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Remembering Y&R’s Kristoff St. John One Year After His Passing
The Young and the Restless’ Daytime Emmy winning star, Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters) is being remembered today on February 3rd by the daytime community and his loved ones on the anniversary of his passing one year ago on February 3, 2019.
The remembrances began yesterday from his longtime past and present Y&R co-stars including: Bryton James (Devon), Victoria Rowell (Drucilla), Shemar Moore (Malcom), Daniel Goddard (Cane) and others.
The Young and the Restless put out a photo of St. John on social media accompanied by the thoughts: “Today and every day we remember the man behind Neil Winters. Kristoff St. John is a greatly missed member of the #YR family who will always be in our hearts.”
Moore, who played St. John’s brother, Malcolm Winters for many years on Y&R shared: “One year….. I miss you STOFF!!! I always will… I hate that I can’t pick you up on my shoulders and talk shit with you anymore.. but One year.. two years.. Ten years…. for the rest of my breathing life, I will ALWAYS carry you in my heart!! Keep Dancing and White Boy Rapping and being a Goofball up there….I LOVE YOU n MISS YOU n HATE that you’re not telling me what i’m doing right or wrong!!! Till we meet again… and we Will meet again… THANK YOU!!!
Mia St. John, the ex-wife of Kristoff, expressed: “I’ve died twice in my life already. The day my son passed and the day #superbowlsunday last year when his father passed💔2020 will be my rebirth 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼For them and all the others that continue to suffer #mentalillness #addiction #depression #anxiety #ptsd awareness”
Bryton James simply put with his photo with St. John: “My man… I love you forever.”
Many of Kristoff’s friends and colleagues joined Michael Fairman and guest co-host Daniel Goddard (Ex-Cane, Y&R) in a tribute to Kristoff St. John several weeks following his death on Soap Nation Live’s special podcast. The guests included: Y&R’s Joshua Morrow, Christel Khalil, Mishael Morgan, Eileen Davidson, Eric Braeden, Bryton James and Victoria Rowell. We have posted the broadcast below in honor of Kristoff’s passing.
Listen to “Soap Nation Live: A Tribute To Kristoff St. John” on Spreaker.
Check out a few of the posts from Kristoff’s friends and former colleagues below. (We also posted our that we shared today on Instagram) Then, share your remembrances of Kristoff as we pay our respects to him today via the comment section below.
Remembering #KristoffStJohn with love. July 15, 1966 – February 3, 2019 pic.twitter.com/O8SD3eWLRt
— Victoria Rowell (@victoriarowell) February 2, 2020
Y and R hasn’t been the same without you, Kristoff/Neil. You are deeply missed! Peace to you and your loved ones.
Time does fly…and life is too short!!!
He is missed…such a talent
I miss Kristoff/Neil
Days Of Our Lives
Deidre Hall to Guest Star on Season 3 of Comedy Series ‘Hacks’
Days of our Lives star Deidre Hall (Marlena) is set to play a version of herself on third season of Hacks. Look for Hall this month in an episode titled “The Deborah Vance Christmas Spectacular,” to air on May 23 on Max.
Not only will Hall appear in the episode, but so too, will Back to the Future and Taxi star, Christopher Lloyd.
According to EW.com, Deidre will play “a fictional version of herself, who just so happens to be the mom of Paul W. Downs’ Jimmy.”
Hacks co-creator and Downs’ wife, Lucia Aniello shared on Hall’s casting, “It made sense to us that Jimmy’s late father, a big-time manager, would have been married to an actress. When the idea for Deidre Hall came up, it just felt right.”
As for Lloyd, he will portray, reclusive writer Larry Arbuckle, who is to have had a rather famous grandfather. In the episode, Hall and Lloyd’s character intersect, which leads to onscreen sparks.
“We had written some things that were flirty, but the chemistry was palpable,” says co-creator and series star, Downs shared. Hacks stars Jean Smart as comedy legend Deborah Vance.
Season 3 of Hacks debuts on Thursday night May 2nd on Max 9 pm ET/6 pm PT.
So, will you be watching Deidre Hall guest starring on Hacks? Comment below.
General Hospital
Lane Davies Joins the Cast of General Hospital Setting up a ‘Santa Barbara’ Reunion with Nancy Lee Grahn
Some very intriguing casting news out of General Hospital. The ABC daytime drama has cast former Santa Barbara favorite, Lane Davies (ex-Mason Capwell), in the role of Fergus Byrne, an attorney who crosses paths with Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn).
According to TV Insider, Davies will make debut the week of May 22nd. As soap fans know, together with the aforementioned Grahn, they created the Santa Barbara supercouple of Mason and Julia Wainwright. Davies portrayed Mason Capwell family from 1984 through 1989.
Interestingly enough, this isn’t the first time in Port Charles for Lane. From 2002-2004 he played Dr. Cameron Lewis and also shared on-screen story with Grahn. At that time Davies, played Xander Smith’s father.
GH fans are wondering about the last name of Davies new character, “Bryne”. If you recall, Alexis got herself involved with therapist Dr. Neil Bryne, who died when Harmony broke into Alexis‘ house and killed Neil by injecting him with opioids.
Taking to her Instagram, Grahn shared her excitement at the upcoming on-screen reunion with Davies, “It never gets old. We do 😂…. but it doesn’t 😍. Lookin’ forward to another romp.”
So, what do you think about Lane Davies returning to GH to play an attorney in Alexis’ orbit? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
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One Life to Live Alum Jonathan Groff Receives 2024 Tony Award Nomination for Leading Actor in a Musical
Nominations were announced on Tuesday for the 77th annual Tony Awards by previous winners, Renée Elise Goldsberry (ex-Evangeline Williamson, One Life to Live) and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
When the dust settled it was Stereophonic (which is loosely based on the story of Fleetwood Mac) and Hell’s Kitchen (Alicia Keys musical) that both scored 13 Tony nominations to lead the pack.
However, Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along made quite the comeback and is nominated for several awards including Best Revival of a Musical and for one of its stars, Jonathan Groff (ex-Henry Mackler, One Life to Live).
Groff is nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and will go up against Brody Grant — The Outsiders, Dorian Harewood —The Notebook, Brian d’Arcy James — Days of Wine and Roses and Eddie Redmayne — Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.
In addition to his previous Tony nod for his role in Hamilton, Jonathan was nominated for a Lead Actor in a Musical for his role as Melchior Gabor in the original production of Spring Awakening.
Jonathan co-stars in the revival of Merrily We Roll Along “Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe and previous Tony winner Lindsay Mendez.
Back in 2019, Groff visited Live with Kelly and Ryan and discussed his debut on One Life while working at night on Broadway in Spring Awakening.
He shared on his experience on the soap, “I do remember my first day because I was doing Spring Awakening on Broadway at the time, and One Life to Live was my first time ever being on TV. So I got this offer, and I was like, ‘Yes, I would love to be in a soap opera,’ and we finished Spring Awakening at 11:00 p.m. and I woke up the next morning at 4:0 a.m. to walk uptown to go to do One Life to Live, and I called my agent and left a message, and I said ‘You have to get me out of this, I can’t wake up at 4 o’clock in the morning!'” You can watch the clip below.
The 77th annual Tony Awards will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on Sunday, June 16, with Tony and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose returning to host for the third time.
So, rooting for Jonathan to take home his long-awaited Tony Award after several decades in the theater? Do you remember him as part of teen scene on OLTL? Comment below.
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