with them. She was understanding and loved laughing. She’d come out of New York and soaps and commercials, so she had this great, wry humor.”

But Brown’s laughs were never at any one else’s expense. “You couldn’t get any dirt out of her,” Charleson said. “She was fiercely loyal. She was generous. She always had a smile and a nice thing to say. She had impeccable taste. And everything she wore never wrinkled. I mean that!” Chimed in Zeman: “You can’t always count on people who are such free spirits to give you the right line or cue, but they’re a lot of fun on set, so they get away with it. But Susan always hit her mark, always knew her line, always looked beautiful. She was sheer perfection.”

During GH’s heyday, Brown’s dressing room was a hub of activity. “Susan always had the door open,” Shriner recalled. “There were a lot of laughs! And I looked forward to any time I had scenes with her and Peter. I knew we were going to have a hell of a lunch. Susan and Peter loved to eat!” While Gail was written off in ’85, Brown recurred in the ’90s and even brought her character to the spin-off PORT CHARLES before appearing on GH one last time in 2004. But whether she was on the show or not, her GH family lunches continued. “On Sundays, there were usually four or five of us going to lunch, and Susan was always dolled up — even when we picked her up to go to DuPar’s,” Shriner chuckled before noting that most of their favorite eateries, including that diner, have since closed.

“Everything in L.A. eventually disappears and now, Susan’s disappeared,” he concluded wistfully. “She and Peter are up there in soap heaven, doing some Lee/Gail scenes without me... but she’ll be locked in my memory for the rest of my life.”

Molly Shannon, Glynn Turman, Debbi Morgan Join Marlon Wayans’ Netflix Comedy ‘Sextuplets’

Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House) is at the helm, directing from a script by Mike Glock, Rick Alvarez, and Wayans. The plot centers on Alan (Wayans), a man embarking on a personal journey to meet his birth mother before the arrival of his first child. When Alan meets his brother, Russell, he discovers that he was born a sextuplet and decides to seek out his four other siblings (all played by Wayans).

Wayans and Alvarez are producing the pic, which is shooting in Atlanta, with Nathan Reimann.

Shannon is repped by Framework Entertainment and UTA; Turman by Marni Rosenzweig at The Rosenzweig Group and SMS Talent; Black by UTA and Schachter Entertainment; Morgan by PH Entertainment Group.

Video: Thorsten Kaye and Ingo Rademacher

General Hospital Vet Susan Brown Dead at 86, Remembered by Co-Stars

GH vet Kin Shriner, who plays Scotty, shared the news on Twitter, hailing Brown as “one of my best friends and costars…. R.I.P., Susan. I will miss all our laughs.”

Brown first joined GH in 1977, earning a Daytime Emmy nomination two years later. She exited GH in the mid-80s, but recurred now and again, especially when Scotty’s family helped launch the ABC Daytime spinoff Port Charles. Brown last appeared on GH in a 2004 episode honoring the late Anna Lee, who had Lila Quartermaine.

Brown’s previous TV credits included As the World Turns (as Adelaide Fitzgibbon), ABC’s mid-1960s sudser The Young Marrieds, Death Valley Days and Santa Barbara (as Dorothy Lane). Her most recent primetime role was a 1994 episode of Frasier.

“She was so very special, on set and in friendship,” GH vet Jackie Zeman shared on Twitter, offering Shriner her condolences. “I remember all the good times we shared on our lunch breaks and at at her amazing dinner parties at her beautiful home. RIP Susan + God Bless.”

Current GH boss Frank Valentini tweeted, “It’s a very sad day in Port Charles as the wonderful Susan Brown (“Gail Baldwin”) passed away today. My sincerest condolences to her family and to all who knew this amazing woman.”

Brown’s GH husband, Peter Hansen (who played Scotty’s father, Lee Baldwin), passed away in April 2017, at the age of 95.

GH’s Kelly Monaco Recovering From Surgery

GH’s Kin Shriner Guest Hosts New Game App

Dishing With Digest - 8/17/18 - Jon Lindstrom

FB Q&A: Steve Burton & Kelly Monaco

Soap Alum Michael Dietz Got Games

Dishing with Digest - Episode 14

PC Alum To QUEEN SUGAR

B&B’s Brown Advances In Congressional Race

Jon Lindstrom Books Horror Thriller ‘The Great Illusion’

The plot follows a tortured FBI agent suffering from an irrational fear of darkness, as he investigates a mysterious former prostitute in order to catch a vicious serial killer.

Amy Williams (Mothers and Daughters) is producing the project, which also co-stars Trisha Rae Stahl (Fox’s Glee), Rebekah Kennedy (Netflix’s To the Bone), Jaime Gallagher (Know Your Enemy), Bella Shaw, Rob Evors (Project X), as well as Monte Markham (We Are Still Here) and Beverly Todd (The Bucket List). Filming is slated to begin next month in Los Angeles.

Blair can currently be seen in Netflix’s Lost in Space and will recur in Paramount Network’s Heathers series, based on the 1988 cult classic film, which will debut this summer. Greene, an Oscar nominee for his role in Dances with Wolves, was recently seen in Wind River and Molly’s Game.

Blair is repped by Gersh and Wishlab while Greene is repped by Greene & Associates Talent Agency.

Dishing With Digest - Episode 8 - Lynn Herring

Ion Overman Guest on Seal Team 5/16/18

GUEST CAST includes: Daniel Bess (Gordon), Ion Overman (Dr. Finley).

GH Stars Are Counting Down To Killy Live

Jon Lindstrom on S.W.A.T. 1/11/18

GUEST CAST includes: Bre Blair (Annie Kay), Aaron Braxton (Katrell), Jon Lindstrom (Ashe).

Ion Overman Recurs on Wisdom Of The Crowd - 1/14/18

RECURRING GUEST CAST: Malachi Weir (Mike Leigh), Ion Overman (Lt. Elena Ruiz), Ramses Jimenez (Carlos Ochoa).

More Details On GH Faves’ “Killy Live” Event

Ion Overman Recurs on Wisdon Of The Crowd 1/7/18

RECURRING CAST: Ion Overman (Lt. Elena Ruiz), Ramses Jimenez (Carlos Ochoa).

GH’s Billy Miller And Kelly Monaco: Live From New York

Kelly Monaco Opens up About Suffering From Panic Attacks and Anxiety

Monaco confessed that she struggles with the condition “almost daily” so it wasn’t hard for her to access those emotions to create her powerful performances on the soap. But the experience was difficult, to say the least! “Having to go back to the place where my last debilitating anxiety attack was [for GH] was traumatic,” she admitted. “It takes a bit to get over because you work yourself up so much.”

Thankfully, Sam pulled through that awful period in her life and was cured of the disease that was ravaging her brain and caused her to act so erratically. And Monaco is more than ready to play the stronger side of Sam that has made the character a Port Charles fan favorite. “Sam’s been broken down in the past,” she mused. “This might be a layer to help build her back up [to] the sassy Sam we all used to know and love — [the one] who had a voice!”

Of course, with two men in her life claiming to be her husband, Jason Morgan, Sam’s life doesn’t look like it’s going to be getting easier anytime soon. But hopefully having gone through hell and come out the other side stronger gives Sam the power to face whatever life (i.e. the GH writers and producers) throw at her!

Ion Overman Recurs on Wisdom Of The Crowd 12/10/17

RECURRING CAST: Malachi Weir (Mike Leigh), Ion Overman (Elena Ruiz).

Ion Overman Recurs on Wisdom Of The Crowd 11/26/17

RECURRING GUEST CAST: Ion Overman (Lt. Elena Ruiz)

Ion Overman Recurs on Wisdom of The Crowd 11/12/17

RECURRING CAST: Malachi Weir (Mike Leigh), Ion Overman (Elena Ruiz).

Kelly Monaco Returns to DANCING WITH THE STARS!

The first time Monaco competed on DANCING WITH THE STARS, it was the show’s very first season, and although she got off to a rocky start, she and professional partner Alec Mazo ultimately took home the mirrorball trophy as the winners! The actress returned again in 2012 for the 15th season, which was a special All-Stars competition, but unfortunately, she and Valentin Chmerkovskiy only placed third. Although this did lead to Chmerkovskiy making a guest appearance on GH in 2012 as a boxer in Sonny's gym.

Monaco may not be competing for a prize, but she’s definitely going to have to pull out all the stops to help NFL star Terrell Owens stay in the competition! In addition to the season one champion, some other winning alums will be returning to the show for the special episode. Season 24 winner Rashad Jennings will be dancing with Drew Scott and Emma Slater, season 17’s Corbin Bleu joins Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold, season 23’s Laurie Hernandez dances with Victoria Arlen and Val Chmerkovskiy, season 19’s Alfonso Ribero hits the floor with Frankie Muniz and Witney Carson, and season 6 champion Kristi Yamaguchi returns to perform alongside Lindsey Stirling and Mark Ballas.

So make sure to set your DVR’s for ABC at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 6, to see Monaco back on the dance floor again!

Ion Overman Recurs on Wisdom of The Crowd 10/29/17

RECURRING CAST: Malachi Weir (Mike Leigh), Ion Overman (Elena Ruiz), Abigail Cowen (Mia Tanner).

Ion Overman Recurs on Wisdom of The Crowd 11/5/17

RECURRING CAST: Malachi Weir (Mike Leigh), Ion Overman (Elena Ruiz), Abigail Cowen (Mia Tanner).

Billy Miller and Kelly Monaco answer your questions

A TV soap opera actress-turned-avocado grower is running for congress in Coachella Valley

Best known for playing the villainous Sheila Carter on “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful,” Brown Pelzer also owns an interior design company and, with her husband, Gary, a sports fishing and marina rental business in San Diego, among others.

"The reason I'm running for office is because for the first time in our country we’re not leaving behind something better for the next generation," she said.

Brown Pelzer recently moved to Palm Springs, but told The Desert Sun that she's been attending charity events in the desert for more than two decades and that her financial services company has been operating ATMs here for seven years.

She closed out the second day of the Republican National Convention in 2016, scoring early points with local GOP organizers for her backing of Donald Trump and her complaints about taxes and small business regulations. She also criticized "suspect trade deals" that create foreign competition at home and can leave American workers unemployed.

The immediate reaction from Republican activists was positive.

“I know this is the person who’s going to win,” Joy Miedecke, chair of the East Valley Republican Women Federated, said on Tuesday. (Video)

The 36th Congressional district, which extends from Hemet to Blythe and includes all of the Coachella Valley, leans Democrat. For months, Republicans have been searching for a viable candidate — someone with name-recognition who can quickly raise money and sway independents in a region that voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton in the last presidential contest.

Brown Pelzer said she's "the kind of person who will work with both parties" and doesn't see her prime-time support for Trump in the last election as an obstacle. "The fact that President Trump did not spend a lot of time in California was a business decision," she said. "You put your money where it brings you the most return."

Incumbent Raul Ruiz, a former emergency room physician and the son of farmworkers, easily won re-election in November 2016 and so he’s currently sitting on a war chest worth $1.6 million.

Republican Dan Ball, a former television news anchor, has also been in talks with consultants about a possible congressional run, but has yet to say for certain whether he, too, is going to challenge Ruiz. He said he planned to make an announcement next week.

The election is 13 months away.

Jon Lindstrom on NCIS: Los Angeles 10/29

GUEST CAST includes: Tembi Locke (Leigha Winters), Costas Mandylor (Abram Sokolov), Jon Lindstrom (Phillip Nelson).

Ion Overman Recurs On Wisdon Of The Crowd 10/22/17

RECURRING CAST: Malachi Weir (Mike Leigh), Ion Overman (Elena Ruiz), Abigail Cowen (Mia Tanner)

Ion Overman Recurs on Wisdom Of The Crowd - 10/15/17

RECURRING CAST: Malachi Weir (Mike Leigh), Ion Overman (Elena Ruiz), Abigail Cowen (Mia Tanner), Ramses Jimenez (Carlos Ochoa).

Anne Jeffreys Dies: ‘General Hospital’, ‘Topper’ Actress Was 94

“God bless the beautiful + talented Anne Jeffreys,” tweeted General Hospital actress Jacklyn Zeman. “We will always remember you with love + appreciation.”

Jeffreys’ death was first reported last night by George Pennacchio of Los Angeles’ KABC. Additional details were not immediately available.

In addition to General Hospital, Jeffreys is probably best known to TV audiences for her co-starring role, with husband Robert Sterling, in Topper, CBS’ 1953-55 ghostly romantic comedy. She appeared in numerous Republic Studios and R.K.O pictures in the 1940s, including Flying Tigers with John Wayne, Step Lively with Frank Sinatra. She played Tess Trueheart in 1945’s Dick Tracy.

The actress also had a prolific stage and musical career, singing Tosca at the Brooklyln Opera House, My Romance on Broadway, and Kiss Me Kate in Los Angeles and New York, all in the ’40s. It was during her New York run of Kate that she met and married fellow Broadway actor Sterling (Jeffreys’ first, brief marriage had been annulled). The couple were married until Sterling’s death in 2006. They had three sons.

“My life has been a full, happy and active one,” Jeffreys once said, as quoted on her official website, “and I hope I’ll always be as busy as a blind dog in a meat shop. I thrive on activity.”

Other TV credits included Bonanza, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Falcon Crest, L.A. Law, Baywatch, Battlestar Galactica, Port Charles and, in her final appearance, HBO’s Getting On. She first played her General Hospital character, the rich and snooty Amanda Barrington, in 1984, and continued in prominent storylines through the 1990s. Her final appearance on the show was in 2004, and in 2013 the character’s off-screen death was revealed.

Ion Overman Recurs, Napiera Groves Guests on Wisdon Of The Crowd 10/8/17

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RECURRING CAST includes: Malachi Weir (Mike Leigh), Ion Overman (Elena Ruiz)

GUEST CAST includes: Jai Rodriguez (David Silva), Napiera Groves (Camille Reddick)

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LIndstrom also shared a pic from inside his trailer on the show’s set taking a selfie in the mirror while eating some eggs and toast. “Your own trailer and they bring you breakfast,” he wrote. “I love this biz.” He also shared some behind the scenes video of him filming the episode from behind the wheel of a car while a camera perches just outside the window as he drives down the road. “You ever feel like somebody’s watching you?” he teased. (You’ll note that he’s not actually driving the car, so don’t worry!)

NCIS: LA stars LL Cool J and Chris O’Donnell but so far, Lindstrom has only shared a selfie with fellow guest star Costas Mandylor. “Costas thinking he can be taller than me,” he joked. “Awesome guy, amazing actor.” Back in 2013, Mandylor played the character of Tomas Mendez in a couple episodes of parent series NCIS, but at this time it’s unclear if he’s reprising that role or playing an entirely new one.

You can look forward to Lindstrom returning to Port Charles very soon, and as soon as we have more details on when his episode of NCIS: LA is slated to air, we’ll be sure to let you know so you can tune in!

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Inspired by the notion that a million minds are better than one, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jeffrey Tanner develops “Sophe,” an online platform for publicly shared information he’s certain will find his daughter’s killer. To assist him, Tanner recruits Det. Tommy Cavanaugh, the original cop who investigated the murder but was unceremoniously forced off the case. Working with them is Sara Morton, a brilliant engineer whose relationship with Tanner goes beyond professional; Josh Novak, a talented, nerdy-cool head programmer; and Tariq Bakari, a tech genius and expert hacker with issues adhering to the rules. Concerned with Tanner’s obsession is his successful ex-wife, Congresswoman Alex Hale, with whom he shares an unbreakable bond over their shared grief. As Tanner taps into the “wisdom of the crowd,” his unexpected success fuels his determination to solve even more cases than just the one that’s personal to him.

RECURRING CAST: Malachi Weir (Mike Leigh), Ion Overman (Elena Ruiz), Abigail Cowen (Mia Tanner), Ramses Jimenez (Carlos Ochoa).

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GENERAL HOSPITAL's Lee Baldwin — A Tribute

A recovering alcoholic, Lee was an attorney who worked as an addiction counselor at General Hospital where he romanced nurse Jessie Brewer. When she discovered she was pregnant with Phil’s baby after he’d left Port Charles, Lee offered to marry her so her child could have a father. Phil learned the truth and returned, but Jessie didn’t want to leave Lee, fearing he’d start drinking again. However, Jessie went into labor before her divorce could be finalized, and Lee let Jessie have her family with Phil. Sadly, their baby died soon after it was born.

Lee soon became smitten with nurse Meg Bentley, who was a widow with a young son, Scotty, and teenage stepdaughter, Brooke. When Meg’s fiancé left her for her stepdaughter, Lee was there to comfort her and romance bloomed. They eventually married and Lee legally adopted Scotty. Their marriage hit a rough patch when Meg suspected Lee of having an affair with her friend, Iris, but they reconciled after Lee donated his kidney to save Scotty’s life.

Sadly, the return of her stepdaughter, Brooke, sent Meg on the path to a nervous breakdown and Lee was forced to hospitalize his wife. She was eventually released but continued to be jealous of Lee’s friendships with other women and ultimately died of a stroke during an argument with him.

Lee next married Caroline Chandler and moved to New York with her and her son so he could receive medical treatment. But he returned to Port Charles a few years later after she died in an accident. He found comfort with Dr. Gail Adamson, who urged Scotty to get in touch with his father who missed him desperately. So Lee was there to help Scotty avoid following in his father's footsteps when he began drinking after being dumped by Laura.

Finding himself caught up in the Scotty/Laura/Luke triangle, Lee naturally supported his son and even went so far as to burn the divorce papers so Laura couldn’t leave Scott to marry Luke. But he eventually confessed and made up with Laura, attending her and Luke’s wedding and mourning when she was later presumed dead.

Lee ran for mayor in 1983, and against Luke Spencer, of all people! Running his father’s campaign, Scotty tried to ruin Luke’s reputation, but when Lee found out, he fired his son. Luke won the election, but when Laura returned, he quit, leaving Lee with the job. After resigning in 1985, Lee left town with Gail in 1986.

The Baldwins returned to Port Charles in 1992 and were there when Scotty married Dominique. They were also surprised to learn they were grandparents because Scotty had a daughter, Karen. After Scotty left town for a time, Lee and Gail were thrilled when he came home with his daughter, Serena. Lee also defended Dr. Julie Devlin, who was the General Homicide serial killer, and helped get her the psychiatric help she needed.

In 1999, Lee gave his loved ones a fright when he suffered a pulmonary embolism. Scott felt tortured when he learned that the villainous DV Bordisso was his biological father, but Lee reminded him that no matter what biology said, they were father and son. Lee and Gail mourned Karen’s death when she was hit by a car, and later paid their respects at Lila Quartermaine’s funeral, which was the last time they were seen on screen.

Hansen’s passing will be reflected on-screen with the death of Lee Baldwin, and the special episode airing July 14 will also see Carly Schroeder returning to reprise her role of Serena. It will be a show no longtime GH fan will want to miss!

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GENERAL HOSPITAL's Lucy Coe — Relive Her Crazy Life Story!

Lucy was originally a mousy librarian who was involved with Kevin O’Connor and his alibi in a murder case. Breaking out of her shell, she later had an affair with Bobbie’s husband Jake, married Tony Jones, and then tied the knot with Alan Quartermaine wearing a scandalous red dress at their wedding ceremony!

While married to Alan, Lucy had an affair with Scotty, and became pregnant. After miscarrying his child, she ended up with Scotty, but later left town. When she returned, Lucy found that Scotty had fallen in love with Dominique, who had fatal brain cancer. Having turned over a new leaf, Lucy agreed to be their surrogate and gave birth to Serena in a cabin during a blizzard.

After Scotty was forced to flee town by the mob, Lucy fell in with Damian Smith and returned to her scheming ways, betting him he couldn’t seduce Bobbie away from Tony. But during this time, Lucy met Kevin, who helped her return to the kinder, gentler woman Dominique had believed in.

Things then took a stranger turn for a while as Lucy and Kevin discovered that his daughter, Livvie, was being seduced by a vampire named Caleb. After vanquishing the evil bloodsucker, Kevin threw a surprise wedding and Lucy finally married her "Doc." With their lives now full of magic and mystery, the appearance of another creature of the night, Stephen Clay, led Lucy to discover she was actually a vampire slayer!

Lucy was also instrumental in creating the annual Nurses Ball for General Hospital to raise funds for AIDS research, although after a while, they stopped holding the event. But in 2012, nurses Sabrina and Felix tracked down Lucy to help revive the ball. Lucy’s return to Port Charles had a bit of a hiccup when she thought John McBain was the vampire Caleb and Sam McCall was Livvie. It was later revealed that musician Stephen Clay was insane, and believed himself to be a vampire named Caleb.

With Kevin spending so much time out of town with patients, Lucy distracted herself by trying to relaunch Deception Cosmetics with Laura, but it never got off the ground. While helping Scott run for District Attorney, they grew closer and slept together. Although Lucy wanted to remain married to Kevin, she couldn’t deny her feelings for Scott and her marriage came to an end. Sadly, Lucy was shocked to discover Scott was also sleeping with Bobbie and devastated when the cad chose to be with the redhead instead!

More recently, Lucy found herself wrapped up in Morgan’s death after catching Ava dumping the young man’s medication in the trash. And while Lucy isn’t above playing dirty every now and then, she will eventually do the right thing. That, you can be sure of!

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Lynn Herring Reveals Her Family's Beautiful Holiday Tradition!

“My mom started it because we are air force brats, myself and my two sisters,” the actress tells Soaps In Depth. “We lived in 23 places growing up, so every place we lived, she would get an ornament.

“For Puerto Rico, we got cool straw hat ornaments,” Herring continues. “From Nebraska, we had scarecrow ornaments. She would get ones that represented where we lived and write our name on it. For the year I was born, I have one for my dad from Enid, Oklahoma. She started the tradition of giving something important for everywhere we lived.”

It is also a tradition that she has kept alive for her own family that includes husband Wayne Northrop (ex-Roman, DAYS OF OUR LIVES and their two sons, Hank, 25, and Grady, 23.

“So with the boys, Wayne and I did the same thing. Everybody gets an ornament for something they took up that year,” Herring reveals. “So they’d better start something if they don’t want to have a dud ornament!

“Last year, I drove the Red Cross truck, so I have a little Red Cross truck from last year,” she confides. “Wayne is kind of stuck with cowboys and cows. It’s pretty western.”

However, while this is a beautiful tradition that celebrates the various accomplishments of the entire family over time, there is just one little problem: “The tree has to be so big to fit all these ornaments on it that you can’t even see the fireplace sometimes,” Herring laughs. “We’ve gotten a bit out of control!”

John J York Shares Beautiful Moment From Daughter Schyler's Wedding

“Pics are in!” the actor tweeted. “One proud dad!”

When Schyler tied the knot with husband Michael Smith on Aug. 6, York shared a picture of the newlyweds, but this is the first time he's shared one of father and daughter.

All the best to the happy couple — Schyler was a gorgeous bride! And we can’t get over how utterly overjoyed York is in that photo as he looks into her beaming face! Beautiful!

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Jon Lindstrom Reads Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Narrated by Jon Lindstrom (Kevin, GH) Excellent characterization and well-crafted tension do much to redeem the outlandish plot of this SF thriller from Crouch (the Wayward Pines trilogy). Jason Dessen, a quantum physicist, once had a brilliant research career ahead of him. But after a girlfriend’s unexpected pregnancy and the birth of a son, this future was derailed. Now Jason is a professor at a small Chicago college, content with his warm and loving family life until he’s abducted into a world in which his quantum many-worlds theory has become a fully realized technology for inter-dimensional transfer. In this world, Jason didn’t marry his girlfriend and never had a son. Jason is determined to get back to his family and his own world, but nefarious powers in the alternate reality conspire to stop him from revealing the criminal lengths they have gone to create the world-hopping technology. Crouch makes little attempt to justify the underlying science fiction MacGuffin, but a rousing and heartfelt ending will leave readers cheering. Agent: David Hale Smith, Inkwell Management.

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Another D-list day at the Republican National Convention

Brown, a California avocado farmer and mom of two, played the villainous Sheila Carter on both "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful" from 1990 until 2006. Antonio Sabato Jr., another "Bold" alum, spoke on the convention's opening day Monday.

Cameras panned to empty seats as Brown spoke, though plenty of delegates remained. She angrily noted some vitriol she had received on social media for agreeing to speak for Trump, but had some vitriol of her own for Hillary Clinton, whom she accused of not doing enough to help businesswomen.

Of the avocado-growing business, a steely-eyed Brown said, "I've seen firsthand our domestic market flooded with imports that harmed local farmers and even drove some out of business."

She added, "We need someone who knows how to build things, who knows how to create jobs and who knows how to negotiate."

Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White called Trump a loyal friend who always took a keen interest in White's career.

"I've been in the fight business my whole life. I know fighters. Ladies and gentleman, Donald Trump is a fighter and I know he will fight for this country," White said.

According to the Republicans, Trump hosted the once-controversial mixed martial arts competitions at his Trump Taj Mahal when other venues refused.

Oh, and also on the night's program: A low-ranked professional golfer, Natalie Gulbis. She was a Season 2 contestant on "The Celebrity Apprentice" whom Trump fired eight episodes in. Apparently she's OK with that. She called Trump "generous" and "inspiring."

Gulbis, who once had her own reality show on the Golf Channel, borrowed a line from Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg in praising Trump as the guy who urged her to be fearless and to "lean in" when faced with age (she's 33) and gender challenges as a businesswoman.

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But, who is Brown? Variety explains:

Brown played Sheila Carter first on “The Young and The Restless” and then on “The Bold and The Beautiful.” Carter was a “devious” character who “terrorized” the fictional Genoa City and was eventually killed off by her arch nemesis in the 1990s.

She then appeared on “Port Charles” and “One Life to Live,” followed by a short-term role on “All My Children.”

She currently hosts “Dramatic Designs” on The Design Network, where she walks viewers through her many projects, from conception to the final product.

Brown is a “small business owner,” according to a GOP convention statement.

Brown was born in Hayward, California.

She has been married to Gary Pelzer since May 1991. They have two children, Alexes Marie and Nicholas.

She has an avocado farm.

From the look of her Instagram post, she seems to be pretty excited about tonight’s speech.

Lynn Herring Celebrates 30 Years on GENERAL HOSPITAL!

Thirty years, a makeover and many tears and laughs later, Lucy’s still one of our favorite daytime divas! In the latest ABC issue of Soaps In Depth, Herring looks back at Lucy’s run and admits, “When I see all these pictures, I remember the feelings I had about the person I worked with, but I don’t have instant recall on every storyline. With 52 weeks a year and decades of story, you forget!”

We jog her memory — and yours — with a walk down Memory Lane in the new ABC issue of Soap In Depth, on sale now!

Jon Lindstrom Was Paid Pennies for an Acting Job

“Not the smallest I’ve seen,” Lindstrom wrote on Instagram, “but it’s the smallest I’ve gotten. Beats that one for $6.66 back in the day.”

While that check may look like a complete waste of time, paper, ink, and postage, it does allow Lindstrom to put his two cents in on any subject!

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Jon Lindstrom Stars in New Horror Film, 'Val-En-Tina'!

The actor, who CBS fans remember as Craig on AS THE WORLD TURNS, co-stars with Marisol Sacramento in this chilling story of a controversial politician whose racist views get him in hot water with not only his Mexican-American mistress but a supernatural entity! Val-En-Tina is written by Jaquita Ta’le and Carlton Byrd and directed by Araeia Robinson.

“One of my favorite projects/characters ever,” Lindstrom tweeted. “Enjoy!”

You can watch Val-En-Tina right here… if you think your nerves can handle it!

Michael Easton's Film 'Ultraviolent' Wins Award

“Congratulations to the cast and crew,” Easton posted to Facebook.

Written and directly by Easton, Ultraviolent stars his former ONE LIFE TO LIVE co-star Trevor St. John (Victor) as Donald Cammell, who ends a lifelong obsession with art, insanity, and death by mirroring the shockingly violent ending of his best-known film.

The film has also won the Grand Prize Award in the Canada International Film Festival, and Best of Show in the Best Shorts Competition. Check out the powerful trailer here!

Marisa Ramirez Welcomes Daughter Violet Rae

The actress, 38, welcomed her first child, a daughter, on Sunday, May 29, she announced Monday on Twitter.

“She’s here!! Little Miss Violet Rae born on Sunday May29th!! She’s so happy and healthy and we are so in love!!!” the Blue Bloods star tweeted, along with a photo of her sleeping newborn.

A rep for Ramirez, who has played NYPD Detective Maria Baez on the hit show since its third season in 2013, confirmed her pregnancy news exclusively to PEOPLE in January.

“It gives me such a warm and fuzzy feeling knowing that my Blue Bloods family is there to help me transition into this new chapter of my life,” Ramirez said at the time, adding that costar Donnie Wahlberg “did a little happy” dance when her learned of her exciting news.

And while Ramirez didn’t find out she was having a girl at first, she couldn’t hold off for too long. By the time of her floral-heavy April baby shower in New York City — with guests including costars Bridget Moynahan and Abigail Hawk — the cat was already out of the bag.

“This was a complete surprise,” Ramirez told PEOPLE earlier this year about her pregnancy. “Some mornings I wake up and forget I’m pregnant! It just seems like it was meant to be — a happy surprise.”

Martha Byrne Reunites With AS THE WORLD TURNS Castmates

“Fun in LA!” she wrote with a photo of herself with friends Paul Leyden (Simon), Maura West (Carly; now Ava, GENERAL HOSPITAL) and Kin Shriner (Keith; Scotty, GH).

Byrne has kept mum about exactly why she's traveled to Hollywood, but ATWT fans were delighted to see she’s also taking the time to catch up with old friends! Even though Shriner played a villain on the much-missed CBS soap, you can almost imagine that Lily was hanging out with Carly and Simon in Oakdale!

Kin Shriner Shares Classic Photo With Former Castmate, John Stamos!

“John Stamos and I on Sunday motorcycle ride!” Shriner wrote. “Circa 1990. Now I ride Vespa!”

This photo would’ve been taken at the height of Stamos’ fame on the classic FULL HOUSE, and it’s so fun to see the two buddies hanging out and having a great time!

John J. York Stars in New Movie, 'The Last Heist'

The film stars Henry Rollins as a man who is visiting his safety deposit box when the bank is taken over by armed robbers. But the situation turns even deadlier when it is revealed that Rollins’ character is a killer who starts taking people out one by one! York plays Sinclair, who from the trailer, seems to be in charge of the assault team trying to bring the dangerous criminals to justice.

“Great time making this movie!” York tweeted. “Can’t wait to see it!”

The film also features Mykel Shannon Jenkins, who played Detective Charlie Baker on THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL — although his character in this film is on the other side of the law!

John J. York Shares Adorable Baby Picture

“As I look at this photo,” he wrote, “doesn’t my head look a lot bigger than my body? What’s up with that?”

We think he was an adorable little tyke, and is a handsome man today!

Lynn Herring Shares Cute Video Thanking Fans for Bringing Her Back to GENERAL HOSPITAL

In a new video posted to Facebook, Herring rides into frame on one of her horses at her ranch, and literally jumps out of her saddle! “I’m going to be at the studio next week,” she says, “and I am very, very excited!

“Starting with the Nurses Ball,” she continues, “I get to be back with all the people I love to work with so much. And I really want to thank all of you, because you helped to make it happen.

The Nurses Ball kicks off on Tuesday, May 24, so mark your calendars!

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Michael Easton and Roger Howarth are Going on Tour — See Their Hilarious Video

The actors, who also worked together on ONE LIFE TO LIVE as John and Todd, prove they’ve still got great chemistry in this video Easton shot and posted to his Facebook page to promote a series of personal appearances they’ll be doing beginning at the end of April.

Check out their hilariously deadpan banter in this video, and visit CoastalEntertainment.com for more information on the upcoming events so you can see them do this in person!

John J. York and Réal Andrews Join Katherine Kelly Lang in a New Movie

GENERAL HOSPITAL’s John J. York (Mac) shared a photo on Twitter with “old friend," Réal Andrews (ex-Taggert, GH), and “new friend,” Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke, THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL), on the set of Dear Diary, I Died.

While plot details aren’t yet available, Lang revealed her character name by tweeting that she is “enjoying this adventure as Michelle Wilson.”

Andrews shared his own selfie with York from the set, excited to be acting with his former GH co-star again. He also tweeted, “It’s great to be working with such a great cast.”

As more information about Dear Diary, I Died emerges, we’ll be sure to let you know.

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Ellsworth Has Something To Sing About!

Having previously learned to rap for his role in the movie I Am, Ellsworth felt compelled to write and record something inspirational. "I'm rapping, singing, chanting... it's all mixed together in a very hip, edgy, but also spiritual way," he previews. What the performer wants fans to know is that he's using the CD to raise funds for Safe Passage and Operation Skid Row, charities that raise awareness for domestic violence and homelessness, respectively. For more about the music project, (which will be launched via a hot party on Saturday, January 26) or to donate to the cause, check out Ellsworth's intriguing video.

Jay Picket's film "Soda Springs" is now available on DVD

Pickett, who is the brother of rodeo superstar Dee Pickett grew up in Caldwell. He moved to L.A. in the 1990s and made his name on the soap opera “Port Charles,” a spin-off of “General Hospital.”

Jay returned to his home state in 2010 to make his first feature film with some longtime friends. “Soda Springs” won the People’s Choice Award at the first Sun Valley Film Festival in March. Pickett wrote at starred in the film, playing Eden Jackson, an ex-con trying to put his life back together in his hometown through music. It also features performances by several Idaho actors and musicians.

Pickett co-wrote the script with director Michael Feifer and filmed it in Idaho, including Caldwell where he grew up. Boise’s Steve Fulton produced the original soundtrack with performances by Fulton, Bill Coffey and Catherine Marsden, Micky & The Motorcars and others. “Soda Springs” also stars Tom Skerritt, Patty McCormack and Victoria Pratt.

Pickett is lining up another project with the same creative team to film in Idaho in the future.

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