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Brooke English
Brooke Allison English (formerly Cudahy, Chandler, and Martin) is a fictional character on the television soap opera ''All My Children''. Originated by Elissa Leeds in 1976, she was portrayed by Julia Barr from June 1976 to June 1981 and from November 1982 to December 20, 2006. Harriet Hall played the role from June 1981 through March 1982. Barr made a special appearance as Brooke on January 5, 2010, as part of the series' 40th anniversary, and returned on February 23, 2010, for a two-month stint until April 23, 2010. She later returned for the show's final week on ABC on September 16, 2011. She returned as Brooke on the Prospect Park's continuation of ''All My Children''. Barr earned eight Daytime Emmy Award nominations for the role, and won twice in 1990 and 1998 for Best Supporting Actress. Storylines In 1976, Brooke English arrived on the doorstep of Phoebe Tyler (Ruth Warrick), her aunt, as a wild teenager who was struggling to find her true love. She moved into the Tyler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Barr
Julia Barr (born Julia Rose Buchheit on February 8, 1949 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American actress. Barr is most famous for her role on the soap opera '' All My Children'', playing the character of Brooke English. She played the role from 1976 to 1981 and from 1982 to December 20, 2006 and Barr made a special appearance as Brooke on January 5, 2010 as part of the series' 40th anniversary, and returned on February 23, 2010 for a three-month stint until April 23, 2010. Growing up as an only child in Fort Wayne, Barr made her acting debut at the age of 13 in a production of ''Peter Pan''. This helped her decide to pursue acting as a career, and by the time she graduated from college at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, she had performed in 25 professional productions. She spent two years at the Studio Arena Theater in Buffalo, New York. Career Barr broke into soap operas with a short stint as bad girl Reenie Szabo on '' Ryan's Hope''. She was invited to jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prospect Park (production Company)
Prospect Park is a Hollywood entertainment production company, founded in 2008 by Richard H. Frank, a former executive at the Walt Disney Television, and Jeff Kwatinetz, former CEO of the talent agency The Firm, Inc., and music manager Peter Katsis. Based in Century City, California, and embodies three distinct business units: music management, television production, and a record label. On May 3, 2011, former ABC executive Josh Barry joined the company to lead the production company. The production company produced USA Network television series ''Royal Pains'', as well as the FX Network series '' Wilfred'' and the WGN America series, '' Salem''. The music division is divided into the management department, which guides the careers of music artists, and Prospect Park Records, an independent record label which has served as the label home to artists such as Five Finger Death Punch, Korn, and Mindset Evolution. In 2014, it added British chart toppers You Me at Six and New York r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cady McClain
Cady McClain (born Katie Jo McClain; October 13, 1969) is an American actress, singer, and author. Career McClain's professional acting career began in 1978 at the age of 9, when she was featured in a commercial for Band-Aid bandages. She went on to appear in over thirty commercials for products including McDonald's, Amtrak, Kenner's "Strawberry Shortcake" dolls, Burger King, Mattel, Barbie, Maybelline, Shout Detergent, Pillsbury Pop 'n Fresh Rolls, Apple Kool Aid, Prell, Texaco, and McCain's Chicken. Among her notable early TV credits was a recurring role on '' St. Elsewhere'', and an appearance on '' Cheers'', when she was 16 years old, as Coach's niece Joyce.Grandjean, Pat, "First People" column, item titled "Cady McClain", ''Connecticut Magazine'', November 2006, page 17. Other TV credits were as Virginia in Emmy Award-winning TV movie ''Who Will Love My Children'', opposite Ann-Margret, ''Robert Kennedy and His Times'', as young Pat Kennedy (with River Phoenix and Chad L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixie Cooney
Dixie Cooney is a fictional character from ''All My Children'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. The character was initially portrayed by actress Kari Gibson from her debut in July 1988 until October of that year when she was replaced by actress Cady McClain who portrayed the role for the rest of the character's existence. The character's initial run lasted from July 1988 to May 2, 1996; she appeared again from July 3, 1998 to February 26, 2002, and from December 23, 2005 to January 31, 2007, when the character was killed. The decision to kill the character in 2007 attracted much criticism and controversy, with ''TV Guide'' being dismayed by the choice and calling her the heart and soul of the show. McClain returned to the series May 2, 2008, playing the character as a ghost. The return lasted through June 12, 2008. McClain again returned briefly to ''All My Children'' from March 4, 2010 through April 20, 2010. On April 25, 2011, it was announced that McClain would repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Canary
David Hoyt Canary (August 25, 1938 – November 16, 2015) was an American actor. Canary is best known for his role as ranch foreman Candy Canaday in the NBC Western drama ''Bonanza'', and as Adam Chandler in the television soap opera ''All My Children'', for which he received 16 Daytime Emmy Award nominations and won five times. Early life Canary was born in Elwood, Indiana, but grew up in Massillon, Ohio. He was the middle son of Hillary Canary and Lorena Heal. His brothers are actor John Canary, who once had a role on ''All My Children'', and writer Hilary Glenn Canary (1934–2008). The brothers are purportedly great-great-nephews of Martha Jane Canary, Calamity Jane. Football Canary starred as an end on both offense and defense at Massillon Washington High School, where he graduated in 1956. The school honored him as a Distinguished Citizen 35 years later in 1991. He earned a football scholarship to the University of Cincinnati, where he was a three-year letterman from 1957 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Burton
Warren Burton (October 23, 1944 – October 2, 2017) was an American actor. During the late 1970s and throughout the 1990s, he was seen on several daytime soap operas, usually in villainous roles. Burton was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and attended Roosevelt High School and the Art Institute of Chicago. He began his acting career in Chicago theatre before moving to New York to pursue a career there. He appeared in a number of Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre productions such as ''Gypsy'' and '' Hair''. He played the role of Eddie Dorrance #3 on '' All My Children'' from 1978 to 1979 and won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor at the 1980 awards broadcast. Other daytime roles included Jason Dunlap on '' Another World'' (1980-82); Warren Andrews on '' Guiding Light'' (1983-87); Phillip Hamilton on '' Santa Barbara'' (1988-89) and Dr. Hepler on ''The Bold And the Beautiful'' (1995). He appeared in the made-for-TV movie '' The Girl Most Likely to...'' in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark LaMura
Mark LaMura (October 18, 1948 – September 11, 2017) was an American actor. His name was occasionally spelled as Mark La Mura or Mark Lamura. Early years LaMura was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, one of six siblings born to Robert E. LaMura and Elizabeth ( Devlin) LaMura. He graduated from Mater Dei High School. He was educated at Kent State University, St. Joseph's College, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Career He portrayed Mark Dalton on ''All My Children'' for 11 years, and made special guest appearances in 1994, 1995, and 2005. In 1988, he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for his performance. He also appeared on the soap operas ''As the World Turns'' and ''One Life to Live'', and guest starred on a number of television series including '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''30 Rock'', ''Damages'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and ''The Sopranos''. He earned credentials in theatrical productions such as Shakespeare plays and '' The Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Dalton (All My Children)
Mark Dalton is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera, '' All My Children''. He was portrayed by Mark LaMura. He debuted in 1976 and remained a permanent character until 1989 when he left Pine Valley for a job in China.Beck, Marilyn, and Liz Smith, eds. "Ullman stars in killer comedy." ''Wilmington Morning Star'' ilmington, NC17 Jan. 1989: 2D. ''Google News''. Web. 12 Jan. 2012. Mark made special guest appearances in 1994, 1995, 2004, and 2005. Mark Dalton's significant storylines are his failed romance with his half-sister Erica Kane in the 1970s and of substance abuse, including with risks of HIV and AIDS, in the 1980s. La Mura earned a Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ... nomination in 1988 for Best Supporting Actor. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Lucci
Susan Victoria Lucci (born December 23, 1946) is an American actress, television host, author and entrepreneur, best known for portraying Erica Kane on the ABC daytime drama ''All My Children'' during that show's entire network run from 1970 to 2011. The character is considered an icon, and Lucci was called "Daytime's Leading Lady" by ''TV Guide'', with ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times'' citing her as the highest-paid actor in daytime television. As early as 1991, her salary had been reported as over $1 million a year. During her run on ''All My Children'', she was nominated 21 times for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She won only once, in 1999, after the 19th nomination; beginning in the late 1980s her status as a perpetual nominee for the award attracted significant media attention. Lucci has also acted in other TV series, as well as occasionally in film and on stage. She had multi-episode guest appearances on the serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Kane
Erica Kane is a fictional character from the American ABC Daytime soap opera ''All My Children''. The character was portrayed by actress Susan Lucci from her debut on January 16, 1970, until the last broadcast television episode on September 23, 2011. Erica is 15 years old when ''All My Children'' debuted in 1970. Lucci was expected to guest star on Prospect Park's continuation of ''All My Children'' in 2013, but the appearance never came to fruition due to the show's second cancellation. Erica is considered to be the most popular character in American soap opera history. ''TV Guide'' calls her "unequivocally the most famous soap opera character in the history of daytime TV," and included her in their 2013 list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time. Character creation Background Agnes Nixon created Erica Kane in the 1960s as part of the story bible for ''All My Children'', a light-hearted soap opera focusing on social issues and young love. Nixon unsuccessfully attempted to sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Shoberg
Richard Shoberg (also credited as Dick Shoberg, born March 1, 1950 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American actor and writer. He first appeared in soap operas as Mitch Farmer on ''Somerset'' from 1971 to 1972. After leaving ''Somerset'' he returned to daytime as the Kevin Jameson #1 on ''The Edge of Night'' from 1972 to 1975. He is married with 2 children and resides in New York. Shoberg's most famous role to date is former football player-turned-restaurateur Tom Cudahy on ''All My Children'', a part he played from July 1977 to April 1995, with a return for some appearances between 2004 and 2005. Shoberg played for more than ten years until 2019 Inspector Ascher in off-Broadway's longest running show, ''Perfect Crime''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasili Bogazianos
Vasili Bogazianos (born February 1, 1945) is an American actor, best known for his role as Benny Sago #2 on the television series ''All My Children'', which he played from 1980 to 1990. He began his television career by playing the small role of Mickey Dials, alias Tobias, on ''The Edge of Night''. Later, he was hired to replace actor Lawrence Fleischman in the role of Benny. He had a recurring role on ''Home Improvement (TV series), Home Improvement'' as Antonio, a rude and sarcastic waiter at an Italian restaurant. He has also appeared on the California-produced serial ''Days of Our Lives'' as well as ''The Young and the Restless'' and, in 2004, spent a number of months on ''As the World Turns'' in the recurring role of gym manager Bud Simpson. He returned to ''All My Children'' for the funeral of Phoebe Wallingford (Ruth Warrick) in 2005. Filmography External links * American male soap opera actors Male actors from New York (state) 1945 births Living people {{U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
