The show focused on five married couples living in the fictional town of Knots Landing. The buzz he stirred as Fenwick led to one of Bacon's biggest roles to date, as the foot-frenzied Ren McCormack in the 1985 hit film "Footloose."īaldwin got his big break on the nighttime soap opera "Knots Landing," as the lunatic preacher Joshua Rush from 1984-1985. in the 1982 film "Diner," where he co-starred alongside Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Tim Daly and Ellen Barkin.
His first big screen break came as Timothy Fenwick Jr. Bacon also starred as Tom Adamson on the soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" in 1979. These famous faces appeared on soap operas long before they became household names.īefore he got footloose, actor Kevin Bacon played the teenage alcoholic Tim "T.J." Werner on "Guiding Light" from 1980 to 1981. Though the ratings of daytime dramas like "Guiding Light" have been in steady decline, many celebrities today can thank soap operas for their career boosts. "It really is heartbreaking to see something like this go away."
Unlike prime time shows that came and went, it was a constant in people's lives. "For many of us, it was the first show we ever watched," said Lynn Leahey, editorial director of Soap Opera Digest. The show addressed hard-hitting social issues including spousal rape, racism, teen pregnancy and alcoholism over the years. The saga of four families' lives in the fictional town of Springfield will still be remembered by the show's loyal fans. "Guiding Light" debuted on NBC radio in 1937 and moved to television in 1952, making it the longest running soap opera in radio and television history. 18, 2009 - After 72 years on the air, the soap opera " Guiding Light" is finally saying farewell.
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