Showing posts with label Debbi Morgan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Debbi Morgan. Show all posts
Sunday, December 20, 2015
'Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart' Movie Will Feature Debbi Morgan as Toni's Mother, Gavin Houston as "Babyface" Edmonds
Toni Braxton executive produces the two-hour film, which is based on her popular memoir "Unbreak My Heart." Immediately following the movie, Lifetime premieres the special, Beyond The Headlines: Toni Braxton at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
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Primetime,
TV-Movies
Thursday, October 1, 2015
'All My Children' Star Debbi Morgan Shares Her History with Domestic Violence on the next 'Oprah: Where Are They Now?'
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Debbi Morgan |
For many years, Oprah Winfrey says she was obsessed with All My Children, which featured one of the first African-American super couples in daytime, Angie and Jesse. In 1989, Debbi Morgan, the actress who portrayed Angie, became the first black actress to win a Daytime Emmy Award, tying Santa Barbara's Nancy Lee Grahn in the supporting actress category.
From the outside, Morgan seemed to have a life worth emulating, but most people never knew the dark family secret she was keeping. In her memoir, "The Monkey on My Back," she writes candidly about the violent cycle of domestic abuse that existed in her family for generations. Debbi says her grandmother, mother and aunts all married men who abused them.
“Not only that, there were nine siblings, four of the five sisters married abusive men,” she says. “And all of the brothers turned out to be abusive husbands, except for one.”
Saturday, September 5, 2015
NEWS: Ray Wise, Stacy Haiduk, Colleen Bell, Chaley Rose, Ellen Pompeo, Debbi Morgan, Judith Light
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Ray Wise returned to Y&R on Friday when it was revealed Ian Ward is behind the Paragon Project, in cahoots with Adam Newman. |
"He’s the ultimate confidence man. He can do anything. And he wants revenge. He’s been slapped or punched by pretty much everybody in Genoa City. He can’t move on with his life because he still has scores to settle. He and Adam will really have the whole town in turmoil. It will be major…monumental! The viewers are going to be quite surprised by the scope of the havoc Ian and Adam will raise."
Stacy Haiduk excited to be returning to The Young and the Restless as Patty Williams
“I was with my daughter in New York and I got the email from my agent,” she recalls of getting news that the show wanted her to return. "I responded right away with ‘Yay?, followed by 20 exclamation points. I was thrilled. I knew that playing Patty is going to be fun. It always is.” Haiduk has already started taping and is excited to see what will happen with her character. “There are really no limits on what you can do with Patty. It really depends on the mood. Is she in a good place or a bad mood? She’s very unpredictable, but she never intends to hurt anyone. In the past, she’s been manipulated by the wrong people. It will be interesting to see if that happens again.”
Former The Bold and the Beautiful producer speaks for U.S. in Hungary's migrant crisis
As Hungary prevents hundreds of migrants and refugees from boarding westbound trains, the top U.S. diplomat in the country might not have the most useful background: Colleen Bell, the U.S. ambassador to Hungary, is a former producer of The Bold and the Beautiful.
Bell now finds herself on the frontlines of the biggest refugee crisis in the past 25 years shows the risks of naming those with little relevant experience to the ambassador's office.
Dynasty actress Emma Samms has written new drama for BBC Radio Gloucestershire
The GH alum has written Visitors for BBC Radio Gloucestershire. The daily program will explore the theme of a missing person, and Samms did her research before writing the story.
"I was lucky enough speak to a senior policeman here who let me pick his brains about the procedural aspects of a missing person case.
Samms stars in the drama along with The Bill's Lisa Maxwell and Dead Ringers' Jon Culshaw.
Nashville bringing back Chaley Rose as Zoey
Former ZAG member Zoey Dalton will appear in at least one episode this season.
Ellen Pompeo is offended when people say Grey’s Anatomy can't continue without McDreamy
"It’s like, Annalise Keating carries the show, Olivia Pope carries the show,” she says of her Shondaland counterparts on How to Get Away with Murder and Scandal. “But somehow, Meredith Grey needs someone. Why can’t I just be the lead of the show the way Annalise and Olivia can? Why can’t I be on that poster by myself?”
Scott Porter joins Robert Kirkman’s Outcast
The Friday Night Lights and Hart of Dixie alum will play a former jock on Cinemax’s exorcism drama. Porter also briefly played Casey Hughes on As the World Turns.
Game of Thrones casts UnREAL's Freddie Stroma as Samwell Tarly’s brother
Freddie Stroma, who played the bachelor on Lifetime's summer drama about life behind the scenes on a show like The Bachelor, is joining Season 6 as Dickon Tarly.
TNT makes entire season of Public Moralsavailable for Labor Day Weekend binge viewing
All 10 episodes of the Ed Burns drama, which premiered last week, will be available for streaming through Monday.
Debbi Morgan reveals all in one-woman show "The Monkey on My Back"
Actress Debbi Morgan (Dr. Angie Hubbard on All My Children) dazzled an audience of 200 at Detroit’s N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art on Sunday performing excerpts from her autobiographical one-woman show, “The Monkey on My Back.”
Morgan talked a lot about her four husbands, especially “husband number two.” Although she didn’t name him, his identity was soon revealed. “Husband number two was not very handsome, but had a great personality ... It turns out, he had been in prison for robbing a bank and committing manslaughter. I learned that from a news magazine.” With that, she held up a copy of People with actor Charles S. Dutton on the cover.
One Life to Live alum Judith Light has always wanted to make a difference
"When I met my manager, Herb Hamsher, in 1979, I’d been teetering on leaving the business. I was doing One Life to Live, and I thought, 'What difference is my life making?' I told Herb, 'If I ever get any notoriety, I need to find a way to make a difference.' Certainly, he and his partner, Jonathan, have guided my career in a remarkable way. Whether I’m involved with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS while doing a play or working with Project Angel Food when I’m shooting in Los Angeles, it’s always been about where I can do the most good."
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
'Oprah: Where Are They Now?' Season 7 Will Feature Lisa Rinna, Danny Pintauro, Debbi Morgan
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Lisa Rinna, Danny Pintauro, Debbi Morgan |
Blow is the schedule for the first five episodes of the new season:
Saturday, September 19 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT
Oprah sits down former Oprah show guest Ashley Smith and actor David Oyelowo (Selma), star of new thriller Captive based on Smith’s miraculous story of survival. Celebrity updates include “Real Housewives” star Lisa Rinna (Billie Reed on Days of our Lives) and actress Debi Mazar, plus one of the women widowed by the 9/11 attacks.
Monday, August 24, 2015
PHOTOS: 14th Biennial National Black Theatre Festival, Co-Chaired by Darnell Williams and Debbi Morgan
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Emmy-winning All My Children stars Darnell Williams and Debbi Morgan served as co-shares for the National Black Theatre Festival. Photo Credit: Sue Coflin/Max Photos |
The star-studded festival included participation from many familiar faces from the world of daytime soap operas, including Taurean Blacque (Henry Marshall, Generations), Norm Lewis (Keith McLean, All My Children), Andre De Shields (Marshall Lincoln Kramer III, Another World), Micki Grant (Peggy Harris Nolan, Another World – one of first black contract players - along with roles in All My Children, Guiding Light, Somerset and The Edge of Night), Lamman Rucker (T. Marshall Travers, As the World Turns - along with roles on All My Children and The Young and the Restless); Chrystee Pharris (Simone Russell, Passions - currently starring in Queens of Drama), Ted Lange (Love Boat star who played a judge on General Hospital), Timothy Stickney (RJ Gannon, One Life to Live), Jackee Harry (Lily Mason, Another World); Count Stovall (Roy Franklin, As the World Turns; Cal Cummings, All My Children; Hank Chambers, The Doctors) and Roscoe Orman (Sesame Street's Gordon who once played Tyrone on All My Children).
Check out photos from the festival below:
Sunday, August 9, 2015
NEWS: Guy Wilson, Morgan Fairchild, Debbi Morgan, Ashleigh Brewer, Ryan Paevey, Kelly Rutherford
Is Guy Wilson leaving Days of our Lives?
Is Will Horton going to be one of the victim's in Days' upcoming murder mystery story?
Daniel Morgan's new memoir "Last Stage Manager Standing" recounts 50 years in TV, including Search for Tomorrow
In his half-century working as a stage manager for CBS, ABC and NBC, Daniel Morgan had his share of unusual tasks. While working on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow in the 1970s, a producer told Morgan his job for the day was to make sure the show's star, Morgan Fairchild (who played Jennifer Pace), was wearing a bra.
"I guess the day or week before, she hadn't been wearing one and there were problems with Standards and Practices," Morgan wrote. He then went into her dressing room and started talking to her about cats "as a pretext to look down her blouse.
"She was wearing a sheer something," he wrote. "But she was wearing something."
The Bold and the Beautiful's Ashleigh Brewer on Ivy's failed romance with Liam
"It definitely got to the point where I'd read the script and my heart would break for her a little bit," says the actress of her alter ego's rough go of things with Liam, who, in the eyes of many fans, disrespected the brunette by tossing her aside in favor of her overtly sexy cousin.
General Hospital star Ryan Paevey on the road to recovery
After seriously injuring his hand in a motorcycle accident, Ryan Paevey (Nathan) tells Soaps In Depth that he's well on his way to a full recovery. "My doc is impressed with how quickly my tissue has mended," the actor reports. "All the 'road rash' is gone. The bones have fused, and my body's not fighting the metal. The surgical side is fine."
However, there are still a few obstacles to overcome. "My range of motion is still really limited," he confides. "It'll probably be a while before I'm on the bike or in the gym again."
Generations alum Kelly Rutherford refuses to hand children back to father
The Gossip Girl star spent the summer with her two children - Hermes and Helena - in New York, and was due to fly them back to Monaco on Thursday, but she declared on Friday in a statement that she is refusing.
"These past three years waiting for my children to come home have been very difficult. My children were forced to leave the United states in 2012 when they were only 2 and 5 years old," Rutherford says in a statement. "In May, a judge in California gave me sole custody and brought them home. I am immensely grateful and overjoyed to have them back. Since May, however, the court proceedings have been confusing."
All My Children star Debbi Morgan shines in one-woman show
In her one-woman show, “The Monkey on My Back,” Morgan opens up about her own life’s journey, from fear and abuse to empowerment and self-love.
The proverbial “monkey on my back” refers to the cycle of physical and emotional abuse that her grandmother and her mother went through. That cycle continued in Morgan’s own relationships, starting with the drug-dealing boyfriend of her youth and continuing through four marriages, with her fourth marriage to Jeffrey Winston being the charm.
Is Will Horton going to be one of the victim's in Days' upcoming murder mystery story?

In his half-century working as a stage manager for CBS, ABC and NBC, Daniel Morgan had his share of unusual tasks. While working on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow in the 1970s, a producer told Morgan his job for the day was to make sure the show's star, Morgan Fairchild (who played Jennifer Pace), was wearing a bra.
"I guess the day or week before, she hadn't been wearing one and there were problems with Standards and Practices," Morgan wrote. He then went into her dressing room and started talking to her about cats "as a pretext to look down her blouse.
"She was wearing a sheer something," he wrote. "But she was wearing something."
The Bold and the Beautiful's Ashleigh Brewer on Ivy's failed romance with Liam
"It definitely got to the point where I'd read the script and my heart would break for her a little bit," says the actress of her alter ego's rough go of things with Liam, who, in the eyes of many fans, disrespected the brunette by tossing her aside in favor of her overtly sexy cousin.
General Hospital star Ryan Paevey on the road to recovery
After seriously injuring his hand in a motorcycle accident, Ryan Paevey (Nathan) tells Soaps In Depth that he's well on his way to a full recovery. "My doc is impressed with how quickly my tissue has mended," the actor reports. "All the 'road rash' is gone. The bones have fused, and my body's not fighting the metal. The surgical side is fine."
However, there are still a few obstacles to overcome. "My range of motion is still really limited," he confides. "It'll probably be a while before I'm on the bike or in the gym again."
Generations alum Kelly Rutherford refuses to hand children back to father
The Gossip Girl star spent the summer with her two children - Hermes and Helena - in New York, and was due to fly them back to Monaco on Thursday, but she declared on Friday in a statement that she is refusing.
"These past three years waiting for my children to come home have been very difficult. My children were forced to leave the United states in 2012 when they were only 2 and 5 years old," Rutherford says in a statement. "In May, a judge in California gave me sole custody and brought them home. I am immensely grateful and overjoyed to have them back. Since May, however, the court proceedings have been confusing."
All My Children star Debbi Morgan shines in one-woman show
In her one-woman show, “The Monkey on My Back,” Morgan opens up about her own life’s journey, from fear and abuse to empowerment and self-love.
The proverbial “monkey on my back” refers to the cycle of physical and emotional abuse that her grandmother and her mother went through. That cycle continued in Morgan’s own relationships, starting with the drug-dealing boyfriend of her youth and continuing through four marriages, with her fourth marriage to Jeffrey Winston being the charm.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
NEWS: Why Daytime Soaps Are Bubbling; Tom Nielsen; Matthew Goode; Lamon Archey; Sherri Saum; Peter Reckell
The Biz: Why Daytime Soaps Are Bubbling
On CBS, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL is up 12 percent in total viewers this season, giving the show its best start since 2007, while THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS recently had its largest weekly audience since February 2012. In November, ABC's GENERAL HOSPITAL hit a two-year ratings high among women 18 to 49. NBC's DAYS OF OUR LIVES is up 12 percent among women 18 to 49 and recently had its biggest weekly audience since February 2011.
"We do see lifts from DVR viewing," confirms Angelica McDaniel, senior vice president for daytime programming at CBS. "Soaps are bigger than game shows or talk shows in daytime." As an executive at another network puts it: "Soaps are the ultimate DVR show."
Matthew Goode joins THE GOOD WIFE
In a major recurring role, Goode will play a prosecutor who befriends Julianna Margulies’ Alicia after having a crisis of faith and deciding to chart a new direction for his career. His first episode is slated to air in the spring.
Ryan Murphy confirms all GLEE original actors invited back for Episode 100
Tweeted Murphy: "ALL The Glee Originals received invites today to be in our 100th episode! More to follow."
SPOILER ALERT: NASHVILLE is killing off another character...
This well-known character (and actor) will be written off during the current second season, marking the third death in less than a year. Jolene (Sylvia Jeffries) and Dante (Jay Hernandez) were killed off in a murder-suicide in the show's season finale in May.
The death is one of these people:
Rayna (Connie Britton)
Scarlett (Clare Bowen)
Juliette (Hayden Panettiere)
Teddy (Eric Close)
Deacon (Charles Esten)
Gunnar (Sam Palladio)
Tandy (Judith Hoag)
Lamar (Powers Boothe)
Peggy (Kimberly Williams-Paisley)
Will (Chris Carmack)
Avery (Jonathan Jackson)
DOWNTON ABBEY Christmas special: a royal scandal
The DOWNTON ABBEY Christmas special is set to be one of the TV highlights of the festive season in the UK, as ITV has announced it will take the Crawley family to Buckingham Palace, where a scandal threatens to engulf the British monarchy.
Veronica Mars movie will be released on March 14, 2014
“Warner Bros. had this date circled for quite some time and hoped it would stay open,” Thomas tells EW. “Luckily, no other teen detective movie decided to open in the middle of March.”
Jennie Garth to release memoir two weeks before Jason Priestley
The 41-year-old actress will author "Deep Thoughts From a Hollywood Blonde," a humorous and revealing tell-all featuring stories about filming the hit series Beverly Hills, 90210, her relationships with other castmembers and her life as a single mother after splitting from actor Peter Facinelli.
Peter Reckell's (ex-Bo, DAYS) wife, singer Kelly Moneymaker, has a new music video, "You Are A Snowball"
Says Reckell: "Here's my first bit of work behind the camera! LOL. This was a family project — I held the camera, Kelly edited and Loden was the star."
Sherri Saum Pregnant: THE FOSTERS Star Expecting Twins With Husband Kamar de los Reyes
"The actress and her husband Kamar de los Reyes are so thrilled to welcome the little ones into the world in early summer," the statement said.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: GUIDING LIGHT's Tom Nielsen (Floyd)
The actor, singer and director has since moved to the Green Mountain hamlet of Grafton. Starting Thursday, he’ll share his talents at the Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts in neighboring Chester.
“The writers would change every couple of years,” he says of his time on GUIDING LIGHT, “so you knew your part would change.”
Y&R's Lamon Archey joins cast of new indie short film The B Word
Archey is the male lead for a cinematic short film that is set around the disease bulimia nervosa. 'The B Word,' is currently in pre-production and is a first effort for A Celistan & Co Films which is written & produced by twins Nakisha & Nichole Celistan.
ALL MY CHILDREN's Debbi Morgan not submitting herself for the Daytime Emmy Awards
"I just really, really want to move on," she tweeted. "The many months of being told we're on hiatus but would be coming back and then snatching the rug from under us and the fans has been very emotional. So right now, the head space I'm in is just completely distancing myself from AMC with regards of an Emmy consideration."
On CBS, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL is up 12 percent in total viewers this season, giving the show its best start since 2007, while THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS recently had its largest weekly audience since February 2012. In November, ABC's GENERAL HOSPITAL hit a two-year ratings high among women 18 to 49. NBC's DAYS OF OUR LIVES is up 12 percent among women 18 to 49 and recently had its biggest weekly audience since February 2011.
"We do see lifts from DVR viewing," confirms Angelica McDaniel, senior vice president for daytime programming at CBS. "Soaps are bigger than game shows or talk shows in daytime." As an executive at another network puts it: "Soaps are the ultimate DVR show."
Matthew Goode joins THE GOOD WIFE
In a major recurring role, Goode will play a prosecutor who befriends Julianna Margulies’ Alicia after having a crisis of faith and deciding to chart a new direction for his career. His first episode is slated to air in the spring.
Ryan Murphy confirms all GLEE original actors invited back for Episode 100
Tweeted Murphy: "ALL The Glee Originals received invites today to be in our 100th episode! More to follow."
This well-known character (and actor) will be written off during the current second season, marking the third death in less than a year. Jolene (Sylvia Jeffries) and Dante (Jay Hernandez) were killed off in a murder-suicide in the show's season finale in May.
The death is one of these people:
Rayna (Connie Britton)
Scarlett (Clare Bowen)
Juliette (Hayden Panettiere)
Teddy (Eric Close)
Deacon (Charles Esten)
Gunnar (Sam Palladio)
Tandy (Judith Hoag)
Lamar (Powers Boothe)
Peggy (Kimberly Williams-Paisley)
Will (Chris Carmack)
Avery (Jonathan Jackson)
DOWNTON ABBEY Christmas special: a royal scandal
The DOWNTON ABBEY Christmas special is set to be one of the TV highlights of the festive season in the UK, as ITV has announced it will take the Crawley family to Buckingham Palace, where a scandal threatens to engulf the British monarchy.
Veronica Mars movie will be released on March 14, 2014
“Warner Bros. had this date circled for quite some time and hoped it would stay open,” Thomas tells EW. “Luckily, no other teen detective movie decided to open in the middle of March.”
Jennie Garth to release memoir two weeks before Jason Priestley
The 41-year-old actress will author "Deep Thoughts From a Hollywood Blonde," a humorous and revealing tell-all featuring stories about filming the hit series Beverly Hills, 90210, her relationships with other castmembers and her life as a single mother after splitting from actor Peter Facinelli.
Peter Reckell's (ex-Bo, DAYS) wife, singer Kelly Moneymaker, has a new music video, "You Are A Snowball"
Says Reckell: "Here's my first bit of work behind the camera! LOL. This was a family project — I held the camera, Kelly edited and Loden was the star."
Sherri Saum Pregnant: THE FOSTERS Star Expecting Twins With Husband Kamar de los Reyes
"The actress and her husband Kamar de los Reyes are so thrilled to welcome the little ones into the world in early summer," the statement said.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: GUIDING LIGHT's Tom Nielsen (Floyd)
The actor, singer and director has since moved to the Green Mountain hamlet of Grafton. Starting Thursday, he’ll share his talents at the Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts in neighboring Chester.
“The writers would change every couple of years,” he says of his time on GUIDING LIGHT, “so you knew your part would change.”
Y&R's Lamon Archey joins cast of new indie short film The B Word
Archey is the male lead for a cinematic short film that is set around the disease bulimia nervosa. 'The B Word,' is currently in pre-production and is a first effort for A Celistan & Co Films which is written & produced by twins Nakisha & Nichole Celistan.
ALL MY CHILDREN's Debbi Morgan not submitting herself for the Daytime Emmy Awards
"I just really, really want to move on," she tweeted. "The many months of being told we're on hiatus but would be coming back and then snatching the rug from under us and the fans has been very emotional. So right now, the head space I'm in is just completely distancing myself from AMC with regards of an Emmy consideration."
Categories:
Casting,
Days of our Lives,
Debbi Morgan,
Downton Abbey,
General Hospital,
News,
The Bold and the Beautiful,
The Good Wife,
The Young and the Restless
Friday, November 22, 2013
Starz Brings POWER to New York City - Production Has Begun on the Original Drama Series
Executive Producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson will also play the role of Kanan on POWER. |
Executive Producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has been added to the cast in the recurring role of Kanan, an old friend of James "Ghost" St. Patrick's.
POWER tells the story of wealthy New York City nightclub owner, James "Ghost" St. Patrick, who caters to the city's elite. He wants to build an empire, turn the club into a Fortune 500 business, but there's just one problem: he is living a double life. When he is not in the club, he is the kingpin of the most lucrative drug network in New York for a very high-level clientele. His marriage, family and business all become unknowingly threatened as he is tempted to leave his criminal life behind and become the rags-to-riches businessman he wants to be most of all.
Friday, November 15, 2013
NEWS: Billy Miller Leaving Y&R?; Sean Carrigan on Contract; New Role For Debbi Morgan; Diversity at FOX; The Richest and Poorest Shows on Network TV
With contract negotiations with Billy Miller not going well, Daytime Confidential is reporting that Y&R is preparing for the worst by looking for a replacement, and that the recent casting call for Josh (Paul's relative) is really about finding potential candidates for the next Billy. Sources say that the show is testing actors opposite Amelia Heinle (Victoria) today. Miller's current deal will reportedly expire next month.
EDITOR'S NOTE: In 2011, GENERAL HOSPITAL told a similar story of one child dying in a hit and run accident and his organs (kidneys in that case) were used to save another child. Ratings rose in the short-term but months later the Emmy-winning actor who played the father of the child that died left GH. Could history be repeating itself on Y&R?
Sean Carrigan now on contract at THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
The actor, who guest-starred on MODERN FAMILY this week, tweeted the news: "Thrilled to be on contract at #YR and excited for what is ahead for "Stitch" on @CBSDaytime @YRInsider @YandR_CBS #CBS"
ALL MY CHILDREN's Debbi Morgan joins Starz drama POWER
La La Anthony will play LaKeisha Grant – childhood friend to Tasha St. Patrick (Naturi Naughto) and her closest confidant who is kept in the dark on certain aspects of Tasha’s life out of necessity. Morgan will play Estelle, Tasha’s mom.
Categories:
Billy Miller,
Casting,
Debbi Morgan,
News,
Once Upon a Time,
Parenthood,
Sean Carrigan,
Tika Sumpter
Monday, November 11, 2013
Debbi Morgan on ALL MY CHILDREN's Future: My Manager Was 'Given The News That We Were Officially Done'
"My manager ws given the news that we were officially done by PP's lawyer," she wrote. "I guess what really hurts my gut R all the positive proclamations I gave 2 all of U that we'd definitely [be] coming back. Bcuz those were the earnest proclamations we'd been given! I'm so very sorry2 2c U disappointed yet again & believe me we feel the same!!! Thanks 4 all the support & luv U gave hoping this would work. We never know what's in God's plan. I do know there's always a bigger picture! Thanks For The Memories..."
Categories:
All My Children,
Daytime,
Debbi Morgan,
Prospect Park
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Debbi Morgan Brings One-Woman Show "The Monkey on My Back!" To New York
"We are ecstatic to have our friend Debbi at the NEC." exclaims Charles Weldon, NEC Artistic Director. "We have watched her meteoric rise to stardom and this dynamite production is as equally stellar."
"The Monkey on My Back!" is a deeply personal memoir chronicling famed TV and film actress Debbi Morgan's journey through a legacy of fear and abuse, which spanned three generations of women, beginning with Debbi's grandmother, her mother, and Debbi herself. Told with intense emotion, pain, candor and bit of humor, Debbi takes her audience on a captivating ride of what it took to finally break the generational cycle she'd been born into.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Watch MORE ALL MY CHILDREN (Video)
The Friday recap of TOLN's ALL MY CHILDREN is now online at Hulu.com and iTunes. Hosted by Leslie Miller, the show features Debbi Morgan and Eric Nelsen in studio, Julia Barr and Cady McClain behind the scenes, star-studded premiere party, and beauty tips to look like a soap star. Watch it below:
Categories:
All My Children,
Cady McClain,
Daytime,
Debbi Morgan,
Eric Nelsen,
Julia Barr,
Leslie Miller,
More All My Children,
TOLN
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
PHOTOS: ALL MY CHILDREN & ONE LIFE TO LIVE Premiere Event
Jill Larson (Opal Cortlandt), Eric Nelsen (AJ Chandler), Jordan Lane Price (Celia Fitzgerald), Denyse Tontz (Miranda Montgomery), Robert Scott Wilson (Pete Cortlandt) & Julia Barr (Brooke English) - Photo: Sue Coflin/Max Photos |
Read our first thoughts on the episodes:
- ALL MY CHILDREN
- ONE LIFE TO LIVE
Check out some photos of the casts below:
Categories:
All My Children,
Darnell Williams,
Daytime,
Debbi Morgan,
Denyse Tontz,
Eric Nelsen,
Jill Larson,
Julia Barr,
Michael Nader,
One Life to Live,
Out on the Town,
Photos,
Prospect Park,
Robert Scott Wilson,
TOLN
INTERVIEW: Debbi Morgan & Darnell Williams On ALL MY CHILDREN - 'Fans Are Really Going To Love It'
Debbi Morgan & Darnell Williams - Photo: TOLN |
WE LOVE SOAPS: You both watched the premiere last night in a big theater surround by cast, crew, press and fans. What was that like being in that surrounding? And what did you think of the first episode?
DEBBI MORGAN: The surrounding was so different. [Laughs] I don't think we've ever had a premiere for ALL MY CHILDREN before or walked a red carpet.
Categories:
All My Children,
Darnell Williams,
Daytime,
Debbi Morgan,
Interviews,
Prospect Park,
Roger Newcomb,
TOLN,
WLS Interviews
ALL MY CHILDREN Premiere Red Carpet Interviews On WE LOVE SOAPS TV
Categories:
Cady McClain,
Debbi Morgan,
Denyse Tontz,
Eric Nelsen,
Francesca James,
Interviews,
Jill Larson,
Julia Barr,
Prospect Park,
Roger Newcomb,
TOLN,
Vincent Irizarry,
We Love Soaps TV,
WLS Interviews
Monday, January 14, 2013
NEWS ROUNDUP: Marlene McPherson To Write ALL MY CHILDREN, VAMPIRE DIARIES Spinoff, GENERAL HOSPITAL
GENERAL HOSPITAL wants to keep its ONE LIFE TO LIVE characters Todd and Starr (and John). Prospect Park licensed the rights to the characters, while ABC has the actors under contract. |
"This is such a historical thing," says Debbi Morgan, "like when soaps made the move from radio to television. I guess there are all sorts of positives and negatives to being in on the ground floor, but I'm game! Will [these reboots] succeed? With soaps, it's all about the story and the characters."
And that's where things could get ugly. In licensing the two soaps from ABC, Prospect Park has the rights to all characters, including the three from OLTL that are currently enjoying huge success on ABC's General Hospital: Starr (Kristen Alderson), John (Michael Easton) and Todd (Roger Howarth). Prospect wants those characters back, and that has the GH brass in a tizzy. Complicating matters: The actors are under contract to ABC, so theoretically Starr, John and Todd could go away, but the people playing them would stay with the network.
Categories:
All My Children,
Daytime,
Debbi Morgan,
Downton Abbey,
Eastenders,
General Hospital,
Marlene McPherson,
News Roundup,
One Life to Live,
Prospect Park,
Scandal,
The Originals,
The Vampire Diaries
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Debbi Morgan Joins New ALL MY CHILDREN
Ok, I can finally announce how thrilled I am 2 B on board w/the "All My Children" re-boot & Prospect Park! Agnes Nixon, you're my HERO!!!Morgan played Angie Hubbard on and off for the last 30 years of AMC's run on ABC. She most recently played Harmony on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.
UPDATE:
Morgan later tweeted her longtime co-star Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard) would also be joining AMC.
It’s just terrific news, isn’t it?! Darnell is definitely on board, and I think Mike as well, but not quite sure yet…
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Categories:
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Darnell Williams,
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Debbi Morgan,
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Debbi Morgan Leaving THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
"To all my twitter fans," Morgan posted on Twitter. "Wanted to B the first to tell you the new regime has let me go from Y&R. Will tape my last show Oct. 5th & I move on!"
Morgan was the third actress to be let go this week, joining Genie Francis (Genevieve) and Marcy Rylan (Abby).
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Casting,
CBS,
Daytime,
Debbi Morgan,
The Young and the Restless
Thursday, August 30, 2012
CLASSIC CLIP: Jesse & Angie Reunite On ALL MY CHILDREN 2008
One of the greatest reunions in soap opera history involved on of the most memorable supercouples, Jesse and Angie Hubbard. Watch their 2008 reunion, after two decades apart, below:
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All My Children,
Classic Clip,
Darnell Williams,
Debbi Morgan
50 Greatest Soap Couples: #4 Jesse & Angie From ALL MY CHILDREN
SHOW: ALL MY CHILDREN
RANK: 4
PLAYED BY:
Jesse: Darnell Williams
Angie: Debbi Morgan
YEARS: 1982–1988, 2008–2011
STORY:
Jesse was a street kid from the "wrong side of the tracks" and Angie was part of Pine Valley high society so when they met and fell in love, Angie's father, Leo, instantly disapproved. When Angie's friend, Liza Colby, accused Jesse of rape, he fled town with his best pal, Jenny Gardner, spending the summer of 1982 in New York. Angie thought his leaving was a sign of his guilt but eventually Liza admitted she lied about the rape. Angie and Jesse reunited and eloped. Angie soon found out she was pregnant but thinking Jesse didn't want to be a father, divorced him and decided to give the baby away. When Angie finally revealed the truth to Jesse, they got back together and kidnapped their baby. They eventually convinced a judge to give them custody of the baby, Frankie, and started a new life together.
Categories:
50 Greatest Soap Couples,
All My Children,
Darnell Williams,
Debbi Morgan
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