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Daytime Emmy® Winning Actor Darin Brooks Joins the Cast of THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
May 16, 2013… Los Angeles, CA… Daytime Emmy® winning actor, Darin Brooks, has been cast in a contract role on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Executive Producer and Head Writer Bradley P. Bell announced today. Brooks will play “Wyatt Fuller”, a clever and mysterious young man who quickly catches the eye of “Hope Logan” (played by Kim Matula) and becomes embroiled in the lives of the Logans, Spencers and Forresters.
Brooks began taping on Wednesday, May 8th and his first episode is scheduled to air on Friday, June 21, 2013.
Best known for his portrayal as “Max Brady” on Days of Our Lives, for which he won a Daytime Emmy® as “Outstanding Younger Actor” in 2009, Brooks has also starred on Miss Behave, CSI: Miami, Castle and most recently as “Alex Moran” on Blue Mountain State. He has also starred in made-for-TV movies such as Bad Girls and The Seven Year Itch.
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL" RECEIVES 15 DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS
Actress Katherine Kelly Lang Receives First Nomination in Her 26 Years on B&B
CBS’s hit daytime drama THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL received 15 nominations for the 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards, it was announced today.
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL was nominated in the following categories:
Outstanding Drama Series: Bradley P. Bell, Executive Producer; Rhonda Friedman, Supervising Producer; Edward Scott, Supervising Producer; Ron Weaver, Senior Producer; Cynthia J. Popp, Casey Kasprzyk, Colleen Bell, Producers; Mark Pinciotti, Coordinating Producer. This marks the seventh nomination for B&B in this category, with three previous wins in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Outstanding Drama Series Writing: Bradley P. Bell, Head Writer; Michael Minnis, Co-Head Writer; Kay Alden, Co-Head Writer; Patrick Mulcahey, Tracey Ann Kelly, Rex M. Best, John F. Smith, AdamDusevoir, Shannon Bradley and Michele Val Jean, Writers. This marks the ninth nomination for Bradley P. Bell and the B&B writing team in this category with one previous win in 2010.
Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team: Michael Stich, Deveney Kelly, Cynthia J. Popp, David Shaughnessy and Jennifer Howard, Directors; Steven A. Wacker, Clyde Kaplan, Catherine Sedwick, and Jennifer Christiansen, Associate Directors; Laura Yale, Douglas Jon Hayden and Lisa Winthur-Huston, Stage Managers; Lori Staffier, Production Assistant. This marks the eighth nomination for B&Bin this category, with a win in 2011.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Heather Tom as “Katie Logan”. This marks Tom’s 15th nomination, with four previous wins: 1993, 1999 (Y&R) in the Outstanding Younger Actress category; in 2011 in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category; and in 2012 in the Outstanding Lead Actress category. She is the only actor in Daytime Emmy® history to win in all three acting categories.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Susan Flannery as “Stephanie Forrester.” This marks Flannery’s tenth nomination in this category with four previous wins in 1975 (DOOL), 2000, 2002 and 2003.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Katherine Kelly Lang as “Brooke Logan”. This is Lang’s first nomination in this category.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Scott Clifton as “Liam Cooper, aka William Spencer, III.” This marks Clifton’s first nomination in this category, and five previous nominations in the category of Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, with a win in 2011.
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series: Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as “Steffy Forrester”. This is Wood’s second nomination in this category.
Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Drama Series: Michele L. Arvizo, Key Hairstylist; Audrey Soto, Adriana Lucio and Romaine Markus-Myers, Hairstylists. This marks the 12th nomination for B&B in this category, with five previous wins in 1996, 1998, 2009, 2010 and 2012.
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series: Lothar Struff, Music Supervisor; Bradley P. Bell, Jack Allocco and David Kurtz, Composers. This marks the fifth nomination for B&B in this category with two previous wins in 2010 and 2011.
Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing for a Drama Series: Brian Bagwell, Jonathon Smilowitz, Zoe Edgerton and Sean-Michael Connor, Editors. This marks the 14th nomination for B&B in this category with four previous wins in 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2008.
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction: Patrick Cuniff and Phil Callan. This marks the tenth nomination for B&B in this category with two previous wins in 1994 and 2006.
Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control for a Drama Series: Jim Dray, Technical Director; Gordon Sweeney, Ted Morales and Tom Luth, Camera Operators; Scha Jani and Roberto Bosio, Video Control. This marks the ninth nomination for B&B in this category with four previous wins in 1988, 1989, 1996 and 2003.
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Series: Danielle King, Costume Designer. This marks the 16th nomination for B&B in this category with six previous wins in 1991, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series: Mike Cassidy and Mickey Cassidy, Stunt Coordinator. This is the second nomination for B&B in this category.
The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards will take place on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Vies for Eighth Consecutive Worldwide Ratings Prize at 2013 Monte Carlo TV Festival
April 25, 2013–THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL has received its eighth consecutive nomination for the Monte Carlo Television Festival’s International TV Audience Awards in the “Telenovela/ Soap Opera” category. Winning this award for the last seven years, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL remains the most watched series in the world, in its genre.
The 8th Annual TV Audience Awards category honors the programs that garnered the highest number of viewers worldwide in 2012 across five continents. The nominees were pre-selected among the 15 best-performing foreign fiction programs in 65 countries. The winners will be revealed at the 53nd Monte Carlo Television Festival Awards on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
Cast members Katherine Kelly Lang (“Brooke Logan”) and Don Diamont (“Bill Spencer, Jr.”) will attend the festival in the Principality of Monaco, as guests of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, from June 9-13, 2013. The two actors are set to attend the Opening Gala and Closing Award Ceremonies, as well as television appearances, a contest winner luncheon and press days.
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL is hosting contest winners from Belgium and France, who will travel to the festival as part of their grand prize package, including a winner’s luncheon on Monday, June 10th, with the actors.
CBS LAUNCHES DAYTIME’S FIRST SYNCED SECOND-SCREEN EXPERIENCE WITH “THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL” ON THE CBS CONNECT iPAD APP
Dig Deeper into Storylines, Learn More about Iconic Characters, Go Behind the Scenes and More
Fans of CBS’s THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL can now experience the show in an entirely new dimension with an interactive second-screen experience that syncs in real-time to the show’s broadcast and serves up interesting quizzes, polls, trivia and more.
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL experience – which launches today on the CBS Connect App – marks the first synced second-screen experience for any daytime television program on network TV. The app lets THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL fans dig deeper into the show’s main storylines, learn more about the Forrester, Logan and Spencer families, and discover more about the actors who portray the iconic characters.
While fans watch the show live on their local CBS station, on-demand or via their DVR, the CBS Connect app’s sync function pinpoints which episode is being watched and tailors the experience accordingly. For instance, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL experience will offer fans:
- Unique slideshows offering contextual historical moments, such as Brooke’s past lovers
- Interactive polls, such as: “Is Liam too immature to be in a relationship with Hope?”
- Tidbits like the name of the real-life designer whose gowns serve as props for Forrester Creations’ dresses (spoiler alert: Monique Lhuiller)
- Behind-the-scenes access to the show’s famous sets
- Makeup tips from the show’s stars (spoiler alert: Katherine Kelly Lang’s favorite go-to lip gloss is Mac’s Viva Glam 5)
- The ability to interact with other fans, the show’s stars and creative talent via Twitter
“The release of THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL synched second screen app is exciting news for CBS Daytime and our audience,” said Angelica McDaniel, Senior Vice President, CBS Daytime. “The app marks a first for any daytime television program on network TV and most importantly enhances our fans’ TV-viewing experience, offering them a deeper connection with the characters and content of each episode.”
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL’s synced second-screen experience joins the CBS Connect app’s existing roster of second-screen features for CBS Television shows including CRIMINAL MINDS, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, HAWAII FIVE-0 and NCIS: LOS ANGELES. The CBS Connect App is free and available for download from the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cbs-connect/id580706786?mt=8
Star Meet & Greet
Jacob Young, along with other soap opera stars will be meeting and greeting fans at the “Love in Bloom Luncheon with the Soap Stars” on May 18 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Leo’s Ristorante, located at 7042 East Market Street, Warren, Ohio 44484. VIP seats are $200, General Admission is $65, and Cocktail Party is $100. They will accept checks, money orders and Visa/Mastercard. Make checks payable to: 5 Star PBKJ, Inc. 700 Starkey Road, Unit 712, Largo, FL 33771. For reservations, call Patti: (727) 210-5143 or for more info visit www.soapthis.com. *Please note that this is not an official B&B event, we are simply reposting the information about the event.
Actress Karla Mosley and Actor Lawrence Saint-Victor Join the Cast of THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
December 12, 2012…Los Angeles, CA…Actress Karla Mosley joins THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL in the contract role of “Maya Avant” and actor Lawrence Saint-Victor joins THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL in the contract role of “Carter Walton“, Executive Producer and Head Writer Bradley P. Bell announced today. “Maya” arrives on January 17, 2013as a mysterious woman from “Dayzee Leigh Forrester’s” (played by Kristolyn Lloyd) past on Skid Row and “Carter” arrives on January 29, 2013 as “Marcus Walton Forrester’s” (played by Texas Battle) adoptive brother.
Although their characters are not related on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, Mosley and Saint-Victor previously portrayed characters that were married on Guiding Light.
Mosley’s other credits include roles in the films, Men in Black 3, Burn After Reading, and For Love of the Film. Her television credits include TLC-Discovery Kids’ Hi-5, Law & Order: CI, Gossip Girl and Nate the Great. Having earned her B.F.A. in Drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Mosley’s theater credits are extensive.
In addition to Guiding Light, Saint-Victor’s other credits include guest-starring roles on For Better or Worse, Ugly Betty, Law & Order: SVU, Wed Locked and The History Channel’sHonor Deferred. Saint-Victor graduated with a B.F.A. in Acting from Purchase College, State University of New York.
Project Cuddles
Katherine Kelly Lang will be supporting one of her favorite charities, Project Cuddles, and attending their annual fundraising dinner on Saturday, February 9. Actor John Stamos leads the event and B&B actress Tracy Lindsey Melchior will emcee Project Cuddle’s “Dinner by the Bay” at the Hilton Long Beach & Executive Center. The event begins at 6 p.m. and is themes “Flower Power, Flashback to the 70’s.” Tickets are available to the public at prices beginning at $75. For more information or to purchase tickets please email info@projectcuddle.org or call (714) 432-9681. A portion of the proceeds from Katherine’s kaftan line goes directly to Project Cuddles. For more information visist: http://www.katherinekellylangkaftans.com/index.php.
Original Episodes from 1987 Introduced the World to the Forrester Family and Their Fashion Dynasty
For the first time, the initial 25 episodes of the multi-Emmy® Award-winning THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL are now available for a limited time at http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_bold_and_the_beautiful/.
Viewers can go back in time and re-live the iconic episodes from the show’s debut in 1987 that introduced the world to the powerful Forrester family, including Eric, Stephanie, Ridge, Thorne and Kristen, and the fashion dynasty they rule, Forrester Creations, as well as the working-class Logan family, Brooke, Katie, Donna, Beth and Storm.
The first 25 episodes also feature the wedding of Ridge to Caroline Spencer in what was dubbed at the time as the “wedding of the year in the fashion world”; the revelation of Eric’s long history with the Logan family; teenage Katie as an ugly duckling and her resentment of her popular sister, Donna; the bitter rivalry of the Spencer family versus the Forrester family; Brooke’s first love and painful heartbreak; and much more.
“Big hair, shoulder pads and broad stripes aside, the first 25 episodes of THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL were great drama,” said Bradley P. Bell, Executive Producer and Head Writer of the show. “We’re happy to partner with CBS Interactive to show everyone how it all began.”
For more than two decades, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL has explored the entangled lives, passionate loves, high-stakes battles, loyalties, tragedies and the inspiring triumphs of the Forrester, Logan, and Spencer families. With romance, sensuality, complex characters and intricate and compelling storylines, B&B is, at its core, a gripping tale of high fashion glamour, honor and, most importantly, family.
In 2011, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL received its third consecutive Emmy® Award for "Outstanding Daytime Drama Series," and was named the Most Popular Daytime Soap Currently on TV by Guinness World Records®. In 2012, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL received its seventh consecutive Golden Nymph Award at the International TV Audience Awards in the "Telenovela/Soap Opera" category at the 52ndMonte Carlo Television Festival. B&B is the most watched daytime drama series in the world, seen daily by more than 35 million people in more than 100 countries.
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, which celebrated its 25thanniversary on March 23, 2012, is a Bell-Phillip Television production, broadcast weekdays (1:30-2:00 PM, ET; 12:30-1:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. Bradley P. Bell is the Executive Producer and Head Writer. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL is the first and only daytime drama to simulcast in Spanish utilizing SAP (Secondary Audio Program) technology.
The Bold and the Beautiful Celebrates 25 Years with Anniversary Photo Book
Popular Daytime Drama Gives Devoted Fans Rare and Revealing Behind-The-Scenes Access
Each weekday, over 35 million people in more than 100 countries tune in to find out the latest intrigue entangling the Forrester, Logan, and Spencer families in the high-stakes fashion world.
To celebrate 25 years on the air, the daytime drama published Becoming Bold & Beautiful: 25 Years of Making the World’s Most Popular Daytime Soap Opera (ISBN: 9781402272141; NOVEMBER 2012; $34.99 U.S.; Hardcover with Jacket; Television). It is available for sale wherever books are sold.
Travel back in time to the inception of the series in 1987 through the present day with more than 200 photographs featuring cast and crew on Stage 31 of CBS Television City in Los Angeles, and on location in Malibu, Cabo San Lucas, and Aspen.
- See how the series creators, the Bell family, mirror the fictional Forrester family
- View CGI images used to create Brooke and Thomas’s berry-induced hallucination on a South Pacific island
- See how holiday scenes are created at the Forrester’s sumptuous Beverly Hills home
- Follow the show as it revisits Los Angeles’s Skid Row to pick up a story line that highlights the issue of homelessness
- Celebrate actress Darlene Conley’s portrayal of Sally Spectra for nearly 20 years
In 2011, The Bold and the Beautiful received its third consecutive Emmy® award for “Outstanding Daytime Drama Series”. In June 2012, The Bold and the Beautiful was awarded its seventh International TV Audience Award in the “Telenovela/Soap Opera” category at the Monte Carlo Television Festival. Additionally, The Bold and the Beautiful was named the Most Popular Daytime Soap Currently on TV by Guinness World Records®. The Bold and the Beautiful is the most watched daytime drama series in the world, seen daily by more than 35 million people in over 100 countries.
The Bold and the Beautiful, which celebrated its 25th anniversary on March 23, 2012, is a Bell-Phillip Television production, broadcast weekdays (1:30-2:00 PM, ET; 12:30-1:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. Bradley P. Bell is the Executive Producer and Head Writer.
Becoming Bold & Beautiful Credits:
Foreword by Susan Flannery, John McCook, Ronn Moss, Katherine Kelly Lang
Introduction by Executive Producer and Head Writer, Bradley Bell
Photos by Elizabeth Annas, Monty Brinton, Ray Christian, Scott Downie, Jeffrey Fiterman, Griff Griffin, Cliff Lipson, Jon McKee, Danya Morrison, Geraldine Overton, John Paschal, Harold Smith, Sean Smith, Art Streiber and John Zak
Text and Photo Editing by David Gregg
Creative Direction by Adrian Avilés
Cover 25th Anniversary Cast Photo by Art Streiber
The Bold and the Beautiful Releases "Most Shocking Moments" on DVD
Fresh off the heels of announcing a new Roku app containing 75 of the show’s most memorable moments, Multi-Emmy® Award winning The Bold and the Beautiful has released a DVD set of 15 episodes containing the show’s “Most Shocking Moments” available for purchase on Amazon.com.
In The Bold and the Beautiful’S 25 successful years on CBS Television, this will be a first for the hit daytime drama to release episodes for purchase domestically. The DVD includes moments such as, “Ridge & Brooke’s Reunion in the Rainforest”, “Taylor’s Return from the Dead”, “Stephanie’s Faked Heart Attack”, “Darla’s Death”, and many more.
To purchase this collectible box set, please visit: http://www.amazon.com/Bold-Beautiful-Most-Shocking-Moments/dp/B007FFCA7Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1343089760&sr=1-1&keywords=bold+and+beautiful+dvd
For over two decades, The Bold and the Beautiful has explored the entangled lives, passionate loves, high-stakes battles, loyalties, tragedies, and the inspiring triumphs of the Forrester, Logan, and Spencer families. With romance, sensuality, complex characters and intricate and compelling storylines, B&B is, at its core, a gripping tale of high fashion glamour, honor, and most importantly, family.
In 2011, The Bold and the Beautiful received its third consecutive Emmy® award for “Outstanding Daytime Drama Series”, and was named the Most Popular Daytime Soap Currently on TV by Guinness World Records®. In 2012, The Bold and the Beautiful received its seventh consecutive Golden Nymph Award at the International TV Audience Awards in the “Telenovela/Soap Opera” category at the 52nd Monte Carlo Television Festival. B&B is the most watched daytime drama series in the world, seen daily by more than 35 million people in over 100 countries.
The Bold and the Beautiful, which celebrated its 25th anniversary on March 23, 2012, is a Bell-Phillip Television production, broadcast weekdays (1:30-2:00 PM, ET; 12:30-1:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. Bradley P. Bell is the Executive Producer and Head Writer. The Bold and the Beautiful is the first and only daytime drama to simulcast in Spanish utilizing SAP (Secondary Audio Program) technology.
The Bold and the Beautiful TV App Now Available
adRise's The Bold and the Beautiful TV app, which showcases 75 of the series’ most memorable episodes, is now available on Roku set-top boxes. Three collections of fan-favorite episodes are included in the app: “Most Shocking Moments”, “Catfights and Brawls”, and “Best of Ridge, Brooke and Taylor”.
Viewers can simply install the free TV app on their Connected TV devices, just like they would install an app on their iPhone or iPad. Once installed, they can watch each episode on their large screen TV for free with sponsored ads. adRise will deploy the app to all of the major Internet-connected TV devices such as TVs, Bluray players, set-top boxes, game consoles, and iPad and Android tablets later this year.
The Bold and the Beautiful hopes that having fan-favorite classic episodes of the series available as a TV app will rekindle interest among former viewers of the series and engage new viewers, ultimately driving additional audience to the current season on broadcast TV.
“Viewers have responded enthusiastically, saying they hope to see more," said adRise executive, Thomas Ahn Hicks. “Our initial data indicates there is a passionate viewing audience for The Bold and the Beautiful. Viewers typically watch all of the episodes once they have viewed a few of them.”
For over two decades, The Bold and the Beautiful has explored the entangled lives, passionate loves, high-stakes battles, loyalties, tragedies, and the inspiring triumphs of the Forrester, Logan and Spencer families. With romance, sensuality, complex characters, and intricate and compelling storylines, The Bold and the Beautiful is, at its core, a gripping tale of high fashion glamour, honor and most importantly, family.
On May 9, 2012, the series received 11 Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Award nominations. In 2011, The Bold and the Beautiful received its third consecutive Daytime Emmy® award for “Outstanding Daytime Drama Series” and is the current record-holder as the Most Popular Daytime Soap Currently on TV by The Guinness World Records®.
The Bold and the Beautiful, which celebrated its 25th anniversary on March 23, 2012, is a Bell-Phillip Television production, broadcast weekdays (1:30-2:00 PM, ET; 12:30-1:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. Bradley P. Bell is the Executive Producer and Head Writer. The Bold and the Beautiful is the first and only daytime drama to simulcast in Spanish in the United States utilizing SAP (Secondary Audio Program) technology.
adRise develops for free branded apps for all of the major Connected TV platforms and generates revenue from advertising and subscription revenue. adRise supports Connected TV platforms such as Samsung, Roku, Western Digital, Xbox, PS3, Google and Yahoo TV, and iPad and Android tablets. Our ad SDKs power the ad delivery, targeting and real-time analytics and are the standard that most of the advertising world uses to deliver interactive brand advertising to Connected TVs. Brand advertisers access viewers by leveraging robust interactivity, targeting, and analytics never before available for TV audiences. Premium content owners monetize their apps by utilizing our real-time bidding exchange that guarantees the highest payment for each ad spot.
Purchase The Young and Restless Life of William J. Bell
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2013 Texas Battle Calendar Released
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