Stephen Nichols Archive

The Breakfast Club CBS Soaps In Depth, February 14, 2011 These days, DAYS OF OUR LIVES’ Steve and Kayla may be separated by a continent (she’s in Salem, while he’s in Africa) – not to mention a network – but their portrayers, Stephen Nichols (now Tucker, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) and Mary Beth Evans [...]

Daytime’s Supreme Leading Man Stephen Nichols Canyon News Posted by Tommy Garrett on Aug 29, 2010 – 9:34:42 PM HOLLYWOOD—Stephen Nichols won over millions of female viewers during the 1980s on “Days of Our Lives” as the masculine half of the Patch and Kayla love story on that soap. In the ’90s, Nichols blew every [...]

Tucker Everlasting CBS Soaps In Depth, April 26, 2010 By Julie McElwain More than a few eyebrows rose last year when THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS suddenly announced that it had decided to recast Tucker, formerly played by William Russ.  Although many fans had taken a liking to Russ’ portrayal of the mysterious mogul, understanding [...]

Nichols Back Soap Opera Digest, March 16, 2010 By Devin Owens Stephen Nichols (ex-Steve, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; ex-Stefan, GENERAL HOSPITAL et al) took time from his hectic schedule as the front-burning Tucker on YOUNG AND RESTLESS to answer our questions via e-mail. Soap Opera Digest:  How’s Y&R so far? Stephen Nichols: This has been [...]

Stephen Nichols Joins Y&R Soap Opera Digest, January 12, 2010 In a shocking casting move, Y&R has let William Russ go from the show after playing billionaire Tucker McCall for only a month — and has recast  the role with beloved soap vet and multiple Digest Award-winner Stephen Nichols (ex-Steve, DAYS; ex-Stefan, GH; ex-Skyler, SB). [...]

Michael Logan Interviews Stephen Nichols About joining Y&R TV Guide, December 18, 2009 As previously reported here, actor William Russ has been bounced from the role of mega-bucks mogul Tucker McCall on The Young and the Restless and replaced by former Days of Our Lives star Stephen Nichols. We caught up with Nichols for an exclusive [...]

DAYS GONE BY Soap Opera Digest, April 21, 2009 By Stephanie Sloane February 17 marked the last day Steve and Kayla appeared in Salem.  Actors Stephen Nichols and Mary Beth Evans, who returned to the show in 2006, were notified of their characters’ departures by Executive Producer Ken Corday, who also told them that they [...]

PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK Shelley Hennig and Stephen Nichols (Stephanie and Steve, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) Soap Opera Digest, February 26, 2008 We admit we were dubious when the “Ford the rapist” storyline began airing, but the emotional repercussions of his violent rampage through Salem has been nothing short of astonishing.  In addition to some [...]

We Can Hurt Each Other  By Michael Fairman TV Soap Magazine, December 26, 2007 Mary Beth Evans and Stephen Nichols have been friends for over two decades and they say the key is sometimes brutal honesty. Aside from working together for so long, the two of you have become close friends away from Days of [...]

Happy Days, or the Dude in the Orange Shoes Aug 16, 2007 09:20 PM ET by Stephen Nichols Imagine that you awaken one morning and go about your usual routine, put the coffee on, get the paper, prepare things you will need for the day’s work. You get in the car and on the way [...]