BUFFALO COURIEREXPRESS, Saturday, February 14, 1981
A Sure Bet: Lance Will Plerce Hearts by Jon Michael Reed
The Young & The Restless is face is more than just a melody and that the newest cast addition will ring the chimes of female viewers heartstrings. Actually, it's a fairly safe bet, since the ploy has been used since Day One of "Y & R." The "new" Lance Prentiss on the soap is Dennis Cole. Cole's face may be familiar to nighttime TV audiences. He co-starred on ''Barbary Coast" years ago and on the equally shortlived serial "Bracken's World." He also has guested on such series as "Love Boat" and "Charlie's Angels," which brings us to his most memorable role.
PURVEYORS OF the sccandal rags followed every detail of Cole's marriage to Jaclyn Smith, one of the original "Angels." The marriage was an on-again, off-again unmerry-go-round that hit the divorce court skids Daytime TV viewers will be able to follow Cole's portrayal of Lance who's had a much more colorful marital-hassle whirl with the Brooks sisters of "Y & R Lorie and Leslie.
The original Lance, John McCook, left the show last Summer to pursue his singing career.
"Y& R" had hoped that McCook might return, but when that possibility faded, they auditioned hundreds of Hollywood actors, including Troy Donahue, who was reportedly a strong contender. But Cole won out and you can tune in tomorrow to catch his act. On the same show, Jaime Lyn Bauer (Lorie) has been making her annual "I'm leaving" noises. However, she's already had so many leaves of absence for ailments and birthing babies, and studio sources inform us Jaime will be around through spring. But when she fulfills her time-lapsed obligations, it's anyone's guess whether Jaime will exit or stay put.
Cle didn't fire as Lance, and that was probably another reason Bill Bell gave up on that storyline and characters.
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