Dean Geyer joining the cast of General HospitalGeyer will be playing the contract role of Tristan Roberts. He began taping June 1, the same day the show filmed its landmark 16000th episode. He played struggling musician Ty Harper on the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 2008-2009.
Jeff Branson joins cast of audio soap opera
The Emmy Award-winning actor will be stepping into the role of Lucas Hale on Haven Falls, taking over from Nick Kretz. He will debut in July.
Y&R head writer Josh Griffith: Matt Clark can 'absolutely' be redeemed
Head Writer Josh Griffith tells Soap Opera Digest that giving him amnesia was most definitely part of a larger plan to keep the actor active in Genoa City. But can Matt truly be redeemed? Griffith says yes — with a key caveat.
"This is a way of kind of recreating and reinventing the character," Griffith notes, "through a total loss of memory of everything that he’s done and then having to learn what he’s done and [exploring] how can that impact him going forward."
Angela Bassett's first major role was on daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow
Bassett's breakthrough moment came in 1985 when she landed the role of Selina McCulla on SFT. Selina was a dedicated nurse who ran the Riverfront Clinic. Her storylines involved managing her brother Cruiser (Joseph C. Phillips), training a young volunteer named T.R. (played by a pre-30 Rock Jane Krakowski), and keeping a sharp eye on a stubborn patient nicknamed Sailor.
Young and the Restless and Beyond the Gates crossover brings Victor and Vernon together
Soap opera icons Eric Braeden and Clifton Davis team up for a drink — and an off-the-books chat — in the first look at the Young and the Restless and Beyond the Gates crossover.
“I wanted a private moment for a drink with my old friend,” Vernon Dupree (Davis) says in Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak peek at the crossover event, which will be featured on Beyond the Gates, beginning Tuesday, June 9.
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