One Life to Live New Archives: 2003

Here are some of the news stories posted on soapcentral.com during 2003 that focus on One Life to Live or past and present OLTL performers. To read any of the articles listed below, simply click on the appropriate link.


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January 2003 Harris, Niven let go by OLTL It's been several months since Josh Griffith and Michael Malone returned to One Life to Live as head writer and creative consultant, respectively. It appears that they are now preparing to put their vision for One Life to Live in full throttle.

February 2003 Evans to appear in Twilight Zone radio broadcasts Former One Life to Live star Andrea Evans (Rebecca Hotchkiss) will again step outside her role on NBC's Passions, this time starring this spring in two episodes of the nationally syndicated radio series, The Twilight Zone.

February 2003 Strasser to return to OLTL The new is now official. soapcentral.com has confirmed that Robin Strasser (Dorian Lord) will be returning to One Life to Live in the very near future.

February 2003 Roger Howarth will exit OLTL Proving that Internet speculation isn't always wrong, a One Life to Live spokesperson has confirmed that Roger Howarth (Todd Manning) will be exiting the show later this year.

April 2003 OLTL Emmy winner Howarth to join ATWT cast In a shocking casting coup for As The World Turns, the show's Emmy winning executive producer Christopher Goutman has revealed that Roger Howarth (ex-Todd Manning, One Life to Live) will be joining the show.

May 2003 More on Howarth's ATWT gig Roger Howarth (ex-Todd Manning, One Life to Live) has already been confirmed as a new cast member of CBS's As The World Turns -- but exactly who he'll play is only now coming the light.

May 2003 Rumors say Saum will exit Though the official word from ABC is that she is still under contract, rumors persist that actress Sherri Saum (Keri Reynolds) will be leaving One Life to Live later this year.

June 2003 Treadway will exit OLTL -- again Ty Treadway (Troy MacIver) has been let go from One Life to Live. This marks the second time that the actor has been released by the ABC soap.

June 2003 Kelly Cramer returning; Tognoni isn't One Life to Live has finalized its decision to bring Kelly Cramer back to the show's canvas. However, the show has ultimately decided to recast the role rather than bring back the fan-favorite actress who had become known for the part.

June 2003 ATWT confirms Howarth is the new Paul After weeks and weeks of denial and "no comment" statements by show executives, As The World Turns has officially confirmed that Roger Howarth (ex-Todd Manning, One Life to Live) is joining the cast in the role of Paul Ryan.

July 2003 Marston ousted as OLTL's Al In a surprising casting decision, Nathaniel Marston (Al Holden) has been released from One Life to Live.

July 2003 Michael Easton to join OLTL cast Though unconfirmed by ABC, soapcentral.com has learned that Michael Easton (Caleb Morley, Port Charles) will be joining the cast of One Life to Live upon the conclusion of the now-cancelled Port Charles.

August 2003 Saum to exit OLTL Though a network spokesperson refused to confirm the actress' exit, soapcentral.com has learned that Sherri Saum (Keri Reynolds) will be leaving One Life to Live later this year.

August 2003 Maxed out: DePaiva let go James DePaiva (Max Holden) has confirmed that he has been let go by One Life to Live. In fact, the long-time Llanview fixture has already taped his final scenes.

September 2003 Fumero is really leaving OLTL David Fumero (Cristian Vega) will be departing One Life to Live in October - and this time he's really leaving.

September 2003 DePaiva still out -- but Marston may get reprieve One Life to Live is reportedly tinkering with a storyline that was to have had both James DePaiva (Max Holden) and Nathaniel Marston (Al Holden) checking out of Llanview.

October 2003 Hillary B Smith not leaving One Life to Live With the recent wave of high-profile exits from One Life to Live some online fans have gotten a little overzealous with their predictions of who might be the next to leave. It's not Hillary B. Smith (Nora Buchanan)

October 2003 Treadway to return to One Life to Live Ty Treadway (ex-Colin MacIver, ex-Troy MacIver) will return to One Life to Live in November.

October 2003 OLTL lands Emmy winner Heather Tom as new Kelly In a casting coup for One Life to Live, the show has landed Heather Tom (ex-Victoria Newman, The Young and the Restless) to play the contract role of Kelly Cramer.

November 2003 Former DAYS star Ashford moves to Llanview Veteran daytime actor Matthew Ashford (ex-Jack Deveraux, Days of our Lives) will join the cast of One Life to Live next month in the recurring role of Dr. Stephen Haver.

November 2003 ABC plans AMC, OLTL crossovers Beginning November 17th, ABC will once again feature a series of crossovers to help bolster its daytime lineup. The crossovers will take place on All My Children and One Life to Live.

December 2003 Hall to exit from OLTL After less than a year with One Life to Live, Bruce Michael Hall (Joey Buchanan) has been let go. The actor becomes the latest in a relatively long line of actors to have played the role in recent years.

December 2003 Dano's run as ABC's Rae about to end The days of Linda Dano's (Gretel Rae Cummings) ABC soap hopping are just about at an end. The veteran soap opera actress will exit One Life to Live in early 2004.

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