Another world was one of the most successful and longest-running soap operas of all time before its end in the late 90s.
The daytime soap ran from 1964 to 1999, spanning three decades and winning numerous Daytime Emmy Awards. Although the show went off the air just before the millennium, the series was thrust back into the spotlight in 2022 when fans mourned the loss of three of its biggest stars, who passed away within months of each other.
Series star Anne Heche, who played twins Vicky Hudson and Marley Love for much of the late 80s and early 90s, died on August 12, 2022, a week after suffering life-threatening injuries after crashing his car at a Los Angeles residence. The vehicle and the house caught fire. Although declared “legally dead by California law,” Heche’s rep said We Weekly at the time, she remained on life support for two days in order to harvest her organs.
Heche’s ex-husband, Coleman “Coley” Laffoonwho she shared son Homer Laffoon with, shared a heartfelt statement about the soap opera star’s death.
“Following Anne’s passing, I just wanted to say a few things,” the realtor said via Instagram. “One, I loved her and I miss her, and I always will. Two, Homer is fine. He’s grieving, of course, and it’s hard – it’s really hard, like anyone can l imagine. But he is surrounded by his family and he is strong and he will be fine.
Heche also shared her son Atlas with her ex-fiancé James Tupper, who shared an Instagram photo of his Men in Trees co-star after his death. “[L]Love you forever,” he captioned the image.
That same week, the Another world The family has been hit with another blow with the loss of Robyn Griggs. The actress, who died on August 13 at age 49 after battling cervical cancer, Maggie Cory on the show for two years in the mid-1990s.
Two months prior, the entertainment world was in shock when Ray Liotta – who played Joey Perrini on Another World for nearly 40 episodes in the late 70s and early 80s – died in his sleep at 67. while working on a film in the Dominican Republic. Republic. While the actor was best known for his portrayal of Henry Hill in Freedmen and Shoeless Joe Jackson, it was his turn Another world which became his first stable role in the industry.
In addition to those Another world alum we recently lost, find out where other big-name stars who got their start on the soap, including brad pitt, Morgan FREEMAN, Lindsay Lohan and more — are today:
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