Kidman, Crowe, Law & More Started on Soaps

Nicole Kidman as Simone Jenkins on the Australian soap “A Country Practice (1984)” appearing on SOAPnet’'s “They Started on Soaps 4”, Thursday, April 7, 2005 at 11 p.m.

They Started on Soaps (They Did, They Did)

“Desperate Housewives” Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, and Marcia Cross and Aussies Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, and Guy Pearce started in the soaps. So did Jude Law.

On April 7, 2005, at 11 p.m., SOAPnet presents the fourth installment of its original one-hour special, “They Started on Soaps,” featuring actors who started in daytime and then made it big in primetime and movies.

Charles Pratt, Jr., creator of “Desperate Housewives,” talent managers and journalists, discuss such celebrities as Ellen Barkin, Bryan Cranston, Regis Philbin and Wayne Gretzky and how their stints on daytime television helped propel their careers.

SOAPnet, the new way to watch soaps, offers same-day episodes of popular daytime dramas, access to stars and storylines with original programs, including "Soap Talk,” the biography show “Soapography,” “1 Day With…” and the reality series “I Wanna Be A Soap Star.” The 24-hour channel SOAPnet also offers primetime classics including “Melrose Place,” “Beverly Hills 90210,” "Dynasty," "Dallas" and "Knots Landing," as well as former daytime series "Port Charles," "Ryan's Hope," and "Another World."