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28 unusual facts about The Young and The Restless


Alexis Thorpe

Before coming to Days in 2002, for two years she starred as Rianna Miner on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless.

Amy Fadhli

Besides being a fitness model, she is also an actress and has made appearances in many television shows such as The Young and the Restless and numerous films.

Benny 'Ben' Harris

In 2007 he moved to Los Angeles and has since appeared in movies with Chevy Chase and Michael Madsen, worked as a live television host, starred in music videos for Natasha Bedingfield and also famous American TV shows such as The Young and the Restless.

Beth Maitland

Beth Maitland (born May 12, 1958) is American actress, best known for her portrayal of Traci Abbott Connolly in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1982 to 1996 and from 2001 to the present on a recurring basis.

Blair Redford

After a short time there, he then landed the role of Scott "Scotty" Grainger, Jr. on the soap opera The Young and the Restless in July 2005, which he left in February 2006.

Bradley Bell

He concluded his studies at University of California, Los Angeles where he majored in television production before going on to join the writing staff of The Young and the Restless.

Brenda Dickson

1988 Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess in a Daytime Serial The Young and the Restless.

1986 Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Outstanding Villainess in a Daytime Serial The Young and the Restless.

Doug Williams and Julie Olson

It was such a soap opera media event that the local L.A. press (Days, along with General Hospital and The Young and the Restless, which is produced in Los Angeles) was invited to the studio to watch.

Jamie Elman

In April 2010, Elman appeared on the soap opera The Young and the Restless as Jamie Peterson.

Janice Lynde

In 1973, she moved to Los Angeles, where she got her big acting break when she was chosen to be one the of the original cast members of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, where she portrayed Leslie Brooks.

Jeanna Michaels

Prior to joining the show, Jeanna had a short role as Constance Townley in 1983 on General Hospital, and a two-year stint on The Young and the Restless as Karen Richards from 1981 to 1982.

Jennifer Landon

On May 1, 2012, it was announced that Landon would become the third adult actress to portray the role of Heather Stevens on The Young and the Restless.

Jimmy Keegan

He also had a very brief appearance on the long running CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless in 1983 as Phillip Chancellor III.

John Conboy

These things broke ground on soap operas in the 1970s when Conboy was executive producer of The Young and the Restless.

K13XD-D

In the interim, select CBS programming was seen on sister station KFXF, such as The Young and the Restless, 60 Minutes, Late Show with David Letterman, and Walker, Texas Ranger.

Ken Corday

His production company Corday Productions owns 1% of The Young and the Restless while Sony Pictures Television owns the majority of the serial.

KFXF

Until K13XD went on the air in August 1996, KFXF also carried a handful of CBS shows, such as 60 Minutes, The Young and the Restless and Late Show with David Letterman, after KTVF relinquished their longtime affiliation with the network for NBC on April 1.

Lanna Saunders

She also played the character Betty Andrews on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.

Luke Walton

In 2006, Walton made a cameo appearance on the television soap opera The Young and the Restless.

Patrick Gorman

His television credits include the 1981 Masada, The Bionic Woman, Happy Days, MacGyver, The Drew Carey Show and most recently in 2008 appearances in 3 episodes of The Young and the Restless.

Rachel and Amanda Pace

The girls started making commercials and, when they were 2 years old, were cast in The Young and the Restless as Abby Carlton.

Rachel Kimsey

Kimsey portrayed Mackenzie Browning on the soap opera The Young and the Restless beginning in March 2005 but was let go from the soap after only a year, making her last appearance on May 17, 2006.

The Power, The Passion

The series was devised to lure audiences away from American imports such as The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless but failed to make an impact and was cancelled due to low ratings after 168 episodes.

Trish Stewart

She is most recognized for her regular role as Chris Brooks Foster on the CBS soap The Young and the Restless.

Vail Bloom

Vail played the role of assistant district attorney for Genoa City Heather Stevens on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2007 to 2010, a role that she received a Daytime Emmy nomination for in 2008.

Victor and Nikki Newman

Victor and Nicole "Nikki" Newman are fictional characters and a supercouple from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.

Young and Restless

The Young and the Restless, an American television soap opera running since 1973


Adrianne León

One of Adrianne León's best friends is Rachel Kimsey, who after León's dismissal from the CBS soap opera threw a "What the Heck? I Just Lost My Job" party for her.

Andrea Elson

After the cancellation of ALF, Elson continued to appear in a variety of television roles, guest starring on numerous popular television series of the time, including Who's the Boss?, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, ABC Afterschool Special, Married...with Children, Mad About You, Step by Step and The Young and the Restless, as well as appearing in the television films Class Cruise and Frankenstein: The College Years.

Ashley Jones

She is probably most recognized for her roles as Daphne on HBO's critically acclaimed drama True Blood, as Megan Dennison on The Young and the Restless and as Dr. Bridget Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful.

Brenda Dickson

As an original cast member of The Young and The Restless, Brenda Dickson claims that William J. Bell blacklisted her after 15 years on the show after they partook in a secret love affair.

Carrie Dobro

She has also guest starred on numerous other television shows such as Beverly Hills, 90210, Nightstand, Townies, Silk Stalkings, and The Young and the Restless.

Ellen Weston

In 2003 John Conboy, executive producer of Guiding Light hired Weston, who worked for him on The Young and the Restless when she played Suzanne Lynch from 1978 to 1980 and Capitol, as the head writer.

I Keep On Loving You

The bride's parents are played by Christian LeBlanc and Tracey E. Bregman (Michael and Lauren Baldwin from the CBS soap The Young & The Restless).

Isabella Braña

During her run, the character got herself pregnant with Paul Williams' (Doug Davidson) child and later tried to kill his ex-wife, Christine Blair (Lauralee Bell).

Jabot Cosmetics

His children Jack Abbott and Ashley Abbott have worked there.

Lauralee Bell

The daughter of soap opera creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, and sister to Bill Bell, Jr. and Bradley Bell as well as sister-in-law to Maria Arena Bell, Lauralee was offered a bit role as a model, Christine "Cricket" Blair, on her parents' show The Young and the Restless in 1983 and that followed into a contract role in 1986.

Lyndsy Fonseca

She is best known for portraying Colleen Carlton on the CBS soap The Young and the Restless and Alexandra "Alex" Udinov on The CW show Nikita.

Marla Adams

Right before joining The Young and the Restless, she stepped into the role of the scheming Myrna Clegg, on the defunct soap Capitol after the departure of actress Carolyn Jones who had left for health reasons, prior to Marj Dusay, who remained until the end of the show's run.

Mike Denney

Denney has worked on the CBS Daytime drama The Young and the Restless for nearly 20 years, but in 2007, he quit the show.

Phyllis Summers

Phyllis has also been involved with Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) and Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow); both relationships have garnered fan followings.

Russell Todd

His film and television acting career includes a part in the film He Knows You're Alone and appearances in television series including Another World, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless.

Stacy Haiduk

Her best known roles include Lana Lang on Superboy, Katherine Hitchcock on seaQuest DSV, Hannah Nichols on All My Children, and most notably Patty Williams and Emily Peterson on The Young and the Restless.

Tyler Michaelson

Tyler Michaelson ( Davis Rogan) is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.

Valerie Ahern

She has written episodes for a number of television series since 1995 including The Young and the Restless (July 27, 2007 - November 29, 2007; April 4, 2008 - July 7, 2008), Clueless, Desperate Housewives, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Drawn Together, The Parent 'Hood, Renovate My Family, Hot Properties, Spyder Games (Head Writer) and The Crew.

Victor and Nikki Newman

Ashley Abbott (Brenda Epperson) then came between Victor and Nikki, causing them to divorce and each of them remarrying to Ashley and Victor's nemesis, Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman), respectively.

WLKY

It is one of the few CBS affiliates that airs The Young and the Restless on a tape delay (airing at 4 p.m., leading into the 5 p.m. newscast); fellow CBS affiliates WAFB/Baton Rouge, WRAL-TV/Raleigh and KMOV/St. Louis also run the soap opera in the 4 p.m. timeslot.