Birthday Babies

Happy Birthday to Daytimes Cancers and Leos born in July:


Photo: Elizabeth Hendrickson, Credit: CBS

July 3

Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe Abbott, The Young & The Restless)
Hunter Tylo (Taylor Hayes, The Bold & The Beautiful)

July 6

Brittany Underwood (Langston Wilde, One Life To Live)

July 9

Ewa da Cruz (Vienna Hyatt, As The World Turns)
Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Horton, Days Of Our Lives)

July 12

Judi Evans Luciano (As The World Turns)
Tonya Lee Williams (Olivia Hastings, The Young & The Restless)

July 13

Caitlin Van Zandt (Ashlee Wolfe, Guiding Light)

July 15

Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters, The Young & The Restless)

July 20

Bryan Ditillo (Lucas Roberts, Day Of Our Lives)
Michael Park (Jack Snyder, As The World Turns)

July 21

Crishell Stause (Amanada Dillon Martin, All My Children)
Patricia Elliot (Renee Buchanan, One Life To Live)

July 22

Terrell Tilford (Greg Evans, One Life To Live)
Jennifer Bassey (Marian Colby Chandler, All My Children)

July 23

Beth Elhers (Taylor Thompson, All My Children)

July 25

Bobbie Eakes (Krystal Carey Hayward, All My Children)
Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan, The Bold & The Beautiful)

July 27

Eric Martsolf (Brady Black, Days Of Lives)

July 30

Victor Alfieri (Giovanni, The Bold & The Beautiful)
Ilene Kristen (Roxanne Bolsom, One Life To Live)

July 31

Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis, Days Of Our Lives)
Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester, The Bold & The Beautiful

Casting Updates

Photo: ABC

Here's a look at some casting news in the world of soaps.

Wally Kurth(pictured above) is returing to Days of Lives in the role of Justin Kiriakis. Kirth was also known to soap audiences for his roles on As The World Turns and as part of the legendary Quatermaine Family on General Hospital. Expect Kurth and Justin to set foot in Salem this August.

As her current soap sets to leave the air in September, Crystal Chappell will be leaving the Emmy winning Guiding Light to return to Days of Our Lives as Carly Manning.

Popular television actress Morgan Fairchild will have a guest starring stint on The Bold and The Beautiful this summer. She will share scenes with the show's mariarch Stephanie Forrester played by Susan Flannery.

Former Port Charles and General Hospital actress, Lynn Herring will appear on As The World Turns at the end of July as the mother of Henry, played by Trent Dawson.

Judi Evans Luciano, formerly of Days of Our Lives is set for headed for As The World Turns for a short term as well. She is set to play a character known as Maeve. Luciano's daytime resume is impressive having been on Another World and on Guiding Light. Look for the Maeve character to arrive sometime in August.