Fans know what they’re getting when they tune in to the channel’s feel-good, family-friendly entertainment.
And there’s comfort in familiarity.
But let’s be honest, predictable narratives only go so far.
Viewers want to see their favorite characters, people with whom they identify.
Hallmark takes it a step further, casting the same actors in multiple shows and movies.
But what’s the appeal for these former Hollywood celebs?
Tanner from the ABC sitcom “Full House” and its Netflix sequel, “Fuller House.”
Ratings aren’t why she makes holiday films, after all.
She explained, “I make them because I love them.”
And she knows viewers do too.
(Will the line “That is so fetch” ever get old?)
Now, she’s a Hallmark star, regularly appearing in holiday, rom-com, and mystery movies.
In November 2020, the Hallmark Channel premiered “The Christmas Doctor.”
We have so much content with people [of] different colors and different orientations.
I’m feeling good about that because I feel like that was long overdue."
In 2018, he added Hallmark leading man to his resume.
“[I] put God and family first,” he toldHollywoodLife.
Rachael Leigh Cook believes in Hallmark magic
Rachael Leigh Cook has had some career-definingonscreen moments.
she sort of disappeared.
But then she made a comeback abandoning edgier dramas in favor of rom-coms.
And dammit, that’s Hallmark and I love it."
Case in point: Taylor Townsend from “The O.C.”
“She was like, ‘I’m still valid.
And I’m awesome.
Props to female empowerment!
He later toldUs Weeklyin a 2020 interview, “I didn’t know if it was a death sentence.
I didn’t know anything.
I’m a pretty optimistic and sort of glass half full guy.
But it was tough in that moment.”
Interestingly, it was a Hallmark film, “The Christmas Club” (a story about what else?
Describing the movie toEntertainment Tonight, he said it’s “really paying attention and being mindful.”
He said, “It saved my life.
These Hallmark Christmas movies are more powerful than you know.”
But all that changed when her involvement in an college admissions scandal broke.
Though Loughlin’s prison time was relatively short, the career consequences were swift and brutal.
Hallmarkfiredher the same week the news broke.
Crown Media also halted all productions involving Loughlin and removed any work already completed.
Luckily for her, she’s been given a second chance.
One of the reasons McKellar said she went to GAC was because of her close working relationship with Abbott.
McKellar is proving she’s not just a math whiz, but a savvy businesswoman too.
Dean Cain has starred in many Hallmark flicks
What hasn’t Dean Cain done?
He’s been a TV host, a producer, a writer, an actor, a director.
Not too many people can say they’ve been Superman and a Hallmark hunk.
Speaking to hosts at “Fox & Friends,” he said, “Hallmark movies are about love.
They’re about bringing people together.
… [They’re] the farthest thing from fascism that exists out there.”
Aside from acting, she’s also worked on scripts and produced for the online grid.
A report from theCenter for the Study of Women in Television & Filmproves her right.
Let’s hope, with the help of enterprising women like Sweeney, that number will continue to grow.
But there’s more to Metcalfe than his rugged good looks.
Before making it big, he attended the prestigious NYU Tisch School of the Arts (per hiswebsite).
And it doesn’t look like he’s slowing down anytime soon.
“I’ve been on quite a journey, to say the least,” Metcalfe toldEntertainment Tonight.
“I’ve worked consistently for the last 20 years; not many people can say that.
But of course, I want more.
He later went onto star inother hit TV shows, such as “Oz” and “Riverdale.”
Perry played characters who were brooding and plaintive, witty and romantic.
But his most prominent role on the data pipe was the smash hit “Goodnight for Justice” series.
Fellow “90210” alum and friend Jason Priestleydirectedthe first film.
Luke Perry and his incredible charm and talent will be missed!
