Look What We Dug Up: Wally Kurth

DAYS publicity photo, 1987: “That was taken during my first year at DAYS. I’m wearing Reebok shoes. I remember that my publicist at the time, Jim Warren, got a lot of endorsements from Reebok. Actually, I think it was my very first DAYS photo shoot.”

DAYS publicity photo with Billy Warlock (ex-Frankie), 1987: “That was taken my very first year on DAYS. The hair is definitely the ‘helmet’ style that I had [laughs].” 

DAYS publicity photo with John Aniston (Victor), 1989: “This was when I was going through an anger phase, during my first run on DAYS. I wasn’t happy with my storyline, so I thought, ‘I’m going to change my look. I’ve gotta do something to shake it up a little bit.’ I have a little bit of a beard and I’m looking quite serious. It was taken in the DAYS green room.”

With John J. York (Mac, GH) at John Beradino’s (ex-Steve, GH) Hollywood Walk of Fame celebration, 1993: “After John got his star, there was a luncheon at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. I was seated next to a sports writer who was a legend. He has since passed away. He wrote an article about John receiving his star. He used to write about John when he was a baseball player with the Cleveland Indians and the Pittsburgh Pirates.”

Kurth and Taylor album cover with Christian Taylor, 1994: “This was inspired by a Red Hot Chili Peppers album cover. At the time, Christian and I had a music publicist. I think I felt like we were being looked at like another lame soap duo, so I thought, ‘Let’s jazz it up a little bit.’ It looks like I’m wearing my rattlesnake cowboy boots.”

With Kassie DePaiva (Eve, DAYS; ex-Blair, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) at the Soap Opera Digest Awards party, 2003: “Kassie and I knew each other from all of the ABC soap events down in Orlando, Florida. We used to sing together at some of the events and award shows. I’m so happy that she is back at DAYS.”

At a GH Fan Club bingo event, 2004: “We were at Sportsmen’s Lodge, where we used to have a lot of the GH Fan Club events. I didn’t take my shirt off very often, but we had a rocking fan foundation and we were raising money for charities. So, I auctioned off my shirt.”

With his family, 2011:

“Wow, our son, Brogan, would have been 6 years old. So it’s my wife, Debra, Brogan, and my two daughters, Meghann and Rosie. I think this was taken when Digest asked for a family photo.”