Dr. Jazz
09-01-2004, 03:38 PM
GL: Grant Aleksander (Phillip) Out!
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From Soaps In Depth Online
Shocker! Aleksander Out!
A GUIDING LIGHT rep confirms for Soaps In Depth that, due to "storyline-dictated" reasons, Grant Aleksander has been let go from his role of Phillip. This corroborates reports from several setsiders that the actor was notified of his release on August 27.
Aleksander's sudden ouster comes as a surprise as he has been with GL, off and on, since 1982, and has figured into frontburner plots for the past several years. At this time, a final air date has not been made available.
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In a way this is a surprise to me and in a way it isn't. I knew something was up though because recently they've been making Phillip more and more of a villain. He's been starting to remind me of Grant Aleksander's no-good "All My Children" character Alec McIntyre. I hope AMC doesn't see Aleksander's departure from GL as a chance to bring him back to AMC. I didn't like him at all on AMC lol I don't think it would work anyway since Hayley & her mother are both gone from the canvas. However, Adam is still around as well as Tom Cudahy (at least occasionally) - they both had interaction with Alec.
Dr. Jazz
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From Soaps In Depth Online
Shocker! Aleksander Out!
A GUIDING LIGHT rep confirms for Soaps In Depth that, due to "storyline-dictated" reasons, Grant Aleksander has been let go from his role of Phillip. This corroborates reports from several setsiders that the actor was notified of his release on August 27.
Aleksander's sudden ouster comes as a surprise as he has been with GL, off and on, since 1982, and has figured into frontburner plots for the past several years. At this time, a final air date has not been made available.
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In a way this is a surprise to me and in a way it isn't. I knew something was up though because recently they've been making Phillip more and more of a villain. He's been starting to remind me of Grant Aleksander's no-good "All My Children" character Alec McIntyre. I hope AMC doesn't see Aleksander's departure from GL as a chance to bring him back to AMC. I didn't like him at all on AMC lol I don't think it would work anyway since Hayley & her mother are both gone from the canvas. However, Adam is still around as well as Tom Cudahy (at least occasionally) - they both had interaction with Alec.
Dr. Jazz