Sean Snow
08-06-2003, 03:15 PM
SOAPnet will be broadcasting a special called 'They Started on Soaps' on August 20th at 11:00PM. Below is more information:
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Very few people are born super stars. They start off as coat checkers (Mariah Carey), sandwich store mascots (Brad Pitt), even taxi cab drivers (Robert DeNiro). Some famous movie and primetime stars got their start in daytime television, and many of them are justly proud of their time on the soaps.
On August 20, at 11pm (ET/PT), SOAPnet airs "They Started on Soaps." This special program will showcase the soap beginnings of some of Hollywood's major players. The special will also feature insight from casting directors about their experiences in hiring some of these stars.
These people got their start in the following "soap categories:"
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR:
Kelly Ripa (Regis & Kelly)
Hayley, All My Children
Donna Mills (The Stepford Husbands)
Abby, Knots Landing
Meg Ryan (Kate & Leopold)
Betsy, As the World Turns
Marisa Tomei (Anger Management)
Marcy, As the World Turns
Julianne Moore (The Hours)
Frannie/Sabrina, As the World Turns
(Daytime Emmy® winner)
Demi Moore (Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle)
Jackie, General Hospital
Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek Voyager)
Mary, Ryan's Hope
Marg Helgenberger (CSI)
Siobhan, Ryan's Hope
Susan Sarandon (The Banger Sisters)
Sarah, Search for Tomorrow
Vivica A. Fox (Juwanna Mann)
Maia, Generations
Victoria Rowell (Feast of All Saints)
Drusilla, Young and the Restless
GOOD GUYS:
Martin Sheen (West Wing)
Jack, As the World Turns
Tom Berenger (Johnson County War)
Timothy, One Life to Live
Ray Liotta (Narc)
Joey, Another World
Morgan Freeman (Bruce Almighty)
Roy, Another World
Kelsey Grammer (Frasier)
Dr. Canard, Another World
James Earl Jones (Feast of All Saints)
Jerry, As the World Turns
Charles Shaughnessy (The Nanny)
Shane, Days of Our Lives
Jack Wagner (Melrose Place)
Frisco, General Hospital
Ian Ziering (Beverly Hills, 902120)
Cameron, Guiding Light
BAD GIRLS:
Susan Lucci (Ebbie)
Erica, All My Children (Daytime Emmy® winner)
Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy, the Vampire Slayer)
Kendall, All My Children (Daytime Emmy® winner)
Anne Heche (John Q)
Vicky/Marley, Another World (Daytime Emmy® winner)
Lisa Rinna (Soap Talk)
Billie, Days of Our Lives
Kathleen Turner (Beautiful)
Nola, The Doctors
Rue McClanahan (The Golden Girls)
Caroline, Another World
Phylicia Rashad (Cosby)
Courtney, One Life to Live
Judith Light (Law & Order: SVU)
Karen, One Life to Live (Daytime Emmy® winner)
Vanessa Marcil (Vegas)
Brenda, General Hospital (Daytime Emmy® winner)
SOAP HUNKS:
Tom Selleck (In & Out)
Jed, Young and the Restless
Christopher Reeve (Rear Window)
Ben, Love of Life
Ted Danson (Becker)
Tom, Somerset
Josh Duhamel (Vegas)
Leo, All My Children (Daytime Emmy® winner)
Antonio Sabato, Jr. (Dead Above Ground)
Jagger, General Hospital
Ricky Martin (Almas Del Silencio, album)
Miguel, General Hospital
Luke Perry (Jeremiah)
Ned, Loving
Alec Baldwin (Second Nature)
Joshua, Knots Landing
Brad Pitt (Ocean's Eleven)
Randy, Dallas
CHILD STARS:
Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal)
Elise, Guiding Light
Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix)
Josh, One Life to Live
Christian Slater (Windtalkers)
D.J., Ryan's Hope
Jonathan Jackson (Tuck Everlasting)
Lucky, General Hospital (Daytime Emmy® winner)
Yasmine Bleeth (Titans)
Ryan, Ryan's Hope
Leonardo DiCaprio (Catch Me If You Can)
Young Mason, Santa Barbara
Ryan Phillippe (Igby Goes Down)
Billy, One Life to Live
Watch "They Started on Soaps" only on SOAPnet - The New Way to Watch Soaps!
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SOAPnet Press Release
SOAPnet PRESENTS "THEY STARTED ON SOAPS," A STAR-STUDDED HOUR HIGHLIGHTING ACTORS WHO BEGAN THEIR CAREERS IN SOAPS
Special to premiere Wednesday, August 20 (11:00 P.M., ET/PT) Featured Stars Include Demi Moore, Julianne Moore and James Earl Jones
Burbank, Calif. (July 30, 2003) - Demi Moore, Meg Ryan, Alec Baldwin, Marisa Tomei, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Christian Slater, Brad Pitt, Christina Applegate, Tom Selleck… all great actors with one thing in common - they started on soaps!
On August 20 (11:00 p.m., ET/PT), SOAPnet presents the original one-hour special, They Started on Soaps, featuring these and other actors who started in daytime and then made it big in primetime and movies. Experts, including casting directors and journalists, discuss such actors as Ryan Phillippe, Vivica A. Fox, Susan Sarandon, Calista Flockhart, Marg Helgenberger, Morgan Freeman, Julianne Moore, Vanessa Marcil, Josh Duhamel and Anne Heche and what makes daytime such a great proving ground. Lisa Rinna and Rue McClanahan talk about how good it is to play a bad girl, and Ray Liotta and James Earl Jones prove that nice guys don't always finish last.
They Started on Soaps is produced by Lucky Duck Productions, the award-winning and critically acclaimed production company owned and operated by journalist, producer and author Linda Ellerbee, who serves as executive producer of the special, along with Rolfe Tessem. They are joined by producer/writer Wendy Lobel and editor John Ashbridge. Lucky Duck Productions is renowned for producing children's programming, primetime specials, documentaries and limited-run series for network and cable television.
SOAPnet, the new way to watch soaps, offers same day episodes of popular daytime dramas including All My Children, One Life To Live, General Hospital, and Port Charles at night for convenient viewing. In addition, the network provides inside access to stars and storylines with original programs including the Emmy®-nominated one-hour talk show, Soap Talk and the entertainment magazine show Soap Center. Wrapped in a 24-hour environment, SOAPnet also offers primetime classics including Dynasty, and Knots Landing as well as the former series Another World and Ryan's Hope.
_______________________________
Very few people are born super stars. They start off as coat checkers (Mariah Carey), sandwich store mascots (Brad Pitt), even taxi cab drivers (Robert DeNiro). Some famous movie and primetime stars got their start in daytime television, and many of them are justly proud of their time on the soaps.
On August 20, at 11pm (ET/PT), SOAPnet airs "They Started on Soaps." This special program will showcase the soap beginnings of some of Hollywood's major players. The special will also feature insight from casting directors about their experiences in hiring some of these stars.
These people got their start in the following "soap categories:"
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR:
Kelly Ripa (Regis & Kelly)
Hayley, All My Children
Donna Mills (The Stepford Husbands)
Abby, Knots Landing
Meg Ryan (Kate & Leopold)
Betsy, As the World Turns
Marisa Tomei (Anger Management)
Marcy, As the World Turns
Julianne Moore (The Hours)
Frannie/Sabrina, As the World Turns
(Daytime Emmy® winner)
Demi Moore (Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle)
Jackie, General Hospital
Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek Voyager)
Mary, Ryan's Hope
Marg Helgenberger (CSI)
Siobhan, Ryan's Hope
Susan Sarandon (The Banger Sisters)
Sarah, Search for Tomorrow
Vivica A. Fox (Juwanna Mann)
Maia, Generations
Victoria Rowell (Feast of All Saints)
Drusilla, Young and the Restless
GOOD GUYS:
Martin Sheen (West Wing)
Jack, As the World Turns
Tom Berenger (Johnson County War)
Timothy, One Life to Live
Ray Liotta (Narc)
Joey, Another World
Morgan Freeman (Bruce Almighty)
Roy, Another World
Kelsey Grammer (Frasier)
Dr. Canard, Another World
James Earl Jones (Feast of All Saints)
Jerry, As the World Turns
Charles Shaughnessy (The Nanny)
Shane, Days of Our Lives
Jack Wagner (Melrose Place)
Frisco, General Hospital
Ian Ziering (Beverly Hills, 902120)
Cameron, Guiding Light
BAD GIRLS:
Susan Lucci (Ebbie)
Erica, All My Children (Daytime Emmy® winner)
Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy, the Vampire Slayer)
Kendall, All My Children (Daytime Emmy® winner)
Anne Heche (John Q)
Vicky/Marley, Another World (Daytime Emmy® winner)
Lisa Rinna (Soap Talk)
Billie, Days of Our Lives
Kathleen Turner (Beautiful)
Nola, The Doctors
Rue McClanahan (The Golden Girls)
Caroline, Another World
Phylicia Rashad (Cosby)
Courtney, One Life to Live
Judith Light (Law & Order: SVU)
Karen, One Life to Live (Daytime Emmy® winner)
Vanessa Marcil (Vegas)
Brenda, General Hospital (Daytime Emmy® winner)
SOAP HUNKS:
Tom Selleck (In & Out)
Jed, Young and the Restless
Christopher Reeve (Rear Window)
Ben, Love of Life
Ted Danson (Becker)
Tom, Somerset
Josh Duhamel (Vegas)
Leo, All My Children (Daytime Emmy® winner)
Antonio Sabato, Jr. (Dead Above Ground)
Jagger, General Hospital
Ricky Martin (Almas Del Silencio, album)
Miguel, General Hospital
Luke Perry (Jeremiah)
Ned, Loving
Alec Baldwin (Second Nature)
Joshua, Knots Landing
Brad Pitt (Ocean's Eleven)
Randy, Dallas
CHILD STARS:
Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal)
Elise, Guiding Light
Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix)
Josh, One Life to Live
Christian Slater (Windtalkers)
D.J., Ryan's Hope
Jonathan Jackson (Tuck Everlasting)
Lucky, General Hospital (Daytime Emmy® winner)
Yasmine Bleeth (Titans)
Ryan, Ryan's Hope
Leonardo DiCaprio (Catch Me If You Can)
Young Mason, Santa Barbara
Ryan Phillippe (Igby Goes Down)
Billy, One Life to Live
Watch "They Started on Soaps" only on SOAPnet - The New Way to Watch Soaps!
_______________________________
SOAPnet Press Release
SOAPnet PRESENTS "THEY STARTED ON SOAPS," A STAR-STUDDED HOUR HIGHLIGHTING ACTORS WHO BEGAN THEIR CAREERS IN SOAPS
Special to premiere Wednesday, August 20 (11:00 P.M., ET/PT) Featured Stars Include Demi Moore, Julianne Moore and James Earl Jones
Burbank, Calif. (July 30, 2003) - Demi Moore, Meg Ryan, Alec Baldwin, Marisa Tomei, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Christian Slater, Brad Pitt, Christina Applegate, Tom Selleck… all great actors with one thing in common - they started on soaps!
On August 20 (11:00 p.m., ET/PT), SOAPnet presents the original one-hour special, They Started on Soaps, featuring these and other actors who started in daytime and then made it big in primetime and movies. Experts, including casting directors and journalists, discuss such actors as Ryan Phillippe, Vivica A. Fox, Susan Sarandon, Calista Flockhart, Marg Helgenberger, Morgan Freeman, Julianne Moore, Vanessa Marcil, Josh Duhamel and Anne Heche and what makes daytime such a great proving ground. Lisa Rinna and Rue McClanahan talk about how good it is to play a bad girl, and Ray Liotta and James Earl Jones prove that nice guys don't always finish last.
They Started on Soaps is produced by Lucky Duck Productions, the award-winning and critically acclaimed production company owned and operated by journalist, producer and author Linda Ellerbee, who serves as executive producer of the special, along with Rolfe Tessem. They are joined by producer/writer Wendy Lobel and editor John Ashbridge. Lucky Duck Productions is renowned for producing children's programming, primetime specials, documentaries and limited-run series for network and cable television.
SOAPnet, the new way to watch soaps, offers same day episodes of popular daytime dramas including All My Children, One Life To Live, General Hospital, and Port Charles at night for convenient viewing. In addition, the network provides inside access to stars and storylines with original programs including the Emmy®-nominated one-hour talk show, Soap Talk and the entertainment magazine show Soap Center. Wrapped in a 24-hour environment, SOAPnet also offers primetime classics including Dynasty, and Knots Landing as well as the former series Another World and Ryan's Hope.