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Emmy night was full of surprises — none bigger than David Lago's (ex-Raul, Y&R) upset win in the Outstanding Younger Actor category. His acceptance speech was equally surprising, leaving many fans befuddled. Here, Lago explains himself to the press.
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While his character reveled in the heroism of being a firefighter (until his blindness), THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL's Lorenzo Lamas (Hector) did his own good deed by lending his time and celebrity to a cause that has dropped off the radar of some Americans: Hurricane Katrina relief.
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Of all the TV and film roles in his long career, Lorenzo Lamas (Hector, B&B) is most proud of an endeavor outside of show business. For years, the actor has participated in Angel Flight, Inc., a charitable organization that provides free, medical-related air transport for those who can't afford it.
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL's Lorenzo Lamas speaking in double entendres.
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With Sam's (Sydney Penny's) departure from THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, We've seen plenty of nixed nups on soaps, but Lorenzo Lamas contends that his character Hector is in need of a bit of action — and he's not just talking about stunts.
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There is a little bit of everything on Lorenzo Lamas' resume. Feature films? Check. Big budget action dramas? Check. Directing? Check. Reality show? Check. The only thing missing was daytime, until he joined THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL last February as noble firefighter Hector Ramirez.
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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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Thanks to the girlish giggle and twinkly lilt of her voice that have helped Brooke Logan beguile and bedevil her way through the male population of B&B, Katherine Kelly Lang sparkles even across 3,000 miles of telephone wire in this Weekly archival feature.
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No, it's not a new soap. Within a year, Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke) has worked with three different actresses in the role of her on-screen daughter, Bridget on BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL.
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B&B's Katherine Kelly Lang looks back at 16 years of playing the irrepressible, irresistible and irresponsible Brooke Logan.
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Although B&B's Brooke Logan loves her children deeply, she's hardly a candidate for mother-of-the-year. Interestingly, Katherine Kelly Lang is.
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The mere idea of ONE LIFE TO LIVE's John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex) teaching a dance class makes many of us smile. So when the premise of this year's Fan February was each winner swapping a day with a soap actor, and one of the swaps was Lavoisier and a Virginia Beach dance teacher, well, we thought, "Where do we buy tickets?"
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It's been a long time coming, but ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Rex and Adriana have finally consummated their relationship. Now it's sex, sex and more sex.
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ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex) would choose comfort over chic any day of the week. No ties or suits for him. (Well, maybe for the Daytime Emmys.) So when he had to pack for last month’s Super Soap Weekend in Florida, he made sure he’d be comfortable and look fun.
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Things proved unlucky for ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Rex when he and new girlfriend Adriana recently tried to get lucky in New York, but in this Q&A, John-Paul Lavoisier proves he's still leading a charming...er, charmed life.
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This month, ONE LIFE TO LIVE bad boy John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex) got to experience the thrill ride that was his first ABC Super Soap Weekend.
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During a recent interview for the mag, ONE LIFE TO LIVE's John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex) and Bob Woods (Bo) took a moment out to air their dirty laundry... literally.
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OLTL's John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex) fled the sticks, seeking fame and fortune.
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If you enjoyed Weekly’s Nice To Meet You feature on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS' Chené Lawson (Yolanda) in Issue 46, check out her responses that didn’t fit in the magazine.
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With the Baldwin-Fisher family expanding by the minute, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS’ Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren) and Christian LeBlanc (Michael) have a lot to be thankful for.
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Michael Baldwin was bad to the bone when he rolled into Genoa City 15 years ago, but he's come a long way since then. We asked Christian J. LeBlanc to share his top five favorite moments with THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.
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Y&R's Michael Baldwin is expecting his first child, but is he ready? "Poor Michael couldn't be more ambivalent," Christian J. LeBlanc (Michael) empathizes with a laugh. "He loves the fact, but it raises some huge issues. "
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Christian J. LeBlanc (Michael) isn't leaving THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS' Genoa City, but his eight-year hiatus from the audition hustle is officially over.
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Ever dream about being a star at a celebrity-studded event? Just tag along with Y&R's Christian J. LeBlanc (Michael) as he recounts his night on the town in support of the new Rob Marshall movie Memoirs of a Geisha.
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Christian J. LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R) earned his first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor this spring, after 14 years on the show. Here he talks to the press about why he loves his job, and how he learned to appreciate the Emmy process by seeing it from his mother's point of view.
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Didn't get enough of Christian J. LeBlanc and Greg Rikaart from their feature in Soap Opera Weekly (on sale Dec. 31)? Here are some unused excerpts from the interviews at West Hollywood's Pane e Vino.
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For folks hitting New Orleans for Mardi Gras '04, which culminates on Feb. 24, it's all about the parades and the partying, but there is a traditional definition.
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Some folks dread the day the clocks turn back, but not THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS’ Adrianne Leon (Colleen). "I love the early dark," the romantic raves of daylight savings. "You light candles, get the fireplace going, make dinner, watch movies and cuddle."
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If you want to party with THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS' Adrianne Leon (Colleen), bring your appetite and check your clubwear at the door.
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Y&R's Adrianne Leon (Colleen) was brave enough to subject herself to a hallway "press conference." Here is what she had to say about stepping into Colleen's shoes and making herself at home in Genoa City.
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It's not a stretch for GH's Adrianne Leon to play the feisty, punk-rock teen Brook Lynn — especially her musical side. Here,
the young actress explains how a songwriting stint lead to her first acting gig ever (that's right, ever) on GH.
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On GENERAL HOSPITAL, the first person Lucas declared his homosexuality to was his confidante cousin, Georgie.... Since then, he has inched his way out of the closet, but that's all about to change.... Here, Lindze Letherman (Georgie) has plenty to say about GH's first issue-driven story of 2006.
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Weekly grabbed a few minutes with AS THE WORLD TURNS’ Paul Leyden (ex-Simon) just days before he headed out of Oakdale and back to the Land Down Under. In this Q&A, Leyden talks Carly, chemistry and characterization — and gives himself a little direction.
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Paul Leyden (Simon) weighs in on being back — and catting around with Katie.
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AS THE WORLD TURNS fans were thrilled when their favorite Aussie, Paul Leyden, made a brief return appearance as Simon Frasier. Soap Opera Weekly caught up with Leyden.
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Last December, Weekly ran a feature on DAYS OF OUR LIVES bad girl, Heather Lindell (Jan Spears), detailing her transformation from respectable college graduate to daytime's kinkiest new character.
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Since taking over the role of Jan Spears in April, Heather Lindell has been thrust into the storyline hot seat on DAYS OF OUR LIVES. Taking Shawn hostage in the name of love, Jan's giving new meaning to the words "fatal attraction."
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TV veteran Hal Linden (ex-Barney, BARNEY MILLER) debuts on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Dec. 19 as Jerry Kramer, a mystery man from Nick and Jackie's past. Linden sat down with Weekly to talk about his experience at the show and revealed how, thanks to B&B, his career has come full circle.
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Valentines are lucky for Kate Linder (Esther, Y&R). Not only has she been playing Katherine's wacky maid, Esther Valentine, for more than two decades.... but this February 14th is also her 30th wedding anniversary. Here, Linder divulges the secrets of finding long-lasting love and what kind of romance she'd love for her character to have.
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Kate Linder's (Esther, Y&R) new Web site offers everything from news to jewels, and this is just the beginning.
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Original cast member Jon Robert Lindstrom (Kevin) reflects on the cancellation of PORT CHARLES.
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Soap Opera Weekl couldn't fit everything Peyton List and Grayson McCouch (Lucy and Dusty, AS THE WORLD TURNS) said in the magazine (on sale Nov. 12), but you're in luck — there's more from this lively interview.
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This week during the Metro Court hostage crisis on GENERAL HOSPITAL, Emily was forced into a Sophie's Choice situation when diabolical Mr. Craig made the med student choose who she could save. Here, Natalia Livingston talks about Em's dilemma and what it's really like to tape those action sequences.
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Natalia Livingston (Emily, GH) on playing a young woman with breast cancer, as well as the real-life experience that made the storyline hit even closer to home.
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Fans of LOVING/THE CITY may remember Lisa Lo Cicero as Jocelyn Roberts Brown, the character she played from 1995-97. After a seven-year break, the actress has decided to return to daytime as ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Sonia.
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Eva Longoria Christopher (Isabella) may be leaving Y&R in June, but she's doing so with major exposure. She's currently gracing the pages of People en Espanol, who picked her as one of its "25 Most Beautiful."
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Kyle Lowder may have the daytime drill down to a science these days, but he still vividly recalls his early days as DAYS OF OUR LIVES' Brady Black.
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DAYS OF OUR LIVES's Newlyweds, Arianne Zuker (Nicole) And Kyle Lowder (Brady), share their love story.
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AMC fans may remember him as the milquetoast Jake from 1996-2000, but Michael Lowry's recent turn as ATWT's child abuser and wife-beater, Les Sweeny, was a rare, real-life bad guy in a soap world teaming with criminal masterminds and archvillains.
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Susan Lucci's (Erica, AMC) arrival at the annual New York Women in Film & Television gala holiday luncheon was monitored as carefully as a royal visit. The Emmy-award winning actress was there to receive 2004 Muse Award for Outstanding Vision and Achievement.
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When Thad Luckinbill surfaced on Y&R in 2000 as hell-raiser J.T. Hellstrom, he hardly seemed destined to be the sensitive, singer-songwriter type. However, as his romance with Colleen blossomed, J.T. discovered a softer side underneath that rough exterior.
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