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Donna Tyler (Candice Early) had Palmer John Cortlandt in 1983. The baby was named after Palmer Cortlandt (James Mitchell), but actually, the baby was the son of Chuck Tyler. The infant died in a fire at the Chateau restaurant. |
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Bonnie is the daughter of Devon (Tricia Pursley Hawkins) and Wally (Jack Magee) McFadden. Devon is the daughter of Mark and Ellen Dalton. Mark is Erica Kane's half-brother. Therefore, Bonnie is Erica's grand niece. |
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Derek was a proud daddy, showing off his baby girl at her baptism. {pics courtesy Amy} |
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Peter has never been a regular character, until his 2002 storyline with Kendall as his nanny. Consequently, most of the time Petey was needed in the 90s, a new actor had to be cast because previous actors had moved on to other roles. This Petey was seen in October and December 1998. It's not clear if he aired at any other times. {photos courtesy Dazzling Stars} |
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Colby was conceived because Liza wanted to have a child and she with a man at the time. Liza arranged for her friend Jake Martin to be a sperm donor, but Adam Chandler switched his sperm with Jake's and became Colby's father, knowing Liza was his true love. |
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Colby was named with her mother's maiden name and her grandmother Marian's name. |
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Colby was shown nearly every day during the custody battle between Jake and Liza, so AMC needed a child or children who they could use on a regular basis. This Colby was cast shortly before the custody battle, early in 2000, and was replaced shortly after the battle was over in March. Most likely, triplets were used in the role because of the amount of screen time needed for Colby. However, this is just a guess. |
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Jake {Michael Lowry} and Liza {Marcy Walker} both loved Colby and wanted custody of her. Jake wanted to Colby to be a part of his family with his wife Gillian, while Liza wanted Colby to be part of her family with Adam. When it was revealed that Jake wasn't actually Colby's father, Jake decided to do what was best for her and give her to Liza. |
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Hayley and Mateo's child was born in early September 2001. Fans voted for his name on the Internet. The boy was finally named Lorenzo Hector Santos. {photo on left courtesy SOD} |
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Lorenzo was played by four different infants during the hospital scenes following his birth. None of the infants were related. This interesting casting approach was due to New York guidelines from child welfare. Babies under 3 months will not be issued work permits. Casting directors typically call agents looking for premature babies who are 3 months or older (and are still small) or for babies who are just about to turn 3 months. If a 3 month old is not available, they may use a newborn for the newborn scenes in the hospital, but immediately recast the child for future scenes, using an older baby/babies. It is believed that the three babies pictured above and to the left are indeed different children, but it's always hard to tell for sure. |
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Leora was born prematurely to David Hayward and Anna Devane. Her father is a world-renowned heart surgeon, who was the only doctor capable of performing in-utero surgery to fix a heart defect. She came into the world with her parents unsure of her health. However, she appeared to be perfectly healthy at birth. Days later, David learned the reality that her heart was still not working properly. Her parents would be faced with a decision about installing a pacemaker to regulate her heart. Leora was played by two premature identical sisters, (Hailey and Elizabeth) who also have a brother (Joseph). While it seems only the girls were used onscreen, the triplets were cast to take advantage of the additional screen time. |
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