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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, Coleman reprised the role in 2000 and 2002. The role was then briefly portrayed by Beth Toussaint in 2006. In 2008, the character died onscreen, though Coleman continued to reprise the role as a vision had by other characters in 2010 and 2012. In 2020, Maggie Gwin briefly played the role of a younger Hope. Storylines 1993–97 In 1993, business tycoon Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) left his life in Genoa City behind, and he was presumed dead. He turned up in Kansas just in time to save a blind Hope Adams from a rapist. Victor and Hope bonded on her farm in Kansas until Victor decided to return home to his company, Newman Enterprises. When he heard from a friend that everyone in Genoa City thought he was dead, he decided to stay in Kansas with Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signy Coleman
Signy Coleman (born July 4, 1960), sometimes credited as Signey Coleman, is an American actress. Background Coleman was born in Ross, California, on July 4, 1960. She grew up in Bolinas, California, and attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley. She has three siblings. Career Coleman was a contract regular on soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' as the blind heroine Hope Adams (1993–97, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012). Her character died of cancer in February 2008, but appeared in visions thereafter. She also starred on ''Guiding Light'' as Annie Dutton (1998–99, 2003). Coleman's prime time roles include appearances on ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Human Target'', ''The Steven Banks Show'', ''Jake and the Fatman'', ''Silk Stalkings'', ''Doors'', ''Necronomicon'', ''Dark Justice'', ''The Flash'' and ''The X-Files''. She has appeared in such films as ''Relentless III'', ''Indecent Proposal'', and ''20 Dates''. She also ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki Newman
Nikki Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS 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 over in 1979. Introduced as a stripper, the character became well known for her relationship with businessman Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), a union that developed into a supercouple pairing that has spanned over four decades. She shares two children with Victor, Victoria (Amelia Heinle) and Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow). In 2013, she reveals that she had previously given up a child for adoption, who is later discovered to be Dylan McAvoy ( Steve Burton). The character has also had several other notorious relationships, including Paul Williams (Doug Davidson), Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman), and Brad Carlton (Don Diamont). Scott is considered an icon in the soap opera genre. Casting The role of Nikki Reed was originally portrayed by actress Erica Hope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Characters Introduced In 1993
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival storag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young And The Restless Characters
This is a list of characters that appear (or have appeared) on the 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 fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...''. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y References {{DEFAULTSORT:Young and the Restless, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rauch
Paul Rauch (1930 – 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 Producer for Procter & Gamble, and Music Critic for an English-language edition of the Japanese ''Yomiuri Shimbun'', a job he held in his mid-twenties. Daytime drama ''Another World'' Rauch is best known for his work on '' Another World'', which he produced from 1972 to 1982. For much of that time, he worked in conjunction with head writer Harding Lemay, and the team garnered the show critical acclaim and strong ratings. In the 1970s Daytime ratings, ''Another World'' often rose to the top of the ratings, just below number one show ''As the World Turns'' and ''Guiding Light''. Rauch led the show to an expanded hour format in 1975, which was a success. However, a subsequent time expansion to 90 minutes in 1979 was less successful. During his tenure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Kent (television Producer)
Steven Kent is an American television producer, writer, director, and media executive. Career In June 2007, Kent was named Senior Executive Vice President of Programming at Sony Pictures Television, overseeing the studio's daytime dramas ''The Young and the Restless'' on CBS Daytime and ''Days of Our Lives'' on NBC Daytime. In his new role, Kent is responsible for creating program extensions and developing new serialized programs for all dayparts. Kent reports to SPT president Steve Mosko. Kent most recently was Senior Executive Vice President of International Productions at Sony Pictures Television International, where he oversaw the worldwide development and production of original local-language productions as well as scripted and unscripted formats. "Steve has done a phenomenal job working with our producers to make our daytime dramas financially efficient and technically state of the art," Mosko said. "With his incredible experience with serialized programming here and around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Engen (actor)
Chris Engen (born October 25, 1979) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Adam Newman on the daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. Personal life Born in Apple Valley, California, Engen is also a writer and a musician. He graduated from Bishop Montgomery High School in 1997. Career Engen has guest-starred in various television programs. He was a recurring character in '' Saints & Sinners'', ''CSI: NY'' and '' Felicity''. He began appearing as Adam Newman on ''The Young and the Restless'' on February 12, 2008. Engen abruptly left his role on ''The Young and the Restless'' in mid-May 2009; the role was immediately recast with actor Michael Muhney. Engen's departure was allegedly due to "the dark direction his character astaking" and an upcoming same-sex storyline. It was alleged that Engen abruptly left the show "mid-contract due to objections over Adam's storyline and character direction," but the precise objections have never been established beyond the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 2001. Career Morrow has portrayed the character Nicholas Newman on ''The Young and the Restless'' since 1994. Early in his career, he formed the musical group 3Deep with Eddie Cibrian, his best friend and former co-star on ''Y&R'', and CJ Huyer. Personal life Morrow plays on the World Poker Tour The World Poker Tour (WPT) is an internationally televised gaming and entertainment brand. Since 2002, the World Poker Tour has operated a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting playdown and the fi ... in the Hollywood Home Games for The V Foundation for Cancer Research charity. On August 4, 2001, Morrow married Tobe Keeney. Together, the pair have four children: three boys and one girl. Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Newman. Portrayed by a set of twins and later two child actors for his first six-year period, the writers of the series decided to rapidly age the character to a teenager in the summer of 1994. That June, Joshua Morrow began portraying Nick, and has remained in the role ever since. The character was reintroduced with the purpose of developing a relationship with another character, Sharon Collins, who was introduced around the same story arc. The pairing, which yielded three children, Cassie, Noah and Faith Newman, proved popular with viewers. They are regarded as a prominent supercouple by the soap opera media. In 2005, the character underwent a dramatic change in storyline when Nick and Sharon's fourteen-year-old daughter Cassie was killed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody Thomas Scott
Melody Thomas Scott (born Melody Ann Thomas, April 18, 1956) is an American actress best known for playing Nikki Newman on the soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. Early life and acting career Scott was born Melody Ann Thomas in Los Angeles. Her first film credit was as a child actress in the 1964 Alfred Hitchcock movie ''Marnie''. After parts in television and movies in the mid-1970s (most notably in John Wayne's final film, ''The Shootist'' in 1976, in which she becomes the last actress to exchange lines with Wayne), she was offered parts on nighttime series such as, ''The Rockford Files'', ''Charlie's Angels'', and a recurring role on ''The Waltons''. In 1979, at the age of 23, she left ''The Waltons'' to take over the role of Nikki Reed, a poor girl from the wrong side of the tracks, on the daytime serial ''The Young and the Restless'', choosing the part over a sitcom pilot that in the end was not picked up. She was a replacement for the previous Nikki, who had lasted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera Digest
''Soap Opera Digest'' is a weekly magazine covering American daytime soap operas. It features onscreen and offscreen news about the series, interviews with and articles about performers, storyline summaries and analysis, and related promotional information. Founded in 1975, the magazine has historically included certain prime time soap operas in its coverage as well. History ''Soap Opera Digest'' debuted in November 1975, co-founded by Angela Shapiro and Jerome Shapiro and featuring actors John Aniston, Ron Tomme, Audrey Peters, Birgitta Tolksdorf, Jerry Lacy, and Tudi Wiggins of ''Love of Life'' on its first cover. In the early 1990s, the magazine had up to 1.4 million subscribers. In 1980, Network Publishing Corporation purchased the magazine from Shapiro, who went on to found ''Soap Opera Update''. Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation bought the magazine from Gerry M. Ritterman in 1989. Ritterman had owned ''Soap Opera Digest'' for three years before selling it to Murdoch Magazin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Toussaint
Elizabeth Toussaint (born September 25, 1962) is an American former actress and model. She is best known for her television performances. Life and career Before television roles, Toussaint worked as a model, and appeared in the 1984 music video for Bon Jovi's song " She Don't Know Me", Bob Seger's 1986 song "Like a Rock", and in the 1987 music video for SAGA's song "Only Time Will Tell". Additionally she appeared in the 1987 music video for the song "Big Mistake" by Peter Cetera. From 1988 to 1989, she was a recurring cast member in the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas'' as Tracey Lawton, and from 1996 to 1997 in The WB primetime soap opera ''Savannah''. Toussaint also appeared in ''Cheers'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (as Ishara Yar in the episode "Legacy", 1990), ''Melrose Place'', '' Matlock'', ''Babylon 5'' (episode " Revelations", 1994) and ''Martial Law''. In July 2006, she appeared on ''The Young and the Restless'' playing Hope Wilson Hope Wilson is a fictiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
