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08-06-2003, 03:15 PM
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They Started on Soaps - SOAPnet special airing August 20th
SOAPnet will be broadcasting a special called 'They Started on Soaps' on August 20th at 11:00PM. Below is more information:
_______________________________ 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. |
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I love Susan's acting in Ebbie. She was terrific. She did other movies than that I know, but Ebbie is my favorite with her in it. Sarah really bloomed out of the soap opera business. She has been in a lot of big screen movies and tv shows. |
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