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Shop For Your Favorite Soap Fan

Or yourself! The Dec. 16 issue of Soap Opera Weekly has a shopping guide on page 43. Pick out the perfect gift! Our favorite — the Soap Opera Divas Paper Dolls from www.DoverPublications.com. Who knew this existed? For more shopping ideas, click here. MORE

O Come All Ye Faithful

Singer Tiffany, who rose to success in the late '80s as a teen pop star (I Think We're Alone Now), will appear on YOUNG AND RESTLESS as a Christmas caroler on December 22. MORE

Genie Francis's Starring Role

Genie Francis (ex-Laura, GH) and Ted McGinley (HOPE AND FAITH) star in THE NOTE II: TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE, the sequel to THE NOTE, Hallmark Channel's highest-rated film of 2007. Francis and McGinley's Hallmark Channel Original Movie premieres on Saturday, January 31 at 9 p.m. EST. MORE

Ted King Breaks Out

GH fan fave Ted King (ex-Alcazar) will be appearing on the prime-time hit PRISON BREAK. King's character will be the mysterious newbie, Downey. For more information, check out King's site at: www.TedKing.com. MORE

Top Stars Take Pay Cuts

In a report in Advertising Age, ABC Daytime Consultant Agnes Nixon confirmed that the actors at ALL MY CHILDREN have been asked to take pay cuts in light of the budget crunch sweeping daytime. "It was hard not to take it personally," one veteran actor who renegotiated his contract this year tells Digest. "But it's happening to all of us." MORE

I, Claudia

GENERAL HOSPITAL's Sarah Brown is sticking around. The actress confirmed on her Facebook page that she has just signed on for another year of playing troubled Mob princess Claudia. MORE

Play Date

GL alum Tom Pelphrey (ex-Jonathan) is returning to New York to star in An Evening of Don Nigro, a production of four one-act plays from the Apothecary Theater Company on December 11-20. MORE

Big Y&R Casting News: Longtime Star Out!

Digest has learned exclusively that Y&R's Don Diamont, who originated the role of Brad Carlton in 1985, is leaving Genoa City. For now, Y&R is not commenting on the ouster but an insider reports that it's a done deal and details of Brad's exit are very hush hush. MORE

TODAY'S FEATURE

Catching Up With Peter White

While most fans remember him as Lincoln "Linc" Tyler on ALL MY CHILDREN, veteran actor Peter White is also known for his acclaimed work onstage and his role in the controversial and groundbreaking play and film The Boys in the Band. Weekly recently caught up with White to discuss his experience working with the beloved Eileen Herlie (ex-Myrtle, AMC) and the upcoming DVD release of The Boys in the Band.
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Vital Statistics

Birthday: June 10
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Years On Show: 1992-97; 2008-present
Marital Status: Lives with actor Thorsten Kaye (Zach, AMC et al)
Children: Daughters McKenna (b. February 7, 2003) and Marlowe (b. January 28, 2007)

Here Come The Brides (And Grooms)

Oakdale's denizens love getting married — often to the same person multiple times. That said, ATWT's seen its share of memorable ceremonies. Take our quiz to see how much you remember about these momentous occasions.

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SLIDESHOW: Rising Starr

Warning. ONE LIFE TO LIVE fans are going to feel pretty old as they go through this photo album dedicated to the precious and precocious Starr Manning, as played for ten years by Kristen Alderson.



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December 4, 2008

From Mala Bhattacharjee
I'm sure we all know by now that there are devious Russians on GENERAL HOSPITAL. Gasp! Oh noes! (No offense meant to our Russian readers.) But you know what? They're clearly not so bad. #1. They're hot. #2. Just yesterday, they gave cute little Jake a TOY. Aww!

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