Don Hastings (Dr. Bob Hughes)

Don Hastings has been playing the role of Dr. Bob Hughes on As the World Turns since October 1960.

Don is a member of the Writers Guild, and wrote scripts for As the World Turns from 1971 to 1972 under the series' creator and head writer, Irna Phillips. He has also written for the CBS daytime drama, Guiding Light. In November 1993, he was honored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with the Silver Circle award, which recognizes people with a minimum of 25 years of achievement in the television industry.

Don got his unexpected start in show business at the age of six. While accompanying his older brother Bob to the children's radio program on which Bob sang, a producer heard that the younger Hastings could sing as well. An audition followed that landed him a part on the radio program, Coast to Coast on a Bus. The exposure Don received from that radio role led to a part in the national company of Life With Father in 1941. He toured for three seasons and has acted ever since.

Don's Broadway credits include his 1944 debut in I Remember Mama, On Whitman Avenue (1946), A Young Man's Fancy (1947), and Summer and Smoke (1948). During these years, he also worked in radio and television.

In 1949, Don turned to television full time, playing the Ranger on the children's program Captain Video until the program went off the air six years later. He subsequently worked in a number of television series including Studio One, which was originally a radio show on which Don had also played a part; Crunch and Des; and the daytime dramas A Date with Life and Modern Romances.

In April 1956, he joined the cast of his first daytime drama, The Edge of Night, where he remained for four and a half years. He has also worked on Guiding Light.

Don met his wife, actress Leslie Denniston, when she was also in As the World Turns. They live in New York State with their daughter, Katharine Scott Hastings (B. 9/23/82). He also has two daughters, Jennifer and Julie, and a son, Matthew, from a previous marriage.


	With Love To... The SOAPS! Hunt Block (Craig Montgomery) \| Larry Bryggman (Dr. John Dixon) \| Martha Byrne (Lily / Rose) - ADDED PICTURES \| Terri Conn (Katie Peretti Frasier) \| Trent Dawson (Henry Coleman) \| Scott DeFreitas (Andy Dixon) \| Ellen Dolan (Margo Hughes) \| Tom Eplin (Jake McKinnon) \| Eileen Fulton (Lisa Grimaldi) \| Hunter Garner (Billy Ross) \| Christopher Goutman (Executive Producer) \| Brett Groneman (Will Munson) \| Napiera Danielle Groves (Bonnie McKechine) \| Don Hastings (Dr. Bob Hughes) \| Kathryn Hays (Kim Hughes) \| Benjamin Hendrickson (Hal Munson) \| Jon Hensley (Holden Snyder) \| Kelley Menighan Hensly (Emily Stewart) - ADDED PICTURES \| Scott Holmes (Tom Hughes) \| Scott Holroyd (Paul Ryan) \| Elizabeth Hubbard (Lucinda Walsh) \| Lesli Kay (Molly Conlan) - ADDED PICTURES \| Craig Lowlor (Adam Munson) \| Paul Leyden (Simon Frasier) - ADDED PICTURES \| Marie Masters (Dr. Susan Stewart) \| Tony Musante (Joe D'Angelo) \| Kim Onasch (Jennifer Munson) \| Michael Park (Jack Snyder) \| Peter Parros (Dr. Ben Harris) \| Colleen Zenk Pinker (Barbara Montgomery) \| Todd Rotondi (Bryant Montgomery) \| Kristina Sisco (Abigail Williams) - ADDED PICTURES \| Christpher Tavani (Luke Snyder) \| Paul Taylor (Issac Jenkins) \| Chad Tucker (Curtis Tompson) \| Helen Wagner (Nancy Hughes McClosky) \| Maura West (Carly Tenney) - ADDED PICTURES \| Kathleen Widdoes (Emma Snyder) Don Hastings (Dr. Bob Hughes) Don Hastings has been playing the role of Dr. Bob Hughes on As the World Turns since October 1960. Don is a member of the Writers Guild, and wrote scripts for As the World Turns from 1971 to 1972 under the series' creator and head writer, Irna Phillips. He has also written for the CBS daytime drama, Guiding Light. In November 1993, he was honored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with the Silver Circle award, which recognizes people with a minimum of 25 years of achievement in the television industry. Don got his unexpected start in show business at the age of six. While accompanying his older brother Bob to the children's radio program on which Bob sang, a producer heard that the younger Hastings could sing as well. An audition followed that landed him a part on the radio program, Coast to Coast on a Bus. The exposure Don received from that radio role led to a part in the national company of Life With Father in 1941. He toured for three seasons and has acted ever since. Don's Broadway credits include his 1944 debut in I Remember Mama, On Whitman Avenue (1946), A Young Man's Fancy (1947), and Summer and Smoke (1948). During these years, he also worked in radio and television. In 1949, Don turned to television full time, playing the Ranger on the children's program Captain Video until the program went off the air six years later. He subsequently worked in a number of television series including Studio One, which was originally a radio show on which Don had also played a part; Crunch and Des; and the daytime dramas A Date with Life and Modern Romances. In April 1956, he joined the cast of his first daytime drama, The Edge of Night, where he remained for four and a half years. He has also worked on Guiding Light. Don met his wife, actress Leslie Denniston, when she was also in As the World Turns. They live in New York State with their daughter, Katharine Scott Hastings (B. 9/23/82). He also has two daughters, Jennifer and Julie, and a son, Matthew, from a previous marriage. Don's interests include travel and golf. He was born on April 1 in Brooklyn, New York.