Temporary recasts have been a common occurrence on ABC’s General Hospital, of late, but they have kept the characters and actions going when the actors have to step out of their role for a short term due to a myriad of reasons.

Now comes word that actor Brad Schmidt temporarily is filling-in for Johnny Wactor in the role of Brando Corbin.

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Soap Opera Digest revealed the fill-in casting news in their latest issue on newsstands now.

No intel on what GH airdates Schmidt will be replacing Wactor in, but they should be coming up very shortly.

In his career, Schmidt actually appeared on As the World Turns and Guiding Light back in 2002, and has been seen in numerous primetime series including: Summerland, House of Lies and Yellowstone. 

Wactor started his run as Brando back in 2020 on GH.

Interestingly enough, Wactor’s on-screen lady love, Sofia Mattsson (Sasha) was recently replaced on-screen by her own sister, Helena Mattsson for a few episodes, and now it looks like the tables will be turned for Sofia acting with Wactor’s fill-in.

So, check out Brad on upcoming episodes of GH, and then let us know what you thought of him.  Comment below.

In yet another heartbreaking death, motion picture and television star, Ray Liotta, has passed away at 67-years-old.

According to reports, Liotta was shooting a movie called Dangerous Waters in the Dominic Republic when he died in his sleep.  Jacy Nittolo, Ray’s fiancée had traveled with him.

Soap fans fondly remember Liotta’s soap start as Joey Perrini on NBC’s Another World from 1978-81.

Born on December 18, 1954, in Newark, NJ, Liotta studied acting at the University of Miami before coming to Bay City and Another World.

Ray’s impressive list of film credits includes: Goodfellas, Field of Dreams, Hannibal, the Silence of the Lambs, John Q, The Iceman, Marriage Story, among so many others.

He also set executive produce a series for A&E. a docuseries called the Five Families, about the dramatic rise and fall of the New York’s mafia’s families.

Liotta won a Primetime Emmy in 2005 for his guest stint on ER and was a two-time SAG Award nominee for the 2015 miniseries Texas Rising and 1998 telefilm The Rat Pack.

Ray leaves behind his daughter, Karsen.

Share your thoughts and condolences on the sudden death of Ray Liotta in the comment section below. But first, watch some scenes of Ray’s early days on Another World below.

Last night’s This Is Us series finale wrapped up the story of the Pearson family with a tender episode that saw the NBC drama nab some of its best ratings numbers since November of 2020.

According to NBC, the final was watched by 6.4 million viewers and a 1.3 rating in the key 18-49 demo.  That marks the highest demo rating since November 10, 2020 and the highest total viewer count since November 17, 2020.

Throughout its six season run, This Is Us continued to be the top broadcast-rated drama every season.

In addition the grand finale also scored amazingly well all across social media, generating 1.5 million interactions across platforms from Twitter to Instagram.

So, what did you think of the series finale of This Is Us? Share your thoughts below.