''
The Young and the Restless'' is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on
CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer
Jill Farren Phelps and co-executive producer/head writer
Charles Pratt, Jr.
Charles Pratt Jr. (born January 6, 1955) is an American television writer, producer and director.
In September 2014, it was revealed that Pratt had been hired as head writer and co-executive producer of ''The Young and the Restless''. In Septembe ...
Marco Annicelli
Marco Annicelli was a primary antagonist in
Victor Newman's plan to bring down his rival,
Jack Abbott. He was portrayed by
Peter Bergman, who portrayed Jack at the same time.
Marco's character was introduced in a plot in which Jack Abbott's character would be forcibly swapped out. He acted as a
doppelgänger
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In fiction and mythology, a doppelg ...
, and took over his life, while Real Jack was held captive in an unknown location.
Winston Mobley
Marisa Sierras
Emma Randall
Emma Randall, portrayed by
Alice Greczyn, was introduced in September 2015 as the sister of
Gwen Randall. Greczyn's casting was announced on August 7, 2015, through ''
Soaps In Depth''. The role would be recurring. Greczyn’s role was diminished, when the soap faced budgetary cuts.
Luca Santori
Luca Santori, portrayed by Miles Gaston Villanueva, is introduced as the estranged husband of
Marisa Sierras (
Sofia Pernas
Sofia Pernas (born July 31, 1989) is an American actress of Moroccan-Spanish descent who currently resides in Los Angeles. She starred in the NBC series '' The Brave'' and currently stars in the Paramount+ action adventure series ''Blood & Trea ...
). The series had released a casting call for role in July 2015.
Villanueva's casting was announced on August 10, 2015. The actor had previously appeared on the series in a bit part of a priest assisting
Nikki Newman (
Melody Thomas Scott) with locating her long lost son,
Dylan McAvoy (
Steve Burton).
In 2015, Villanueva was cast in the newly created role of Luca Santori and is revealed to be the estranged husband of Marisa Sierras (Sofia Pernas), the girlfriend of
Noah Newman
Noah Newman is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. He is the only son of Nicholas Newman and Sharon Collins. Introduced in 1997, the character was first portrayed by a wide range ...
(
Robert Adamson). Luca would later grant Marisa a divorce so that she could pursue a serious romantic relationship with Noah. Luca was also briefly engaged to
Nicholas Newman (
Joshua Morrow
Joshua Jacob Morrow (born February 8, 1974) is an American actor. In 1994, he began his career when he was cast in the role of Nicholas Newman on ''The Young and the Restless''. In 1998, he joined the soul-pop group 3Deep; the group disbanded in ...
) and
Phyllis Abbott's (
Gina Tognoni) daughter
Summer Newman
Summer Newman is a fictional character from '' The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. Created by head writers Lynn Marie Latham and Kay Alden, the role is currently portrayed by Allison Lanier. The character ...
(
Hunter King), before the engagement was called off when it was revealed by
Victoria Newman
Victoria Newman is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. Created by William J. Bell, she is currently portrayed by Amelia Heinle. Victoria was born onscreen in 1982 and was port ...
's (
Amelia Heinle
Amelia March Heinle (formerly Weatherly and Luckinbill; born March 17, 1973) is an American actress best known for her roles in American soap operas.
Early life
Amelia March Heinle was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and has four younger siblings. Sh ...
) boyfriend, Travis Crawford (Michael Roark), at Luca and Summer's engagement party that Luca was responsible for the destruction of the
oil rigs owned by
Newman Enterprises
The Newman family is one of the core families on the American soap opera, '' The Young and the Restless'', which is set in the fictional town of Genoa City, Wisconsin. They were introduced in February 1980, when Victor Newman arrived in town. Ev ...
and he was arrested for that crime and sent to prison.
Christian Newman
Christian Newman is a fictional character from the original
CBS Daytime
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Schedule
NOTE: All ti ...
soap opera
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, ''
The Young and the Restless''. He is the son of
Sage Warner
'' The Young and the Restless'' is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2014, by order of first appearance. Al ...
(
Kelly Sullivan) and
Adam Newman
Adam Newman is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', a soap opera on the CBS network. Adam was created by William J. Bell as the son of Victor Newman ( Eric Braeden) and Hope Wilson (Signy Coleman) and was introduced o ...
(
Justin Hartley
Justin Scott Hartley (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor. He has played Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Passions'' (2002–2006), Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on The CW television series ''Smallville'' (2006–2011), and Adam N ...
), prematurely delivered by Adam in Chancellor Park on October 7, 2015. Christian was presumed dead on November 8, 2015, as a result of complications from his premature birth. It was previously believed that
Nicholas Newman (
Joshua Morrow
Joshua Jacob Morrow (born February 8, 1974) is an American actor. In 1994, he began his career when he was cast in the role of Nicholas Newman on ''The Young and the Restless''. In 1998, he joined the soul-pop group 3Deep; the group disbanded in ...
) is his father, however, it was revealed that Adam is Christian's biological father, and Adam doctored the results to avoid suspicion when he was masquerading as the late Gabriel Bingham. Only days later, it was revealed that Christian's death was faked by Dr. Anderson (
Elizabeth Bogush), a doctor at Fairview. Dr. Anderson's motives for stealing the baby and faking his death are still unknown at this time, but on November 23, 2015, she handed Christian to
Sharon Newman (
Sharon Case
Sharon Case (born February 9, 1971) is an American actress and former model. At the age of 17, Case began working as a model, relocating briefly to Japan, before pursuing an acting career. She is best known for her roles on daytime television ...
) and congratulated her on the birth of her new son. Sharon was a patient at Fairview who was severely medicated by Dr. Anderson and kept in a drug-induced state. The doctor convinced Sharon that she was pregnant (she has miscarried) and kept her isolated at the hospital. Sharon and her husband,
Dylan McAvoy (
Steve Burton) decided to name "their" baby Sullivan "Sully" McAvoy, in honor of Dylan's friend who was killed in Afghanistan.
Sage confronted Nurse Stephens on April 27, 2016, and she admitted to stealing Christian and helping Dr. Anderson pass off Christian as Sharon's son. Sharon had a DNA test run which proved "Sully" was really Christian but decided to hide the truth. Sage confronted Sharon, who admitted the truth, but Sage died in a car wreck on her way to tell Nick that Christian was alive. The secret was exposed a few months later and Nick and Christian were reunited. In 2019, after Christian's biological father Adam returns, he was seeking to reunite with Christian, but was rebuffed by Nick and sued for custody of Christian.
Simon Neville
Simone Neville, portrayed by
Daytime Emmy
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winning actor
Michael E. Knight
Michael Edward Knight (born May 7, 1959) is an American actor, best known for his role as Tad Martin on ABC soap opera ''All My Children''.
Biography
Knight was born in Princeton, New Jersey. He was educated at The Thacher School in Ojai, Ca ...
, was introduced as a doctor for hire working on behalf of
Neil Winters
Neil Winters is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. Created and introduced by William J. Bell, the role was portrayed by Kristoff St. John from 1991 until St. John's death in 2 ...
(
Kristoff St. John) in October 2015. Best known for his portrayal of
Tad Martin
Tad Martin is a fictional character from the American daytime drama, ''All My Children''. Tad was played by three actors, according to the age of the character: Matthew Anton, John E. Dunn, and Michael E. Knight. Knight has portrayed the role on a ...
on ''
All My Children
''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2013, via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and ...
'', Knight's casting was announced by ''
TV Insider
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The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine, TV Guide Mag ...
'' in September 2015. In June 2016, it was announced that Knight had finished taping for the role.
Elise Moxley
Elise Moxley, portrayed by
Jensen Buchanan, was introduced in November 2015.
References
External links
Character and castat the
Internet Movie Database
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Characters and castat ''
TV Guide
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