Brad Pitt once auditioned for Alan Michael

[WalnutGirl]

I watched a ZOOM interview with Carl T Evans on a video named SoapsPast. He was the original teen AM. He mentioned befriending Brad during auditions.

[TonksIsHere]

I watched a ZOOM interview with Carl T Evans on a video named SoapsPast. He was the original teen AM. He mentioned befriending Brad during auditions.

I wonder if that was when he was cast on AW. Brad Pitt played "Boy Playing Basketball" one day & appeared with David Forsyth as John Hudson.

[kyzer sosay]

I met the Alan-Michael (Rick
Hearst) at the Atlantis in Nassau
30 years ago. He was very polite
as we both were checking in at
the same time.

[Michaela69]

Interesting but could not see him as AM. Rick H the best.

[GuidingLite]

This was about the time he played 'Randy' on Dallas - he was a very young actor just starting out around the time A-M was aged.

Alan already had the 'dirty blonde' son though, and the dark haired A-M was a nice contrast to that. I think if I had to rank the actors who played A-M (from the time he was aged) in order of preference....it would be:

1. Rick Hearst
2. Carl Evans
3. Michael Dempsey - had they not paired him with Marina he really could have been great in the part - the pairing with Ava was even worse....the writers really turned A-M into such an unlikable character at this point....
4. Michael Dietz - my least favorite, he was just too 'smug' in the role.

[Mefisto]

That's an interesting tidbit. Imagine if one of those other "AM" hit it big and Brad Pitt ended up being a lifetime soap actor.