These stars of soap operas did quite well on the pop charts in the 80s. Check out these four huge hits as evidence of this phenomenon.

'80s Soap Opera Icon, 79, Unrecognizable 30 Years After Show Ended originally appeared on Parade. Soap opera icon Ted Shackelford was unrecognizable in recent photos 30 years after the Dallas spinoff ...

Beloved '80s Soap Opera Star, 66, Is Radiant in Cute Mini-Dress: 'You Never Seem to Age' originally appeared on Parade. Plenty of long-running soap operas are still thriving today, but it's hard for ...

Anyone who grew up in the 1970s-1980s will recognize Morgan Fairchild as a household name. From her time playing Jennifer Pace on the soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, to her role on the iconic '80s ...

John Stamos is producing a brand a new television series centered around the dramatic world of daytime soap operas in the '80s. The Fuller House actor has partnered with producers Craig Zadan and Neil ...

Characterized by melodrama and mawkishness, soap operas tend to appeal to wider audiences, influencing network executives to keep them on air for many years. With plots like Marlena marrying the ...

Overview of the upcoming BGSU conference “Soap Operas in Popular Culture.” The soap opera started in the 1930s on radio and remains a fixture today in various formats. How has the soap opera ...

Soap opera icon Ted Shackelford was unrecognizable in recent photos 30 years after the Dallas spinoff Knots Landing ended. On Friday, July 4, the actor, 79, was photographed while out and about in ...