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Drake Hogestyn Was
Half of Major Soap Couple

obituary

Sep 30, 2024 5:49 PM CDT

Drake Hogestyn Was Half of Major Soap Couple

Actor played John Black on Days of Our Lives for 38 years

(Newser) - Drake Hogestyn, who appeared on the TV series Days of Our Lives for 38 years, died Saturday, his family confirmed. He was 70. The actor had been battling pancreatic cancer, his family said. "He was the most amazing husband, father, papa, and actor. He loved performing for the Days...

Bill Hayes Was Half of a 'Soap-World Power Couple'

Soap Star Also Had
'Davy Crockett' Hit Song

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Jan 26, 2024 9:26 AM CST

Soap Star Also Had 'Davy Crockett' Hit Song

'The last scene I got to play with him is about how much we love each other,' says Bill Hayes' widow

(Newser) - Susan Seaforth Hayes is mourning Bill Hayes, her husband in real life and on Days of Our Lives for decades. Hayes, who joined the daytime soap opera's cast in 1970 as con artist-turned-lounge singer Doug Williams, taped his final scene with his wife just weeks before he died on...

TV Star John Aniston, Jennifer's Dad, Dies at 89

Jennifer Aniston Says
Goodbye to 'Sweet Papa'

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Nov 14, 2022 12:38 PM CST

Jennifer Aniston Says Goodbye to 'Sweet Papa'

'Days of Our Lives' star John Aniston dies at 89

(Newser) - Jennifer Aniston said goodbye to her "sweet papa" in an Instagram post Monday. Her father John Aniston, an actor best known for playing the charming but villainous Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives from 1985 onward, died Friday at age 89, People reports. Aniston, like Kiriakis, was a...

Soap Operas Dangerously
Low Thanks to Virus

Apr 21, 2020 9:08 AM CDT

Soap Operas Dangerously Low Thanks to Virus

Popular daytime dramas are running out of episodes and can't resume production

(Newser) - The coronavirus has most of us locked down in our homes, and for those seeking routine, diving into the daily soaps can provide some escapist comfort. But Vulture warns that the most popular daytime TV dramas are perilously close to running out of episodes they filmed before the shutdown, forcing...

Days of Our Lives Fans Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief

Sands to Keep Falling Through
Hourglass of Longtime Soap

Nov 22, 2019 7:35 AM CST

Sands to Keep Falling Through Hourglass of Longtime Soap

'Days of Our Lives' will be back for a 56th season on NBC, per reports

(Newser) - In the most Stefano DiMera move ever, Days of Our Lives is back from the dead. It apparently was never officially dead to begin with, despite reports last week that the NBC soap opera would go on hiatus at the end of November and the entire cast would be released...

Entire Cast of
NBC Show on
Since 1965
Is Released

Nov 13, 2019 10:45 AM CST

Entire Cast of NBC Show on Since 1965 Is Released

Stars of 'Days of Our Lives' were set free from contracts; fate of soap opera is unclear

(Newser) - No one yet knows the ultimate fate of NBC's longest-running entertainment program, but its stars know they're out of a job in a couple of weeks. TVLine first reported the news Tuesday that Days of Our Lives, a soap opera that's been on the network since November...

Jennifer Aniston Coming to 'Days of Our Lives' Soap Opera: Tabloid

Tab: Aniston Coming
to Days of Our Lives

Aug 14, 2011 2:57 PM CDT

Tab: Aniston Coming to Days of Our Lives

Actress hopes to boost ratings of dad's soap opera

(Newser) - Is Jennifer Aniston pulling a James Franco ? The Express reports that she’ll appear in several episodes of Days of Our Lives, on which her father has appeared for the past 24 years, in an attempt to save her dad’s job. NBC is looking to ax the show...

Best Soap Opera Cameos

Nov 24, 2009 10:19 AM CST

Best Soap Opera Cameos

James Franco follows in the footsteps of Rosanne, Snoop Dog

(Newser) - James Franco’s much-hyped General Hospital guest stint began Friday, but can he live up to the true classics of the celebrity cameo genre? Many other luminaries have guested on daytime TV, and “they almost always shake things up like a schizophrenic with a fake pregnancy interrupting a wedding...

Writers' Strike Could Send Soaps Down the Drain

Nov 12, 2007 4:31 AM CST

Writers' Strike Could Send Soaps Down the Drain

Strike threatens an already troubled genre

(Newser) - The strike by the Writers Guild of America could leave an entire genre hanging by a bubble. Daytime soaps operas won't be sent into reruns immediately, like late-night talk shows, because producers have scripts stockpiled. But the soaps have been hemorraghing viewers for years, reports the Los Angeles Times, and...