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R.J. Gannon
This is a list of characters from the ABC Daytime soap opera, ''One Life to Live'', that began their run between the beginning of 1990 and the end of 1999. Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe is a fictional character on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Peter Bartlett (actor), Peter Bartlett played the role from May 1991 until the series ended on January 13, 2012. He returned to the role April 29, 2013, when the show resumed on Hulu, iTunes, and FX Canada via The Online Network. Nigel is the longtime butler and confidante of billionaire Asa Buchanan. In 2009, Barlett began also playing the role of Nigel's cousin, Neville Smythe. In early 2003, Nigel is romantically linked to Roxy Balsom. In October 2006, David Vickers finds out that Asa once had an affair with David's mother, Emma Bradley, but Asa denies it. Later, David's brother Spencer Truman claims to be Asa's son, but a DNA test proves otherwise. A conversation between Asa and Nigel hints that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Daytime
ABC Daytime (sometimes shortened to ABC-D or ABCD) is a division responsible for the daytime programming block on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC Network and syndicated programming. The block has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows and talk shows. History Brian Frons became president of ABC Daytime in 2002. * When Megan McTavish returned as Head writer, Head Writer of ''All My Children'' in July 2003, she faced criticism for a story that depicted the rape of a lesbian character, Bianca Montgomery. The show also faced opposition to a story of a transgender character in 2006. * The Writers Guild of America East filed arbitration suits against ABC Daytime, claiming that they violated the strike-termination agreement by retaining replacement writers (those who choose Financial Core Status) who filled in during the strike (including Frons) on ''All My Children'' instead of bringing back the writers who had been on strike. "The strike-termination agreement does no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Vickers
David Vickers is a fictional character from the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' portrayed by Tuc Watkins. Casting The character David Vickers was first introduced in 1994 by Watkins, who played the character until 1996 and then reprised the role briefly in October 2001 and January 2002. Watkins returned from August 2003 through November 2006 and then for a five-month run starting March 6, 2007. He reappeared again near the end of May 2007 and left July 26, 2007, only to return temporarily in November 2007. Watkins returned for another short-term run from May 7 to August 6, 2008, and ''Soap Opera Digest'' subsequently named David their "Most Entertaining Male Character" of 2008, writing: "Time and time again, David's harebrained schemes and Tuc Watkins's side-splitting performances provide amusement we're always sorry to see end." Watkins returned again from December 26, 2008, though March 2, 2009, later reappearing on April 7, 2009, and on April 22, April 23, and April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Balsom
Rex Balsom is a fictional character from the American daytime drama '' One Life to Live'', portrayed by John-Paul Lavoisier from May 9, 2002, to the show's finale on January 12, 2012. Casting and characterization With the character initially named "Jamie" prior to production, then-Executive Producer Gary Tomlin "toyed with the idea" of putting Rex in a gay storyline and Lavoisier stated in ''Soap Opera Digest'' in 2003: "I was asked by the higher powers at the show how I would feel about doing something like that. I said, 'Absolutely, any plot you want to give me, I'll take on strong.' And they said, 'Okay, we just wanted to check.'"Dawn, Randee. "Rex and the City." '' |
Rama Patel
This is a list of characters from the ABC Daytime– Prospect Park soap opera, ''One Life to Live'', that began their run between the beginning of 2010 and the final cancelation of the show. Tomás Delgado Tomás Delgado is a fictional character on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Ted King played the role from January 21, 2011 until the series finale in January 2012. Executive Producer at the time Frank Valentini offered King the opportunity to co-create the character with him and headwriter Ron Carlivati, which helped convince King to join ''One Life to Live''. Tomás is first seen on January 21, 2011 as a struggling Parisian artist. He is found by Blair Cramer and Cristian Vega who are looking for the artist who painted Blair's portrait eight years prior. He admits to Blair that he found a photo of her from her wedding to Todd Manning at the Marché aux puces flea market from which he painted her portrait. Intrigued by Blair, Tomás goes to Llanview to see he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimal Patel
This is a list of characters from the ABC Daytime– Prospect Park soap opera, ''One Life to Live'', that began their run between the beginning of 2010 and the final cancelation of the show. Tomás Delgado Tomás Delgado is a fictional character on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Ted King played the role from January 21, 2011 until the series finale in January 2012. Executive Producer at the time Frank Valentini offered King the opportunity to co-create the character with him and headwriter Ron Carlivati, which helped convince King to join ''One Life to Live''. Tomás is first seen on January 21, 2011 as a struggling Parisian artist. He is found by Blair Cramer and Cristian Vega who are looking for the artist who painted Blair's portrait eight years prior. He admits to Blair that he found a photo of her from her wedding to Todd Manning at the Marché aux puces flea market from which he painted her portrait. Intrigued by Blair, Tomás goes to Llanview to see he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cutter Wentworth
Cutter Wentworth is a fictional character on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live''. He was portrayed by Josh Kelly (actor), Josh Kelly from December 29, 2010 to December 29, 2011. Kelly reprised the role when new daily episodes of ''OLTL'' began airing on Hulu via The Online Network from April 29, 2013 to August 19, 2013, until the show (along with ''All My Children'') were both put on indefinite hiatus due to Prospect Park's lawsuit against ABC. Casting Kelly was originally cast in the long-time role of Joey Buchanan, a character that was returning to the show as a permanent contract role after six years. However, producers later decided that Kelly was a better fit for the newly created character Cutter, who, like Joey, would also serve as a love interest for both Terri Conn's Aubrey Wentworth and Gina Tognoni's Kelly Cramer. The role of Joey would be taken by Tom Degnan. References External linksSoap's Cutter Wentworth [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Con Artist
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct ..intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men') at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')". Terminology Synonyms include con, confidence game, confidence scheme, ripoff, scam, and stratagem. The perpetrator of a confidence trick (or "con trick") is often referred to as a confidence (or "con") man, con-artist, or a "grifter". The shell game dates back at least to Ancient Greece. Samuel Thompson (1821–1856) was the original "confidence man". Thompson was a clumsy swindler who asked his victims to express confidence in him by giving him money or their watch rather than gaining their confidenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Buchanan
Jessica Eugenia Buchanan (formerly Santi, Vega, Brennan, Ford and Wentworth) is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera '' One Life to Live''. She is the daughter of Victoria Lord and Clint Buchanan. She is the fraternal twin sister of Natalie Buchanan, and is born on-screen in the episode first-run on September 23, 1986, with the birth year later revised to 1978. Casting Child actresses Jessica Azenberg, Janelle and Tamara DeMent, Alex and Brittany Smith, and Eliza Clark played the role since the character's introduction in 1986. Actress Erin Torpey played the role of adolescent to young adult Jessica from September 18, 1990, revising her birth year to 1978. In October 2002, Torpey announced her decision to end her 12-year run as Jessica in order to explore the other areas of her life. Torpey's last appearance as Jessica was on January 15, 2003. Torpey reappeared on the soap opera in 2008 for two episodes for the soap's 40th anniversary, where she played a vision of an older ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Buchanan
Matthew Buchanan is a fictional character on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Born onscreen in 1999, the character was rapidly aged in 2001 with the casting of Eddie Alderson, re-establishing his birth year as 1994. Alderson stayed with the series until the ABC Daytime finale in 2012. Upon resuming as a web series via The Online Network, Robert Gorrie was cast in the role and debuted April 29, 2013, ultimately revising his birth year to 1992. Matthew is the only child of Bo Buchanan and Nora Hanen, as well as the grandson of Asa Buchanan. The character's most significant storylines include his friendship with Starr Manning, played by Alderson's real-life sister, Kristen Alderson, his romances with Destiny Evans and Danielle Manning, his time as a paraplegic due to a car accident, and his feud with Nate Salinger. Storylines In September 1998, Bo is devastated when his son Drew is killed. Nora hopes to conceive a child to give Bo a reason to live. Out of desperation, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Buchanan
Beaufort Oglethorpe "Bo" Buchanan is a fictional character from the American soap opera '' One Life to Live''. Casting and awards Robert S. Woods created the character of Bo in November 1979. Woods originally screen tested for the recast of Richard Abbott, cousin of central heroine Victoria "Viki" Lord Riley (Erika Slezak). He was offered the newly created part of Bo instead by then-executive producer Joseph Stuart; after accepting, Woods telephoned ''Dallas'' star and personal friend Steve Kanaly to inform him that he would be playing the "Ray Krebbs of daytime." Woods went on to play Bo from the character's inception through 1986, and returned in 1988 to play him through the series finale on January 13, 2012. Woods reprised the role when new regular episodes of ''OLTL'' debuted on Hulu, iTunes, and FX Canada via The Online Network April 29, 2013. A 2008 time travel storyline transplants Bo and Rex Balsom (John-Paul Lavoisier) back to 1968, where Woods portrays his charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora Buchanan
Nora Buchanan is a fictional character from the American soap opera ''One Life to Live''. The role was originated by Hillary B. Smith in September 1992, and she remained on the show through the original television finale on January 13, 2012. Smith reprised the role when new regular episodes of ''OLTL'' began airing on Hulu, iTunes, and FX Canada via The Online Network in April 2013. ''General Hospital'' executive producer Frank Valentini announced in January 2017 that Smith would crossover (fiction), crossover the role of Nora to ''General Hospital''. Smith first appeared on March 6, 2017, and reappeared in November of the same year. In 2019, Smith once again reprised her role as Nora on ''General Hospital'' from April 1 to April 16 of that year. Casting Nora is portrayed by actress Hillary B. Smith. Nora was introduced as a guest character in 1992, by head writer Michael Malone (author), Michael Malone and executive producer Linda Gottlieb. Prior to her casting in ''One Life to Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clint Buchanan
Clint Buchanan is a fictional character from the American soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Casting The role was originated on September 10, 1979, by actor Clint Ritchie, portraying the role nearly continuously through December 30, 1998. Ritchie reappeared on the series in 1999, 2003, and 2004. Actor Jerry verDorn assumed the role on October 25, 2005, and remained until the original television finale on January 13, 2012. verDorn reprised the role when new daily episodes of ''OLTL'' debuted on Hulu, iTunes, and FX Canada via The Online Network April 29, 2013. John Brotherton played a young Clint in a 2008 storyline in which the characters Bo and Rex find themselves in 1968. Storylines 1979–2001 The eldest son of Buchanan patriarch Asa Buchanan and his first wife Olympia, actor Clint Ritchie debuts onscreen as Clinton (simply known as "Clint") on the episode first-run September 10, 1979, the first of the Buchanan family of Texas to arrive in fictional Llanview, Pennsylvania. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
