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Greg RikaartON SOAP OPERA DIGEST AND WEEKLY ONLINE Bio
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Greg Rikaart (Kevin, Y&R)
Born and raised in Staten Island, Greg Rikaart never expected to be a successful, award-winning actor. Although acting was a bug Rikaart caught early in life, he did not decide to pursue his passion until graduating from Villanova University in Pennsylvania, when he took the plunge and moved to sunny California.
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Y&R: 8,000 Episodes Strong
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS cast, crew and execs got together to celebrate the Sept. 28 taping of the show's 8,000th episode. With all that history to reap, we asked new and old about their favorite storylines of the past.
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Y&R Emmy Bites
Want to know what the stars of YOUNG AND RESTLESS were up to in New York during Emmy Week? Take a peek inside the notebook of Digest editor Tom Stacy to see what the cast really had to say.
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Y&R's Brother of Invention
YOUNG AND RESTLESS delivered a shocker in November when Genoa City's slimiest attorney, Michael, was revealed to be the brother of sexual predator/firebug Kevin. But keeping the revelation a secret wasn't easy.
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Greg Rikaart on Kevin's Revenge
"Kreepy Kevin" is back at it, but THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS' Greg Rikaart says his character is a different person now — albeit decidedly more menacing.
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Rikaart Strikes Emmy Gold
Y&R's Greg Rikaart made Genoa City newcomer Kevin Fisher a must-watch character, and earned the 2005 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in the process. In this Q&A, he discusses the thrill of winning his first golden statuette.
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Brotherly Connection
Didn't get enough of Christian J. LeBlanc and Greg Rikaart from their feature in Soap Opera Weekly (on sale Dec. 31)? Here are some unused excerpts from the interviews at West Hollywood's Pane e Vino.
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American Psycho
Greg Rikaart relishes being Y&R's Most-Hated man 
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Getting to Know...Greg Rikaart
YOUNG AND RESTLESS' Kevin is about as creepy as a character can get, but offscreen, portrayer Greg Rikaart is more like the college grad next door. Here, he talks about breaking into acting, breaking up sets and breaking hearts on the West Coast.
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Judith Chapman: A Play for Good
"It's a one-time benefit performance with an all-star soap cast," producer/director/actress Judith Chapman (Gloria, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) bubbles of her latest major project.
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The Good-Bye Girl
Rachel Kimsey had a tough job ahead of her when she took over for Ashley Bashioum as Mac in March 2005. Still, Kimsey gave her all as a more mature version of the scrappy character. Recently, the actress got the sad news that she's been let go.
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Talking Turkey With Lauren and Michael
With the Baldwin-Fisher family expanding by the minute, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS’ Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren) and Christian LeBlanc (Michael) have a lot to be thankful for.
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LeBlanc's Long Y&R Road
Christian J. LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R) earned his first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor this spring, after 14 years on the show. Here he talks to the press about why he loves his job, and how he learned to appreciate the Emmy process by seeing it from his mother's point of view.
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Danny's Boy
For the 10/5 issue of Digest, Y&R Editor Tom Stacy sat down with hot young newcomer Michael Graziadei (Daniel) for a peek into the actor's personal life.
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Controlling The Court
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS cast members had a ball when they hit the dodgeball court for The Celebrity Tournament to Benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and celebrate the Dodgeball DVD release with star Ben Stiller on Dec. 7.
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Y&R: All Fired Up!
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS' Amber recently set the Genoa City Athletic Club ablaze, but that wasn't the first hot spot to hit Genoa City. Take this quiz to see if you remember these memorable blazes.
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Lost in Genoa City
These five characters have been great resources of drama, angst and controversy on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, but have been uncharacteristically quiet lately. Give them a story!
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Commemorating Cupid
Daytime actors remember how they celebrated Valentine's Day past.
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Y&R's 2003 Fan Club Luncheon
Unable to attend the 12th YOUNG AND RESTLESS Fan Club Luncheon held on August 17 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Los Angeles? No problem. Here are some of the highlights from the exciting day of getting up close and personal with your favorite Y&R stars.
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Y&R's Kevin: Zero to Hero
Creepy Kevin's redemption on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS came full circle when he saved Colleen from dying by smoke inhalation, but with a past this bad, setting him up was easy as striking the match. Here is a look at the road he's traveled.
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Y&R Goes Back To School
School has been in session this spring for THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. Casting director Marnie Saitta has been scouring college campuses, interviewing thousands of hopeful dreamers, all in an effort to discover Y&R's next big star.
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A History of Y&R's Michael Baldwin
Attorney Michael Baldwin began his run on Y&R as one of Genoa City's smarmiest, but 15 years later, he's evolved into one of the show's most redeemed characters. Here's another look at how he went from being a heel to hero.
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