14 Famous Actors Who Got Their Start on 'The Young and the Restless,' From First to Most Recent

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Can you believe that The Young and The Restless has been on the air for 50 years?! The soap opera’s 50th anniversary episode aired on CBS back in March 2023 and it definitely was a memorable one. (We have 50 incredible photos from the episode for you to see!) While a lot of the actors on the show have remained in their roles for decades, many celebs got their start on the soap opera and eventually broke into the world of film and primetime television.

One of the show’s stars recently slammed Eva Longoria for the comments she made about being on the show when she was younger. Head inside to see the 14 famous actors who got their start on The Young and the Restless, from first to most recent… Keep scrolling for the full list… Tom Selleck YEARS ON SHOW: 1974–75ROLE: Jed Andrews Around five years later, Tom had his breakout role in the series Magnum, P.I.

and later starred in Blue Bloods. David Hasselhoff YEARS ON SHOW: 1975–1982ROLE: Dr.

William “Snapper” Foster Jr. The soap opera was David‘s first major role and he left the show to lead the series Knight Rider in 1982. Paul Walker YEARS ON SHOW: 1992–93ROLE: Brandon Collins Several years later, Paul got his breakout roles in movies like Varsity Blues and She’s All That, before landing the role in The Fast and the Furious franchise in 2001. Shemar Moore YEARS ON SHOW: 1994–2002, 2004–05, 2014, 2019ROLE: Malcolm Winters Shemar Moore left the soap series to join the cast of Criminal Minds and later led the CBS series S.W.A.T., which is still running. Vivica A.