Starting at 8:00 p.m. Et/5:00 p.m. Pt on Thursday, May 16, some of daytime’s biggest and brightest stars from today and yesterday are set to come together for “Daytime Stands Up: A Benefit for Stand Up To Cancer … We All Have a Story,” a three-hour livestream event hosted by Alan Locher (“The Locher Room”) and Michael Fairman (Michael Fairman TV).
The event will feature musical performances and stories of emotional on- and off-screen experiences with cancer. Additionally, there will be special celebrity guests who will also join the effort to encourage viewers to support urgently needed research and new cancer treatments.
“Daytime television invites viewers into the private lives of characters, often bringing important issues like cancer screenings into living rooms and around water coolers. Soaps debuted the first cancer storyline in 1962 – years before the topic was discussed in the mainstream, and it left an indelible impact:...
The event will feature musical performances and stories of emotional on- and off-screen experiences with cancer. Additionally, there will be special celebrity guests who will also join the effort to encourage viewers to support urgently needed research and new cancer treatments.
“Daytime television invites viewers into the private lives of characters, often bringing important issues like cancer screenings into living rooms and around water coolers. Soaps debuted the first cancer storyline in 1962 – years before the topic was discussed in the mainstream, and it left an indelible impact:...
- 5/13/2024
- by Errol Lewis
- Soap Opera Network
Actor Justin Hartley has become a huge primetime star with his iconic role in This Is Us as Kevin Pearson, not to mention his huge breakout hit this year, playing Colter Shaw on Tracker. Still, he recently had an interview where he talked about his “ridiculous” start on soap operas.
Justin Hartley’s – Early Daytime Drama Days
Before diving into the world of primetime, Hartley started in the land of daytime drama. From 2002-2006, he was in the soap opera (now canceled) called Passions where he played Nicholas Foxworth “Fox” Crane.
Not overly shocking, but the show took advantage of Justin’s chiseled features and ripped physique, showcasing him in plentiful scenes where Hartley walked around without a shirt on.
Justin reflected on his time with the soap, noting that the show had him shirtless around a hospital for three weeks. He adds that it was “ridiculous”, but he loved it.
Justin Hartley’s – Early Daytime Drama Days
Before diving into the world of primetime, Hartley started in the land of daytime drama. From 2002-2006, he was in the soap opera (now canceled) called Passions where he played Nicholas Foxworth “Fox” Crane.
Not overly shocking, but the show took advantage of Justin’s chiseled features and ripped physique, showcasing him in plentiful scenes where Hartley walked around without a shirt on.
Justin reflected on his time with the soap, noting that the show had him shirtless around a hospital for three weeks. He adds that it was “ridiculous”, but he loved it.
- 4/24/2024
- by Dorathy Gass
- Celebrating The Soaps
Eight Days Of Our Lives stars will leave daytime for primetime to compete on a popular NBC game show. Keep reading for all the details on how to watch and more.
Days Of Our Lives Stars To Compete On Popular Game Show
Long-time NBC soap Days Of Our Lives was moved to Peacock streaming in September 2022. The move came after the success of two seasons of the spinoff Beyond Salem aired exclusively on the streaming service. Many thought the move would be the end of the soap and the soap genre in general.
However, CBS recently announced they were creating a new soap opera, giving fans hope that the daytime drama genre isn’t quite dead yet. Additionally, Peacock renewed Days Of Our Lives for two more seasons. 2025 will mark the show’s 60th anniversary.
The daytime sudser is more popular than ever and will get more visibility in primetime...
Days Of Our Lives Stars To Compete On Popular Game Show
Long-time NBC soap Days Of Our Lives was moved to Peacock streaming in September 2022. The move came after the success of two seasons of the spinoff Beyond Salem aired exclusively on the streaming service. Many thought the move would be the end of the soap and the soap genre in general.
However, CBS recently announced they were creating a new soap opera, giving fans hope that the daytime drama genre isn’t quite dead yet. Additionally, Peacock renewed Days Of Our Lives for two more seasons. 2025 will mark the show’s 60th anniversary.
The daytime sudser is more popular than ever and will get more visibility in primetime...
- 4/2/2024
- by Jennifer Havener
- TV Shows Ace
When William Stanford Davis auditioned for Friends, he thought he absolutely nailed his performance.
“I thought I killed it. Oh my God. I was waiting for casting to call and say, ‘We want to book him,’” he tells Rolling Stone. “I was at a friend’s office and they had my agent on speakerphone and asked about the job. And I’m getting ready to do a touchdown dance when the phone got silent. Like really, dead cold silent. And they said, ‘They think maybe Stan should go back to being a telemarketer.
“I thought I killed it. Oh my God. I was waiting for casting to call and say, ‘We want to book him,’” he tells Rolling Stone. “I was at a friend’s office and they had my agent on speakerphone and asked about the job. And I’m getting ready to do a touchdown dance when the phone got silent. Like really, dead cold silent. And they said, ‘They think maybe Stan should go back to being a telemarketer.
- 3/24/2024
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
More than a week since CBS shocked the entertainment industry with news that it is currently developing the first daytime drama series since the launch of “Passions” nearly 25 years ago, and the network’s first new soap opera since the launch of “The Bold and the Beautiful” in 1987, George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS and chief content officer for news and sports at Paramount+, recently revealed how “The Gates” came to be and gave some insight on whether the show will be a 30-minute show or one-hour.
In a far-reaching interview with Vulture, Cheeks revealed that “The Gates” is real and that the show is being developed following conversations with Sheila Ducksworth, president of the CBS/NAACP Production Venture, which was established in 2020 to develop content for the CBS Television Network, as well as the ability to sell programming to third-party platforms across the media landscape with an emphasis...
In a far-reaching interview with Vulture, Cheeks revealed that “The Gates” is real and that the show is being developed following conversations with Sheila Ducksworth, president of the CBS/NAACP Production Venture, which was established in 2020 to develop content for the CBS Television Network, as well as the ability to sell programming to third-party platforms across the media landscape with an emphasis...
- 3/15/2024
- by Errol Lewis
- Soap Opera Network
On Wednesday, CBS Studios and NAACP Venture announced “The Gates,” an all-new daytime drama series currently being developed for CBS that follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. Veteran soap scribe Michele Val Jean will be spearheading the potential series where she is set up as writer, showrunner and executive producer alongside executive producers Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
In her first official statement since the news was announced, Val Jean took to X (formerly Twitter) and said, “I’m so profoundly touched by the overwhelmingly positive response to #TheGates. What made this announcement especially poignant was it happened on @JackieZeman ‘s birthday. She would have loved this. #angelspirit.”
Jacklyn Zeman (“General Hospital”)
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Val Jean’s post referenced the late Jacklyn Zeman, who played Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Spencer on General Hospital for more than 45 years before she...
In her first official statement since the news was announced, Val Jean took to X (formerly Twitter) and said, “I’m so profoundly touched by the overwhelmingly positive response to #TheGates. What made this announcement especially poignant was it happened on @JackieZeman ‘s birthday. She would have loved this. #angelspirit.”
Jacklyn Zeman (“General Hospital”)
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Val Jean’s post referenced the late Jacklyn Zeman, who played Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Spencer on General Hospital for more than 45 years before she...
- 3/8/2024
- by Errol Lewis
- Soap Opera Network
If daytime soap operas are a dying art form, no one told CBS.
The network behind The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful announced Wednesday that it is partnering with the NAACP to develop a new daytime drama about a wealthy Black family living in a posh, gated community.
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Titled The Gates, the potential series will be shepherded by veteran soap scribe Michele Val Jean,...
The network behind The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful announced Wednesday that it is partnering with the NAACP to develop a new daytime drama about a wealthy Black family living in a posh, gated community.
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Titled The Gates, the potential series will be shepherded by veteran soap scribe Michele Val Jean,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
CBS is developing a soap opera about a wealthy family that could become the first daytime TV drama with a predominately Black cast in decades.
The project is titled The Gates, and it follows the lives of a wealthy Black family living in a posh, gated community.
The show will be produced by a CBS Studios/NAACP production venture in partnership with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. The Gates will be written by Emmy-winning daytime veteran Michele Val Jean (The Bold & the Beautiful), who will also serve as showrunner. Val Jean has also written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime TV.
The last Black daytime soap was NBC’s short-lived Generations, which launched in 1989 as a half-hour drama and was reportedly the first U.S. soap to center around a Black family from its inception. Also, Fox’s 2015 hit drama Empire was regarded by some as a soap opera,...
The project is titled The Gates, and it follows the lives of a wealthy Black family living in a posh, gated community.
The show will be produced by a CBS Studios/NAACP production venture in partnership with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. The Gates will be written by Emmy-winning daytime veteran Michele Val Jean (The Bold & the Beautiful), who will also serve as showrunner. Val Jean has also written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime TV.
The last Black daytime soap was NBC’s short-lived Generations, which launched in 1989 as a half-hour drama and was reportedly the first U.S. soap to center around a Black family from its inception. Also, Fox’s 2015 hit drama Empire was regarded by some as a soap opera,...
- 3/6/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Airing just four episodes since premiering after the Super Bowl last month, CBS has given an early second season renewal to “Tracker,” which has emerged to become this season’s most-watched new series and the most-watched new series overall since the series debut of “Young Sheldon.”
When factoring in Nielsen’s Most Current Data (including Live+7), on average, 16 million viewers are tuning in for each episode, making “Tracker” the most-watched new drama since the 2014-2015 season debut of Fox’s “Empire” (17.33 million) and the most-watched new show since “Young Sheldon” (16.49 million) during the 2017-2018 broadcast television season. On streaming, the series was the no. 1 show on Paramount+ in February.
“‘Tracker’ kicked off our premiere week with a ratings bang and has kept the momentum going,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “We knew we had something special when we saw the very first cut of the series and the overwhelming audience response confirms it.
When factoring in Nielsen’s Most Current Data (including Live+7), on average, 16 million viewers are tuning in for each episode, making “Tracker” the most-watched new drama since the 2014-2015 season debut of Fox’s “Empire” (17.33 million) and the most-watched new show since “Young Sheldon” (16.49 million) during the 2017-2018 broadcast television season. On streaming, the series was the no. 1 show on Paramount+ in February.
“‘Tracker’ kicked off our premiere week with a ratings bang and has kept the momentum going,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “We knew we had something special when we saw the very first cut of the series and the overwhelming audience response confirms it.
- 3/4/2024
- by Errol Lewis
- Soap Opera Network
Starring Justin Hartley, CBS’ brand new series “Tracker” has quickly emerged as the season’s most-watched entertainment series, according to Nielsen’s Most Current data, which includes Live+7 days of viewing.
Not only has the second episode of the series now amassed nearly 13 million viewers since it first aired, but the premiere episode, which launched on Super Bowl Sunday (February 11), has now been watched by 30 million multiplatform viewers, including the Thursday, February 15 rebroadcast.
In “Tracker,” Hartley plays Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a reward seeker, using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family. The series is based on the bestselling novel “The Never Game” by Jeffery Deaver.
CBS
Overall, CBS launched 16 of its 19 primetime entertainment series during the week of February 12-18, 2024, the most recent week to include Live+7 figures,...
Not only has the second episode of the series now amassed nearly 13 million viewers since it first aired, but the premiere episode, which launched on Super Bowl Sunday (February 11), has now been watched by 30 million multiplatform viewers, including the Thursday, February 15 rebroadcast.
In “Tracker,” Hartley plays Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a reward seeker, using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family. The series is based on the bestselling novel “The Never Game” by Jeffery Deaver.
CBS
Overall, CBS launched 16 of its 19 primetime entertainment series during the week of February 12-18, 2024, the most recent week to include Live+7 figures,...
- 3/3/2024
- by Errol Lewis
- Soap Opera Network
The Talk’s Amanda Kloots will make her soap debut on February 21 on The Bold and the Beautiful, playing Lucy, a mom friend of Steffy’s. It’s a dream come true for Kloots, who has a long history with daytime dramas. “When I was a little girl, my mom and sisters and I would watch soap operas on a daily basis,” she recalls. “We would iron for my mom and watch soap operas; we always made it a thing. As I got older, my older sister and I would get home from school every day and we would watch Passions together. So I grew up watching a lot of different soap operas: General Hospital, One Life to Live, Days of Our Lives, and Passions, so I’m very versed in soap opera, and it was quite thrilling to be a part of one.” (Credit: Matthew Taplinger/CBS) For her appearance on B&b,...
- 2/19/2024
- TV Insider
On Sunday, February 18, CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” won Best Hairstyling for Daytime Television during “The 11th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Awards” at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Hairstylists Lauren Mendoza, Justin Jackson, Michelle Corona and Diana Santana received the award for their work on the daytime drama series. Melissa Peterman hosted the awards show which honors members of the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE Local 706)
“The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless” were also nominees in the Best Make-Up for Daytime Television category, but both shows lost out to “The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula,” with make-up artists Swanthula Boulet and Dracmorda Boulet taking home the award.
Kate Linder, John Brotherton
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That said, there was a mix-up with the hairstylist and make-up categories as “The Young and the Restless” was initially announced as the winner for make-up,...
“The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless” were also nominees in the Best Make-Up for Daytime Television category, but both shows lost out to “The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula,” with make-up artists Swanthula Boulet and Dracmorda Boulet taking home the award.
Kate Linder, John Brotherton
Emma McIntyre/Getty (Courtesy)
That said, there was a mix-up with the hairstylist and make-up categories as “The Young and the Restless” was initially announced as the winner for make-up,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Errol Lewis
- Soap Opera Network
All eyes will be on Justin Hartley after the Super Bowl as his new CBS series Tracker will premiere right after the big game!
We decided to take a look back at Justin‘s dating history and fill you all in on his love life.
Justin, 47, has been in the public eye for over two decades after landing a role on the soap opera series Passions. He is now best known for his work on This Is Us, but fans also know him for his roles on Smallville, Emily Owens MD, and The Young and the Restless.
If you didn’t know, Justin has been married three times and all three of his wives are all soap opera stars.
Browse through the slideshow to check out Justin Hartley’s dating history…...
We decided to take a look back at Justin‘s dating history and fill you all in on his love life.
Justin, 47, has been in the public eye for over two decades after landing a role on the soap opera series Passions. He is now best known for his work on This Is Us, but fans also know him for his roles on Smallville, Emily Owens MD, and The Young and the Restless.
If you didn’t know, Justin has been married three times and all three of his wives are all soap opera stars.
Browse through the slideshow to check out Justin Hartley’s dating history…...
- 2/11/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
ABC has set Chelsea Handler and Marla Gibbs to guest star in Episode 7 of “Not Dead Yet” Season 2.
“Not Dead Yet” stars Gina Rodriguez as Nell, a journalist who takes a job writing obituaries at the SoCal Independent and soon gains the ability to see and speak to ghosts. The episode featuring Handler and Gibbs, which airs in late March, sees Lexi (Lauren Ash) and Duncan (Brad Garrett) spend a weird version of quality time at the newspaper’s softball game.
Handler will play Sharon Darynson, the owner of the rival news station to the SoCal Independent and the long-time nemesis to Duncan Rhoades (Brad Garrett). While everyone else runs in fear of Duncan, Sharon refuses to be intimidated by him.
Gibbs — the mother of Angela E. Gibbs, who stars in “Not Dead Yet” as Cricket — will play Cricket’s mother, Nana Sugar, who becomes one of Nell’s (Gina Rodriguez) obituary subjects.
“Not Dead Yet” stars Gina Rodriguez as Nell, a journalist who takes a job writing obituaries at the SoCal Independent and soon gains the ability to see and speak to ghosts. The episode featuring Handler and Gibbs, which airs in late March, sees Lexi (Lauren Ash) and Duncan (Brad Garrett) spend a weird version of quality time at the newspaper’s softball game.
Handler will play Sharon Darynson, the owner of the rival news station to the SoCal Independent and the long-time nemesis to Duncan Rhoades (Brad Garrett). While everyone else runs in fear of Duncan, Sharon refuses to be intimidated by him.
Gibbs — the mother of Angela E. Gibbs, who stars in “Not Dead Yet” as Cricket — will play Cricket’s mother, Nana Sugar, who becomes one of Nell’s (Gina Rodriguez) obituary subjects.
- 2/8/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Lynne Marta, the actress who appeared in films including Joe Kidd and Footloose, as a regular on Love, American Style and as a guest star on dozens of other TV shows, has died. She was 78.
Marta died Thursday in her Los Angeles home after a battle with cancer, her friend Chris Saint-Hilaire told The Hollywood Reporter.
The New Jersey native also showed up on episodes of such Aaron Spelling-produced series as The Mod Squad, The Rookies, Starsky & Hutch, Charlie’s Angels, Vega$ and Matt Houston and on Quinn Martin productions like The F.B.I., Dan August, Cannon, The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, The Manhunter and Caribe.
As the companion of a wealthy landowner (Robert Duvall), Marta caught the eye of a bounty hunter (Clint Eastwood) in John Sturges’ Joe Kidd (1972), and she portrayed Lulu Warnicker, the aunt of Kevin Bacon’s Ren, in the Herbert Ross-directed Footloose (1984).
The younger of two daughters,...
Marta died Thursday in her Los Angeles home after a battle with cancer, her friend Chris Saint-Hilaire told The Hollywood Reporter.
The New Jersey native also showed up on episodes of such Aaron Spelling-produced series as The Mod Squad, The Rookies, Starsky & Hutch, Charlie’s Angels, Vega$ and Matt Houston and on Quinn Martin productions like The F.B.I., Dan August, Cannon, The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, The Manhunter and Caribe.
As the companion of a wealthy landowner (Robert Duvall), Marta caught the eye of a bounty hunter (Clint Eastwood) in John Sturges’ Joe Kidd (1972), and she portrayed Lulu Warnicker, the aunt of Kevin Bacon’s Ren, in the Herbert Ross-directed Footloose (1984).
The younger of two daughters,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Retail-focused sister streamers QVC+ and Hsn+ are marking their second year of original holiday programming with a new TV movie starring Ashlee Simpson.
Titled “The Recipe Files,” the holiday baking mystery — filled with cameos from QVC hosts and plenty of plugs for tie-in products and partner brands — is directed by Lindsay Hartley and will launch on QVC+ Nov. 24.
That film marks the consumer-product-focused streamer’s second holiday original movie, following last year’s “Holly and the Hot Chocolate,” but is not the only piece of new holiday content set to rollout on QVC+ and Hsn+ this fall and winter, with additional titles including a new series from Curtis Stone; competition “The Ultimate Gift Wrapping Challenge”; food show “Seasoned,” featuring the personal stories of chefs including Carla Hall; curated holiday retail therapy in weekly series “The Edit”; and more.
While QVC+ and Hsn+ are upping their holiday originals count this year,...
Titled “The Recipe Files,” the holiday baking mystery — filled with cameos from QVC hosts and plenty of plugs for tie-in products and partner brands — is directed by Lindsay Hartley and will launch on QVC+ Nov. 24.
That film marks the consumer-product-focused streamer’s second holiday original movie, following last year’s “Holly and the Hot Chocolate,” but is not the only piece of new holiday content set to rollout on QVC+ and Hsn+ this fall and winter, with additional titles including a new series from Curtis Stone; competition “The Ultimate Gift Wrapping Challenge”; food show “Seasoned,” featuring the personal stories of chefs including Carla Hall; curated holiday retail therapy in weekly series “The Edit”; and more.
While QVC+ and Hsn+ are upping their holiday originals count this year,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
It’s time again for spooks and frights, and with the original “Charmed” series celebrating its 25th anniversary, it’s also seems like a good time to check out some of TV’s most famous (and infamous) witches.
From the time Samantha Stevens “Bewitched” us with a twitch of her nose nearly 60 years ago, witches have appeared in just about every genre on television. From the comical “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” to the terrifying “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” to the fantasy “Once Upon a Time” to the police procedural “Grimm,” the magical powers and spells of witches and sorcerers have enchanted, spooked and amused viewers.
Besides “Bewitched,” “Charmed” is the longest-lasting series to primarily feature witches, and attracted viewers not only with its supernatural elements, but also with the family dramas that involved the sisters at the heart of the show.
In honor of that series 25th anniversary, we...
From the time Samantha Stevens “Bewitched” us with a twitch of her nose nearly 60 years ago, witches have appeared in just about every genre on television. From the comical “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” to the terrifying “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” to the fantasy “Once Upon a Time” to the police procedural “Grimm,” the magical powers and spells of witches and sorcerers have enchanted, spooked and amused viewers.
Besides “Bewitched,” “Charmed” is the longest-lasting series to primarily feature witches, and attracted viewers not only with its supernatural elements, but also with the family dramas that involved the sisters at the heart of the show.
In honor of that series 25th anniversary, we...
- 10/23/2023
- by Susan Pennington, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
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Fred White
White, the original drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire who played on their 1980 hit “Shining Star,” died Jan. 1 of undisclosed causes. He was 67.
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Gangsta Boo
The Tennessee-based former member of the Oscar-winning rap group Three 6 Mafia, whose real name was Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, died Jan. 1 of undisclosed causes, though an autopsy is pending. She was 43.
James D. Brubaker
Brubaker, who started out as a driver on Hollywood sets before rising through the ranks to become a producer on films including “Rocky IV” and “Right Stuff,” died Jan. 3 after a series of strokes. He was 85.
Peter Rawley
Rawley, a longtime talent agent for ICM Partners and former MGM executive, died on Jan. 3. He was 85.
Photo credit: Gregory Yee/Twitter
Gregory Yee
Yee, a breaking news reporter for the LA Times, died Jan. 4 from complications from a respiratory illness. He was 33.
Earl Boen
Boen,...
Fred White
White, the original drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire who played on their 1980 hit “Shining Star,” died Jan. 1 of undisclosed causes. He was 67.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Gangsta Boo
The Tennessee-based former member of the Oscar-winning rap group Three 6 Mafia, whose real name was Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, died Jan. 1 of undisclosed causes, though an autopsy is pending. She was 43.
James D. Brubaker
Brubaker, who started out as a driver on Hollywood sets before rising through the ranks to become a producer on films including “Rocky IV” and “Right Stuff,” died Jan. 3 after a series of strokes. He was 85.
Peter Rawley
Rawley, a longtime talent agent for ICM Partners and former MGM executive, died on Jan. 3. He was 85.
Photo credit: Gregory Yee/Twitter
Gregory Yee
Yee, a breaking news reporter for the LA Times, died Jan. 4 from complications from a respiratory illness. He was 33.
Earl Boen
Boen,...
- 10/1/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
“Star Wars: Ahsoka,” the highly anticipated live-action series starring Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano, debuts this week on Disney+.
Dawson reprises the role after appearing in Season 2 of “The Mandalorian,” though the character made her debut in the 2008 animated film “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and the subsequent animated series of the same name.
Ahsoka is the former padawan of Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), the Jedi who turned to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader. She in turn had her own apprentice, Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) but the two had a falling out.
“Star Wars: Ahsoka” includes other characters from “The Clone Wars” and its sequel series “Star Wars: Rebels,” including Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Huyang (David Tennant). Although teased, fans have yet to see images of Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfadi) or Anakin Skywalker.
There’s also a slew of new characters, including Baylan Skoll (Ray Stevenson...
Dawson reprises the role after appearing in Season 2 of “The Mandalorian,” though the character made her debut in the 2008 animated film “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and the subsequent animated series of the same name.
Ahsoka is the former padawan of Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), the Jedi who turned to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader. She in turn had her own apprentice, Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) but the two had a falling out.
“Star Wars: Ahsoka” includes other characters from “The Clone Wars” and its sequel series “Star Wars: Rebels,” including Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Huyang (David Tennant). Although teased, fans have yet to see images of Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfadi) or Anakin Skywalker.
There’s also a slew of new characters, including Baylan Skoll (Ray Stevenson...
- 8/22/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
It doesn’t get more metal than this! The long-awaited return of Adult Swim’s favorite heavy metal adventure Metalocalypse arrives with an all-new, full-length animated movie. Written and directed by series co-creator Brendon Small, Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar brings the heaviest metal band ever created back together again for an action-packed journey. The movie will be available to purchase Digitally and on Blu-ray Disc August 22, 2023.
As a special highlight, fans can also look forward to the release of two full-length albums this year. Fans can now pre-save Dethklok’s highly anticipated Dethalbum IV which includes all new original Dethklok songs, and releases on August 22. The second album release, Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) will include additional songs plus a totally original movie score and will be released August 25.
Both albums will be released through WaterTower Music, who recently released “Aortic Desecration”, the first new music from Dethalbum IV,...
As a special highlight, fans can also look forward to the release of two full-length albums this year. Fans can now pre-save Dethklok’s highly anticipated Dethalbum IV which includes all new original Dethklok songs, and releases on August 22. The second album release, Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) will include additional songs plus a totally original movie score and will be released August 25.
Both albums will be released through WaterTower Music, who recently released “Aortic Desecration”, the first new music from Dethalbum IV,...
- 8/8/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Morgan Fairchild is in mourning after announcing that her longtime partner and fiancé has died.
The “General Hospital” star took to social media and shared Mark Seiler, her partner of 36 years, died last week. She said Seiler had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for several years, but thinks he ultimately succumbed to complications stemming from long Covid.
“It seems to be Long Covid that took his life after his 3rd infection,” she added on Twitter. “Hold your loved ones close.”
The 73-year-old actress also took to Instagram and paid tribute to Seiler.
“He was a warm, brilliant & very funny man, and I am devastated,” she wrote in a caption to a black and white photo of them dressed elegantly. “Hold your loved ones close and please consider wearing a mask. #BeKind I am Sending Love To You All.”
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The “General Hospital” star took to social media and shared Mark Seiler, her partner of 36 years, died last week. She said Seiler had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for several years, but thinks he ultimately succumbed to complications stemming from long Covid.
“It seems to be Long Covid that took his life after his 3rd infection,” she added on Twitter. “Hold your loved ones close.”
The 73-year-old actress also took to Instagram and paid tribute to Seiler.
“He was a warm, brilliant & very funny man, and I am devastated,” she wrote in a caption to a black and white photo of them dressed elegantly. “Hold your loved ones close and please consider wearing a mask. #BeKind I am Sending Love To You All.”
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- 7/15/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Andrea Evans‘ 19-year-old daughter, Kylie Rodriguez, is paying tribute to her actress-mother, who died Sunday at age 66 of cancer.
In a lengthy statement obtained by TVLine, Rodriguez wrote, “Today, I face an immeasurable loss — the passing of my beloved mother, Andrea Evans, after her courageous battle with cancer. At just 19 years old, my world has been forever changed, and words cannot adequately convey the depth of my sadness. My mom was my best friend.
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In a lengthy statement obtained by TVLine, Rodriguez wrote, “Today, I face an immeasurable loss — the passing of my beloved mother, Andrea Evans, after her courageous battle with cancer. At just 19 years old, my world has been forever changed, and words cannot adequately convey the depth of my sadness. My mom was my best friend.
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- 7/11/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Soap opera star Andrea Evans, known for her roles on “Young and the Restless” and “One Life to Live,” has died at 66 after fighting cancer.
Evans died on Sunday. Her death was announced Monday by casting director Don Carroll.
Evans career in the Hollywood industry spanned over 40 years, with her standout role being Tina Lord on ABC’s soap series “One Life to Live.” CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” was next on her bill, on which she starred as Patty Williams. She continued her soap career with “The Bold and the Beautiful” and NBC’s “Passions.”
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The actress earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1988 for Outstanding Ingenue for “One Life to Live” and graced the cover of Soap Opera Digest five times, she took the cover for the magazine every year from 1986 to 1990. Two years after her Emmy nomination,...
Evans died on Sunday. Her death was announced Monday by casting director Don Carroll.
Evans career in the Hollywood industry spanned over 40 years, with her standout role being Tina Lord on ABC’s soap series “One Life to Live.” CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” was next on her bill, on which she starred as Patty Williams. She continued her soap career with “The Bold and the Beautiful” and NBC’s “Passions.”
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The actress earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1988 for Outstanding Ingenue for “One Life to Live” and graced the cover of Soap Opera Digest five times, she took the cover for the magazine every year from 1986 to 1990. Two years after her Emmy nomination,...
- 7/10/2023
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
Daytime drama actor, Andrea Evans, has died at the age of 66.
The actress, who rose to soap opera fame in the ’70s and ’80s thanks to her role as Tina Lord on the ABC series “One Life To Live”, passed away on Sunday from cancer.
Evans’ death was announced by casting director, Don Carroll.
The Aurora, Illinois-native starred as Tina until 1981 when she left to take on the role of Patty Williams on CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” from 1983 to 1984. Then, in 1985, she returned to “One Life” and was later nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 1988.
Evans went on to play Tawny Moore on CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful”, Rebecca Hotchkiss on NBC’s “Passions” and Patty Walker on Amazon Prime’s “The Bay”.
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Early in her career, she performed in beauty pageants and regional theatre...
The actress, who rose to soap opera fame in the ’70s and ’80s thanks to her role as Tina Lord on the ABC series “One Life To Live”, passed away on Sunday from cancer.
Evans’ death was announced by casting director, Don Carroll.
The Aurora, Illinois-native starred as Tina until 1981 when she left to take on the role of Patty Williams on CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” from 1983 to 1984. Then, in 1985, she returned to “One Life” and was later nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 1988.
Evans went on to play Tawny Moore on CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful”, Rebecca Hotchkiss on NBC’s “Passions” and Patty Walker on Amazon Prime’s “The Bay”.
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Early in her career, she performed in beauty pageants and regional theatre...
- 7/10/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Andrea Evans, the popular soap opera star known for her turns as Tina Lord on ABC’s One Life to Live and Rebecca Hotchkiss on NBC/DirecTV’s Passions, has died. She was 66.
Evans died Sunday at her home in Pasadena after a battle with breast cancer, casting director Don Carroll told The Hollywood Reporter.
Evans came to fame by playing Tina — People magazine nicknamed her “Daytime’s Diva of Dirt” — on One Life to Live from 1979-81 and from 1985-90. However, she had to abruptly quit the soap after a stalker accosted her in the lobby of the show’s Manhattan studio in 1987 and later sent her death threats, some of them written in blood.
The fear “forever changed me. There’s no way it could not,” she told People in 2008.
Evans returned to the world of daytime as Tawny Moore on CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful in...
Evans died Sunday at her home in Pasadena after a battle with breast cancer, casting director Don Carroll told The Hollywood Reporter.
Evans came to fame by playing Tina — People magazine nicknamed her “Daytime’s Diva of Dirt” — on One Life to Live from 1979-81 and from 1985-90. However, she had to abruptly quit the soap after a stalker accosted her in the lobby of the show’s Manhattan studio in 1987 and later sent her death threats, some of them written in blood.
The fear “forever changed me. There’s no way it could not,” she told People in 2008.
Evans returned to the world of daytime as Tawny Moore on CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful in...
- 7/10/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Soap vet Andrea Evans, best known for her role as One Life to Live‘s conniving Tina Lord, died Sunday. She was 66.
According to Evans’ rep, the case of death was cancer.
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Evans, who originated the role of Tina in 1978, left the ABC soap in 1981. The character was briefly recast with actresses Kelli Maroney and Marsha Clark in the mid-80s, before...
According to Evans’ rep, the case of death was cancer.
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Evans, who originated the role of Tina in 1978, left the ABC soap in 1981. The character was briefly recast with actresses Kelli Maroney and Marsha Clark in the mid-80s, before...
- 7/10/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Andrea Evans, known for her roles on numerous daytime dramas including One Life to Live and The Young and the Restless, has died at the age of 66 on Sunday, July 9. Casting director Don Carroll shared news of her death, according to Deadline. Evans’ cause of death was cancer. Evans was best known for starring as Tina Lord on One Life to Live, beginning in 1979. Her next soap opera role came on The Young and the Restless, where she played Patty Williams Abbott in 1983 and 1984. Evans then starred as Tawny Moore on The Bold and the Beautiful (pictured above), starting in 1999 and last appearing in 2011. (She played her Bold and the Beautiful character on The Young and the Restless for one episode in 2010.) Her other soap roles included Rebecca Hotchkiss on Passions (starting in 2000) and Patty Walker on The Bay (starting in 2017). Prior to her death, she finished a memoir titled My One Life to Live.
- 7/10/2023
- TV Insider
Whether you’re more familiar with Juliet Mills from her title role on Nanny and the Professor or from her work as wacky witch Tabitha Lennox on Passions, there’s one fact upon which we can all agree: she’s a delight.
Funny, fearless and capable of turning a reading of the phonebook into an acting masterclass, Mills is now casting her spell on Grey’s Anatomy in the recurring role of Maxine Anderson, the unlikely roommate of Adelaide Kane’s Dr. Jules Millin.
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Funny, fearless and capable of turning a reading of the phonebook into an acting masterclass, Mills is now casting her spell on Grey’s Anatomy in the recurring role of Maxine Anderson, the unlikely roommate of Adelaide Kane’s Dr. Jules Millin.
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- 5/4/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
The long-awaited return of Adult Swim’s favorite heavy metal adventure “Metalocalypse” arrives with a nationwide tour of the series’ on-screen band Dethklok!
A full-length original film, written and directed by Brendon Small, Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar, a companion soundtrack and Dethalbum IV will also arrive this year, Bloody Disgusting learned via press release.
Here are all of the deets!
Dethklok will kick off their twenty-nine-date national tour on August 30 with Japanese kawaii metal pioneers Babymetal as co-headliners and virtuoso guitarist Jason Richardson as support.
“It’s very surreal having so much new ‘Metalocalypse’ & Dethklok this year with the trifecta of the tour, movie and album,” said Small. “I’m so excited to get on the road with the powerful Babymetal, and to celebrate all the hard work that team ‘Metalocalypse’ and Dethklok put in over the last two years and beyond!”
The “Babyklok” tour (full dates below) will...
A full-length original film, written and directed by Brendon Small, Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar, a companion soundtrack and Dethalbum IV will also arrive this year, Bloody Disgusting learned via press release.
Here are all of the deets!
Dethklok will kick off their twenty-nine-date national tour on August 30 with Japanese kawaii metal pioneers Babymetal as co-headliners and virtuoso guitarist Jason Richardson as support.
“It’s very surreal having so much new ‘Metalocalypse’ & Dethklok this year with the trifecta of the tour, movie and album,” said Small. “I’m so excited to get on the road with the powerful Babymetal, and to celebrate all the hard work that team ‘Metalocalypse’ and Dethklok put in over the last two years and beyond!”
The “Babyklok” tour (full dates below) will...
- 4/11/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Juliet Mills, who starred in the 1970s sitcom “Nanny and the Professor” and played Jane Leeves’ mother on “Hot in Cleveland,” has been cast in a recurring role on “Grey’s Anatomy,” TheWrap can exclusively report. She’ll appear in at least three episodes, beginning Thursday.
Per ABC, the 81-year-old British actress plays Maxine, who “comes into the hospital with a friend, but surprisingly knows Jules from outside the hospital.” Jules, a surgical intern who first appeared in Season 19, is played by Adelaide Kain.
Mills also co-stars in Chris Pine’s upcoming directorial debut “Poolman” with Jennifer Jason Leigh, Danny DeVito and Annette Bening. In 2022, she developed and co-hosted “British Classics With Juliet Mills” on TCM. She recently starred in U.K. stage productions of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Lady Vanishes” as the enigmatic Miss Froy and “Darker Shores” opposite her husband Maxwell Caulfield.
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Per ABC, the 81-year-old British actress plays Maxine, who “comes into the hospital with a friend, but surprisingly knows Jules from outside the hospital.” Jules, a surgical intern who first appeared in Season 19, is played by Adelaide Kain.
Mills also co-stars in Chris Pine’s upcoming directorial debut “Poolman” with Jennifer Jason Leigh, Danny DeVito and Annette Bening. In 2022, she developed and co-hosted “British Classics With Juliet Mills” on TCM. She recently starred in U.K. stage productions of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Lady Vanishes” as the enigmatic Miss Froy and “Darker Shores” opposite her husband Maxwell Caulfield.
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- 3/30/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
From 1999 – 2007, daytime soap fans enjoyed a daily escape to the fictional New England town of Harmony, where things were often anything but harmonious. From love triangles to tragedies to witches and a real-life doll named Timmy, Passions was quite a thrilling soap.
Many of the actors from the show kept in touch after things wrapped up, remaining friends for years to come. One of the longest-running friendships is that of Rodney Van Johnson and James Hyde, who played T.C. Russell and Sam Bennett, respectively. Not only are these two still close friends, but they’ve both recently re-entered the world of soap opera work.
Rodney Van Johnson and James Hyde are both soap opera veterans Rodney Van Johnson speaks at a panel discussion in 2013 I Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
Van Johnson and Hyde both played essential characters on Passions, but it wasn’t the first soap stint for either actor.
Many of the actors from the show kept in touch after things wrapped up, remaining friends for years to come. One of the longest-running friendships is that of Rodney Van Johnson and James Hyde, who played T.C. Russell and Sam Bennett, respectively. Not only are these two still close friends, but they’ve both recently re-entered the world of soap opera work.
Rodney Van Johnson and James Hyde are both soap opera veterans Rodney Van Johnson speaks at a panel discussion in 2013 I Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
Van Johnson and Hyde both played essential characters on Passions, but it wasn’t the first soap stint for either actor.
- 3/12/2023
- by Jessica Wick
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
If you were a soap fan in the early 2000s, you probably knew about the wild antics of NBC’s Passions. Known for pushing the envelope even by soap standards, you never knew what you’d see when you tuned in to watch the adventures of the Krane, Russell, Bennett, and Lopez-Fitzgerald families. From witches and warlocks to actual portals to hell, the show never ceased to push the limits — and the actors never seemed to mind.
Rodney Van Johnson played the role of T.C. Russell on the show, spanning nearly its entire run from 1999 – 2007 (he was dropped to recurring status in its final year). While he was largely grateful for the opportunity to work in the industry, he admitted that part of it took a personal toll on him — and there was one aspect that was especially challenging.
Rodney Van Johnson hated playing the ‘angry Black man’ Rodney...
Rodney Van Johnson played the role of T.C. Russell on the show, spanning nearly its entire run from 1999 – 2007 (he was dropped to recurring status in its final year). While he was largely grateful for the opportunity to work in the industry, he admitted that part of it took a personal toll on him — and there was one aspect that was especially challenging.
Rodney Van Johnson hated playing the ‘angry Black man’ Rodney...
- 3/11/2023
- by Jessica Wick
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Rodney Van Johnson is best known for his work on the soap opera Passions. For eight years, Johnson played T.C. Russell. While the role earned him fame, there were aspects of the job Johnson hated.
Passions star Rodney Van Johnson I Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Rodney Van Johnson played T.C. Russell on ‘Passions’
Johnson was one of the original cast members of Passions when it debuted in July 1999. The actor portrayed T.C., the patriarch of the Russell family. T.C. is married to Eve Russell (Tracey Ross), and they have two daughters, Whitney Russell (Brook Kerr) and Simone Russell (Cathy Jenee Doe).
T.C. is a tennis instructor whose dreams of playing professionally were dashed after a knee injury in a car wreck. The Russell patriarch blamed his longtime rival Julian Crane (Ben Masters) for the accident and ruining his career. T.C. has a temper...
Passions star Rodney Van Johnson I Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Rodney Van Johnson played T.C. Russell on ‘Passions’
Johnson was one of the original cast members of Passions when it debuted in July 1999. The actor portrayed T.C., the patriarch of the Russell family. T.C. is married to Eve Russell (Tracey Ross), and they have two daughters, Whitney Russell (Brook Kerr) and Simone Russell (Cathy Jenee Doe).
T.C. is a tennis instructor whose dreams of playing professionally were dashed after a knee injury in a car wreck. The Russell patriarch blamed his longtime rival Julian Crane (Ben Masters) for the accident and ruining his career. T.C. has a temper...
- 2/19/2023
- by Carol Cassada
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
If you watch The Young and the Restless, you may be familiar with the actor playing the role of Jeremy Stark. James Hyde is best known for his longtime role as Sam Bennett on the soap opera Passions, which went off the air in 2008. Before that, he also appeared on Another World and As the World Turns.
Although 15 years have gone by since Passions was on daytime TV, the fans don’t forget. Many are excited to see Hyde back onscreen. But is Jeremy Stark going to stick around Genoa City? According to Hyde, things are looking good in that department.
James Hyde is happy to be back on a soap opera Passions stars James Hyde and Dylan Fergus at the 2007 Daytime Emmy Awards | Marc Bryan-Brown/WireImage
In a recent interview with Soap Opera Digest, Hyde talked about how his fans from Passions remember him.
“My social media has been...
Although 15 years have gone by since Passions was on daytime TV, the fans don’t forget. Many are excited to see Hyde back onscreen. But is Jeremy Stark going to stick around Genoa City? According to Hyde, things are looking good in that department.
James Hyde is happy to be back on a soap opera Passions stars James Hyde and Dylan Fergus at the 2007 Daytime Emmy Awards | Marc Bryan-Brown/WireImage
In a recent interview with Soap Opera Digest, Hyde talked about how his fans from Passions remember him.
“My social media has been...
- 2/9/2023
- by Jessica Wick
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ben Masters, the much-loved soap star of “Passions,” died Wednesday at age 75.
Per an official release from Masters’ team, the actor suffered a years-long battle with dementia before succumbing to Covid at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs, California.
His much-loved role of billionaire Julian Crane was also his last. He starred on the daytime drama and pop culture phenomenon from 1999-2008.
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Masters began his acting career shortly after graduating from the University of Oregon with a theater degree in 1969 when he moved to New York City and got his start onstage. He starred in many on-and Off-Broadway productions including “Captain Brassbound’s Conversion” with Ingrid Bergman, “The Cherry Orchard” with Meryl Streep and the historic LGBTQ drama “Boys in the Band.”
Feature film credits included Bob Fosse...
Per an official release from Masters’ team, the actor suffered a years-long battle with dementia before succumbing to Covid at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs, California.
His much-loved role of billionaire Julian Crane was also his last. He starred on the daytime drama and pop culture phenomenon from 1999-2008.
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Masters began his acting career shortly after graduating from the University of Oregon with a theater degree in 1969 when he moved to New York City and got his start onstage. He starred in many on-and Off-Broadway productions including “Captain Brassbound’s Conversion” with Ingrid Bergman, “The Cherry Orchard” with Meryl Streep and the historic LGBTQ drama “Boys in the Band.”
Feature film credits included Bob Fosse...
- 1/11/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
Ben Masters, who appeared three times on Broadway in the 1970s before starring as the philandering billionaire Julian Crane during the entire run of the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions, has died. He was 75.
Masters battled dementia for several years and died Wednesday of Covid-19 complications at Eisenhower Health Center in Rancho Mirage, California, a family spokesperson announced.
On the big screen, Masters appeared in Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz (1979) with Roy Scheider, in Key Exchange (1985) with Brooke Adams and Danny Aiello, in Dream Lover (1986) with Kristy McNichol and in Making Mr. Right (1987) with John Malkovich.
On Passions, which ran from 1999-2008, Masters’ Julian had an affair and a son with Tracey Ross’ Eve and a long, tumultuous marriage with Kim Johnston Ulrich’s Ivy. He also was presumed murdered in 2002, but it turned out he wasn’t, and he was back on the show months later.
Soap Opera...
Masters battled dementia for several years and died Wednesday of Covid-19 complications at Eisenhower Health Center in Rancho Mirage, California, a family spokesperson announced.
On the big screen, Masters appeared in Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz (1979) with Roy Scheider, in Key Exchange (1985) with Brooke Adams and Danny Aiello, in Dream Lover (1986) with Kristy McNichol and in Making Mr. Right (1987) with John Malkovich.
On Passions, which ran from 1999-2008, Masters’ Julian had an affair and a son with Tracey Ross’ Eve and a long, tumultuous marriage with Kim Johnston Ulrich’s Ivy. He also was presumed murdered in 2002, but it turned out he wasn’t, and he was back on the show months later.
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- 1/11/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ben Masters, who played Julian Crane in the daytime drama “Passions,” died Wednesday of Covid-19 in Palm Springs, Calif., after battling dementia for several years. He was 75.
He played the womanizing heir apparent to the show’s wealthy and powerful Crane family from 1999 to 2008.
Masters’ movie roles included parts in Bob Fosse’s “All That Jazz,” “Key Exchange,” “Making Mr. Right,” “Mandingo” and “Dream Lover.”
In the short-lived 1976 series “Muggsy,” Masters raised his 13-year old sister in a trailer behind a gas station after their parents died. The Saturday morning series dealt with issues like gangs and poverty in a more realistic way than the popular suburban depictions of family life.
From the 1970s to 1990s, Masters worked on several TV mini-series such as “Noble House” (with Pierce Brosnan) and “Celebrity” (with Ned Beatty and Tess Harper).
He also guest starred on TV series including “Kojak,” “Barnaby Jones,” “Murder She Wrote,...
He played the womanizing heir apparent to the show’s wealthy and powerful Crane family from 1999 to 2008.
Masters’ movie roles included parts in Bob Fosse’s “All That Jazz,” “Key Exchange,” “Making Mr. Right,” “Mandingo” and “Dream Lover.”
In the short-lived 1976 series “Muggsy,” Masters raised his 13-year old sister in a trailer behind a gas station after their parents died. The Saturday morning series dealt with issues like gangs and poverty in a more realistic way than the popular suburban depictions of family life.
From the 1970s to 1990s, Masters worked on several TV mini-series such as “Noble House” (with Pierce Brosnan) and “Celebrity” (with Ned Beatty and Tess Harper).
He also guest starred on TV series including “Kojak,” “Barnaby Jones,” “Murder She Wrote,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
Ben Masters, best known for his portrayal of Julian Crane on NBC’s Passions from 1999 to 2008, died Wednesday in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 75.
According to his representatives, Masters battled dementia for several years, with Covid listed as his official cause of death.
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Prior to his starring role on Passions, Masters appeared on a number of hit TV series, including Touched by an Angel...
According to his representatives, Masters battled dementia for several years, with Covid listed as his official cause of death.
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Prior to his starring role on Passions, Masters appeared on a number of hit TV series, including Touched by an Angel...
- 1/11/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Ben Masters, the actor best known for his role as Julian Crane on the old NBC soap Passions, died January 11 at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs. He was 75.
Masters battled dementia for several years and succumbed to Covid.
His biggest role was also his last — portraying the rich and powerful Julian from 1999 to 2008 on the NBC sudser.
Born on May 6, 1947, in Corvallis, Or, Masters graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.A. degree in theater in 1969. He moved to New York City, where he starred in on and off-Broadway productions such as Captain Brassbound’s Conversion with Ingrid Bergman, The Cherry Orchard with Meryl Streep, and Boys in the Band.
From left: Ben Masters, Pierce Brosnan and Deborah Raffin, 1988, (c)De Laurentiis Entertainment Group/courtesy
Masters segued into film, starring in Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz with Roy Schneider, Key Exchange with Brooke Adams and Danny Aiello,...
Masters battled dementia for several years and succumbed to Covid.
His biggest role was also his last — portraying the rich and powerful Julian from 1999 to 2008 on the NBC sudser.
Born on May 6, 1947, in Corvallis, Or, Masters graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.A. degree in theater in 1969. He moved to New York City, where he starred in on and off-Broadway productions such as Captain Brassbound’s Conversion with Ingrid Bergman, The Cherry Orchard with Meryl Streep, and Boys in the Band.
From left: Ben Masters, Pierce Brosnan and Deborah Raffin, 1988, (c)De Laurentiis Entertainment Group/courtesy
Masters segued into film, starring in Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz with Roy Schneider, Key Exchange with Brooke Adams and Danny Aiello,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Justin Hartley, who just wrapped his acclaimed run on This Is Us as Kevin Pearson and even an occasional director of the NBC drama, stopped by the Jennifer Hudson Show and talked about both his TV family and his daughter leaving for college.
“It’s tough when they leave, you think you’re ready for it,” Hartley told Jennifer Hudson. “When they’re gone, gone, it really is a text or a phone call, and she’s 18, let’s be honest, it’s a text.” After thinking for a moment, though, Hartley cracked, “You know what does happen though is you do have more time to party.”
Hartley had his daughter Isabella with the actress Lindsey Hartley (née Korman), who he co-starred with on the soap opera Passions. They divorced in 2012 under amicable circumstances.
In an interview with Today about co-parenting after the split, Hartley praised his daughter saying, “She’s very resourceful,...
“It’s tough when they leave, you think you’re ready for it,” Hartley told Jennifer Hudson. “When they’re gone, gone, it really is a text or a phone call, and she’s 18, let’s be honest, it’s a text.” After thinking for a moment, though, Hartley cracked, “You know what does happen though is you do have more time to party.”
Hartley had his daughter Isabella with the actress Lindsey Hartley (née Korman), who he co-starred with on the soap opera Passions. They divorced in 2012 under amicable circumstances.
In an interview with Today about co-parenting after the split, Hartley praised his daughter saying, “She’s very resourceful,...
- 11/24/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Justin Hartley's relationship with his number one lady - his daughter, Isabella - is strong as ever. Hartley, who is starring in Netflix's forthcoming holiday movie "The Noel Diary," shares his 18-year-old daughter with his first wife, Lindsay Korman, whom he married in 2003. The two met while starring on the soap opera "Passions," got married, and had Isabella, but went their separate ways after eight years together. Hartley's next marriage was to Chrishell Stause of "Selling Sunset" fame. They divorced in 2019 and he married his former "Young and the Restless" costar, Sofia Pernas, in 2021.
Hartley's wife had nothing but nice things to say about her stepdaughter in an April interview with Page Six. "She's so wise. I mean, that girl, she's got it figured out!" Pernas told the outlet at a "This Is Us" event in Los Angeles. "She knows exactly what she wants."
This fall, Isabella headed...
Hartley's wife had nothing but nice things to say about her stepdaughter in an April interview with Page Six. "She's so wise. I mean, that girl, she's got it figured out!" Pernas told the outlet at a "This Is Us" event in Los Angeles. "She knows exactly what she wants."
This fall, Isabella headed...
- 11/22/2022
- by Hedy Phillips
- Popsugar.com
It’s Halloween, which means now is the time to once again celebrate pop culture’s witchy women in all their pointy hatted glory. While films like “Hocus Pocus” and “Practical Magic” are packed with wicked ladies, in our opinion, TV witches still reign supreme. Check out TheWrap’s gallery to find the small screen’s 29 most iconic female spell-casters. Who knows, maybe you’ll get a great idea for this year’s last-minute costume from this list of magical ladies.
Samantha Stephens, “Bewitched” - Is there a more legendary TV witch than Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) ? Not according to her husband Darrin, who says she’s “one witch in a million.”
Prue, Piper and Phoebe Halliwell and Paige Matthews, “Charmed” – The Charmed Ones charmed viewers with their sisterly love while fighting the forces of evil for eight seasons, three with eldest sister Prue (Shannen Doherty) and five with half-sister...
Samantha Stephens, “Bewitched” - Is there a more legendary TV witch than Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) ? Not according to her husband Darrin, who says she’s “one witch in a million.”
Prue, Piper and Phoebe Halliwell and Paige Matthews, “Charmed” – The Charmed Ones charmed viewers with their sisterly love while fighting the forces of evil for eight seasons, three with eldest sister Prue (Shannen Doherty) and five with half-sister...
- 10/28/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
James Hyde kept the peace in Harmony as lawman Sam Bennett on the supernatural soap opera Passions for nearly a decade. Now, he’s been tapped to play Jeremy Stark, a mystery man from Diane Jenkins’s (Susan Walters) past on The Young and the Restless. Hyde is set to make his Y&r debut on Friday, October 21 but it’ll be a quick visit – for now. Watch for Hyde to return to the show in the near future. And on Thursday, October 20, he’s going to pop up on Station 19 in an episode titled “Dancing With Our Hands Tied.” Read on for the scoop as he tells us about both roles! How did your joining Y&R come about? James Hyde: This is partially manifestation. I haven’t been on a soap set since Passions ended. I remember thinking that if I ever came back to daytime, I wanted it to be with Y&r.
- 10/20/2022
- TV Insider
It’s far from misty memories being made in 10,000 B.C. this week as an ominous fog shrouds the clearing where scrappy Eve Harris (Natalie Zea) and her fellow survivors have been camping out since falling through a sinkhole in modern-day L.A. “This is Season 2’s ‘weather episode,’” explains the actress. “Last year, we had snow…so this year we did something more innocuous.” But still dangerous: The low-visibility conditions may be helping unexpected invaders hide in plain sight. Who is behind this new menace? “My God, you could be talking about, like, five different things,” Zea notes of the myriad challenges facing Eve’s people, including a tidal-wave crisis her son Josh (Jack Martin) is dealing with in 1988 Los Angeles. “I don’t even know which one to tease.” What she will give us is that her stint on the soap opera Passions prepped her for dealing with...
- 10/17/2022
- TV Insider
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Tom Urich, an actor on Broadway and soap operas who also showed up on TV shows opposite his younger brother, the late Robert Urich, has died. He was 87.
Urich died July 17 of complications from a stroke and diabetes at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, his wife of 56 years, Judy, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Urich was a regular on the 1997 ABC miniseries Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer and guest-starred on shows including Kate & Allie, Jake and the Fatman, Matlock, In Living Color, Silk Stalkings, Beverly Hills, 90210, Jag and The Practice.
He appeared on Broadway in Applause, Seesaw, Musical Chairs and, as Georges, in La Cage Aux Folles and on such soap operas as The Doctors, The Edge of Night, Search for Tomorrow, Another Life and Passions.
Alongside his brother, he worked on two episodes of ABC’s Vega in...
Tom Urich, an actor on Broadway and soap operas who also showed up on TV shows opposite his younger brother, the late Robert Urich, has died. He was 87.
Urich died July 17 of complications from a stroke and diabetes at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, his wife of 56 years, Judy, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Urich was a regular on the 1997 ABC miniseries Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer and guest-starred on shows including Kate & Allie, Jake and the Fatman, Matlock, In Living Color, Silk Stalkings, Beverly Hills, 90210, Jag and The Practice.
He appeared on Broadway in Applause, Seesaw, Musical Chairs and, as Georges, in La Cage Aux Folles and on such soap operas as The Doctors, The Edge of Night, Search for Tomorrow, Another Life and Passions.
Alongside his brother, he worked on two episodes of ABC’s Vega in...
- 8/8/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Friends and co-workers are paying tribute to Jossara Jinaro, the actress and SAG activist best known for playing Rae in the NBC soap opera Passions, who died last week at 48. Jinaro’s passing was confirmed by her husband, Matt Bogado, who posted a statement on Facebook, revealing that the Brazilian-born actress died last Wednesday after a battle with cancer. “Jossara was an amazing wife, mother, artist, and friend,” Bogado wrote. “She had the most beautiful, kind soul and wouldn’t take no for an answer. Even in her last moments, she was still fighting.” Born on May 25, 1973, in Rio de Janeiro, Jinaro grew up in Colombia before moving to the U.S. with her family. At 16, she began pursuing a career in show business, starting out doing theater work. Her first on-screen role was in the 1998 TV crime drama Reyes y Rey. Jinaro’s first major role came in the CBS legal drama Judging Amy,...
- 5/2/2022
- TV Insider
Jossara Jinaro, a veteran television actress, filmmaker, producer and SAG activist, died of cancer on April 27, according to a post on her Facebook page by her husband, Matt Bogado.
“With great sorrow, I announce the passing of my wife, Jossara Jinaro on this date, April 27, 2022. Jossara bravely fought cancer and came home to be surrounded by family. Jossara was an amazing wife, mother, artist, and friend. She had the most beautiful, kind soul and wouldn’t take no for an answer. Even in her last moments, she was still fighting. She is now resting in peace and will be remembered forever. Myself, Liam, and Emrys will miss her so deeply, although we know she is in our hearts and guiding us every step of the way.”
Bogado added that a public memorial service will be held in the Bay Area at some point.
Jinaro had a long Hollyood career, appearing in various drama series,...
“With great sorrow, I announce the passing of my wife, Jossara Jinaro on this date, April 27, 2022. Jossara bravely fought cancer and came home to be surrounded by family. Jossara was an amazing wife, mother, artist, and friend. She had the most beautiful, kind soul and wouldn’t take no for an answer. Even in her last moments, she was still fighting. She is now resting in peace and will be remembered forever. Myself, Liam, and Emrys will miss her so deeply, although we know she is in our hearts and guiding us every step of the way.”
Bogado added that a public memorial service will be held in the Bay Area at some point.
Jinaro had a long Hollyood career, appearing in various drama series,...
- 4/30/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Helmut Huber, husband and manager of All My Children star Susan Lucci, died Monday, March 28, on Long Island, New York. He was 84.
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A spokesperson for Lucci said that Huber died peacefully, noting: “Helmut’s passing is a tremendous loss for all who knew and loved him. He was an extraordinary husband, father, grandfather, and friend. The family kindly asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult time.”
Huber was born on October 10, 1937, in Innsbruck, Austria, and becoming a United States citizen in 1994, Huber met Lucci in 1969 while they were working at Long Island’s Garden City Hotel. Huber was the hotel’s executive chef, and Lucci had worked there during a summer vacation from college. After just three weeks of dating, the couple married on Sept. 13, 1969.
Following Lucci’s success as Erica Kane on ABC’s All My Children, Huber transitioned professionally to become...
Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022: Photo Gallery
A spokesperson for Lucci said that Huber died peacefully, noting: “Helmut’s passing is a tremendous loss for all who knew and loved him. He was an extraordinary husband, father, grandfather, and friend. The family kindly asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult time.”
Huber was born on October 10, 1937, in Innsbruck, Austria, and becoming a United States citizen in 1994, Huber met Lucci in 1969 while they were working at Long Island’s Garden City Hotel. Huber was the hotel’s executive chef, and Lucci had worked there during a summer vacation from college. After just three weeks of dating, the couple married on Sept. 13, 1969.
Following Lucci’s success as Erica Kane on ABC’s All My Children, Huber transitioned professionally to become...
- 3/30/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Reacher's Alan Ritchson 'Not Mad at All' About Justin Hartley Replacing Him as Aquaman in 2006 Pilot
Being replaced as TV’s Aquaman is water under the bridge for Alan Ritchson.
Back in Fall 2005, Ritchson guest-starred in multiple Smallville episodes as Arthur “A.C.” Curry, the first of which gave The WB its highest-rated Thursday night ever. As such, an Aquaman pilot, ultimately titled Mercy Reef, was promptly put into development.
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Back in Fall 2005, Ritchson guest-starred in multiple Smallville episodes as Arthur “A.C.” Curry, the first of which gave The WB its highest-rated Thursday night ever. As such, an Aquaman pilot, ultimately titled Mercy Reef, was promptly put into development.
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- 2/8/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Cut, Color, Murder is a new Signature Mystery coming to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on Sunday, February 6.
The movie features Julie Gonzalo and Ryan McPartlin as a salon operator named Ali and the new detective in town, Kyle, who work together to solve the murder of a pageant director.
As the story unfolds, Ali's reminded of her husband's murder years previous, which makes her more eager to solve the current case and clear the names of her friends and family.
We had the opportunity to talk with Ryan, who's at the heart of this production as creator, executive producer, and star.
When we caught up with Ryan, he was getting in touch with his inner child by visiting Wisconsin, where he spent summers with his parents growing up.
He was laughing at people ice fishing in the cold weather, thrilled to see his parents again, and in touch with his friend,...
The movie features Julie Gonzalo and Ryan McPartlin as a salon operator named Ali and the new detective in town, Kyle, who work together to solve the murder of a pageant director.
As the story unfolds, Ali's reminded of her husband's murder years previous, which makes her more eager to solve the current case and clear the names of her friends and family.
We had the opportunity to talk with Ryan, who's at the heart of this production as creator, executive producer, and star.
When we caught up with Ryan, he was getting in touch with his inner child by visiting Wisconsin, where he spent summers with his parents growing up.
He was laughing at people ice fishing in the cold weather, thrilled to see his parents again, and in touch with his friend,...
- 2/5/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
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