The Young and the Restless
Members of Y&R's cast and creative team discuss the soap opera's enduring popularity.
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![Mishael Morgan of The Young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California. Mishael Morgan of The Young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California.](https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/styles/photo_gallery_thumbnails/public/photos-gallery/mishael-morgan-d-d-450x600.jpg?itok=jNnIH5_E)
![Mishael Morgan of The Young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California. Mishael Morgan of The Young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California.](https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/styles/photo_gallery_thumbnails/public/photos-gallery/mishael-morgan-d-d-900x600_0.jpg?itok=yvVhMOoN)
![Kate Linder of The young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity in the NoHo Arts District. Kate Linder of The young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity in the NoHo Arts District.](https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/styles/photo_gallery_thumbnails/public/photos-gallery/kate-linder-2-d-d-450x600.jpg?itok=PFOIMTWk)
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(Clockwise from top) John O'Hurley as Dr. James Richard Grainger, Rebecca Street as Jessica Blair Abbott-Grainger, Lauralee Bell as Christine "Cricket" Blair Williams and Peter Barton as Dr. Scott Grainger
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Bryton James as Devon Hamilton, Christel Khalil as Lily Winters Ashby and Shemar Moore as Malcolm Winters
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Kate Linder as Esther Valentine
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The 2022 cast of The Young and the Restless: (clockwise) Christel Khalil, Kate Linder, Bryton James, Melissa Claire Egan, Kelsey Wang, Conner Floyd, Cait Fairbanks, Courtney Hope, Brytni Sarpy, X, Greg Rikaart, Elizabeth Hendrikson, Rory Gibson, Zuleyka Silver, Allison Lanier, Melissa Ordway, Jess Walton, Michelle Stafford, Jason Thompson, Beth Maitland, Eileen Davidson, Peter Bergman, Eric Braeden, Melody Thomas Scott, and more.
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Victor and Nikki, played by Eric Braeden and Melody Thomas Scott
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Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott and Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers
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Victor and Nikki, played by Eric Braeden and Melody Thomas Scott
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Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott and Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers
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The 2022 cast of The Young and the Restless: (clockwise) Christel Khalil, Kate Linder, Bryton James, Melissa Claire Egan, Kelsey Wang, Conner Floyd, Cait Fairbanks, Courtney Hope, Brytni Sarpy, X, Greg Rikaart, Elizabeth Hendrikson, Rory Gibson, Zuleyka Silver, Allison Lanier, Melissa Ordway, Jess Walton, Michelle Stafford, Jason Thompson, and more.
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Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott and Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers
![Mishael Morgan of The Young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California. Mishael Morgan of The Young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California.](https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/styles/photo_gallery_large/public/photos-gallery/mishael-morgan-d-d-450x600.jpg?itok=iWK-ugzx)
Mishael Morgan of The Young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California.
![Mishael Morgan of The Young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California. Mishael Morgan of The Young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California.](https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/styles/photo_gallery_large/public/photos-gallery/mishael-morgan-d-d-900x600_0.jpg?itok=8SV8uQ8n)
Mishael Morgan of The Young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California.
![Kate Linder of The young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity in the NoHo Arts District. Kate Linder of The young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity in the NoHo Arts District.](https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/styles/photo_gallery_large/public/photos-gallery/kate-linder-2-d-d-450x600.jpg?itok=ronYFDNP)
Kate Linder of The Young and the Restless arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California.
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![Kate Linder at the 62nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Kate Linder at the 62nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards](https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/styles/photo_gallery_large/public/2013/09/creative-red-carpet0037.jpg?itok=4kSBm1qz)
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