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‘Young and the Restless’ celebrates 50 dramatic years

March 28, 2023 at 2:18 a.m.

by Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press

This combination of photos shows actors who have appeared on the daytime series “The Young and the Restless” over the years. Top row from left, Kevin Alejandro, Adam Brody, Eddie Cibrian, Vivica A. Fox, Justin Hartley, Eva Longoria; bottom row from left, Shemar Moore, Victoria Rowell, Tom Selleck, June Squibb, Danny Trejo and Paul Walker. (The Associated Press)
This combination of photos shows actors who have appeared on the daytime series “The Young and the Restless” over the years. Top row from left, Kevin Alejandro, Adam Brody, Eddie Cibrian, Vivica A. Fox, Justin Hartley, Eva Longoria; bottom row from left, Shemar Moore, Victoria Rowell, Tom Selleck, June Squibb, Danny Trejo and Paul Walker. (The Associated Press)


NEW YORK — It all started on a late morning on a highway. A camera panned to the cab of a large semi-trailer truck. The driver wore a plaid shirt and a day's growth of beard. Next to him was a mysterious hitchhiker in expensive clothes that were ripped and a fresh head wound.

He got out at Genoa City. And he stayed.

That's how "The Young and the Restless" began on March 26, 1973, and a lot of people also stuck around Genoa City. The soap opera celebrates its 50th anniversary this month as the No. 1 daytime drama for 35 consecutive years, with fans growing up alongside the actors.

"I think a huge reason why the audience has stuck with us for so long is because we are the same people.

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