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Michael Nouri cast on All My Children

By April MacIntyre Apr 9, 2010, 6:35 GMT

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ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters” and “Damages” star Michael Nouri has been cast on ABC’s Emmy Award-winning daytime drama, “All My Children.”

Nouri is cast in the role of Caleb McGraw, it was announced today by Brian Frons, president, Daytime, Disney/ABC Television Group. 

Created by Agnes Nixon, “All My Children” premiered on the ABC Television Network on January 5, 1970, as a half-hour show; seven years later it expanded to an hour.

According to executive producer Julie Hanan Carruthers, “We look forward to working with Mr. Nouri as he uses his vast experience and talent to bring the unique and complex character of Caleb McGraw to life. It is with great pleasure that we welcome Michael Nouri to the ‘All My Children’ family.” 

In story, Erica Kane (Susan Lucci) finds herself in a rather precarious position as her airplane crashes on a mountain side, destroying a remote home owned by a recluse mountain man named Caleb McGraw (Michael Nouri). Clearly not happy that Erica’s plane destroyed his home, Caleb offers Erica minimal to no help, leaving her in her high heels in the forest to fend for herself. Nouri’s first airdate as Caleb will be on Monday, May 24. 

Nouri is in the hit drama “Damages,” opposite Glenn Close, and in the feature film “The Proposal,” starring Sandra Bullock.  

On stage Nouri starred on Broadway opposite Julie Andrews in “Victor/Victoria” and in “Forty Carats,” opposite Julie Harris. He recently starred in “Can Can,” with Patti LuPone for the Encores series at City Center, and in the Goodspeed Theatre production of “Camille Claudel,” opposite Linda Eder. He also toplined a seven-month national tour of “South Pacific.”

Nouri serves as ambassador to the Multiple Sclerosis Society and to the Seeds of Peace charity

“All My Children” celebrated its 40th anniversary on January 5th, 2010. The program has successfully maintained its popularity and continues to be one of daytime’s most compelling dramas. “All My Children” took home the 1998 Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, the third time the show received this top honor, having also garnered the award in 1994 and 1992. In 2004 the show also received its third consecutive Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Writing, its third Writers Guild Award and its fourth GLAAD Media Award in March 2007.