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In honor of ATWT's Van Hansis & his B-Day, fans help raise funds for Arts Student!
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In honor of Van Hansis’ upcoming birthday (which is in just a few days, September 25th!), fans of the actor who played Luke Snyder on As the World Turns for almost the last five years, are continuing their fundraising efforts that they started a few years ago. This is the third year his fans have sponsored a student at Van’s high school…Walnut Hill School for the Arts.
For the past two years, Van’s fans have raised over $15,000 for a theater student at the school. This year, their efforts for funds started slowly, but as of Friday morning, September 17, 2010, the day of the final episode of ATWT word from the school was that the donations had shot up to $13,400!
Van has always made it clear to his fans that his education is something that is important to him and he is very proud of both places he began learning his craft; Walnut Hill and Carnegie Mellon University. The fan group is continuing to pay it forward and help another student at the school who might some day touch their hearts the way that Van has as Luke Snyder. For more information, and how you can donate to help a student in the arts in honor of Van click here
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2024 Golden Globes: Justin Hartley and Amanda Seyfried Among First Round of Presenters
The 2024 awards season truly gets underway this Sunday night ,January 7th on CBS with the presentation of the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards honoring the best in motion picture and television as deemed by the voters of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
The ceremony will be broadcast live and will air beginning at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST, from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The ceremony will also be available on the CBS app and will stream on Paramount+. (Note, however, only Paramount+ subscribers who have Showtime can stream the event live; others can watch the show the next day.)
The first round of presenters was revealed on Wednesday and two soap opera alums are on the list including Justin Hartley (ex-This Is Us, The Young and the Restless, Revenge, Passions) and Amanda Seyfried (ex-Lucy, As the World Turns and ex-Joni Stafford, All My Children).
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Joining Justin and Amanda as presenters are: Angela Bassett, Will Ferrell, Michelle Yeoh,George Lopez, Julia Garner, Justin Hartley, Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams. Previously, Jo Koy was named host for the telecast.
The Golden Globes are back on CBS for the first time since 1982. In addition, Dick Clark Productions is back after years away as the longtime Globes producers.
To review the nominees click here.
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Richard Roundtree, ‘Generations’, ‘ATWT” and ‘Shaft’ Star, Dead at 81
Motion picture and television leading man, Richard Roundtree, has passed away at the age of 81. The actor, best known for his role in the iconic film Shaft, and its sequels, died from complications from pancreatic cancer on October 24th in his home in Los Angeles.
In a statement, Roundtree’s manager, Patrick McMinn shared, “Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men in film. The impact he had on the industry cannot be overstated.”
During his extensive credits and career, Roundtree made two stops to two daytime soap operas. In 1990 till 1991, Roundtree played Dr. Daniel Ruebens on the defunct NBC soap opera Generations. He later appeared on As the World Turns from 2002-2003, taking on the role of Oliver Travers, the father to T. Marshall Travers played by Lamman Rucker.
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Roundtree’s leading lady on Generations, Jonelle Allen took to her Facebook upon learning the news of the death of her former castmate and friend, expressing: “My Leading Man on Generations. I Am Very Sad. My Condolences To Your Family. Dearest Richard Roundtree.”
In a subsequent post, Allen shared a photo of their Generations’ characters, Daniel and Doreen about to lip-lock. Jonelle stated, “In the scene with him I kept thinking: ‘Shaft is about to kiss ME!!!’ Thank You.”
On Generations, Roundtree’s character of Daniel Reubens was a brilliant doctor, who was accused of killing someone by causing an explosion at a lab in 1974. He and his daughter, Maya, then went “underground” for the next 15 years. Maya was played by Viveca A. Fox.
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Fox, honored her former on-screen soap father with an Instagram post upon learning of his death. Vivica wrote: “GM Dawlings! My heart is sad this morning as late last night I learned that LEGEND Actor @officialrichardroundtree had passed. I had the blessing of working with Richard on alot of 1st in my acting career! He played my Dad on the soap opera #Generation‘s TV show #90210BeverlyHills Mr Roundtree thank u for your AMAZING GIFTS! U will truly be missed as u were the 1st African American Action Star #SHAFT I’ll never forget the time u stood for ME when a director was being a jerk to me! I’ll miss your smile, jokes, laughs & hugs! REST EASY KING! U DID WELL. #Classic #LEGEND #LeadingMan #Actor #SuperStar #Respect #RestInPeace”
Richard was also known for his roles in Roots and the Brad Pitt thriller Se7en. On television, Roundtree appeared on: Murder, She Wrote, A Different World, Beauty and the Beast, 21 Jump Street, MacGyver, Beverly Hill 90210, L.A. Law, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Alias, Desperate Housewives, Heroes, Grey’s Anatomy, Chicago Fire, and Private Practice and many more.
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Soap Alum John Wesley Shipp Shares Health Update
John Wesley Shipp, best known to daytime fans for his roles on As the World Turns, Guiding Light, One Life to Live et al, and primetime fans for his role in The Flash, shared a heartfelt health update via his Instagram.
While Shipp did not go into specifics, he did say he underwent surgery earlier in September for an urgent medical issue.
In his post, accompanying by his photo, John expressed: “Hello out there! Friends and contacts have written recently, like, “where are you? are you ok?” Well, here’s the deal: I had surgery early this month for a health issue that had to be dealt with immediately. All went well, but I’ve had to postpone a theatre production and personal appearances as the recoup will take some weeks. I do read and appreciate what you share with me, that you entrust me with your thoughts and feelings. You are ever on my mind and in my heart, and I look forward to getting active and out there again as soon as possible. Until then, remember to play nice, be kind, and stay engaged! Our futures depend on it.”
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John’s soap resume is quite impressive having portrayed: Dr. Kelly Nelson/Victor Laszlo on Guiding Light, Doug Cummings on As the World Turns, Martin Ellis on Santa Barbara, Carter Jones on All My Children and Eddie Ford on One Life to Live. Shipp won two Daytime Emmys along the way.
More recently, John has appeared in primetime’s, Arrow, The Flash, Stargirl and countless other TV appearances.
Share your well-wishes for a speedy recovering to John via the comment section below.
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Great job done by the organizers! I was very happy to participate in this cause to honor Van and to help the student. Lovely to see someone like Van supporting such worthy endeavor. Kudo’s to “T” on this!
That’s a wonderful inititative. Van Hansis deserves we raise a lot of money on his name. Thank you for this article, Michael.
I found the message Van sent to his fans who participated to the Walnut Hill Sponsorship Initiative on Van’s name for his Birthday in 2008. This message is full of Love and Humility:
“hey everybody!
it’s van. it was great to see a bunch of you on sunday at the broadway cares/equity fights AIDS flea market. i hope those who made it out to new york had a blast. i did. i really like that event. its really cool to see broadway open it’s stage doors to daytime….stupid joke. whatever, i think it’s funny… its nice to mingle with actors outside the medium. it’s nice to see our fans again, and it’s nice to see all the broadway fans who have no idea who we are but are like “hell, they can sign my poster anyway!” but most importantly, its a great event because it is for a great cause (which, thanks to you all this winter, has 6,575 dollars more than it did before to help people who really need it!)
i guess that is the message of this letter i am writing: helping out a great cause. Walnut Hill is a great school, and it’s dedication to education through the arts, is a rare one. however, Walnut Hill is a private school, and thus, students and their families have to pay their way. the school is very generous with scholorships and never wants to turn away a student due to thier financial background, but sometimes the school needs help. and you all, through your donations and dedication, helped give a student the help he needed. you raised $7,100 to date for this student. that is amazing. and you did it in my name. that is one of the kindest, most humbling experiences of my life.
having spent four years in natick, at walnut hill, i know what this student will gain from his education. not only will he recieve a world class liberal arts education, which will prepare him, if he so chooses, for a world class liberal arts college. in addition, his education as an actor will prepare him for the best schools of drama in the country. he will learn the value of work. he will learn that as a performer, there is nothing you cant do if you have put the work in beforehand, and if you learn to trust yourself. and he will also make a family. the friends you make in boarding school are the friends you have for life. they are truely a second family, and a support network you have with you forever. maybe most importantly, he will have the time of his life.
walnut hill was, and will always remain an incredibly important part of my life.
i see life sort of as a chain; one decision or experiance links to a previous experiance which links to a previous experiance and so forth. right now i am on as the world turns, which i feel i never would have gotten without the education i recieved from carnegie mellon which i feel i wouldnt have been admitted to without the base of training i got at walnut hill. its sort of like a choose your own adventure book! by this rationale, i am very excited for the student you have sponsored. by being at walnut hill now has a wealth of possibilites opened up to him due to his education.
so again, thank you. thank you seven thousand one hundered times. you are a very special group of people. i hope you know that. for you to give so generously, and to give in someone else’s name, speaks volumes about you who you are as a person. it’s not what you say, it’s what you do that counts. to me, and more importantly to the student who you are helping and his family, what you are doing means the world. thank you.
with love and admiration,
van
ps. please forgive any spelling/grammar mistakes. that’s just how i roll. ”
Those words make me love Van Hansis even more.
So that’s Van who wrote that message! That’s incredibly sweet of him. Such lovely words! And yes, education is almost everything in a human’d life. Van got it totally right!
Congratulations to everyone who participated (and continue to participate) in such a worthy endeavor. I’m so proud of this collective fanbase’s generosity when it comes to great causes such as this. I’m sure the student will benefit tremendously from this, and education IS so important. And amazed that this has almost surpassed the total of $15,000 for the last 2 years combined. Keep up the good work & show Van your appreciation for making Luke what he was to all of us. Props to T as well for organizing this & making it such a success. Glad to help in any way I could.
Great initiative! Van Hansis is an amazing actor and a generous man. His love of education is very inspiring.
Awesome! Thanks for writing about this, Michael.
Oh, by the way, the organizers said the total – as of earlier today – is now $15,030!
Wonderful cause in the name of a wonderful actor. Kudos to Van Hansis for his incredible portrayal of Luke Snyder for 5 years.
Thanks Michael for this great article!
It really is an honor to contribute in Van Hansis’ name.it’s my thank you to him for the incredible performance he gave us for so many years as Luke Snyder.I’d like to wish him a Happy Bithday Van.We’re missing you so much as Luke but hope to see you in future projects.I’m sending my love and best wishes to a lovely young man and a terrific actor!
That’s a lovely message. I totally concur. I love you, Van !
Van’s Birthday is tomorrow, 9/25: you can still donate to his alma mater, the Walnut Hill school: http://www.walnuthillalumni.org/s/116/index.aspx?sid=116&pgid=371&gid=1&cid=1016&ecid=1016
It is a really great initiative!! Happy Birthday, dear Van !! Your magnificent talent is so worth all the donations !!
I heard that the total was two weeks ago beyond $18000!! It must be now beyond $20000!!