Soap Stars Who Made It Big

Soap Stars Who Made It Big

Everybody who's made it big had to start somewhere, and for these stars, that start was in soap operas. See the breakout roles of these big-screen heavy hitters.

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John Stamos

Meg Ryan

Laurence Fishburne

Eva Longoria

Then:

Longoria played the psychotic Isabella on "The Young and the Restless".

Now:

She stars on this prime-time hit

She recently split from her husband

Leonardo DiCaprio

Then:

DiCaprio played the young Mason Capwell in flashbacks on "Santa Barbara" in 1990.

Now:

His latest hit movie

His Oscar-nominated role

Julianne Moore

Then:

Moore played the dual roles of Frannie and Sabrina Hughes on "As the World Turns".

Now:

Film featuring her first acclaimed role

Her Oscar-nominated role

Kevin Bacon

Then:

Bacon played the boozing T.J. Werner on "Guiding Light".

Now:

His big-break movie

He's a party game

John Stamos

Then:

Stamos played the role of teen heartthrob Blackie Parrish on "General Hospital".

Now:

His classic popular sitcom

Recent role on this hit series

See photos of John Stamos

Tommy Lee Jones

Then:

Jones played Dorian Cramer's married lover, Dr. Mark Toland, on "One Life to Live" in 1970.

Now:

One of his Oscar-nominated films

Another Oscar nomination

Lindsay Lohan

Then:

Ten-year-old Lindsay played Alli Fowler on "Another World".

Now:

She's had her share of legal troubles

Her biggest movie role

Demi Moore

Then:

Moore played investigative reporter Jackie Templeton on "General Hospital".

Now:

Her philanthropic project

One of her first notable movies

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Then:

Gellar played the young Kendall Hart on "All My Children".

Now:

Her popular TV series

One of her spookier films

David Hasselhoff

Then:

The Hoff was the second actor to play Dr. William "Snapper" Foster on "The Young and the Restless".

Now:

Judges this popular show

Starred in this TV classic

Marcia Cross

Then:

Cross played anthropologist Kate Sanders on "One Life to Live".

Now:

Stars on this hit TV show

Played a maniacal doctor on this hit show

Meg Ryan

Then:

Ryan played Betsy Stewart  on "As the World Turns".

Now:

One of her defining films

Dating this rocker

Laurence Fishburne

Then:

Before becoming Pee-wee Herman's cowboy sidekick, Fishburne played Dr. Joshua Hall on "One Life to Live."

Now:

Starred in this hit movie series

Now on this TV series

Josh Duhamel

Then:

Duhamel eventually came to a watery end as Leo Du Pres on "All My Children".

 

Now:

Starred in this hit TV series

Married to this musician

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