7. Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren Fenmore)
Tracey E. Bregman plays Lauren Fenmore, the businesswoman (mostly in fashion) in The Young and the Restless and in The Bold and the Beautiful.
Bergman’s career was all about soap operas, starting out on Days of Our Lives in 1978 before launching her career with The Young and the Restless in 1983.
She took her role to The Bold and the Beautiful in 1992, and then fully from 1995 to 1999, but afterward, she returned to The Young and the Restless where she still plays the role of Fenmore.
8. Joshua Morrow (Nicholas Newman)
Joshua Morrow plays Nicholas Newman, owner of a nightclub, coffeehouse, and magazine.
Before landing the role on The Young and the Restless, Morrow was actually in a pop music group called 3Deep with a former co-star on The Young and the Restless CJ Huyer.
He still plays the role, of which he is a fan favorite, and also plays on the World Poker Tour for charity.
9. Doug Davidson (Paul Williams)
Doug Davidson plays Paul Williams, chief of police in Genoa City, private investigator and a total mess when it comes to love.
He began his career in 1978 on The Young and the Restless and stuck with it, aside from hosting The New Price Is Right in 1994 for a year.
Davidson is still playing the role — he’s the series’ longest-serving current cast member.
10. Jess Walton (Jill Abbott)
Jess Walton plays Jill Abbott, a manicurist, businesswoman and a bit of a vixen.
She replaced Brenda Dickson in The Young and the Restless in 1987. Before that, she appeared in many television shows such as The Sixth Sense, Gunsmoke, The Six Million Dollar Man and Capitol.
Walton still plays the role of Abbott, the only remaining original character, and stuck with it besides appearing in a couple of short films.
11. Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott)
Peter Bergman plays Jack Abbott, head of the Abbott family and Senator of Wisconsin.
He played Dr. Cliff Warner on All My Children from 1979 to 1989 and even appeared in a commercial for Vicks, playing a doctor (go figure).
Since 1989 though, he has been playing the role on The Young and the Restless, aside from appearing in The Nanny, The Bold and the Beautiful and The King of Queens.
12. Sharon Case (Sharon Newman)
Sharon Case plays Sharon Newman – soap opera’s hottest mess and The Young and the Restless‘ romantic lead. She was a kleptomaniac and diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Before the show, she was Dawn Winthrop in General Hospital in 1989 for a year, and Debbie Simon in As the World Turns, also for a year. She also appeared in Beverly Hills, 90210.
Since 1994, she still plays the role of The Young and the Restless but also appeared on Hell’s Kitchen for one episode.