Back when AJ McLean was just a boy and not one of the Backstreet Boys, he watched Days of our Lives with his grandmother.
Now that he is old enough to drive, he got a drive-on so that he could play a driver on the daytime drama. He doesn’t care that it is just a bit role; he is just so happy to be on the show that meant so much to him when he was just a kid.
He concluded the video by saying that he hopes he made his grandmother proud. I am sure he did. How could he not?
This has been quite a week for Marla Gibbs. On Tuesday, the 90-year-old actress finally6 received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today, Soap Opera Digest announced that she will be appearing on Days of our Lives starting on August 17th with her 227 co-star Jackée Harry.
“#DAYS fam, are ready to meet Paulina’s mother,” Harry wrote. “When your family’s around you, you’re never alone!”
That’s right, Maaaaaaaarrrrryyyy is going to play Sandra’s mom. I wonder how that conversation went? Did they have Harry call her to say, “Do you want to play my mom?”
I haven’t watched Days in a long time, but I am tuning in for this.
NBC announced today that Days of our Lives will be around for two more seasons.
“After more than 55 years of bringing drama, adventure and romance to screens around the world, we are thrilled and honored to carry on the ‘Days of our Lives’ legacy for another two years,” said executive producer Ken Corday. “We are thankful to NBC for their enduring commitment to the show and grateful to continue this wonderful journey with our fans for years to come.”
There was a time we thought that Soap Operas were on their way out, but they are still here, being watched by the most loyal of audiences. This is the toughest job in acting. However, if you can survive it, you can take on any role. Here is to DOOL launching even more careers in the business.
The renewal means the Daytime Drama will be around for at least 58 seasons. To give you a hint about how incredible that is. In December, they aired their 14,000th episode. Nowadays, dramas are lucky if they shoot 14-episode seasons. Now you see why I am saying it is the toughest job in showbiz.
Before Lauren Graham was the head of a tech company on Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, she started out as Erica Kane’s assistant on All My Children. She looks the same now as she did when she was 27 in that 1994 episode.
Doug Davidson has been playing Paul Williams on The Young & The Restless since 1978. Therefore, you would think they would treat him with respect. You guessed wrong.
The actor has not been seen on the daytime drama since November, and fans want to know where he has been. He finally answered that question with, “I just want to thank you again for all your support. But I think I am done. After 43 years I am treated like a day player. No bueno.”
At least, if they are going to write him off, give him a proper sendoff. He deserves that after four decades. He has been on the show longer than most of the people, who work on the show, have been alive. Therefore, he has earned the right to be treated with dignity.
I know times are tough, but we are still human and need to treat people as humans and not as dollar signs.
