Alexandra tore Roger to shreds on Guiding Light, Rex and Cassie were introduced on Days of Our Lives, Ryan Carnes made his General Hospital debut as Lucas and other memorable moments that took place on July 8.
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In 1991, Guiding Light’s Alexandra Spaulding (Beverlee McKinsey) summoned hubby Roger Thorpe’s (Michael Zaslow) enemies (and his mistress, Mindy Lewis) to the Springfield country club and publicly blasted him for his misdeeds. Her scorching "tribute" began, "All of you know my husband. He may be the most famous man in Springfield. His accomplishments are stunning, and their effects far-reaching."
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In 2002, Days of Our Lives introduced Alexis Thorpe as Cassie and Eric Winter as Rex, “space aliens” who arrived in Salem during a meteor shower. The characters were ultimately revealed to be the biological offspring of Kate and Roman. Winter remained with the show until 2006, and Thorpe exited in 2005.
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In 2003, Danny (Paul Anthony Stewart) and Michelle (Nancy St. Alban) remarried on Guiding Light. The duo wed for the first time in 1999, but only so that Danny could safeguard Michelle from his wrathful family. They wound up falling in love for real and said "I do" again after their 2000 divorce. This marriage also ended in divorce, in 2005, but they married for the third time that same year.
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In 2004, Ryan Carnes (r., pictured with, from l., Lindze Letherman as Georgie, Scott Clifton as Dillon and Adrianne León as Brook Lynn) debuted as General Hosptial’s Lucas Jones. Carnes exited in 2005, but returned from 2014-20 and most recently returned in 2024 for the memorial service for Lucas's mother, Bobbie Spencer.
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In 2016, James Patrick Stuart debuted as General Hosptial’s Valentin Cassadine, who was then using the alias Theo. He recalled to Soap Opera Digest in 2022 that his first line "was probably something in Greek and it was probably unintelligible! I think it was to Billy Miller [ex-Drew] and I said something like, ‘Thank you for saving my life,’ but it would have been in Greek.”
In 1991, Guiding Light’s Alexandra Spaulding (Beverlee McKinsey) summoned hubby Roger Thorpe’s (Michael Zaslow) enemies (and his mistress, Mindy Lewis) to the Springfield country club and publicly blasted him for his misdeeds. Her scorching "tribute" began, "All of you know my husband. He may be the most famous man in Springfield. His accomplishments are stunning, and their effects far-reaching."
In 2002, Days of Our Lives introduced Alexis Thorpe as Cassie and Eric Winter as Rex, “space aliens” who arrived in Salem during a meteor shower. The characters were ultimately revealed to be the biological offspring of Kate and Roman. Winter remained with the show until 2006, and Thorpe exited in 2005.
In 2003, Danny (Paul Anthony Stewart) and Michelle (Nancy St. Alban) remarried on Guiding Light. The duo wed for the first time in 1999, but only so that Danny could safeguard Michelle from his wrathful family. They wound up falling in love for real and said "I do" again after their 2000 divorce. This marriage also ended in divorce, in 2005, but they married for the third time that same year.
In 2004, Ryan Carnes (r., pictured with, from l., Lindze Letherman as Georgie, Scott Clifton as Dillon and Adrianne León as Brook Lynn) debuted as General Hosptial’s Lucas Jones. Carnes exited in 2005, but returned from 2014-20 and most recently returned in 2024 for the memorial service for Lucas's mother, Bobbie Spencer.
In 2016, James Patrick Stuart debuted as General Hosptial’s Valentin Cassadine, who was then using the alias Theo. He recalled to Soap Opera Digest in 2022 that his first line "was probably something in Greek and it was probably unintelligible! I think it was to Billy Miller [ex-Drew] and I said something like, ‘Thank you for saving my life,’ but it would have been in Greek.”
