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Star of the Week

Ben Masters

ON SOAP OPERA DIGEST AND WEEKLY ONLINE

Bio

— JPI

Ben Masters (Julian, PASSIONS)

Growing up in Oregon, Ben Masters did not let less-than-kind reviews of his high school performances derail him from pursuing his dream of being an actor. He graduated from University of Oregon as a theater major and moved to the Big Apple, where he landed a role in the off-Broadway play The Boys in the Band. MORE

Interviews

Interviews Featuring Ben

— NBC

Summer Loving — Loving Summer

With much of the action on PASSIONS relocating from Harmony to L.A. for the summer, some of the cast has lucked out with a little extra downtime. Here's how some of them plan to spend their precious summer vacation. MORE

Interviews With Ben

— John Paschal/JPI

Masters Series

PASSIONS's Ben Masters (Julian) is not only entertaining on the tube, he makes us laugh over the phone. Digest had so much to discuss with him, but only so much room his 12/5 feature, "Big Ben," so we decided to share the rest of the interview here. MORE

— NBC

Master(s) Critic

With Julian meaner than ever now that he's back to boozing, PASSIONS' Ben Masters tries to find his footing. MORE

— NBC

Whose Line?

Ben Masters (Julian, PASSIONS) has provided Digest readers with loads of chuckles through the years. Here's a look back on 10 of his colorful comments. MORE

— John Paschal/JPI

Sexy Beast

Lucky for us, there's not much in the naughty Ben Masters's colorful life he won't talk about in this interview from the Soap Opera Digest archives. MORE

NBC

Ben Masters "Voices" His Thoughts

PASSIONS' Ben Masters (Julian) is popular with fans for many reasons — including his deep, sexy voice. MORE

— NBC

Say it Ain't So

PASSIONS' Ben Masters as a kinder, gentler Julian? Whodathunkit?! MORE

Interviews Mentioning Ben

— John Paschal/JPI

Stirring The Pot

Original PASSIONS cast member Juliet Mills talks about a premonition, the future and how she doesn't want her character, Tabitha, to go out. MORE

— JPI

Meet PASSIONS's Amy Castle

Sure, Viki whispers everything to Aunt Esme on PASSIONS, but her portrayer, Amy Castle, has plenty to say — and she's not shy about it! MORE

— Montgomery/JPI

The Life of Reilly

In this Soap Opera Weekly archival feature, PASSIONS' John Reilly explains how he happily finds himself back where he started. MORE

— NBC

Tracey Ross' Crash Course in Medicine

PASSIONS' Tracey Ross (Eve) could have used some of her character's medical expertise over her vacation in the Bahamas, when her 15-year-old son broke his neck in a diving accident in the ocean. MORE

— NBC

All about Eve...and Tracey!

Tracey Ross (Eve, PASSIONS) recently sat down and answered questions from you, the fans! Unfortunately, we didn't have room to feature them all in the Jan. 11 issue of Soap Opera Weekly, but here are the remaining Chatter Box questions. MORE

Features

Features Featuring Ben/Julian

— NBC

So Long, Harmony!

The countdown to PASSIONS' cancellation from NBC is on, but we're not ready to say goodbye. Here are our projections for where Harmony's locals can find new homes in daytime (in case that DIRECTV thing doesn't work out...). MORE

— NBC

PASSIONS Set Chat

PASSIONS is known for being the wild, freewheeling sudser where everything and anything goes, and that's exactly what Weekly's set Chat felt like. MORE

— NBC

PASSIONS' Top 10 Thrilling Moments

PASSIONS is usually known for its incredibly funny moments of satire and farce. But in between the giggles and LOLs, the show has also delivered a number of edge-of-your-seat moments — some scary, some horrifying, others too suspenseful to watch. Here's a rundown of our Top 10. MORE

— NBC

PASSIONS' Best Back-From-The-Dead Moments

Characters come and go on soaps, and occasionally, some that went feet-first shock everyone by coming back from the dead. But PASSIONS has taken this soap device and turned it into an art form. MORE

— Jesse Grant/JPI

PASSIONS's Top 10 LOL Moments

Since it debuted on July 5, 1999, PASSIONS has delivered countless smiles and laughs to its audience. But some of the show's biggest laughs stand out from the others. MORE

— Chris Haston/NBC

PASSIONS's 10 Most Memorable Quotes

PASSIONS provides classic lines on-screen, but the actors have their own way with words, too! MORE

— NBC

PASSIONS New Year's Resolutions

As the residents of Harmony count down to 2008, many of them have made some New Year's resolutions. Here are some of their "private" declarations. MORE

Features With Ben

— CBS

Digest Party Photo Gallery

The nominees for the Soap Opera Digest Awards were feted at the super-cool White Lotus in Hollywood, CA on November 18. MORE

Features Mentioning Ben/Julian

— Sean Smith/JPI

PASSIONS: To Be Continued?

With only a handful of months left of the soap, we hope to see these loose ends addressed. MORE

— NBC

PASSIONS - Who Said That?

Weekly rounded up some of the random quotes we've heard at the PASSIONS set over the years. Try to guess which daytimer said what. You may think you know theses Harmony locals, but that doesn't mean they can't surprise you! MORE

— Jesse Grant/JPI

Passions's Marry Go Round

Over the past five-plus years, there's been a dizzying array of giddy beginnings and emotional endings of several romances on PASSIONS. Here's a look at Harmony's track record when it comes to making relationships official — and legally calling it quits! MORE

— JPI

Trickery Treat

Here's what we would like PASSIONS's characters to dress up as at Halloween. MORE

— Lori Latusek/Digest & Weekly Online

PASSIONS Fan Event 2003

More than 400 PASSIONS viewers streamed in from across the country to Universal Studios Hollywood for the Fourth Annual Fan Event held on Oct. 18. MORE

— JPI

Character Study

In the 12/11 Best & Worst issue of Soap Opera Digest, Erin Cardillo (Esme, PASSIONS) was named "Most Entertaining Character." But while Esme certainly keeps us amused with her brassy, boozy ways, she's hardly the first Harmonyite to tickle our funny bones. Here are those other PASSIONS characters who've made us smile. MORE

Photo Galleries

Photo Galleries Mentioning Julian

— John Paschal/JPI

Remembering Josh

Beloved Josh Ryan Evans (ex-Timmy) passed away on August 5, 2002 at the age of 20. In a shocking twist, his character, soaps' first-ever living doll, died on-screen the same day. Here's a photo tribute to the young man, with a few memories from castmates. MORE

— Aaron Montgomery/JPI

Old Fear, New Year

PASSIONS always shakes up story with a big event on New Year's Eve. Take a look back at the holiday twists and turns leading up to 2007. MORE

— NBC

PASSIONS Twists

Surprising turns in storyline keep soap viewers hooked. With PASSIONS's recent shocking revelation that Charlie was really Alistair, we got in the mood to recall the biggest twists the show has sprung on us. MORE

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