Thursday, April 19, 2012

Soap Opera Stars In Primetime: Upcoming Guest Appearances

Daytime and primetime soap stars are everywhere in 2012: The Year of the Soap! Below are some of the upcoming guest appearances by soap stars on primetime shows. We update this list every few days.

APRIL
19 SCANDAL - JoBeth Williams (ex-Carrie, SOMERSET), Liza Weil (Dr. Glass, ANYONE BUT ME) recurs
19 GREY'S ANATOMY - Vanessa Marano (Bay, SWITCHED AT BIRTH)
19 THE SECRET CIRCLE - John de Lancie (ex-Eugene, DAYS OF OUR LIVES), Michael Graziadei (Daniel, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
19 PARKS & RECREATIONS - Bradley Whitford (ex-Josh, THE WEST WING)
20 GRIMM - Sebastian Roche (ex-Jerry, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
22 THE GOOD WIFE - Michael Park (ex-Jack, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
23 SMASH - Thorsten Kaye (ex-Zach, ALL MY CHILDREN) recurs
24 GLEE - Jonathan Groff (ex-Henry, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
25 LAW & ORDER: SVU - Dominic Fumusa (ex-Gray, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
26 THE MENTALIST - William R. Moses (ex-Cole, FALCON CREST)
26 PERSON OF INTEREST - Annie Parisse (ex-Julia, AS THE WORLD TURNS) recurs
27 CSI: NEW YORK - Molly Burnett (Melanie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
30 TWO AND A HALF MEN - Abbie Cobb (ex-Emily, 90210)
30 BONES - Ryan O'Neal (ex-Rodney, PEYTON PLACE), MacKenzie Mauzy (ex-Phoebe, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)
30 HOUSE - Jessica Collins (Avery, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)

MAY
  1 GLEE - Thomas Calabro (ex-Michael, MELROSE PLACE), Rebecca Staab (ex-Elizabeth, PORT CHARLES), Whoopi Goldberg
  1 COUGAR TOWN - Edwin Hodge (ex-Marcus, JACK & BOBBY)
  2 LAW & ORDER: SVU - Dominic Fumusa (ex-Gray, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
  2 REVENGE - Tess Harper (ex-Mrs. Brinkman, BREAKING BAD)
  4 CSI: NEW YORK - Sherri Saum (ex-Vanessa, SUNSET BEACH)
  4 BLUE BLOODS - Billy Magnussen (ex-Casey, AS THE WORLD TURNS), Richard Bekins (ex-Jamie, ANOTHER WORLD), Marc Kudisch (ex-Steve, ALL MY CHILDREN)
  5 LAW & ORDER: SVU - Dylan Minnette (Rex, AWAKE)
  6 NYC-22 Sean Ringgold (ex-Shaun, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
  6 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - Yennifer Behrens (ex-Marianna, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
  6 GCB - Eric Winter (ex-Rex, DAYS OF OUR LIVES), Sandra Bernhard (ex-Charlotte, THE L WORD)
  7 BROKE GIRLS - Steven Weber (ex-Kevin, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
  7 HAWAII FIVE-0 - Chris L. McKenna (ex-Joey, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
  9 LAW & ORDER: SVU - James Van Der Beek (ex-Stephen, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
11 SUPERNATURAL - James Patrick Stuart (ex-Will, ALL MY CHILDREN)
13 THE CLIENT LIST - Trevor St. John (ex-Victor, Jr, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
15 GLEE - Whoopi Goldberg
16 HOT IN CLEVELAND - James Denton (Mike, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES)
16 CRIMINAL MINDS - Marie Wilson (ex-Meg, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
TBD BONES - Ashley Jones

2012
TBD MELISSA & JOEY - Shawn Christian (Daniel, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
TBD THE BIG C - Tammy Blanchard (ex-Drew, GUIDING LIGHT)
TBD THE WEDDING BAND - Lesli Kay (Felicia, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)
TBD ARMY WIVES Josh Kelly (ex-Cutter, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)

If you see a name missing or find out an official airdate, add it in our Comments section. We've included one familiar role for each actor (many of them are known for several roles).

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1 comment:

  1. Rick Springfield was on the March 28th episode of Hot in Cleveland. It was a great episode! (You have his appearance listed in the 2012 section.

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