-Meg Ryan's big acting break was on As the World Turns?
-Kevin Bacon honed his skills on Guiding Light?
-Sarah Michelle Gellar matched wits with Susan Lucci on All My Children?
Are you curious about what happened to your favorite soap actor and actress after leaving daytime TV? From Soap Stars to Superstars traces the careers and personal lives of sixty notable film and television stars who got their starts in daytime drama. The intriguing array of personalities chronicled includes:
-Leonardo DiCaprio
-Demi Moore
-Brad Pitt
-Calista Flockhart
-Kelsey Grammer
-Anne Heche
All of the featured luminaries are given the star treatment, with biographies and factoids, career credits and quotes, as well as a rare look at the character(s) they portrayed before moving on to wider fame. Also, in separate appendices, this book discusses nearly ninety other soap graduates and their post-soap careers, over fifty established stars who appeared in serials later in their careers, and celebrity guest appearances. Containing photographs, informative appendices, fun sidebars, an extensive history of daytime soaps, and a list of the numerous soap opera fan clubs and web sites, Soap Stars to Superstarsis every soap fan's dream.
