The Young and the Restless New Archives: 2004

Here are some of the news stories posted on soapcentral.com during 2004 that focus on The Young and the Restless or past and present Y&R performers. To read any of the articles listed below, simply click on the appropriate link.


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January 2004 PC's Julie Pinson joins Y&R cast Former Port Charles leading lady Julie Pinson (ex-Eve Lambert) has landed a recurring role on CBS's The Young and the Restless.

February 2004 Newcomer lands role of GL's Marina Former Y&R star Ashley Bashioum (ex-Mackenzie Browning) missed in her bid to take over the role of Marina Cooper on CBS's Guiding Light. The CBS soap has cast a newcomer in the part.

February 2004 Bashioum to reprise role of Y&R's Mac There may very well be a reason that Ashley Bashioum (ex-Mackenzie Browning) did not land the part of Marina on CBS's Guiding Light - a good reason. Beginning next month, Bashioum reprises the role of Y&R's Mac.

February 2004 David Tom to assume role of Paul Cramer Emmy winner David Tom (ex-Billy Abbott, The Young and the Restless) will join the cast of One Life to Live later this year in the role of Paul Cramer.

March 2004 Joan Van Ark signed on to Y&R cast Knots Landing alum Joan Van Ark will join the cast of The Young and the Restless in April. Van Ark is slated to played Gloria Fisher, mother of Kevin Fisher and Michael Baldwin

March 2004 Y&R opts not to renew Fonseca's contract A representative for Lyndsy Fonseca (Colleen Carlton) has confirmed that the actress will be leaving The Young and the Restless later this year.

April 2004 Y&R drops two actors portraying Daniel A casting director's main job function is to find just the right person for each role on the show. Can you imagine someone other than Eric Braeden playing the part of The Young and the Restless' Victor Newman? The Young and the Restless has again decided to recast the role of Daniel Romalotti - and no one is saying why.

June 2004 David Lago to exit Y&R this summer Multiple Daytime Emmy nominee David Lago (Raul Guittierez) has announced that he will exit The Young and the Restless later this summer.

August 2004 Former GH star Kin Shriner lands recurring Y&R role Former General Hospital star Kin Shriner (ex-Scott Baldwin) will join the cast of The Young and the Restless later this summer. The move puts an end to what turned out to be a pretty intense battle by several shows to snag the actor.

August 2004 Alden staying as Y&R head writer, but with help There are some changes to the writing team of The Young and the Restless. The changes, however, don't involve anyone's departure - or anyone's dismissal.

August 2004 Kimberlin Brown assumes OLTL role intended for Evans Soap veteran Kimberlin Brown has been signed to appear as a Paige Miller, a doctor on One Life to Live starting later this year. Brown's role was originally intended for Mary Beth Evans (Sierra Montgomery).

September 2004 David Tom to exit OLTL Relative newcomer David Tom (Paul Cramer) will be exiting One Life to Live within the next few weeks. His exit is expected to spark more crossovers between One Life to Live and All My Children and, ultimately, bring about a resolution to the shows' baby-swapping storyline.

September 2004 Y&R confirms Shemar Moore will return Finally the rumors can be put to rest: A spokesperson for The Young and the Restless has confirmed that Shemar Moore (Malcolm Winters) will return to the show this fall.

November 2004 Fonseca close to Y&R return According to show sources, The Young and the Restless is close to again singing actress Lyndsy Fonseca (Colleen Carlton) to the show.

November 2004 Damian's days as Danny done If you blinked your eyes, you may have missed Michael Damian's (Danny Romalotti) gig on The Young and the Restless. The show has confirmed that the actor has been written out.

November 2004 Rep says Moore will be exiting Y&R in '05 The excitement over Shemar Moore's (Malcolm Winters) return to The Young and the Restless appears short-lived. Not only did the show not get the ratings boost it had been hoping for from his return, but the actor is already planning his exit from the show.

December 2004 With Van Ark out, Judith Chapman is Y&R's new gloria After what had been called an "exhaustive search," the casting department for The Young and the Restless has announced that soap opera veteran Judith Chapman will assume the role of Gloria Fisher early next year.

December 2004 CBS announces 5-Year extension for Y&R In a time when the future of the daytime drama genre appears very much in question, there is a glimmer of hope. CBS has announced that it has renewed The Young and the Restless for an additional five years.

December 2004 Walters drops to recurring, gets new gig Though she recently opted not to renew her contract with The Young and the Restless, Susan Walters (Diane Jenkins) won't find herself with too much free time on her hands. The actress has landed a starring role in a new primetime drama series.

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