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According to Christian, As the World Turns executives contacted him recently to see if he might be interested in returning to the show. Though the actor was intrigued by the offer, Christian had other commitments that made the logistics of returning nearly impossible.
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In a strange twist, Prescott's name was removed from the CBS web site a few days after the announcement was made.
In real-life, Prescott is about ten years younger than the previous actor to hold down the role of Mike. After nearly five years with the show, Mark C. Collier exited his role as Mike in January 2007. It is unclear if Prescott's addition to the cast will be a case of a younger actor playing an order role or if the show has decided to "fudge" Mike's age and make the character younger than he was during his last appearance in Oakdale.
It is unknown if ATWT also made an overture to Collier about returning to the show. It is, however, rumored that Sean Kanan (ex-Deacon Sharpe, The Bold and the Beautiful; ex-A.J. Quartermaine, General Hospital) was also up for the role.
Prescott is scheduled to make his As the World Turns debut on April 2nd.
