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Full detailed profile on Dr. Bob Hughes Played by Don Hastings on As the World Turns Daytime Soap Opera.
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Dr. Bob Hughes
Actor: Don Hastings Who played Dr. Bob Hughes over the yearsDon Hastings (1960 - present) Useful information on Dr. Bob Hughes* Currently lives with his wife. |
CURRENT & PAST OCCUPATION
Current: Doctor - Chief of Staff
DR. BOB HUGHES'S HISTORY
Bob Hughes was the youngest child of Chris and Nancy Hughes. He pursued a career in the medical field as a doctor. While he was still young, he married a very young Lisa Miller. When they returned home to tell his parents, Chris and Nancy objected to their marriage and tried to get it annulled, but the marriage couldn't be annulled because Lisa was pregnant with Bob's child. Chris and Nancy let Bob and Lisa stay together and move in with them. After trying to adjust to the new situation, the reward soon came when Lisa gave birth to a little boy they called Tom. After a while, Lisa wasn't quite satisfied with her life. She wanted more, and she wanted it now. She left Bob, but life alone wasn't what she hoped it would be. She tried to get back together with Bob, but he wouldn't hear of it. In anger, she tried to turn Tom away from the Hughes family by feeding him lies. This put Tom in the middle of a feud. On one occasion, Lisa enrolled Tom into a military school in Los Angeles without telling Bob or anybody else. When Bob found out about it, he and Chris went to the military school and brought Tom back to live with them. Tom soon forgave Bob and reconciled with the Hughes family.
Bob fell in love with several women over the years, including Barbara Ryan's mother, Jennifer Ryan. Barbara accepted the change very well but her brother, Rick, didn't accept Bob and caused trouble between Jennifer and Bob. Jennifer found herself caught in the middle, and her marriage was suffering because of it. With trouble brewing between them, Bob found himself smitten by Jennifer's sister, Kim. Bob was at a convention in Florida where Kim was singing. They got together to talk, and later ended up sleeping together. Kim followed Bob back to Oakdale. She and Jennifer found out that they were pregnant at the same time with Bob's child. Jennifer didn't know that Bob was the father to Kim's baby until later, when Bob was delirious and confessed it to her. Kim married Dr. John Dixon to make it proper. At the hospital, Kim was told that she had a miscarriage. Jennifer gave birth to their daughter and named her Frannie. Rick decided to leave town. With Rick gone, it made it easier on Jennifer and Bob to try to work things out. But just as they started working to resolve their marriage, Jennifer was killed in a car wreck and left behind Bob and a very young Frannie. It was later discovered, after Kim married Bob, that Rick Ryan had stolen Kim's baby, who was alive, and sold it to a family in England where she was raised. Bob and Kim found her and brought her home. She stayed in Oakdale with them for quite a while before leaving on her own.
After losing Jennifer, Bob moved on with his life, dated and even got engaged to a couple of women, but no one compared to Kim. He dated a nurse named Lyla Montgomery. Later, Bob and Lyla got engaged, but a lie kept them from ever marrying. This was a good thing, because Lyla was Margo's mom. (This would have been awkward in the future when Bob's son, Tom married Margo.) He then met and fell in love with Miranda Marlowe. Marlowe had a daughter named Bilan, which was about the same age as Frannie was by now. Miranda had to leave Bilan behind to keep her from being killed. With the help of Tom and Margo, they were able to locate Bilan, who came to live with Bob and Miranda. Frannie and Bilan hit it off, but later Miranda and Bob divorced.
Bob and Kim finally got together and later married. Even though Bob had an affair with Dr. Susan Stewart, Kim forgave him and allowed him to move back in. Together they were strong again. They have overcame many obstacles over the years and managed to stay together.
In 2007, Bob's son Chris returned to town and brought a researcher, Evan Walsh IV, with him. Bob objected to using Memorial as Evan's research base and blackballed him. He was attacked and fell into a coma. It turned out that Evan attacked Bob and made it look like he had collapsed from stress. Bob recovered and took back the position of Chief of Staff but the drama wasn't over. Soon, Chris was embroiled in a sexual harassment case with Alison Stewart and wouldn't listen to Bob's advice.
Chris won the case but took a leave of absence from the hospital until the tainted jewelry debacle. Bob welcomed him back and Chris was able to develop an antidote.
Bob has a good reputation as being one of the best doctors in Oakdale. He is referred to as 'Dr. Bob,' and continues his work as a doctor to better serve the people of Oakdale.
PAST MARRIAGES
Lisa Miller Hughes Eldridge Shea Colman McColl Mitchell Grimaldi (divorced)
Sandy Wilson (divorced)
Jennifer Ryan (divorced)
Miranda Marlowe (divorced)
FLINGS & RELATIONSHIPS
Sara Fuller (dated)
Sylvia Hill (dated - engaged)
Joyce Colman (lover)
Kim Sullivan Reynolds Dixon Stewart Andropoulos Hughes (affair)
Valerie Conway (lovers)
Karen Peters (dated)
Mary Ellison (dated)
Dana McFarland (dated - engaged)
Lyla Montgomery (dated - engaged)
Judge Sara Comstock (dated)
Dr Susan Stewart (affair)
RELATIVES
Chris Hughes (father - deceased)
Nancy Hughes McClosky (mother)
Susan Hughes (sister - deceased)
Penny Hughes Cunningham (sister)
Donald Hughes (brother)
Will 'Pa' Hughes (paternal grandfather - deceased)
'Ma' Hughes (paternal grandmother - deceased)
Edith Hughes Frey (aunt)
John Hughes (uncle)
Teddy 'Ryder' Hughes (nephew)
Christina Hughes (niece)
Amy Lin Cunningham (adopted niece)
Pearl (aunt)
Lien Hughes (granddaughter)
Adam Hughes (grandson)
Casey Hughes (grandson)
Daniel Hughes (grandson)
Billy Norbeck (great grandson - deceased)
Hope Dixon (step granddaughter)
Jeff Baker (brother in law - deceased)
Neil Baker (brother in law - deceased)
Anton Cunningham (Brother in law)
Janice Turner Hughes (sister in law - deceased)
Mary Ellison Hughes (sister in law)
Margo Hughes (daughter in law)
CHILDREN
Thomas Christopher Hughes (son with Lisa)
Miscarried child (with Lisa)
Frances Jennifer Hughes (daughter with Jennifer)
Sabrina Hughes (daughter with Kim)
Christopher Hughes (son with Kim)
Andy Dixon (stepson - Kim and John Dixon's son)
Barbara Ryan Stenbeck Munson Dixon Munson(stepdaughter)
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Friday, September 03 2010: How Dare You Sacrifice Yourself For Me.
Bob and John kick Kim out of Chris' hospital room as they try to keep him alive. Reid rushes in to help and Kim is left weeping with Luke. Henry and Barbara arrive. Luke tips Henry off that Katie isn't there. Once Chris has stabilized, the doctors tell him he's in very bad shape. Chris refuses the treatment that John suggests and won't be hooked up to a machine. He insists on being treated like just another patient and not being bumped ahead in line for a transplant.
In the hospital waiting room, Barbara sits with Kim. She tells her about being a newlywed and tries to think positively. Kim walks back into Chris' room and the doctors explain that he's refusing treatment. Katie and Henry arrive as Chris talks about how he doesn't want to be remembered struggling for his life. Kim tries to talk him around. "How dare you try to sacrifice yourself for me," Katie says. She tells him to listen to his doctors so they can have more time together. She accuses him of being a coward and tells him that no one who loves him wants to be spared this fight. Katie vows to sit at his bedside until he becomes healthy again and they can go dancing with Barb and Henry. He caves in and agrees to fight. Bob suddenly announces that a heart has become available in Bay City. Everyone is relieved.
In the hospital hall, Reid tells Luke that Chris' heart is ready. Luke thinks that's incredible. Bob asks Alison to scrub in to help with the surgery. Kim notices she's wearing Nancy's ring so she and Casey break the news of their engagement. Bob and Kim hug her. As they drift away, John walks by on the phone. His smile drops. He turns to the family and informs them that the heart has now been claimed for someone else. Chris says he'll go back on the list as planned. He requests to speak to Reid alone. The doctors spar and Reid tries to be encouraging. Chris asks him to take care of Katie.
Thursday, September 02 2010: I Need You To Help Me.
At the hospital, Chris' family is baffled about what's going on with him. He explains that he didn't want anyone to worry about him. Bob's annoyed but they promise to do what they can to help. John comes in and asks everyone to leave. Kim notices that Katie isn't even there. Chris requests to speak to Tom and Margo alone. He asks them to make sure that they just let things play out and not give him any special treatment or advantages. Margo and Tom want to call in favors for him but he refuses to allow that. His family refuses to be as noble about this as he is.
Kim and Bob sit in his office. She wonders how this could have happened. He's sure John will do all he can and advises her to go home and rest.
At Memorial, Reid goes to see John and they begin bickering about the case until Bob walks in. When John walks off, Bob corners Reid and tells him that he's tried to be a mentor to him, but he doesn't think he's appreciated it. He demands to know why he wasn't told about his son's condition earlier. Reid says he had no choice but to honor Chris' wishes. He says that if he's upset about how things were handled, he needs to take that up with his son.
Luke goes to see Chris at the hospital and tells him that Reid sent Katie home. Chris doesn't think she should be forced to watch him wither away. He's been selfish most of his life and is tired of acting that way. Bob comes in and asks to be alone with his son. Once he is, he questions him about his illness. Chris tells him that he had it before, beat it and returned to make him proud. Bob is proud, but he's ashamed of himself for thinking he was just lazy. Chris is determined to prove that he's as strong as his father.
In the hall, Kim accuses Reid of being happy that her son is dying so he can get the chief of staff job. Reid insists that's not the case. Bob comes over and asks her to stop. She cries and Bob stands up for Reid, explaining that the doctor was looking after their son. She apologizes but Reid says it isn't necessary. Bob asks her to stay strong for their son's sake. Kim and Bob worry about each other. Tom calls and says that they have a lead on a donor.
Back at the hospital, Kim and Bob stand by their son's bed. Reid looks in at them. Luke approaches him and the doctor admits that he gave Katie the wrong advice before and told her not to run away. Luke's impressed. "Sometimes I surprise myself," Reid says. Chris suddenly goes into cardiac arrest so all the doctors run in.
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