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Bad Break:
Thorsten Kaye (ex-Zach, AMC et al) broke his arm ("Again," he
groans) and is sporting a cast. The injury will be written into his
storyline on SMASH, where he plays Angelica Huston's love interest.
Soaps In Depth, April 2, 2012 |
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Do you
recall your first day on set?
I wasn't nervous or apprehensive. I had a fun day that day... I
[worked] with [Susan] Lucci [Erica].
Is there a funny
memory you can share?
[An
airplane scene had us all laughing.] The story was a little thin at
that point, and it took just one little thing to crack [us up].
Soaps In Depth, September 19, 2011 |
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"That's okay. I
wouldn't know where to
put it anyway."
Thorsten
Kaye ex-Zach, AMC; ex-Ian, PC; ex-Patrick, OLTL, conceding
the
Outstanding
Lead Actor race to Anothony Geary Luke, GH who did end up winning
that
year, 5/2/06
Soap Opera Digest, July 20,
2010
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...Meanwhile, Haskell's
husband, Thorsten Kaye
has
garnered his
second nomination for playing AMC's Zach.
"It sounds corny, but the prenomination is actually more important,
because [that comes from the] people you work with," says the modest
actor.
Soaps In Depth,
June 15, 2009
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Was Thorsten Kaye
surprised that Zach had
sex with
Liza Jamie Luner?
Kaye responds: "Yes. I never saw Zach as that sexual of a person, to be
honest. I
mean, he's no Lavery."
Soap Opera Digest,
May 5, 2009
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What's your best Super Bowl memory?
"I had tickets when the Broncos played their first Super Bowl against
Green Bay in 1998. This guy [at a bar] said, 'I'll give you $7,000 for
your ticket.' I said, 'How about $7,000 and my bar tab?' He left and I
thought that was it. But he came back with cash! So I sold him my
ticket
because I didn't care about either of those teams. And the Broncos won,
so it was a great deal for him."
Soap Opera Digest,
February 3, 2009
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A group of fans
belonging to the Zen Zone,
a Web site
championing AMC'S Zach and Kendall, gave Thorsten Kaye Zach a framed
Detroit Red Wings jersey, autographed by all the members of his
favorite
team. Whose idea was it to incorporate the gift into the show
as
an item Kendall purchased for her beloved before falling into a coma?
It was Kaye himself, he reports. "I appreciated it so much, how cool it
was they got together, had it framed," he says. "The 2008 Stanley Cup
champions!
I wanted it to be on the show and I thought, 'The best way to do this
is
to have Kendall send it to Zach." So I told the writers, 'How would it
be if Kendall sent this to him because she knows exactly what makes him
happy?" And they wrote it in."
Soap
Opera Digest,
January 27, 2009
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To actors who have played many roles: Which
character are
you most
like?
"All of my characters [OLTL's Patrick, inset] are the same. The only
thing that changes is that they get older."
Soap Opera Digest,
August
26, 2008
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Win, Lose or Draw
"The worst part of my day was the game show, when I had to draw a pine
cone," mock-groaned Thorsten Kaye Zach, AMC. We take it he lost then?
"No, I won!" And the best part of his day? "When someone told me that
people
were cheering the loudest for me at the motorcade. Oh, wait, that was
you!"
But Digest wasn't lying.
Soap Opera Digest,
December 4, 2007
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We can't believe they said that!
"I wonder if all these girls looking alike Greenlee, Annie,
nuGreenlee
has something to do with the way Ryan's mother looked. I think there's
some weird, dark secret there." -- AMC's Thorsten Kaye Zach
Soap Opera Weekly,
June 26, 2007
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What was your favorite
role on a Soap
besides your
current one?
"The PORT CHARLES one, and not just because of my character. All my
characters, as you know, are pretty much the same, just with different
haircuts. I just liked the cast and the whole feeling of it, it was a
cool,
little company to be a part of. But really, Zach is my favorite role
because
I'm getting paid the most for it."
Soap Opera Digest,
June 26, 2007
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Thorsten Kaye Zach is thrilled that his
character's new
alliance
with Adam against JR has him sharing scenes with David Canary
Adam/Stuart
for the first time.
"I've been here three years and never
gotten to
work with David," he marvels. "You know, you see each other in the
hallways
and stuff and go, 'Yeah, he's a good-looking guy, good actor, stays in
shape,' whatever -- but you work with him and you realize why he's been
at the top of his game for so long. There's just something really cool
going on with this guy. Very cool guy -- good guy, good actor."
Soap
Opera Digest, June 19, 2007
|
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Stacy Haiduk Hannah
Nichols, who joined
AMC in March
in the non- contract role of
Zach's Thorsten
Kaye
childhood sweetheart, puts in her last appearance on May 24 when Hannah
leaves town after a shocking final encounter with Zach.
"I
hope
she comes back," offers Kaye. "I like strength in a woman -- and thinks
it's nice for [Zach] to have someone other than Kendall [Alicia
Minshew]
with emotional interest in him.
Soap Opera Digest,
May 29, 2007
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Zendall fans might not be
too thrilled with
All My
Children’s Hannah, but Thorsten Kaye Zach likes his new co-star,
Stacy
Haiduk, and advises them to hang in.
"She's what I think is missing from the show a little bit,” muses Kaye.
“There are many beautiful girls on the show, but not too many women.
For
guys like me, there needs to be some women there -- women with a past,
with weight. But that’s my personal opinion." Soap
Opera
Weekly, May 1, 2007
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What is digging up his
dad's grave like for
Zach?
Thorsten Kaye says: “A grave, it's six feet deep, you know. There are
layers of dirt and
the dirt in Las Vegas is very hard. And then there are the worms! So,
it
was tough for him to go through.”
Soap Opera Digest,
March 6, 2007
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When asked about the
biggest difference
between himself
and his character, AMC's Thorsten Kaye joked:
“Zach's much better looking than me.”
Soap Opera Digest,
December 12, 2006
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Reunion Special:
Thorsten
Kaye Zach
is a little
lonely without former co-star Ian Buchanan ex-Greg. "I miss him,"
Kaye
frowns. "He's such a great guy. I just liked working with him and I
still
don't know why they killed Madden. He wasn't that bad! I just
miss
him as a friend, as a person. He was such a good guy to talk to. I have
no one to talk sports with here; not one person." The actor is even
waiting
to get creative about ways he and Buchanan could meet again. "What do
you
think of this? Me and him playing brothers on BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL [where
Buchanan played James]." Would Kaye's character be introduced as a
virgin,
just as Buchanan's was? "Oh, no. I don't dance and I don't
play
virgins.
People won't buy it."
Soap Opera
Digest, November
21,
2006
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Thorsten Kaye Zach, All My
Children
confirms to Weekly
that he and Susan Haskell ex-Marty, One Life to Live re expecting
their
second child in March.
“We didn’t want to say anything until
we
got
the DNA results,” quips Kaye. ”I’m happy to report that the baby is
hers.”
The newborn will join McKenna, 4, “who insists on now being called Big
Sister,” laughs Haskell, who had to bow out of her long-awaited return
to OLTL because of the pregnancy. Congrats!
Soap Opera Weekly,
November 14, 2006
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What’s
the funniest
practical joke played
on your set
recently?
"Hmm. Practical jokes. I really can’t think of any. It’s not like it
was with [Robert S.] Woods [Bo] over at ONE LIFE [where Kaye played
Patrick];
there are no practical jokes around here." Digest voices its
suspicion,
having heard that he hid Ian Buchanan’s [ex-Greg, inset] bicycle in his
dressing room to make him think it had been stolen. "Yeah, but that’s
different: That was spite, not a practical joke. That was me trying to
hurt someone, not me trying to be funny. It wasn’t like, ‘Oh, I’ll give
it back to you later.' I was trying to steal it, I swear."
Soap Opera Digest, November 14, 2006 |
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Which
shows do you TiVo?
"DETROIT Weekly -- it's a hockey show [about the Detroit Red
Wings].
JOJO'S CIRCUS and ANGELINA BALLERINA [because] I have a
3-year-old.
I don't really watch much TV."
Soaps In Depth,
October 24, 2006 |
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Do you
remember your
first pet? What was it?
"Yes. My dog, Charley. He was a Springer Spaniel.. I was only 6 at
the time. He was around for a bit. He was 17 whe he died.. I had a lot
of pets, including a rabbit and a hedgehog."
Soaps In Depth,
September 26, 2006 |
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What's
your favorite animated movie and why ?
"One of my favorite movies of all time is Who Framed Roger
Rabbit?
I've always watched animated movies. I have original posters of Robin
Hood. They still had cells then. Now it's all on computer. I
love The
Little
Mermaid. I've seen Treasure Planet and
thought that was
pretty cool. I know them all."
Soaps In Depth,
August 15, 2006 |
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What
other celebrity do
people often
mistake you for?
"None. And they've never been mistaken for me!"
Soap Opera Weekly,
June 20, 2006 |
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It was
the diamond anniversary of ABC's Super
Soap
Weekend
so 35
stars gathered at Disney World to celebrate with fans November 12-13.
Thorsten
Kaye brought partner Susan Haskell ex-Marty, OLTL and their daughter
McKenna: "My daughter is
2-1/2 and things are clicking now," he smiled. "We
took her to the Princess Show and she's watching these guys dance and
she's
clapping. That was a nice moment for me.
Soap Opera Weekly,
December 8, 2005 |
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What does
Thorsten
remember about his
audition?
"The thing that I remember most about my audition for AMC was learning
that Cameron Mathison is two inches taller than Ryan and that Erica and
Susan [Lucci] are exactly the same height!"
Soaps In Depth,
November 22, 2005 |
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What does
Thorsten Kaye Zach think of Di
turning out to
be an
imposter?
The actor chuckles: "That's got to take the pressure
off Kelli Giddish Di because it
means she didn't have a child when she was 1 month old."
Soap Opera
Digest,
October 25, 2005 |
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Daytime
fans
traveled
from all over to meet
their favorite
stars at the ninth annual ABC Super Soap Weekend. Pop,
Star:
"I have a 28 year old son who's 7 feet tall!" laughed Thorsten Kaye
Zach, AMC of his on-screen son, Ethan James Scott. "I want people
to
look at me. He is a good-looking guy and, come on, that's not right! I
have to look up, he has nicer suits than I do, he's bigger than I am
and
I'm old."
Soap Opera
Digest,
December 7, 2004 |
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"Thrilled"
Emmy
Nominees Speak! Thorsten Kaye
was begged
to submit
a tape and shared the honor:
"An Emmy nod for any of us is an Emmy nod for all of us."
Soap Opera
Digest,
April 1, 2003 |
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Is Ian
worried about
what the hot spring
will do to
him since Elizabeth was apparently killed?
Thorsten Kaye with Lynn Herring as Lucy says: "No. It is the key
to curing vampirism, allegedly. So, he will go for a dip."
Soap Opera
Digest,
March 25, 2003 |
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Having
kept the secret for a full nine months,
PORT
CHARLES Thorsten
Kaye Ian was bursting with excitement about the imminent birth of his
and longtime girlfriend Susan Haskell's ex-Granya; ex-Marty, OLTL
first
child, who was due February 4:
"It's a big deal for me, but it's going to be fine," the
not-so-nervous-dad-to-be
told Soaps In Depth
just days before the delivery
date.
Soaps In Depth,
March 4, 2003 |
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If you
could
change one
thing that happened
on your
show this year, what would it be?
Thorsten Kaye says: "I
think Jay
Pickett [Frank] is one
of the
best people you'll ever meet. He
put his neck
out
for the Avatar story, which wasn't perfect.
For
me,
there were some problems with it. What
I'd
change
is the fact that if they ask you to do things and take one for the
company,
they need to reward you...and I haven't seen Jay. I
would like him to be on more.You
talk about a
team
player, and Jay's one of them."
Soap Opera Digest,
December 24, 2002 |
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Greetings
from Super Soap Weekend!
"The nice thing about daytime is that there will probably be someone
else helping him," said Thorsten Kaye Ian, PC about his alter ego
raising
Danny without Eve.
Soaps In Depth,
December 24, 2002 |
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Could Ian
and Lucy Lynn
Herring be
together romantically
even though she and Kevin are considered soulmates?
Thorsten Kaye says: "If we believe in soulmates and that a
soul
is a living thing, then we also have to believe that a soul can
change."
Soap Opera Digest,
December 10, 2002 |
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What's
the most
high-profiler role you can
remember
auditioning for?
"I was up for [Russell Crowe's] role of the gladiator in The
Gladiator.
But for those of you who didn't see that particular movie, I didn't get
the part. I'm sure they're really kicking themselves for not using me!"
Soaps In Depth,
November 26, 2002 |
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The best
and worst thing
about playing Ian,
according
to Thorsten Kaye:
"What I like best about Ian is that he is Irish and that he loves to
drink too much. That's also the worst thing about him."
Soaps In Depth,
November 26, 2002 |
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What made
Ian finally
believe that a
supernatural force
was behind Kevin's disappearance?
Thorsten Kaye with Lynn Herring as Lucy explains: "I think he always
knew. But after the vampires and angels, he wanted to believe it was
over."
Soap Opera Digest,
June 25, 2002 |
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Daytime
stars
from both
coasts met in North
Hollywood,
CA, to raise money for the "I Love New York Recovery Fund," which
benefits
families affected by the World Trade Center attacks.
Thorsten Kaye states: "This affects everybody the same way, and we
need to step up and do something."
Soap Opera Digest,
November 13, 2001 |
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Does Ian
miss his couneling
sessions with
his
deceased
sister, Granya?
According to Thorsten Kaye: "Very much so, but Ian doesn't have much
time for chess these days."
Soap Opera Digest,
June 12, 2001 |
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What's
Ian's idea of
true romance?
According to Thorsten Kaye with Julie Pinson, Eve: "Spending quality
time with the person you love -- that's romance."
Soap Opera Digest,
June 26, 2001 |
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If you
could go back into the past and do one
thing over,
what would
it be?
"I wouldn't want to do that. Things happen to you for a reason, and
that's what shapes who you are. If you go back and make those things
good,
you don't want to lose that experience."
Soaps In Depth,
June 12-26, 2001 |
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Unreality
TV.. Don't ask
Thorsten Kaye
Ian about
SURVIVOR because the actor's not a fan.
"Reality TV, by definition, can't be that. It has lighting and there's
a crew. A slice of life [is] when you watch the news and you see a man
shooting people from a tower. That's reality TV. To me, SURVIVOR is
like
watching somebody who bought a hammer, nails and some wood and tries to
build a cabin. I like to see skillful players who make me forget that
they're
working."
Soap Opera Digest,
May 1, 2001 |
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Big
Bash
"Nobody throws a party like Disney," remarked Thorsten Kaye Ian, PC,
with live-in love Susan Haskell ex-Marty, ONE LIFE TO LIVE.
Soap Opera Digest,
March 6, 2001 |
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Thorsten
Kaye
comparing
his past life as
ONE LIFE TO
LIVE's Patrick to his current role on PC:
"On ONE LIFE TO LIVE, I don't know if the studio was smaller or the
egos were bigger; maybe it was a combination of things. But
at
PC
coming to work is fun. The scripts aren't great every day;
they're
not supposed to be, they can't be. There's no way. And our
performances
can't be great every day. But as a whole, I like coming in
knowing
nobody's ego is bigger than mine."
Soap Opera Digest,
December 5, 2000 |
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Just
where is Ian's brother Patrick?
According to Thorsten Kaye: "I don't know. He's off happily
married,
I think, with a kid. That's all I know."
Soap Opera Digest,
September 5, 2000 |
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Does Ian
feel like he
fits in at the
hospital?
Thorsten Kaye says: "The first day in a new school is always difficult.
You've got to find the right things to say without ticking anybody off,
and that's exactly what didn't happen."
Soap Opera Digest,
June 27, 2000 |
Mad
Libs ...Truthfully, the
only downside to
adlibbing comes
when something airs that alters a story.
"The name 'Margaret' was a
combination
of me and the writers," explains ONE LIFE TO LIVE'S Thorsten Kaye
Patrick
of his character's pet name for Marty. "The only problem is that now we
have Maggie the nun," he chuckles, "and Maggie is also short for
Margaret."
Soap
Opera Weekly, October 8, 1996 |
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Who's the
best at keeping a
secret on your
show?
Thorsten Kaye says: "I can't tell you."
Soap Opera Digest,
July 16, 1996 |
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What has
your character
done that you
wouldn't do?
Thorsten Kaye says: "I would never be with a married woman. If
somebody's
made that kind of commitment, it's over. And if I get hurt by a woman,
I'd probably move on to something else. I'd leave town."
Soap Opera Digest,
June 18, 1996 |
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We will
rock you: When Thorsten Kaye (Patrick) pops in a CD, he favors rock and
roll from the '70's and '80's.
"I
like Styx, Journey, Boston and Queen," he says. "There were a lot of
great groups in that era. The bands I like now - Blues Traveler and
Hootie and the Blowfish - sound like they're from the seventies, with
string guitars. " Kaye laughingly adds, "I don't spend money on
clothes. I spend it on music., my motorcycle and friends. I bought one
pair of jeans in the last five years."
Soap Opera Digest |
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What
attracts fans to Patrick?
Thorsten
Kaye says: "He's not too pretty, he's not rich and he's got
human
problems. He's trying to get back to what things were maybe
15
or 20 years ago in the old country. Language. Long sentences and
expressing his passion. Not holding back." |
