Joshua Morrow (Nicholas, Y&R)

Joshua Morrow was born lucky. An all-star athlete, he fell into acting almost without realizing how it happened.

Born in Juneau, Alaska, he moved to Oklahoma with his father after his parents divorced. MORE

Roscoe Born (ex-Tom, Y&R)

Roscoe Born was born on November 24, 1950 in Topeka, Kansas, one of four siblings. At the age of seven, his family moved to Maryland, where he spent the rest of his formative years. Born entered Tulane University in Louisiana at the early age of seventeen, and later attended Boston University. MORE

Sharon Case (Sharon, Y&R)

They say the third time's the charm, a cliché that has worked out well for Sharon Case. After short stints on GENERAL HOSPITAL, AS THE WORLD TURNS and VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, Case was cast as the third Sharon Collins Newman, a role she's held since 1994. MORE

Adrienne Frantz (Amber, Y&R)

Adrienne Frantz began performing at a young age, immersing herself in theater, voice and dance lessons while in her hometown of Mount Clemens, Michigan. At age sixteen she headed east, where she enrolled in a Medford, New Jersey high school and pursued voice and acting lessons in New York City. MORE

Kate Linder (Esther, Y&R)

Kate Linder first joined Y&R as a nameless day player in 1982. However, she kept getting invited back and the audience soon fell in love with the wacky maid she played, who co-star Jeanne Cooper (Katherine) had named "Esther." MORE

Don Diamont (Brad, Y&R)

He may play handsome ladies' man Brad Carlton on Y&R, but portrayer Don Diamont admits that even he went through an awkward stage when he was younger. Still, the New York, NY, native eventually began a brief modeling career ("I didn't like standing there for hours on end having my picture taken."), and then switched to acting. MORE

Kristoff St. John (Neil, Y&R)

Kristoff St. John was born with acting in his blood. His father, Christopher, is an actor/director, while his stepmother, Marie, is an actress who graduated from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. St. John considers Marie to be his mother and has a great deal of respect for her for giving up her career for her family. MORE

Peter Bergman (Jack, Y&R)

Jack Abbott has always been a bit of a ladies' man. Who knew that his portrayer, Peter Bergman, found his way into acting by chasing after a girl? And lucky for daytime and his fans, he did.

As the son of a Navy career man, Bergman was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. MORE

Jerry Douglas (ex-John, Y&R)

For over two decades, Jerry Douglas reigned in Genoa City as Abbott patriarch John Abbott. Born Gerald Rubenstein and raised in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Douglas went to Brandeis University to earn a degree in economics. MORE

Thad Luckinbill (J.T., Y&R)

Thad Luckinbill has had a successful acting career, both on Y&R and in movies and prime-time, but he's a Midwestern boy at heart. Growing up in Enid, OK, he was the only sibling who shared his mother, Anna Sue's interest in entertaining (she's a singer). He would perform in church plays and also enjoyed singing and playing guitar. MORE

Kristoff St. John (Neil, Y&R)

Kristoff St. John was born with acting in his blood. His father, Christopher, is an actor/director, while his stepmother, Marie, is an actress who graduated from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. St. John considers Marie to be his mother and has a great deal of respect for her for giving up her career for her family. MORE

Billy Warlock (Ben, Y&R)

Born in Gardena, California, Billy Warlock is a staunch Aries who loves a good golf game and some quality time on the ski slopes.

Warlock's acting career began after he caught director Garry Marshall's eye while doing a stint as a stunt double for Robin Williams on MORK & MINDY. MORE

Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, Y&R)

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Michelle Stafford made the trek to California as an infant. Her parents moved her and her older sister, Janine, to Montrose, California, where she was raised. MORE

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. MORE

Judith Chapman (Gloria, Y&R)

Judith Chapman was born in Greenville, S.C. The daughter of an Air Force General, she spent the majority of her childhood living outside of the United States. As a young teen, she caught the acting bug and began her career in Spain. MORE

Christian J. LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R)

Christian J. LeBlanc began his career all wet — literally...LeBlanc was doing laps in the school's swimming pool when he was approached by a photographer who suggested he look into modeling. MORE

Jeanne Cooper (Katherine, Y&R)

Born in Taft, Calif., in 1928, Jeanne Cooper attended College of the Pacific before graduating from Pasadena Playhouse School. Cooper's career included television guest spots on THE TWILIGHT ZONE, PERRY MASON, L.A. LAW, MAVERICK, TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, THE NANNY and BEN CASEY (for which she received a prime-time Emmy nomination). MORE

Vincent Irizarry (David, Y&R)

Vincent Irizarry was raised in Long Island, N.Y. He was interested in the arts as a young child. While studying piano at Berklee College of Music in Boston, he developed a fondness for acting. Before getting his first professional role with the New York Shakespeare Festival, he starred in Boston-based productions. MORE

Eric Braeden (Victor, Y&R)

Eric Braeden was born Hans Gudegast on April 3 in Kiel, Germany. He emigrated to the United States in the late '50s and settled in Texas. Prior to beginning his acting career, Braeden worked in the University of Texas' medical school lab. He relocated to Los Angeles where he attended Santa Monica College. MORE

Doug Davidson (Paul, Y&R)

Doug Davidson was a marine biology major at Occidental College before venturing into acting. On May 15, 1978, Davidson assumed the role of Paul Williams on Y&R, where he would meet his future wife, Cindy, who has portrayed two roles on the show. He received his first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2003, on the eve of his 25th anniversary with Y&R. MORE

Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren, Y&R)

Department store heiress Lauren Fenmore has certainly led an eventful life on on both Y&R and BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL, but her portrayer, Tracey E. Bregman's background is just as colorful. Born to a showbiz family in Munich, Germany, Bregman then lived in London, England until she was 10, when her clan relocated to Los Angeles. MORE

Lauralee Bell (Christine, Y&R)

Lauralee Bell was born and raised in Chicago. The daughter of William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, Lauralee and her older brothers moved to Los Angeles after her parents created Y&R. MORE

Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki, Y&R)

Melody Thomas Scott began her career at age 3 under the tutelage of renowned coach Ethel Meglin, who helped launch the career of Shirley Temple. Scott studied singing, tap, ballet and jazz dancing. MORE

Amelia Heinle (Victoria, Y&R)

Amelia Heinle has been fighting her way to the top since her first audition at LOVING. As an aspiring actress, the Arizona native worked at a coat check in Manhattan. On a lunch break, she caught a cab to a LOVING audition, but was thrown off when the cab brought her to the ONE LIFE TO LIVE set. MORE

Adrianne Leon (ex-Colleen, Y&R)

Singer, songwriter, and actress Adrianne Leon wrote songs for GENERAL HOSPITAL for two years before getting cast as Brook Lynn Ashton. MORE

Camryn Grimes (ex-Cassie, Y&R)

Born in Van Nuys, California, Grimes has acting in her blood. Her mother is actress Heather Grimes, her father is actor/producer Preston Lee, and her uncle is actor Scott Grimes. MORE

Victoria Rowell (ex-Drucilla, Y&R)

Victoria Rowell's childhood experiences shaped her into the woman she is today. One of six children, her family was split when they were placed in different foster homes. Rowell's foster mother believed greatly in promoting the arts and pushed her to discipline herself. MORE

Lauren Woodland (ex-Brittany, Y&R)

A natural performer, Lauren Woodland has been dancing since she was three. She began working in the entertainment business at the age of five. She made her stage debut at age eight. MORE

Joan Van Ark (ex-Gloria, Y&R)

Joan Van Ark was born in New York and is married to her high school sweetheart, John Marshall, a former award winning TV newsman. They are the parents of Vanessa Marshall, an accomplished actress and comedian. MORE

David Lago (ex-Raul, Y&R)

Born in Downey, CA, the 5-feet-7-inch actor joined Y&R in August 1999, and received four Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Younger Actor, in 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004. MORE