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Tune into As The World Turns on Friday, December 21 for a special Christmas episode that brings a turn-of-the-20th-century dollhouse to life, while depicting the residents of Oakdale in situations that may or may not be reminiscent of their own.

It's been a few months since Agim Kaba rejoined As the World Turns. And a few months since he gave the interview below to CBS.

Nevertheless, we thought fans would be curious to hear this hunk's thoughts on his return:

CBS.com: How has it been to return to As the World Turns?
Agim Kaba: It's been wonderful.

CBS.com: How did your return to As the World Turns happen?
Agim Kaba: Timing. I was moving back to New York, [the show] was looking to recast Aaron. So, what the hell, why not? Both parties agreed and I think both parties are happy.

CBS.com: How is it to play Aaron this time with a new Alison (Marnie Schulenburg)?
Agim Kaba: At first it was a little strange, but the whole thing was tough coming back to the show the amount of work getting back into the swing of things. I really wanted to improve Aaron.

CBS.com: What do you like to do in your free time?
Agim Kaba: I paint a lot. That's pretty much it. I work out. My whole apartment is basically a big studio for me to paint. It's my artistic work space. I read, listen to music. Obviously being on a soap you spend the majority of the day if you're not at work at home preparing for the next day. I rarely find myself with nothing to do. I try to remain very focused.

Here are a few spoilers regarding upcoming As the World Turns episodes...

• Katie is enraged when Carly tries to interfere with her plans.

• Desperate to keep her secret, Rosanna succumbs to blackmail demands.

• Barbara (Colleen Zenk Pinter, pictured) pays the consequences for her actions.

• Lily (Martha Byrne) urges Dusty to forget his feelings for Emily.

• Vienna surprises Henry.

Billy Magnussen is currently appearing on Broadway in "The Ritz."

But that play runs through December 9... and then As the World Turns fans can look forward to seeing him on their favorite show.

The actor will be taking on the role of Casey Hughes, so here's a primer about that character for those that have forgotten:

He's been missing from the series since being sent to prison earlier this year for jumping bail. Fans should remember that the character broke things off with Maddie (who is now in college) over the phone, stating that they were different people in different places.

Dylan Bruce, new to As the World Turns, recently sat down with CBS.com. Here are excerpts from that discussion:

CBS.com: What other soaps did you test for?
Dylan Bruce: I screen-tested for One Life to Live, Days of Our Lives and As the World Turns twice. Then, I screen-tested twice for the "My Network TV" telenovela, the late night soaps. I actually booked one but they cancelled it a week before it started shooting.

CBS.com: What is your background?
Bruce: I am from Vancouver, British Colombia originally. I’m a Canadian citizen. Then I moved to Seattle with my mother. I went to the University of Washington. I was studying Economics. I was into Drama in high school but I didn’t think it was practical at the time so I started going into Business.

Then I took one Drama class [at the University of Washington] and I fell in love with it. I ended up double majoring in Drama and Economics. I graduated, and then I moved to San Diego and did some Theater down there. Then I moved to Los Angeles because I wanted to make some money. [Laughs] And the rest is happening right now.

CBS.com: Do you still live in L.A. or did you relocate to N.Y. for As the World Turns?
Bruce: I had a place [in L.A.] but I am putting all my eggs in one basket [in New York]. I don’t want to think about moving back to L.A.--I want to stay out here and be successful.

CBS.com: Who have you been working with?
Bruce: I’ve worked a lot with Kathryn Hays who plays Kim and Don Hastings who plays Bob. The majority of my scenes involve Kelley Hensley [Emily] and Grayson McCouch [Dusty]. They’ve all been very welcoming, unbelievably supportive. I feel so blessed to be working at this place with these people. It’s really a dream come true.

Read the full interview here.

Here's a look at Luke (Van Hansis) and Noah (Jake Silbermann) during this year's Thanksgiving on As the World Turns.

Marnie Schulenburg started on The Young and the Restless. Then, after appearing on the online series LA Diaries, the actress made the transition to As the World Turns.

Here are highlights of the interview CBS conducted with the rising star:

CBS.com: How has it been at As the World Turns?
MARNIE SCHULENBURG: It's been amazing. It's been so much fun, an amazing experience and everyone is so nice. A dream come true.

CBS.com: Did you get this role right out of college?
MARNIE SCHULENBURG: Pretty much. I graduated in May [2006] and I had a job in the summer at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival and then moved to New York in September.

CBS.com: Did working on LA Diaries help you get into the role of Alison?
MARNIE SCHULENBURG: Yes. It explained a lot. It was easier for me to know what Alison was talking about or where she was coming from and acting the way she was because there was that underlining subtext that had happened to her that nobody in the town of Oakdale knew about. She obviously is not the same person who left and doing LA Diaries taught me why.

CBS.com: Tell us about Alison.
MARNIE SCHULENBURG" Alison is a really good-hearted, loving person. She's very loyal; her heart is in the right place. [She] tries to put family first when she's in the right state of mind. She tends to follow guys when she's in love with them and ends up not making the best choices.

I think all the Stewart women sort of have bad taste in men. Weather it is right or wrong they tend to do whatever the guy is doing to make them happy. They are survivors. It's just how they survive, and it's usu

Take a look at the following As the World Turns spoilers for the week....

• A potential moment for Katie and Jack is ruined by Carly's call for help.

• Luke is frustrated with Noah's behavior.

• Alison (Marnie Schulenburg, pictured) puts the pieces together and prepares to tell Gwen the truth.

• Craig (Scott Bryce) questions Meg.

• Bob puts an unhappy Chris in his place.

We love to post inspiring information about stars from our favorite soap opera. To wit:

As The World Turns and Guiding Light actors will participate in the first ever Daytime Fights Pancreatic Cancer event on Thursday, December 6. It will take place from from 7:00-10:00 p.m. at Blondies, located at 212 W. 79th Street, New York City.

Cost is $25.00 at the door and all proceeds will go to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.

Those scheduled to attend include Martha Byrne, Jennifer Landon and Grayson McCouch.

There's still one more As the World Turns episode left this week. But here's a glance ahead...

• Brad gets what he deserves from Katie.

• Luke (Van Hansis, pictured) gets out of his wheelchair.

• Carly begins an interesting partnership.

• The Snyders carve the Hubbard squash.