Santa Barbara

A Martinez and Marcy Walker Reunite – Santa Barbara’s Coming Back For A Big Reunion

Together again! Marcy Walker and A Martinez are reuniting.

By Michael Maloney July 02, 2024

A Martinez Has Exciting Santa Barbara Reunion News For Longtime Fans

Veteran soap actor A Martinez, who shot to daytime fame in the 1980s as Cruz Castillo on the Daytime Emmy-winning NBC show, Santa Barbara, has…

By Hope Campbell May 16, 2022

Santa Barbara Moments In History: Up on the Roof – The Death of Mary

Santa Barbara had a knack for creating super couples and one of its earliest came from the romance of Mason Capwell and Mary Duvall, the…

By Keith Loria September 15, 2021

Exclusive Interview: Beloved Star Harley Jane Kozak Talks Santa Barbara

Actress/author Harley Jane Kozak played three memorable roles on daytime in the 1980s. After stints as adventurous Brette Wheeler on Texas and psychic Annabelle Sims…

By Michael Maloney August 03, 2021

What Ever Happened to Beloved Santa Barbara Heroine Mary Duvall?

In a world of saints and sinners, Santa Barbara’s Mary Duvall was a true angel. She certainly did God’s work — at least for a…

By Garren Waldo July 24, 2021

Santa Barbara and Capitol Star Tawny Kitaen Dead At 59

Tawny Kitaen, best known to soap fans for her run as Lisa DiNapoli on Santa Barbara in the 1980s, has passed away. She was 59…

By Michael Maloney May 08, 2021

Soap Veteran and Daytime Emmy-Winner Henry Darrow Dies At Age 87

Henry Darrow, who won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 1990 for his role as Rafael Castillo on Santa Barbara, has passed away…

By Michael Maloney March 16, 2021

Peter Mark Richman, Star of Santa Barbara and Dynasty, Dead at 93

Peter Mark Richman, the actor who played Blake Carrington’s lawyer on Dynasty and was the first CC Capwell on Santa Barbara, has died. He was…

By Michael Maloney January 15, 2021

House of Cards Star Robin Wright Directs Her First Feature Film

Robin Wright has acted in some of our favorite films as well as on one of the greatest TV shows with House of Cards. Now…

By Garren Waldo December 22, 2020

Who Did This Bow-Tie Wearing Cutie Grow Up To Play On Soaps?

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but we wonder what good is a picture when you can’t recognize the subject? Above is…

By Garren Waldo September 28, 2020

Soap Opera Families We Miss: Santa Barbara’s Powerful Capwell Family

When Santa Barbara premiered in 1984, it was a different kind of soap opera. Sure, it had all the features of a typical soap: personal…

By Leona G. Barad May 15, 2020

Soap Opera History: Spotlight On Santa Barbara’s Cruz Castillo

He was one of daytime television’s biggest heroes and one-half of one of the most popular supercouples in soap opera history. But there was one…

By Garren Waldo May 10, 2020

Santa Barbara Classic Character Recap: Sophia Capwell

Throughout the annals of soap opera history, there have been scores of lovable murderesses, unfaithful spouses, put upon heroines, and steely matriarchs. But it’s rare…

By Garren Waldo April 23, 2020

Tim Robbins Facts: Celebrities Who Started on Soaps

Tim Robbins is best known for playing Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption, but the actor has been in other films such as Mystic River,…

By Soap Hub Team November 07, 2019

Robin Wright Facts: Celebrities Who Started On Soaps

Robin Wright is best known for appearing in movies like The Princess Bride, Forrest Gump, and Wonder Woman, as well as TV shows like House…

By Soap Hub Team October 20, 2019

Santa Barbara Classic Character Recap: Augusta Lockridge

Augusta Wainwright Lockridge – one of Santa Barbara’s most fascinating characters – was a woman overflowing with eccentricities. She outfitted her beloved Doberman Pinscher with…

By Garren Waldo October 15, 2019

Leonardo DiCaprio Facts: Celebrities Who Started On Soaps

Leonardo DiCaprio is a wildly successful actor who has been in everything from The Revenant to Titanic to The Wolf of Wall Street. But DiCaprio…

By Soap Hub Team October 11, 2019

Santa Barbara Classic Character Recap: Kelly Capwell

Victimized heroines are a dime a dozen. There’s literally been a score (or four) throughout soap opera history. But poor Kelly Capwell – the perennial-in-peril…

By Garren Waldo October 09, 2019

Legendary Comedian Rip Taylor Dies At 84

Comedian Rip Taylor, known for scads of TV appearances and as host of the campy $1.98 Beauty Show has died at age 84. Rip Taylor…

By Hope Campbell October 06, 2019

Law and Order Revisited: Santa Barbara Owners At War

Lawsuits and court cases are a staple of soap opera storytelling. But every once in a while, legal matters such as these can ensnare your…

By Garren Waldo September 30, 2019

Daytime Favorite A Martinez Celebrates His Birthday

A Martinez is preparing to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Santa Barbara with a once-in-a-lifetime fan even on the high seas, but the actor certainly…

By Garren Waldo September 27, 2019

Santa Barbara Wayback: Remember Keith Timmons

Crime doesn’t usually pay. But if you’re a character like Keith Timmons – the rakish District Attorney on Santa Barbara – being bad pulls in…

By Garren Waldo September 17, 2019

Santa Barbara Wayback: Remember Eden Capwell

In just a few, short, introductory scenes — and for most of her tenure — Santa Barbara’s Eden Capwell proved it was a fallacy that…

By Garren Waldo September 12, 2019

Santa Barbara Wayback: Remember Julia Wainwright

She was smart-mouthed, street smart and a shark in the courtroom. In fact, Julia Wainwright, Santa Barbara’s feisty legal eagle was the total package and…

By Garren Waldo September 06, 2019

Santa Barbara Wayback: Remember Mason Capwell

It’s only fitting that Santa Barbara, one of the most atypical serials in soap opera history, would birth such an atypical leading man like Mason…

By Garren Waldo August 30, 2019

A Toast To A Soap For Its 35th Anniversary: Santa Barbara

Carrier pigeons slaughtered and served as hors d’ oeuvres alongside an afternoon aperitif. A wicked step-mother strutting out the door naked as a Jaybird after…

By Garren Waldo August 02, 2019

BLAST From The Soap Past: A Santa Barbara Reunion Is Coming To The High Seas!

If you’ve ever wanted to go on a cruise with Cruz from Santa Barbara, your ship has come in! Actors from the beloved NBC serial…

By Michael Maloney March 24, 2019

Co-Stars And Friends Remember The Late, Great Jed Allan

The soap opera community has taken to social media to pay respects to a beloved star who appeared on daytime and primetime soaps across four…

By Michael Maloney March 11, 2019

Longtime Soap Opera Scribe Dies At 63

The soap opera world has lost another prolific behind-the-scenes talent. Bettina Bradbury passed away, and her son wrote a poignant farewell on her Facebook page.…

By Team Soap Hub January 14, 2019

Beloved Soap Vet Hailed As Hero During L.A. Fires

A former co-star paid A Martinez a beautiful tribute of thanks after the star helped out during the recent fire that plagued Malibu. Leigh J. McCloskey,…

By Diane Brounstein November 23, 2018

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