Jack Wagner has been a staple on Hallmark’s “When Calls the Heart” for years, but many fans still remember him from his “General Hospital” days. During a recent podcast appearance, Wagner revealed his soap opera experience nearly kept him from taking on a role on a hit show he had before WCTH: “Melrose Place.”
During the April 6 episode of the “Still the Place” podcast, Wagner admitted that he was initially resistant to auditioning for “Melrose Place.” He felt it was too similar to a daytime soap opera, and he felt he had been pigeonholed by his work on “General Hospital.”
Jack Wagner Didn’t Want to Do Another Soap Opera
His resistance faded when he learned a bit more. “Then they said, well, it’s a hot show, and you’d be working opposite Heather Locklear. And so I’m like, okay, all right,” Wagner shared.
He explained, “I was really pigeonholed from ‘General Hospital’ and having a number one record and never really being taken seriously as a musical artist, etc.”
Wagner continued, “I’m a thespian, okay? I’m from drama school and classic theater and Stella Adler [Studio of Acting].”
Despite his serious acting training, Wagner noted during the podcast that his first big break was “General Hospital.”
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