I Wanna Be a Soap Star

I Wanna Be a Soap Star is a reality series which debuted on the cable channel Soapnet in 2004. Twelve contestants competed in various acting challenges for the prize of a role on General Hospital. The performances, which involved learning how to cry oncamera, filming love scenes and fight scenes, among other soap staples, were judged by film and daytime television actress Debbi Morgan, GH casting director Mark Teschner and agent Michael Bruno. The show underwent some criticism when the winner, Mykel Shannon-Jenkins, was given a role as a police officer named Officer Byron Murphy that barely rose above extra status. His character was later shot and killed by Jesse Beaudry (Matt Marraccini) in July 2005.

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Soapnet - 2004 - General Hospital - Debbi Morgan - Mark Teschner - Michael Bruno - Mykel Shannon-Jenkins - Matt Marraccini - July 2005

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The second season debuted in June 2005, this time promising a contract role on All My Children. AMC casting director Judy Blye Wilson replaced Teschner as a judge. The show continued to be viewed as innocous entertainment, but in July 2005 was criticized by Soap Opera Weekly editor Carolyn Hinsey for a segment in which all the contestants were asked difficult questions (on matters such as stem cell research) and the person who gave the least interesting answers was eliminated. Hinsey said soap reporters rarely asked questions on controversial issues and that no actor was ever fired based on giving boring interviews.

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June 2005 - All My Children - Judy Blye Wilson - July 2005 - Soap Opera Weekly - Carolyn Hinsey - Stem cell research

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The second winner of the show was Alec Musser who became the second actor on All My Children to portray Del Henry who was last played by The Bold and the Beautiful star Winsor Harmon from 1994 to 1995. He first aired on August 19, 2005.

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Alec Musser - The Bold and the Beautiful - Winsor Harmon - 1994 - 1995 - August 19 - 2005

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The show is hosted by AMC hunk Cameron Mathison.

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