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Nathan Owens Joins the Cast of The Young and the Restless
It looks like Y&R has found their man with the announcement today that former Days of our Lives star, Nathan Owens, is set to join the top-rated CBS soap opera. Speculation is high that Owens will turn out to be Nate’s (Sean Dominic) half-brother and the son of Amy Lewis (Valarie Pettiford), the often-mentioned Damian.
According to Deadline, who broke the casting news, Owens will debut in a “Mysterious new role. Details on his character are being held under wraps but Y&R promises his arrival will create plenty of excitement and intrigue for the locals.” Look for Owens to first appear on Y&R on the January 8th episode.
DAYS fans will recall Nathan’s run as Dr. Cameron Davis, a part he played from 2012-2013. Cameron turned out to be the half-brother of the late Lexie Carver. In story, Cameron was involved with Abigail, and at one point worked a second job as stripper to pay off one of his mother’s debts. His mother was none other than mercurial Celeste.
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Throughout his career, Owens has been a top fashion model. He also starred in the OWN holiday movie A Season to Remember and just completed the lead in a feature film, A Mother’s Love. Past TV credits also include: Devious Maids, Batwoman 911: Lone Star, to name but a few.
Following the casting drop, Owens acknowledged he is coming to Y&R via his Instagram, expressing, “Today’s news! Incredibly grateful to join the The Young and the Restless fam bam. Tune in if you’re up for the twist and turns 🎭”
So, what do you think of the casting of Nathan Owens to Y&R? Will he turn out to be Damian? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
While he was better than his predecessor, I was never sold on him at Days of Our Lives… but, we’ll see if he’s improved beginning January 8.
It’s seems he has a lot of other acting experiences since then so he probably has. I remember when Lamon Archey played Hillary Curtis’s partner in crime Mason on Y & R his acting skilled definitely had improved when I caught him years later on Days of Our Lives.
Nathan Owens is 40, Sean Dominic (Nate) is 46, not sure how Nathan will play Sean’s older brother on the show??
Perhaps he’ll be playing another character instead?
Real-life age is subjective. Age does not really exist in-universe.
I’m that 0211 girl
Rebecca Budig is playing Taylor the mother of Jackie McGuiness Wood’s, Steffy so it’s workable.
At least they actually look like they could be brothers, something rare on soaps. They are brothers, in real life some older siblings can look younger than their younger brother or sister. The industry makes movies all the time where the actors playing mother & child are only a few years apart. I don’t think it will be a problem.
Seriously, what’s the point of this show pretending to be invested in a black character? He’ll be backburnered or written out before you know it.
Why are they bringing more black people on YandR ? Isnt that what the new soap “Beyond the Gates” is for ???
Black people can be on more than one show like other people. I like when their characters have an entire family like other characters do. I would like to see Audra have some family also. They got rid of Rey & his family. We have many different kinds of people in US, the shows that want these audiences should reflex that with diversity in the characters.I don’t see having a representation of all people as a problem & apparently neither does the show. They should expand the minority families like they do the other families . If they did then people wouldn’t consider the Gates a black soap , it would just be a soap.
They just re-alived another Newman child. Y& R has a diverse audience. Now Nate gets a brother.
By they way the Gates has a large black cast but there are white actors on their also it for everyone who wants to watch.
Maybe, Maybe not, Kristoff, Shemar, Bryton & the actors before them spent many years on Y & R. So let’s see if this new character is popular.
Oh, oh, here comes Audra Charles next victom! Let’s see how fast she tosses Nate over for him. They have been suggesting that there maybe two half brothers to show up, what a delema, what’s a girl to do?
Regardless of age IRL he LOOKS too young to be Nate’s older half-brother, if indeed that is the role he will be playing.
Good someone for Lily.
It’s time ! What Y&R needs is to get with the times ! Developing a gay storyline around Damien.
It opens up a whole lot of writing ideas.
General Hospital Fan Club Weekend brought out many of your favorites to the four day event; with the main cast gathering on Saturday, August 1. Fans near and far attended the weekend held this year at the Burbank Marriott Hotel. Whether it be the main cast event or the smaller more intimate events featuring two or three cast members a great time was had by all.
Some of the cast participating in the main cast event included: Cyrus Hobbi (Yuri), Gary James Fuller (James), Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), Viron Weaver (Wiley), Paige Herschell (Jacinda), Chris McKenna (Brennan), Josh Kelly (Cody), Kayden Brenna Tokarsi (Scout), Cassandra James (Terry), Laura Wright (Carly), Dominic Zamprogna (Dante), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane), Rick Hearst (Ric), Adrian Anchondo (ex-Marco), and Chloe Lanier (ex-Nelle).
In addition to, Van Hansis (Lucas), Cameron Mathison (Drew), Ryan Paevey (ex-Cassius), Easton Rocket Sweda (Leo), Maurice Benard (Sonny), Kristen Vaganos (Molly), Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis), Kate Mansi (ex-Kristina), Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth), Cynthia Watros (Nina), Kristina Wagner (Felicia) and more.
Take a look at some of the snaps from the main event arrivals below:
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GH’s Rick Hearst with on-screen daughter, Kristen Vaganos, plus Nancy Lee Grahn, and Kate Mansi.
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GH’s Maurice Benard on-hand to meet the fans.
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Jack Brennan in the house … Chris McKenna.
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Adrian Anchondo, Van Hansis and Anchondo’s boyfriend, Days of Our Lives, Colton Little.
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GH’s Josh Kelly and his gal, the former Nelle Benson of Port Charles, Chloe Lanier.
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Who is James’ father? Not Cassius or Spinelli, actually. Actors Gary James Fuller, Ryan Paevey and Bradford Anderson!
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One of General Hospital’s newest cast members, Kayden Brenna Tokarski attends her first GHFCW event.
Michael Fairman TV will be adding more images to this post in the day ahead.
So, were you glad to see so many of your GH favorites attending this year’s General Hospital Fan Club Weekend? Let us know via the comment section.
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Vincent Pastore of ‘Sopranos’ Fame and ‘General Hospital’s’ Maximus Giambetti Dies at 80
Vincent Pastore, best known for his memorable role as Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s The Sopranos has passed away.
The veteran actor was found dead on August 1st in his home in the Bronx, New York. Pastore was 80-years-old. The cause of death is yet to be determined.
As well as his role on The Sopranos, many soap fans will recall he played multiple smaller roles on the beloved One Life to Live from 1995 and 2004. However, in 2008, he landed the short-term role as Maximus Giambetti on General Hospital.
PASTORE WANTED TO BE ON GENERAL HOSPITAL
Maximus was the mobster father of Sonny Corinthos’ (Maurice Benard) bodyguards: Max (Derk Cheetwood) and Milo (Drew Cheetwood)
According to Soap Opera Digest, Pastore told Soaps In Depth back in 2009, after appearing in a SOAPnet promotional campaign as a celebrity fan of General Hospital: “‘I’d love to be on the show. So they called up GH’s casting director (Mark Teschner) and Bobby (Robert Guza Jr. ex-head writer, GH) and they wrote me in!”
Pastore was a huge General Hospital fan from way back, who at one point told producers that he would watch the ABC soap opera while working in bars and nightclubs in the 70s and 80s.
Throughout his decades long career, Pastore appeared in films including: Goodfellas, Carlito’s Way and Men of Respect, The Jerky Boys: The Movie and the 1996 HBO TV movie Gotti.
In TV, besides The Sopranos, Pastore’s credits included: Law & Order, The Practice, Son of the Beach, Queens Supreme, Hawaii Five-0, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, plus the miniseries The Last Don II. Most recently, Vincent was a series regular on Gravesend and guest starred on Yellowjackets.
Pastore is survived by his daughter, Renee, son-in-law and granddaughter.
Share your remembrances and condolences for Vincent Pastore on his memorable role on ‘The Sopranos’ and his time on ‘General Hospital’ via the comment section below.
Donna Mills, who at 85-years-old is still turning heads, booking film and TV roles and co-hosting the We’re Knot Done Yet podcast with her Knots Landing pals, Michele Lee (ex-Karen) and Joan Van Ark (ex-Valene), is now joining the world of Only Fans.
The news came Mills herself in a statement, where she shared to Variety, “I’ve always appreciated the incredible support and encouragement I’ve received from my fans over the years. Social media has been a wonderful way to stay connected, but I’m excited to join OnlyFans because it offers the opportunity for a more personal and direct connection.”
While OnlyFans is primarily known for its steamy content, Mills is taking a different approach, explaining that she will be “sharing moments from my daily life, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and engaging with fans in a more meaningful way. It’s simply another platform to spend quality time with the people who’ve supported me throughout my career while staying true to who I am.”
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WHY DID DONNA MILLS JOIN OTHER CELEBRITIES ON ONLYFANS?
Andy Bachman, CEO Creators INC who presides over OnlyFans also shared in a statement, “This is not about changing who she is. It is about giving her longtime fans more access to the personality, style and behind-the-scenes moments they already love. Donna has always been fearless and ahead of her time. She told me, ‘YOLO — let’s do it,’ and that perfectly captures her attitude. She is approaching OnlyFans on her own terms and creating a space that feels authentic, personal and completely true to her.”
Mill’s move to OnlyFans comes on the heels of others in Hollywood who are pivoting to the platform not only for its revenur, but to control their own narrative of what they want put out into the world about themselves. One example is Shannon Elizabeth of American Pie and Scary Movie fame, who told Variety that since April she has earned more than $1.2 million in seven days via her OnlyFans account.
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FROM THE CUL DE SAC AT SEAVIEW CIRCLE TO PORT CHARLES
While Donna Mills is best- known for her role as Abby Cunningham Ewing on Knots Landing from 1980-1989, 1993, she also won a Daytime Emmy for her role of Madeline Reeves on General Hospital. Mills played the evil mother to Nina Reeves (then Michelle Stafford) and sister to Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) from 2014-2015 and again in 2018.
The veteran actress also had a leading role in the soap opera, Love is a Many Splendored Thing, where she and GH’s late, great sister, Leslie Charleson (ex-Monica Quartermaine, GH) played sisters Laura and Iris Donnelly from 1967-1970. Mills began her soap career on The Secret Storm back in 1966.
So, what do you think of Donna Mills joining OnlyFans? Do you think the once exclusive provocative content platform, which is going more Hollywood, will ultimately be where big named celebrity post their own content? Share your thoughts via the comment section below, and in case you missed it, you can check out the Michael Fairman Channel’s most recent chat with Donna Mills from earlier this year and our livestream with Donna, Michele and Joan from 2025 below.
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