New Book: Makeup & Misery: Adventures in the Soap Factory

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New Book: Makeup & Misery: Adventures in the Soap Factory
Topic Started: Nov 22 2009, 07:09 PM (399 Views)
ljacks13	Nov 22 2009, 07:09 PM Post #1
Posts: 236 Group: Members Member #317 Joined: August 31, 2007	http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/kelly_behind_the_scene_lust_HHc6N2Hedd4vx8EHGry06J Kelly's behind-the-scenes lust Last Updated: 4:08 AM, November 22, 2009 Posted: 1:00 AM, November 22, 2009 They say practice makes perfect. When Mark Consuelos tried out for a permanent role on the ABC soap "All My Children," his behind-closed-doors rehearsals with future wife Kelly Ripa paid off big. Consuelos, then a novice actor, had a temporary job playing the role of Mateo Santos on the soap back in 1995 when ABC brass decided they wanted to make his character permanent. But in the revolving-door world of TV soaps, Consuelos couldn't automatically keep the part he'd been playing for months: He had to audition, The Post's Bill Sanderson reports. It helped that Consuelos was a favorite of the "All My Children" crew, makeup artist Norman Bryn writes in his new book, "Makeup & Misery: Adventures in the Soap Factory." "Mark had been fairly low-key, quiet and humble as he learned the ropes and hoped he'd eventually be upgraded to full contract status," writes Bryn, who recalls Consuelos as "a nice, unpretentious guy." "A number of hunky guys were brought in to read with Kelly -- a passionate scene to test the romantic potential of each . . . I applied Mark's makeup, and that of some of the other men, also . . . I didn't go out of my way to make any of the competition particularly striking . . . I wanted to give him whatever advantage I could." It turned out Consuelos had a bigger edge than anyone knew. "Mark's real advantage was Kelly . . . She had no trouble calling up genuine lust to steam up the screen and blow the other contestants out of the bed sheets," said Bryn. "Many of the crew marveled at how 'realistic' the scene was, unaware Kelly and Mark had rehearsed outside the studio quite a few times already!" Consuelos got the job. They eloped in Las Vegas the following year. Both eventually quit the ABC soap as their careers advanced. But in January, Consuelos and Ripa will appear in two episodes of "All My Children" to mark the show's 40th anniversary. Edited by ljacks13, Nov 22 2009, 07:10 PM.



aveRex	Nov 22 2009, 07:47 PM Post #2
Posts: 50 Group: Members Member #4,877 Joined: June 27, 2009 Favorite Current Daytime Soap Opera The Bold & The Beautiful Favorite Soap Opera of All Time The Bold & The Beautiful Favorite Current Primetime Soap Opera none Favorite Primetime Soap Opera of All Time Dynasty Current Soap Rankings The Bold & The Beautiful; One Life to Live; The Young & The Restless, As the World Turns	Nice. I can't remember which AMC actor it was who said that when the bedroom/sex scenes are completed on set, that many of the male actors have to stay under the sheets for a few minutes to let their 'sticks' settle down. I always wonder about how many erections pop up during the taping of such scenes and how they deal with it. Looks like some of them take it all the way outside of the studio. What a great job! :laugh: :biggrin:



MakeupMan	Nov 24 2009, 04:31 PM Post #3
Posts: 1 Group: Members Member #5,863 Joined: November 24, 2009	ljacks13 Nov 22 2009, 07:09 PM http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/kelly_behind_the_scene_lust_HHc6N2Hedd4vx8EHGry06J Kelly's behind-the-scenes lust Last Updated: 4:08 AM, November 22, 2009 Posted: 1:00 AM, November 22, 2009 They say practice makes perfect. When Mark Consuelos tried out for a permanent role on the ABC soap "All My Children," his behind-closed-doors rehearsals with future wife Kelly Ripa paid off big. Consuelos, then a novice actor, had a temporary job playing the role of Mateo Santos on the soap back in 1995 when ABC brass decided they wanted to make his character permanent. But in the revolving-door world of TV soaps, Consuelos couldn't automatically keep the part he'd been playing for months: He had to audition, The Post's Bill Sanderson reports. It helped that Consuelos was a favorite of the "All My Children" crew, makeup artist Norman Bryn writes in his new book, "Makeup & Misery: Adventures in the Soap Factory." "Mark had been fairly low-key, quiet and humble as he learned the ropes and hoped he'd eventually be upgraded to full contract status," writes Bryn, who recalls Consuelos as "a nice, unpretentious guy." "A number of hunky guys were brought in to read with Kelly -- a passionate scene to test the romantic potential of each . . . I applied Mark's makeup, and that of some of the other men, also . . . I didn't go out of my way to make any of the competition particularly striking . . . I wanted to give him whatever advantage I could." It turned out Consuelos had a bigger edge than anyone knew. "Mark's real advantage was Kelly . . . She had no trouble calling up genuine lust to steam up the screen and blow the other contestants out of the bed sheets," said Bryn. "Many of the crew marveled at how 'realistic' the scene was, unaware Kelly and Mark had rehearsed outside the studio quite a few times already!" Consuelos got the job. They eloped in Las Vegas the following year. Both eventually quit the ABC soap as their careers advanced. But in January, Consuelos and Ripa will appear in two episodes of "All My Children" to mark the show's 40th anniversary. Hi! I'm the author of "Makeup & Misery: Adventures in the Soap Factory." I worked five years at "All My Children," and my book is chock-full of never before seen pix, makeup charts, and concept art from the makeup department drawn by me. Nothing like this has ever been published before (this is an unauthorized memoir) in the Soap world. To find out more, go to www.makeupandmisery.com. Enjoy the book! Norman aka MakeupMan



Halloween Family	Nov 24 2009, 05:58 PM Post #4
Posts: 1,247 Group: Elite Member Member #3,039 Joined: October 17, 2008 Favorite Current Daytime Soap Opera Days of our Lives Favorite Soap Opera of All Time Days of our Lives	Looks like an interesting book, will the book be available at bookstores like Barnes and Noble?



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