James Franco to Joan Crawford: Stars who GO to Soaps

James Franco has not only decided to make a brief return to the small screen, 10 years after starring on "Freaks and Geeks," he's decided to do endure the grueling grind of a soap opera when he joins the cast of "General Hospital" in the recurring role of the mysterious "Franco."

While we are familiar with the stories of the Meg Ryans and Demi Moores who got their start on soaps before moving on to primetime and movie careers, sometimes it actually does work the other way around as well ...

-- Brill Bundy, Zap2it


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