Santa Barbara 40 years old
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolves around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California. Other prominent families featured on the soap were the rival Lockridge family, and the more modest Andrade and Perkins families. The serial was co-produced by NBC and Dobson Productions until February 1985, when New World Pictures joined NBC and Dobson as a production partner. The newly created partnership, New World Television, then served as the distributor for the show. Santa Barbara aired in over 40 countries around the world. The show's popularity continued to rise, and it even had fans in the White House. In 1985, when character Augusta Lockridge was blinded following a tunnel collapse, Ronald Reagan sent actress Louise Sorel a letter saying he and Nancy were praying for her and hoped she recovered. Santa Barbara has won 24 Daytime Emmy Awards and was nominated 30 times for the same award. The show also won 18 Soap Opera Digest Awards, and won various other awards. In 1993, NBC replaced Santa Barbara with game shows Scrabble and Scattergories. Shortly before the program was canceled by NBC, New World Television tried to shop Santa Barbara to other broadcast and cable networks, but failed to find one that would air the show.
Credits
Leonardo DiCaprio
Young Mason Capwell
Robin Wright
Kelly Capwell
Henry Darrow
Rafael Castillo
Judith Anderson
Minx Lockridge
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Leonardo DiCaprio He was 9 , now 50 years old | as Young Mason Capwell |
| Robin Wright She was 18 , now 58 years old | as Kelly Capwell |
| Henry Darrow He was 50 , now 91 years old | as Rafael Castillo |
| Martine Beswick She was 42 , now 83 years old | |
| Grace Zabriskie She was 43 , now 83 years old | |
| Judith Anderson She was 87 , 94 years old when she died | as Minx Lockridge |
| Virginia Mayo She was 63 , 84 years old when she died | |
| Nicolas Coster He was 50 , now 91 years old | as Lionel Lockridge |
| Ronnie Schell He was 52 , now 92 years old | |
| Nancy Lee Grahn She was 26 , now 66 years old | as Julia Wainwright Capwell |
| Jed Allan He was 47 , 82 years old when he died | |
| Jordan Charney He was 47 , now 87 years old | |
| Justin Deas He was 36 , now 76 years old | as Keith Timmons |
| Daniel Greene He was 24 , now 64 years old | |
| A Martinez He was 35 , now 76 years old | as Cruz Castillo |
| Nan Martin She was 57 , 82 years old when she died | |
| Ian Abercrombie He was 49 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Paul Burke He was 58 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Deborah Adair She was 32 , now 72 years old | |
| Robin Mattson She was 28 , now 68 years old | as Gina Capwell |
| William Phipps He was 62 , 96 years old when he died | |
| Paula Kelly She was 40 , 76 years old when she died | |
| Carmen Zapata She was 57 , 86 years old when she died | |
| Lane Davies He was 33 , now 74 years old | |
| Michael Swan He was 36 , now 76 years old | |
| Stephen Nichols He was 33 , now 73 years old | |
| Paula Trickey She was 18 , now 58 years old | |
| Marcy Walker She was 22 , now 63 years old | as Eden Capwell |
| Judith McConnell She was 40 , now 80 years old | |
| Alejandro Rey He was 54 , 57 years old when he died | |
| Martina Deignan | |
| Stephen Meadows He was 33 , now 74 years old | as Peter Flint |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Anne Howard Bailey Writing She was 60 , 82 years old when she died | Writer |
Santa Barbara (40 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1984-07-30
- Runtime: [60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 2138