Jacob Young

Jacob Wayne Young (born September 10, 1979) is an American actor and producer. He is a five-time Daytime Emmy Award nominee, winning once in 2002 for his role as Lucky Spencer in the soap opera General Hospital (2000–2003). He is best known for his roles as Rick Forrester in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (1997–1999, 2011–2018) and JR Chandler in the soap opera All My Children (2003–2011).

Early life and career Jacob Wayne Young was born in Renton, Washington, the youngest child of Rhonda and Michael Young, Sr. and was raised in Loveland, Colorado, and Roy, Washington, moving to San Diego, California at age seventeen with his mother. His parents divorced and his mother remarried to Edward Vasquez. He has one older brother and two sisters.

Young portrayed Rick Forrester on the CBS soap The Bold and the Beautiful from December 31, 1997, to September 15, 1999. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 1999. Young later portrayed Lucky Spencer on General Hospital for three years from February 25, 2000, until February 10, 2003. In 2001, he was named "Sexiest Soap Star" by People magazine. In 2002, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Lucky Spencer on General Hospital

Young portrayed JR Chandler on All My Children from October 1, 2003, to September 23, 2011. In 2005, he was again nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Younger Actor, and in 2009 he was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

In September 2011, Young reprised his role as Rick on The Bold and the Beautiful. His first airdate was September 26. In April 2018, Young announced he had been dropped to recurring capacity, which he called a "blessing."

Other projects On September 11, 2001, Artemis Records released Young's self-titled CD. In 2004, he guest-starred in the film The Girl Next Door. He additionally guest-starred on ABC's Hope & Faith and, from May 2006 through August 20, 2006, starred in Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, in the role of Lumiere.

Personal life In April 2006, Young and his longtime girlfriend, Christen Steward, a model, announced their engagement. They were married on May 13, 2007, at the Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, New Jersey. The couple has three children.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 The Girl Next Door Hunter 2018 A Dog & Pony Show Okie (voice) 2019 Psycho Granny Todd 2022 Four For Fun George2026A Murder Between Friends JoshAlso director

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 1997–1999, 2011–2018 The Bold and the Beautiful Rick Forrester Regular role 2000 The Beach Boys: An American Family Dean Torrance Episode:#1 2000–2003 General Hospital Lucky Spencer Series regular 2003–2011 All My Children JR Chandler 839 episodes 2004 Hope & Faith Heath Hamilton 2 episodes 2005 One Life to Live JR Chandler 6 episodes 2012 Imaginary Friend Dr. Kent 2014 The Young and the Restless Rick Forrester Episode #10389 2018 Killer Vacation Jake Johnson Television film 2018 Christmas Made to Order Jeff Television film 2019 When Vows Break Tolan Television film 2019 The Road Home for Christmas Mark Television film 2020 Beacon Hill JD Cooper 2 episodes 2020 yA Brian Garrett-Nelson pre-production2021High School Musical: The Musical: The SeriesCash Caswell1 episode2021The Walking DeadDeaverGuest star

Awards and nominations

+List of acting awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series All My Children Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series All My Children Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful

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