March 2008 News Archive (Page 6)

Kelly Monaco has some advice for the latest crop of celebrities foxtrotting into the Dancing With the Stars ballroom.

The soap actress and first-season champion recently told The Associated Press on the set of General Hospital that she thinks the sixth-season participants should "put `Extra' and `TMZ' ... aside. They're there to have fun and learn how to dance. It should be something really personal."

Monaco, who's played Sam McCall on General Hospital since 2003, won the first season of the competition in 2005 — and remains the show's only female champion.

She lost to runner-up John O'Hurley during a 90-minute "dance-off" rematch that was determined solely by viewer votes.

"I'm just happy I did it when I did it," Monaco said. "Back then, I think there was some innocence in the process. It wasn't too skewed or manipulated. The downside now is that contestants are going in with this scheme of what the show can and can't do to build a career. I'm glad I wasn't part of that chaos."

Welcome to The Soap Dispenser, daytime TV fans. All the action from Monday can be recapped for you right here, in our guides to Monday, March 17 soap operas...

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

Thank you for visiting The Soap Dispenser for soap opera news and spoilers from The Young and the Restless to Days of Our Lives, One Life to Live and all the rest. Thanks for making The Soap Dispenser the #1 soap opera site online!

According to Daytime Confidential, a pair of soap opera stars are set to appear together in a new movie.

Jacob Young (All My Children) and Marcy Rylan (Guiding Light) are reportedly attached to star in Amsterdam Artists, Ltd.'s first feature length film, Stray.

The production company's website says the film is "an unromantic comedy that explores the crude wisdom of single men. "

The nominations for this year's Daytime Emmy Awards will be held April 30 on The View. Among those that will be present for the announcement are:

• From: All My Children Rebecca Budig and Cameron Mathison
• From One Life to Live: Farah Fath and John-Paul Lavoisier
• From Guiding Light: Marcy Rylan
• From As the World Turns: Van Hansis
• From Days of Our Lives: Bryan Dattilo and Alison Sweeney

ABC will broadcast this year's Daytime Emmys live on Friday, June 20 from Hollywood’s Kodak Theater.

Entertainment Weekly recently spoke with former Perfect Strangers star, Bronson Pinchot, about his guest starring role on The Young and the Restless...

Entertainment Weekly: So what led you to take on a role on a soap opera?
Bronson Pinchot: Oh, the usual... a casting director called. [Laughs] And I thought it would be really fun. I've done opera, radio, big movies, little movies, primetime... there's no aspect of media I haven't done except soaps. I'm big on ignoring the snobbiness of genre-fication. Doing a soap is really hard. You have to get it in one take.

How'd you end up playing the character?
I ended up being kind of quirky, which won't surprise you. But it was not a case of a comedic actor coming in and taking over. There was some aspect of humor, but I don't like it when actors force themselves into a situation. I always start with what a character is trying to do and go from there. I made it up as I went along based on the character’s reason for doing things. He was rather eager to please.

Would you consider a recurring role?
I'd love to come back if we could make the schedules work. It's an incredibly welcoming, warm environment. There's a unique group wisdom to a soap opera cast that I really appreciate.

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Ron Leath will be coming back to Salem into the role of Henderson, Victor Kiriakis' butler. Look for Leath to appear on April 2. This actor joined the cast of Days of Our Lives way back in 1986.

The character of Henderson has been extremely loyal to Victor over the years, keeping his job as butler, especially during the time when fire took hold of the Kiriakis mansion years ago.

As Soap Opera Weekly previews, this week on One Life to Live...

After months of denial and dodging the question, Gigi finally tells Rex that Shane is his biological son this week.

"She can't take it anymore and has to blurt out the truth," says the man who portrays Rex, John-Paul Lavoisier.

Keep in mind: The Young and the Restless will be preempted due to CBS Sports coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament on Thursday and Friday. The rest of the week will bring...

• Danny arrives in Genoa City, surprising an angry and bitter Daniel (Michael Graziadei).

• Trying to help his daughter, Paul asks Nikki for a favor.

• Suspicious of Jeff and Gloria’s behavior, Michael (Christian LeBlanc, pictured) and Lauren launch their own ruse to discover the truth.

Remember: Guiding Light will be preempted Thursday, March 20, and Friday, March 21, due to CBS Sports coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Here's what you can expect the rest of the week...

• Frank gets dealt a tough blow.

• Harley is horrified when Daisy (Bonnie Dennison, pictured) tears into Cyrus.

• Lizzie is shocked to get a message from Phillip.

• Dinah (Gina Tognoni) and Bill seek revenge against Springfield.

Please Note: As the World Turns will be preempted Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21 due to CBS Sports coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

• Vienna and Henry's (Trent Dawson) lives are put into danger.

• Carly (Maura West) gets a break in Parker's case.

• Margo receives a threat.

• Cole returns and causes trouble for Gwen and Will.