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Paul Cramer (actor)
Paul Cramer is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Paul was originated on October 3, 2003, by Brock Cuchna, who played the role until March 10, 2004. The character was then recast with David Tom on March 11, 2004. In August 2004, the role was temporarily played by Shane McRae. Paul crossed over to ABC's ''All My Children'' multiple times from December 2003 to October 2004 during a "baby switch" storyline involving both series. The character of Paul was killed off as part of a murder mystery storyline in October 2004, but lingered in newly created flashbacks and other characters' dreams and hallucinations until May 2005. Tom is the real-life brother of Heather Tom, who played Paul's half-sister Kelly Cramer. Storyline Beginnings Paul Cramer first appears in Llanview in late 2003 at the re-opening Crossroads, the bar formerly owned by Ben Davidson. In search of Sarah Roberts, the daughter of Tina Lord and Cord Roberts, Paul says he had know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Tom
David Tom is an American actor, most famous for portraying Billy Abbott on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' from 1999 to 2002, and again in 2014. Career In 1993, Tom was nominated for two Young Artist Awards for his roles in ''Stepfather III'' and ''Stay Tuned (film), Stay Tuned''. In 1994, he was again nominated for "Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture" for ''Swing Kids (1993 film), Swing Kids'', alongside co-stars Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale and Frank Whaley. He portrayed Billy Abbott on the CBS soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless'', from 1999 to 2002. Tom received two Daytime Emmy nominations for "Outstanding Younger Actor" in 2000 and 2001, winning in the former year. , Lifetime (TV network). Accessed 9 April 2010. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassie Callison
This is a list of characters from the ABC Daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'' that began their run between the beginning of 1980 and the end of 1989. Austin Buchanan Austin Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live''. The fraternal nephew of Asa Buchanan, the role was played by actor David Gautreaux from March 1989 until the character's onscreen death in August of that year. Gautreaux briefly reappeared in March 1990. Drew Buchanan Drew Buchanan is the son of Bo Buchanan and Becky Lee Abbott, conceived during a one-night stand between the two when Bo cheated on his then-fiancée Delilah Ralston. Upon the realization of her pregnancy with Drew, Becky Lee accepts the marriage proposal of Delilah's brother, Drew Ralston, to legitimize the pregnancy. The morning of Becky and Drew's wedding, Drew Ralston is killed. Asa Buchanan, assuming the child to be the illegitimate child of his son Bo, offered to marry Becky Lee to give the chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cord Roberts
Cord Roberts is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live''. The role was originated in May 1986 by John Loprieno, who left the series in 1992 and then returned from January 28, 1993 through 1997. The character made brief appearances in 2004, 2007, and 2008. Loprieno reprised the role opposite former longtime costar Andrea Evans September 27, 2011, last appearing in the role November 15, 2011. Storylines Cord and Tina In 1986, social climber Tina Lord intercepts a letter to her brother-in-law Clint Buchanan from a woman named Maria Roberts; in the letter, Maria asks Clint for a photography job for her son at Clint and Viki's newspaper, ''The Banner''. Having recently failed in her attempt to gain control of half-sister Viki Buchanan's estate, Tina is looking for any leverage she can use to further her plans. She travels to El Paso, Texas, to investigate Maria's connection to Clint. Maria is Clint's former flame; their relationship had been quashed by Clin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Lord
Tina Lord Roberts is a fictional character from the American daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'', originally and last played by Andrea Evans. The character is the daughter of original series patriarch Victor Lord, and sister to long-running characters Victoria Lord and Todd Manning. Casting and popularity 1978–90 The role was originated in 1978 by actress Andrea Evans, whose first stint lasted until 1981. The character was recast with Kelli Maroney in 1984 and then with Marsha Clark from 1984 to 1985. Evans returned in 1985 in a storyline credited with putting the series "back on course" and ultimately bringing Tina to her height of popularity. In July 1985, Nancy Frangione stepped into the role for two days while Evans was ill. Evans appeared on the cover of ''Soap Opera Digest'' five times once every year from 1986 to 1990 and ''People'' magazine called her "Daytime's Diva of Dirt" in 1985. The series itself rose from #5 in the Nielsen ratings in the 1984 to 1985 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Roberts (character)
Sarah Roberts is a fictional character from the American serial drama ''One Life to Live'' and is the daughter of Tina Lord and Cord Roberts. Casting Child actors Alexa and Zoe Fisher portrayed the role in 1991, followed by Courtney Chase from February 8, 1993,Sarah Roberts profile – Soaps.com Retrieved on January 7, 2009. to 1994.Sarah Roberts profile – SoapCentral.com Retrieved on January 7, 2009. Sarah was played by Hayden Panettiere from February 1, 1994, to January 13, 1997, and Shanelle Workman from February 4, 2003, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Davidson (One Life To Live)
Ben Davidson is a fictional character on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live''. He was portrayed by actor Mark Derwin from February 1999 to August 2002, and briefly in February 2004 and July 2008. Ben is best remembered as the sixth husband of town heroine Victoria Lord, who carried the name "Victoria Lord Davidson" for nine years. Character and storylines Ben arrives in Llanview, Pennsylvania, in 1999 with a tumultuous past and takes a job as a bartender at Crossroads. It is here that he meets Victoria "Viki" Lord Carpenter. The two become closer, and when Ben's past with the mob catches up with him and he is shot; Viki comes to his rescue. They marry on November 13, 2000. Ben has a long-standing feud with Asa Buchanan, whom he would later learn is his father. Asa has a heart attack during one of these confrontations and Ben is content to let him die, until Max Holden convinces him to save Asa's life. Eventually, after many battles, Asa learns to accept Ben as his son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanview, Pennsylvania
Llanview, Pennsylvania is the fictional setting for the long-running American soap opera ''One Life to Live''. The city exists in the same fictional universe as cities from other existing or defunct ABC daytime dramas, including Pine Valley, Pennsylvania from ''All My Children'', Port Charles, New York from ''General Hospital'', and Corinth, Pennsylvania from '' Loving''. Overview The community is a fictional suburb of Philadelphia. It is thought to be modelled after the Chestnut Hill section of the city, although the prevalence of Welsh placename elements may suggest an inspiration from the Welsh settlements in the area such as the Upper Merion and Lower Merion Townships, north west of the City. The name ''Llanview'' is a conjunction of Welsh language placename element ''Llan'' (a sacred enclosure) with English -view, for a meaning of ''Sacred-View'' or ''View of the Sacred Place''. Other in-universe locations, such as the Lord estate of ''Llanfair'' (-''fair'' is a Wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Tom
Heather Marie Tom (born November 4, 1975) is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her acting work on various soap operas. Her best known roles are Victoria Newman on ''The Young and the Restless,'' Kelly Cramer on ''One Life to Live'' and ''All My Children'', and since 2007, Katie Logan on ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. On ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', she has earned a record-tying six Daytime Emmy Awards, the most for a soap actress. Early years Tom was the first of three children born to Marie and Charles Tom, who are divorced. Her two younger siblings are twins David Tom, David and Nicholle Tom, who are also actors. David played Billy Abbott on ''The Young and the Restless'' and also co-starred with her on ''One Life to Live'' as her brother, Paul Cramer, while Nicholle played Margaret Sheffield, Maggie Sheffield on ''The Nanny,'' starring Fran Drescher. In 2000, Tom and David became the first brother and sister nominated for Daytime Emmy Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Life To Live
''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes via Prospect Park from April 29 to August 19, 2013. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature ethnically and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social issues. ''One Life to Live'' was expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes on July 26, 1976, and then to an hour on January 16, 1978. ''One Life to Live'' heavily focuses on the members and relationships of the Lord family. Actress Erika Slezak began portraying the series' central protagonist Victoria Lord in March 1971 and played the character continuously for the rest of the show's run on ABC Daytime, winning a record six Daytime Emmy Awards for the role. In 2002, the series won an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network. It is the flagship property of the ABC Entertainment Group division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered in Burbank, California, on Riverside Drive, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network's secondary offices, and headquarters of its news division, are in New York City, at its broadcast center at 77 West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Since 2007, when ABC Radio (also known as Cumulus Media Networks) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television. It is the fifth-oldest major broadcasting network in the world and the youngest of the American Big Three television networks. The network is sometimes referred to as the Alphabet Network, as its initialism also represents the first three letters of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zane Buchanan
A list of notable characters from the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' that made their first appearance between the beginning of 2000 and the end of 2009. Kimberly Andrews Kimberly Andrews (born Aubrey Wentworth) is a fictional character on the American soap opera, ''One Life to Live''. Amanda Setton originated the role on August 14, 2009 and last appeared on April 2, 2010. Setton reprised the role from August 22, 2011, until December 29, 2011. Kimberly Andrews is an exotic dancer who arrives in Llanview in August 2009 to help her best friend, Stacy Morasco. Stacy had miscarried her baby with Rex Balsom, and Kim conspires to help Stacy get pregnant again and pass the child off as Rex's. Running low on money, Kim sets her sights on Clint Buchanan. Kim manipulates her way into a position as Clint's executive assistant and soon finds out that Clint's wife Nora Buchanan has fallen back in love with her ex-husband, Bo Buchanan. In December, Kim arranges for Clint to disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
