Dressed For Success

~Soap Opera Weekly~

(Left) 2/11/92-Crystal's a sophisticated vision in beads and black velvet. Michael's handsome in a tux. But then who isn't?

(Right) At a gala benefit where they were honored for their aid to the homeless ~ 1992

Michael & Crystal aided the cause by donating all the tuna they could get their hands on -- but it wasn't easy. "The market didn't want to sell us all their tuna because they wouldn't have any left for their other customers," Sabatino explains. However, once the chaming actor told the clerk where the tuna was going, the market gladly relented.

~Soap Opera Digest-6/9/92~

Crystal can now officially be dubbed an "L.A. Woman" thanks to the gift she received on her birthday Aug. 4. Crystal, who happened to be working that day, was whisked off the NBC studio lot on her lunch hour by beau and cast mate Michael and two friends. "They took me to the garage where my car was parked and handed me my keys," says Crystal, who immediately opened the door to discover Michael and company had secretly installed a security alarm and a car phone. "I was totally taken by surprise," she says. And she was delighted with both her gifts. "The car phone makes me feel very L.A...like I've been baptized," she laughs. Meanwhile, back at the Days complex gifts continued to pour in for the actress from adoring fans across the country. "They sent me flowers and ballons," says Crystal. "My dressing room was very festive." ~Soap Opera Weekly-9/1/92~

~Soap Opera Digest-4/13/93~

~Soap Opera Weekly~ (Left) 6/8/93-They are a pair of lang lovers -- k.d. lang, that is. They recently heard lang sing at an Earth Day concert. (Right) 8/24/93-The look on Michael's face is probably similar to the one he had when Crystal pulled a prank on him recently.

RIGHT: Oh, what a happy dysfunctional DAYS OF OUR LIVES family this is! Left to right: Ivan G'Vera (Ivan), Erik von Detten (Nicky), Michael Sabatino (Lawrence) and Sabatino's real-life beau, Crystal Chappell (Carly). What's the best thing about working with a 10-year-old? Sabatino says, "For me, personally, it's finding out about all the great new cartoon shows on Saturday mornings, like THE COWBOYS OF MOO MESA." Is he hooked yet? And we want to know if Chappell watches cartoons with him. ~Soap Opera Digest - 8/3/93~

Michael brought his wife, Crystal to the Bell bash.

1996-Hooked up with Ziggy, a bulldog, and Beau, a bullmastiff similar to the one the duo recently lost in Los Angeles.