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hawaii five-o · 01-30-2004, 06:51 PM

Meg Ryan, "As the World Turns"
Ted Danson, "Somerset"
Kate Jackson, "Dark Shadows"
Don Knotts, "Search for Tomorrow"
Kevin Bacon, "Guiding Light"
Julianne Moore, "As the World Turns"
Demi Moore, "General Hospital"
Phylicia Rashad, "One Life to Live"

JT · 01-30-2004, 07:08 PM

Great thread!

Sarah Michelle Gellar, "All My Children"
Yasmine Bleeth, "Ryan's Hope"
Morgan Freeman, "Another World"
Kelly Ripa, "All My Children"
Ricky Martin, "General Hospital" (not really but you know what I mean)
Ray Liotta, "Another World"
Josh Duhamel, "All My Children"

AtlantaBravesFan29 · 01-30-2004, 09:01 PM

Tom Selleck--The Young And The Restless
John Stamos--General Hospital
Christopher Reeve--Love Of Life
Larry Hagman--Edge Of Night
Kate Mulgrew--Ryan's Hope

JT · 01-30-2004, 10:52 PM

Some more...

Brad Pitt, "Santa Barbara"
Mischa Barton, "All My Children"
Lisa Rinna, "Days of our Lives"
Alec Baldwin, "The Doctors" and "Knots Landing"
Halle Berry, "Knots Landing"
James Earl Jones, "The Guiding Light"
Cicely Tyson, "The Guiding Light"
Morgan Fairchild, "Search for Tomorrow" and "Flamingo Road"
Marion Ross, "Paradise Bay"
Donna Mills, "Love is a Many Splendored Thing"

HuntingtonM15 · 01-30-2004, 10:57 PM

Vivica A. Fox- Days of Our Lives & Young and the Restless

Paul Walker- Young and the Restless

Sean Snow · 01-30-2004, 11:23 PM

Marisa Tomei - As the World Turns
Marg Helgenberger - Ryan's Hope
Martin Sheen - As the World Turns
David Selby - Dark Shadows
Tom Berenger - One Life to Live
Kelsey Grammer - Another World
Charles Shaughnessy - Days of Our Lives
Jack Wagner - General Hospital
Ian Ziering - Guiding Light
Anne Heche - Another World
Kathleen Turner - The Doctors
Rue McClanahan - Another World
Judith Light - One Life to Live
Vanessa Marcil - General Hospital
Luke Perry - Loving
Calista Flockhart - Guiding Light
Christian Slater - Ryan's Hope
Laurence Fishburne - One Life to Live
Leonardo DiCaprio - Santa Barbara
Ryan Phillippe - One Life to Live
Corbin Bernsen - Ryan's Hope

TGirl · 01-31-2004, 11:07 AM

Robin Wright Penn - "Kelly Capwell" on Santa Barbara

The guy that played "McGuyver" (I think his name is Richard Dean Anderson) -- he used to be on General Hospital

Rick Springfield - General Hospital

originally posted by Sean Snow

Quote:

Leonardo DiCaprio - Santa Barbara

Who did Leo play on Santa Barbara?

Sean Snow · 01-31-2004, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TGirl
Who did Leo play on Santa Barbara?

I believe he played a younger version of Mason Capwell in a few flashbacks.

AtlantaBravesFan29 · 02-01-2004, 12:12 PM

David Hassellhoff--The Young And The Restless
Anne Heche--Another World

mcgwirefan · 02-03-2004, 02:17 PM

Susan Lucci on All My Children

dandelion wine · 02-04-2004, 01:29 AM

Lauren Holly - All My Children

Dianne3 · 02-04-2004, 02:30 PM

Christopher Rich, Reba's Husband on Reba - Another World

Joanna Johnson, not a star but she created Hope & Faith - Bold & Beautiful

ClassicTV4Ever · 02-04-2004, 03:55 PM

Ashley Judd "Sisters"
Andrea Barber (a.k.a Full House's Kimmy Gibbler) "Days of Our Lives"
Amy Yasbeck "Days of Our Lives"
Prscilla Presley "Dallas"
Lori Loughlin "The Edge of Night"
Daisy Fuentes "Loving"

Dianne3 · 02-05-2004, 03:23 PM

Some More:

Eddie Cibrain (Third Watch) - Young and the Restless

also on Third Watch, can't think of the actresses name - Another World

Mark Derwin (husband on Life with Bonnie) - started on Young and the Restless, also did Guiding Light, One Life to Live

Danny Pinuaturo (sp) - (Who's The Boss) - As The World Turns

Joan Van Ark - she did a few soaps, her first soap, maybe someone on this thread would know

Faith Ford - Another World?

Audra Lindley (Mrs. Roper) - Another World

JT · 02-05-2004, 05:15 PM

Joan Van Ark did "Days of our Lives" in 1970 and Jane Whitney #3.

01-30-2004, 06:51 PM	#1
hawaii five-o Book 'Em, Dano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 27, 2003 Location: At home, eating cereal straight out of the box Posts: 1,406	Stars Who Got Their Starts on Soaps Meg Ryan, "As the World Turns" Ted Danson, "Somerset" Kate Jackson, "Dark Shadows" Don Knotts, "Search for Tomorrow" Kevin Bacon, "Guiding Light" Julianne Moore, "As the World Turns" Demi Moore, "General Hospital" Phylicia Rashad, "One Life to Live"

02-03-2004, 02:17 PM	#10
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01-30-2004, 07:08 PM	#2
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,219	Great thread! Sarah Michelle Gellar, "All My Children" Yasmine Bleeth, "Ryan's Hope" Morgan Freeman, "Another World" Kelly Ripa, "All My Children" Ricky Martin, "General Hospital" (not really but you know what I mean) Ray Liotta, "Another World" Josh Duhamel, "All My Children"

01-30-2004, 09:01 PM	#3
AtlantaBravesFan29 Atlanta Braves Fan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 13, 2002 Location: Pleasanton,TX--40 Miles South Of San Antonio Posts: 1,859	Tom Selleck--The Young And The Restless John Stamos--General Hospital Christopher Reeve--Love Of Life Larry Hagman--Edge Of Night Kate Mulgrew--Ryan's Hope

01-30-2004, 10:52 PM	#4
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,219	Some more... Brad Pitt, "Santa Barbara" Mischa Barton, "All My Children" Lisa Rinna, "Days of our Lives" Alec Baldwin, "The Doctors" and "Knots Landing" Halle Berry, "Knots Landing" James Earl Jones, "The Guiding Light" Cicely Tyson, "The Guiding Light" Morgan Fairchild, "Search for Tomorrow" and "Flamingo Road" Marion Ross, "Paradise Bay" Donna Mills, "Love is a Many Splendored Thing"

01-30-2004, 10:57 PM	#5
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	Vivica A. Fox- Days of Our Lives & Young and the Restless Paul Walker- Young and the Restless

01-30-2004, 11:23 PM	#6
Sean Snow moo Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,407	Marisa Tomei - As the World Turns Marg Helgenberger - Ryan's Hope Martin Sheen - As the World Turns David Selby - Dark Shadows Tom Berenger - One Life to Live Kelsey Grammer - Another World Charles Shaughnessy - Days of Our Lives Jack Wagner - General Hospital Ian Ziering - Guiding Light Anne Heche - Another World Kathleen Turner - The Doctors Rue McClanahan - Another World Judith Light - One Life to Live Vanessa Marcil - General Hospital Luke Perry - Loving Calista Flockhart - Guiding Light Christian Slater - Ryan's Hope Laurence Fishburne - One Life to Live Leonardo DiCaprio - Santa Barbara Ryan Phillippe - One Life to Live Corbin Bernsen - Ryan's Hope

02-01-2004, 12:12 PM	#9
AtlantaBravesFan29 Atlanta Braves Fan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 13, 2002 Location: Pleasanton,TX--40 Miles South Of San Antonio Posts: 1,859	David Hassellhoff--The Young And The Restless Anne Heche--Another World

02-04-2004, 01:29 AM	#11
dandelion wine ~ Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 20, 2003 Location: Behind the Couch Posts: 34,964	Lauren Holly - All My Children

02-04-2004, 02:30 PM	#12
Dianne3 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 07, 2002 Posts: 1,056	Christopher Rich, Reba's Husband on Reba - Another World Joanna Johnson, not a star but she created Hope & Faith - Bold & Beautiful

02-04-2004, 03:55 PM	#13
ClassicTV4Ever Coming November 27th! Senior Member Join Date: May 02, 2002 Location: TV Land! Posts: 1,420	Ashley Judd "Sisters" Andrea Barber (a.k.a Full House's Kimmy Gibbler) "Days of Our Lives" Amy Yasbeck "Days of Our Lives" Prscilla Presley "Dallas" Lori Loughlin "The Edge of Night" Daisy Fuentes "Loving"

02-05-2004, 03:23 PM	#14
Dianne3 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 07, 2002 Posts: 1,056	Some More: Eddie Cibrain (Third Watch) - Young and the Restless also on Third Watch, can't think of the actresses name - Another World Mark Derwin (husband on Life with Bonnie) - started on Young and the Restless, also did Guiding Light, One Life to Live Danny Pinuaturo (sp) - (Who's The Boss) - As The World Turns Joan Van Ark - she did a few soaps, her first soap, maybe someone on this thread would know Faith Ford - Another World? Audra Lindley (Mrs. Roper) - Another World

02-05-2004, 05:15 PM	#15
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,219	Joan Van Ark did "Days of our Lives" in 1970 and Jane Whitney #3.