On this day in 2006, As the World Turns star Benjamin Hendrickson, passed away at his home in Huntington, NY. Hendrickson played the role of Hal Munson for over twenty years, winning a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2003. He battled depression for many years and took his own life at the age of 55.
In 2008 - Pop star Cyndi Lauper performed at a Gay Pride celebration event in Oakdale on As the World Turns. Lauper, a long-time gay rights activist, appeared on the show to show her support for Nuke (Noah and Luke), the first gay male supercouple on soaps portrayed by Jake Silbermann (Noah) and Van Hansis (Luke).
In 2013 - Jen Lilley made her debut on Days of our Lives in the newly created role of Theresa Donovan. Since leaving DAYS, Lilley has starred in over a dozen TV films produced by the Hallmark Channel as well as expanding her role behind the camera, serving as an executive producer on several Hallmark and TV holiday movies.