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Star of the Week

Michael Easton

ON SOAP OPERA DIGEST AND WEEKLY ONLINE

Bio

— ABC

Michael Easton (John, OLTL)

Michael Easton was born in Long Beach, CA, and raised in both the United States and Ireland, his parents' native country. After writing poetry inspired by such authors as Charles Bukowski and Raymond Carver during high school, Easton went on to college with a double major in English and History. MORE

Features

Features Featuring John

— ABC

OLTL: A Marty Memory Refresher

ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Marty doesn't remember her past life in Llanview — but we do! MORE

— Everett Collection

Super Men

Before he put on the cape for Superman Returns, Brandon Routh played OLTL's Seth Anderson.... Routh didn't get to play much of a hero then, but his new role got us to thinking about current Llanview men who have the makings to be superheros, too. MORE

— Chris Garlington

Reporter's Notebook

There wasn't a dull moment at the 11th Annual ABC SUPER SOAP WEEKEND, held at Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL. Throughout the event, the actors were subjected to press conferences, where members of the mainstream and soap media grilled the stars on hard-hitting topics. MORE

— ABC

The Who Da Man? Quiz

If you were Natalie, would you choose cuddly Cristian, mysterious Mr. McBain, or the marvelous Michael? Or would you just say, "Forget all those bums — I'm flying solo"? Take this quiz and find out what you'd do if you were in Nat's shoes. MORE

— ABC

Who's Your Llanview Lovematch?

Think David is dreamy? Want to kiss Kevin? Are you insane for John McBain? Or is Antonio your amour? Take our quiz and find out which ONE LIFE TO LIVE hottie is right for you! MORE

— Tara Shaffer/Digest & Weekly Online

PC Fan Club 2003

PC fans got together for the annual fan club dinner on August 22 at the Sportsman's Lodge in Studio City, CA. MORE

Features About John

— ABC

The Six Degrees of John McBain

It's fun to think that your favorite character is the center of the show's universe — but is it true? Here is proof that everyone in ONE LIFE TO LIVE's world revolves around brooding cop John McBain. MORE

Features With Michael

— Aaron Montgomery/JPI

Go Easton, Young Man

Michael Easton (John, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) rarely does press, so when we finally got him to agree to an interview (in the 3/21 Digest), we weren't about to let him go until he told us everything we wanted to know — and as it turned out, it was more than we could fit in a single feature. Here's some stuff that didn't make the magazine. MORE

— ABC

Michael Easton on John McBain

ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Michael Easton offers some insight into sinking his teeth into John McBain and reveals why the character will never wear a cape. MORE

— ABC

Easton Casts Out John's Devils

During a recent interview for a print feature, OLTL's Michael Easton couldn't say enough to Weekly about playing John McBain and John McBain playing with killers. MORE

Features Mentioning Michael/John

— MAX PHOTOS

OLTL's 2007 Fan Club Luncheon

Despite it being one of the hottest days of the year, OLTLers were full of energy at the 2007 Fan Club Luncheon, held at New York’s Marriott Marquis on August 4. MORE

— Doug Piburn/JPI

Christina Chambers On Leaving Llanview

As Marty Saybrooke No. 2. prepares to bid farewell to ONE LIFE TO LIVE, Digest checked in with her portrayer, Christina Chambers, to find out what went wrong with Marty and what's next for the actress. MORE

— Ron Riccio/Walt Disney World

Making Disney Magic With Kassie DePaiva

One of the perks of covering ONE LIFE TO LIVE for Soap Opera Digest is interviewing Kassie DePaiva (Blair), who is always gracious, sweet and has plenty to say. But at the recent Super Soap Weekend in Orlando, FL, DePaiva decided that for her 15-minute Q&A before the OLTL motorcade, she would be the interviewer since we've chatted her up so many times on the 12-year running Super Soap. MORE

— Lisa Rose/JPI

OLTL for Katrina Relief

Recently, Weekly had a chance to talk to just a few of the ONE LIFE TO LIVE voices that appear on One Life, Many Voices, including project organizer and producer Robin Strasser (Dorian). MORE

— ABC

Spencer For Hire

Paul Satterfield (Spencer, OLTL) has an upcoming interview in the 8/23 issue of Digest about his cross-country move to New York and return to daytime. Here's more from that feature. MORE

— ABC

Melissa Archer on Jolie

ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Jolie (John/Natalie) vs. Jovan (John/Evangeline) fans have a serious feud going on (even with Cristian back in town). In a recent interview with Melissa Archer, Weekly asked for her opinion: Does she think John and Natalie were a couple? MORE

— ABC

Chatting With Melissa Archer

If you've ever attended a Weekly/Digest OLTL chat, you know how passionate Jolie (John/Natalie) fans are about their favorite couple. So it was no surprise when scores of them came to Weekly's special Chat with Natalie's portrayer, Melissa Archer. MORE

— ABC

GH's Monaco: On Cloud Nine

It's a warm November day in Los Angeles when GH's Kelly Monaco (Sam) gets a chance to call Digest. It's no surprise that the interview is taking place a few days late — Monaco has been thrown into a front-burner storyline. MORE

— ABC

SLIDESHOW: Brothers In Daytime

Oh brother, there sure are a lot of them on daytime. Some are closer, some are not, some aren’t even related by blood. MORE

— ABC

OLTL: That Natalie!

Now that she's found true love on ONE LIFE TO LIVE, has the one-time problem child mellowed? What, you don't remember her past? Read on. MORE

Michael Easton's Awards

2005 Soap Opera Digest Award
Favorite Triangle: Natalie/John/Evangeline (Melissa Archer, Michael Easton and Renee Elise Goldsberry, OLTL)
 
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