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The Young and the Restless Comings and Goings: Yes! He is Finally HERE!

By Janet Di Lauro
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Who’s coming and who’s going from The Young and the Restless (YR)?

Are any favorite performers from yesteryear returning to the daytime drama, this week, or in the near future?

Have any new actors or actresses been cast on the show in contract, recurring or day player roles?

Are any well remembered or beloved stars from other soaps, past or present, about to join The Young and the Restless fold in surprise new parts?

Here’s the latest casting news from the CBS soap.

The week of September 18, 2017
Greg Rikaart resurfaces as Kevin on Wednesday, September 20. The actor, whose contract with the soap was not renewed, last spring, is slated to recur over a two-week period.

Wayne Knight, best remembered as Newman on Seinfeld, plays Irv West, a music pro-moter, on Wednesday September 20 and Thursday September 21. He’ll interact with a few cast members, including Camryn Grimes (Mariah), Robert Adamson (Noah), Bryton James (Devon) and Cait Fairbanks (Tessa).

Alison Martin appears as Linda on Wednesday, September 20.

Tina Ivlev portrays Natalia on Thursday, September 21 and Friday September 22.

Sandra Prosper plays as Dr. Alcott on Friday, September 22.

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Janet Di Lauro
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Janet Di Lauro is a contributing editor at Soap Opera Digest and a writer at Cynopsis.com and Soap Hub.com.
She has been writing about daytime and primetime television for over 30 years.
Prior to her current gigs, Janet ran ThoughtCo.com’s Days of our Lives website. She has built a career in daytime television coverage that has spanned over 30 years and includes a stint as the West Coast editor of Soap Opera Weekly magazine from the publication’s debut in 1989 through 2010. In addition, she was the features editor of Daytime TV magazine and editor of Soap Opera Stars magazine during her publishing years working in New York.
Based in California, Janet has interviewed daytime’s biggest stars, past and present, from Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso (Bo and Hope, Days of Our Lives”) to Susan Lucci (Erica Kane, All My Children) to Maurice Benard (Sonny, General Hospital) to Peter Bergman (Jack, The Young and the Restless). In addition to her daytime work, she served as a contributing editor on the tween publication Pixie and was a feature editor on Reality Check magazine.

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