Are some actors just "Soap Opera actors"......... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Yong Fang · 09-23-2015, 07:21 PM

......who never leave the genre?

When I was in college back in the mid 1980's, I used to watch Days of Our Lives during my lunch hour. Watched it for three or four years, graduated college, got a job, and sort of forgot about DOOL for real life.

I have been out of the country for almost 15 years in China and now am finally home for a visit. Channel surfing, and ran into Days again. What shocked me was that a lot of the same actors are still on there after almost 30 years. First I see Steve "Patch" Johnson. Then his wife (?) Kayla. The same actor who plays John Black/Roman Brady, Marlena, and the actor A Martinez is still on there.

The guy who plays Patch returned back to DOOL from another soap, and basically this is all he has done. He is a good actor. Actually all the actors I have listed are excellent, but do soaps. Soaps to me is like the fast food of television acting, a lot of famous people started on soaps and then went on to bigger and better things. Dunno. I guess the work is steady and they make good money.

Wawwie · 09-23-2015, 08:35 PM

Peter Reckell (Bo Brady) is also back on DOOL.

Yong Fang · 09-28-2015, 02:10 PM

The guy who played the father/husband from the show Valarie/Hogan Family is on DOOL too.

Is there a website where I can read the backstory of the show so I understand what the hell is going on. Show is really edgy now, has a Edge of Night feel to it and it is really weird and violent. I just dont know who is who.

09-23-2015, 07:21 PM	#1
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	Are some actors just "Soap Opera actors"......... ......who never leave the genre? When I was in college back in the mid 1980's, I used to watch Days of Our Lives during my lunch hour. Watched it for three or four years, graduated college, got a job, and sort of forgot about DOOL for real life. I have been out of the country for almost 15 years in China and now am finally home for a visit. Channel surfing, and ran into Days again. What shocked me was that a lot of the same actors are still on there after almost 30 years. First I see Steve "Patch" Johnson. Then his wife (?) Kayla. The same actor who plays John Black/Roman Brady, Marlena, and the actor A Martinez is still on there. The guy who plays Patch returned back to DOOL from another soap, and basically this is all he has done. He is a good actor. Actually all the actors I have listed are excellent, but do soaps. Soaps to me is like the fast food of television acting, a lot of famous people started on soaps and then went on to bigger and better things. Dunno. I guess the work is steady and they make good money.

09-23-2015, 08:35 PM	#2
Wawwie Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 26, 2006 Location: New York Posts: 14,376	Peter Reckell (Bo Brady) is also back on DOOL.

09-28-2015, 02:10 PM	#3
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	The guy who played the father/husband from the show Valarie/Hogan Family is on DOOL too. Is there a website where I can read the backstory of the show so I understand what the hell is going on. Show is really edgy now, has a Edge of Night feel to it and it is really weird and violent. I just dont know who is who.