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Daniel Coleridge

Me and famed drag queen Ginny Tonic at L.A. nightclub Dragstrip 66

About Me

Visit me at danielcoleridge.com

I'm basically a professional soap-opera fan. Currently, I am Senior Producer of Content at SOAPnet/ABC Daytime Digital Media. Visit SOAPnet.com .Lots of you got to know me when I wrote a weekly soap column for TV Guide magazine and blogged about soaps for TVGuide.com. I'm also proud to be a longtime contributor to Out magazine.

Have you read my book? It's called THE Q GUIDE TO SOAP OPERAS .

Just CLICK HERE to find it on Amazon.com.

My Interests

Spreading the Good News. "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" (Matthew 11:15)

Josh Groban - "You Are Loved"

Shekinah Glory Ministry - "Yes" Part 1

Shekinah Glory Ministry - "Yes" Part 2

Kelly Price - Gospel Medley

I'd like to meet:

Everybody who enjoyed reading my book THE Q GUIDE TO SOAP OPERAS .

Music:

I am into Josh Groban (in case that giant YouTube clip above didn't clue you in). I'm also really getting into Gospel. Of course, Tammy Wynette (the First Lady of Country Music), Tina Turner, Annie Lennox and Barbra Streisand are always among my favorite divas. I also have recently enjoyed Eddie Vedder's soundtrack CD from "Into the Wild."

Movies:

Into the Wild, Brokeback Mountain, Cold Mountain, Star Wars, Thelma and Louise, Steel Magnolias, The Outsiders, Terminator 2, Ruthless People, Big Business, Risky Business, The Exorcist, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, LOTR trilogy, Harry Potter films, Twins (DeVito 'n Schwarzenegger!)

Television:

I have been a frequent guest on SOAPnet's Soap Talk. I also have dished showbiz on E!, VH1, MSNBC, Extra, Fox Reality Channel, A&E Biography and TV Guide Channel. Oh, I also made cameo appearances on ABC's General Hospital, NBC's Passions and TNT's Wanted.

Books:

CURRENTLY READING: The Silver Swan by Benjamin Black. Popular books: THE Q GUIDE TO SOAP OPERAS (of course!), all the Harry Potter books, Tab Hunter Confidential, anything by David Sedaris or J. Randy Taraborrelli. Classics: The Bible. I also love anything by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and the Brontë sisters.

Heroes:

Praise God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

My Blog

Read Me on the NEW & Improved SOAPnet.com

Hi MySpacers! Nine months ago, I made the difficult decision to leave behind my TVGuide.com Soaps News blog and TV Guide magazine column. I really loved my job, but SOAPnet m...
Posted by Daniel Coleridge on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:05:00 PST

Happy Easter!

Spoiler alert! If you’re not a Christian, you may not be interested in reading further, as I’m about to "testify" up in here... LOL! With that said, I just want to wish you all a Happy Eas...
Posted by Daniel Coleridge on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:18:00 PST

MySpace Weirdness

Hey MySpacers, Just a quick note to say that I've changed my MySpace password because someone said they got a weird message from me promoting cell phone ringtones. Whatever. Rest assured that I would...
Posted by Daniel Coleridge on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:23:00 PST

Finding Faith Again

Hey everyone, So I recently got through a rough time emotionally and spiritually, with God's help. I am so grateful for that, and I find that faith is more important to me now than it has ever be...
Posted by Daniel Coleridge on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:13:00 PST

NEW QUIZ! Think You Know AMC’s Greenlee?

Hey kids, Sorry I haven't blogged here in awhile. I have something fun to share with the soap opera fans among you! The supercute Rebecca Budig is coming back to ALL MY CHILDREN a...
Posted by Daniel Coleridge on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:10:00 PST

FALL TV PREVIEW--Soaps & Primetime

Hey everybody! Check out our Fall TV Preview page on SOAPnet.com. http://soapnet.go.com/specials/fallpreview07/index.html See what's happening on all nine soap operas this fall! Plus: Watch the videos...
Posted by Daniel Coleridge on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:03:00 PST

WATCH My New SOAPnet Video Blog!

I just experienced something so special for the very first time.... And now.... I want to share it with YOU... Oh yeah! I just launched my own video blog on SOAPnet.com! We call it "Da...
Posted by Daniel Coleridge on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 01:06:00 PST

I’m sad about Owen Wilson

Just a quick note to express that I'm sad about Owen Wilson. I first heard about Wilson's hospitalization this weekend on Perez. http://perezhilton.com/?p=4544 "P-Nasty" calls it out as a suicide atte...
Posted by Daniel Coleridge on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:44:00 PST

My Vacation & My New Job

Hi there! Sorry it's been so long since I last blogged here. After I left TV Guide, I took a week off and then launched full throttle into my new job at SOAPnet / ABC Daytime. I've been ridiculously ...
Posted by Daniel Coleridge on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:01:00 PST

25 Things You Didn't Know About TV Soaps

Just a heads up for all my MySpace friends!Don't miss my talking-head commentary on the TV Guide Network show 25 Things You Didn't Know About TV Soaps. I pop up a lot in this episode!The program ran a...
Posted by Daniel Coleridge on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:51:00 PST