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''The Stafford Project'' is a web series that stars American soap opera actress Michelle Stafford, known for her award-winning portrayal of Phyllis Summers on ''The Young and the Restless''. It debuted on August 5, 2013 via YouTube and Stafford's website. ==Development and conception== The decision to debut a comedy web series coincided with Stafford's departure as Phyllis Summers on ''The Young and the Restless'', a role that became "crazy-popular" over the course of her fifteen years with the soap opera, as well as earning her two Daytime Emmy Awards out of ten nominations.〔〔 Of her decision to leave the soap, she told ''Soap Opera Digest'': "There were a lot of personal reasons that I just think are not important to share with the world. Only my good friends should know." In an interview with ''TV Guide''s Michael Logan, she said that wanting to pursue comedy was a primary reason behind her decision to exit the show.〔 The web series' launch also coincided with the launch of Stafford's personal website, which she dubbed "Doing It as a Single Chick", a website about lifestyle topics such as fitness, parenting, style and romance. ''The Stafford Project'' sheds light on Stafford's life, as she plays herself in a tongue-in-cheek reality depiction of her own life.〔 PRWeb's Marlan Willardson noted that it "will focus on highlighting the humor in humiliating situations. Michelle’s own life serves as inspiration – which is anything but dull – whether she’s dating, parenting or looking for her next gig as an actress in Hollywood". For the web series, Stafford enlisted the help of her close friends, Paige Dorian and Paige Long.〔 The web series pokes fun at the "degrading" events of Stafford's life: "I just lead that kind of life. Things go wrong. Things blow up in my face. But even the most difficult things in my life are riddled with comedy".〔 Despite the hard events of her life, such as her struggle with having a child, she said that "I am able to look back at everything and find the humor in it all. And I do know how to tell a good story! So I thought, why not turn all this into a web show? Self-deprecation is my friend".〔 Prior to its debut, Stafford released a promotional video teaser on July 31, 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Stafford Project」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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