12 Stars Who Appeared on 'The Young and the Restless'

01of 12Eva LongoriaCBSBefore she moved to Wisteria Lane and joined theDesperate Housewives,Longoriaenjoyed a two-year run onTheYoung and the Restlessfrom 2001 to 2003 as Isabella Braña.02of 12Shemar MooreShemar Moore and Kristoff St. John onThe Young & the Restless.Sonja Flemming/CBS via GettyTheCriminal Mindsstargot his start in 1994 as Malcolm Winters onThe Young and the Restlessand has revisited his role a few times, in 2009, 2014 and 2019.03of 12Vivica A. FoxCBSFoxgot her start in soap operas, first onDays of Our Lives, thenGenerations, and then onYATR, on which she played Stephanie Simmons from 1994 to 1995.04of 12Tom SelleckArchive Photos/GettySans ‘stache,the ’80s iconplayed Jed Andrews onThe Young and the Restlessfrom 1974 to 1975.05of 12Justin Hartley12399748Hartleydoesn’t mind being known as a soap opera actor. He toldGlamour,“It comes with the territory, and there are worse things. I love acting, and so whenever I get the opportunity to act, I’m happy. I’m easy to please when it comes to that kind of stuff. I don’t know what I’d do without it.“He had a stint onTheYoung and the Restlessfrom 2014 to 2016, just before landing his big role onThis Is Us.06of 12Chrishell StauseCBSBefore she was dealing luxury real estate onSelling Sunset,Hartley’s ex-wifegot her start in daytime television. She first starred onAll My Children, later playing Bethany Bryant onThe Young and the Restlessin 2016.07of 12David HasselhoffCBS via GettyPrior to running in slow-motion down the beach onBaywatchand speeding off in KITT onKnight Rider,Hasselhoffgot his start onTheYoung and the Restless,playing Dr. William “Snapper” Foster from 1975 to 1982. Hasselhoff reprised the role briefly in 2010.08of 12Eddie CibrianCBS Photo Archive/GettyTheheartthrobwith dimples for days starred on the soap opera from 1994 to 1996, playing resident bad boy Matt Clark.09of 12Paul WalkerCBSThe late actorwas just 19 when he appeared as Brandon Collins on the soap from 1992 to 1993.10of 12Justin BaldoniCBSBefore he was Rafael onJane the Virgin,Baldonistarred in soap operas likeThe Bold and the BeautifulandEverwood.But his very first acting gig was onThe Young and the Restless.11of 12Penn BadgleyCBSIn 2000, when futureYouactorBadgleywas just 14 years old, he starred in a 10-episode arc as Phillip Chancellor IV.12of 12Adam BrodyCBSBefore he got his big break as Seth Cohen onThe O.C.,Brodyappeared in a small walk-on role on the series.

01of 12Eva LongoriaCBSBefore she moved to Wisteria Lane and joined theDesperate Housewives,Longoriaenjoyed a two-year run onTheYoung and the Restlessfrom 2001 to 2003 as Isabella Braña.

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Eva Longoria

CBS

Before she moved to Wisteria Lane and joined theDesperate Housewives,Longoriaenjoyed a two-year run onTheYoung and the Restlessfrom 2001 to 2003 as Isabella Braña.

02of 12Shemar MooreShemar Moore and Kristoff St. John onThe Young & the Restless.Sonja Flemming/CBS via GettyTheCriminal Mindsstargot his start in 1994 as Malcolm Winters onThe Young and the Restlessand has revisited his role a few times, in 2009, 2014 and 2019.

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Shemar Moore

Shemar Moore and Kristoff St. John onThe Young & the Restless.Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty

TheCriminal Mindsstargot his start in 1994 as Malcolm Winters onThe Young and the Restlessand has revisited his role a few times, in 2009, 2014 and 2019.

03of 12Vivica A. FoxCBSFoxgot her start in soap operas, first onDays of Our Lives, thenGenerations, and then onYATR, on which she played Stephanie Simmons from 1994 to 1995.

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Vivica A. Fox

Foxgot her start in soap operas, first onDays of Our Lives, thenGenerations, and then onYATR, on which she played Stephanie Simmons from 1994 to 1995.

04of 12Tom SelleckArchive Photos/GettySans ‘stache,the ’80s iconplayed Jed Andrews onThe Young and the Restlessfrom 1974 to 1975.

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Tom Selleck

Archive Photos/Getty

Sans ‘stache,the ’80s iconplayed Jed Andrews onThe Young and the Restlessfrom 1974 to 1975.

05of 12Justin Hartley12399748Hartleydoesn’t mind being known as a soap opera actor. He toldGlamour,“It comes with the territory, and there are worse things. I love acting, and so whenever I get the opportunity to act, I’m happy. I’m easy to please when it comes to that kind of stuff. I don’t know what I’d do without it.“He had a stint onTheYoung and the Restlessfrom 2014 to 2016, just before landing his big role onThis Is Us.

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Justin Hartley

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Hartleydoesn’t mind being known as a soap opera actor. He toldGlamour,“It comes with the territory, and there are worse things. I love acting, and so whenever I get the opportunity to act, I’m happy. I’m easy to please when it comes to that kind of stuff. I don’t know what I’d do without it.”

He had a stint onTheYoung and the Restlessfrom 2014 to 2016, just before landing his big role onThis Is Us.

06of 12Chrishell StauseCBSBefore she was dealing luxury real estate onSelling Sunset,Hartley’s ex-wifegot her start in daytime television. She first starred onAll My Children, later playing Bethany Bryant onThe Young and the Restlessin 2016.

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Chrishell Stause

Before she was dealing luxury real estate onSelling Sunset,Hartley’s ex-wifegot her start in daytime television. She first starred onAll My Children, later playing Bethany Bryant onThe Young and the Restlessin 2016.

07of 12David HasselhoffCBS via GettyPrior to running in slow-motion down the beach onBaywatchand speeding off in KITT onKnight Rider,Hasselhoffgot his start onTheYoung and the Restless,playing Dr. William “Snapper” Foster from 1975 to 1982. Hasselhoff reprised the role briefly in 2010.

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David Hasselhoff

CBS via Getty

Prior to running in slow-motion down the beach onBaywatchand speeding off in KITT onKnight Rider,Hasselhoffgot his start onTheYoung and the Restless,playing Dr. William “Snapper” Foster from 1975 to 1982. Hasselhoff reprised the role briefly in 2010.

08of 12Eddie CibrianCBS Photo Archive/GettyTheheartthrobwith dimples for days starred on the soap opera from 1994 to 1996, playing resident bad boy Matt Clark.

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Eddie Cibrian

CBS Photo Archive/Getty

Theheartthrobwith dimples for days starred on the soap opera from 1994 to 1996, playing resident bad boy Matt Clark.

09of 12Paul WalkerCBSThe late actorwas just 19 when he appeared as Brandon Collins on the soap from 1992 to 1993.

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Paul Walker

The late actorwas just 19 when he appeared as Brandon Collins on the soap from 1992 to 1993.

10of 12Justin BaldoniCBSBefore he was Rafael onJane the Virgin,Baldonistarred in soap operas likeThe Bold and the BeautifulandEverwood.But his very first acting gig was onThe Young and the Restless.

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Justin Baldoni

Before he was Rafael onJane the Virgin,Baldonistarred in soap operas likeThe Bold and the BeautifulandEverwood.But his very first acting gig was onThe Young and the Restless.

11of 12Penn BadgleyCBSIn 2000, when futureYouactorBadgleywas just 14 years old, he starred in a 10-episode arc as Phillip Chancellor IV.

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Penn Badgley

In 2000, when futureYouactorBadgleywas just 14 years old, he starred in a 10-episode arc as Phillip Chancellor IV.

12of 12Adam BrodyCBSBefore he got his big break as Seth Cohen onThe O.C.,Brodyappeared in a small walk-on role on the series.

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Adam Brody

Before he got his big break as Seth Cohen onThe O.C.,Brodyappeared in a small walk-on role on the series.

source: people.com