Dancing’s Tony Dovolani & Susan Lucci Survive Tornado — on All My Children

October 5, 2008

In the ballroom, actress Susan Lucci is used to taking direction from her Dancing With the Stars partner, Tony Dovolani.

But on Thursday it was Lucci giving Dovolani a few tips when he guest starred with her in a scene on her ABC soap opera All My Children.

In the episode, which will air the week of October 27, Lucci’s character, Erica Kane is injured in a deadly tornado that hits Pine Valley. She is trapped in a tunnel, then rescued and taken to a local emergency room. Dovolani plays a fellow ER patient who suffered a broken leg in the tornado.

This is not the first acting experience for Dovolani, who recently launched Ballroomdancechannel.com. He played Slick Willy in the 2004 film Shall We Dance, with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez. – Monica Rizzo

Craig Sjodin/ABC

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Jonathan October 6th, 2008

Should be very interesting.

Anonymous October 6th, 2008

I can’t wait to see this tornado that is going to hit Pine Valley!!

dancingfool October 6th, 2008

I heart Tony! Can’t wait!

J October 6th, 2008

I can’t wait to see Tony in this. He is awesome!

kristie October 6th, 2008

another tornado? didn’t they just have one a couple years ago? I know they did, b/c they killed off a couple characters. Is pine valley in tornado alley? I always thought it was in New York????

Soapchick October 6th, 2008

Actually Pine Valley is in Pennsylvania

Caillou October 6th, 2008

Today I think Susan Lucci’s panther dance is Tony Dovolani on Dancing With The Stars.

Alan October 10th, 2008

Actually, Kristie, they had a natural gas explosion at the Mardi Gras Ball a couple years ago. The last tornado was in 1994.

karen o"neal October 20th, 2008

I waited 2 wks for the tornado to hit. It was done really good. Trying to figure out who would live. Where is Jack?