Jackson crossed over from All My Children to The City, Passions premiered on NBC, Dusty and Jennifer wed on her deathbed on As The World Turns and other big moments that happened on soaps on July 5.
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In 1994, General Hospital’s Ned (Wally Kurth) was blackmailed into marrying Katherine (Mary Beth Evans), despite that fact that he had recently tied the knot with Lois (Rena Sofer). Lois, of course, was in the dark about this and knew Ned only as his rocker alter ego, Eddie Maine. When Lois discovered Ned's trickery, she divorced him, but the two remarried in 1995.
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In 1996, All My Children’s Walt Willey crossed over to The City as Jackson Montgomery and shared scenes with Morgan Fairchild's Sydney Chase. In the storyline, Sydney sought legal counsel from Jack regarding her late husband Jared Chase's estate. Willey would cross over as Jack to yet another daytime soap, General Hospital, in 2023.
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In 1999, Passions premiered on NBC. The brainchild of Creator James E. Reilly, the show was a fixture on NBC through September 7, 2007 on NBC, then moved to DirecTV from September 17, 2007 until August 7, 2008. Set in the New England town of Harmony, Passions centered around four core families — the Cranes, the Lopez-Fitzgeralds, the Russells and the Bennetts . It was known for its colorful characters, outrageous storylines and inclusion of supernatural elements and developed a cult following among soap fans. Its original cast featured current daytimers Brook Kerr (Portia, General Hospital) as Whitney Russell and Galen Gering (Rafe, Days of Our Lives) as Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, while Eric Martsolf (Eric, DAYS) joined the Harmony ranks in 2002 in the recast role of Ethan Crane.
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In 2002, Stephanie Gatschet (pictured with Tom Pelphrey as Jonathan Randall) debuted on Guiding Light as Tammy Layne. She assumed the recast (and aged) role from Katie Sagona, who had played Tammy since 1997. Gatschet remained with the show until the character's death in 2007.
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In 2006, Dusty (Grayson McCouch) and Jennifer (Jennifer Ferrin) exchange vows on her deathbed on As The World Turns before she succumbed to cardio myopathy, the result of viral pneumonia.
In 1994, General Hospital’s Ned (Wally Kurth) was blackmailed into marrying Katherine (Mary Beth Evans), despite that fact that he had recently tied the knot with Lois (Rena Sofer). Lois, of course, was in the dark about this and knew Ned only as his rocker alter ego, Eddie Maine. When Lois discovered Ned's trickery, she divorced him, but the two remarried in 1995.
In 1996, All My Children’s Walt Willey crossed over to The City as Jackson Montgomery and shared scenes with Morgan Fairchild's Sydney Chase. In the storyline, Sydney sought legal counsel from Jack regarding her late husband Jared Chase's estate. Willey would cross over as Jack to yet another daytime soap, General Hospital, in 2023.
In 1999, Passions premiered on NBC. The brainchild of Creator James E. Reilly, the show was a fixture on NBC through September 7, 2007 on NBC, then moved to DirecTV from September 17, 2007 until August 7, 2008. Set in the New England town of Harmony, Passions centered around four core families — the Cranes, the Lopez-Fitzgeralds, the Russells and the Bennetts . It was known for its colorful characters, outrageous storylines and inclusion of supernatural elements and developed a cult following among soap fans. Its original cast featured current daytimers Brook Kerr (Portia, General Hospital) as Whitney Russell and Galen Gering (Rafe, Days of Our Lives) as Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, while Eric Martsolf (Eric, DAYS) joined the Harmony ranks in 2002 in the recast role of Ethan Crane.
In 2002, Stephanie Gatschet (pictured with Tom Pelphrey as Jonathan Randall) debuted on Guiding Light as Tammy Layne. She assumed the recast (and aged) role from Katie Sagona, who had played Tammy since 1997. Gatschet remained with the show until the character's death in 2007.
In 2006, Dusty (Grayson McCouch) and Jennifer (Jennifer Ferrin) exchange vows on her deathbed on As The World Turns before she succumbed to cardio myopathy, the result of viral pneumonia.
