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The character of Dillon Quartermaine originated on General Hospital. When his mother, Tracy Quartermaine headed to The City, he was slightly aged to be about 6 years old. PJ's only other showbiz role was as "Spiderman" in One Fine Day, starring George Clooney and Michelle Pfieffer. |
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Krista was only on Loving for a few months, but she continues to live in New York, guest-starring on several shows there. On February 18, 2000 Krista played one of Tammy's friends on GL. In 2001, she appeared on Law and Order: SVU and in 1997, she played "Little Girl" in No Way Home. On right, she is seen at the Loving Fan Club Luncheon with onscreen mom Lisa Peluo {Ava}. |
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Jake and Zach Czelada are probably the best known children in the role of Tyler. Jake and Zach are actually two babies in a set of quadruplets. They are pictured on the right with sisters Nicole and Caitlin. {pic courtesy Amy} |
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Tyler, Ally {Laura Sisk} and Casey {Paul Anthony Stewart}. {photo by Ann Limongello} |
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Michael {seen here with ?} is no stranger to soaps. After his role as Tyler, he later played Sam Grey on All My Children. There he co-starred with Casey Gunther, who also played Tyler. Michael was the first Tyler when "The City" began. |
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Here's Michael with his onscreen father, Edmund Grey {John Callahan} on AMC. |
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Christopher Alden McKenzie was born to Trucker and Trisha
in the spring of 1992. Joseph and Matthew originated the
role and stayed in it about a year. They are pictured
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Casey was the last actor in the role of Tyler. He's been acting since age four, appearing in numerous commercials and in a few soap guest spots. He was born in October 1991 and plays baseball, basketball and the stand-up bass. Casey joined the cast of AMC in April 1999 as Petey Cortlandt. During his time on AMC, he co-starred with Michael Deutchman, who also played Tyler. {Photo on right and info courtesy the Gunther family} |
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Hallee was in kindergarten when she joined Loving. Her on-screen parents soon grew close to her and enjoyed playing with her. 7 year-old (at the time) Hallee had lost two teeth and found it hard to talk without lisping. During the scene where she tells Stacey that Sandy is missing, she was supposed to say, "Oh, that Sandy," but Randy was so amused by her lisp he asked the writers if the line could be changed to "Oh, that silly Sandy," so it would sound like "Oh, that thilly Thandy." Hallee took the whole thing in stride. {info from Soap Opera Magazine 2/14/95, via Alex Master's site pic on right courtesy Amy} |
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Following a two-year stint on Loving, Hallee continued in showbiz, cementing her place in the child actor world. She is one of only a handful of child actors who started on the soaps and went on to become mega stars. In 1997, Halllee appeared as "Little Girl in Bunny Suit" in the film, Lolita. In 1998, she appeared in a commercial for Burger King (right). {pics courtesy Childstarlets.com} |
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Hallee's biggest role to date is playing Rachel Greene on ER. During her two seasons on the show, Rachel dealt with a new stepmother and baby sister, drug use, and her father's death. {pics courtesy Childstarlets.com} |
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Emily and Gillian originated the role of Heather, when the baby was born in August 1989. Emily/Gillian is pictured on the left with onscreen mom, Lauren Marie Taylor. Their only other showbiz role was in the 1993 film, "The Secret," starring Teresa Blake {right}, who played Gloria on All My Children. {pics courtesy Amy} |
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Emily and Gillian in 1992. {pic courtesy Heather} |
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Michael Rescott came to town in the early 90's around the age of 10. Michael was the son of Paul Slavinsky and Carly. Alex is pictured here with his onscreen dad, Joe Breen. It is not known if Alex (born October 18,1980) had any other showbiz roles. {pic courtesy SOW 2/2/93} |
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George Wilson Loomis III, better known as Will, played Jack Forbes Jr. from the time of his birth (in 1986) until he was a toddler. Will was born on September 25, 1986 and got into showbiz when an associate producer at Loving asked his mom about their new baby. Will was less than a year old when he began as JJ and it is his only showbiz role. Will enjoys "The Muffin Man" song, Goodnight Moon and The Big Red Bus, in addition to lots of different foods. Will adored working with Lauren-Marie Taylor (Stacey) and Perry Stephens (Jack), his onscreen parents. {photo and info courtesy SOD, 5/31/88} |
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At 15-years-old, San Antonio native Erica Mer has developed quite an impressive resume in front of the camera (Sears--Father's Day, Red Lobster--Shrimp Festival, Glad Bags, American Airlines, JC Penny, MCI, Disney World ) and off-camera in voice-overs and commercials. Erica's first acting role was a big one - a recurring role on ABC's "The City." Since then, Erica has appeared in such favorite TV shows as "Charmed," "Babylon 5," "Star Trek Voyager," "The Hughleys" and more. Her more recent work includes an episode of Providence (2/1/03), where she played Molly. She also appeared in the films Me and Daphne and Undertoe. Erica is home-schooled and loves her two Golden Retriever mix dogs named Lucky and Shilo. During her career, Erica has lived in San Antonio, New York and Los Angeles. One of Erica's unique talents is speaking with a flawless British accent! Erica has also started martial arts lessons from Billy Blanks of Tae-Bo Fame! Erica loves it and is currently a green belt. {bio courtesy http://www.ericamer.com/, pic courtesy IMDB.com} |
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Ryan and Timothy, with their mom, Kathy and sister, Chelsea. {pics courtesy Amy} |
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Ryan and Timothy were the longest running children in the role of Tyler Alden. They were with the show for just a little more than a year. {pics courtesy Amy} |
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Lauren's role on Loving was her first showbiz role. Alexis was the daughter of Asa and Alex. Lauren has since done additional movies. Her roles include Black and White (1999) as Sandy, On the 2nd Day of Christmas (1997 TV movie) as Patsy, Con Air (1997) as Debbie (6-year-old girl), Another World as Charlie, and "Cosby Mysteries, The" (1994) playing "Chloe Vanalden" in episode: "Hit Parade, The" 3/8/1995. {Photo courtesy Another World Home Page}
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Lauren and her onscreen father from Another World, Stephen Schnetzer (Cass). {photos courtesy Amy} |
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In 1999, Lauren appeared as Melissa in A Fish in the Bathtub (left). In 1998, she appeared as Sally Miller in The Object of My Affection (right). {Photos courtesy childstarlets.com} |
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Timmy played JJ longer than any other actor. He was on the show for four years. Timmy often hung out with other NY soap actors. On the right he is with Caroline Wilde, who played Bianca on All My Children. {pics courtesy Amy} |
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Noah was in the role of JJ for only a few months. He played JJ at the same time Timmy Salter was in the role. Most likely he was substituting for Timmy. Noah played Quentin Kelly in the pilot for Grace Under Fire, but the role was recast for the series. He also appeared as Robby on Married... with Children in 1995. Noah has had more voice roles than TV roles, doing hundreds of voice-overs and on-camera commercials. He provided the voice of Henry in "Cartoon All Stars To The Rescue:STOP DIGIMON!" and "Kablam !" Noah also appeared in a Muppet video and on Saturday Night Live. He took part in a poetry reading, called "The New Kid," in NYC on 5/17/94. In 2003, Noah returned to showbiz after about 8 years. He recently appeared on Dawson's Creek in February 2003 and in the film "Self Medicated" as Trevor. {pic courtesy Amy} |
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Jordan and Luke were the second set of twins to play Tyler. They played the role during an important storyline. Cooper was taking care of his and Ally's son, when the baby started spiking a fever. It's soon revealed that he has viral meningitis. Ally was having an affair while her son was getting sick and became racked with guilt that she wasn't there for her child. Luke and Jordan fit into the role of a sick baby well. They cried through many of the hospital scenes, adding to the panic of their onscreen parents, played by Laura Sisk and Michael Weatherly. Laura noted that in a scene on the telephone at the hospital, "I couldn't hear what the doctor was saying. I rambled through stuff. There's that total sense that the baby's crying and I don't know how to make him stop." Of course young Tyler recovered, but only after his parents had to deal with more trouble. {info and pic from SOW, 1993} |
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Buck {Philip Brown} and JJ Forbes. During Geoffrey's time on the show, JJ conspired to get his mom together with Buck. |
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Geoffrey was born in New York on January 23, 1982. His first role was J.J. Forbes on the soap opera "Loving" which he played from 1992-95. While he was on "Loving" he also played Flick in the movie "My Summer Story" in 1994. |
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In 1996 he was young John in the movie Sleepers and after he left OLTL he also appeared on the soap "Guiding Light" as Ryan in 1999. He appeared in commercials for Chef Boyardee and Pringles Chips. {pics courtesy www.stargalaxy.com} |
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Geoffrey played Young John Reilly in the 1996 film Sleepers. {pics courtesy Vera} |
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In the last few years, Geoffrey has re-emerged as a guest actor on several primetime series, now being credited as "Geoff Wigdor. He appeared on Third Watch for three episodes in 2002, Law and Order: SVU in 2001, The Sopranos in 2001 and Law and Order in 2000. {pics courtesy www.stargalaxy.com} |
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Hallee Hirsch and Geoffrey were two of the most photograhed soap kids in the early 90s. They joined Loving at the same time, in the summer of 1992, when both characters were aged. Soap Opera Weekly did a feature on them in the October 12, 1993 issue. Here are some of the key facts: Geoffrey was born and reared in NY. He loves playing baseball, but also enjoys baseball, tennis and soccer. Geoffrey's mom works at a travel agency and his dad sells dresses in the Garment District. He has no siblings. Landing the Loving role was "like any other thing," for Geoffrey. He had two callbacks and then they said, 'OK, you got it.' Learning his lines isn't difficult for Geoffrey. He reads the script about 3 times, then goes over it again with his mom, for a total of 4 or 5 read-throughs. Geoffrey set his sights on the future, hoping to be an NBA player one day. Hallee was born in Garden City, NY on December 16, 1987. Her dad is in the Marine Reserves and her mom's a Navy officer. She has a brother, Greg, who is 12. Her first play was Carousel, followed by Heidi and Oliver. She was only 3 when she appeared in Heidi and Carousel. Hallee landed the role with ease, only having one line for her audition. Her favorite place is Washington, D.C. She pictures herself as a pilot when she grows up, or a teacher. {pic courtesy Amy} |
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Krista Bonura {Alexis} and Hallee Hirsch {Heather} hung out with costar Randolph Mantooth {Alex} at a daytime emmy party in 1994. {pic courtesy June 6, 1994} |
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Alexis {Krista Bonura} and Sandy {Jacob Penn} looked on at the remarriage of Alex and Ava {Randolph Mantooth and Lisa Peluso.} {pic courtesy Amy} |
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Shortly after this photo was taken to celebrate Loving's 3,000th episode, producers of the show were told to "blow up" the show. The City soon followed. Geoffrey Wigdor {JJ Forbes} and Hallee Hirsch {Heather Forbes} attended the event. {pics courtesy SOW April 16, 1996} |
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Here are Heather {Hallee Hirsch} and JJ Forbes {Geoffrey Wigdor}, with their mother, Stacey {Lauren-Marie Taylor}. It was Stacey who was one of the first to be killed off as The City began. {pic on left courtesy SOW April 16, 1996, pic on right courtesy Amy} |
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Child actors from the ABC soaps appeared together at an event at FAO Schwartz. Left to right: Hallee Hirsch {Hearther, Loving}, Gina Gallagher {Bianca, AMC}, Geoffrey Wigdor {JJ, Loving} and Courtney Chase {Sarah, OLTL}. {pic courtesy Amy} |
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