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died at age 60 while shooting the film “Treasure Valley” on July 30.At the end of the latest episode of the soap, “In Loving Memory of Jay Pickett” was displayed across the screen along with a photo of the beloved actor, Deadline reported.The actor, who played multiple characters on various soap operas such as “Days of Our Lives” and “Port Charles,” suffered from an apparent heart attack last month.

film’s official Facebook Page. He added, “Our hearts are broken and we grieve for his family who are so devastated by this shocking tragedy.”Although Pickett’s official cause of death has not been announced, Mills said it “appears have been a heart attack” and that “everyone present tried as hard as they could to keep him alive.”The actor’s death also was confirmed by his wife Elena Pickett, CNN reported.Pickett is perhaps best known for playing Dr.

LA station ABC7, saying that his father’s “favorite place to be” was the soap opera. “He loved playing Alan and was always so appreciative of that role and that job.

Michael Fairman TV. The Massachusetts native attended Amherst College and the Royal Academy in London as a Fulbright scholar before launching his acting career in 1953 during the “golden age” of live TV broadcasts opposite legends such as Jack Benny and Robert Montgomery.

posted to Instagram. “John Gabriel was my hero, my role model, and my champion, but above all, my daddy … I will love you forever.”Gabriel was born Jack Monkarsh on May 25, 1931 in Niagara Falls to immigrant parents.

according to the Hollywood Reporter. His wife, Cheri Catherine Scott, confirmed his passing, which was on the day after his birthday, in Broomfield, Colorado.Scott is best known for playing tennis pro Mark Jennings on “Dynasty” in a dramatic plotline where he is revealed to be the first husband of Linda Evans’ character, Krystle Carrington — and scandalously still married to her.

John Reilly was an actor known for prominent roles in soap operas including “General Hospital” and “Passions.”Reilly had an early regular role on “As the World Turns,” playing Dr. Dan Stewart for two years beginning in 1974.

according to his IMDb profile.The handsome dimple-chinned actor landed a recurring role on the hit nighttime soap “Dallas’’ in the early 1980s before nabbing a spot on the top ABC daytime series “General Hospital’’ as retired spy Sean Donely.He was so popular at one point that unrelated star character actor John C. Reilly had to add his middle initial to his name to be separately identified, director Judd Apatow once tweeted.“The brightest light in the world has gone out.

reported by Deadline, the series will also be produced by Andrew Stearn (“Tales of the City,” “Shameless”) and Robert Nixon, the Oscar-nominated son of “All My Children” creator Agnes Nixon, who died at age 93 in 2016.The sequel, to be executive produced and written by Leo Richardson (“Star”), would follow a young journalist who snoops around the dark pasts of the show’s Kane — that would include the legendary Erica, as played by Susan Lucci — and Santos families.

#FalconCrest pic.twitter.com/LQhvsKBAMDVery sad to learn of the death of the fabulous Abby Dalton with whom I was fortunate enough to work with on #FalconCrest She was always SO much fun and a terrific talent.

Kevin Dobson was an actor best known for his roles in “Kojak” and “Knots Landing.”Dobson got his start on TV in daytime soap operas – first in a brief role in “One Life to Live” in 1968, and then in a variety of roles in “The Doctors.” He landed his first major role in 1973, playing Detective Bobby Crocker in “Kojak” for the show’s entire five-season run. In 198s, Dobson joined the cast of “Knots Landing” as Mack MacKenzie.

Marcus Smythe, an actor who played the romantic lead on three popular soaps in the 1970s and ’80s, died following a three-year battle with brain cancer on Aug. 20 at this home in La Crescenta, Calif.

“Days of Our Lives” actress Melissa Reeves is catching heat from her co-stars and the long-running soap’s fans for coming out against the Black Lives Matter movement.Earlier this week it was revealed that Reeves — who has played Jennifer Horton on the NBC sudser on and off for the past three decades — “liked” several anti-BLM posts from right-wing activist Candace Owens on Instagram.We all have our own opinions and views! That’s what make the USA the land of the free and home of the brave!

since the pandemic shutdown in mid-March.The quirky, imaginative steps are being taken to adhere to state, county and industry protocols regarding COVID-19 — as “B&B” became the first US broadcast series to go back into production Wednesday at Television City in LA.“When we were reviewing the scripts we started taking out all the romantic scenes and [the scripts] just fell flat,” the show’s executive producer/head writer Bradley Bell tells The Post.

Mary Pat Gleason was an actress known for roles including Jane Horgan on “The Guiding Light” and Mary on “Mom.”

Beginning Monday, April 27, CBS’ daytime dramas “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” will begin airing repeat episodes amid the continuing coronavirus production shutdown, but with a fun twist.

John Callahan who is best known for playing Edmound Grey in “All my Children” has died at the age of 66.

“The Bold and The Beautiful” and “The Young and The Restless” are the latest shows to halt production amid the coronavirus pandemic.