Christian Jules LeBlanc (born August 25, 1958) is an American actor, best known for his role as

Michael Baldwin Michael Baldwin is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. The role is portrayed by Christian LeBlanc, originally from November 26, 1991 to July 7, 1993, and again since April 25, 1997. Michael has had relat ...

on ''

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''.

Career

LeBlanc currently plays Michael Baldwin on ''The Young and the Restless''. He was born in

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, and first played the role from 1991 to 1993, and then resumed the role in 1997. He has been nominated for a

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for the role eight times, and won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series award in 2005, 2007, and 2009. He previously starred on another

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, ''

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'', playing Kirk McColl from June 2, 1983, until the summer of 1985. In 1988, LeBlanc played a police officer in the

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police drama '' In the Heat of the Night'', a TV version of the acclaimed movie. LeBlanc was featured in eight episodes. Christian appeared on ''As The World Turns'' again as his ''Y&R'' character Michael Baldwin on April 4 and 5 of 2005, when the character was crossed over to assist Jack and

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in a custody suit. He also made a guest appearance on the Showtime late-night cable TV series ''

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'', and reprised the role for a video movie. LeBlanc also appeared alongside his ''

'' wife

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in the video for ''

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'' by

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in 2010. On May 20, 2005, June 15, 2007, and August 30, 2009, LeBlanc won the Daytime Emmy for " Outstanding Lead Actor" for his role on ''Y&R''. He was previously nominated for " Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" in 1999, 2000, 2003 and 2004.

Personal life

On June 20, 2021, he revealed on Maurice Benard's podcast ''State of Mind'' that he is gay and has been married to his husband for 28 years.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Notes

*Christian LeBlanc is related to television actor

Matt LeBlanc Matthew Steven LeBlanc (; born July 25, 1967) is an American actor. He garnered global recognition with his portrayal of Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' and in its spin-off series, ''Joey''. For his work on ''Friends'', LeBlanc r ...

, who played

Joey Tribbiani Joseph Francis "Joey" Tribbiani Jr. is a fictional character, serving as one of the primary characters of the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' and the protagonist of its spin-off ''Joey (TV series), Joey''. He is portrayed by Matt LeBlanc in both series. ...

on the

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''. *Christian LeBlanc appears in the video clip "

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