June 2007 News Archive

The Young and the Restless star Eric Braeden will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 20 on Hollywood Boulevard.

The 66-year-old has had a long career in the entertainment industry. He has been playing the role of Victor Newman on the popular daytime series since 1980.

His portrayal of the wealthy, prominent business tycoon has not only given him great popularity but also a 1998 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and a trio of Soap Opera Digest Awards for the same honor.

Although he is most known for his work on The Young and the Restless, Eric Braeden has also appeared in other TV productions.

Prior to joining the cast of The Young and the Restless, he had guest roles in such series as The Rat Patrol, Mission: Impossible, Run For Your Life, Hawaii Five-O, Gunsmoke and Chips.

Eric Braeden has also appeared often in the big screen.

One of his most notable roles is Colonel John Jacob Astor IV in Titanic, which starred Academy Award nominees Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

His credits include Escape from the Planet of the Apes, The Adulteress, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, Death Race, Intertect, 100 Rifles, Morituri, Colossus: The Forbin Project and Dayton’s Devils.

Recently, he completed work on the film The Man Who Came Back, a western that also stars Billy Zane, Armand Assante, Sean Young, James Patrick Stewart and Carol Alt.

The actor has also shown great prowess in sports, having won the German Youth Championship and the 1972-73 US National Soccer Championship, where he played for the Los Angeles Maccabees.

In 2005, Los Angeles Chairman Tom LaBonge, with the approval of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, proclaimed February 1 as Eric Braeden Day.

She's one of the hottest stars on Days of Our Lives.

But Kristian Alfonso has plenty more to keep her busy - like branching out into the exciting world of celebrity fashion.

According to BuddyTV, the actress has come up with her own clothing line, which also features jewelry, and which she will extensively launch on the Home Shopping Network on July 23-24.

Alfonso, a 43-year old native of Brockton, Mass., is an actress currently in her third stint as Hope Brady on Days of Our Lives.

Her other acting credits include Falcon Crest, MacGyver, Day of Redemption, Whatever Happened to Bobby Earl, Melrose Place, Baywatch and others.

Quite fitting to her character on the long running soap, she has named her clothing line Hope by Kristian Alfonso, and her jewelry line, Hope Faith Miracles, or HFM.

"I wanted the clothing to be something every woman can wear," the Days of Our Lives icon says. "They will take you from a work meeting, to a function at your child's school, to dinner with friends and you'll never have to change once!"

Meanwhile, her jewelry line, which includes earrings and bracelets with her signature fleur-de-lis, is ready for purchase from her online store.

In a previous interview with Soap Opera Weekly, she described how her trademark evolved into her collection.

"For the last 10 years, fans have been asking about my fleur-de-lis. I've gotten letters, e-mails, questions on the street. It all started with my earrings, which I always wear on the show," she said. "Then it was a necklace and bracelets; all my different fleur-de-lis pieces. I finally thought, 'Let's make them available.'"

Aside from her launch on the Home Shopping Network, Alfonso will also be promoting her brand in Ocean City, Maryland, in September, and in Memphis, Tennessee, at the Agricenter International on October 4-5.