Here are some of the news stories posted on soapcentral.com during 2001 that focus on As The World Turns or past and present ATWT performers. To read any of the articles listed below, simply click on the appropriate link.
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January 2001
Byrne leads Dankies Chalk it up to her dual role, but Martha Byrne leads this year's Dankies (soapcentral.com Awards) nominations. The actress who portrays both Lily Snyder and Rose D'Angelo raked in nominations as Outstanding Leading Actress, Favorite Character (Rose D'Angelo), Most Attractive Actress and Outstanding Overall Performer. Additionally, many of the storylines in which Byrne was featured are up for awards. |
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January 2001
Paul Korver is out; Recast put off ATWT Online has learned that Paul Korver (Chris Hughes) has been released from the show. According to a source within the show, the departure is "storyline dictated." |
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February 2001
Buchanan will miss AW/ATWT role Jensen Buchanan admits a bit of melancholy as she joins the cast of General Hospital. The actress, who debuted as General Hospital's Melissa on January 29th, says that she very much looks forward to the new venture. |
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February 2001
Byrne wins big in ATWT Online Awards The year 2000 had many highs according to the results of this year's ATWT Online Awards. Fans of the show voted in a variety of categories over the past month, choosing the top performers, storylines and favorite characters, among other categories. |
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April 2001
Turning for 45 Years Fresh off the show's slam-dunk in this year's Daytime Emmy nominations, As the World Turns is set to mark another achievement this week. |
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April 2001
Rumor: New Andy Dixon due There's a rumors going around the 'net that the role of Andy Dixon has been or will be recast. |
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May 2001
AMC head writer Jean Passanante moving to ATWT In a surprising shakeup, Jean Passanante will leave her post as All My Children head writer later this summer and join the Emmy award winning writing team of As The World Turns. |
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May 2001
Behind-the-scenes at the Emmys: Record wins, Sneak peeks, and discussing a legend For one reason or another, getting a lot of Emmy nominations is not always a blessing. In years past, the show with the most nominations has had a hard time winning the evening's top prize: Outstanding Drama Series. This year, ATWT de-whammied the jinx. |
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May 2001
Freshly recast Paul Ryan is returning Scott Powell Holroyd has joined the cast as Paul Ryan. Holroyd will tape his first scenes in mid-June, which puts hits first on-screen appearance is July 10th. |
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June 2001
"Emergency" Hal recast James Kiberd (ex-Trevor, All My Children) will temporarily replace Emmy nominated Benjamin Hendrickson as Hal Munson on As The World Turns. |
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July 2001
Miss Saigone: Salonga out as Lien Tony award winner that Lea Salonga (Lien) will be leaving her As The World Turns this summer. The actress cites other obligations as the reason for her leave. |
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July 2001
Benjamin Hendrickson takes "emergency" leave Fans of Benjamin Hendrickson will be pleased to know that the actor has returned to work as As The World Turns' Hal Munson. |
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July 2001
Anthony Herrera makes an ATWT return Anthony Herrera (James Stenbeck) will return to As The World Turns late next month after illness forced the actor to take an extended leave. |
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July 2001
Pick up the phone. DAYS is Colin Days of our Lives has finally found their man. A man by the name of Colin, that is. Former ATWT star Robert Cuthill will join the show later this month as a mysterious Irishman from Jennifer's past. |
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July 2001
Molly's ex coming to town Carl T. Evans joins As The World Turns in the role of Nick Scudder, one of Molly's ex-boyfriends. |
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August 2001
An older Bonnie to return Napiera Danielle Groves will join the As The World Turns cast later this month as Bonnie McKechnie, the 20something daughter of Duncan McKechnie and Jessica Griffin. The writers have opted to "age" the character to her twenties for storyline purposes. |
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August 2001
The Search for Kim Hughes It's been a question asked by As The World Turns viewers for several weeks. Where in the world is Kim Hughes? Dozens of email messages asking that question have passed through our mailboxes and our message board was overflowing with requests to put out an APB on the Oakdale resident. |
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August 2001
Husband fails to cash in on Lesli Kay's name A Manhattan judge sided with Lesli Kay (Molly) in her legal fight against her former husband, Mark Sterling. |
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August 2001
CBS holding ATWT contest Has your mind ever drifted while watching an episode of As the World Turns? Perhaps you've wondered what it might be like to be Jake's main squeeze - or the guy who steals Lily's heart. Well, ATWT fans, this is your chance to ease your way into Oakdale society. |
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August 2001
Parisse exit date set As announced back in February, Emmy-nominated Annie Parisse (Julia) will be leaving As the World Turns. |
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August 2001
Nichols and Evans trifecta at ATWT? Rumors are circulating that Stephen Nichols (Stefan) may be leaving General Hospital and heading east. |
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September 2001
Todd Rotondi ousted from ATWT Todd Rotondi (Bryant Montgomery) has only been a part of the As The World Turns for about 18 months. However, by year's end, the actor will have left show. |
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October 2001
CBS confirms Rotondi departure An As The World Turns spokesperson has now confirmed an August 31st report by soapcentral.com regarding the departure of Todd Rotondi (Bryant Montgomery) from the show. |
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November 2001
AMC's loony Leslie joining ATWT Colleen Dion (ex-Leslie Coulson, All My Children) will be joining the cast of As The World Turns. |
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December 2001
Colombino, Leyden pair up to top Dankies noms Though the calendar year may be different, As The World Turns viewers apparently enjoy much of the same things this year that they did last year. If you're in doubt, you need only check out the nominees for this year's ATWT edition of the soapcentral.com Awards. |
