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. Pictured is former ALL MY CHILDREN actor Colin Egglesfield. He's a regular in the new Lifetime show, THE CLIENT LIST, which premiered on Sunday (airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET after ARMY WIVES). We update this list every few days.

APRIL
12 30 ROCK - Elaine Stritch (ex-Wilma, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
12 PUNK'D - Hayden Panettiere (ex-Lizzie, GUIDING LIGHT), Dianna Agron (Quinn, GLEE)
13 JAKE AND THE NEVERLAND PIRATES - Josh Duhamel (ex-Leo, ALL MY CHILDREN)
13 GRIMM - Jessica Tuck (ex-Megan, ONE LIFE TO LIVE), Claire Coffee (ex-Nadine, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
15 NYC 22 - Monti Sharp (ex-David, GUIDING LIGHT)
15 THE CLIENT LIST - Brian Kerwin (ex-Charlie, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
15 THE GOOD WIFE - Will Swenson (ex-Vanya, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
15 BREAKOUT KINGS - Jessica Tuck (ex-Megan, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
16 2 BROKE GIRLS - J.R. Nutt (ex-Mark, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
16 HART OF DIXIE - Justin Hartley (ex-Fox, PASSIONS)
16 MIKE & MOLLY - Mary Kate McGeehan (ex-Linda, FALCON CREST)
17 COUGAR TOWN - LaMarcus Tinker (Shane, GLEE)
17 NCIS - Gaius Charles (ex-Smash, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS)
19 SCANDAL - JoBeth Williams (ex-Carrie, SOMERSET), Liza Weil (Dr. Glass, ANYONE BUT ME)
19 GREY'S ANATOMY - Vanessa Marano (Bay, SWITCHED AT BIRTH)
19 THE SECRET CIRCLE - John de Lancie (ex-Eugene, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
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
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 GLEE - Rebecca Staab (ex-Elizabeth, PORT CHARLES)
TBD BONES - Ashley Jones

MAY
  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)
  6 NYC-22 Sean Ringgold (ex-Shaun, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
  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)
13 THE CLIENT LIST - Trevor St. John (ex-Victor, Jr, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
16 HOT IN CLEVELAND - James Denton (Mike, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES)
16 CRIMINAL MINDS - Marie Wilson (ex-Meg, AS THE WORLD TURNS)

2012
TBD HOT IN CLEVELAND - Rick Springfield (Noah, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
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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