Members Paul Raven Posted February 15, 2019 Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 Seeing those clips of B-52's on Guiding Light prompted me to start this topic. The whole celebrity guest thing took hold in the early 80's, whether it be musical acts performing, celebs playing themselves or in limited 'guest star' appearances. Let us know who you recall... Being a soap history nerd I'll start with two that pre dated the trend. Love of Life Sammy Davis Jnr performed at Rick Latimer's club. Sammy was a big LOL fan at the time. General Hospital Mamie Van Doren as herself. I never saw this but apparently Lesley's husband Cameron arranged for Miss Van Doren to meet young Laura. What 12 yr old in the mid 70's didn't dream of meeting a 50's b movie starlet? Mamie on GH kinda plays into the fact that with a few exceptions, a lot of the celeb guests were strictly second tier - musicians and actors slightly past their prime... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Franko Posted February 15, 2019 Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 Zsa Zsa Gabor on The Edge of Night. This one's just a walk-on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SoapDope Posted February 15, 2019 Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 Brooke Shields and Tony Randall appeared on The Doctors in 1982 and Wayne Grezky appeared on Y&R around the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted February 15, 2019 Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 Roseanne as Jennifer Smith on GH in 1994: Sally Struthers in the same role eight years later: Carol Burnett as Langley’s daughter Verla Grubbs on AMC in 1983 (she reprised the role a couple times over the years): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted February 15, 2019 Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 Didn't Peabo Bryson sing on OLTL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted February 15, 2019 Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 64-year-old Joan Crawford infamously stepping in for her 28-year-old daughter on The Secret Storm in 1968 (only audio exists): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Faulkner Posted February 15, 2019 Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 Snoop Dogg on OLTL: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted February 15, 2019 Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 Oh, God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted February 15, 2019 Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 Sigh. Oh, hell, why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted February 15, 2019 Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 Oh gosh I loved that @Khan it makes me miss OLTL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted February 15, 2019 Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 You're welcome! Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members titan1978 Posted February 15, 2019 Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 Elizabeth Taylor as Helena Cassadine on GH is pretty iconic. Especially the curse at the wedding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted February 16, 2019 Members Share Posted February 16, 2019 O-Town serenading Bianca on AMC: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Quent Posted February 16, 2019 Members Share Posted February 16, 2019 There was Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson on ATWT, singing Steve and Betsy's theme "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do". At the time , Jermaine was the "name" star, and nobody had ever heard of Whitney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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