who is the longest running actor on the young and the restless
Doug Davidson
title: Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless) text: in his portrayal. The storyline in which Paul was forced to kill his son earned Davidson a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, having previously been nominated for this award twice. Additionally, Davidson has claimed three Soap Opera Digest Awards from six nominations. Currently, he is the longest-tenured actor present on "The Young and the Restless". Doug Davidson joined the cast of the show on May 15, 1978; the episode aired on May 23, 1978. Its creator, William J. Bell, discovered him during one of Bell's trips to Chicago, while Davidson was modelling for magazines. title: Doug Davidson text: not renewed. Davidson confirmed that he was "not included" in the new direction for "The Young and the Restless". He has been married to actress Cindy Fisher since 1984. They have two children, daughter Calyssa and son Caden. Doug Davidson Douglas Donald Davidson (born October 24, 1954 in Glendale, California) is an American television actor. He portrayed private investigator Paul Williams on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless" from May 1978 until 2018, which made him the series' longest-serving cast member. Davidson appeared as captain of "The Young and the Restless" team when they played for charity title: Grace Turner text: Grace Turner Grace Turner is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless". Originated by actress Josie Davis, the role has been most-recognized by actress Jennifer Gareis. The role was originated by Josie Davis, who appeared from June 1996 to February 25, 1997. Jennifer Gareis then notably took over the role until November 22, 1999, with additional guest appearances in 2000 and 2002. Gareis then reprised her role again from January to August 13, 2004. On August 19, 2014, over a decade later, Gareis returned to the series for a guest appearance, which she was title: The Young and the Restless text: was the leading daytime drama for an unprecedented 1,300 weeks, or 25 years. The serial is also a sister series to "The Bold and the Beautiful", as several actors have crossed over between shows. In June 2017, "The Young and the Restless" was renewed for three additional years. To compete with the youthful ABC soap operas, "All My Children", "One Life to Live", and "General Hospital", CBS executives wanted a new daytime serial that was youth oriented. William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell created "The Young and the Restless" in 1972 for the network under the working title, "The title: The Young and the Restless characters (2017) text: The Young and the Restless characters (2017) "The Young and the Restless" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2017, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer Mal Young and co-executive producer/head writer Sally Sussman. In October 2017, Sussman departed as co-executive producer and head writer; Young remained as executive producer and was promoted as head writer. Alex Dettmer, portrayed by Jessica Nicole Webb, was introduced on January 11