Max Holden (One Life to Live)
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One Life to Live character | |||||||||||||
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Duration | 1987–2003, 2007 | ||||||||||||
First appearance | January 6, 1987 | ||||||||||||
Last appearance | August 20, 2007 | ||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
Created by | Peggy O'Shea | ||||||||||||
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Max Holden is a fictional character from the American soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated by James DePaiva.
Casting
James DePaiva originated the role of Max Holden on the series episode first-run January 6, 1987, leaving the role in February 23, 1990. The character was then recast with Nicholas Walker in a plastic surgery storyline (see "Larry Wolek") on March 5 of that year. DePaiva returned to the series on October 25, 1991,[1][2] with no mention made of the character's return to his previous appearance, portraying Max through the character's departure on October 27, 2003.[3] He briefly returned from August 17 through August 20, 2007, for the on-screen funeral of lead character Asa Buchanan (Philip Carey).
Storylines
Max Holden arrives to Llanview in 1987 to seek a loan from fellow Texan and family friend
Max falls in love in 1991 with
When Al dies of liver failure in the fall of 2003, at the advice of Luna's spirit, Max leaves Llanview to be with his and Luna's twins, Frank and Leslie, in North Carolina. Max returns in August 2007 for the funeral of Asa and reveals that he, Frank, and Leslie are all living in Gabrielle's home country of Argentina. He invites Blair to join him there and kisses her, but Blair gently rebuffs him. Wishing his best to Blair, Max returns to Argentina.[4][5]
Reception
Charlie Mason from
References
- The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Five Things That Happened On October 25 In Soap History". Soap Opera Digest. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Five Things That Happened On October 27 In Soap History". Soap Opera Digest. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "One Life to Live recap (8/16/07)". ABC.com (Internet Archive). August 16, 2007. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
- ^ "One Life to Live recap (8/17/07)". ABC.com (Internet Archive). August 17, 2007. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
- ^ Mason, Charlie. "15 Soap Opera Recasts That Never Should've Happened [PHOTOS]". Soaps She Knows. Retrieved 20 July 2023.