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As The World Turns-related news from 2005
It's impossible to keep up with all of the twists and turns from the world of soaps. Luckily, Soap Central has archived all the As The World Turns news from 2005.
Here are the news stories posted on Soap Central during 2005 that focus on As The World Turns or past and present ATWT performers. To read any of the articles listed below, simply click on the appropriate link. To access articles from other years, click here.
January 2005
When three-time Emmy winner
Sarah Brown (Julia Larrabee) signed on for a short-term engagement with CBS's As the World Turns last summer, she probably never anticipated the amount of fan ire that her new role would generate.
January 2005
After less than three months as a member of the As the World Turns cast, Soap Central has learned that newcomer
AJ Lamas (Rafael Ortega) has been let go. The role will be recast.
January 2005
Film legend and original All My Children and As the World Turns cast member
Ruth Warrick (
Edith Hughes) passed away on Saturday, January 15th at 12:15AM in her Manhattan home. Official reports list the cause of Ms. Warrick's death as complications from pneumonia. She was 88.
January 2005
The young hunk quotient on As the World Turns is about to take another hit. The show has confirmed that
Agim Kaba (
Aaron Snyder) will be exiting the show later this year.
February 2005
A spokesperson for As the World Turns has confirmed that Emmy-winning actress
Cady McClain (
Rosanna Cabot) will be exiting the show this spring. However, the show insists that "she'll be back."
February 2005
As previously announced, three-time Emmy winner
Sarah Brown (Julia Larrabee) will be leaving CBS's As the World Turns. But will she be returning to General Hospital as Carly?
March 2005
In a surprise casting move sure to please As the World Turns fans, a show spokesperson confirms that Emmy winner
Benjamin Hendrickson (ex-
Hal Munson) will be returning to the show in May.
April 2005
In a stunning turn of events, Soap Central has learned that three-time Emmy winning head writer
Hogan Sheffer will not be returning to his position at As the World Turns.
Earlier this year, Sheffer took time off from the show for what called a "17-week sabbatical."
April 2005
As reported by Soap Central earlier this week, As the World Turns has released three-time Emmy winning head writer
Hogan Sheffer. In his place, the show has promoted Jean Passanante, who served as co-head writer under Sheffer since May 2001, to the head scribe position.
April 2005
The announcement that three-time Emmy winner
Hogan Sheffer was no longer the head writer of CBS's
As the World Turns took many by surprise. nd as expected, rival networks are said to already be actively courting the scribe. The most popular rumor hints that ABC wants to hire Sheffer to take over head writing duties for One Life to Live, which, ironically, airs in the same timeslot as As the World Turns.
April 2005
Get ready for the latest rumor about
Cady McClain's (
Rosanna Cabot) future with As the World Turns. It seems that every few months or so, rumors begin circulating about whether or not the actress will be exiting the show she's called home since 2002. It didn't take long for the chatter to fuel rumors that McClain might be returning to her former job at
All My Children.
May 2005
When
Marie Wilson joins the cast of As the World Turns later this spring, it will be another chance for fans of the now-cancelled
Port Charles to catch up with one of the show's former stars. And it won't just be a reunion for fans of the former ABC soap.
May 2005
Nearly eight years after learning that he had a rare form of cancer, Anthony Herrera has written a book about his battle with the disease -- a book that also discusses the controversial topic of stem cell transplants. Recently, Mr. Herrera sat down with James Pylant for an exclusive interview to discuss his battle with cancer, his work on As the World Turns and the future.
June 2005
Two-time Daytime Emmy nominee
Hunt Block (
Craig Montgomery) will be leaving As the World Turns in the upcoming weeks. The move to ditch the actor has come as a surprise to both the cast and fans of the CBS soap.
June 2005
July 2005
Soap opera veteran
Brian Gaskill will join the cast of As the World Turns later this summer. Gaskill appeared as
Bobby Warner on All My Children from 1995 through 1997.
July 2005
As previously reported by soapcentral.com,
Jessica Dunphy (
Alison Stewart) will exit As the World Turns when her contract expires. The decision to leave was strictly that of the actress, but the show has written storyline that will provide the actress and her character a way off the canvas.
September 2005
As previously reported by Soap Central, former AMC star
Brian Gaskill will join the cast of As the World Turns later this month. Until just recently, the character did not have a name and a first airdate was not available.
November 2005
Emmy-winning soap opera veteran
Lesli Kay (ex-
Molly Conlan McKinnon) will join the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful at the end of November in the role of
Felicia Forrester. This will be the actress' third soap role since the summer of 2004.
November 2005
There are some changes coming to the As the World Turns. After nearly five years with the Procter & Gamble-produced soap, soap opera veteran
Mary Beth Evans (
Sierra Esteban) will find herself in a familiar position: she will be placed on recurring status with the soap.
November 2005
There are some changes coming to the As the World Turns. After nearly ten years with the CBS soap,
Peter Parros (
Ben Harris) has been let go. Officially the actor has been downgraded to recurring status, but an insider tells Soap Central that it doesn't look like the actor will see much airtime in the future.
December 2005
Kin Shriner (
Keith Morrissey) will wrap up his short-term stay on As the World Turns in early 2006. The actor's exit is dictated by storyline.
December 2005
All My Children has scored a major casting coup by luring two-time Emmy-winning actress
Cady McClain (ex-
Rosanna Cabot) back to the show. While optimistic fans have been hoping for McClain's return for several months, it wasn't until ABC issued a statement that they realized they'd been granted a "Christmas miracle."
