Jacob Young

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Jacob Wayne Young (born September 10, 1979) is an American actor and producer. He is a five-time Daytime Emmy Award nominee, winning once in 2002 for his role as Lucky Spencer in the soap opera General Hospital (2000–2003). He is best known for his roles as Rick Forrester in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (1997–1999, 2011–2018) and JR Chandler in the soap opera All My Children (2003–2011).

Early life and career

Jacob Wayne Young was born in Renton, Washington, the youngest child of Rhonda and Michael Young, Sr.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was raised in Loveland, Colorado,<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Closed access</ref> and Roy, Washington, moving to San Diego, California at age seventeen with his mother. His parents divorced and his mother remarried to Edward Vasquez. He has one older brother and two sisters.

Young portrayed Rick Forrester on the CBS soap The Bold and the Beautiful from December 31, 1997, to September 15, 1999. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 1999. Young later portrayed Lucky Spencer on General Hospital for three years from February 25, 2000 until February 10, 2003. In 2001, he was named "Sexiest Soap Star" by People magazine.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2002, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Lucky Spencer on General Hospital

Young portrayed JR Chandler on All My Children from October 1, 2003 to September 23, 2011. In 2005, he was again nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Younger Actor, and in 2009 he was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In September 2011, Young reprised his role as Rick on The Bold and the Beautiful. His first airdate was September 26.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In April 2018, Young announced he had been dropped to recurring capacity, which he called a "blessing."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Other projects

On September 11, 2001, Artemis Records released Young's self-titled CD.<ref name="broadwayworld.com">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2004, he guest-starred in the film The Girl Next Door.<ref name=broadwayworld.com/> He additionally guest-starred on ABC's Hope & Faith and, from May 2006 through August 20, 2006, starred in Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, in the role of Lumiere.<ref name=broadwayworld.com/>

Personal life

In April 2006, Young and his longtime girlfriend, Christen Steward, a model, announced their engagement. They were married on May 13, 2007, at the Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, New Jersey.<ref name="about.com">Template:Cite news</ref> The couple has three children.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	The Girl Next Door	Hunter
2018	A Dog & Pony Show	Okie (voice)
2019	Psycho Granny	Todd
2022	Four For Fun	George

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997–1999, 2011–2018	The Bold and the Beautiful	Rick Forrester	Regular role
2000	The Beach Boys: An American Family	Dean Torrance	Episode:#1
2000–2003	General Hospital	Lucky Spencer	Series regular
2003–2011	All My Children	JR Chandler	839 episodes
2004	Hope & Faith	Heath Hamilton	2 episodes
2005	One Life to Live	JR Chandler	6 episodes
2012	Imaginary Friend	Dr. Kent
2014	The Young and the Restless	Rick Forrester	Episode #10389
2018	Killer Vacation	Jake Johnson	Television film
2018	Christmas Made to Order	Jeff	Television film
2019	When Vows Break	Tolan	Television film
2019	The Road Home for Christmas	Mark	Television film
2020	Beacon Hill	JD Cooper	2 episodes
2020	yA	Brian Garrett-Nelson	pre-production
2021	High School Musical: The Musical: The Series<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Cash Caswell	1 episode
2021	The Walking Dead	Deaver	Guest star

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations

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See also

• JR Chandler and Babe Carey

External links

• Jacob Young's official website
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• Jacob Young, Fresh Face: Broadway.com Buzz