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OLTL: Will Kevin and Joey Return To Llanview?

Wednesday, March 19 2008


Don Jeffcoat as Joey (ABC)
Given all the chaos going on over at Buchanan Enterprises since Asa’s death, the Buchanan clan has rallied together in an attempt to stop the sabotage against their namesake company! Although we have only heard mention of Kevin and Joey’s presence in all this through conference calls, some fans are wondering if One Life to Live will reprise their characters for the storyline.

When we contacted ABC to try to clear the air and dispel the recent rumors of a return, an ABC Rep. would only say…

“We do not comment on rumors.”

Although we can still hope that the two sons of Viki Davidson, adopted by Clint Buchanan, will rush home from London and help stake a claim on the family’s legacy, the question is who would play the roles should this return take place?

First let’s start with Joey… The obvious choices for a recast, or should we say a re-recast since these stars have all played the character in the past, would be either Nathan Fillion (who appeared from 1994 to 1997 and most recently in August of 2007), Don Jeffcoat (Joey from 1997 to January 2001) or Bruce Michael Hall (who took over for a time in 2003).


Dan Gauthier as Kevin (ABC)
Now on to Kevin who, by the way, has to be the most notorious recast character in soap history today! Played by eleven actors since 1976, and there may have been a few more during his baby years, the ones who stand out in our mind to come back would be Dan Gauthier (2003 - November 2006 and most recently appearing in August of 2007), Timothy Gibbs (1998 to March 2001) or Kevin Stapleton (1996 to 1998).

On the other hand, is there another recently released actor – or one who we haven’t seen in daytime for ages – who you think would be a great candidate for either character? If so, feel free to leave your comments here. Soaps.com would love to see who you think the next Joey or Kevin should be – if the show does decide to bring the characters back to the canvas!


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USER COMMENTS

Posted by mrfraser at Wednesday, March 19 2008 07:34 AM

Dan Gauthier should definitely be Kevin and I am not familiar enough with Joey..so which ever is your best selection..but this Kevin is the best one!

Posted by LoveEmilyQ87 at Wednesday, March 19 2008 10:37 AM

I heard that Brandon Beemer (shawn from Days) might cast as Joey.. I hope so. they need fresh faces and not ppl who jus want a free pass to the big screen.. well as for kevin i dont care about that character..Keep us posted

Posted by LucyM at Thursday, March 20 2008 06:23 AM

Look Joey has been changed so many times, I don't care who replaces him, however, Dan Gauthier should come back. I like him.

Posted by Sophia Rose at Sunday, March 23 2008 04:11 PM

In my humble opinion, bring back Dan as Kevin - he did a great job acting - the story lines weren't the best, but that has nothing to do with his acting ability.

I like Nathan as Joey - it looks like he may have been booted from Housewives, so bring him back.

I also heard that Brandon Beemer is coming back as Joey - he's a babe and nice on the eyes, but he's Shawn - having he and Gigi on the same show again would just be wierd.

Posted by ebscl15 at Wednesday, April 09 2008 07:19 PM

Timothy Gibbs should be Kevin along with Don Jeffcoat as Joey. While they are at it. Bring back Ty Treadway for a Troy comeback. The show has to get interesting again. Max coming back to the show would be the topping of the cake!

Posted by BillyDelyon at Sunday, April 13 2008 04:47 PM

I too think Dan should definitely be brought back if they reprise the Kevin role. I've watched for (egads this is going to show my age a bit) 27-28 years as far as I can recall. I think he owned the roll better than anyone else I've seen play Kevin in all those years.
As far as Joey, I'd love to see Brandon Beemer get the gig, yes he 'was' Shawn, but they kicked him to the curb. Gi Gi was Gi Gi right away for this fan, no Mimi visible besides the physical. I think Brandon would be a great Joey. My better half says he's very easy on the eye's, and I think his acting was top notch this past year on DOOL. I'm still blown away they said C'est la vie to Belle' and Shawn on DOOL.

Anyway, Dan = Kevin, Brandon = Joey..

Thats my call..

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