Tom Pelphrey Is Back on Daytime

Don't miss today's episode of As the World Turns. Tom Pelphrey joins the show as Mick. Tom is best known for his role on Guiding Light where he won two Daytime Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Jonathan Randall.

ATWT and GL Casting News

On Guiding Light, Tom Pelphrey (pictured) returns as Jonathan on Wednesday, August 5.

Also, Fiona Hutchison reprises her role as the ghostly Jenna on GL on both Wednesday, July 29 and Thursday, August 13.

We knew he was coming, now we know a date: Forbes March makes his first appearance as Mason on As the World Turns on Tuesday, July 14.

UPDATED: GL Casting News!

In an effort to either drum up ratings for a possible pick-up by another network, or to merely tie up some loose ends storyline-wise, Guiding Light has some big casting news:

Tom Pelphrey will return as Jonathan, Paul Anthony Stewart returns as Danny and Nancy St. Alban is back as Michelle. No official date has been given, but it will be some time this summer.

UPDATE: Word has just come down that Peter Simon (pictured) will be returning as Ed Bauer. Now, they're pulling out all the stops!

UPDATE: Also, Danny and Michelle will be back Thursday, July 2 — no doubt in time for the Fourth of July Bauer BBQ — so I am hoping Ed will be there too.

UPDATE: Add Krista Tesreau (Mindy) to the Bauer BBQ list of attendees.

Tom Pelphrey is back on CBS ... in Prime Time

Mark your calendars, fans of Jonathan: Tom Pelphrey (ex-Jonathan, Guiding Light) will appear on CBS's hit show CSI: Miami on Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. Just in case you forget, you can also watch the episode again and again online at www.cbs.com/primetime/csi_miami/.

In case you missed Tom's appearance on last week's Ghost Whisperer, here are the YouTube clips of his performance.

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Part Two:

Springfield Happenings

* Sept. 30, Pocket Books will release Guiding Light: Jonathan’s Story in paperback, featuring an all-new chapter.

* Tom Wiggin (pictured) plays hot-shot corporate mogul Decker beginning Monday, Sept. 15. I'm so excited about this! Wiggin played Kirk on As the World Turns during the Douglas Marland years. I was hoping he would turn up in Oakdale again, but hey, I'll watch him on any soap.

* Montel Williams returns as Remy's father, Clayton Bordeaux, on Thursday, Sept. 18.

* Ron Raines (Alan) will perform at the Chicago Humanities Festival on Monday, Nov. 3. For more information and to buy tickets, go to http://www.chfestival.org/_ or call the box at (312) 494-9509.

* Marcy Rylan (Lizzie) and Tom Pelphrey (ex-Jonathan) will perform a play reading (play TBD) and host a meet & greet to benefit The Apothecary Theatre Company on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. The event takes place at Helen Mills: 137-139 West 26th Street. $40 per person - payable in cash at the door (includes one free drink). For reservations: Call Shawn - (732) 491-3012 and leave a message with full name, phone number and the number of people attending. For more information on the Apothecary Theatre Company go to: http://www.apothecarytheatrecompany.org/

For Those Who Missed Jonathan the First Time ...

... or would like to relive Tom Pelphrey's greatest hits as Guiding Light's Jonathan Randall, check out some video clips on http://www.guidinglight.net/. There is also some behind-the-scenes footage featuring Pelphrey

Pelphrey returns the week of Jan. 21st to exact some deserved revenge after his beloved Tammy Winslow (pictured above) was killed last year, but he has found a way to live on through the love of his daughter Sarah. Jonathan returns to Springfield as friends, family and enemies memoralize Sarah.

Stephanie Gatschet will appear as Tammy on Jan. 22, 23 and 25.

Two Daytime Emmy Winners Returning to Soaps

I'm always amazed when one of soaps' best actors leaves daytime and doesn't immediately score the great part he or she deserves. Why doesn't the rest of Hollywood see what we see? That's where the element of luck comes in. If it were all based on talent, Tony Geary (Luke, General Hospital) would be tripping over his Oscars on the way out the door each day.


Two young stars with bright futures outside of soaps are coming back, although for how long isn't known. Both may have already nabbed their roles of a lifetime on their respective soaps, but let's hope not. The rest of the world needs to see what they are capable of -- but what are the chances of another part like Jonathan Randall for Tom Pelphrey, or another Carly Corinthos for Sarah J. Brown? I don't want to see Pelphrey or Brown yucking it up on some poorly written sitcom or TV movie of the week.

So catch these two on soaps while you can. Pelphrey is returning to Guiding Light in January to reprise the role of Jonathan, and on Sarah J. Brown's official web site, http://www.sarahbrown.net/, there's a teaser that she's returning to General Hospital, with more details to come. However, word is she won't be playing Carly -- Laura Wright currently holds that role -- she'll be playing a new part.

It's Confirmed: Tom Pelphrey Is Back ...

... if only for a little while. Fan favorite Tom Pelphrey, who plays Jonathan on Guiding Light, will be back for a three-episode story arc. His airdates are scheduled for July 31 through Aug. 2. I won't say why he's back, but he will get to see his mom, Reva (Kim Zimmer).

His return will coincide with the release of the book Guiding Light: Jonathan's Story, which chronicles what Jonathan and baby Sarah have been doing since they left Springfield.

My hope is that this return whets Tom's appetite to come back for more romance, danger and intrigue on GL. Fingers crossed!