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The Newman family is one of the core families on the American soap opera, ''
The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
'', which is set in the fictional town of
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. They were introduced in February 1980, when
Victor Newman Victor Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. He has been portrayed by Eric Braeden since 1980. Initially a guest character who was to last for eight to twelve weeks, Victor has evolved ...
arrived in town. Eventually, Victor was paired with Nicole Reed, who has notably become the family's prominent
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, having been married to Victor four times. The family is currently represented by Victor, Nikki and his four living children:
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,
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,
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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 on Ap ...
. The family is also well known for its long-standing feud with the Abbott family. The Newmans run the multinational conglomerate Newman Enterprises. They have lived at their ranch for three decades.


Family members


First generation

*Albert Miller (
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)
(deceased as of 2003) – Matt and Christian's father, who abandoned his family, causing his son to be raised in an orphanage. After years of him being missing, Victor and his son Nicholas flew to
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to pay him one last hostile visit in November 2003. **''Cora Miller'' (
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)
(deceased as of 1984) – Victor's mother. She appeared on the series in June 1984, while dying. Victor brought her to the ranch to spend her final days. She met her granddaughter Victoria. Cora passes away on July 25, 1984.


Second generation

* Victor Christian Newman Sr. (
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)
Patriarch. Victor was born Christian Miller under poor and struggling conditions. Since the age of 7, he had grown up in an orphanage. His mother promised to return for him but never did, and he ran away as a teenager with nothing. He became a successful billionaire business
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. He arrived in Genoa City in 1980 to run Chancellor Industries for
Katherine Chancellor Katherine Chancellor is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', portrayed by Jeanne Cooper. Created and introduced by show creator William J. Bell in January 1974, Cooper's Katherine was introduced ...
, who hired him. He now runs his own company Newman Enterprises. He is the father of
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,
Nicholas Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek , . It originally derived from a combination of two Ancient Greek, Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In ...
,
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, and
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. * Matt Miller ( Robert Parucha) – Matt is the brother of Victor. He lived in Genoa City from 1985 - 1987 before moving away. He reprised his role in 2003 when he alerted Victor that their father was nearing death and again February 18–19, 2020, when he attended a 40 Anniversary tribute to his brother, Victor.


Third generation

* Victoria Nicole Newman (
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)
Victor's daughter with Nicole Reed. Victoria has worked for the family company numerous times over the years and has been
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multiple times. She is the mother of Claire Grace,
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, and
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, and the adoptive mother of
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. * Nicholas "Nick" Christian Newman (
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)
Victor's son with Nicole Reed. Nick has also worked at Newman Enterprises, but has tried to break away from his father by co-creating his own magazine ''Restless Style''. He lives on the Newman ranch. He has an adopted daughter, Cassie, a legal son,
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, and three biological children –
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,
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, and
Faith Newman Faith Newman is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. She is currently portrayed by Reylynn Caster, who assumed the role following the departure of Alyvia Alyn Lind, who played Fait ...
. * Victor Adam Newman Jr. (Mark Grossman)
Victor's son with Hope Adams. Adam grew up with his mother in
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without knowledge of Victor being his father. He was brought back into Victor's life in 2008 as an adult, following Hope's death. Adam plotted revenge against the Newmans, and has had an extremely bad relationship with his paternal family. He is a businessman having attended
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, and has worked at Newman Enterprises. He is the father of Connor and
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. * Abigail "Abby" Rachel Newman (
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),
Victor's daughter with
Ashley Abbott Ashley Abbott is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', two American soap operas on the CBS network. She has been most notably portrayed by Eileen Davidson, who originated the role on June 11 ...
. Growing up, Abby was thought to be the daughter of Brad Carlton, but eventually found out she was Victor's daughter. As a young adult, she gained notoriety in the media as the "Naked Heiress". She currently resides in Genoa City. She is the mother of Dominic Chancellor.


Fourth generation

* Cassidy "Cassie" Ann Newman (
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)
Nick's adopted daughter with Sharon Collins. She's the daughter of Sharon and Frank Barritt. As a young teen, Sharon was unable to care for Cassie, and subsequently gave her up for adoption. When Sharon married Nick, the two found Cassie, and Nick adopted her. In 2005, Cassie died as a result of driving with a drunken
Daniel Romalotti Daniel Romalotti is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. The role had most notably been portrayed by Michael Graziadei since 2004. Daniel is the son of Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford, Gina Tognoni) and ...
. * Noah Christian Newman (Rory Gibson)
Nick's son with Sharon Collins. Growing up, he dealt with Cassie's death and the divorce of his parents. Noah became a rebellious teen, and had a relationship with
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. He was a musician and is currently a bartender. * Claire Newman (born Eve Nicole Howard) ( Hayley Erin)
Victoria's daughter with
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. In 1998, Cole's Aunt Jordan switched baby Eve with another baby in the hospital where Eve was born, who later died. Years later in 2023, Victoria, Cole and their daughter - now known as Claire - conduct a DNA test, confirming that Claire is their daughter. * Summer Ann Newman (Allison Lanier)
Nick's daughter with Phyllis Summers. She was kidnapped as an infant by
Sheila Carter Sheila Carter is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', American soap operas on the CBS network. Created by William J. Bell, the role was introduced in 1990 — by Edward J. Scott — under t ...
along with Fenmore Baldwin, one of her closest friends. In 2013, it was believed that she was the biological daughter of Jack Abbott, but it was revealed that Sharon tampered with the results, and Nick is her father. * Reed Newman Hellstrom ( Tristan Lake Leabu)
Victoria's son with J.T. Hellstrom. He moved to D.C. with J.T. in 2010, having made numerous visits since. He returned to Genoa City in 2016 to stay with his mother. * Faith Cassidy Newman ( Reylynn Caster)
Nick's daughter with Sharon Collins. Faith's birth was predicted by Cassie on her death bed. She was switched at birth with
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's stillborn daughter, also named Faith, but Nick and Sharon were reunited with her. * John "Johnny" Abbott IV (Paxton Mishkind)
Victoria's adopted son with Billy Abbott. He is Billy's son with Chelsea Lawson, and Chelsea let Victoria adopt Johnny after he was born. * Connor Adam Newman (Judah Mackey)
Adam's son with Chelsea Lawson. Chelsea initially claimed that Dylan McAvoy was the father, but Adam eventually discovered the truth. * Katherine "Katie" Rose Abbott Newman
Victoria's daughter with Billy Abbott. When she was first born, Victoria was uncertain whether Billy or Stitch Rayburn was the father. * Christian Andrew Newman
Adam's son with Sage Warner, and the legal son of Nick. Sage claimed Nick was the father, and Adam kept the secret. He was switched at birth with Sullivan "Sully" McAvoy. After both Adam and Sage's deaths, Nick discovered "Sully" was Christian and took him back, raising him alone. * Dominic Phillip Abbott Newman Winters Chancellor (Rainn and River Ware)
Abby's son with
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, and the legal son of Chance Chancellor. Chance was unable to have children, and Abby couldn't carry a child after her miscarriage years prior, so Devon volunteered to be the sperm donor with Mariah Copeland being the surrogate.


In-laws

* Julia Newman – Victor's wife (1977–81) * Nicole Reed – Matriarch, Victor's wife (1984–88, 2002–08, 2013—) *
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– Victor's wife (1988) *
Ashley Abbott Ashley Abbott is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', two American soap operas on the CBS network. She has been most notably portrayed by Eileen Davidson, who originated the role on June 11 ...
– Victor's wife (1990–93, 2009) *
Hope Wilson Hope Wilson is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', portrayed by Signy Coleman. The character was introduced as a love interest for Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) in 1993. After her departure in 1997, Colema ...
– Victor's wife (1994–95) *
Diane Jenkins Diane Jenkins Abbott is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. The role was first portrayed by Alex Donnelley, who debuted in April 28, 1982. Diane was initially a two-day bit role, but was develo ...
– Victor's wife (1997–99, 2011) * Sabrina Costelana – Victor's wife (2008) * Sharon Collins – Victor's wife (2012); Nick's wife (1995, 1996–2007); Adam's wife (2009–10) * Ryan McNeil – Victoria's husband (1992–93) *
Cole Howard Cole Howard is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. The role was originated by N.P. Schoch in 1980 and was dropped in 1981, before being brought back and portrayed by J. Eddie Pec ...
– Victoria's husband (1994–98) * Brad Carlton – Victoria's husband (2006–07) * J.T. Hellstrom – Victoria's husband (2008–10) * Billy Abbott – Victoria's husband (2010–14) * Phyllis Summers – Nick's wife (2007–10, 2012–13) * Sage Warner – Nick's wife (2015–16) * Skye Lockhart – Adam's wife (2010) * Chelsea Lawson – Adam's wife (2012–13, 2014–16) * Stitch Rayburn – Abby's husband (2015–16) * Austin Travers – Summer's husband (2014–15) * Kyle Abbott – Summer's husband (2019, 2021-2024) * Chance Chancellor – Abby's husband (2020–2023)


Family tree


Descendants

*Albert Miller (died 2003); married Cora Miller (deceased) **
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; Albert and Cora's son; married Julia Newman (1970–81), Nicole Reed (1984–88, 1998, 2002–08, 2013–),
Leanna Love Leanna Love is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless''. She was portrayed by Barbara Crampton, who departed from the role in 1993. Crampton returned from 1998 to 2002 and again from 2006 to 2007. In March 2 ...
(1988),
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(1990–93, 2009), Hope Adams (1994–95),
Diane Jenkins Diane Jenkins Abbott is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. The role was first portrayed by Alex Donnelley, who debuted in April 28, 1982. Diane was initially a two-day bit role, but was develo ...
(1997–99, 2011), Sabrina Costelana (2008), Meggie McClaine (2010),
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(2012, 2012) ***
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 portray ...
; Victor and Nikki's daughter; married Ryan McNeil (1992–93),
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(1994, 1994–98), Brad Carlton (2006–07), J.T. Hellstrom (2008–10), Billy Abbott (2010–14), Ashland Locke (2021-2022) ****Claire Grace (1998–); Victoria and Cole's daughter ****
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(1999–); Victoria and J.T.'s son ****
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(2009–); Victoria's adopted son with Billy ****
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(2013–); Victoria and Billy's daughter ***
Nicholas Newman Nicholas Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. Created and introduced by William J. Bell, he was born onscreen in 1988 as the second child of supercouple characters Victor and Nikki Ne ...
; Victor and Nikki's son; married Sharon Collins (1995, 1996–2007), Phyllis Summers (2007–10, 2012–13), Sage Warner (2015–16) ****
Cassie Newman Cassie Newman is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. Portrayed by Camryn Grimes, the character was introduced on March 19, 1997, by William J. Bell as the biological daughter of S ...
(1991–2005); Nick's adopted daughter with Sharon ****
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 several child ...
(1992–); Nick and Sharon's son ****
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(1993–); Nick and Phyllis' daughter; married Austin Travers (2014–15), Kyle Abbott (2019, 2021–2024) ****
Faith Newman Faith Newman is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. She is currently portrayed by Reylynn Caster, who assumed the role following the departure of Alyvia Alyn Lind, who played Fait ...
(2003–); Nick and Sharon's daughter ****
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(2015–); Nick's legal son with Sage ***
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(1984–); Victor and Hope's son; married
Sharon Newman Sharon Newman is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network, currently portrayed by Sharon Case. Created by William J. Bell as a love interest for Nicholas Newman, the character debuted o ...
(2009–10), Skye Lockhart (2010), Chelsea Lawson (2012–13, 2014–16) ****
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(2011–); Adam and Chelsea's son ****
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(2015–); Adam's son with Sage Warner ***
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(1988–); Victor and Ashley's daughter; married Ben Rayburn (2015–16), Chance Chancellor (2020–2023) ****Dominic Abbott Newman Chancellor (2021-); Abby's biological son with
Devon Hamilton Devon Hamilton (also Winters) is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera, portrayed by Bryton James. The character made his first appearance on June 1, 2004. He was introduced as a homeless teenager who i ...
; legal son of Chance. **Matt Miller; Albert and Cora's son


Newman Enterprises

Newman Enterprises is a worldwide conglomerate founded by
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in 1980. In 2013, it became known as Newman-Chancellor Industries, following the death of
Katherine Chancellor Katherine Chancellor is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', portrayed by Jeanne Cooper. Created and introduced by show creator William J. Bell in January 1974, Cooper's Katherine was introduced ...
and the merger of Newman Enterprises and Chancellor Industries until Chancellor Industries was sold to
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and
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in 2015. After that, it was briefly known as Newman-Abbott Enterprises following a merger with Jabot Cosmetics, until the merger was undone and the two companies separated, making it Newman Enterprises once again.


Newman Enterprises

Newman Enterprises was a worldwide conglomerate founded in 1980 by
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, following his departure from Chancellor Industries. The company operated with three divisions: Real Estate, Cosmetics and Venture Capital; and numerous subsidiaries. Throughout the company's history, its main rival has been Jabot Cosmetics. For years, Newman's chief rival in the cosmetics industry was Jabot Cosmetics but after it went public Victor bought up most of the stock and acquired the company. For years Victor was chairman of the board and CEO with Jack Abbott, Brad Carlton, Jill Foster Abbott,
Ashley Abbott Ashley Abbott is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', two American soap operas on the CBS network. She has been most notably portrayed by Eileen Davidson, who originated the role on June 11 ...
, and
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 201 ...
all serving as underlings. Jack, Brad, and Neil served as coCEO but only short term as Victor always intended to pass Newman Enterprises on to his children. This caused longtime employee
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 201 ...
to resign and become CEO of Chancellor Industries. For years Victor as
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and
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ruthlessly ran Newman Enterprises and made it one of the largest and most successful conglomerates in the world. Both
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and
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worked their way up at Newman Enterprises to eventually become board members and CEO's respectively. After the death of Victor's ex-wife
Hope Wilson Hope Wilson is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', portrayed by Signy Coleman. The character was introduced as a love interest for Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) in 1993. After her departure in 1997, Colema ...
Victor invited his younger son Victor Adam Newman, Jr. to come work at Newman Enterprises. Adam was a Harvard-educated Wall Street stockbroker and inherited much of Victor's business savvy but his ambition and jealousy put him at odds with Victor and his siblings but Adam served briefly as chairman of the board and CEO and managed to retain a seat on the board after Newman Enterprises went public. For years Newman Enterprises was a private company but after his daughters
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and
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and eldest son
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successfully sued Victor for $1.5 billion Victor took the company public. Despite this Victor forgave his children and they have returned to work at Newman Enterprises. Since the lawsuit, there have been many changes in Newman Enterprises in terms of CEO. When Victor was jailed, Adam Newman took on the roll of CEO, but Victor later returned. A few months later, Victor disappeared because of mental health issues, and his then-wife,
Sharon Newman Sharon Newman is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network, currently portrayed by Sharon Case. Created by William J. Bell as a love interest for Nicholas Newman, the character debuted o ...
took over the role of CEO out of revenge towards the Newmans, mainly Victor, Nicholas, Victoria, Abby, Adam and Nikki. A court ruling made
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 portray ...
acting CEO while Sharon underwent court ordered psychological evaluation, but the decision was reversed soon after. Sharon's tenure as CEO saw stocks at Newman plummet, but her term ended once Victor returned alive retaking control of his company. Due to the plummet in stocks,
Tucker McCall Tucker McCall is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. Introduced by former head writer Maria Arena Bell, the character debuted during the episode airing on December 2, 2009, portra ...
conspired with Jack Abbott in a hostile takeover to control Newman Enterprises. They purchased significant stock. With Tucker's support, Jack was successful in his bid to become CEO. Jack fired Victor, Victoria, and Nicholas as he planned to change the face of the company by renaming it "Abbott Enterprises". Jack became addicted to painkillers but covered-up with help from Adam Newman. Jack resigned as CEO and Adam convinced the board to appoint him CEO. Victor began plotting a takeover but when Adam was shot defending Victor they agreed to work together. Adam raises enough money from an anonymous source to buy out the remaining stockholders and the Newmans retake complete control of Newman Enterprises. Victor discovers that Adam's secret investor that allowed the Newmans to retake control of Newman Enterprises was Jack Abbott; this causes a rift between Victor and Adam in which Adam signs over his shares in the company to Victor. Upon the death of Victor's close friend
Katherine Chancellor Katherine Chancellor is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', portrayed by Jeanne Cooper. Created and introduced by show creator William J. Bell in January 1974, Cooper's Katherine was introduced ...
, Victor inherits majority ownership of Chancellor Industries and immediately plans a merger between Chancellor Industries and Newman Enterprises with
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
heading the project. The new company emerged with the name Newman-Chancellor Industries.


Divisions

* Brash and Sassy Cosmetics * Beauty of Nature Cosmetics * Safra Cosmetics * Newman Media * Newman Energy ** Drilling ** Transportation ** Refining and marketing * Newman Real Estate ** "Castle Properties" ** "Gerolamo Limited" * Newman Venture Capitals ** "Ra-Tech" ** "Granville Global" ** "NVP Retreats"


Personnel


Current personnel

* Linda Helgesson (member of the board of directors) *
Abby Newman Abby Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. The character was introduced on November 13, 2000, as the daughter of Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) and Victor Newman (Eric Braeden). The rol ...
(shareholder, member of the board of directors; former chief operating officer) *
Nicholas Newman Nicholas Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. Created and introduced by William J. Bell, he was born onscreen in 1988 as the second child of supercouple characters Victor and Nikki Ne ...
(shareholder, member of the board of directors; former co-chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief executive officer, and executive) *
Nikki Newman Nikki Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS CBS Daytime, daytime soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless''. Created and introduced by William J. Bell in 1978, the role was portrayed by Erica Hope, before Melody Thomas Scott took ...
(member of the board of directors) *
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 was most recently portrayed by Allison Lanier, from 2022 t ...
(intern) *
Victor Newman Victor Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. He has been portrayed by Eric Braeden since 1980. Initially a guest character who was to last for eight to twelve weeks, Victor has evolved ...
(founder; chief executive officer (CEO); chairman of the board) *
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 portray ...
(shareholder, member of the board of directors; former chief executive officer (CEO); former chief operating officer, and president of Brash & Sassy; formerly worked in the mailroom) * Natalie Soderberg (executive assistant) * Grace Turner (executive) ·


Former personnel

* Bob Adams (former member of the board of directors) * Billy Abbott (former acting co-CEO) * Jack Abbott (former CEO) * Kyle Abbott (former executive) * Lauren Fenmore Baldwin (former member of the board of directors) *
Michael Baldwin Mike or Michael Baldwin may refer to: * Mike Baldwin (''Coronation Street''), a fictional character in the British soap opera * Mike Baldwin (motorcyclist) (born 1955), American motorcycle road racer * A. Michael Baldwin (born 1963), American acto ...
(former member of the board of directors, former general and legal counsel) * Brad Carlton (former chief operating officer, executive, member of the board of directors and chief executive officer) * Colleen Carlton (former member of the board of directors) * Avery Bailey Clark (former chief legal counsel) * Melanie Daniels (legal counsel) * Curtis Fielding (former member of the board of directors) *
Devon Hamilton Devon Hamilton (also Winters) is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera, portrayed by Bryton James. The character made his first appearance on June 1, 2004. He was introduced as a homeless teenager who i ...
(former intern) * JT Hellstrom (former director of security) * Davis Holloway (former member of the board of directors) *
Diane Jenkins Diane Jenkins Abbott is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. The role was first portrayed by Alex Donnelley, who debuted in April 28, 1982. Diane was initially a two-day bit role, but was develo ...
(former architect, consultant and member of the board of directors) *
Tucker McCall Tucker McCall is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. Introduced by former head writer Maria Arena Bell, the character debuted during the episode airing on December 2, 2009, portra ...
(former member of the board of directors) * Ryan McNeil (former assistant to Victor Newman; formerly worked at Brash & Sassy, Newman Men's Line and mailroom) * Carmen Mesta (former public relations officer) *
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 on Ap ...
(former shareholder, member of the board of directors; former CEO of Chelsea 2.0, co-chief executive officer, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, Junior vice president, executive) * Chelsea Newman (former executive; in charge of Chelsea 2.0) *
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 several child ...
(former intern) * Alex Perez (former general counsel) *
Daniel Romalotti Daniel Romalotti is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. The role had most notably been portrayed by Michael Graziadei since 2004. Daniel is the son of Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford, Gina Tognoni) and ...
(former Intern) *
Luca Santori ''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 ...
(former shareholder, former executive) * Marisa Sierras (former executive assistant) * Mitchell Sherman (former general counsel) * John Silva (former general counsel) * Phyllis Summers (former director of Internet affairs and vice president of research and development) * Karen Taylor (former director of marketing and director of Consolidated Cosmetics Division) * Sage Warner (former executive at Chelsea 2.0) * Connie Wayne (Victor's former secretary) * Mason Wilder (former executive assistant to Jack Abbott and Adam Newman) * Christine Blair Williams (former general counsel) * Drucilla Winters (former director of Consolidated Cosmetics Division) *
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 201 ...
(former chief executive officer and member of the board of directors; former chief operation officer and mentor to Drucilla Winters; former acting chief executive officer and corporate liaison)


The Newman ranch

Victor and his wife at the time, Julia Newman, bought the Newman ranch from Katherine Chancellor in 1980. According to Jamey Giddens of Daytime Confidential, it is one of the show's most "iconic sets". In October 2012, during a
mental breakdown A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, a mental health condition, or a psychiatric disability, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. A mental disorder is ...
, Sharon Newman drank at the Newman ranch. She ended up setting the curtains at the ranch on fire, burning down the mainhouse completely. Adam Newman took her away into hiding immediately. List of the Newman staff: *Newman upstairs maid: Bonnie *Newman cook: Vera *Newman former house manager: Estella Munoz (Anne Betancourt) *Newman former houseman: Miguel Rodriguez (
Anthony Pena Anthony Pena (born February 18, 1947) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Newman family butler, Miguel Rodriquez, on the CBS daytime soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless''. Prior to joining the series in 1984, Pena starred ...
) *Newman former houseman: Charlie *Newman former maid: Ellie *Newman jet pilots: Wally, Kenny *Newman jet steward: Henry *Newman former corporate attorneys: Mitchell Sherman (William Wintersole), Christine Blair (
Lauralee Bell Lauralee Kristen Bell (born December 22, 1968) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Christine Blair in the CBS daytime soap operas, ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. As a producer, she re ...
),
Michael Baldwin Mike or Michael Baldwin may refer to: * Mike Baldwin (''Coronation Street''), a fictional character in the British soap opera * Mike Baldwin (motorcyclist) (born 1955), American motorcycle road racer * A. Michael Baldwin (born 1963), American acto ...
(
Christian LeBlanc Christian Jules LeBlanc (born August 25, 1958) is an American television actor. He is best known for playing the role of Michael Baldwin on ''The Young and the Restless'' (1991 to 1993, 1997 to present). He has received nine Daytime Emmy Award ...
) Melanie Daniels *Newman former personal attorneys: John Silva (
John Castellanos John Castellanos (born April 11, 1957, in La Mesa, California) is an American actor best known for the contract role of attorney John Silva on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. He joined the cast in May 1989 and has appeared in an ...
) Avery Bailey Clark *Victor's secretary: Connie Wayne (
Lise Simms Elisabeth Caroline "Lise" Simms (born March 17, 1963) is an American actress, singer, designer and dancer. Career Broadway and theater Simms began her acting career at age 13. After graduating from high school, she started acting on Broadway ...
) *Adam's former personal assistant: Mason Wilder *Diane's former secretary: Trudy *Diane's former personal assistant: Marissa Barton *Faith's nanny: Amy


References


External links


Soapcentral – Newman family
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