Tucker McCall is a fictional character from ''
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 ...
'', an American
soap opera
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on the
CBS
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network. Introduced by former head writer
Maria Arena Bell
Maria Arena Bell ( Arena; born March 10, 1963) is an American novelist, television and freelance writer. She is the former head writer and executive producer of the CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless.''
Early life and education ...
, the character debuted during the episode airing on December 2, 2009, portrayed by
William Russ
William Russ (born October 20, 1950) is an American actor and television director. He played Alan Matthews on the sitcom ''Boy Meets World'' (1993–2000) and appeared in the television series ''Wiseguy (TV series), Wiseguy'', the soap operas ''A ...
. The character was slated to be a new businessman and billionaire, leading to speculation that Tucker would become a replacement character for icon
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 ...
(
Eric Braeden
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), as Braeden's future with the series was in jeopardy at the time. However, Tucker ended up being a new character who would be revealed as
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 ...
's (
Jeanne Cooper
Wilma Jeanne Cooper (October 25, 1928 – May 8, 2013) was an American actress, best known for her role as Katherine Chancellor on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' (1973–2013). At the time of her death, she had played Kather ...
) long lost son. Russ was let go shortly after his debut because producers wanted to take the character in a different direction, resulting in the hiring of
Stephen Nichols
Stephen Earl Nichols (born February 19, 1951) is an American television actor who is recognized for his roles on various daytime soap operas. He has portrayed Steve Johnson (Days of Our Lives), Steve "Patch" Johnson on NBC's ''Days of Our Lives' ...
as his replacement. After nearly a decade hiatus, McCall returned to the show. From 2022 to 2024, McCall was portrayed by former OLTL actor,
Trevor St. John.
The character then became involved 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 ...
(
Eileen Davidson
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) and the two were later married; their union ended after a year due to Tucker's
adultery
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. In 2011, it was revealed that Tucker was the previously unknown father of
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 ...
(
Bryton James
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), which also revealed a long ago affair with
Yolanda Hamilton (
Debbi Morgan
Deborah Ann "Debbi" Morgan is an American film and television actress. Morgan has appeared in a number of film and TV productions, and may be best known for the role of Angie Baxter–Hubbard on the ABC soap opera ''All My Children''.
Morgan ...
); a plot that was met with positive reviews. While several television critics were surprised by the decision to replace Russ with Nichols, the actor was well received throughout his run. In December 2012, it was announced that Nichols had been let go from the soap opera; he made his final appearance on January 29, 2013. In September 2022,
Trevor St. John assumed the role of Tucker.
Casting
In October 2009, it was announced that William Russ would be joining the cast of ''The Young and the Restless'' as Tucker McCall, a billionaire. Initially, Russ' casting was questioned by the press due to the lack of information on the character and the unsuccessful contract negotiations between
Sony Pictures Television
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and
Eric Braeden
Eric Braeden (born Hans-Jörg Gudegast; April 3, 1941) is a German-American film and television actor, known for his roles as Victor Newman (fictional character), Victor Newman (from 1980) on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', as H ...
, who portrays icon businessman
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 ...
. Speculation arose that the producers were attempting to recast Victor or looking for a character to replace him, but Tucker ended up being a completely new character. Russ made his debut on December 2, 2009. Weeks after his debut, it was announced that Russ had been replaced by soap opera veteran Stephen Nichols. Former executive producer and head writer Maria Arena Bell released a statement concerning the casting switch, saying that Russ is a "talented actor" and they "enjoyed working with him", but they had decided to take the character in a "different direction". Bell and co-executive producer
Paul Rauch
Paul Rauch (December 23, 1933 – December 10, 2012) was an American television and film producer. Rauch's work was primarily in American soap operas.
Career
Rauch's earlier jobs included Vice President, Programs-East Coast for CBS, Supervising P ...
stated that Nichols brought many "complexities, a strength, sexuality, and drama to this character".
Afterward, Nelson Branco of ''
TV Guide
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'' revealed that former vice president of
CBS Daytime
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,
Barbara Bloom, wanted Nichols for the role from the start. Nichols made his debut on January 27, 2010. In December 2012, it was announced that Nichols had been let go from the soap opera and had taped his final scenes. He made his final appearance on January 29, 2013.
In May, following the death of Jeanne Cooper, several sources reported that the soap opera planned to recast the role, however, the producers decided against an immediate recast and believed it would be too much of a distraction.
In August 2022, it was reported former ''
One Life to Live
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'' actor,
Trevor St. John, was cast in an unknown role. One month later, it was reported St. John would be playing a recast Tucker; debuting on September 28, 2022.
Character development
The soap opera's official website describes the character as the "powerful millionaire-tycoon with a secret agenda to take everything from his long-lost mother Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper)." Nichols describes Tucker as "a self-made success, a regular guy who can tend bar and shoot pool and talk shit with anybody. He's very unassuming in many ways."
Nichols stated that he doesn't consider Tucker a villain, but considers him a "player".
Following the reveal that Katherine was Tucker's long lost mother, Nichols was asked if Tucker has
abandonment issues, to which he stated: "He has all that stuff, but he has found a way to create a very strong armor. He doesn’t let it break very often. He does not let anyone see his true feelings, and I think the reason he is such a player is, and it’s my take on it now, is that it’s for that very reason. He does not want to get close to anyone. He does not want to get hurt." In a separate interview, the actor stated: "Family and Katherine in particular means more to Tucker than he is willing to admit and his feelings for Katherine are sneaking up on him."
He also described the character as "very, very cool, and "full of a lot of fire and a lot of surprises".
The character's main love interest throughout his duration on the soap opera was Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson), whom he married in 2011. Nichols had previously stated in an interview that he thought Tucker would "definitely 'team up' when he finds the right woman". Davidson stated in an interview that the pair will "have their ups and downs, but they're definitely in each other's lives."
In September 2011, it is revealed that Tucker is the biological father of Devon Hamilton (Bryton James), the result of a long-ago affair with Harmony Hamilton (Debbi Morgan). When asked of Tucker's reaction to the news, Morgan stated: "It's revealed that Devon was the result of a one-night stand between Harmony and Tucker. That night meant the world to her—Tucker was the love of her life—but it meant so little to him that he doesn't even recognize Harmony when they meet again. Not a clue! It's like a dagger through her heart." James said he was "overjoyed" at the revelation, stating: "There's so much they can do with this story. The relationship between Tucker and Devon—my character allowing that relationship to grow. How it affects
Neil
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. And there's a plethora of possibilities that can come from his relationship with Mrs. Chancellor. I'm sure that relationship will develop just as it will with Devon and Tucker. And then, there's Devon's mother, Harmony, who is back." Tucker and Ashley's marriage ended the following year, after he cheated on her with Harmony. Following their divorce, Nichols stated in an interview with
Xfinity
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that Tucker would "have to find a new woman" as he "can't be without female companionship".
Storylines
Backstory
Tucker was born on September 29, 1957, and raised by a poor family in Ohio. As a teenager, he falls in love with a girl named
Genevieve
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Rec ...
(
Genie Francis
Genie Francis (born May 26, 1962) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Laura Spencer (General Hospital), Laura Spencer on the television soap opera ''General Hospital'' from 1977 to present, for which she won a Daytim ...
), who ends up breaking his heart by running off to Australia with
Colin Atkinson
Colin Ronald Michael Atkinson (23 July 1931 – 25 June 1991) was an English first-class cricketer, schoolmaster and the headmaster of Millfield School.
Education
Born at Thornaby, Yorkshire, Atkinson was educated at St. Mary's Grammar Sc ...
(
Tristan Rogers
Tristan Rogers (born 3 June 1946) is an Australian actor. He is best known for playing Robert Scorpio on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' and for voicing Jake in Walt Disney Pictures' '' The Rescuers Down Under''. He is currently starri ...
). After his adoptive parents are unable to send him to college, Tucker travels to Europe in hopes of making a name for himself, while being homeless. In the 1970s, he becomes a manager for a rock band, known as "Mick" to his closest friends. He shared one-night stands with several groupies whose names he didn't know. A groupie named Candy Cane would later contact him, saying she gave birth to his son but refused to let Tucker see him. He spent years looking for his son but was unsuccessful.
2009–2013
In December 2009, Tucker is introduced as
J.T. Hellstrom’s (
Thad Luckinbill
Thaddeus Rowe Luckinbill (born April 24, 1975) is an American actor and producer best known for playing J.T. Hellstrom on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', from August 1999 to November 2010. He reprised the role of J.T. from De ...
) employer, while pursuing a business deal with Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper) and beginning an affair with
Jill Abbott
Jill Abbott is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. The longest-running and only remaining original character, Jill was created and introduced by William J. Bell. Originally portrayed by Brenda ...
(
Jess Walton
Jess Walton is a Canadian-American actress, best known for her role as Kelly Harper in CBS soap opera '' Capitol'' and as Jill Abbott on the CBS soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless''.
Early life
Walton was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, ...
). Tucker secretly gains control of Katherine's company, Chancellor Industries, after she buys stock in a dummy corporation and at a shareholders' meeting, Tucker reveals that he is Kay's long-lost son, and he was behind a woman named Jojo Glover pretending to be her daughter. After years of planning, Tucker had finally gotten his revenge on Katherine for giving him away and he begins slowly dismantling Chancellor Industries by selling its subsidiaries. Meanwhile, Katherine's other son,
Brock Reynolds
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(
Beau Kazer
Beau Kazer (May 22, 1951 – December 30, 2014) was a Canadian actor who worked primarily on television. He was best known for his recurring role as Brock Reynolds on the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''.
Kazer studied dram ...
) advises Tucker to get to know their mother, but Katherine refuses to accept him, and Tucker is hurt. He hires
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 ...
(
Michael Muhney
Michael Muhney (born June 12, 1975) is an American former actor. His best known roles include Sheriff Don Lamb on the UPN/The CW television series ''Veronica Mars'' between 2004 and 2007 and Adam Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Young ...
) and plans to sell off Chancellor Industries piece by piece, including
Jabot Cosmetics. Adam's father
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 ...
(
Eric Braeden
Eric Braeden (born Hans-Jörg Gudegast; April 3, 1941) is a German-American film and television actor, known for his roles as Victor Newman (fictional character), Victor Newman (from 1980) on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', as H ...
) wins Jabot in a bidding war; Tucker refuses to hire Jill at Chancellor Industries. Katherine threatens to reveal Tucker's bribing of Alexander Thomas until she begins feeling guilty and backs off; an impressed Tucker puts a hold on the selling of her company. While Katherine and Tucker bond, he asks about his father,
Arthur Hendricks (
David Hedison
Albert David Hedison Jr. (May 20, 1927 – July 18, 2019) was an American film, television, and stage actor. He was known for his roles as the title character in '' The Fly'' (1958), Captain Lee Crane in the television science fiction drama '' V ...
), while Jill finds the information on Tucker and runs it in ''Restless Style'' magazine. Tucker and Katherine come to an agreement where she gets 51% of Chancellor Industries, but Tucker mistakenly believes Jill and Katherine were working together, and he promises to dismantle the company before their agreement comes into effect. Thanks to Jill, Tucker is investigated by the SEC while he bonds with Ashley Abbott (
Eileen Davidson
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), who is struggling with letting go of the child she thought was her daughter. Tucker supports her, much to the dismay of her boyfriend,
Neil Winters
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(
Kristoff St. John), while he announces his plans to purchase Jabot for himself. Tucker blackmails Katherine into giving him back control of Jabot in exchange for him keeping quiet about Adam giving Victor access to the bids and he offers Ashley the CEO position.
Tucker asks J. T. to help him acquire Newman Enterprises cosmetics subsidiary, Beauty of Nature, while Ashley accepts the CEO position at Jabot. While urging J. T. to get information on Beauty of Nature's deal with a Japanese department store, he lets Ashley in on his and her brother
Jack
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's (
Peter Bergman
Peter Michael Bergman (born June 11, 1953) is an American television actor best known for his portrayals on soap operas: as Cliff Warner on ''All My Children'' (1979–89) on ABC and as Jack Abbott on ''The Young and the Restless'' (1989–pre ...
) plans to obtain Beauty of Nature. Ashley and Tucker go to Japan and discover Victor's daughter,
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 ...
(
Amelia Heinle
Amelia March Luckinbill (formerly Weatherly; born March 17, 1973) is an American actress known for her roles in American soap operas. Her best known role is Victoria Newman, who she has portrayed on ''The Young and the Restless'' since 2005.
E ...
), bribing the Japanese Minister of Zoning with an antique gun. They commiserate over how their mother's abandoned them and make love for the first time. However, Ashley still wants to be with Neil and Tucker decides to give her some space. When Neil breaks up with Ashley, Tucker tries to cheer her up. With help from Jill, Tucker and Ashley confront Victor about Victoria bribing the Japanese official with the antique gun. However, Ashley decides against turning Victor into the feds to protect the company and her daughter, and Tucker agrees to obtain Beauty of Nature another way. Tucker supports Ashley when she must testify against Adam and helps Ashley get past her insecurities about their relationship as well her ability to work as CEO. Tucker goes ahead with his plan, and makes Jack co-CEO despite their plans for BON being stalled and they discuss using Abby to get to Victor. Despite being rejected by her family, Tucker supports Katherine when her great-grandson
Chance Chancellor
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John Driscoll) is presumed dead. Meanwhile, Katherine warns Tucker that she will back Victor in Abby's lawsuit and Abby becomes suspicious of Tucker when she sees him comforting Jill due Katherine cutting both of them out when her husband,
Murphy
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(
Michael Fairman
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He is best known for his various roles during his long career. This includes the role of Nick Szabo on the daytime drama, ''Ryan's Hope'', his recurring role as D ...
), is hospitalized. Tucker is about to hire
Diane Jenkins
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(
Maura West
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) and they end up sleeping together; however he changes his mind when he learns that Diane lied about her previous job. Victoria reveals that she is pursuing Beauty of Nature in the lawsuit and she promises to sell it to him, on the condition that she is the CEO of the newly merged cosmetics company. Tucker buys Abby a horse for her birthday, her parents disapprove and he and Ashley get engaged on Christmas Eve.
When the Newmans win their lawsuit, Katherine decides to help Victor get Beauty of Nature back for Victor. In May 2011, Tucker ends up in a coma after being run down by a drunken Abby and Ashley takes the blame. Tucker signed a DNR but Katherine and Ashley keep Tucker from being taken off life support and Katherine is left in charge of McCall Unlimited. Tucker's living will also reveals that he has a son who stands to inherit 20 million dollars if he is found. Meanwhile, Katherine reverses all of Tucker's most recent business decisions and he and Ashley marry when he wakes up from his coma. Though Tucker is physically recovered, he lost all of his business sense and Ashley must run the company in secret until he recovers fearing Katherine may try to take his company again. Afterward, Tucker is one of several suspects when Diane is murdered and he fires
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 ...
(
Bryton James
Bryton McClure (born August 17, 1986), also credited as Bryton James and mononymously as Bryton, is an American musical theater, film and television actor. As a child actor, he played Richie Crawford on the ABC/CBS sitcom '' Family Matters''. ...
), from his record label. In turn Katherine launches her own record label as a subsidiary of Chancellor Industries and hires Devon to run it. Tucker teams up with Jack again to overturn the sale of Jabot and a shocked Katherine ends up in the hospital after a stroke. Tucker accidentally learns from Jill that Devon is his son, and Devon refuses to accept Tucker as his new father, and disowns Katherine for hiding the truth. Meanwhile, Devon's formerly drug addicted mother, now known as
Harmony
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(
Debbi Morgan
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Morgan ...
), returns to Genoa City to explain her reasons for hiding Devon's paternity. Tucker stands in as the godfather of Moses Winters, the son of his longtime friend and confidant,
Sofia Dupre (
Julia Pace Mitchell). Tucker does his best to build a relationship with his son, but Devon constantly rejects him. He and Ashley later renew their vows and Devon finally lets his guard down and comes to the wedding.
Tucker and Devon continue to bond over their shared interest in music while Tucker manages to put aside his differences with Katherine. He and Harmony later find a specialist to operate on Devon to fully repair his hearing. Afterward, Ashley and Tucker begin having marital problems when it is revealed that Tucker had a relationship with Genevieve Atkinson, Jack's ex-fiancée, when they were teens. Ashley decides they need a break and before leaving town, she catches Tucker and Harmony in bed and files for divorce. Tucker's actions destroy all the progress he's made with Devon, but the two manage to rebuild their relationship. Tucker supports Ashley when Abby is supposedly kidnapped and they even share a kiss but Ashley still serves him with divorce papers. Tucker then began to advise
Sharon Newman
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Sharon Case) to take more power at Newman Enterprises, as Victor had disappeared after their wedding. She takes over as CEO while beginning an affair with Tucker; in reality, Tucker had hired Genevieve to find Victor and keep him away from Genoa City so Tucker can buy up all of the Newman Enterprises stock. Once Victor was presumed dead in Los Angeles, Sharon decided to marry Tucker, but Genevieve turned her back on Tucker and brought Victor back alive, who stopped the wedding. With Victor alive, Jack was forced to sell all of his Newman stock as well as Beauty of Nature to Tucker to make his margin call. Yet, Jack, with Genevieve's help, tried to blackmail Tucker to win back Beauty of Nature or else the SEC would investigate his recent actions. Tucker decided to face the SEC and sell Beauty of Nature back to Victor to stop Victor from pursuing continuing a criminal investigation into Sharon's actions. Victor agreed to Tucker's deal but an unaware Sharon went to the SEC and told them of the shell corporations Tucker set up to secretly buy up Newman stock. Victor informed Sharon of his deal with Tucker and she rushed to his office only to find Tucker being arrested by the SEC and FBI as she apologized to Tucker as he was led away asking if Sharon was responsible for his arrest. He was eventually released after Sharon recanted her story to the SEC. Jill later tried to convince Katherine to forgive Tucker, which she eventually did. After they became on better terms, Tucker announced he was moving to Hong Kong, leaving Katherine devastated. Tucker and Katherine are reunited just before she passes away. According to Devon, Katherine's death hits Tucker a lot harder than he would like to admit. Tucker is so devastated that he cannot attend Katherine's funeral. Katherine leaves Tucker her record collection saying music was his first and true passion.
2022–present
Tucker returns to Genoa City, meeting up with Diane (
Susan Walters
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) in her hotel room before taking a helicopter to
Kyle Abbott and
Summer Newman
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's vow renewal at the Abbott mansion.
Reception
Roger Newcomb and Matt Richenthal, writing for websites We Love Soaps and TV Fanatic respectively, both described the decision to replace Russ with Nichols as surprising. Allison Waldman of
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said the recast was "bad news", as Russ was "doing just fine as Tucker McCall, new billionaire in Genoa City". However, she also wrote that the role would be "better suited" for Nichols with Tucker becoming more of a "romantic figure". Tara Blake of ''TVSource'' speculated that the character would be tied to a "major Genoa City player" and that was the reason for the recast. Gwen Morrett of
About.com
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said that Nichols joining ''The Young and the Restless'' was "truly their gain" from ''
Days of Our Lives
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'' (where the actor had previously portrayed
Steve Johnson). Upon Nichols' debut, Megan Lynn of
SoapNet
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The network's programming was oriented towards the soap opera genre; on launch, Soapnet carried primetime encores of ABC' ...
wrote: "Stephen certainly has soap experience — he's previously played Steve Johnson on ''Days of our Lives'' and
Stefan Cassadine
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on ''
General Hospital
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'', but then again – we were kind of warming up to William." Michael Fairman of ''On-Air On-Soaps'' wrote of the decision to hire Nichols onto the series: "This week, daytime fans get one of their wishes, to see Stephen Nichols back on daytime. From his role as Stefan on ''GH'' to Patch on ''DAYS'', you know that Stephen Nichols is going to play Tucker for all he is worth, and then some."
In August 2010, Tommy Garrett of ''
Canyon News
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'' wrote of Nichols' portrayal, saying: "Now going into the 21st century, Stephen has reinvented another part of himself and inhabits Genoa City as the town’s newest and most handsome billionaire on CBS’s number-one daytime drama ''The Young and the Restless''."
Nekeeta Borden of
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was favorable of the early pairing of Tucker and Ashley, giving them an "honorable mention" on a list of "curiously quirky couplings". Candace Young of the website She Knows Soaps wrote that, "Ashley and Tucker have been interesting as a power couple, if you will, in business and the corporate world."
In January 2011, Garrett awarded Nichols a "Leading Men Gold Standard" and praised his portrayal that week, writing: "Stephen Nichols as Tucker was all over the place this week. Initially Tucker decided to back the recording label of Devon Winters and Noah Newman. Nichols played a man who wanted to help two young men break into the music industry. However, the shocking news that Cane and Sofia have been lying to Tucker and allowing a conman to swindle Tucker’s company was destined to be revealed. Although the climax came at the end of the week, the intensity in which Stephen Nichols played the revelation was exciting to say the least. Fans know that next week Tucker McCall’s going to cause heads to roll." Jae Jones of
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praised the storyline revealing Tucker as Devon's father as it gave the soap opera's matriarch, Katherine, a biracial grandson. She wrote: "What seems to make the story line even more interesting is the fact that she has a biracial grandson. Who would have ever thought the show could catch up with the current times? There are not too many daytime soaps left for housewives and house husbands to enjoy, but those who watch this show are always in for a special treat each afternoon." They later named the storyline the "best reveal" of 2011.
In May 2012, when speculation arose that a male star would be exiting the soap opera, Sara Bibel of
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wrote that it could be Tucker, saying: "Who despite being played by one of daytime’s most popular has never really gelled with the audience. His recent one night stand with Harmony leaves him hated by pretty much everyone in Genoa City." Of the possible pairing between Tucker and Sharon Newman (Sharon Case), Luke Kerr (also of Zap2it) wrote: "Billionaire Tucker McCall (Stephen Nichols) is the latest white knight to ride in and save Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) from herself on ''The Young and the Restless''. Granted, Genoa City's answer to Sir
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has ulterior motives, but there's no denying the two share at least a little chemistry." During a storyline in which Tucker attempted to take over Newman Enterprises, Jamey Giddens (also of Zap2it) wrote, "You know, I'm starting to dig ol' Tucker." When Nichols was let go from the soap opera, Giddens wrote, "Daytime television's answer to Richard Branson is no more."
Bibel wrote: "The billionaire who turned out to be Katherine’s long lost son and Devon’s father suffered from inconsistent writing throughout his three year tenure on the show." In 2024, as part of their year-end review, ''Soap Opera News'' editor Michael Thomas listed St. John's exit as Tucker as their fourth most-shocking soap opera exit of the year.
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