Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Today in Soap Opera History (October 25)

On this date in...

1999: Colombian soap opera BETTY LA FEA premiered. It was hugely successful and spawned numerous remakes around the world including UGLY BETTY in the United States.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Jeanne Cooper (Katherine, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 83
Brian Kerwin (ex-Charlie, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Greg, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 62
Tom Eplin (ex-Jake, ANOTHER WORLD/AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 51
Darlene Vogel (ex-Melanie, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 49
Michael Weston (ex-Jake, SIX FEET UNDER) - 38
Chris Engen (ex-Adam, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 32
Josh Henderson (John Ross, DALLAS; ex-Sean, 90210; ex-Austin, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES) - 30
Katy Perry (Guest Star, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 27

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1 comment:

  1. Happy Birthday, Auntie Jeanne. We Love You--Get Well & Hurry Back Soon!

    Brian :-)

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