Thomas "Tom" Hughes and

Margo Montgomery Hughes Margo Hughes is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera ''As the World Turns'', a show about working life in the fictional town of Oakdale. She was first played by Margaret Colin, and then by Hillary B. Smith for six years. However the ...

are

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and a

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on the American

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As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soa ...

''. The pairing has been called "one of the greatest examples of the action-adventure and fantasy romance of soaps during he early 1980s" For most of the last two decades of the show, Tom was played by Scott Holmes and Margo was played by Ellen Dolan. On internet message boards, the couple is often referred by the

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Storyline

Tom and Margo first became involved during the couple's investigation of Mr. Big, who eventually held them captive in his mansion for several weeks. At the time, Tom was involved with Margo's aunt Maggie, but he eventually broke up with her to be with Margo. Tom and Margo got married in 1983, and unlike many other couples on

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, their marriage has survived for over 25 years despite

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on both sides. While married, Margo had an affair with

Hal Munson Hal Munson (born Harold Todd Munson, Jr.) is a fictional character that appeared on the American soap opera ''As the World Turns''. He was played by Benjamin Hendrickson from 1985 to 2004 and 2005 to 2006. He was described as a "tough-but-gentle ...

, resulting in her getting pregnant with a son she named Adam, who was, for a time, presumed to be Tom's biological son. Years later, Tom had an affair with

Emily Stewart Emily Stewart is a fictional character from ''As the World Turns'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. She has been portrayed by Kelley Menighan Hensley since July 1992. Ten years later, the actress received her first Daytime Emmy Award ...

which left Emily pregnant with Tom's child, Daniel. Tom and Margo have one son together, Casey. Tom also discovered that he had fathered a child while in Vietnam, whom he had never known about. His daughter, Lien, tracked Tom down as an adult and eventually built a relationship with him. Lien, like her father, is an attorney. The 1990s were full of trauma for Tom and Margo as Margo faced murder charges for the assisted suicide of her stepfather, Casey Peretti. Margo was later raped, and after learning that her rapist was HIV positive, she spent months worrying about her own status before test results proved that she did not have the virus. In 2005, Tom and Margo discovered that their son Casey had had a baby with

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who died a short while after he was born. Though initially furious at Casey for his immaturity and lack of judgment, they later forgave him.

Tom Hughes

Tom is the son of Dr.

Bob Hughes Robert Hughes M.D. is a fictional character on the American soap opera ''As the World Turns''. Bob was played by actor Don Hastings from October 1960 until the series' final episode on September 17, 2010. Actors Bobby Alford and Ronnie Welch play ...

and Bob's first wife Lisa Miller, and was born soon after the two eloped as teenagers. He had a difficult childhood, as his parents split up soon after he was born and often fought bitterly. He was SORASed during the late 1960s and was sent to

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, returning a few months later with a self-inflicted injury and a drug habit. He had a number of brushes with the law, including stealing drugs, and later a murder conviction. (He had confessed to the murder of his stepfather, Dr. Michael Shea, to cover for his mother, Lisa, who he mistakenly assumed had committed the murder). After being cleared of the charges when the real murderer was discovered, Tom went to law school, and became an attorney. He was married twice (Carol Hughes and Natalie Bannon), before eventually marrying Margo Montgomery in 1983. The two split up in 1999 over Tom's affair with Emily Stewart, and Margo's subsequent fling with Alec Wallace, but reconciled in early 2000.

Actors

Tom has been played by 13 different actors since the character's birth in 1961. *James Madden (1963) *Jerry Schaffer (1963) *Frankie Michaels (1964–1966) * Richard Thomas (1966–1967) *Paul O'Keefe (1967–1968) *Peter Link (1969) *Peter Galman (1969–1974) *C. David Colson (1974–1978) *Tom Tammi (1979–1980) *

Justin Deas Justin Deas (born March 30, 1948, in Connellsville, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. He is known primarily for his work on daytime soap operas. Personal life Deas received his Bachelor of Arts from the College of William & Mary. Deas married ...

(1980–1984) *Jason Kincaid (1984) *

Gregg Marx Gregg Marx (born April 3, 1955) is an American actor known mainly for his work on daytime soap operas. He first played the role of David Banning on '' Days of Our Lives'' from 1981 to 1983. He then moved to ''As the World Turns'' where he portra ...

(1984–1987) *Scott Holmes (1987–2010)

Margo Montgomery Hughes

Margo Montgomery was the daughter of Lyla Montgomery, a nurse and aspiring singer, and Dr. John Dixon (though she did not learn John was her father until adulthood). Margo had three siblings: Cricket Montgomery,

Craig Montgomery Craig Montgomery is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns''. He has been portrayed by Scott Bryce from 1982 to 1991, 1993 to 1994 and 2007 to 2008, Hunt Block from 2000 to 2005, Jeffrey Meek from 2006 to 2007, and Jon ...

, and

Katie Peretti Katie Peretti is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera ''As the World Turns''. She was portrayed by Terri Conn from August 29, 1998 to September 17, 2010. She was also portrayed by Cori Anne Hansen as a child, from 1989 to 1994. Conn, kn ...

. She initially became a nurse, as her mother had been, but later switched professions to become a police officer. When Margo's son, Adam, was born in 1988, it was assumed that he was Tom's son, but it later came out that he was the result of a fling between Margo and Detective Hal Munson. Tom and Margo later had another son, Casey. In 1999, devastated over Tom's affair with Emily, Margo began a friendship with Alec Wallace, a criminal she was investigating, which eventually led to a romance. When Wallace was found murdered and Margo was in his bed, unaware of how she got there (she could not remember the previous night's activities), she was charged with his murder, but was later cleared, when the real murderer was discovered. She and Tom then reconciled, and remained more or less happily married through ATWT's final episode in 2010.

Actresses

The role of Margo has been played by four different actresses. *

Margaret Colin Margaret Colin (born May 26, 1958) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Margo Hughes on ''As the World Turns'' and as Eleanor Waldorf-Rose on ''Gossip Girl''. Early life Margaret Colin was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and w ...

(1980–1983) *

Hillary B. Smith Hillary Bailey Smith (born May 25, 1957) is an American actress, best known for her daytime soap opera roles as Margo Hughes on ''As the World Turns'' and Nora Hanen Buchanan on ''One Life to Live''. Life and career Smith was born as Hillary B ...

(1983–1989) * Ellen Dolan (1989–1993, 1994–2010) *

Glynnis O'Connor Glynnis O'Connor (born November 19, 1956) is an American actress of television, film, radio, and theater. She first gained wide attention in the mid-1970s with leading roles in the television version of ''Our Town'' and in the short-lived series ...

(1993–1994)

References

External links

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