Casting Corner

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JEFF BRANSON (ex-Jonathan, AMC) cast in the role of Shayne Lewis. Read the interview all about his new role: Jeff Branson Interview


DAVID ANDREW MACDONALD will return as Edmund beginning Thursday, January 22.

GRANT ALEKSANDER is back as Phillip Spaulding. The character hasn’t been seen since 2005 though Phillip has been a common conversation topic for those all over Springfield and fans can expect to see him reappear on Friday, February 6, 2009.

JONATHAN FRIED returns as Dr. Wenkel on Monday, January 12.

DANIELLE SLAVICK plays Ms. Jennings, Emma's school teacher, on Tuesday, January 13, and Friday, January 16.

CLAYTON APGAR plays Hudson, a crooked contractor who is roughed up by Grady on Friday, January 16.

KAHAN JAMES plays Dr. Nealy, Rafe's prison doctor, on Friday, January 16.

EVAN DICKSTEIN plays Derek, a classmate of Emma's, on Tuesday, January 13 and Friday, January 16

Alicia Minshew Goes PrimeTime in "Life On Mars"

ABC's new prime-time hit series LIFE ON MARS will feature one of daytime's most familiar faces on November 13 when AMC's Alicia Minshew (Kendall) will appear on the series.

"The main character watches this soap opera on TV and I play a nurse on it", Alicia tells Soap Opera Digest. "It's a small part, but really fun." Minshew shares scenes with As The World Turns veteran's Grant Aleksander and Elizabeth Hubbard.

Minshew was requested for the role by the show's producer who is a big fan of All My Children. "The cool was that they requested me; the producer walked in and said, "Where's Kendall?'. We are so excited to have you here." The show is set in the 70's so the costumes were a nostalgic. " I was in this fabulous nurse's outfit...I had blue eye shadow and fake eyelashes."

The show is considering making the role recurring.
Jennifer Ferrin, of As The World Turns also appears in a separate story line.

Life On Mars airs Thursdays at 10pm on ABC.