Mark Mortimer was also on the short list for the Dusty recast that Grayson McCouch got on ATWT in 2003

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Hank Cheyne and Mark Mortimer tested for AMC's Jake recast.

Given that MM was born in 1967, I could see him as Jake. That means we wouldnt have had J Eddie Peck. Damn I wish it was Hank or Mark instead

Mark wasn't a great actor but he improved and I liked him on AW. I can't see him as Dusty (too young) but I wish someone had cast him.

Mark wasn't a great actor but he improved and I liked him on AW. I can't see him as Dusty (too young) but I wish someone had cast him.

MM was born April 1967 and GM was born October 1968. GM is younger

Thanks to being styled like a hobo his entire ATWT run, Grayson looked older. Mark with martha Byrne (who looked very blowsy by that time) would have been a little odd.

Kim Zimmer said in an interview when promoting her arrival on Santa Barbara in 1992 that After leaving GL in August 1990 and moving to LA, Generations offered her a role in 1990. Zimmer never said what role it was & probably best she didnt say yes, Given that Generations left NBC airwaves in January 1991.

Pamela Bach, Y&R's first Mari Jo (and probably most famous for being the last of "The Hoff's" ex-wives), originally auditioned for Hope.

Gillian Taylforth originally auditioned for Sue Osman on EastEnders, but Julia Smith and Tony Holland thought she would be a better fit for Kathy Beale.

And of course, Leslie Grantham originally auditioned for Pete Beale.

I think they had it right in both cases, although Grantham probably would have been fine as Pete.

although Grantham probably would have been fine as Pete.

Anyone else would have been really, how Peter Dean ever got cast is beyond me. By far the weakest of the original core cast of characters.

And he wasn't liked on-set or by various producers either...

I have to admit that, even if he couldn't act, I think Dean fit the role believably - a loving but dumb and somewhat selfish man, dominated by women. His scenes with Ian, Kathy, Pauline and Lou were always honest to me. The real problem came when Kathy moved on with her life, and Pete was left behind. Still, I wish they'd just had the character leave town, instead of dying.

Robin Wright auditioned for Jade and Laken.

Tony Geary tested for Mitch Williams, but GH thought he was too young.

Paul Decker, casting director, told SOD that he wanted to cast Jamie Goodwin on Santa Barbara, but Goodwin had to finish up a college play. After this, Goodwin was cast as GL's Johnny Bauer.

He also talked about casting Catlin on AW, and how they finally found an actor they thought was right. Then they started squabbling over who would pay for his plane fare. By the time they decided, he'd been cast on GH. It was Jack Wagner.

Joan Hotchkis, who played Myra Lake on Secret Storm, was offered a role on Bright Promise after My World and Welcome To It was canceled, but she declined.

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Before she was cast as AMC's Tara, Mary Lynn Blanks auditioned for OLTL's Becky Lee. She lost the part because she couldn't sing and was too scared to really try.

Richard Dean Anderson's brother Jim auditioned for a role on GH. Rick Moses' younger brother auditioned for the role of Dr. Henry, but was turned down, reportedly due to the show not wanting two brothers on the same show.

Along with Lauren Koslow, Deborah Shelton and Janice Lynde screen-tested for DAYS' Kate recast.

Can you imagine Deborah Shelton as Kate???