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All My Children New Archives: 2006
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What was the biggest AMC news story of 2006?  DEC: 30-year vet Julia Barr dropped from AMC, doesn't get farewell.   52%   AUG: Emmy winner Eden Riegel returning to AMC as contract player.   19%   OCT: A 'deeply saddened' Vincent Irizarry let go, later joins Y&R.   13%   NOV: AMC is first show to feature transgender storyline.   5%   DEC: Serial killer picks off the Fusion girls one-by-one.   5%   AUG: AMC uses new movie-style film process, which irks fans.   2%   FEB: Pyrotechnics go awry and blast injures AMC stunt people.   1%   Other   1%   AUG: Vets Jill Larson, Tonya Pinkins dropped from cast.   1%   MAY: Wave of newcomers added to AMC cast   0%     Poll Posted: December 25th, 2006

January 2006 Raúl Dávila, AMC's Hector, Dead at 74 Raúl Dávila, who appeared as Hector Santos on All My Children in the 1990s, died of a heart attack on January 2nd, 2006. He was 74.

January 2006 David Canary and Age on AMC Karen Millard, an All My Children fan and regular soapcentral.com visitor, recently had the opportunity to sit down with AMC star David Canary (Adam Chandler and Stuart Chandler) and discuss his career in television.

January 2006 James Scott to Exit AMC James Scott (Ethan Cambias) will be exiting All My Children later this year. His exit comes several months after soapcentral.com first reported that the actor's days were apparently numbered.

January 2006 An Explosive February Sweeps! All My Children is pulling out all the stops this February. The month will see the return of Dixie Martin to Pine Valley, a lavish ball and the death of a prominent Pine Valley resident. The dramatic events unfolding throughout the month are not merely a coincidence. As soap fans know by now, February is one of the "Sweeps" periods, a time when ratings determine how much the network can charge advertisers for commercial time during a show.

January 2006 Explosion Injures Four on AMC Set A special-effect mishap on the set of the ABC Daytime soap opera All My Children has left four people injured. The real-life drama hit as the show was filming scenes for its big February Sweeps storyline - the Mardi Gras ball.

February 2006 AMC To Recast, "Age" Colby According to Internet rumors, All My Children is in the process of recasting Colby Chandler, the daughter of Adam Chandler and Liza Colby. In doing so, the role would also be "aged" to allow for more storyline possibilities for the character.

February 2006 Marcy Walker Finds Her Faith She pushed her half-sister out of a second-story window. She locked her husband in a so-called safe room and had his twin brother assume his life. She embezzled millions of dollars from a company she was supposed to be running. She miraculously recovered from a brain tumor. Oh, and she and her mother carried on an affair with the same man. So what's a girl supposed to for an encore?

March 2006 ATWT Mulling Rosanna Recast Rumors are making the rounds that As the World Turns is in the initial stages of recasting the role of Rosanna Cabot. The role was most recently portrayed by Emmy-winning actress Cady McClain (Dixie Martin, All My Children).

March 2006 Is Hughes the Next Legacy Character to Return? Rumors persist that Finola Hughes (ex-Anna Devane, All My Children) will be returning to General Hospital later this year. The rumors have been compounded by the show's decision to have Tristan Rogers (Robert Scorpio) return later this month.

March 2006 Another Santos Bites the Dust Little-seen Natalia Cigliuti (Anita Santos) has been released from her All My Children contract. The news, while disappointing to fans, does not come as a total surprise. The actress' on-screen time has been nearly nonexistent in recent months.

April 2006 Riegel Makes Another AMC Visit Eden Riegel (Bianca Montgomery) will reprise her Emmy-winning role on All My Children this May. The return will mark the third time that Riegel has made a limited-run engagement on the ABC soap since leaving the show in February 2005.

May 2006 Buchanan Expected to Make Dramatic Exit It's a well-known fact in the soap opera world: most villains eventually get what's coming to them. While All My Children's Greg Madden dastardly deeds might not put him at the top of the "Pine Valley's worst villains" list, the not-so-good doctor's days in Pine Valley do seem to be coming to an end.

May 2006 James Scott Joins DAYS Cast Former All My Children star James Scott (ex-Ethan Cambias) will be joining the cast of NBC's Days of our Lives later this month. And while the actor was little-used in his latter days on All My Children, the former model is prepping for a heavy work load on his new show.

May 2006 "Annie" Set to Join AMC Roster All My Children is developing story to introduce a new character to the canvas, tentatively named Annie McDermott.

May 2006 "SORAS"ed Colby Returning to Pine Valley As first reported by soapcentral.com back in February, All My Children execs had an active interest in bringing Colby Chandler, the daughter of Adam Chandler and Liza Colby, back to Pine Valley. After a lengthy search, the show has cast the role and set a first airdate for a much-aged Colby.

May 2006 Lynn Asks To Be Released From AMC Setside sources tell soapcentral.com that Tanisha Lynn (Danielle Frye) will exit the show by the end of the summer. Lynn joined the cast of All My Children in March 2004 and still has the better part of a year remaining in her contract.

May 2006 Jamal Cudahy Returning Home to Pine Valley As previously reported, Marcus Patrick will be joining the cast in late-June. Initially, Patrick was said to have been cast in the role of Marcus, an "up and coming attorney" who would interact with Erin and Aidan. The role, however, has been changed. Patrick will now tackle the role of Jamal Cudahy, the adopted son of Tom Cudahy and Livia Frye.

May 2006 Report: Turner Extends AMC Stay Late last year, it was widely hinted that All My Children's resident English heartthrob, Aiden Turner (Aidan Devane), had decided that he would be leaving the show when his contract expired. Now, as the month of May winds down, so too, are the days left in Turner's contract.

June 2006 R&B Star Rihanna To Sing on AMC Def Jam recording artist Rihanna will guest star on ABC's All My Children this summer. The songstress, whose music meshes dance, pop, reggae and R&B, will be the inaugural act at the new Pine Valley hot spot, ConFusion.

June 2006 Larson, Pinkins Cut From AMC Cast Head are rolling - or not rolling, depending upon how you look at it - at All My Children. Two veteran contract performers have been let go to make way for a flood of new, younger stars. And rumor has it that this is just the beginning.

August 2006 New Production Format Is Off to a Shaky Start In June, an AMC spokesperson told soapcentral.com that the new production techniques were used in conjunction with the "launch of ConFusion" and the appearance of R&B songstress, Rihanna. The new-fangled camera techniques were designed to give the show a different feel.

August 2006 Eden Riegel Returning to AMC Eden Riegel (Bianca Montgomery) will reprise her Emmy-winning role on All My Children next month. Though the actress has made three limited-run engagements on the ABC soap since her exit in February 2005, this return is slated to last much longer.

August 2006 Lynn Denies She Asked To Be Let Go Earlier this year, soapcentral.com first reported on Tanisha Lynn's (Danielle Frye) decision to leave All My Children early. The actress, who has been a member of the AMC cast since 2004, was slated to exit by the end of the summer. Now, however, the actress wants to set the record straight about her status with the ABC soap.

August 2006 Jordan Out, Reggie to Remain "Missing" Rumors of Michael B. Jordan's (Reggie Montgomery) dismissal from All My Children have been swirling since May. The whispers first started when Jordan's on-screen love interest, Tanisha Lynn (Danielle Frye), reportedly asked to be let out of her contract.

September 2006 AMC Launches Video Podcast All My Children is the latest daytime drama to go hi-tech. On September 4th, the ABC soap launched a new video podcast service that will allow fans of the show to go places they've never before been able to go.

September 2006 The Doctor is Out: Irizarry to Exit AMC Though unconfirmed at "post time," soapcentral.com has learned that Vincent Irizarry (David Hayward) will be leaving All My Children within the upcoming weeks. The decision to fire Irizarry may come as a shock to fans, but from a budgetary standpoint the network has been paying the high caliber actor for little on-screen time.

September 2006 AMC Newcomer Patrick Decides He Wants Out Another All My Children actor has opted out of the show, but this time the exit was not dictated by storyline or budget cuts. Newcomer Marcus Patrick (Jamal Cudahy) has asked the show to be released from his contact.

September 2006 deVry Hits B&B Like a Storm Emmy-nominated actor William deVry is returning to daytime television - but not to ABC's All My Children where he menaced nearly all of the residents of Pine Valley. This time around deVry will have a decidedly less wicked role on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful.

September 2006 Irizarry In Talks to Return to GL As first alluded to in September, soapcentral.com has learned that Vincent Irizarry is in talks to rejoin the cast of Guiding Light. The veteran soap star, whose was released by All My Children earlier this fall, will reprise one of the two characters he previously portrayed on the CBS soap.

October 2006 A "Deeply Saddened" Irizarry Comments On His AMC Exit Now that he has taped his final All My Children scenes, Vincent Irizarry (David Hayward) is commenting for the first time on his departure from the ABC soap. Irizarry, a member of the AMC cast since 2001, found out earlier this fall that he was being let go.

October 2006 Julia Barr Exiting AMC It was just one year ago that All My Children fans were deluged with Internet postings claiming that two-time Emmy winner Julia Barr (Brooke English) would no longer be a part of the AMC cast. The posts turned out to be nothing more than idle speculation. Now, however, comes official word that Barr is indeed leaving the show she has called home for 30 years.

November 2006 AMC Grants Ivens' Request to Leave Though no one at the network is commenting, soapcentral.com has learned that five-year All My Children veteran Terri Ivens (Simone Torres) will exit the show this fall. According to sources, All My Children executives granted the actress' request to be let out of her contract.

November 2006 Major AMC Storyline In the Offing All My Children has in the works a very major storyline, soapcentral.com has learned. The following article contains major storyline previews and spoilers for the months ahead. We know that not all of our readers want to have storylines revealed to them, so if you are one of those readers, please do not continue reading.

November 2006 Irizarry returns to CBS -- but joins Y&R The speculation is over: soap veteran Vincent Irizarry will be returning the CBS. However, the Emmy-nominated actor will not be returning to Guiding Light. Instead the actor will head west to The Young and the Restless and try his hand at creating a brand new character.

November 2006 AMC introduces daytime's first transgender character As previously reported by soapcentral.com, Jeffrey Carlson reprises the role of international rock star, "Zarf," this week on All My Children. Fans may remember Carlson's one-day stint on All My Children earlier this year during which Josh and Babe tried to convince the fictional rock star into appearing in a Fusion advertising campaign. This time around, Zarf's presence will be much more meaningful. In what will be a first for daytime television - or any scripted series on broadcast television - All My Children will reveal that Zarf is a transgender person.

December 2006 Turner Inks New AMC Contract With a serial killer loose in Pine Valley, many All My Children fans are fearful that some of their underused favorite stars' alter-egos might end up as victims. Fans of at least one star can now breath a sigh of relief: Aiden Turner (Aidan Devane) recently signed a new multi-year contract with AMC.

December 2006 Good News, Bad News in Fletcher's Exit As previously reported, Connie Fletcher's (Erin Lavery) tenure on All My Children ends next week when her on-screen alter ego is picked off my Pine Valley's serial killer. The exit, which is being called a "mutual decision," comes with an ironic twist of fate: Fletcher had planned to ask to be let out of her contract.

December 2006 Hendrickson Makes Short-Term AMC Return "BAM" fans are in for a treat in the New Year as Elizabeth Hendrickson (Maggie Stone) returns to All My Children for a short-term run. Hendrickson exited All My Children in February 2005 when Maggie and Bianca headed off to Paris to start a new life together.

December 2006 Barr, Brooke to Simply Vanish from Pine Valley After nearly 30 years with All My Children, Julia Barr (Brooke English) makes her final on-screen appearance this week. With that exit, fans are rounding up the boxes of Kleenex and preparing for a torrent of waterworks as All My Children no doubt prepares for one of those emotional flashback montages.

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