ASHLEY BASHIOUM (Mackenzie Browning)
· joined the cast as Mackenzie in February of 1999 · born in Chicago, Illinois · moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin before moving to Minnesota · relocated to Los Angeles in February 1999, when she landed the role of Mackenzie · enjoys going to the movies and discovering new restaurants · birthday is December 30 · height of 5' 2" tall · currently has brown hair and brown eyes
LAURALEE BELL (Christine "Cricket/Bug" Blair Williams)
· honoured as Favorite Soap Opera Actress by Teen Magazine's national poll in 1989 · nominated for a Soap Opera Award as Outstanding Younger Lead Actress in 1996 · Soap Opera Update nomination as Outstanding Younger Lead Actress in 1997 · received a Soap Opera Award in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1999 · daughter of William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, the creators of The Young and the Restless · began daytime career with the series in 1977 at the age of nine as an extra in a non-speaking part · at 13, she was rewarded with a brief scene and a few lines in a role that slowly became a recurring one · became a full-time cast member while completing her senior year in high school in 1986
· born and raised in Chicago · married to photographer Scott Martin · hobbies include playing tennis and needlepoint · currently has blonde hair, blue eyes · height of 5' 6" tall · birthday is December 22
PETER BERGMAN (Jack Abbott)
· joined the cast as the multifaceted Jack Abbott in October 1989 · received eleven consecutive Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor (1990-2000) for his performance on the Y&R, winning the coveted award in 1991 and in 1992 · honoured with the Soap Opera Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in 1992 and 1993 · recipient of the MVP Award from Soap Opera Update in 1991, 1992 and 1994 · portrayed Dr. Cliff Warner from 1979 to 1989 on the daytime drama All My Children · received a 1983 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Series for his performance on that series · guest-starred in the television film Kojak, and in the television series The Five Mrs. Buchanans and The Nanny · starred in the PBS presentation of Pity the Poor Soldier and in the made-for-television movie Woman on the Ledge with Deidre Hall · television credits also include guest-starring roles in the films Fantasies, Money, Power, Murder and Palimino · theatre credits include Love Letters with Y&R colleague Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki) at the Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills, California · attended The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, graduated, appeared in numerous regional theatrical productions and in several television commercials before landing his first role in daytime in 1979 · born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba · his father was in the United States Navy and the family moved nine times before Peter entered the eighth grade
· enjoys playing the piano, which he began studying at the age of 20 · donates his time to several charities, and coaches his children's various sports teams · serves on his kids' school board of directors · married to Mariellen and has two children, Connor and Claire · has blue eyes, light brown hair · height of 6' 1" · birthday is June 11
LAURA BRYAN BIRN (Lynne Bassett)
· joined the cast in February 1988 · plays the devoted secretary at Paul Williams Investigations · her father, Jerry Birn, joined the Y&R just a year earlier as a staff writer in August 1987 · has appeared in the feature film Risky Business and the made-for-television movie Hot Times at Montclair High · theatre credits include regional productions of A Chorus Line, Evita, Vanities, Crimes of the Heart and ER · born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Darien, Connecticut, where she remained until her teenage years when the family returned to Chicago · appeared in productions of several plays while a student at New Trier High School · accepted into the highly competitive and elite Northwestern summer theatre program and later attended the University of Southern California's acting conservatory program, from which she received a BFA in drama
· debut on the Y&R shortly after graduation · married to business executive Mitch Sebolsk · enjoys all sports, both as a fan and participant · continues to study voice and dance · height of 5' 6" · currently has auburn hair and green eyes · birthday is April 3
ERIC BRAEDEN (Victor Newman) · joined the cast 1980 · honoured as Most Popular Daytime Actor at the People's Choice Awards · won the Soap Opera Update Award in 1997 as Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series · was nominated for a Soap Opera Award in the category of Best Lead Actor in 1999
· received an Emmy Award nominations as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama in 1990, 1997, 1999 and 2000 · won the coveted award in 1998 · appeared in over 120 television series, as well as a number of made-for-television movies including The Judge and Mrs. Wyler with Bette Davis, Happily Ever After with Suzanne Somers and Tyne Daly, and the Jackie Collins mini-series Lucky · appeared in the films Operation Eichmann, The Ultimate Chase, Escape from the Planet of the Apes and Morituri with Marlon Brando and co-starred as John Jacob Astor in James Cameron's feature film Titanic · theatre credits include Kean, which marked the premiere production of the Santa Monica Playhouse and the Broadway production of The Great Indoors with Geraldine Page and Curt Jurgens · emigrated to the United States in 1959 from Hans Gudagest in Kiel, West Germany, a port city near the Baltic Sea · lived in Texas for several years and worked in the University of Texas medical school lab before moving to Los Angeles, where he attended Santa Monica College · joined a local semi-professional soccer team while launching his acting career · was chosen as the only actor to be on the newly formed German American Advisory Board in 1989. The illustrious group includes Dr. Henry Kissinger, Katherine Graham, Alexander Haig, Steffi Graf and Paul Volcher · maintains an active athletic regimen by continuing to play soccer with several teams, including the Maccabees, with whom he won the 1972-73 National Soccer Championship · married to his wife Dale and lives in Los Angeles · have one son, Christian · birthday is April 3 · height of 6' 2" · currently has brown hair and brown eyes
SHARON CASE (Sharon Collins Newman)
· joined the cast in August 1994 · wife of Nicholas Newman on the show · received Emmy Award nominations in 1996 and 1997 as Outstanding Younger Leading Actress · the recipient of a Soap Opera Award for Hottest Female In A Daytime Drama in 1998 · won the Outstanding Supporting Actress Daytime Emmy in 1999
· prior to joining the series, she portrayed Debbie on As the World Turns, Dawn on General Hospital and Anne on Valley of the Dolls · starred in the HBO Production Silicone Wars with David Schwimmer · additional television credits include guest-starring roles in Cheers, Beverly Hills, 90210, Silk Stalkings, Parker Lewis Can't Lose and Doogie Howser · starred in the feature film Diplomatic Immunities · theatre credits include lead roles in Grease, The Wizard and The Nutcracker · born in Detroit, Michigan and shortly thereafter, moved to Chatsworth, California · enjoys shopping, reading and traveling · currently has blonde hair, blue eyes · height of 5' 7" · birthday is February 9
TRICIA CAST (Nina Webster McNeil)
· joined the cast in June 1986 · was honoured with an Emmy Award as Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series and a Soap Opera Award as Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in 1992 · received an Emmy Award nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actress in 1991, as well as a Soap Opera Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1998
· previous acting credits include a role as a series regular on The Bad News Bears and It's Your Move · had a recurring role on the daytime drama Santa Barbara, and has guest-starred on the primetime series ER, LA Doctors and Chicago Hope · costarred with Michael Corbett (ex-David Kimble, Y&R) in the play Love Letters at the Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills, California · born in Long Island, New York and attended Saddleback Community College before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career · married to Jack Allocco, a music composer for The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful · enjoys tennis, traveling, crafts, sewing, quilting, painting and drawing · donates her time to various environmental organizations · has two dogs and two cats · height of 5' 1" · currently has hazel eyes and brown hair · birthday is November 16
JOHN CASTELLANOS (John Silva) · joined the cast in May 1989 · previous television credits include guest-starring roles on Hard Copy, Miami Vice, Babylon 5 and Teen Angel · starred in a PBS special entitled Prelude to the Fall, and his feature film work includes a role in K-9 · theatrical career includes a co-starring role opposite Frank Langella in the Los Angeles stage production of Les Liaison's Dangereuses
· appeared in stage productions with the American Conservatory Theatre, the Oregon Shakespearean Theatre, the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival and the Sunnyvale Repertory Company in such productions as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Love's Labor Lost, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear and Tamara · starred, along with Harry Hamlin, Jessica Walter and Amy Irving, in a KCRW radio theatre play entitled Bad Axe · attended Grossmont College in San Diego and appeared in the Old Globe Theatre's production of Poor Murderer, a performance that was honoured with an Old Globe Theatre Atlas Award as Best Performance by a Leading Actor · studied theatre arts at San Diego State University · while guest lecturing at the University, noted Broadway producer Paul Gregory invited John to participate in an exchange program at the National Theatre of England · born in La Mesa, California · currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Rhonda Freedman, a supervising producer of The Bold and the Beautiful · enjoys playing tennis and golf, traveling, woodwork, writing and storytelling · birthday is April 11 · height of 6' 0" · currently has black hair and brown eyes
CAROLYN CONWELL (Mary Williams)
· joined the cast in March 1980 · television credits include appearances in the daytime drama General Hospital. She has also appeared in primetime on Knots Landing, Little House on the Prairie, Lou Grant, The Quest, and Medical Center · starred in regional theatrical productions of Hamlet, Born Yesterday, Tea and Sympathy, Summer and Smoke, The Taming of the Shrew, A Streetcar Named Desire, No Exit and Our Town
· starred in Los Angeles stage productions of The World of Ray Bradbury, World of Sholom Aleichem, Othello, Come Blow Your Horn, Once More with Feeling, Freud and The Runner Stumbles · costarring roles in the feature films Torn Curtain, Adam at 6:00 AM, The Boston Strangler, The Magnificent Seven Ride and Cheech and Chong: The Next Movie · born and raised in Chicago and went on to earn a BA from Lawrence College with a major in theatre arts · studied her craft with Herbert Berghof in New York and Jeff Corey in Los Angeles · additional theatre experience includes summer stock with the Peninsula Players in Wisconsin and with the Dobbs Ferry Players in New York · resides in Los Angeles and has three children · hobbies include gardening, golf, singing and reading · currently has blonde hair, blue eyes · height of 5' 8 1/2" · birthday is May 16
JEANNE COOPER (Katherine Chancellor)
· joined the cast in 1973 as Katherine Chancellor, the grande dame of Genoa City · nominated for Emmy Awards as Outstanding Leading Actress in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1999 · won a Soap Opera Digest Award in 1989 as Outstanding Leading Actress and received the magazine's Editor's Award that same year
· received the MVP Award from Soap Opera Update in 1990 · recipient of the Woman of the Year Award from the Pasadena Playhouse Alumni & Associates in 1989 · television appearances include the series The Twilight Zone, Perry Mason, Maverick, and Ben Casey, a performance for which she received an Emmy nomination · appeared with her son, actor Corbin Bernsen, in the television series LA Law (a role for which she received an additional Emmy nomination), Touched by an Angel and the television movie Beyond Suspicion · appeared in the motion pictures The Man from the Alamo, The Boston Strangler and Tony Rome · theatrical productions include On the Town, The Miracle Worker, Plain and Fancy and a successful touring production of Plaza Suite and starred in Love Letters at the Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills, California · attended the College of the Pacific and performed in the Civic Light Opera Company and Revue Theatre in Stockton · graduated from the famed Pasadena Playhouse School · founded a national volunteer support network called the Katherine Chancellor Society · donates her time to several charities, hospitals and organizations, including the Humane Society of Hawaii, Greenpeace, the National Wildlife Association, and the Children's Hospital of Toronto. Additionally, her other charity work includes Children's Cancer Research (London), House of Hope (San Diego, California) and Drive By Agony (Lynwood, California) · mother of three children, Caren, Collin, and Corbin and grandmother to eight · currently lives with her two grandsons, Weston and Harrison, in Los Angeles · currently has blonde hair, blue eyes · height of 5' 3 1/2" · birthday is October 25
DOUG DAVIDSON (Paul Williams)
· joined the cast in May 1978 · portrays a private investigator · awarded the 1997 Soap Opera Award for Best Supporting Actor · received Soap Opera Awards for Outstanding Hero in 1991 and 1992 · hosted the Tournament of Roses Parade in 1998 and 1999
· was also the host of the nighttime version of CBS's The Price is Right · costarred in the Judith Krantz mini-series I'll Take Manhattan and The Initiation of Sarah, and appeared as a guest star in the CBS series Diagnosis Murder · was the master of ceremonies for the Miss California Pageant and hosted the Kenny Rogers Cerebral Palsy Telethon · costarred with Paul Reiser in the feature film Mr. Write, and had supporting roles in the films Don't Stop Now and Fraternity Row · hobbies include traveling, camping and playing the bagpipes · contributes much of his time to various charities, including the YMCA · he and his wife, actress Cindy Fisher, have teamed up to serve as National Honorary Chairpersons for WE-TIP, a non-profit anonymous tip line that aids in crime prevention · has two children, Calyssa and Caden · height of 6 feet · currently has blonde hair and blue eyes · birthday is October 24
EILEEN DAVIDSON (Ashley Abbott Carlton)
· returned to the role of Ashley Abbott in March of 1999 · previously portrayed Ashley Abbott from 1982-1989 · nominated for the Soap Opera Award for Favorite Return in 1999 · born and raised in Southern California
· most recently played Kristen Blake on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives · previously portrayed Kelly Capwell on the daytime drama Santa Barbara · starred in the primetime television series Broken Badges and starred in the CBS telefilm Sharing Richard with Ed Marinaro · feature film credits include starring roles in Eternity with Jon Voight and Armande Assante, and Easy Wheels with Paul LeMat and also starred in The House on Sorority Row · hobbies include surfing, snow skiing and scuba diving, playing piano, painting and writing · married to actor Jon Lindstrom and lives in Los Angeles · birthday is June 15 · height of 5' 7" · currently has blonde hair and green eyes
