one life to live

The long-running ABC soap ‘One Life to Live‘ will meet its death Friday, signing off after 44 years on the air. Like many daytime serials, ‘OLTL,’ which premiered in 1968, served as a launching pad for many stars. Here’s a look at just some of the A-listers who used the drama as a springboard to the big time.

Fans of 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live' can pop open a bottle of champagne. The two long-running soaps, each on the air for more than four decades and slated for cancellation later this year, will continue their exploits -- online.

It’s the end of an era. Well, almost. EW.com confirmed Thursday that ABC’s long-running soap opera, ‘All My Children,’ will officially go off the air on Friday, Sept. 23. Among the stars returning to bid adieu are Josh Duhamel and Carol Burnett.

It looks like vacuum maker Hoover is about to play dirty. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Hoover plans to pull its ads from ABC following the network's decision to cancel two of its soap operas -- 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live' -- last week. VP of marketing Brian Kirkendall claims they will stop advertising on the network effective Friday, and that they're "making every attempt