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Who needs drama school when you have the cast ofAll My Children?

According toMichael B. Jordan, getting his start on the long-running soap opera was all the education he needed as an up-and-coming young actor. Now anOscar nomineefor his performance inRyan Coogler'sSinners, Jordan reflected on hisAll My Childrenstint during a recent interview withSirius XM, where he was treated to some kind words for his former soap costar, Susan Lucci.

"He was always so wonderful to work with," Lucci told the outlet during her Feb. 5 visit. "He was prepared, he was on time, he was committed, he was sweet, he was respectful to everyone around him — cast, crew, producers, everybody, you name it. But not nauseously so, you know, not phony baloney. He was authentically who he was."

She added, "He was a genuinely terrific young man."

Jordan received the words with a smile, calling Lucci's praise "sweet" and noting, "I gotta get in touch with her."

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He went on to speak highly of his time on the show, sharing that — although it was not his first role in Hollywood — his teenage tenure onAll My Childrenwas a formative experience.

"That time I spent on that show did so much for me education-wise," he shared, sharing that he had the honor of "learning about the craft" alongside stars like Lucci, Darnell Williams, and Walt Willey.

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"We did 100-plus pages a day," he added. "We did an episode and a half a day, you know what I'm saying? It was a machine. And [for] a kid that never really went to acting classes and never went to acting school or anything like that, that was my education. I learned from them."

By the time he joined the soap, Jordan had already broken out onto the scene as Wallace onThe Wire. ButAll My Childrenmarked another significant stretch of his career, as he stuck with the show for three years across 59 episodes. His role, Reggie Porter Montgomery, was originally played by the lateChadwick Boseman— his futureBlack Panther costar— who was fired after just one week on set for criticizing Reggie's character arc forplaying into racial stereotypes.

Jordan himself has acknowledged that criticism of the character and in 2015, toldGQthat it ended up providing a road map of the kind of roles he wanted to pursue in the future. "No dad, no mom, a f---ing stereotypical black role in a soap opera," he said of Reggies. "And I saw the stereotype, so moving forward I was like, 'Nah, those are the roles I don't want to play.'"

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That said, Jordan has also noted that starring on a soap opened doors he never could've expected. "I never knew how many casting directors and executives in Hollywood would tell me, 'Oh man, my wife really loves you.' Or like, 'Oh, she watches you all the time on the stories,'" he toldPEOPLElast year, adding that several of those conversations ended with invitations for him to come in and read for new projects.

Jordan has come a long way since hisAll My Childrendays, boasting accolades including a Producers Guild Award and SAG win, in addition to a Golden Globe nod and two Emmy nominations.

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"Golden Girls" star, Estelle Getty's former home is now up for grabs.

The 4,552-square-foot home in Los Angeles is on the market for $7.65 million in partnership with brokers Paul Lester and Aileen Comora, of the Agency.

Originally built in 1948, the home features five bedrooms and five bathrooms, as well as a large chef's kitchen with a separate guest suite – with its own ensuite and walk-in closet.

In addition, the home boasts a lower level with its own private entrance, which can be used for various purposes, including an office, gym, additional guest suite, screening room or for something else. The lower level also includes a 1,500-bottle wine cellar.

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Outside, visitors can find an outdoor dining and lounge area, as well as a wrap-around porch and two-car garage.

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Getty started her career on Broadway in the 80s before becoming a household name playing Sophia Petrillo in thehit NBC sitcom, "The Golden Girls."

The show also starred Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Bea Arthur, who played Dorothy Spornac, the daughter of Getty's character. While stories often circulated about a feud between the four women, McClanahan dispelled those rumors in her memoir, "My First Five Husbands...And the Ones Who Got Away," "Our set was a happy one."

"Sad to say, there are times when rumors are based on fact," White wrote in her memoir. "Knowing how much time and togetherness is involved in making a television series is mind-boggling to think of doing it if you disliked each other! Bad enough in a dramatic situation...imagine doing comedy in those conditions?!"

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Each of the four actresses wonEmmy Awardsfor their work on the show, with the show winning 11 Emmys overall.

Getty and the other women had successful careers both before and after the show, with White going on to have a career in television spanning over seven decades, earning the nickname, "The First Lady of Television."

After "Golden Girls" came to an end, White starred in the short-lived spin-off series, "The Golden Palace," and later starred in films such as "The Proposal," "You Again" and "The Lorax," and had a starring role on the hit show, "Hot In Cleveland."

White died in December 2021, just a few weeks before her 100th birthday in January 2022.

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"She was magical. You know, there are people that when they walk into a room, they kind of glow," White's "Hot In Cleveland" co-star, Valerie Bertinelli, toldDrew Barrymorewhile appearing on "The Drew Barrymore Show" in January 2025.

"Betty had this aura about her of just pure grace and kindness and humor," she continued. "I was so lucky, I got to work with her for five years. It was the best job. It was amazing. I learned so much."

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Liza Minnelli performed alongside her mother, Judy Garland, at the London Palladium when she was 18.

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• Minnelli says Garland was supportive at first, but began "losing enthusiasm" as the night went on.

• "I heard her whispering to our producer, Harold Davison: 'Harold, get her off my f---ing stage!'" she remembers in a new memoir.

Liza Minnellisays that her mom wasn't thrilled to share the stage with her.

In her forthcoming memoirKids, Wait Till You Hear This!, theCabaretstar shares a troubling memory of her mother,Judy Garland, attempting to kick her off stage at age 18 when they sang together at the London Palladium in 1965.

Minnelli says that her mom was supportive of her initial performance, but gradually grew unhappier as she continued singing.

"After my first song [on opening night] I heard her shout, 'Yeah, baby! Go get 'em!'" Minnelli says in anexcerpt published in PEOPLE. "After the second song, another "Yeah!" but not quite as strong. By the third song, let's just say she was losing enthusiasm."

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Minnelli claims that after that third song, her mom tried to kick her out of the spotlight. "I heard her whispering to our producer, Harold Davison: 'Harold, get her off my f---ing stage!'" she remembers. "I just kept singing to wild applause as Mama fumed."

TheNew York, New Yorkactress believes that in that moment, her mom's star persona snuffed out her maternal instincts. "I had a stunning realization," she says. "I had begun the night as Mama's daughter. Now, I was onstage with Judy Garland."

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Minnelli went on tour with her mother at an early age, noting in her memoir that Garland offered her and her half-brother, Joey Luft, two options. "We could stay in school in Los Angeles. Or we could come on the road with her," she recalls. "We'd be in and out of different hotels, schools (I'd eventually attend 22 of them), and cities. 'When do we leave?' we answered in unison."

During that period, Minnelli says that she helped assist Garland, who struggled with addiction, in several unconventional ways. "At 13, I was my mother's caretaker — a nurse, doctor, pharmacologist, and psychiatrist rolled into one," she says. "I lost count of the times I called doctors to say she'd run out of pills. I'd say: 'I'm a kid! Please fill my mama's prescription!'"

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Minnelli's own addiction began after Garland's surprising death from an accidental overdose in 1969. "I cried for eight straight days," the actress remembers. "Stress and tension overwhelmed me. I was reeling, and a doctor prescribed Valium to help me relax just before the funeral. What began as a one-day blessing soon turned into a habit, then a full-blown case of addiction in the years ahead. It was a final gift, a genetic inheritance from Mama I could not escape."

Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!hits bookstores on March 10.

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