Kevin Bacon on "Search for Tomorrow"
Kevin Bacon, 2009
Marisa Tomei and Christian LeBlanc on "As the World Turns"
Marisa Tomei, 2009
Julianne Moore and Bill Shanks on "As the World Turns"
Julianne Moore, 2008
Frank Runyeon, Meg Ryan, and Scott Bryce on "As the World Turns"
Meg Ryan, 2009
Leonardo DiCaprio, 1989
Leonardo DiCaprio, 2009
Brad Pitt, 1988
Brad Pitt, 2009
Lindsay Lohan, 1998
Lindsay Lohan, 2009
Elizabeth Lawrence and Susan Sarandon on "A World Apart"
Susan Sarandon, 2009
Josh Duhamel on "All My Children"
Josh Duhamel, 2009
Kelly Ripa on "All My Children"
Kelly Ripa, 2009
Tommy Lee Jones on "One Life to Live"
Tommy Lee Jones, 2008
Demi Moore on "General Hospital"
Demi Moore, 2009
Eva Longoria on "The Young and the Restless"
Eva Longoria, 2009
David Hasselhoff on "The Young and the Restless"
David Hasselhoff, 2009
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Kevin Bacon on "Guiding Light," 1980-1981
On September 18 the final episode of the record-breaking soap "Guiding Light" will air on CBS. The show is in "The Guinness Book of World Records" as both the longest-running soap opera and the longest-running drama in television history. It started as a radio show in 1937 and moved to TV in 1952. Now, 72 years later, the beacon of daytime is going dim. But "Guiding Light" has more than longevity as its claim to fame; the soap also introduced the world to some of our biggest stars.
From Darth Vader himself - James Earl Jones - to "CSI: New York's" Melina Kanakaredes and "Heroes'" Hayden Panettiere, many acclaimed big- and small-screen actors got their start on "Guiding Light." Kevin Bacon did a brief stint on "GL" as T.J. Werner (after a season on "Search for Tomorrow") before the films "Diner" and "Footloose" made him a movie star.
"Guiding Light" is just one of the many soaps that have served as a springboard for great actors. Here are some of Hollywood's brightest stars who got their start on daytime dramas.
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melbatoast
September 22, 2009 - 07:53 AM GMT
What about Nia Long "Guiding Light" , or Lauren Hill lead singer of The Fugees, "As the World Turns, or Hayden Panettiere Guiding Light,
Ogre25
September 22, 2009 - 07:06 AM GMT
Also, Lauren Holly who began her career on "All My Children".
char819
September 21, 2009 - 07:41 PM GMT
Let's not forget the late Christopher Reeve who was Ben on "Love of Life" before becoming Superman; Kate Jackson who was on Dark Shadows before becoming one of Charlie's Angels and David Selby who was also on Dark Shadows before moving on to Falconcrest and movies.