There is an immense amount of hard work and dedication from the part of the persons who try and make it to Hollywood. Many among us would assume that the celebrities like Britney spears or Jennifer Aniston came all of a sudden into stardom which is highly preposterous and irrelevant. These celebs worked hard to get a successful recognition. Whether we talk about Demi Moore from General Hospital or Leonardo Di Caprio from Santa Barbara, In fact, many Hollywood A-Listers has evolved from daily or weekly soaps aired on national television. Thus, their stardom must not be under appreciated as a result of years of hard work and struggle.
Now when we talk about the number of celebrities who were soap actors in their past, the list might be endless. But we can still include a majority of A-Listers which include a variety of actors which might come as a surprise to most of us. The list includes Leonardo Di Caprio in Santa Barbara Soap as young Mason Campbell, Kevin Bacon in Guiding Lines as a trouble making teen just for a year after making his major debut in Footloose in 1984. Demi Moore in General Hospital debuted as a small character named Jackie and her charisma charmed everyone and earned her a spot in St. Elmo’s fire film in 1985. Jennifer Aniston started as a regular on short lived series Molloy but gained mush stardom as Rachel Greene in Friends. Eva Longoria starred in The Young and the Restless and my favorite, Desperate Housewives. Julliane Moore, Brad Pitt, Meg Ryan, Susan Sarandon, Ryan Phillippe, Ricky Martin, etc too started their career like this. The list is endless and their stardom is a glittering memento of their work and pain.
The actors debuted on very small and short lived series gaining them fame and fetching other major roles in many operas. Talking about each one of the names listed above, have gained profound success all over the world and creating a fan base of millions of people throughout the world. Jennifer Aniston, Eva Longoria, etc are some of the most credible actors in Hollywood who have proved their mettle in the industry where the competition is behemoth. The actors are just as overwhelmed as their fans are. And talking about soap actors, transforming into celebrities, how one can forget Kardashian sisters. The sister duo especially Kim Kardashian is a perfect example of how a soap opera can help in transforming normal beings into hot shot celebrities. Paris Hilton and Hillary duff are other examples that have evolved from the ashes like a Phoenix to being a super icon of Fashion (Paris Hilton) and Singer (Hillary Duff). And how can one leave Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) from the discussion who have proved herself a good actor and singer.
Thus, the soap operas even as minuscule as they might appear to the common public, have the supreme power to metamorphose actors into celebrities making them a global icon.