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Gary Sandy is proud of his time as a Soap actor on 'As The World Turns' & says the best thing for an actor to do is hone their skills on a soap opera before getting into primetime.

Many young actors have honed their skills on soap operas. It's a shame soap operas appear to be a dying art form. Where will young actors get their training once soap operas disappear forever?

Gary Sandy has always been proud of his soap roots - and he proudly displays some photos of his stint on the now-defunct The Secret Storm on his website:

http://www.garysandy.com/photos.html

Other soaps he appeared on were As the World Turns, Somerset, Another World and Young & The Restless.