NEWS ROUNDUP: Eddie Cibrian Injured on PLAYBOY SET, TV's 10 Most Important LGBT Characters

Beyond Jodie Dallas: TV's 10 Most Important LGBT Characters
Included in the PopMatters.com list are "The Soaps Homosexuals," specifically, Dr. Lynn Carson (Donna Pescow), ALL MY CHILDRE; Hank Elliot (Brian Starcher), AS THE WORLD TURNS; Bianca Montgomery (Eden Riegel and Christina Bennet Lind), ALL MY CHILDREN; and Luke Snyder (Van Hansis), AS THE WORLD TURNS: Carson and Elliot hold the honors of being the first lesbian and gay man to appear as regular characters on a soap opera. Montgomery married her girlfriend Reese Williams in 2009, although the marriage didn’t last. Snyder helped explore what it was like to be a gay teen, but set daytime history as part of soaps’ first LGBT “supercouple” when he hooked up with boyfriend Noah (Jake Silberman).

A Memorable TV Fireman Remembers 9/11: Nelson Aspen Talks With Eddie Cibrian

A Memorable TV Fireman Remembers 9/11
By Nelson Aspen

I had the chance to catch up with Eddie Cibrian (ex-Sunset Beach, Young and the Restless) in advance of the 10 year anniversary of 9-11. I first interviewed him in NYC years ago when he was playing fireman Jimmy Doherty on the popular TV series THIRD WATCH. I assumed that his Manhattan residency, combined with portraying one of the city's first responders and learning so much about the special qualities it takes to hold such a job, would give him an interesting perspective on the emotional milestone.