The Sexy Bad Boy

Rick Hearst is a one of a kind among male soap stars. He played the young, dashing Alan-Michael Spaulding on Guiding Light. He had over three successful pairings on the daytime drama first with Harley, then with Eleni and finally with Lucy -- all women of the Cooper family (with Eleni marrying into it). A brief stint on the Young and the Restless as Sharon's wicked tormenter brought chills to all the viewers before he began his tenure on General Hospital as Sonny's sometimes bad, sometimes good brother Rick Lansing.