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Amanda Seyfried starred in 27 episodes of 'As The World Turns' over the span of 10 years (1991-2001). She moved on to star in other soap operas such as 'All My Children' before starring in more popular productions such as Big Love in 2006 and 'Red Riding Hood.'
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Even Martin Sheen played the role of "Jack Davis" in 'As The World Turns' back in the day from 1965 until 1970. This was long before Sheen got his breakthrough playing the leading role in 'Apocalypse Now'. What followed was even more success in dozens and dozens of other productions. We're definitely proud!
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Before her singing career took off, Lauryn Hill was a soap actress in the series 'As The World Turns'. She played the role of "Kira Johnson" in 1991. She has definitely come a long way!
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Courtney Cox is also no stranger to the soap opera genre. She too also starred in 'As The World Turns' back in 1984 playing the role of "Bunny". Thankfully, she moved on to star on 'Friends', 'Cougar Town' and, of course, the very popular 'Scream' movies which are embedded in Hollywood's history forever...
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Dana Delany is definitely no stranger to starring in soap operas such as 'Ryan's Hope' so it came as no surprise when she became a recurring character in 'As The World Turns' playing the role of "Hayley Wilson Hollister". She later moved on to star in several different other shows such as 'China Beach', 'Body of Proof', and 'Hand of God.'
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Could you believe that James Earl Jones starred in 'As The World Turns' way back in the day? We couldn't believe it either! It's true.. James Earl Jones played the role of "Dr. Jerry Turner" back in 1966 during the first stages of his acting career. Luckily enough he was able to break through as the voice actor in the 'Star Wars' franchise later on in his career. He also voiced the role of "Mufasa" in both 'The Lion King' movies and starred alongside Eddie Murphy in 'Coming to America'.