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Guiding Light

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Guiding Light

About

Starting as a radio program in 1937, the show follows the town of Springfield, specifically, the Bauer family.

Trivia

It holds the Guinness World Record for longest-running drama on television, having run for 57 years. The show won the Outstanding Daytime Drama Series at the Day Emmys in 1980.

#2302 Show

Guiding Light Cast

Bethany Joy Lenz, 44

Michelle Santos

1

Murray Bartlett, 54

Cyrus Foley

2

Melina Kanakaredes, 58

Eleni Andros Cooper

3

Tom Pelphrey, 42

Jonathan Randall

4

Jeff Branson, 48

Shayne Lewis

5

Daniel Cosgrove, 54

Bill Lewis III

6

Jordan Clarke, 74

Billy Lewis III

7

Michael O'Leary, 67

Dr. Rick Baur

8

Lawrence Saint-Victor, 42

Remy Rivera

9

Gina Tognoni, 51

Dinah Marler

10

Lisa Brown (1954-2021)

11

Jessica Leccia, 49

Natalia Riveria

12

Bonnie Dennison, 36

Susan 'Daisy' Lemay

13

Jay Hammer, 80

Fletcher Reed

14

Kim Zimmer, 70

Reva Shayne

15

Crystal Chappell, 59

Olivia Spencer

16

Robert Bogue, 60

A.C. Mallet

17

Bradley Cole, 66

Jeffrey O'Neill

18

Krista Tesreau, 61

Mindy Lewis

19

Robert Newman, 66

Joshua Lewis

20

Elizabeth Keifer, 63

Blake Thorpe

21

Justin Deas, 77

Frank 'Buzz' Cooper Sr.

22

Frank Dicopoulos, 68

Frank Cooper Jr.

23

Mandy Bruno, 43

Marina Cooper

24

Guiding Light Trivia

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Grant Aleksander, 65

Phillip Spaulding

25

Peter Simon, 81

Dr. William 'Ed' Bauer

26

Ron Raines, 75

Alan Spaulding

27

Caitlin Van Zandt, 39

Ashlee Wolfe

28

Maureen Garrett, 76

Holly Norris

29

Popularity

Soap Opera Show #30

Show Premiered in 1952 #3

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