One Life to Live New Archives: 2005

Here are some of the news stories posted on soapcentral.com during 2005 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 2005 Higley To Get "Help" from Award-Winning Writing Team One Life to Live has brought in some familiar names to help recently-appointed head writer Dena Higley as she pens the show's future plots and storylines. ABC announced that it has hired the writing team of James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten to serve as consultants on One Life to Live.

January 2005 Fumero's Four-Month OLTL Gig Is Up One Life to Live fans that rejoiced when David Fumero (Cristian Vega) returned to the show in November 2004 may want to take a deep breath before continuing to read this article. A show spokesperson has confirmed that the actor will soon be exiting Llanview again.

February 2005 Jennifer Morris to exit OLTL this spring One Life to Live is about to lose one of its popular, young female stars. soapcentral.com has learned that actress Jessica Morris (Jennifer Rappaport) will be exiting the show later this year.

February 2005 Carey Hasn't Left OLTL... Yet Contrary to reports on other web sites, Phil Carey (Asa Buchanan) has not officially parted ways with One Life to Live. A show insider tells Soap Opera Central that talks between the actor and network executives are still ongoing.

February 2005 Easton, Co-Stars Target of Internet Gossip Recently, a wave of Internet postings claimed that One Life to Live co-stars Michael Easton (John McBain) and Melissa Archer (Natalie Buchanan) so disliked each other that the show's writing team had to limit their scenes together.

March 2005 Carey, OLTL Reach Contract Agreement As previously reported by soapcentral.com, talk of Phil Carey's (Asa Buchanan) exit from One Life to Live has been greatly exaggerated. Though unconfirmed by the network at "post time," soapcentral.com has learned that Carey and the show have come to terms on a new contract.

What was the biggest OLTL news story of 2005?  JUN: Kimberlin Brown (Paige) ditches OLTL to return to Y&R.   79%   AUG: GL vet Jerry ver Dorn tapped as OLTL's new Clint.   9%   NOV: Fans fear Hillary B. Smith (Nora) may leave OLTL.   5%   DEC: Hillary B. Smith (Nora) announces new one-year deal with OLTL.   2%   MAR: Phil Carey (Asa) contract talks are rocky, but actor re-signs.   2%   FEB: Jessica Morris (Jennifer) opts to leave OLTL, Jennifer is killed.   2%   Other   1%   MAY: Melissa Archer (Natalie) reveals Emmys that she's inked a new contract   0%   FEB: Michael Easton (John) lashes out at rumors that he dislikes co-star.   0%     Poll Posted: December 26th, 2005

April 2005 Hogan Sheffer headed to OLTL? 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.

May 2005 Archer contract talks ongoing There is still an air of uncertainty surrounding Melissa Archer's (Natalie Vega) future with One Life to Live. As of post time, the actress still had not signed her name to a new contract with the ABC soap.

May 2005 Hickland's OLTL contract won't be renewed Though it had been speculated for many, many months Catherine Hickland (Lindsay Rappaport) has confirmed that she will drop to recurring status when her contract expires later this month.

May 2005 Melissa Archer Re-Signs with OLTL Good news, Melissa Archer Melissa Archer (Natalie Vega) --- the actress will not be leaving One Life to Live as widely reported by other soap opera web sites. In an exclusive interview with soapcentral.com along the Red Carpet at this year's Daytime Emmys, the actress finally put the exit rumors to rest.

June 2005 A Summer Brown Out for OLTL Veteran soap opera actress Kimberlin Brown (Paige Miller) will exit her role as Dr. Miller on One Life to Live this summer. The decision to exit the show is said to be solely that of Brown and the show is considering whether or not to recast the role.

July 2005 Fumero Returning to OLTL David Fumero (Cristian Vega) has signed on to return to One Life to Live. Fumero joined the cast of One Life to Live in June 1998 and, despite frequent mention of wanting to exit the show, remained with the ABC soap through October 2003.

July 2005 Y&R Confirms Return of Kimberlin Brown It's official - Kimberlin Brown (Sheila Carter) will be reprising her Emmy-nominated role on The Young and the Restless. The actress heads back to Genoa City later this summer.

July 2005 Tony Winner Huffman Cast as OLTL's Paige The search for One Life to Live's new Paige has concluded. Though several daytime vets reportedly auditioned for the role, the show's casting department turned to the Great White Way and offered the role to a Tony Award winner.

August 2005 Clint Back at OLTL, But Not "Clint" As widely speculated, Clint Buchanan will make his return to the One Life to Live canvas later this year as a love interest Victoria Davidson (played by Emmy winner Erika Slezak). Long-time fans may, however, be disappointed that when Clint returns to the show he will not be played by a well-liked performer.

September 2005 Jerry ver Dorn To Light Up OLTL as Clint Multiple Emmy winner Jerry ver Dorn (Ross Marler, Guiding Light) will join the cast next month in the role of Clint. Veteran daytime star Clint Ritchie is best known as OLTL's Clint, having been seen in the role from 1979 to December 1998.

September 2005 No Fond Farewell For ver Dorn As previously reported by soapcentral.com, Jerry ver Dorn (Ross Marler) will exit Guiding Light in October, leaving behind a show that he's called home for 26 years. Fans of the actor, however, will still be able to tune in every day and see the actor on screen: he's found a new role at ABC's One Life to Live.

November 2005 No more work for B&B's Workman Just seven months after joining the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful, Shanelle Workman (Gabriela Moreno) finds herself without a job. The CBS soap has released the actress from her contract. Workman appeared previously as Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live.

November 2005 Kassie DePaiva To Remain With OLTL Emmy-nominated Kassie DePaiva (Blair Manning) and ABC executives have come to terms on a new contract, soapcentral.com has learned. DePaiva confirmed the news in a statement on her official web site.

November 2005 OLTL Denies Téa Returning to Llanview There are rumors about that an old flame from Todd's life may be returning to Llanview to cause some troubles in his love life. If the rumors are true, it could mean trouble ahead for Todd and Blair.

November 2005 Hillary B. Smith's OLTL Future In Doubt As One Life to Live's Nora lays comatose in her hospital bed, some fans are worried that the character may never awaken - and that actress Hillary B. Smith (Nora Hanen) may be on her way out. For many weeks the rumors of Smith's precarious situation with the show have been the subject of soap magazine articles and Internet speculation.

December 2005 Smith Update: Still No Deal The ongoing contract talks between Hillary B. Smith (Nora Hanen) and ABC Daytime execs are, well, ongoing. According to a setside source, both sides are still talking, but there has been relatively no progress.

December 2005 Chappell Won't Be Returning to OLTL Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer) can forget about any plans that she may have had to leave Guiding Light for ABC's One Life to Live. The show's brass informed the star that she would be held to the terms of her recently-signed contract. In short, the higher-ups refused to let the Emmy-winning actress out of her contract.

December 2005 Strasser Re-Ups with OLTL Robin Strasser (Dorian Lord) has signed a new contract with One Life to Live - and she's not happy about it.

December 2005 Smith, OLTL Come to New Terms on New Contract After a lengthy period of negotiation, Emmy winner Hillary B. Smith (Nora Hanen) has inked a new contract that will keep her on One Life to Live. The news will come as a huge relief to fans who watched nervously as talks between Smith and ABC had been tenuous, at best, for many weeks.

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