query: who played alan michael spaulding on guiding light

pos: Alan-Michael Spaulding the best known for the role. He was nominated for four Daytime Emmy Awards, winning his first in 1991. The child who played him at birth was a baby girl named Jessica Zutterman. Carl T. Evans introduced the teenage character on July 4, 1987, when Alan-Michael literally parachuted onto the annual Bauer barbecue. He played Alan-Michael until 1990 when Rick Hearst took over the character, playing him for six years. When he left, Michael Dietz was recast briefly (July 3, 1996, to February 7, 1997). In 2005, "Guiding Light" reintroduced the character with Michael Dempsey in the role. Alan-Michael was

pos: Alan-Michael Spaulding Alan-Michael Spaulding Alan-Michael Spaulding is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light". The character is the son of wealthy businessman, Alan Spaulding, and his former wife, Hope Bauer. Alan-Michael was born on-screen on September 23, 1981, but this was subsequently revised to 1970 when he turned 17 years old and then later to 1965 or 1966 during his brief dalliance with Marina Cooper in 2006. Four actors have regularly portrayed the character, the most recent being Michael Dempsey from November 2005 to May 2007. Rick Hearst was the actor who portrayed him the longest, and is arguably

pos: Rick Hearst Rick Hearst Rick Hearst (born January 4, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for roles in American soap operas. Hearst was born Richard Charles Herbst on January 4, 1965, in Howard Beach, New York and raised in Dallas, Texas. Hearst has been married to wife Donna Smoot since June 9, 1990; they have two sons. His first film was titled "Brain Damage" directed by Frank Henenlotter. He has appeared in "Days of Our Lives" (1989–1990) as Scott "Scotty" Banning II, "Guiding Light" (1990–1996) as Alan-Michael Spaulding, "The Young and the Restless" (2000–2001) as the sinister Matt Clark, and

neg: Alan-Michael Spaulding custody of Marah and Shayne. Alan-Michael would return in 2005, divorced from Lucy. He and Marina Cooper (ironically, the child Eleni had conceived with Frank) would have a brief courtship between 2005 and 2006, and he later had a courtship with Ava Peralta before leaving Springfield again. Alan-Michael Spaulding Alan-Michael Spaulding is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light". The character is the son of wealthy businessman, Alan Spaulding, and his former wife, Hope Bauer. Alan-Michael was born on-screen on September 23, 1981, but this was subsequently revised to 1970 when he turned 17 years old and

neg: Guiding Light (1990–99) brother, Phillip Spaulding, and her lover from her college days, Gary Swanson who tried to kill at various times in 1990, Alan-Michael, Phillip and Blake, kidnapped both Alan-Michael and Blake, and also killed the man who brought an alive, Beth Raines (now played by Beth Chamberlin) back to Springfield, architect, Neil Everest and tried to set up Phillip as Neil's murderer and almost succeeded, until Roger, Ross and a briefly returned to town, India von Halkein figured out his and Blake's plans (Alan-Michael would dump her, and Blake for a while would blame both her parents and Ross for doing

neg: Alan Spaulding Alan Spaulding Alan Spaulding is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light". He was played by Christopher Bernau from the time of the character's introduction in 1977 until June 1988, when Christopher Bernau left the role due to health problems; Daniel Pilon stepped into the role from 1989 until the character was sent to prison in 1990. From 1994 to the series 2009 conclusion, the character was played by Ron Raines. Alan Spaulding resides in Chicago with his wealthy family prior to his move to Springfield. At the time, he is married to Elizabeth, and they are

neg: Alan Spaulding daughter. She continues to blame Alan for Tammy's death and is seeking vengeance. He saves Reva's life, and to keep each other from telling anyone, Reva moves into the Spaulding mansion. Alan volunteers to have a transplant to save his son Phillip's life. While recovering, Alan attends the Lewis/Cooper wedding. Alan dies on a bench in front of a lake. He is cremated and his remains put in the same lake where he died. Alan Spaulding Alan Spaulding is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light". He was played by Christopher Bernau from the time of the

neg: Guiding Light (1990–99) was added to the Cooper Family. Lucy Cooper, who was the product of his off-screen relationship with Sylvie, a woman he'd met years earlier and then later "married" in Arizona. Sylvie (who was identified as being from Sweden) was a nurse Buzz had met while at a VA Hospital.Sylvie would have died sometime later. Lucy would get involved and later marry, Alan-Michael Spaulding (who had previously been married to Blake Thorpe—as had Phillip Spaulding—and then Harley Cooper and then Frank's eventual wife, Eleni Andros, a Greek immigrant). Blake, who still blamed Holly for her divorce from Alan-Michael, plotted to steal

neg: Children of Guiding Light siblings Alan-Michael Spaulding, Gus Aitoro, and Phillip Spaulding (via adoption), she also has 2 maternal siblings Lizzie Spaulding and James Spaulding. Ironically, Lizzie and James Spaulding are Peyton's niece and nephew (via Beth and Phillip Spaulding). William Richard Winslow is the biological son of the late Alonzo Baptiste and his late ex-wife Camille Baptiste.He is the adopted son of Cassie Layne Winslow and the late Prince Richard Winslow. He has a paternal half-brother via adoption, Jonathan Randall, who also his maternal half-cousin via adoption and his biological paternal half-cousin. Tammy Winslow was his adoptive maternal half-sister and adoptive full-sister and

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) the audience, that Joe had stolen all of Diane's blackmail items out of her apartment, and Joe tried to blackmail Alan in turn. Also the affair between Rita and Alan came out when the pregnant Hope Bauer Spaulding (who had overheard an argument between Alan and Henry about the affair) ran her car into a tree and gave birth prematurely to their son, Alan-Michael Spaulding. Joe, in trying to go around Mike and the police to investigate Diane's death, let it be known in flashbacks told to the audience not only was he in Diane's apartment the night she was

neg: Guiding Light (1990–99) when she threw herself out of the car Reva would end up driving off the bridge to her supposed death), and then Dr. Justin Marler who had since broken up with Helen Manzini returned from India to help both his daughter and his brother, Ross. (Although Justin would leave in the spring of 1991 when he was cured of his malaria that he had contracted while in India). Samantha would depart in 1992. Blake played both ends against the middle with both Alan-Michael Spaulding (pretending to be pregnant and then pretending to have suffered from a miscarriage), Alan-Michael's older adopted

neg: Guiding Light (1990–99) themselves were often stagnant and silly, such as Alan's (by then played by Ron Raines) return from prison involving his hiding his face at all times and affecting a fake Japanese accent (he was pretending to be a foreign businessman so he could regain his company), Nick becoming more and more distracted by the power of Spaulding Enterprises, Alan shooting and wounding Alan-Michael (and Tangie acting as Alan-Michael's nurse, but caught in a romantic triangle between the father and son). Matt and Vanessa keeping their romance a secret from family and friends, and Alan and Jenna using a look alike

neg: Spaulding family Spaulding family The Spaulding Family is a fictional family on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light, and currently reside in the fictional town of Springfield. The Spaulding family became one of the core family on the show follow their arrival in 1977. The Spaulding family arrive in Springfield on November 7, 1977. Businessman Alan Spaulding arrived in town with his wife Elizabeth Granville Spaulding their then seven-year-old son Phillip Spaulding. Alan was the owner of Spaulding Enterprises, after he wrested the company away from his own father, Brandon. Over the years Spaulding Enterprises has gone through many CEO's with

neg: Phillip Spaulding Phillip Spaulding Phillip Granville Spaulding is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light", portrayed by Grant Aleksander. The character is the adopted son of business mogul, Alan Spaulding, and his first ex-wife, Elizabeth. Phillip has been portrayed by three different actors. Aleksander joined the cast in 1982 and left in 1984. From 1985 to 1986, John Bolger played the role of Phillip. Grant Aleksander then returned and played the role from 1986 to 1991. Five years later, in 1996, he returned, playing Phillip until November 2004, when the character of Phillip was shot onscreen and presumed to

neg: Alexandra Spaulding the "Guiding Light" finale, Alexandra mourned the sudden death of her brother Alan and left Springfield to travel around Europe with Fletcher Reade, promising to return for an upcoming family wedding. Alexandra Spaulding Alexandra Spaulding (formerly von Halkein, Thorpe and Foley), affectionately known by family and friends as Alex, is a fictional character on CBS's daytime drama "Guiding Light". Beverlee McKinsey was the first actress to play the role, which she did from February 10, 1984 to August 21, 1992. McKinsey made the character one of the most memorable women on daytime television and although she loved her family, "her

neg: Guiding Light (2000–09) Winslow, were married, and half-cousins Johnathan Randall (Reva's son) and Tammy Winslow (Cassie's daughter) wed. Not long thereafter, Tammy was hit by a car while pushing Johnathan out of harm's way. The vehicle was driven by Tammy's cousin Daisy's boyfriend, "G", who was hired by Alan Spaulding to kill Johnathan. Johnathan eventually faked his and daughter Sarah's death to leave town and escape the wrath of Sarah's grandfather, Alan Spaulding. Their departure was difficult on Sarah's mother, Lizzie Spaulding, who would spend much of the year trying to find Jonathan and baby Sarah. In one of soap opera history's first

neg: Jeff Branson prior to "All My Children" included a 2000 guest spot on NBC's "". He had a small part that year in the film "Shaft" and in 2002 he was in the feature film "Wolves of Wall Street". In 2003, he played the role of a younger Alan Spaulding on "Guiding Light"; coincidentally also played Shayne Lewis on "Guiding Light" up until the last episode of the show, 18 September 2009. In 2005, Branson received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on "All My Children" as Jonathan Lavery.

neg: Kyle Sampson (Guiding Light) Kyle Sampson (Guiding Light) Kyle Sampson is a fictional character from the CBS daytime soap opera "Guiding Light". He was played by Larkin Malloy from 1984 to 1987. Kyle was the result of an affair between Cardinal John Malone and Sally Gleason. He was the President of Sampson Industries which caused him to become an enemy to both Alan Spaulding and Billy Lewis. It was once believed that Kyle was the son of Lewis Oil founder, H.B. Lewis. Kyle was in love with and engaged to Billy and H.B.'s ex-wife Reva Shayne. Kyle Sampson was once believed to be the

neg: Bauer family (Guiding Light) of the shows run. Hope Bauer began drinking while married to Alan Spaulding, who was treating her badly. Her character was soon written out of the show after this storyline, but it was mentioned in later years that she was still struggling with the affliction, and that it was the cause of her estrangement from her son, Alan-Michael. Bert Bauer was diagnosed with uterine cancer during the early 1960s. The actress claimed to have received thousands of letters from women who were motivated to request pap-smears from their doctors as a result of the story. During the late 1970s, Ed's

neg: Beverlee McKinsey were different. On "Another World", Iris would do anything to get whatever she wanted. McKinsey played Iris' desire for her father's approval as the root of her need for power. Iris could be pathetic, sympathetic and a tyrant. As Guiding Light's Alexandra, she played the character's love for power and the desire to best her brother Alan Spaulding. And not to forget her longing for the love, affection, and approval of Lujack/Nick, her twin sons who were forcibly taken away from her at birth. Alexandra also cared deeply for her nephews, Phillip and Alan-Michael. While Alexandra could be a snob

neg: Matt Clark (The Young and the Restless) familiar with the soap opera genre, having played Alan-Michael Spaulding on "Guiding Light" for several years prior. "TimesDaily" wrote: "Expect the storyline of the vengeful Matt to be stepped up with Hearst in the role". In April 2001, it was announced that Hearst would exit, and the character died onscreen the following month. However, due to Hearst's popularity with viewers, the actor returned for several recurring guest appearances beginning July 2001 as a vision being seen by the insane Tricia Dennison after his character's death. Speaking on his exit and appearances afterward, Hearst said: "I look at every opportunity as

neg: Guiding Light (2000–09) into a coma and then recovered, only to have Spaulding Enterprises and the Spaulding mansion taken away from him by his adopted son Phillip's cousin Dinah and her half-brother Bill Lewis. Dinah's mom, Vanessa Chamberlain, moved from The Beacon into the Spaulding mansion with her daughter, Maureen, and ex-husband, Billy Lewis, joining Dinah and Bill. Alan later regained the Spaulding mansion and moved back in with his sister Alexandra, who along with Vanessa's ex, Matt Reardon, continued to exist mostly in the background, rarely seen on screen. Bill Lewis faced health problems while Dinah had her second cousin, Lizzie Spaulding,

neg: Ron Raines he finished Juilliard. Raines joined "Guiding Light" in 1994 in his first television role. He is the third actor to play the part of the sinister, nefarious Alan Spaulding, a role which has earned him three Emmy nominations. He remained on "Guiding Light" through its cancellation in 2009. In 2013 he appeared in an episode (Lady Killer) of the CBS drama Person of Interest as Bruce Wellington. In 2014 he made a guest appearance on the CBS drama "Elementary" as Ian. In 2014, Raines played Senator William Preston in the soap opera web series "Beacon Hill". He made his debut

neg: Christopher Bernau that of villain Alan Spaulding on the soap opera "Guiding Light", a role he played from 1977 to 1984 and again from 1986 until shortly before his death in 1989. Though his famous character was portrayed as a habitual womanizer, Bernau is considered to be one of the only truly "out" soap opera actors, as it was fairly well known by both the actors he worked with and the soap press at large that he was gay. Bernau was diagnosed with AIDS but continued to work on "Guiding Light". He left the show when he became too ill to show

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) course. Sonni would also get involved for a while with Alan. Long plotted a storyline (before the writer's strike) where Phillip tried to use many people in Springfield (including Reva, Henry, Alexandra and Alan-Michael) to oust Alan as President of Spaulding Enterprises (this story was reminiscent of many of the real life business scandals taking place at the time; this was also Christopher Bernau's last huge storyline before his departure). There were some wonderful scenes presented where Phillip was able to successfully take down Alan for many of his past crimes, but afterwards Phillip started feeling guilty and didn't know

neg: Children of Guiding Light James Lemay Jr.) is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera "Guiding Light". He was portrayed by Desmond and Aidan Young from June 2000 until September 2001. He was later played by Caleb Collins from October 2007 until February 2008, and by Zack Conroy from April until September 2009. James is the son of Phillip Spaulding and Beth Raines. He is born on June 29, 2000 (later changed to 1991) and initially believed to the child of Beth's husband James Lemay. James has four siblings, older sister Lizzie Spaulding, older paternal half-brother Zach Spaulding, younger paternal half-sister Emma Spaulding

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) illegal drugs through Frank's garage), Ed's 3rd cousin, airline pilot Johnny Bauer having cancer, and then going in remission with Reva's sister, Roxie becoming mentally ill and being taken to Switzerland, when Roxie who was in love with Johnny and didn't know that he had gone into remission. Long also brought back a SORASed Alan-Michael Spaulding who parachuted into the 1987 July 4 Bauer barbecue. Roxie and Reva's brother, Rusty Shayne who was a policeman, got into a relationship with Mindy Lewis (after Kurt Corday was killed in an oil-rig explosion) and later, Rose McLaren (whom he married). Kyle had

neg: Guiding Light that they would attempt to find another outlet to distribute the series, but later admitted that they had been unsuccessful in doing so, and that on September 18, 2009, after 57 years on television (preceded by 15 years on radio for a total broadcast history of 72 years), "Guiding Light" would end its broadcast history on CBS. During the final weeks of the series, numerous characters from the series' past passed through Springfield one last time, culminating with Ed and Holly, who impulsively embarked on an unspecified journey together. Alan Spaulding suffered fatal heart failure during the final week, but

neg: Children of Guiding Light and younger maternal half-sister Peyton Spaulding. James's bone marrow is used to save Lizzie's life. In 2008, James is supposed to be the star of the church play, but he is pushed off the stage by Will Winslow. In April 2009, he returns to town as an adult to see his father, who has been pardoned for his crimes. It turns out that James hooked up with the Governor's daughter, Amy Young, to get Philip released. Peyton Alexandra Spaulding (born Bernadette Bauer) is the daughter of Alan Spaulding and Beth Raines. Born on February 12, 2008. Peyton has 3 paternal

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) Ben's baby) due to the stress of the emotions of finding out the truth (in 1997, in a major rewrite, Amanda by then played by Toby Poser learned that her father was Brandon Spaulding and Alan was her brother—a storyline move that was unpopular with many long time viewers). Shortly after the original reveal of Amanda being Alan and Jennifer's biological daughter, Eve Stapleton started being chased around by a stalker (the suspects were many including Vanessa—who sent Eve a dead rat through the mail—and Amanda). But in the end Amanda, upon finding many of her personal items missing from

neg: Guiding Light (2000–09) Ed), and Brandon Spaulding (father of Alan) in a murder mystery similar to the one their sons were involved in, which was "also" met with minor backlash due to its rewriting of character histories. The goings-on so annoyed longtime actor Peter Simon (who played Ed Bauer for much of the 1980s, left in 1996, and returned in 2002) that he quit the show and refused to return. Also in 2003, David Grant (though never shown on screen) was now a private investigator in Paris, France, and the long absence of David's mother, Vivian Grant (who had not been seen on

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) Diane threatened Alan that she'd let it be known how Alan had "bought" Phillip as his son and that Phillip wasn't really a Spaulding. Diane had also gotten access to enough stock to force Alan out of his own company. Unfortunately for Diane, before she could oust Alan, she was killed by a blow to the head when she was pushed into her fireplace mantel. (In a gruesome scene Vanessa as played by Stuart came to see Diane and found her body {or Landon Geier's body} strewn against the fireplace mantel her head bludgeoned). Right away it was known, by

neg: Phillip Spaulding continued to court each other until they ultimately married in 2004 when she gave birth to Emma Spaulding. Eventually, thanks to Harley, Buzz Cooper, and Frank Cooper, Phillip developed a vendetta against the Cooper family and literally went insane. After having him committed, Olivia divorced him and ran away with her daughter Emma. Phillip Spaulding Phillip Granville Spaulding is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light", portrayed by Grant Aleksander. The character is the adopted son of business mogul, Alan Spaulding, and his first ex-wife, Elizabeth. Phillip has been portrayed by three different actors. Aleksander joined the

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) episodes, but the writing was considered flat). Hope would take Alan-Michael out of town, to New York City, in November 1983 (the first of several Bauers that would soon leave the show). Floyd Parker lost all his money and prestige as a rock star, after staying for a time in the Spaulding mansion while Alan was in prison, after punching out his manager Josh Lewis But Floyd would not stop seeing Lesley Ann Monroe. Lesley Ann started to find herself attracted to Cedars Hospital administrator Warren Andrews. Warren was put into place as administrator (after Adam Thorpe, who'd previously held

neg: Guiding Light (1990–99) already established by Long characters, Gilly Grant and Hampton Speakes, amongst those was Gilly's brother, David Grant, who started out as a criminal but later "reformed" into a private investigator, and Hampton's daughter, Katherine "Kat" Speakes who had a relationship with David, until she went to school in Europe. Then-Executive Producer Phelps herself was a controversial figure among "Guiding Light" fans. Actress Beverlee McKinsey played Alexandra Spaulding, Alan's older sister, on "Guiding Light" during the Pam Long years, and executed an option in her contract that, combined with vacation time she had earned, allowed her to leave the show without

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) Dreaming Death (that killed off the unpopular Lesley Ann Monroe, and meant that Alan Spaulding and his portrayor, Christopher Bernau departed, until 1986), the mystery surrounding the hauntings of Annabelle and Tony Reardon's cottage next to the Spaulding mansion (that near the end would bring in, Alexandra finding out that her father, Brandon was not dead after all—even though viewers had seen him die onscreen, but was living in Barbados with an entire new branch of the Spaulding family. Brandon's mistress Sharina and their daughter Victoria Spaulding). Vanessa giving birth to her and Billy's son and then getting hooked on

neg: Guiding Light (1970–79) only eclipsed by Charita Bauer's record of 34 years that she set in the fall of 1984), and the character of Alan Spaulding (introduced by The Dobsons on November 7, 1977) would remain part of the show's canvas off-and-on until September 2009, although with two major recasts. Also the longest running recurring character began under The Dobsons, Cedars Hospital's OB-GYN Dr. Margaret Sedwick. Dr. Sedwick first made her appearance in September 1979 during Jackie Scott Marler Spaulding's difficult pregnancy and subsequent miscarriage. Dr. Sedwick and the actress who played her from the beginning, Margaret Gwenver (Sedwick was Gwenver's married name)

neg: Jonathan Randall up and he married Tammy, but she was killed by Alan Spaulding on January 24, 2007, shortly after their wedding. Jonathan departed from the show shortly afterwards; he faked his and his daughter's death to get away from Spaulding. His time between his faked death and his next return to Spring Field were documented in the book, "Guiding Light: Jonathan's Story," which connected to the series with murder of the police chief of Tourmaline by Alan. In January 2008, Jonathan returned with his daughter. Unable to work things out with Lizzie due to her grandfather's control of her life, Jonathan

neg: Guiding Light (1970–79) an affair with hard-boiled Diane Ballard. Originally Phillip's governess, Elizabeth fired Diane when she sensed inappropriate interactions between her and Alan; almost immediately, Alan then hired her as his personal assistant at Spaulding Enterprises. Diane, a sometime vindictive but shrewd businesswoman, harbored fantasies of being the next Mrs. Spaulding, but would continually be let down when Alan married two other women. Also brought to town for a while was Alan's personal attorney, the smooth talking Dean Blackford. Dean met the widowed Dr. Sara McIntyre, whom he romanced and married in Hawaii. Sara had attempted to romance Justin, but Justin was

neg: Ron Raines La Mancha". He played the role of Johnny Brown in the Debbie Reynolds US tour of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" in 1990. In 1994, he was offered a part in the national touring production of "The Sound of Music" with Marie Osmond on the same day he was offered the role of Alan Spaulding on "Guiding Light". He decided to take the TV role. He appeared in the Kennedy Center production of "Follies" from May 7, 2011 through June 19, 2011, as Ben Stone, with Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Elaine Paige. He had played this role previously

neg: Eleni Andros Cooper Eleni Andros Cooper Eleni Andros Cooper is a fictional character on the soap opera "Guiding Light". She was originally portrayed by actress Melina Kanakaredes from April 19, 1991 to March 1, 1995. She was temporarily replaced by actress Wendy Kaplan from December 1994 to January 1995 on a recurring basis. She was then portrayed by Jennifer Roszell from March 6, 1995 to September 22, 1999. Roszell returned to the role from Dec 2001 to Spring 2002, in October 2006, and finally in December 2008, which marked the character's last appearance on the show. Eleni is the ex-wife of Alan-Michael Spaulding

neg: Guiding Light Phillip Spaulding, Mindy Lewis, and Beth Raines. She also introduced characters Alexandra Spaulding, performed by actress Beverlee McKinsey, of "Another World" and "Texas" fame; and Reva Shayne, played by Kim Zimmer. The ratings in the mid- to late 1980s were solid and healthy. Pamela K. Long returned for a second head writer stint from 1987 to 1990. The characters of Roger Thorpe and Holly Norris returned to the series during the late 1980s. Maureen Garrett reprised her role of Holly #2 in 1988, followed by Michael Zaslow as Roger in 1989. With the new decade, the series' storytelling transitioned from

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) Spaulding (Christopher Bernau until the summer of 1988 and then played by Daniel Pilon until the winter of 1990) would come back to town and get involved with India and get her involved in an art forgery scam (Alan would later try to come between Vanessa and Billy, and much later with Reva and Josh, again). Alan had tried to convince Reva that the child she was pregnant with was really the departed Kyle's, but Reva would find out later that someone had doctored the paternity test results (this would be after Reva was briefly in a coma). It would

neg: Gretchen Oehler hugely successful Broadway revival of Dracula. Oehler continued in the part for 900 performances, appearing opposite Frank Langella and later fellow soap actor Christopher Bernau (Alan Spaulding, Guiding Light) in the title role. Concurrent with her Broadway run, Oehler joined the cast of the NBC daytime soap "Another World" in May 1978 as Vivien Gorrow, the eccentric but lovable maid of spoiled Iris Cory (first played by Beverlee McKinsey and then by Carmen Duncan). Oehler remained on "Another World" until February 1981, when she crossed over to AW's sister soap "Texas" in episode 134. After Texas was cancelled on December

neg: Guiding Light (2000–09) relationship with Remy, who was now married to Christina Moore. Remy's parents, Clayton and Felecia, and sister, Mel, comforted Remy when Max died and expressed concern about his extremely sudden marriage to Christina. Ava moved to San Francisco. Meanwhile, Josh and Reva's son Shayne Lewis, now wheelchair bound, returned to Springfield at the end of 2008.The last of the Santos family members, Father Ray Santos, was finally written out when Ray joined his cousin Danny in Louisiana. Alan Spaulding developed a brain tumor, leading to a series of visions (not seen on screen) of his dead son, Gus. Alan lapsed

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) find out the truth about Phillip's birth and tell him before Alan and Justin had a chance too, and for a while Phillip refused to accept both men back in his life. He'd forgive Justin before the end of 1983, but not Alan. Beth would also be raped by Bradley, which would halt the romance building between Phillip and Beth. In 1983, the show focused on Rick Bauer, Phillip Spaulding, Mindy Lewis and Beth Raines, with Phillip and Beth running away to New York City to escape the dangerous Bradley (who would end up in prison for the rape), Beth

neg: Janet Grey Janet Grey Janet Grey (born February 3, 1952) is an actress who is remembered for having played Eve Stapleton McFarren on the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light" from 1976 to 1982 Joining the cast in early 1976 as the younger sister and confidante of "Guiding Light" heroine Rita Stapleton, Grey eventually became involved in a number of her own storylines, including the loss of her character's eyesight after a fall (she would later undergo risky surgery and regain her sight), and a popular romantic triangle with characters Ben McFarren and Amanda Wexler Spaulding. Though still popular characters into the early

neg: Guiding Light (1970–79) presented to the Daytime Emmy Award voting panel in 1980 for the "Guiding Light" to win its first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Drama in May 1980.) Roger was secretly taken out of the country with the help of his boss Alan Spaulding and declared dead and Holly would become the first major female soap opera character to spend an appreciative amount of time (6 months) in a woman's prison for supposedly murdering her husband (until Mike Bauer had the body exhumed and it turned out not to be Roger's.) The Dobsons though were criticized for two major story

neg: Guiding Light (1990–99) given up for adoption and though never mentioned it was strongly hinted at that Danny and Pilar were not Miguels children and that Mick Santos was Selena and Miguel's long lost son. In December 2000 Selena's ex-boyfriend Buzz Cooper would mention Selena had been reunited with Drew and Max somewhere out of town.It was strongly hinted at that the identity of Ben's long lost father had connections with both Brandon and Alan Spaulding .Possibly their late henchmen Bryan Lister. In 1998 the writers attempted to bring the long lost branch of the Spaulding family back on the show via Brandons'

neg: Guiding Light (1970–79) could tell there was still feelings between Justin and Jackie despite protesting to the contrary. Jackie also started a dalliance with the now available Mike Bauer after she hired him as her attorney. Although Mike would later break up with Jackie partly because Mike thought Jackie was too wild for his taste. Sara would ultimately end things with Justin in 1977, when she learned that he'd had a one-night stand with an ex-girlfriend, Brandy Shelloe, a writer visiting Springfield to gather information for an article she was working on. In November 1977, Alan Spaulding arrived at the long vacated Spaulding

neg: Children of Guiding Light friend and doctor Colin McCabe. Colin has five half-siblings, paternal half-sister Ava Peralta, maternal half-sister Marah Lewis and maternal half-brothers Dylan Lewis, Shayne Lewis and Jonathan Randall. During Reva's pregnancy with Colin, her cancer returned but Reva did everything that she could to ensure that he was born healthy. His parents named his older brother Shayne as his Godfather. Sarah Elizabeth Randall is the daughter of Jonathan Randall and Lizzie Spaulding and conceived due to a one-night stand and was born on November 23, 2006. Alan Spaulding tried to take over, so Lizzie told him to take over her life,

neg: Alan Spaulding the adoptive parents of Phillip Spaulding (though Elizabeth believes Phillip to be her biological son). Shortly after the Spauldings' arrival in Springfield, Alan has an affair with Phillip's governess, Diane Ballard; When Elizabeth senses impropriety between Alan and Diane, she terminates Diane as Phillip's governess, but Alan immediately hires her as his executive assistant at Spaulding Enterprises. Elizabeth eventually tires of Alan's philandering and divorces him. Alan begins to date the much younger Hope Bauer whom he eventually marries. They have a son, Alan-Michael Spaulding, but divorce after Alan's affair with Rita Bauer, who is married to Hope's uncle, Ed.

neg: Beth Chamberlin Beth Chamberlin Beth Chamberlin (born October 1, 1963) is an American actress, known for her role as Beth Raines on the CBS soap opera, "Guiding Light". Chamberlin was born in Danville, Vermont. She studied ballet with the American Ballet Theatre before enrolling at New York University as a dance/theater major. Chamberlin has a number of regional theater credits, include The Taming of the Shrew, Godspell, Flowers for Algernon and You Can't Take It with You. Chamberlin is best known for her portrayal of Beth Raines Spaulding LeMay Winslow Spaulding Bauer Spaulding on the CBS daytime soap opera "Guiding Light". She

neg: Alan-Michael Spaulding Philip and Beth out of town, and Alexandra out on a mission to find herself. Roger Thorpe took this opportunity to use Alan-Michael's inexperience to take over Spaulding Enterprises which he did with the help of jewel thief Jenna Bradshaw who claimed that her late father was responsible for the invention which brought Spaulding to the top of the business world. Ousted from his family's company, Alan-Michael searched desperately for Alexandra to no avail. Just when it seemed all was hopeless, Alexandra returned, and with the help of Bess Lowell (Brandon Spaulding's former executive secretary), they were able to regain

neg: Alan-Michael Spaulding in love with and married Eleni Andros. Eleni, however, had conceived a child before they married, thinking it was Alan-Michael's; when it was revealed to be Frank Cooper's instead, Eleni left Alan-Michael to marry Frank. Heartbroken yet again, Alan-Michael took over Spaulding Enterprises. He would date Josh's ex Tangie Hill in 1994, who also flirted with Alan, much to Josh's dislike. However, his heart would later be wooed by Lucy Cooper in 1995 whom he'd marry before leaving town in 1997. During this time, Alan-Michael's ex, Dinah Marler, returned to town, vowing revenge for leaving her to marry Harley Cooper

neg: Guiding Light (2000–09) screen since 1999), was finally explained. At some point prior, Vivian and her husband, Dr. Charles Grant, divorced (offscreen) and Vivian left Springfield. Dr. Grant stopped appearing on screen in 2006 and was last mentioned having been asked a favor by Alan Spaulding in 2008 before being written out and the character moving to Chicago. Other stories featured during the "WesCon" regime included Cassie's falling in love with a "reformed" Edmund; Reva's discovering her psychic abilities; and her daughter Marah's falling in love with Sandy, a loner who talked to a sock puppet, who was initially thought to be Reva's

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) Also reintroduced in the first half of 1980 was Holly's brother Andy Norris, who had become a novelist and had become interested in the intrigue of Alan Spaulding. Andy thought that Alan's story might make a great novel and a wonderful "television" miniseries. Although Andy didn't seem her type, Katie Parker, after being disappointed romantically by Dr. Mark Hamilton (Hamilton and Burton Cooper would suddenly just stop appearing on the show), became involved with Andy. Katie was also working as an assistant to Dr. Sara McIntyre, who had become a sex therapist. When Andy discovered that Katie was working for

neg: Alan-Michael Spaulding Cooper and psychotic Spaulding enterprises employee Brent Lawrence distracted him, and after his brother Philip's return, Alan-Michael and Lucy left town. Alan-Michael, despite being a member of the richest and arguably most powerful family in Springfield, resided at The Beacon Hotel upon his return due mainly to his tempestuous relationship with his father. In 2007, he was forced to leave Springfield after Alan framed him for embezzlement, stating that he wouldn't lose another son to a vendetta (referring to Phillip's past troubles). Alan-Michael is the only child born to the brief marriage of Alan Spaulding and Hope Bauer. His parents

neg: Alexandra Spaulding Alexandra Spaulding Alexandra Spaulding (formerly von Halkein, Thorpe and Foley), affectionately known by family and friends as Alex, is a fictional character on CBS's daytime drama "Guiding Light". Beverlee McKinsey was the first actress to play the role, which she did from February 10, 1984 to August 21, 1992. McKinsey made the character one of the most memorable women on daytime television and although she loved her family, "her voice dripped venom when she addressed her enemies." Lydia Bruce (Maggie Powers, "The Doctors") played the role of Alexandra for a couple of days in the fall of 1984 after the

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) mutual desire to bring down Alan Spaulding and take over Spaulding Enterprises. When Vanessa visited Joe at the Boarding House she took an instant disliking to Nola (and the feelings were mutual), and Vanessa accidentally caught Nola in one of her lies about the timing of when she became pregnant, and also talking to Tim into getting drunk (which Vanessa knew from her relationship with Ed was the last thing Tim needed). Vanessa thought of Nola as nothing but a gutter snipe, and went to Hillary about her suspicions. Sure enough in a rather violent way, things were about to

neg: Alan-Michael Spaulding need to prove that he's just as capable as they are in business. While Alan and Philip are wholly proud of being Spauldings, Alan-Michael has always seen it as a mixed blessing, and sometimes more of a curse. He also has a deep seated need for his father's approval which is usually at odds with his disdain for him. Conversely, he is much closer with his Aunt Alexandra who is usually an ally to him in business as well as personal matters. Between 1992 and 1993, Alan-Michael was the only Spaulding by blood residing in Springfield, with Alan in prison,

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) Bee Gees, Bertie Higgins, The B-52's, Judy Collins, and Floyd's rock group, Sour Grapes). Marland also introduced some of Josh's other family, including Trish Lewis (actually shortly before he'd introduce Josh in 1981). Trish had originally been married to Andy Norris (and Andy had been very physically abusive to her; Trish helped Mike, Alan and the Springfield police capture and arrest Andy) and then in a romance with Tony Reardon, but later would be in an affair with Alan Spaulding, after Alan was released from prison, she'd also hook up for a while with Ross Marler in 1983–1984. Josh and

neg: Guiding Light (1970–79) continued to look for ways to kill Ben, even though Lucille apparently had a debilitating stroke. Then in the November 1979, Lucille was summoned by Alan Spaulding's father, Brandon Spaulding to his "death" bed, and the audience would learn the startling secret that Lucille was hiding: that Amanda was actually the product of an affair between Alan and a woman that Alan had known when he was younger, Jane Marie Stafford. When Ben started to become suspicious of Lucille's involvement in Brandon's "death", Lucille continued to find even more bizarre ways to kill her nemesis, Ben McFarren. Of course Lucille

neg: Guiding Light (1970–79) resented Alan for sabotaging his relationship with ex-wife Elizabeth Spaulding, by poisoning his son Philip against Mike, and also because he felt certain that Alan was involved in criminal activity, possibly working with Roger.) Upon Rita's return to Springfield during the summer of 1980, she and Ed tried to resume their marriage, but were forced to admit that they'd grown too far apart; Rita and Alan became close during this time, and eventually, their relationship evolved into an ongoing affair (despite the fact that Rita was, by marriage, Hope's aunt). When the affair finally was exposed by blackmailer Andy Norris

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) Alan brought Billy's ex-wife Reva to town to break them up. Reva soon fell back into the arms of her true love Josh ("Bud"), but along the way managed to marry or sleep with a variety of men, including Josh's own father. (Zimmer would win the first of three Daytime "Emmy" awards for her portrayal of Reva, in May 1984). In 1984, Long also created the regal Alexandra Spaulding, and the show scored a casting coup by landing Beverlee McKinsey, who had a memorable run as Iris on "Another World" and "Texas". The storyline of the Four Musketeers proved so

neg: Alan-Michael Spaulding seem like Harley had cheated on Alan-Michael, leading him to sleep with his brother, Phillip's wife Christina "Blake" Thorpe, who wanted to get even with Phillip who left her for Beth, who returned to town. Blake, who pretended she was pregnant, coerced Alan-Michael into divorcing Harley and marrying her so that she could continue to interfere with Beth and Phillip. Not long after their marriage, Blake faked a miscarriage, but the truth about her fake pregnancy was found out. Alan-Michael left Blake, but throughout the early 1990s, he and Blake would team up to feud with Alan. Alan-Michael soon fell

neg: Alan-Michael Spaulding control at Spaulding. As a reward, Bess received a great deal of money from Alexandra and gave Alan-Michael $1,000,000 to start his own business. The feisty senior citizen remarked to him that had she been born 50 years later, they would have made history. When Alan was released from prison, he utilized each of his family members to cause tension so he could take back over Spaulding, but when he came to an agreement with Alexandra, they made Alan-Michael president with the two of them sharing the title of heads of the board of directors. Alan-Michael's issues concerning girlfriend Lucy

neg: Out in the Street U.S.A. Tour, the vocal weaving was occupied by Patti Scialfa and Nils Lofgren with Roy Bittan no longer singing. By the Reunion Tour, the vocal weaving was split between Springsteen, Van Zandt, Scialfa, Lofgren, and Clarence Clemons. Springsteen also has the audience join in. CBS soap opera Guiding Light had one of its character Brandon/Lujack Luvonaczek Spaulding played by actor Vincent Michael Irizarry cover the song with a video in which it aired on its serial in the spring of 1985 as part of a storyline. Out in the Street "Out in the Street" is a song written and performed

neg: Guiding Light (2000–09) again. Coop was rescued from the car accident and taken to Cedars hospital by Phillip who had been tracked down by Bill Lewis and who returned to Springfield to make amends for his past misdeeds. Phillip caught up with best friend Rick Bauer, father Alan Spaulding, ex-wife Beth Raines, ex-father-in-law Buzz Cooper, and Lizzie, and learned that his and Beth's son James had been sent to boarding school, that ex-wife Harley and Phillip and Rick's son's Zach and Jude were clear across the continent and no longer lived in Springfield and that Lizzie had given birth to a daughter Sarah

neg: Spaulding family founded by Brandon Spaulding (who's portrait can be seen hanging in the board room). It has numerous divisions including acquired business Lewis Oil Company and the San Cristoballian Harbor Project. In 2009, Spaulding Enterprises merged with Lewis Construction Company and became known as Spaulding-Lewis Enterprises (SLE). The Spaulding Mansion Estates is also control by the CEO of Spaulding Enterprises. Phillip Spaulding (President& CEO /Executive board member) Former key members of Spaulding Enterprises include : Spaulding family The Spaulding Family is a fictional family on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light, and currently reside in the fictional town of Springfield.

neg: Michael Conforti of America Award WINS NOMINATIONS Michael Conforti Michael Conforti is an American television writer on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital. He played Jeremy Rhodes on "Edge of Night", and Wally Bacon on "Guiding Light". Conforti later became a writer for the soap opera "Guiding Light". He became a Co-Head Writer for "All My Children" and "Guiding Light". Michael is currently a Breakdown Writer for the television show The Young and the Restless. "All My Children" (hired by Angela Shapiro) "General Hospital" (hired by Megan McTavish) "Guiding Light" "The Young and the Restless" (hired by Josh Griffith) Daytime Emmy

neg: Michael Conforti Michael Conforti Michael Conforti is an American television writer on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital. He played Jeremy Rhodes on "Edge of Night", and Wally Bacon on "Guiding Light". Conforti later became a writer for the soap opera "Guiding Light". He became a Co-Head Writer for "All My Children" and "Guiding Light". Michael is currently a Breakdown Writer for the television show The Young and the Restless. "All My Children" (hired by Angela Shapiro) "General Hospital" (hired by Megan McTavish) "Guiding Light" "The Young and the Restless" (hired by Josh Griffith) Daytime Emmy Awards WINS NOMINATIONS Writers Guild

neg: Guiding Light Rita Stapleton, whose complex relationships with Roger and Ed propelled much of the story for the remainder of the decade, Alan Spaulding, and Ross Marler, both of whom remained major characters into the 2000s. The decision was made during the fall of 1977 to reintroduce the thought-dead character of Bill Bauer, in a major retcon. The other characters thought that he had died in an airplane crash in July 1969, but he was said to actually be alive. (Many viewers who had also paid attention to the show and story line back in September 1968, remembered that Bill was told

neg: Reva Shayne Reva Shayne Reva Shayne (formerly Lewis, Spaulding, Winslow, and Cooper) is a fictional character on the long-running CBS daytime soap opera "Guiding Light" played by four-time Daytime Emmy Award winner Kim Zimmer from November 28, 1983 to July 1990 and April 14, 1995 until the show's final episode on September 18, 2009. Zimmer has become such a celebrated performer that she is often considered to be an "icon" in the daytime drama industry. Kim Zimmer is often regarded as one of the most popular performers ever to appear on CBS' "Guiding Light" and on all of daytime television. Zimmer has

neg: Phillip Spaulding he could spread lies about Phillip to the board. Phillip didn't leave but arrived during a board meeting to see Alan-Michael's actions against him. Not long after, Amanda exposed Alan-Michael as "A. Spaulding" through a letter from Neil to him. After Phillip asked Alan to support him during his fight against Alan-Michael Alan collapsed due to intense pain in his back and was rushed to Cedars. While recovering in his bed, he confessed to the family he was actually "A. Spaulding" and had hired Neil to set Phillip up since he had been disappointed in Phillip. Furious, Phillip disowned Alan

neg: Emme Rylan Emme Rylan Emme Marcy Rylan (born Marcy Faith Behrens; November 4, 1980) is an American actress. From 2005 until 2013, she was credited as Marcy Rylan. She is best known for her portrayals on the CBS soap operas "Guiding Light" as Lizzie Spaulding and "The Young and the Restless" as Abby Newman. She currently stars as Lulu Spencer on ABC's "General Hospital". Rylan joined the cast of "Guiding Light" as Lizzie Spaulding on February 7, 2006 taking over the role from Crystal Hunt, until the finale on September 18, 2009. She won the role of Winnie Harper in the straight-to-video

neg: Keith Charles (actor) Heart Is" (Robert Jardin, 1972). He also worked on "The Guiding Light"/"Guiding Light" three times in three different roles (Professor Alexander "Alex" McDaniels, 1974-1975, Dr. Frank Nelson, 1980-1981 and Brandon Spaulding, 1984) and was the first actor to play Ted Clayton on "One Life to Live", for a year until he was replaced by another actor. With his wife, composer Nancy For, he was a dialogue writer for "As the World Turns" and "The Secet Storm". He played El Gallo in the original off-Broadway production of "The Fantasticks", and Potemkin in the Broadwa musical "Celebration". Charles appeared in films such

neg: Guiding Light (2000–09) after trying to kill both Josh Lewis and his Aunt Reva. San Cristobal did away with the Monarchy once again after Alonzo's death. Alan sold the San Cristobal Spaulding Villa. Meanwhile, Cassie had an affair with Cyrus Foley, resulting in her divorce from Josh Lewis. Cassie then launched a short lived career as a petty thief with Cyrus, before selling her farm house to Natalia and moving to Hawaii with son R.J. to start a new life.The identity of Cassie's long lost father was never revealed but it was strongly hinted that the Chicago businessman who already had a family

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) killed, but so was Henry and Vanessa Chamberlain, Justin and Jackie Marler, and Alan Spaulding. But Joe was confused, because although he had thrown Diane against the fireplace mantel, she was still alive when he left her apartment. As Joe was leaving the crime scene he saw a mysterious woman in a beige overcoat come to Diane's roped off apartment and when Joe finally realized who the woman was (it was Carrie), it was too late. Carrie followed Joe to his hotel room in the nearby town of Clayton (he had since moved out of the Boarding House), where Joe

neg: Children of Guiding Light returned to Danny and Michelle. Hope left town with parents and brother in November 2005. Robert "Robbie" Fredrico Santos is the son of Daniel "Danny" Santos and Michelle Bauer Santos. He had a younger sister Hope Santos. Robbie left town with his parents and sister in November 2005. Emma Spencer Spaulding (formerly Emma Spencer Lewis) is a fictional character on the soap opera "Guiding Light". She was portrayed by Kathryn Hall from 2006–07 and portrayed by Jacqueline Tsirkin from 2007–09. The character is born on October 29, 2003, later revised to October 29, 2000 in 2007. James Alexander Spaulding (previous

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) ruin his private investigation business. Diane would use the information against Henry and Vanessa, and also the fact that Derek Colby had expressed interest in Vanessa, to have Derek force Henry and Vanessa to sign over their stock in Spaulding to her, or Diane would go to Alan and let him know that Henry had signed a deal with Jocelyn Electronics that would benefit Henry and his daughter over Alan's family. And unknown to everyone else in town, Carrie and Diane had a past, that Carrie and Diane were mortal enemies. Everything came to ahead when Alan fired Diane, and

neg: Texas (TV series) show began to improve in quality, but the ratings remained in the basement due to numerous factors such as losing affiliates due to timeslot rescheduling. Kobe and Long went on to make their marks on "Guiding Light" for much of the mid-1980s. They were able to lure McKinsey, who had been on hiatus from the genre since leaving "Texas" in 1981. McKinsey portrayed Baroness Alexandra Spaulding Von Halkein, her second and final iconic character in the genre of daytime television. Jay Hammer, Lisby Larson, James Rebhorn, Harley Jane Kozak (Brette Wheeler), and Michael Woods (Mark Wheeler) were all cast and

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) Very soon Carrie and Ross moved into together, and then got engaged. As is usually the case on most soap operas, things weren't really that rosy between the two of them. Ross was let on to the secret that his brother Justin Marler and Jackie Marler, who had gotten remarried after Elizabeth Spaulding left the country, were actually the biological parents of Phillip Spaulding. Ross had also used Amanda to further his career, and Diane Ballard knew that Ross still carried a torch for the still emotionally fragile Amanda. Diane also was still after getting control of Spaulding, and started

neg: Jeffrey King the show but also longtime veterans. When asked about a potential love interest, Bleu revealed that there was a potential pairing with Jeffrey and Destiny Evans (Shenell Edmonds) coming up. Bleu referred to Jeffrey's past as having a "puppet strings" affect on his future. In November 2011, Bleu said that the series would soon delve into Jeffrey's past and reveal his "true purpose". By late November, Ron Raines, known for his role as Alan Spaulding on "Guiding Light" was cast in the role of Carl Peterson, Jeffrey's longtime mentor. Jeffrey is a friend of Matthew Buchanan (Eddie Alderson) and Danielle

neg: Shayne Lewis Shayne Lewis Shayne Lewis is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light". He is the second child of supercouple Joshua Lewis and Reva Shayne. In 2008, Jeff Branson stepped into the role to critical acclaim and soon won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2009, having the distinction of winning the final award in the show's last year on television. Branson previously appeared on the show in 2004 as a young version of Alan Spaulding in a flashback scene during Carrie Carruther's murder investigation. Prior to Branson assuming the role as an adult, the

neg: Crystal Hunt Crystal Hunt Crystal Clarese Hunt (born February 5, 1985 in Clearwater, Florida) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for playing Lizzie Spaulding (2003–06) on "Guiding Light". She also played Stacy Morasco (2009–10) on "One Life to Live". Hunt started her career by participating in pageants at 2 years old; her pageant talent was acting. Hunt has starred in many commercials, including one for The Walt Disney Company's 25th anniversary celebration and an anti-drug advertisement with *NSYNC. She is best known for her role as Lizzie Spaulding, the troubled daughter of the long-suffering couple Philip and Beth

neg: Paul Rauch episode of Santa Barbara on January 15, 1993, there was a roll-call list of the cast and crew. The final shot consisted of Paul Rauch standing in front of the camera, smashing a cigar under his shoe, and walking away. Nonetheless, that final shot caused controversy. On August 22, 2013, Grant Aleksander, who had portrayed Phillip Spaulding on "Guiding Light" from 1983 through the series finale in 2009, revealed in an interview with Carolyn Hinsey that Paul Rauch had been working on a continuation of "Guiding Light" at the time of his death on December 10, 2012. According to the

neg: Ron Raines Ron Raines Ron Raines (born December 2, 1949) is an American actor. He is known for the role of Alan Spaulding on the television soap opera "Guiding Light". Raines also performs in musical theatre and in concert with symphony orchestras. Raines was born in Texas City, Texas. His father was a Church of the Nazarene minister, and Raines became interested in music through the church. He was once in a band called Renaissance. He graduated from Nacogdoches High School in Nacogdoches, Texas, graduated from Oklahoma City University and later attended Juilliard. He decided to pursue a career in performing after

neg: Guiding Light (1990–99) the other Spaulding maids, Donna. But by the spring of 1994 storylines aimlessly wandered, many revolving solely around characters played by new hires who were close friends to Phelps (several episodes featured nothing more than Justin Deas yelling on a rooftop). In spite of their talent, some of these actors, such as Marcy Walker (Tangie Hill; formerly a ward of Roger Thorpe's), Scott Hoxby who would later change his name to Derek Hoxby (Detective Patrick Cutter) and Veronica Cruz (Gabriella Lopez Grant; who married David for a short time to not be deported), were enormously unpopular with viewers. The storylines

neg: Marj Dusay veteran actor John Aniston and working with future "Guiding Light" co-star Crystal Chappell. After a nationwide search for an actress to take over for the enormously popular Beverlee McKinsey, Marj began as Alexandra Spaulding on "Guiding Light" in August 1993, remaining on the show until March 1997. She returned for a brief stint from November 1998-February 1999, but could not resist the chance to create her own part. Marj finally originated a soap role as the evil Vanessa Bennett on "All My Children" from 1999-2002. As the mother of Dr. David Hayward (Vincent Irizarry, her co-star from "Guiding Light") and

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) stalking Eve was to protect her failing marriage to Ben, and Chet told Amanda he loved her with his dying words. A grieved Amanda returned to playing with dolls, but Ben gave her the strength again to put away the dolls, and Amanda became a very capable businesswoman working beside her "father", Alan, at Spaulding. Amanda would later grant Ben a divorce, and Ben and Eve would remarry in a quiet ceremony, after which they decided to relocate to Paris, where Ben could focus on his painting; Ben left in November 1982, while Eve remained in Springfield for a few

neg: Guiding Light (2000–09) Rauch's plot-heavy style. Labine's team lasted barely a year and she was replaced briefly by Lloyd Gold. Millee Taggart took the writing reins in 2002, and Taggart's run had some critical acclaim, breaking away from the organized crime and royalty which had dominated "Guiding Light" over the past few years. Taggart tried to focus on more traditional story lines, including Reva pulling the plug on a critically injured Richard in 2002. During this time, "Guiding Light" also tried to reinvigorate the role of Alexandra Spaulding by offering the role to "Dynasty" star Joan Collins. Not all of Taggart's stories were

neg: Phillip Spaulding rang out and Phillip was shot! It was then that the truth came out: Alan was behind the accidents in order to keep Blake from marrying Phillip and accidentally shot Phillip after having a struggle with a very much alive Roger. While Roger was exposed to everyone, Alan wasn't exposed immediately as the shooter. Roger was first suspected but finally convinced Ross, Phillip and Alan-Michael of Alan's crimes so the three decided to trick Alan into walking again. While Alex was in Europe, Roger appeared into the Spaulding mansion and appeared to shoot Phillip and Alan-Michael. Shocked, Alan stood up

neg: Lizzie Spaulding and Jude Bauer. She rejected all attempts at reconciling and had him arrested for her kidnapping. Lizzie Spaulding Elizabeth Lillian Spaulding Lewis (previously Randall) is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light". The role was last portrayed by actress Marcy Rylan from February 7, 2006 to September 18, 2009. She is the daughter of Phillip Spaulding and Beth Raines, born onscreen on Thanksgiving in 1990. Her birth year was later revised to 1986 when she turned 18 in 2004. She is the third Elizabeth in her family; her paternal grandmother and mother's first names are Elizabeth as

neg: Lizzie Spaulding Lizzie Spaulding Elizabeth Lillian Spaulding Lewis (previously Randall) is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light". The role was last portrayed by actress Marcy Rylan from February 7, 2006 to September 18, 2009. She is the daughter of Phillip Spaulding and Beth Raines, born onscreen on Thanksgiving in 1990. Her birth year was later revised to 1986 when she turned 18 in 2004. She is the third Elizabeth in her family; her paternal grandmother and mother's first names are Elizabeth as well. For Lizzie's battle with leukemia in 2000, the show received a Special Recognition Award from

neg: Guiding Light (1990–99) Roger Thorpe was gaslighted and drugged by his new wife, Dinah Marler-Thorpe, and Roger's son, Hart, who had recently returned. Amanda Spaulding returned from California as a former madam who counted Matt Reardon as one of her high priced escorts. Amanda would later turn out not to Alans daughter after all but to be Brandon Spauldings daughter and that Alexandra had known the truth all these years. This re-written piece history infuriated longtime viewers. Notably because the lack of how the writers did not brush up on the Spaulding and Stafford family history. Amanda's half-siblings Morgan Richards and Matthew Evans

neg: Alan-Michael Spaulding were mismatched from the beginning, and their relationship was fraught with difficulties. Alan's affair with Vanessa Chamberlain Reardon finally ended the marriage, which led Hope to drink. Her battle with alcoholism continued throughout Alan-Michael's early years. In 1986, Alan-Michael fell in love with Dinah Marler. However, Cameron Stewart tried to break the couple up. Later that year, Harley Cooper came to town. Harley, who loved Cameron, teamed up with Alan-Michael to stop Dinah and Cameron from getting closer. Much to their schemes, Dinah and Cameron could not resist temptation and began dating. Cameron left Harley and Alan-Michael was dumped by

neg: Alan-Michael Spaulding raised to adulthood by his mother in New York City and lived near his great great Aunt Trudy Bauer Palmer until he came to Springfield to live with his father when he was 17 years old. Until recently, he was the only biological son of his father, Alan Spaulding. Despite this, his adopted older brother, Phillip, seemed to be Alan's favorite and was groomed to take over the business while Alan-Michael was often left feeling overlooked and unloved. He is heavily influenced by his desire to be nothing like his father and brother on a personal level and his deep-rooted

neg: Guiding Light (1980–89) Sara, he dumped the woman with whom he'd been involved, and began dating Katie. He stole Katie's keys to Sara's files, copied them, and then late at night broke into Sara's office to find out all the sexual piccadillos of several of Springfield residents, so that he could blackmail them. (One of Andy's many victims was Rita Stapleton Bauer, who'd begun seeing Sara as a patient in 1979, and who'd confided in Sara the details of her affair with Alan Spaulding). Andy would later be arrested in August 1981, when Hillary discovered what he was doing and alerted her half-brother

neg: Guiding Light (1970–79) he wouldn't believe her (given her and Roger's history), remained silent and they were married in November 1978. Roger also was involved with Dean Blackford, after Roger discovered the de Vilar affidavits. Dean tried to run down Roger with his car, in the Spaulding garage, but Dean didn't succeed. After Dean died, Roger stole the affidavits and would blackmail his then-boss, Alan, with them. Roger also bought a revolver, for protection, and stayed briefly in Katie and Hillary's apartment to investigate the hit-and-run (Roger assumed it was Rita wanting revenge for the rape, until he stumbled upon evidence pointing to