October 2007 News Archive (Page 19)

Christian LeBlanc has been part of The Young and the Restless since 1997.

But if fans of the show therefore think they know everything about this actor, we present a list of more obscure facts regarding LeBlanc:

• He once worked as a busboy at New York's Helmsley Palace under the infamous "Queen Of Mean," Leona Helmsley.

• He's an avid fan of genealogy and has traced his family roots back to the 1800s.

• Used to work as a substitute teacher in the Los Angeles school district.

Awards for the actor:

• Four Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor (1999, 2000, 2003 and 2004).

• Won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2007

Attention, One Life to Live fans:

Later this month, you can meet star Ilene Kristen AND raise money for a great cause. Here are the details:

Event: "Love Out Loud" - Come help raise money for the New York AIDS Walk 2007.

When: October 18, 2007 from 5:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., three days prior to AIDS Walk Los Angeles.

Where: The Abbey in West Hollywood

Appearances by: Kristen and other stars from General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful

As Cameron Mathison prepares to go Dancing with the Stars again tonight, one of his co-stars talked to Soap Opera Digest about Mathison's opening performance and more.

Here's what All My Children star Thorsten Kaye had to say:

What did you think of Cameron last night?
Thorsten Kaye: I think the guy was outstanding. With my dance background I look for performance on a much higher level. Cameron and I talked on Sunday night. He asked my opinion and I said, "The best way to start this thing is to lower the bar for yourself where people don't expect a lot from you. When you start this on Monday, your quest for the cup, you should slip down the stairs when you walk in.

Because then people will not think you've got it in you." He said he was not sure he could do that. I said, "You can. Act it and do it." So he did. People think, "Here's a guy who can't even walk down the stairs," and now he has a chance to surprise them. Dance is all about tight pants and strategy. That's how you win this thing.

How about Cameron's taped package?
Kaye: I liked it. It makes you think about how far he's come when you see that picture of him as a kid in leg braces. I wore an ass brace when I was a kid so I can relate to him.

How about the competition?
Kaye: I wasn't too sure about that model guy with the Barbie bathing suit. What was that? I thought it was a little much. This is ballroom dancing — what kind of ballroom can you wear that stuff in?

Did you give Cameron any advice for next week?
Kaye: Yes. I told him to stay with the black on black because it is slimming. He dances like I do: the music will tell him what dance to do. Wait for it to start and just feel it and go.

It's Monday afternoon and that means an exciting week of daytime TV drama is upon us. Here are links to The Soap Dispenser's official guides to all eight October 1 soap opera episodes ...

• Guiding Light
• One Life to Live
• General Hospital
• All My Children
• As the World Turns
• The Bold and the Beautiful
• The Young and the Restless
• Days of Our Lives

Thanks for visiting The Soap Dispenser for all of your daytime TV recaps and rumors. From The Young and the Restless to The Bold and the Beautiful and all the rest, we are the #1 source for daily soap news, spoilers, gossip and more.

• Let's take a look at what we can expect to see on The Bold and the Beautiful this week...

• Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) seeks professional help.

• Ridge makes time for both of the women that he loves.

• Nick (Jack Wagner, pictured( gives Eric a life-changing ultimatum.

• Ashley (Eileen Davidson) stands up for her relationship.

• Donna leaves Jackie with an interesting surprise.

Here's a look at some actors/characters that have been - or will be - coming and going on As the World Turns:

• Chauntee Schuler joins the cast of in the role of Bonnie McKechnie. She's the daughter of Duncan and Jessica, returning to town to assist in some legal matters. Look for Schuler to appear in mid-November.

• Dylan Bruce will become the eighth actor to take on the part of Chris Hughes. This character was last seen leaving Oakdale for a job with a Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. Expect to see him return in October.

• Anslem Richardson appears as the Lakeview bar manager and gives Sofie trouble on Monday, October 1 and Wednesday, October 3.

• The winner of the second season of InTurn, Ryan Serhant, pictured, joins As the World Turns in the role of Evan Walsh IV. He's a young biochemist who will try to convince Craig to expand Worldwide into the cutting edge medical and health field. Look for Ryan to appear in early November.

• Former Super Bowl MVP and former quarterback of the New York Giants, Phil Simms will stop by Oakdale on Monday, October 8 for a special appearance on Oakdale Now.

Robert Bogue has been entertaining fans of Guiding Light for years now.

But many viewers may not be familiar with the following facts about the handsome actor:

• Bogue is a founding member of the New Group Theater Company, a Manhattan-based production group.

• After filming Bob Dylan's music video years ago, the iconic musician tried to give Bogue his harmonica. Unfortunately, when Bogue excused himself to use the bathroom, Dylan ended up leaving and giving the harmonica to someone else.

• The A.C. in Mallet's name stands for Anthony Camaletti.

• The actor starred on As the World Turns in 1991.

• Has been known to improvise dialogue, as he said to Soap Opera Digest a year ago;

"We try to sharpen the dialogue up a bit, or try to raise the stakes to add as much comedy as we can to try to get that locker room banter going," he said about himself and co-star Ricky Paull Goldin.

You can catch the soap opera Passions on DirecTV these days.

But you can also catch its cast at the Celebs Go Ape Charity Luncheon on October 20.

The event is meant to support action for animal and environmental protection. Those expected to attend include: Ben Masters (Julian), Tracey Ross (Eve), Dylan Fergus (pictured, Noah), Colton Shires (little Ethan) Phillip Jeanmarie (Vincent), Chris Maleki (Spike), and Erin Cardillo (Esme).

The event will take place between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Beverly Garlands Hotel, Holiday Inn.

Here's bad news for Days of Our Lives fans that liked to catch up with their favorite soap opera in iTunes: You won't be able to do so anymore.

NBC and Apple could not reach on their partnership, rendering all fall TV shows on the network unavailable over the popular service.

"We are disappointed to see NBC leave iTunes because we would not agree to their dramatic price increase," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes. " We hope they will change their minds and offer their TV shows to the tens of millions of iTunes customers."

Of course, you can always catch Days of Our Lives episode guides and recaps on The Soap Dispenser. Each and every day!