About this episode

Eric Martsolf discusses his journey to soap opera stardom and shares insights on fatherhood and his musical group.

Eric Martsolf joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The veteran Soap heartthrob tells us how he made his way to Soap stardom by way of Hershey Park, Dollywood, and touring musical theatre productions. Eric opens up about landing his leading role on Passions... and then moving to Days of Our Lives. The beloved actor also opens up about fatherhood and his singing groug of Soap stars. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on CBS's YouTube channel, on the free Audacy app, and wherever you get your podcasts.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rebecca Budig, Greg Rikaart

Guest: Eric Martsolf

Topics covered

• soap operas
• interviews
• entertainment
• fatherhood
• musical theatre

Keywords

• Eric Martsolf
• soap operas
• Passions
• Days of Our Lives
• fatherhood
• musical theatre

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS

Books & works: Passions, Days of Our Lives

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