The Young and the Restless characters (2015)
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.[1]
Marco Annicelli
| Marco Annicelli | |
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| The Young and the Restless character | |
| Portrayed by | Peter Bergman |
| Duration | 2015 |
| First appearance | February 17, 2015 |
| Last appearance | November 27, 2015 |
| Created by | Charles Pratt, Jr. and Tracey Thomson |
| Introduced by | Jill Farren Phelps and Charles Pratt, Jr. |
| Classification | Former; regular |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Mob boss |
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, and took over his life, while Real Jack was held captive in an unknown location.
Luca Santori
| Luca Santori | |||||||
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| The Young and the Restless character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Miles Gaston Villanueva | ||||||
| Duration | 2015–16 | ||||||
| First appearance | September 16, 2015 | ||||||
| Last appearance | September 9, 2016 | ||||||
| Created by | Charles Pratt, Jr. and Tracey Thomson | ||||||
| Introduced by | Jill Farren Phelps and Charles Pratt, Jr. | ||||||
| Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||
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Luca Santori is a fictional character from the original CBS Daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless portrayed by Miles Gaston Villanueva.[2][3]
Villanueva had previously appeared on series in a bit part of a priest assisting Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) with locating her long lost son, Dylan. 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 (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) and Phyllis Abbott's (Gina Tognoni) daughter Summer Newman (Hunter King), before the engagement was called off when it was revealed by Victoria Newman's (Amelia Heinle) 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, and he was arrested for that crime and sent to prison.
Christian Newman
| Christian Newman | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Young and the Restless character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2015– | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | October 7, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by |
Charles Pratt, Jr. Tracey Thomson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Jill Farren Phelps Charles Pratt, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; recurring | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names |
Christian Andrew Newman Sullivan McAvoy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | Genoa City, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Christian Newman is a fictional character from the original CBS Daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless. He is the son of Sage Warner (Kelly Sullivan) and Adam Newman (Justin Hartley), 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 is currently believed that Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow) 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) 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 have reunited.
References
- ↑ White-Nobles, Omar (September 19, 2014). "Y&R SHAKE UP: CHARLES PRATT, JR. NAMED NEW HEAD WRITER". TVSource. SoSource Media. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ↑ Giddens, Jamey (July 9, 2015). "The Young and the Restless Puts Out Casting Call For Spanish Royal". Daytime Confidential. Confidential Media, Inc. (SAY Media). Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ↑ Fairman, Michael (September 16, 2015). "Y&R's Miles Gaston Villanueva Interview: The Mysterious & Sexy Luca Santori Hits Genoa City!". On-Air On-Soaps. Retrieved September 16, 2015.