More than three decades after his groundbreaking role, Ryan Phillippe opens up about the profound experience of portraying Billy Douglas, daytime television’s first gay teenager, on *One Life to Live*. The actor recalls the fears he faced at the time and the immediate outpouring of support from LGBTQ fans.

Jay North, best known for his role as the mischievous Dennis Mitchell on CBS’s “Dennis the Menace,” has died at 73. His portrayal of the towheaded troublemaker charmed audiences from 1959 to 1963, making him an iconic figure of 1950s television.