Actors of "Santa Barbara" in the style of "then and now" (12 photos)

Almost 30 years have passed since the cult American soap opera Santa Barbara started on NBC. The number of episodes of this series became an absolute record and exceeded the 2000 episode mark! Let's look further at how the actors of this cult series, which was watched by millions of people around the world, have changed.

We often like to call some endless or very drawn-out things “Santa Barbara,” naturally, meaning not a city in the state of California. Yes, we saw enough of the now legendary American TV series in the late 90s. It sank into the hearts of many, because in those days, domestic “soap” was practically not supplied to the central channels - they simply did not film it. I only remember the first Russian sitcom “Strawberry”, which was shown in 96-97, while “Santa Barbara” and its solemn call signs (remember its unforgettable soundtrack?) came to, perhaps, every home from 1992 to 2002 th. Over 10 years, we were given 1823 episodes, but for some reason they were shown not at the beginning, but from the 217th to the 2040th.

By the way, in its native states this television masterpiece was extended for 9 years - it was shown from 1984 to 1993. And, naturally, American housewives and everyone else who cares about the fate of the heroes of the country’s main “soap” watched all 2137 episodes.
Yes, as before, this particular series is the longest of those shown in Russia. However, “Santa Barbara” ranks only 10th in the ranking of the most never-ending television stories. In the top ten, most of the series are unknown to a wide Russian audience; they were not broadcast for various reasons. We only managed to see “The Bold and the Beautiful”, and even then, not all the episodes.
Who's first? Can you imagine a soap that has been watched for 57 years in a row? Did you start listening (started with radio plays) 15 years earlier? The story of the life of a priest who lives in the suburbs of Chicago called “Guiding Light” was included in the Guinness Book of Records for its unsurpassed resilience.
But let’s return to the good old “Santa Barbara” and its main characters. The plot of the series revolves around 4 families from different walks of life. The rich and influential Capwells, their eternal but less successful rivals the Lockridges, the employee Perkins and the Spanish-speaking Andrade. There were also the Blakes, Castillos, DiNapolis, Donnellys, Walkers and hundreds of other heroes.
CC was played by 6 actors. The fifth one was blond, but somehow he couldn’t cope. He was replaced by a scorching brunette. To get the viewer away from his old face, CC fell into a coma and lay bandaged for the whole season. And as soon as we unbandaged it, we sucked another face. We, of course, noticed, but his children and wives did not. Well, since they recognized him, then what do we care? I had to admit it.

Eldest daughter of Eden Capwell. She was devoted to her father, ambitious and ambitious. Throughout the film I was in love with a simple policeman and also a Mexican, Cruz Castillo.
Cruz, a simple but very correct guy, repeatedly accomplished some unthinkable feats and loved Eden very much. They merried. But didn’t they get divorced later? Seems to be yes.
She was played by Marcy Walker. She is now 52 years old, but she looks older. Cruz was played by A Martinez. He is 65 years old.

Eden's younger sister was Callie. She was considered a beauty, everyone fell in love with her (in the end, Cruz too). Why did she most often get into accidents and lose her memory, although all family members were different in this way? Robin Wright, who plays her, married Sean Penn and still acts in big movies. Others were less fortunate. Wright is now 47 years old.

The eldest son competed with his father and had problems with alcohol. Of all CC's children, the Russian public liked him the most. I don’t know about the American one. We liked that he was constantly ironic, sad, and witty. It seemed that he was the only one of all who had a soul.

Lane Davis is 63 years old. In my opinion, he has changed little. Here they simply took some of his earliest photographs.
Here's another one. This actor came to Russia most often.

The youngest son Tad was a very nice guy. There is nothing more to say about him. Todd McKee is 50 years old. It doesn't look like he's thriving.

CC had several wives.
The second wife, Sophia, mother of Kelly, Eden and Ted, and stepmother of Mason, was played by Judith McConnell.
She is 69 years old in the photo. She was a real beauty. During the filming of the film, she gave birth to a daughter.

The third wife, the intriguing Jinnah, was played by Robin Mattson. She is 57 years old.

CC had an enemy named Lionel Lockridge. Once upon a time, Sophie cheated on CeCe with him. The role was played by Nicholas Coster. He is 79 years old. He recently married his Russian fan Elena Borodulina. The wife is from Moscow and is 43 years younger than her husband.

Many viewers liked lawyer Julia. In one of the seasons she married Mason. This marriage took place thanks to the requests of American viewers.
Nancy Lee Grahn is 55 years old in the photo. Looks better than in the movie.