Network`s Second Original Series, to Begin Production and Premiere in June
LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Apr 2, 2002--SoapNet has tapped Lisa Rinna and Ty Treadway to host its second original series, ''SoapTalk'' (working title), a daily one-hour series premiering on the network Monday, June 10th. The brand new soap- and lifestyle-themed talk show, which begins production in June, will tape in Los Angeles.
Hosted by daytime stars Lisa Rinna and ''One Life To Live`s'' Ty Treadway, SoapTalk will feature the latest and greatest from the world of daytime television with guests ranging from soap experts and costume designers to the biggest stars from the most popular soaps. SoapNet`s first original show, SoapCenter which launched in January 2000, will begin to run in a strip format, five days a week in July.
''A successful talk show starts with a fabulous host. When the idea for the talk show came up, we remembered how smart, funny and personable Lisa was when she co-hosted with Regis,'' said Deborah Blackwell, General Manager of SoapNet. ''Ty, with his quick wit and sense of humor, is her perfect complement. They have great chemistry together.''
Rinna took the daytime world by storm in 1992 when she joined the cast of ''Days Of Our Lives'' as the beautiful yet deplorable Billie Reed. After stirring things up for three years on ''Days,'' she had a 2-season stint on the primetime drama ''Melrose Place.'' She has appeared in the highly rated Lifetime Original Movies, ''Another Woman`s Husband'' and ''Sex, Lies & Obsession,'' where she starred opposite her husband, Harry Hamlin. She has also starred in the made-for-television movies ''Lies Before Kisses;'' ''Vanished;'' ''Close to Danger;'' ''Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.;'' and ''Oh, Baby,'' as well as the HBO Movie ''Good Advice.'' Rinna has long been recognized for her keen fashion sense, having graced the pages of such magazines as Vogue, In Style, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, People and Us Weekly. Rinna has been married to actor Harry Hamlin since 1997, and the couple has two children.
Treadway joined the cast of ''One Life To Live'' in May 2000, playing the handsome, manipulative Dr. Colin MacIver. Colin was an opportunist whose evil ways cost him his life in the spring of 2001. Treadway returned to ''One Life To Live'' in August 2001 as Colin`s twin brother, Troy. Treadway competed and won the Mr. Natural Pennsylvania bodybuilding title while working for the New Jersey State Legislature. He subsequently began pursuing a modeling and acting career, appearing in GQ Magazine and working in theater and commercials in New York. On television, Treadway appeared on such series as ''Ally McBeal'' and ''Just Shoot Me'' before landing his role on ''One Life To Live.'' He has also been featured in several independent features.
SoapNet`s primetime schedule features same-day repeat airings of the top-rated ABC daytime soap operas ''Port Charles,'' ''All My Children,'' ''One Life To Live'' and ''General Hospital,'' along with an original soap magazine show ''SoapCenter.'' The line-up also includes some of primetime`s most popular serialized dramas, ''Knots Landing,'' ''The Colbys,'' ''Falcon Crest,'' ''Hotel'' and ''Sisters,'' as well as the former ABC Daytime series ''Ryan`s Hope.''
SoapNet, ABC Cable Networks Group`s 24-hour soap opera channel, combines the expertise of a leading cable programming group with the #1 source of daytime television.
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