01of 15Kelly RipaAnn Limongello/Walt Disney Television via GettyRipa starred as Hayley Vaughan onAll My Childrenfrom 1990 to 2002, and earned three Daytime Emmy Award nominations for her role.But she got a whole lot more than awards out of her long-running stint on the show …
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Kelly Ripa
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Ripa starred as Hayley Vaughan onAll My Childrenfrom 1990 to 2002, and earned three Daytime Emmy Award nominations for her role.
But she got a whole lot more than awards out of her long-running stint on the show …
02of 15Mark ConsuelosAndrew Eccles/Walt Disney Television via Getty… she also met her husband, Mark Consuelos, while he portrayed Mateo Santos Sr. from 1995 to 2002.The pair played an onscreen couple, which led to them dating and eventually marrying in real life. Ripa and Consuelos now share three children together: sonsMichael,andJoaquinand daughterLola.Now, more than 25 years after the couple first met, Ripa and Consuelos areexecutive producing a new ABC spin-offseries titledPine Valley, according to a report fromVariety.
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Mark Consuelos
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… she also met her husband, Mark Consuelos, while he portrayed Mateo Santos Sr. from 1995 to 2002.
The pair played an onscreen couple, which led to them dating and eventually marrying in real life. Ripa and Consuelos now share three children together: sonsMichael,andJoaquinand daughterLola.
Now, more than 25 years after the couple first met, Ripa and Consuelos areexecutive producing a new ABC spin-offseries titledPine Valley, according to a report fromVariety.
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Susan Lucci
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Michael B. Jordan
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05of 15Chadwick BosemanFun fact: Before Michael B. Jordan took the role of Reggie, it belonged to the lateChadwick Boseman, who wasonly on the soapfor one week.In a joint interview withThe Wrapwhile promotingBlack Panter, Boseman told his costar Jordan that he quit the show because he didn’t want his role to be reduced to a racial stereotype. He voiced his concerns and then left the series.Jordan said of the move, “I’m younger than Chad, and I was coming intoAll My Childrenfresh offThe Wire— wide open, still learning. I was playing this role not knowing that a lot of the things I was going through were because of what he’d already done for me.”
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Chadwick Boseman
Fun fact: Before Michael B. Jordan took the role of Reggie, it belonged to the lateChadwick Boseman, who wasonly on the soapfor one week.
In a joint interview withThe Wrapwhile promotingBlack Panter, Boseman told his costar Jordan that he quit the show because he didn’t want his role to be reduced to a racial stereotype. He voiced his concerns and then left the series.
Jordan said of the move, “I’m younger than Chad, and I was coming intoAll My Childrenfresh offThe Wire— wide open, still learning. I was playing this role not knowing that a lot of the things I was going through were because of what he’d already done for me.”
06of 15Melissa LeoWalt Disney Television via GettyBefore she was Academy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo, she was Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo.Leo made her acting debut on the soap in 1984, playing her character Linda Warner until 1988.
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Melissa Leo
Before she was Academy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo, she was Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo.
Leo made her acting debut on the soap in 1984, playing her character Linda Warner until 1988.
07of 15Josh DuhamelLorenzo Bevilaqua/Walt Disney Television via GettyWith his classic good looks and amazing hair, is it any wonder that Duhamel played the dashing Leo du Pres on the show from 1999 until 2002? He also returned in 2011 for a few episodes before the series ended.
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Josh Duhamel
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With his classic good looks and amazing hair, is it any wonder that Duhamel played the dashing Leo du Pres on the show from 1999 until 2002? He also returned in 2011 for a few episodes before the series ended.
08of 15Jesse McCartneyVirginia Sherwood/Walt Disney Television via GettyBefore he was making tweenage girls fall in love with his “Beautiful Soul,” Jesse McCartney was nominated twice for Daytime Emmys for his role as Adam Chandler Jr. onAll My Children.He played the role from 1998 to 2001.In 2006, McCartney returned to the soap opera to appear as himself for two episodes! That’s quite the flex.
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Jesse McCartney
Before he was making tweenage girls fall in love with his “Beautiful Soul,” Jesse McCartney was nominated twice for Daytime Emmys for his role as Adam Chandler Jr. onAll My Children.He played the role from 1998 to 2001.
In 2006, McCartney returned to the soap opera to appear as himself for two episodes! That’s quite the flex.
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Carol Burnett
10of 15Amanda SeyfriedVirginia Sherwood/Walt Disney Television via GettySeyfried played Joni Stafford onAll My Childrenfrom 2002 to 2003, following up her stint on the daytime television show with her role inMean Girls.
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Amanda Seyfried
Seyfried played Joni Stafford onAll My Childrenfrom 2002 to 2003, following up her stint on the daytime television show with her role inMean Girls.
11of 15Lacey ChabertAnn Limongello /Walt Disney Television via GettySeyfried wasn’t the onlyMean Girlwho got her start onAll My Children! Chabert was the third actress to play Erica Kane’s (Susan Lucci) daughter Bianca Montgomery, in 1993.Chabert leftAll My Childrenin 1994 for the part that would make her famous: Claudia onParty of Five.The character of Bianca Montgomery, however, would go on to become the first lesbian lead character on a soap.
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Lacey Chabert
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Seyfried wasn’t the onlyMean Girlwho got her start onAll My Children! Chabert was the third actress to play Erica Kane’s (Susan Lucci) daughter Bianca Montgomery, in 1993.
Chabert leftAll My Childrenin 1994 for the part that would make her famous: Claudia onParty of Five.The character of Bianca Montgomery, however, would go on to become the first lesbian lead character on a soap.
12of 15Sarah Michelle GellarAnn Limongello/Walt Disney Television via GettyBefore she was slaying vampires, Sarah Michelle Gellar played Kendall Hart Lang on the soap opera from 1993 to 1995. She’d get her big break as the titular role inBuffy the Vampire Slayertwo years later, in 1997.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar
Before she was slaying vampires, Sarah Michelle Gellar played Kendall Hart Lang on the soap opera from 1993 to 1995. She’d get her big break as the titular role inBuffy the Vampire Slayertwo years later, in 1997.
13of 15Michelle TrachtenbergABCFrom 1993 to 1996, Trachtenberg appeared opposite her futureBuffy the Vampire Slayercostar Gellar onAll My Children, playing Lily Montgomery. She was the first actress to play the role, with Leven Rambin andMischa Bartonlater taking over the troubled character.
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Michelle Trachtenberg
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From 1993 to 1996, Trachtenberg appeared opposite her futureBuffy the Vampire Slayercostar Gellar onAll My Children, playing Lily Montgomery. She was the first actress to play the role, with Leven Rambin andMischa Bartonlater taking over the troubled character.
14of 15Mischa BartonDave Benett/GettyHow else did you thinkMischa Bartonwas so good at nailing that campy, teen drama vibe onThe O.C.? She got some practice when she made her screen debut onAll My Childrenin 1996.Shortly after her debut, she landed roles inNotting HillandThe Sixth Sense.
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Mischa Barton
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How else did you thinkMischa Bartonwas so good at nailing that campy, teen drama vibe onThe O.C.? She got some practice when she made her screen debut onAll My Childrenin 1996.
Shortly after her debut, she landed roles inNotting HillandThe Sixth Sense.
15of 15Christian SlaterChristian Slater.Monica Schipper/WireImagePrior to his big break in the campy 1988cult classicHeathers, Slater had a turn onAll My Childrenas Caleb Thompson in 1986.
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Christian Slater
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Prior to his big break in the campy 1988cult classicHeathers, Slater had a turn onAll My Childrenas Caleb Thompson in 1986.
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