Consuelos Gets Ugly... Real Ugly

Mark Consuelos (ex-Mateo Santos) is slated to guest star on ABC hit comedy Ugly Betty this fall. The big secret is who Mark will be playing, and what he will be doing when he joins the boys and girls at Mode Magazine for an unspecified number of episodes.

Ironically, former Ugly scribe Charles Pratt has just come on as Headwriter for All My Children.

For more on his return to Primetime television, check out the story HERE.

SIDENOTE: Allegedly, Consuelos onscreen and offscreen wife Kelly Ripa (ex-Hayley Santos) put the kibosh on AMC's plan to recast Hayley with Beth Ehlers (now Taylor Thompson). My view? Good for her. Ripa has voiced she would come back, and has just never been invited.

Where Are They Now? Brian Gaskill (ex-Bobby Warner, 1995-1997)

Brian Gaskill grew up getting a daily fix of life in Pine Valley with his mother, and continued checking in long after he left the role of Bobby. Though he turned down an offer to reprise his role in 2003, rumors have it Gaskill wants back in.

See what Gaskill's up to now and more in his interview HERE.

Where Are They Now? Carrie Genzel (ex- Skye Chandler, 1996-97)

Carrie Genzel didn't want to leave Pine Valley, but the producers had other plans. After a solid year on the front burner, Skye was shuffled out of town as quickly as she came.

Genzel opens up about being the lesser known Skye Chandler and her struggle to make the character all that she could be.

For more on her run as Skye, and what she is up to now, read Genzel's interview HERE.

Where Are They Now? Alexandra Daddario (ex-Laurie Lewis, 2002-03)

Alexandra Daddario opens up about life at All My Children during one of the show's darkest times.

The writing was critically panned, ratings had never been worst, actors were jumping ship and Daddario was just a teenager trying to start her career.

For more about life at All My Children and news on what Daddario is up to today, read her new interview HERE.

Where Are They Now? Mark Pinter (ex-Roger Smythe, 2001-02)

Mark Pinter, probably most well known for his run at NBC's Another World's Grant, has been cast as the lead in the off-Broadway production of Three on a Couch.

He talks about his new role in an interview with Art & Leisure that can be found HERE.

Where Are They Now? Leven Rambin (ex- Lily Montgomery, ex-Ava Benton; 2004-08)

After less than a week since her final airdate, Leven Rambin has already landed a Primetime series. She will take on the role of Reilly on Fox's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Can you believe she is only 18?

Don't forget us little people Leven.

Source: OK Magazine

UPDATE: Leven just made the front page of TVGuide.com

Making the Big Leagues

TV Guide Canada's Soap Opera guru Nelson Branco just mentioned The All My Children History Project in his latest column. Here is the excerpt from the article:

All My Children, A/ABC — Tylo to AMC: I want in!
— In his first interview since the death of his son, Mickey, Michael Tylo (ex-Matt) told AMC’s history page website that he relied on his former Pine Valley castmates during his grief. "I heard from a lot of them when Mickey passed away: Jean LeClerc (Jeremy), Kate Collins (Natalie/Janet)," Tylo shared, before adding, "I think about him everyday. It's tough." Tylo also revealed he’s engaged to Rachelle Reichert and wouldn’t say no to a soap comeback. “I do want to go down to All My Children and see how it is working,” he offered. “I am teaching a Daytime Drama class next semester. I want to see if I can get on set and observe. I always believe that what I have to give the students has to be fresh, and things have changed on the soap set. If they wanted me back on a soap in New York, this would be a great way to tell people I am still here." For more on the informative interview visit here.

I am so excited. In the almost five years I have been maintaining the site (in its various forms: a MSN Group, a Free Web Site) I have never received mainstream press mentions until now. It is bittersweet that it is related to the Tylo article for which I received a lot of flack from.

Expect a new interview in the Where Are They Now? section next Monday. It will be another fun look into the actors lives in Pine Valley when the cameras are off.

Where Are They Now: Amanda Seyfried (ex-Joni Stafford, 2002-03)

Though Amanda Seyfried already has a list of A-List credits behind her, this young star's about to shoot to a new orbit with her starring role in this summer's highly anticipated movie musical extravaganza Mama Mia!

Seyfried opens up about her life as a young actress in Hollywood in the United Kingdom's magazine Mail Online.

She may not mention All My Children, but she does talk about her time on As the World Turns.

Where Are They Now? Michael Tylo (ex-Matt Connolly, 1986-88)

Veteran soap star Michael Tylo opens up about the ups and downs of his personal and professional life. Now a professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Tylo instructs the upcoming generation of actors on the intricacies of film and television acting.

But Tylo is ready to make his big return to daytime:
"You know professors either have to write or do, and there is nothing I feel compelled to write."

Read about this and more in our interview with Michael Tylo HERE.

Where Are They Now? Darlena Tejeiro (ex-Anita Santos, 1995-97)

Darlena Tejeiro (then Darlene Dahl) recalls waking up at 3:00am every morning to make her call time, and what happened the one time she accidentally slept in.

"By the time I got to the set, I was a wreck. I thought people were following me in the dark."

For all this and more about her time at All My Children and her other current projects, check out her interview with the AMCHP HERE.

Where Are They Now? TC Warner (1995-1998)

TC Warner took some time out of busy production schedule to sit down with the All My Children History project and reflect on her time in Pine Valley. Get some insight into how life was behind the scenes in the mid-1990's and what lead to her sudden departure in 1998.

For the full story, check out the interview HERE

Where Are They Now? Finola Hughes (ex-Alex Marick/Anna Devane, 1999-2003)

Though Finola Hughes has been making recurring appearances as Anna on ABC's General Hospital since 2007, she has just signed on to CBS' The Young and the Restless in the role of Zara.

Per TV Guide, Hughes will be keeping her stay in Genoa City a short one. Hughes is slated to return to tape more episodes of General Hospital in June.

Where are They Now? Marcus Patrick (ex-Jamal Cudahy, 2006)

Marcus Patrick sat down with the AMC History Project for a candid interview about what happened to cut his run as Jamal short in 2006. The actor remained on contract for only 5 months before leaving, citing creative differences.

Patrick said, "I was the token Black person in many scenes with few lines."

For the full story, read our premier interview HERE.

Where are They Now? Eden Riegel (ex-Bianca Montgomery, 2000-05; 2005; 2006-07; 2007)

The Valley's first daughter sat down for an exclusive interview with Pine Valley Bulletin's EIC Kathy Carano to talk about her very busy life now as a new wife, pet owner, and producer.

Riegel won her way into America's hearts as the tragic heroine Bianca on All My Children in 2000. She won an Emmy for her portrayal in 2005.

If you have not checked out her new webisode series, go to ImaginaryBitches.com today. It is some of the funniest material I have seen in a long time.

Where Are They Now? Roscoe Born (ex-Jim Thomasen #1, 1997)

Veteran Daytime performer Roscoe Born has joined the cast of Days of Our Lives in the contract role of Dean Robbins. Born has starred on no less than ten Daytime Dramas, but is probably most recognized for his role as villainous cult leader Mitch Laurence (1985-87, 2002-03) on sister soap One Life to Live.

Born's most memorable dramatic moments at All My Children occurred offscreen when he suddenly stopped showing up for work in 1997. He was quickly recast with Another World star David Forsyth while an exit story was penned for Thomasen. Thomasen was killed by his lover Brooke English (Julia Barr) after she learned of his past as a child pedophile.

According to the April 29, 2008 issue of Soap Opera Digest, Born left New York and began a life as a troubadour in Austin, TX. He attributed the moved as, "the only thing I (Born) could do, practically to save my life." See the attached article for more.

Born was last seen on Passions in 2007 as a jail warden. His last contract role was as Tom Fisher on The Young and the Restless in 2005-06. Born's first airdate is May 29.

Source: SoapOperaDigest.com

Where are they now? Gil Rogers (ex- Ray Gardner, 1977-79, 1982, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001)

As his onscreen brother Rob Gardner weasels his way into the lives of his family in Pine Valley, Rogers returns to Daytime in an extended run as Hawk Shayne on Guiding Light, a role he originated in 1985. His first air date is May 1.

Rogers continued to make appearances as the devlish Ray even after his onscreen death in 1982. His real life daughter played the role of Dr. Carolyn Finn, Jake Martin's fiance, in 2003.