All My Children
All My Children's Fourth New Episode! David Reveals What Happened The Night JR Fired The Gunshot!
Courtesy/TOLN
In today’s fourth new episode of Prospect Park’s All My Children on Hulu and iTunes, fans got confirmation of what they have suspected during the lead-up to the relaunch of AMC and all the teaser previews!
David (Vincent Irizarry), who finally made his way back to Pine Valley from prison, is the man responsible for the person who has been in the coma! That man, is JR Chandler (Ryan Bittle)! In new scenes recreating the finale cliffhanger on ABC’s All My Children, viewers learn that JR shot Marissa as David tussled with him for the gun, and then David shot JR! Kudos to Vincent Irizarry as well for today’s performance as Dr. Evil!
In another critical scene, Bianca (Eden Riegel) visited the gravesite of Marissa Tasker, the woman she was in love with, before JR’s gunshot, who of course happened to also be David’s daughter! Angie (Debbi Morgan) tells Jessie (Darnell Williams) and Zach (Thorsten Kaye) about her part in David’s return to Pine Valley as the men try to figure out where Cassandra disappeared too, without letting Angie on to what is going on.
David also is in pivotal scenes with Cara (Lindsay Hartley), where he learns that she miscarried their baby! A grief-stricken David happens upon JR’s hospital room and thinks about killing him! Meanwhile, Cara has an exchange with her brother, Griffin (Jordi Vilasuso), that David must never find out what really happened to the baby! What do you think happened?
Finally, Miranda (Denyse Tontz) got mixed up in an almost, sort of, kind of three-way with “the boy of her dreams” Hunter (Daniel Colvin), which ended up with a twist! It was AJ (Eric Nelsen) to the rescue who plummeted Hunter! Elsewhere, Pete (Rob Scott Wilson) and Celia (Jordan Lane Price) continued their romantic overtures towards one another!
Now below, watch the fourth episode of AMC, and remember it’s now cliffhanger Thursday for the TOLN soaps because the next all-new episode airs Monday! What was your favorite part of today’s episode? Where you surprised by the reveals? Let us know!
Alan Dysert, who played Sean Cudahy on ABC’s All My Children has died. He was 75-years-old. The news of his passing came from his wife Michele who shared via a Facebook post that Dysert died back on October 23.
“My heart is broken as I share that my beloved husband, Alan, passed away on October 23, 2026. While I am struggling to imagine life without him, I am forever grateful to have experienced what so many people spend their lives searching for — the love of a lifetime,” Michele expressed.
While a cause of death was not made public at this time, Michele admitted that Alan, “faced more than his share of health challenges over the years, yet he continued to approach life with determination, humor, and gratitude.”
Photo: ABC
Dysert wrote about his battle with a rare, aggressive and incurable cancer in his 2023 autobiography, Lights, Camera, Cancer! He spoke of having undergone four major cancer-related surgeries, and many rounds of chemotherapy and CT scans.
SEAN CUDAHY WAS ‘BAD GUY’ PERSONFIED
On All My Children, Dysert played Sean Cudahy, the con man villain to his brother, good guy, Tom Cudahy played by Richard Shoberg. Dysert played the role between 1980 and 1990 returning for multiple story arcs, which included being revealed to be the murderer of Sybil Thorne. He was also involved in several affairs including with the impressionable Devon McFadden (Tricia Pursley).
THE LIVES HE TOUCHED
Alan’s longtime agent Melinda Eisnagule told PEOPLE his death is a “loss to our community and to the acting community at large. He touched so many lives and made the industry and the world a better place every day with his positive energy and kindness.”
Dysert leaves behind his wife, Michele and his two sons Cody and Cooper and will be remembered by those who knew him for a career that spanned the theatre, film, TV and performance coaching, and of course being a part of the legacy of All My Children.
Share your remembrances and condolences on the passing of Alan Dysert, All My Children’s Sean Cudahy, via the comment section below.
All My Children
Mark Consuelos Celebrates Kelly Ripa’s 56th Birthday on ‘Live,’ But Remember When Wendy Williams Outed the Couple as Married Before Anyone at ‘All My Children’ Knew?
On the Friday, October 2 episode of Live with Kelly and Mark, the morning talk show marked the 56th birthday of Kelly Ripa (ex-Hayley Vaughan Santos, All My Children).
During the opening segment, Mark Consuelos (ex-Mateo Santos, All My Children) humorously comparing his wife to both Gandhi and Groucho Marx, reflecting on both her comedic ability and peaceful ways.
Later, they went on to discuss the origins of her name and the most popular picks to name babies back in the year she was born, 1970. They were Kimberly, Lisa, and Jennifer for girls and Michael, David, and James for the boys.
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Ripa recalled that she learned she was almost named Kim. However, their neighbors at the time had two daughters Kelly and Kim, which is what her parents wanted to call them, but they settled on Kelly and and her younger sister, Linda.
At the conclusion of the episode, Mark rolled out a huge cake for his wife. It was, “Happy birthday from all of us here at Live and at home.” Next, he cut the cake, and Ripa grabbed his face and gave him a “thank you” kiss.
Photo: JPI
KELLY AND MARK TRIED TO KEEP THEIR VEGAS WEDDING ON THE DOWN LOW
All of this brings back memories of how Kelly and Mark’s Las Vegas wedding ceremony went public in 1996 while the two were still on All My Children playing Mateo Santos and Hayley Vaughan. In essence, they were outed by then radio host Wendy Williams! They discussed it on the talk show back in 2024.
In fact, the duo hid their marriage from their All My Children castmates for months, until they found out Williams got wind of the nuptials and spread the intel on the airwaves.
The two recalled their secret wedding on a 2024 episode of Live! “We’d eloped. It’d been a few months at that point. We’d been married for three months, nobody at All My Children knew we were even dating, much less married to each other. We’re brushing our teeth and we’ve got Wendy Williams’ radio show on. We’re listening, and she’s like, ‘I’ve got celebrity dish!”
EYEWITNESS
Next Ripa continued, “The celebrities,’ I guess they had a broad use of the term back then, was the fact that ‘two soap stars from All My Children, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos eloped in Las Vegas.’ There was this eyewitness that worked in the Clark County courthouse that said we eloped, and the news broke, and we had to tell everybody we were married.”
Live With Kelly and Mark airs weekdays in syndication. Check your local listings for times in your area.
Share your birthday wishes for Kelly in the comment section, and let us know your thoughts on how Wendy Williams broadcast the news, unbeknownst to the All My Children newlyweds, that they tied the knot in Vegas? Check out Mark and the ‘Live’ studio audience singing ‘happy birthday’ to Kelly in the post below.
View this post on Instagram
All My Children
‘All My Children’ Movie Writers for Lifetime Revealed: Ron Carlivati, Jamey Giddens and Leo Richardson
This week began and as reported with a spotlight article on Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos and how their production entity, Milojo, has been teeing up the All My Children reboot with Lifetime.
The L.A. Times featured the married couple, co-hosts of Live with Kelly and Mark, and former All My Children cast members (where they met and fell in love) about their plans to bring two All My Children movies to Lifetime and how they are working with the Agnes Nixon estate to make it come to fruition,
On Wednesday, it was revealed by Daytime Confidential, that All My Children reboot producer, Andrew Stearn handpicked none other than Ron Carlivati (ex-head writer, One Life to Live, General Hospital and Days of our Lives) and Jamey Giddens (who is the new co-head writer of The Young and the Restless, following his tenures on the writing teams of Beyond the Gates and Days of Our Lives), as the two scribes who will bring the first of two of Kelly and Mark’s All My Children movies to the page.
Photo: IMDb
RON CARLIVATI AND JAMEY GIDDENS CONFIRM THEIR BOARDING THE ALL MY CHILDREN MOVIE PROJECT
The second installment is said to be written by primetime writer Leo Richardson whose credits include: Star, Katy Keene and more recently the Penn Badgley (ex-Phillip Chancellor IV, The Young and the Restless) starring series, You.
Richardson also wrote for three years on the U.K.’s long-running soap, EastEnders. All My Children revival fans will recall Richardson’s name was attached as the writer for the first incarnation of the All My Children movies, entitled, Pine Valley.
Ron Carlivati took to X and confirmed he is indeed boarding the All My Children movie project. Carlivati shared, “So excited to share this news! Thanks to Andrew Stearn, Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, Albert Bianchini and the Agnes Nixon estate for entrusting Jamey Giddens and me with the first of two planned All My Children movies for Lifetime! Stay tuned!”
Photo: Jeremy Smith/imageSPACE
Jamey Giddens confirmed DC’s announcement by taking to his account on X and expressing, “I’ve been booked and busy in 2026. Thanks to Andrew Stearn, the Agnes Nixon estate, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos for entrusting Ron Carlivati, and me with the first of two planned All My Children movies for Lifetime!”
Some fans seemed to question how Giddens could be writing for the first All My Children movie at Lifetime, when he is the new co-head writer at The Young and the Restless with Dan O’Connor. Jamey answered that head on via X and explained, “We turned in our All My Children script months ago. My sole focus as of this past Monday, is Genoa City, Wisconsin! #YR”
ERICA KANE, MARIA SANTOS AND HAYLEY AND MATEO SANTOS TO APPEAR IN THE ALL MY CHILDREN MOVIE REVIVAL?
In the planned stories, Susan Lucci’s Erica Kane and Eva LaRue’s Maria Santos will be two characters whose lives we will get to see for the first time since the series was canceled by ABC back in 2011 after 41 years on the air. As well, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos confirmed they will make brief appearances on-screen; one could assume as Hayley and Mateo Santos.
“It’d be wonderful to give the fans something that they’ve been yearning for so many years,” shared Mark Consuelos to the LA Times. “All My Children gave me my family. I met my wife there. It gave me my start in the business. It gave us so much. It would be a dream to be able to give back.”
So, what do you think of Ron Carlivati and Jamey Giddens getting nod to write the All My Children movie #1 script and Leo Richardson #2? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Katie Kicks Bill to the Curb … for Now
RATINGS: ‘Beyond the Gates’ Inches Closer to ‘General Hospital’ in Total Viewers
B&B’s Sydney Bullock Weighs In on Future of Dylan and Will: ‘I Think She Can Hold on to Him for Awhile’ (Exclusive)
Antonio Sabáto Jr. Breaks Silence on His Son’s Arrest for Fatal Hit-and-Run
DANCING WITH THE STARS: A Shocking Elimination on Grammy Night Leaves Ballroom Silenced
Y&R’s New Head Writers Share Vision for Genoa City: Contemporary Homage to Bill Bell, Mixing Heightened Escapism and Grounded Reality
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Preview: Episodes From New Co-Head Writers, Jamey Giddens and Dan O’Connor, Begin to Air
‘General Hospital’ Casts Ayla Bullington as the New Avery Jerome-Corinthos
‘Days of our Lives’ Celebrates 61st Anniversary: EP Ken Corday Teases New Character’s Arrival in Spring 2027
‘Days of our Lives’ Kyle Pryor Debuts as Dominic Marino and Says of Alleged TV Mom, “Deidre Hall is the Absolute OG, Amazing” (Exclusive)
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Katie Kicks Bill to the Curb … for Now
B&B’s Sydney Bullock Weighs In on Future of Dylan and Will: ‘I Think She Can Hold on to Him for Awhile’ (Exclusive)
‘Days of our Lives’ Veteran James Reynolds Reveals Parkinson’s Diagnosis
Y&R’s Matt Cohen Talks Role as Compassionate Zookeeper in Rom-Com ‘Christmas at the Zoo’
Alice Halsey Returns to ‘Days of our Lives’ as Rachel Black – Find Out How Long!
-
News2 days agoY&R’s New Head Writers Share Vision for Genoa City: Contemporary Homage to Bill Bell, Mixing Heightened Escapism and Grounded Reality
-
Previews3 days agoTHE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Preview: Episodes From New Co-Head Writers, Jamey Giddens and Dan O’Connor, Begin to Air
-
General Hospital2 days ago‘General Hospital’ Casts Ayla Bullington as the New Avery Jerome-Corinthos
-
Days Of Our Lives3 days ago‘Days of our Lives’ Celebrates 61st Anniversary: EP Ken Corday Teases New Character’s Arrival in Spring 2027
-
Days Of Our Lives6 days ago‘Days of our Lives’ Kyle Pryor Debuts as Dominic Marino and Says of Alleged TV Mom, “Deidre Hall is the Absolute OG, Amazing” (Exclusive)
-
General Hospital6 days agoGENERAL HOSPITAL: Tracy Leaves Port Charles to Help Dillon; Paving the Way for Jane Elliot’s Temporary Exit
-
News5 days agoB&B’s Lawrence Saint-Victor to Guest Star on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
-
Interviews1 week agoRoger Howarth Reflects on Daytime Emmy Win, 32-Year Record Gap, and Embracing Matt Clark on ‘The Young and the Restless’ (Exclusive)
I am just loving this and as I have an investigative side I thought I had it figured out but you fooled me
You gotta love David with JR. I was surprised that David shot JR on purpose.
Thought it was a good episode. David at JR ‘s bedside was fitting for his character…..telling how much he wanted him to suffer for killing Miranda…probably should have thrown in a comment about JR’s treatment of Babe too. I agree with you David seeing Jr laying on the ground and choosing to shoot him is out of character for David. David might choose revenge, but it would be more diabolical and well thought through. I am a tremendous David Hayward fan…truly think he is one of the best characters in the history of daytime. Also think that Vincent irizarry is an exceptional actor. Hope that they will stay true to the complexity of DH , while keeping him as a person we still cheer for at times. Please give him his baby…our hearts broke for him when he lost Leora.
JR Chandler being the person in the coma is the worst kept secret ever! He’s appeared in the opening credits since day one of the show premiering on Hulu.
We knew JR would be on the show, but how could we know he was in the coma? The way they were going on about Tad, I thought Tad was in the coma at first.
So where IS Tad? If Michael E. Knight “can’t come back right now” (I predict, he’ll be back, unless Hollywood is beating down his door for a major Movie role) – but I just wonder where the character of Tad Martin is supposed to be.
I’m enjoying it and happy to see David return. I do find the bad language unnecessary, especially the use of the F bomb yesterday. It casts a shadow on AMCs history.
The fbomb gives it a trashy feel…i dont know why people like it…im 29 and never used it myself…my children could watch it with me but not anymore…its gotten ‘too adult’ and i dont want to rush them to be adults too fast…that will come soon enough!
The language is realistic and it’s not gratuitous. Don’t be such a prude.
I value other peoples opinions too, but no need to tell what how or how not to be. Just express your opinion in addition to mine. It’s a big world. There’s room for all our opinions.
Mike I agree with you – in an extremely heated argument, I can understand language getting a little foul – but obligatory bad language just because “now
we can” is not necessary.
This is what I don’t understand. Kim, you said your children would watch this with you in the past but NOW because of the language you won’t let them?! These have ALWAYS been adult programs – clearly, by your age, your kids are not even teenagers so I’m not sure why they would be watching these programs to begin with as they are NOT appropriate for children. Honestly, people. You should just be happy that these shows came back on and stop your complaining!
I didn’t even notice it.
I hate that word and I didn’t notice being said either. I think you have to really be looking for problems to have noticed it in my opinion.
Funny. I’m not crazy about adding the cursing as it lessens the feel of it being my old show, yet I didn’t even notice the f bomb!
i didn’t notice it either
I believe Cara had the baby and gave it up for adoption ..
AMC is absolutely riveting!
Wish the epis were 2 hrs not 30 min and a full 5 days a week..
Who knew AMC and OLTL could be this outrageously good!!!
Now I want GH to go on the internet, image the uncensored stories GH could thrill me with!
I think Cara had that baby aborted.
I agree, adoption.
I think she’s hiding the child somewhere.
i agree with Becky….
she had the baby and someone is taking care of it… for her.
you couldn’t help but not believe…. on the original… that they truly were in love.
i think it’ll take a while for the reveal…
Cara….. – assuming they may read these: you need to put on some weight.
Bravo! Watching the fourth episode made me fall in love with AMC all over again. Great story, great performamces (the actors playing Miranda and AJ are refreshingly good), and interesting plot twists. They got it right with AMC 2.0 and I couldn’t be happier.
AMC is really good! I stopped watching because it just got too much for me, just watching OLTL. But I’m liking what I’m seeing so far.. but the show needs to get it’s core characters back: Erica, Kendall, Ryan, Greenlee, Tad.. those 5 have carried the stories for the past decade, Erica longer of course. The show has shifted it’s balance to those characters, so it feels like something is missing without them. I’m still watching AMC tho, gotta support it til those actors come to their senses and join up.
I know both Susan and Michael have said scheduling is the main reason they aren’t back yet.
I am actually liking the new blood, fresh storylines . . . and surprisingly I don’t miss Erica, Ryan, or Greenlee at all — I found their storylines and characters repetitive and boring in the past. I *do* look forward to Tad returning [fingers crossed].
I had no intentions of watching the weekly wrap up on Fridays, but I forgot that it was Friday and started to watch. There’s a lot more to it than a weekly wrap up, and I was hooked. Love it! Everyone should check it out.
I did the same and I really enjoyed it, Everyone should check it out. Hope AMC and OLTL stay on another 40 some years.
I was wondering about that – now I can’t wait to watch it when I get home! Thanks.
I thought it was great as well. love the interviews and behind the scenes
I think there’s MORE to that night! There were two shots fired, I think some one else was shot too!
I agree. I think there’s much more to learn about that night.
One shot was JR shooting Marissa and the second was David shooting JR.
No, when J.R and David were fighting over the gun, two shots went off, then David shot him.
They are doing very well with the first four epi’s!
I think maybe Cara had the baby and gave it up for adoption – or, it’s remotely possible that she had the baby aborted due to her own medical history of poor health – I do not think she had a “miscarriage” and I don’t feel that Viewers are supposed to buy that story either.
Since J.R. is the one in a five year coma – (no wonder he looks different, and here I thought it was because another actor is portraying him) then the question is….where the heck is Tad? Why is Dixie always crying over his picture?
My favorite part of the new show is….that we are all wondering what is happening next and discussing story lines! Whether we like or dislike what is going on, we are all happy to be back in Pine Valley and Llanview! 🙂
I’d kind of given up on AMC and OLTL in the last year. It seemed to me that they’d never come back and if they did they wouldn’t be much and went on to Y&R but now I’m hooked again. We don’t get much going on in that short of a time frame but its enough to keep me tuning back in. I don’t have a problem with the language is bad at all. I personally don’t use that kind of language but its quite fitting with the action. It always seemed off to me before when a supposed drug king pin doesn’t use it? Really? GH always seemed fake because of it. Maybe I’m Soprano-ized. I could definitely see this becoming a medium that attracts younger adults. Soaps have never been G-rated viewing. I’m kind of surprised that people are upset over a little lightweight cursing.
I’m thinking she gave it up for adoption… or someone is raising the child for her. Does she have any family besides Grif?
Love the new AMC!
YES I THINK THAT SHE NEEDS TOO GIVE IT UP ,,,FOR ADOPTION THAT KID WANT BE HAPPY WITH A DAD LIKE DAVID…. YOU HAVE SO MANY NEW KIDS ON THE SHOW I JUST DON’T KNOW. BUT NOW I DO LIKE RYAN AND GREENLEE i”m with the others this show is not some thing too watch with your kids found some else for your kids too watch, : )