Q. What has Wendy Moniz been doing since her Guiding Light departure? I did see her on a commercial. Is she doing anything else? — Rita, Denver
A. Moniz has been very busy since she departed the role of Dinah in 1999. She was just offered a contract role on the CBS show Nash Bridges portraying Rachel McCabe. She also appeared in the TV movie Tuesdays With Morrie. Plus, she had a recurring role on the TV show Battery Park.
Q. Who is that hot band that recently appeared on All My Children? I really loved their sound. Please, who are these cuties? — Deidre, Mobile, Ala.
A. The group that appeared on the Sept. 28 episode of AMC was the new British act BBMak. Mark, Christian and Ste are the members of the group.
According to the Hollywood Records Web site, BBMak categorizes themselves as a rock, pop and soul group. Before hitting the States, BBMak was big in England. Their latest single, Back Here, also hit No. 1 in Japan. They are currently in the United States, touring with Britney Spears. For concert info, check out
Q. Who is the actor portraying Nicole’s father on Days Of Our Lives? He looks familiar. — Wendy, Gary, Ind.
A. Nicole’s father, Paul, probably looks familiar because he has appeared in many movies and TV shows. David Carrera is portraying the recurring character. Before joining the cast of DOOL, Carrera had an impressive resume. He appeared in the films Strange Days, Beastmaster 2 and Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey. He also made guest appearances on the TV shows ER and Married … With Children.
Soap notes
General Hospital’s head writer, Bob Guza, has checked out. Guza, winner of multiple daytime writing awards, was the genius behind GH’s high ratings.
Guza has had to handle a show on which myriad actors have insisted on marathon vacations — including Tony Geary (Luke), Genie Francis (Laura) and Kristian Wagner (Felicia). Some of his top creations have opted to leave GH, and Guza has had to bring in new characters to continue the show’s top ratings.
The recipient of lavish praise from his actors, Guza has not yet decided on his next gig. Maurice Benard (Sonny) and Steven Burton (Jason) both trusted Guza to give them great storys and words. The set has been gloomy since the word that Guza is going — and it got gloomier still when word spread that Meg Bennett of his writing staff is also leaving.
J. Eddie Peck (Jake, AMC) is a firm believer in three’s company. “It seems every character I have played on daytime has been in a love triangle,” he says. His last daytime stay as Cole on The Young and the Restless had him torn between a mother (Nikki) and a daughter (Victoria, who also may have been his half-sister).
“That was a great story line,” he says. “I am looking for things to be as hot on AMC.”
When Michael Lowry decided to exit AMC, a wide net was cast for the character of Jake. Peck , who is a California boy — he shares a ranch home with wife, Sharon, and two sons — was AMC’s final answer.
From the day Peck came on the AMC set, he was surrounded by action. He was getting shot at while trying to aid Chechen war victims. “I like that my character is in the thick of things,” says Peck. “In the first week, I was shot and had to deal with accepting help from Ryan — a man who is in love with Gillian, the woman I love.”
Peck says he thinks a big challenge will be trying to win Gillian from Ryan: “I am very aware that Cameron Mathison [Ryan] is the show’s heartthrob.”
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