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Guiding Light (1990–1999)
''Guiding Light'' is the longest-running American television soap opera. __TOC__ Show development Pam Long, who had served as headwriter from 1983 to 1985 and again beginning in 1987, left the show in early 1991 and was replaced by a triumvirate of writers, Nancy Curlee, Stephen Demorest and James E. Reilly, James Reilly, the latter who went on to write ''Days of Our Lives'' and create ''Passions'' for ''NBC''. The realism of the early 1990s was in stark contrast to the mid-1980s, when self-described "Slut of Springfield", Reva Shayne (played by Kim Zimmer) was ''Guiding Lights central character and storylines tended to be more campy. In fact, executive producer Jill Farren Phelps believed the show was so good without her she didn't approach Zimmer to return even though Zimmer was available. For a time, Phelps was right; the show had become much more of an ensemble piece, with several key players. Executive producers Major characters The Bauers * Dr. Ed Bauer (Peter Simon (ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guiding Light (official 1990s Logo)
''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio between January 25, 1937, and June 29, 1956. With 72 years of radio and television runs, ''Guiding Light'' is the longest-running American soap opera, ahead of ''General Hospital''. When the show debuted on radio in 1937, it centered on Reverend John Ruthledge and people whose lives revolved around him. The "Guiding Light" in the show's title originally referred to the lamp in Ruthledge's study that people used as a sign for them to find his help when needed. When the show transitioned to television in the 1950s, the Bauers, a German immigrant family first introduced in 1948, became the focus of the program. Other core families were introduced over the show's run, including the Norrises in the 1960s; the Marlers and the Spauldings in the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethany Joy Lenz
Bethany Joy Lenz (born April 2, 1981) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for her portrayal of Haley James Scott on The WB / The CW television drama ''One Tree Hill (TV series), One Tree Hill'' (2003–2012). She also starred as Michelle Bauer Santos on the CBS Daytime soap opera ''Guiding Light'' (1998–2000) and is recognized for her music as a solo artist and as a member of the band Everly (band), Everly. Since 2021, Lenz has been a co-host on the ''Drama Queens (podcast), Drama Queens'' podcast along with her former ''One Tree Hill'' co-stars, Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton, Hilarie Burton Morgan. Acting While on a trip to Los Angeles, Lenz landed her first professional job in a commercial for dolls from the teen drama series ''Swans Crossing''. Lenz eventually went on to appear in commercials for Eggo, Eggo Waffles, Dr Pepper, and others. She continued to find work steadily as an actress, and by her second year in high school she landed the role of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Chamberlin
Beth Chamberlin (born October 1, 1963) is an American actress, known for her role as Beth Raines on the CBS soap opera, ''Guiding Light''. Early life Chamberlin was born in Danville, Vermont. She studied ballet with the American Ballet Theatre before enrolling at New York University as a dance/theater major. Chamberlin has a number of regional theater credits, include ''The Taming of the Shrew'', ''Godspell'', ''Flowers for Algernon'' and '' You Can't Take It with You''. Career Chamberlin is best known for her portrayal of Beth Raines Spaulding LeMay Winslow Spaulding Bauer Spaulding on the CBS daytime soap opera ''Guiding Light''. She was the second actress to portray the role and initially portrayed Beth for a two-year stint from 1989 to 1991. She returned to the role in November 1997 full-time and remained with the show until its cancellation in 2009. She also played the role of Lorelei Hills, Beth's dissociative identity disorder personality, from 2001 to 2002. She was nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Raines
Beth Raines is a fictional character from the long-running American soap opera, ''Guiding Light''. Beth is the stepdaughter of the late Bradley Raines and daughter of Lillian Raines. She is the mother of Lizzie, James, and Peyton Spaulding and is known for her tumultuous relationship with her husband Phillip Spaulding. The character was originally portrayed by actress Judi Evans from her introduction in 1983 until 1986 and then by Beth Chamberlin who portrayed the character on and off from her re-introduction in 1989 until the finale in 2009. Background The character of Beth Raines has been half of two supercouples: Beth and Lujack Luvonaczek (Vincent Irizarry) and Beth and Philip Spaulding ( Grant Aleksander). Beth has also been married to Philip's father, Alan Spaulding ( Ron Raines) and Philip's best friend Rick Bauer ( Michael O'Leary). Beth, Philip, Rick and Mindy Lewis (Krista Tesreau) called themselves "The Four Musketeers" in the 1980s. Together they were four best fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dietz
Michael Dietz (born February 10, 1971) is an American actor and producer. Career He was an executive producer for GSN'S ''The Line'' and a co-executive producer for SyFy's ''Geeks Who Drink''. Other producing credits include '' Celebrity Apprentice'', '' Stars Earn Stripes'', Tru TV's ''Killer Karaoke'', ''Minute To Win It'', Discovery Channel's ''One Man Army'', ''Chefs vs City'', and '' Great American Road Trip'', as well as a challenge consultant for ABC'S '' Wipeout'' and a challenge producer for season ten of '' Big Brother''. He produced the feature film ''Born'' which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival and was released by Lionsgate. As an actor, he had guest stints on prime time shows '' Wasteland'', ''Charmed'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''The Drew Carey Show'', ''House'', '' CSI'', and ''Baywatch'', as well as starring roles on ''Guiding Light'', ''Port Charles'', and ''The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Hearst
Rick Hearst (born January 4, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for roles on ''Days of Our Lives'' as Scott "Scotty" Banning II, ''Guiding Light'' as Alan-Michael Spaulding, ''The Young and the Restless'' as Matt Clark, ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' as Whipple "Whip" Jones III, and ''General Hospital'' as Ric Lansing. Career His first film was ''Brain Damage'', directed by Frank Henenlotter. He has appeared in ''Days of Our Lives'' (1989–1990) as Scott "Scotty" Banning II, ''Guiding Light'' (1990–1996) as Alan-Michael Spaulding and ''The Young and the Restless'' (2000–2001) as Matt Clark. In January 2002, it was announced Hearst had joined the cast of ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' as Whip Jones; he made his first appearance on February 13 of the same year. In October of the same year, reports announced Hearst's exit from the role; that same month, it was announced Hearst was cast as Ric Lansing on ABC's ''General Hospital'', making his first appearance on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan-Michael Spaulding
Alan-Michael Spaulding is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light''. The character is the son of wealthy businessman, Alan Spaulding, and his former wife, Hope Bauer. Alan-Michael was born on-screen on September 23, 1981, but this was subsequently revised to 1970 when he turned 17 years old and then later to 1965 or 1966 during his brief dalliance with Marina Cooper in 2006. Four actors have regularly portrayed the character, the most recent being Michael Dempsey from November 2005 to May 2007. Rick Hearst was the actor who portrayed him the longest, and is arguably the best known for the role. He was nominated for four Daytime Emmy Awards, winning his first in 1991. The child who played him at birth was a baby girl named Jessica Zutterman. Carl T. Evans introduced the teenage character on July 4, 1987, when Alan-Michael literally parachuted onto the annual Bauer barbecue. He played Alan-Michael until 1990 when Rick Hearst took over the character, playing hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Aleksander
Grant Aleksander (born Grant Aleksander Kunkowski; August 6, 1960) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Phillip Spaulding on the CBS Daytime soap opera ''Guiding Light'', off and on from 1982 until the show's cancellation in 2009. He received a Soap Opera Digest Awards, Soap Opera Digest Award and four Daytime Emmy Awards, Daytime Emmy Award nominations for his role on ''Guiding Light''. Early life Aleksander was born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Timonium, Maryland, Timonium. He is the youngest of three sons. He attended McDonogh School, where he played football. He became interested in acting after a drama teacher encouraged him to try out for a school play. After high school, he enrolled at Washington and Lee University, where he starred in productions of ''The Owl and the Pussycat'', ''The Glass Menagerie'', ''The Crucible'', and ''Hamlet''. He also appeared on stage in Baltimore, starring in ''The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' and ''Cat on a Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Spaulding
Phillip Granville Spaulding is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime, CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light''. Phillip has been portrayed by three different actors, most notably by Grant Aleksander. The character is the adoption, adopted son of business mogul, Alan Spaulding, and his first ex-wife, Elizabeth. The role was originated in 1977 by Jarrod Ross, who departed the series in 1981. Aleksander first appeared on December 22, 1982, and left in 1984. From 1985 to 1986, John Michael Bolger, John Bolger played the role of Phillip. Aleksander then returned and played the role from 1986 to February 25, 1991. Five years later, in 1996, he returned again, playing Phillip until November 18, 2004, when the character of Phillip was shot onscreen and presumed to be dead. In July 2005, Phillip was revealed to be alive (but not shown onscreen) when he was visited by Alan. In February 2009, the character of Phillip returned to Springfield, and remained until the series finale on September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Raines
Ron Raines (born December 2, 1949) is an American actor. He is known for the role of Alan Spaulding on the television soap opera ''Guiding Light''. Raines also performs in musical theatre and in concert with symphony orchestras. Career Early years Raines was born in Texas City, Texas. His father was a Church of the Nazarene minister, and Raines became interested in music through the church. He was once in a band called Renaissance. He graduated from Nacogdoches High School in Nacogdoches, Texas, graduated from Oklahoma City University and later attended Juilliard. He decided to pursue a career in performing after he finished Juilliard. Oklahoma City University, where he received his undergraduate degree, awarded him an honorary Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 2021. Television Raines joined ''Guiding Light'' in 1994 in his first television role. He is the third actor to play the part of the sinister, nefarious Alan Spaulding, a role which has earned him three Emmy nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Spaulding
Alan Spaulding is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light''. He was played by Christopher Bernau from the time of the character's introduction in 1977 until 1984, and from 1986 to June 1988, when Bernau left the role due to health problems. David Bailey briefly portrayed the role in 1979. Daniel Pilon stepped into the role from 1988 until the character was sent to prison in 1990. From 1994 to the series 2009 conclusion, the character was played by Ron Raines. Jeff Branson briefly played a young Alan in a flashback scene during Carrie Carruther's murder investigation. Storylines Alan Spaulding resides in Chicago with his wealthy family prior to his move to Springfield. At the time, he is married to Elizabeth, and they are the adoptive parents of Phillip Spaulding (though Elizabeth believes Phillip to be her biological son). Shortly after the Spauldings' arrival in Springfield, Alan has an affair with Phillip's governess, Diane Ballard; When Elizabeth senses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marj Dusay
Marjorie Ellen Mahoney Dusay (; née Mahoney; February 20, 1936 – January 28, 2020) was an American actress known for her roles on American soap operas. She was especially known for her role as Alexandra Spaulding on ''Guiding Light'', a role she played on and off from 1993 through the show's 2009 cancellation, as well as Jean Faircloth, the wife of Douglas MacArthur, in the 1977 movie '' MacArthur''. Career In 1967, Kansas native Dusay was a member of the Session, an improvisational comedy group in Los Angeles, formed by Rob Reiner. One member of the Session was Richard Dreyfuss. Dusay started her career with a small role as a waitress alongside Elvis Presley in the film '' Clambake'' in 1967. She appeared on December 21, 1967, in an episode of television's '' Cimarron Strip''. Dusay also appeared in '' Sweet November'' (1968). Dusay's early career focused on appearances in episodic television programs, including ''Get Smart''; ''The Wild Wild West''; ''Bonanza''; ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
