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The Abbott Family
John Abbott Sr.
Played By: Jerry Douglas
The late Patriarch of the Abbott clan and founder of Jabot. A respected businessman, ex- husband of Dina Mergeron and Jill Foster Abbott Fenmore. Upon his death he was married to Gloria Simmons Abbott Bardwell. The character was killed off back in 2006 but made recurring appearances until 2016 as a Helpful Hallucination serving as The Conscience for his children, often being a sounding board and offering sage advice.John 'Jack' Abbott Jr.
Played By: Terry Lester (1980-89) and Peter Bergman (1989-)
Oldest and only son of John Abbott and Dina Mergeron. A notorious womanizer raised with a silver spoon. He strives to make his father proud, and tries to live up to his legacy. Jack is known for his off-and-on rivalry with Victor Newman (and losing out to Victor, most of the time but that usually depended on the writers. Jack is also known for being unlucky in love and his off-and-on relationship with Phyllis Summers.- Butt-Monkey: To Victor.
- Averted In 2013. Jack finally took over Newman Enterprises but, the stress of running both companies led Jack to become dependent on his medication for his back.
- Characterization Marches On: Was originally an arrogant womanizing playboy, but he has mellowed considerably as he aged into a senior, realizing he had to succeed his Father as the kind, benevolent Family Patriarch and took that role very seriously.
- Convenient Miscarriage: Oh boy, where to begin:
- With Patty Williams. Had one when she tripped over a plant after seeing Jack boffing someone else.
- With Jill, possibly (there is debate on whether it was his father's or not as Jill was Jack's stepmother at the time.)
- Two with Nikki, plus a stillborn son named John Abbott III.
- One with Phyllis
- Could you imagine if all of these pregnancies carried to term? Jack would have eight kids!
- Knight in Sour Armour: He has his moments. One moment in particular was when he advised Traci to donate her daughter's heart to save Victor's life.
- Like Father, Like Son: When he was young, he slept around with his stepmother. In 2013, His son Kyle makes out with Phyllis, Jack's on and off again wife and lover.
- When Jack blackmailed Ashley to be CEO of Jabot, threatening to tell John that she is not his biological daughter.
- The Nicknamer: Several.....most of which are directed at Victor (e.g. Mumbles, Mr. Moustache) and Brad (e.g. Golden Boy, Brad-sicle)
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: Jack always strived to make his father proud, Since his passing, he strives to live up to his father's name.
Ashley Abbott
Played By: Eileen Davidson (1982–88, 1999–2013, 2014–), Brenda Epperson (1988–95)
and Shari Shattuck (1996–99).
Ashley is the brainy, beautiful and chemist daughter of John Abbott Sr. and Dina Mergeron. However she is really the result of Dina's affair with tennis instructor, Brent Davis. John died never knowing that Ashley wasn't biologically his. Ashley is known for being unlucky in love, her business accomplishments at Jabot, and occasional mental breakdowns.- Convenient Miscarriage: With Victor. Fell down a flight of stairs, courtesy of Adam gaslighting her.
- Sibling Rivalry: Unintentionally and obliviously with Traci. When Traci's husband took and interest in her, she told Brad to wait until his marriage to Traci was over.
- Sibling Triangle: Traci was married to Brad, who then later married Ashley.
Traci Abbott Connelly
Played By: Beth Maitland (1982–96 1999 2001 2006—Present)
Traci is the daughter of John Abbott and Dina Mergeron. She is known for her rivalry with Lauren Fenmore, due to Traci's relationship with Danny Romalotti, and her marriages to Brad Carlton, with whom she had a daughter, Colleen Carlton. Since 2006 she has been on recurring status.- Outliving One's Offspring: To Colleen.
- It should be noted that after Traci allowed for Colleen's heart to be donated to Victor, she promptly left GC.
- Sibling Rivalry: Unintentionally with Ashley.
- But for the most part, Ashley always took into account Traci's feelings; Even when Brad started to pursue Ashley when he wasn't divorced from Traci, yet.
- Sibling Triangle: Traci was married to Brad, who then later married Ashley.
- Weight Woe: Traci had many sensitive storylines that were about her weight and the insecurities she had.
William Foster 'Billy' Abbott
(2006), Billy Miller (2008–14), Burgess Jenkins (2014–), (and others)
Billy is the son of John Abbott and his second (and third) wife, Jill Fenmore. Billy has been known from a young age to be a spoiled rich boy. As he grew up, he became a playboy and a notorious screw up with a penchant for drinking and gambling. He is known for his popular pairings with Mckenzie Browning (the first time) and Victoria Newman.- The Gambling Addict: A recurring flaw Billy has. One time it was so bad that his then wife at the time was kidnapped because of it.
- Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome: Born in 1993. In 1999 he returned from boarding school at age 16.
The Baldwin/Fisher/Fenmore Family
Michael Baldwin
Played By: Christian Le Blanc (1991-93, 1997-)
A hotshot Lawyer turned sexual predator turned into a redeemed respected attorney. He is the son of Lowell Baldwin and Gloria Simmons. His siblings include paternal half-sister Eden Baldwin, and maternal half-brother Kevin Fisher. He is happily married to Lauren Fenmore. They share a son, Fenmore 'Fen' Baldwin.Lauren Fenmore Baldwin
Played By: Tracey E Bregman (1983-99, 2000-)
An only child, Lauren was raised and doted on by her father due to her parents divorce. She was a rebel in her teen years, singing with Danny Romalotti and Traci Abbott. The latter of which she spent years bullying and scheming against. After a few failed marriages, a miscarriage, widowhood, a stalker, a rival turned stalker, Lauren finally finds happiness with Michael.Gloria Abbott Bardwell
Played By: Joan Van Ark (2004-2005), Judith Chapman (2006-)
Michael's troublesome and somewhat naive mother. She is known for her over-the-top personality, getting involved with questionable men, and taking things to the extreme.Kevin Fisher
Played By: Greg Rikaart (2003-)
Eden Gerick Baldwin
The Newman Family
One of the core families (arguably the main one) on The Young and The Restless when the show retooled from a half-hour soap to an one-hour program. The family is well known for it's longstanding feud with the Abbott family, and their family company - the multinational conglomerate Newman Enterprises.
Victor Newman (Birth Name: Christian Miller)
Played By: Eric Braeden (1980-)
The Patriarch of the Newman Clan. Founder and CEO of Newman Enterprises. A formidable businessman, Victor is also very protective of his family. He prides himself on being a self-made made man, but many residents of Genoa City still peg him as a villain.- Actor Allusion /
The Cast Showoff: Victor is a boxing enthusiast, and a very good amateur boxer, as is Eric Braeden - Affably Evil: Both Affable and Evil is pushing it, but while he isn't entirely a good person, he can be very friendly, and sometimes outright kind, to the people he cares about.
- Big Bad / Big Good: Amazingly depending on the storyline Victor can be either one of these, or in some strange cases both at the same time.
- Corrupt Corporate Executive: Many times over the years. He has most recently been accused of allowing a subsidiary to sell illegal "energy pills" online...which may or may not be his fault.
- Identity Amnesia: Forgets who he is after falling off his horse. He spends about two months in L.A., going by his father's name.
- Knight Templar Parent: On and off. He is almost obsessively determined that his children (and grandchildren, and adopted grandchildren, etc.) benefit from the Newman legacy, and is very upset when one of his children decide they don't want to be involved with the company anymore.
- Nikki often calls him out on this...whether or not he listens varies Depending on the Writer.
- The Nicknamer: Usually to people he doesn't like. Billy Abbot is "Billy-boy", Jack is "Jackass Abbot", and cult leader Ian Ward was "worthless maggot on the bottom of my shoe".
- One True Love: Nikki. No matter what happens to these two, they always manage to get back together, and their relationship is the oldest still remaining on the show.
- Papa Wolf: Very protective of his children...when he wants to be.
- Rags to Riches: Started out working for Katherine Chancellor. About thirty years later, he owns an international conglomerate including Chancellor Industries.
- The Rival: Due to the rivalry between Newman Enterprises and Jabot Cosmetics, John Abbot was this to Victor. John's son, Jack, is this...in a much more volatile capacity. The two have been fighting constantly for more than twenty years!
- Verbal Tic: "You got that!"
- Also "Okay?", which Eric Braedon seems to tag onto the end of every other line, presumably for emphasis.
- Worthy Opponent: Considers John Abbot this, and deeply respects him even when they are fierce rivals. His son Jack, not so much...
Nicole "Nikki" Reed-Newman'
Played By: Melody Thomas Scott (1979-)
Victor's on-and-off wife of many years and mother of Victoria and Nicholas. A former stripper, porn star and alcoholic, she has since reformed and spearheads many of Genoa City's charitable organizations.- Convenient Miscarriage: She had two miscarriages and a stillborn son, named John Abbott III. All fathered by Jack.
- Cult: Joined the New World Commune with Paul Williams back in the 80s. The storyline was recently resurrected, revealing that she'd fostered a son, Dylan McAvoy with cult leader Ian Ward.
- Everything's Sparkly with Jewelry: One of the biggest examples on the show and that's saying something!
- Hypocrite: The younger female characters often accuse her of being this, accusing her of forgetting her own gritty origins and loose lifestyle, while often calling them trash and gold diggers, particularly Sharon, for thier blue collar backgrounds.
- Lady Drunk: She's fallen off the wagon many times over the years, and is a rather destructive drunk.
- Long-Lost Relative: Dylan, her bastard son with Ian Ward. Later revealed to be her son with Paul Williams.
- Lovable Alpha Bitch: Unapologetically elitist and snobby, and many times can be very bitchy, but has enough Pet the Dog moments that shows a kind heart under it all that makes her too likable to hate.
- Mama Bear: She might seem gentle and unassuming most of the time, but God help you if you try to take advantage of her kids.
- Morality Pet: To Victor, usually, but also for Jack and Paul.
- Proud Beauty: Subverted, she genuinely has no problem exploiting her's during her time as a stripper, even boasting to her disapproving sister Casey this much, but a part of her still feels a slight sense of shame for her profession at the time.
- Rags to Riches: Like Victor. She was a stripper in a club he attended in the late 70s. They fell in love and the rest is history.
Victoria Newman
Played By: Amelia Heinle
Victor and Nikki's first child, born when Victor thought he was infertile. She is generally the most loyal to Victor, no matter what the case, but this changes if she messes around with her marriage or her children. She has inherited her father's business acumen and has shown to be just as ruthless as her father when it comes to business. However, Victoria's priorities has changed to wanting to be a good mother and raise children. Her storylines have involved romances with older men, difficult pregnancies, and family conflicts.- Babies Make Everything Better: When Victoria married Billy, they dreamed of having a huge blended family. They each had a child from previous relationships, Victoria adopted Billy's second child. Ironically, they finally got a child they desperately wanted AFTER they divorced.
- Children's Literature: Nikki convinces her to write one of these. The project is promptly dropped.
- Convenient Miscarriage: had two miscarriages with Brad Carlton and one with Billy Abbott.
- Guilt Complex: When Billy's daughter Cordelia is killed in a hit-and-run accident, Victoria blames herself for the admittedly superficial reason of asking Billy to stop for ice cream. Billy himself points out that this she shouldn't be blaming herself.
- Housewife: Not always, mind you, as she held an important job at Newman for several years, but since marrying Billy and adopting Johnny she seems to prefer this type of lifestyle.
- I Can Change My Beloved: She pulled a drunk and destitute Billy out of a gutter on Christmas Eve, thus starting their very long relationship. While Billy has changed for the better in many ways, he still manages to slip up, often endangering their marriage.
- Law of Inverse Fertility: After she miscarried with her first child with Billy, Victoria was told that she would never be able to conceive again. A couple of years later, near the end of her marriage with Billy with a standard Who's the Daddy storyline she gives birth to their daughter, Katie.
- Mama Bear: To her son Reed, her adopted son Johnny, and even Delia, Billy's daughter with Chloe.
- Morality Pet: Much like Nikki is to Victor, Victoria can be this for Billy. When he listens.
- Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome: She was born on-screen in 1982. She returned from boarding school in at age 16 in 1991 and aged more or less in real time after that.
- The Rival: For a time with Billy's other Baby Mama, Chloe.
- "Well Done, Daughter!" Girl: When Victor pitted her against Nicholas in the early 2000s. Motherhood and seeing Victor's machinations have changed her priorities.
Nicholas "Nick" Newman
Played By: Joshua Morrow
The second child of Victor and Nikki. He's more independent than Victoria and less concerned with the Newman Legacy over his own personal family. He is the father of Noah and Faith (with Sharon) and Summer (with Phyllis).- Despair Event Horizon: He and Sharon both went through this when their daughter Cassie died in a drunk driving accident. It severely changed the personalities of both characters and, as a result, Nick is much more stoic nowadays.
- High-School Sweethearts: With Sharon. Even after they broke up they remained Amicable Exes, and Nick has stated multiple times that Sharon is and will always be the love of his life.
- Hypocrite: He's quick to point out everyone else's faults, without ever taking responsibility for his own misgivings.
- It's All About Me: A lot of his actions are pretty damn selfish, sleeping with Phyllis when trying to get over Cassie's death, acting the part of the grieving brother to get into Chelsea's pants after Adam's (a man he probably hates more than anybody) "Death", blackmailing Victor to start up Dark Horse, but most pointedly so in the case about Sully/Christian. He stole Sully from Dylan and Sharon, literally walked in and took him from Dylan's arms, and renamed him Christian, after it was discovered that their baby had died, and had been switched, an action that ruined Dylan's life, as in Dylan's grief he caused him to screw up while undercover and had to be placed in witness protection, meaning he could never return home to Genoia City, or Sharon, Paul or Nikki. Of course when it was discovered that Christian was actually fathered by Adam, Nick of course made it clear he was his father, no matter what the law said, conveniently forgetting how he pulled the same crap against his other brother.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He carries around the same superiority complex like the rest of Newmans, and often only thinks about how a situation could benefit him first and foremost, but for the most part he's the most moral member of the Newman family.
- Sex for Solace: After Cassie died, he had an affair with Phyllis Summers, conceiving their daughter Summer.
- Sibling Rivalry: With his half-brother Adam. Ever since the character arrived on the show, the two have had something to fight about, be it Victor's attention, stakes in Newman Enterprises, or Sharon's affections.
- Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome: He was born on-screen in 1988 and was SORAS'ed to a 16 year old in 1994. In 2008 it was said that he was 35 years old.
