Interviews 2006
On our most recent trip to Oakdale, Soap Opera Weekly grabbed a few minutes with Martha Byrne (Lily) in the ATWT green room to dish dancing, girl time and what Angelina Jolie has to do with diet cookies.
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ATWT's Van Hansis (Luke) took part in a special reading of Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project's play The Laramie Project in New York on Dec. 1. Here, he opened up to Weekly about the project and how Luke Snyder is helping carry forward the legacy of Matthew Shepard, whose 1998 murder in Laramie, Wyo., became a symbol in America's fight against hate crimes.
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Leave it to AS THE WORLD TURNS's unlikely daddy, Dusty, to hire an even unlikelier nanny for baby Johnny: bodyguard/babysitter Chaz, who memorably tackled Barbara on his first day of work. The role went to stand-up comedian D.C. Benny, who may be best known as a finalist on LAST COMIC STANDING.
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Now that AS THE WORLD TURNS viewers have discovered that scheming Jade Taylor is a petal off the ol' Rose, Jade's alter ego Elena Goode gives Weekly a little inside scoop on growing into her role and blooming as a Walsh-Snyder.
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Soaps' original diva, Eileen Fulton (Lisa, ATWT) has collected some opulent designs over the years, and now you can own a piece of her wardrobe. She's selling nearly 50 gowns and dresses, 17 pairs of shoes, jewelry and a mink coat in an eBay auction presented by Chelsea Marketeers through October 30.
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He has starred in prime-time series (RAVEN and MORTAL KOMBAT: CONQUEST), guest-starred on everything from CHARMED to MIAMI VICE, and even SEARCHed FOR TOMORROW, but Jeff Meek is discovering that playing the infamous Craig Montgomery on AS THE WORLD TURNS is a whole new "ball" game.
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During a recent visit to AS THE WORLD TURNS, Weekly witnessed some wacky hijinks (what happens in Oakdale stays in Oakdale), listened in on some heated political debates, and snagged a few minutes with the always-entertaining Michael Park to talk about Jack’s future.
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Oakdale's slumbering princess Lily is awake, and Martha Byrne is back on ATWT after a tough summer that began with the birth of her third child, Annmarie, in an emergency C-section and a scary first few weeks. Everyone's doing great now. Here, she talks about the pressure to be camera-ready so soon after giving birth.
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AS THE WORLD TURNS' Jennifer Landon (Gwen) is toughening up and taking her character's life by the lapels.
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In our 9/12 issue, we quizzed ATWT's Kelley Menighan Hensley (Emily) about Oakdale history. Her score? An impressive 4.5 (we were feeling generous) out of 8. That's when her husband Jon Hensley (Holden) came along and got a little cocky about his trivia skills, so we put him to the test, as well. Here's how it went down.
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The past few months have been pretty insane for Alex Charak, Geneva Hyman and Ian Novick on cbs.com's reality competition, INTURN. Meet The Three Finalists.
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ATWT's Van Hansis (Luke) chats with Weekly about playing big bro, the name game — and how he really feels about an all-expenses-paid Maltese vacation.
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Michael Park (Jack) was one of the first cast members to meet the aspiring actors who are vying for a 13-week ATWT contract on www.cbs.com's addictive reality show, INTURN. Here, he starts to handicap the competition, but gets sidetracked by his desire to see more backstabbing from the already-feisty contestants.
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ATWT's Alexandra Chando (Maddie) and Zach Roerig (Casey) told Weekly what makes them click in our Aug. 8 issue. Oakdale's craziest kids dished out even more than what's fit to print, however, so here is more, from A to Z.
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It's always a blast to talk to AS THE WORLD TURNS' Trent Dawson (Henry), so Weekly fired off a few random questions — and got some even more random answers.
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Paul Leyden (Simon) weighs in on being back — and catting around with Katie.
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Spouting snotty insults, making out with a half-naked Paul Leyden (Simon), ever since she out-sassed Katie on the cruise ship, Ewa da Cruz has been turning heads.
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Weekly recently got a chance to chat with Oakdale newcomer Duane McLaughlin, who debuts this week as Dallas Griffin. Though McLaughlin kept mum on the exact details of Dallas' dealings, we did pin him down for a few quick questions.
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The 6/20 issue of Soap Opera Digest is dedicated to Father's Day, and what better way to celebrate than an interview with ATWT's dueling pops, Jon Hensley (Holden) and Paolo Seganti (Damian)? .... Here's a snippet of what Hensley and Seganti had to say.
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Terri Colombino (Katie, AS THE WORLD TURNS) knows what it takes to look good on the red carpet, so she invited fans to take a peek at how she worked with designer David Rodriguez and stylist Felix Mercado on dressing for the Daytime Emmys.
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AS THE WORLD TURNS' Michael Park (Jack) and Jon Hensley (Holden) sat down in Park's dressing room for a lively interview about anything and everything, but Soap Opera Weekly couldn't fit all the bantering into the magazine. Still, we couldn't resist sharing the rest.
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MTV cameras have followed Alexandra Chando since she was cast as Maddie Coleman on AS THE WORLD TURNS last summer. Viewers can now see what it's like joining the soap when she appears on MTV's documentary series TRUE LIFE: I'M GETTING MY BIG BREAK, premiering May 4 at 10 p.m.
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Michael Park knows Jack, especially when it comes to his top five stories on AS THE WORLD TURNS.
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AS THE WORLD TURNS' seven divas headlined the April 3 show celebrating ATWT's 50th anniversary. Weekly was there the day they taped the episode. While most of the interview ran in the April 4 issue, here are some more fun snippets and fond memories.
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As of April 2, AS THE WORLD TURNS has been turning — and turning and turning — for five decades. Here are some thoughts from the cast (and even a producer) on this important milestone.
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Daytime newcomer Elena Goode is stirring up trouble for Luke and the Snyders as Rose's long-lost "daughter" Jade on AS THE WORLD TURNS. Soap Opera Weekly got the goods on Goode.
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ATWT's Luke finally came out and admitted it (to Jade, at least): He's in love with best buddy/back-rub requester/drunken enabler Kevin. It's the first big job for portrayer Karl Girolamo, who quickly got the fans' attention (we get letters) with his character's frustratingly unreadable motives.
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AS THE WORLD TURNS had a lot to celebrate on the morning of Feb. 8, when the Daytime Emmy nominations were announced on THE VIEW.
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For the first time in 11 years, AS THE WORLD TURNS' Martha Byrne (Lily) will not be hosting her annual fund-raiser for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital this fall. But she vows the event will be back after some restructuring.
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Jesse Soffer (Will, AS THE WORLD TURNS) made a quick trip with co-star Jennifer Landon (Gwen) to present at THE 32ND ANNUAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS in Los Angeles on Jan. 10.
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Soaps got their start on radio, so there's a nostalgic thrill in seeing the oldest shows, GL and ATWT, come full circle by doing podcasts. However, fans have been getting daily doses of drama from "radio" soap SCRIPTS & SCRUPLES since 2003. We caught up with S&S creator Roger Newcomb.
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Recently, Jon Hensley (Holden, AS THE WORLD TURNS) sat down with Soap Opera Weekly to answer our FYI questions. We didn't want you to miss a single response, so here are the replies that did not fit in the Jan. 10 issue.
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