From Soap Star to Superstar!
It's milestone time for two legendary soap operas: The Young and the Restless turns 30 this year, and General Hospital marks its 40th season. To celebrate, take a stroll down memory lane with celebs such as Meg Ryan and Susan Sarandon, who got their break on the daytime dramas.

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X-Men 2 star Halle Berry (right) was first runner-up in the 1986 Miss USA pageant. Saturday Night Live alumnus Will Ferrell (Old School) studied to be a sports journalist. Donald Sutherland (The Italian Job) has a limp, the result of childhood polio. Find out more about these celebrities and hundreds of others in our photo-filled PEOPLE Profiles.

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