‘Young and the Restless’ star Peter Bergman on his 24th Daytime Emmy nom: ‘That is pretty crazy’

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Peter Bergman — is up for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.Do the math: That means he has basically been nominated for half of the awards since they first took place on May 21, 1974.“I never thought of it that way,” Bergman, 70, told The Post. “That is pretty crazy.”That ridiculous stat has made the actor — who has played Abbott family patriarch Jack Abbott on “Y&R” since 1989 — the Meryl Streep of the Daytime Emmys.

In fact, he has her 21 Oscar nominations beat by three.“A couple of years ago, she and I were kind of neck and neck,” he said. “But yeah, I like to be in that company.

That’s swell.”Like Streep, though, Bergman has only won three times — with his last victory coming way back in 2002, when daytime legend Susan Lucci presented him with the trophy.“I mean, obviously it’s amazing to have won three,” he said. “I always say I have room for more.”And of course, having lost 20 times, he’s an old pro at managing awards-night nerves — and expectations.“I always have some idea of what I want to say if they call my name, and then I just forget about it,” he said. “And whatever happens happens.

The four people I’m up against are all people I know and like and really respect their work.”One of those men he’s up against is his “Y&R” co-star Jason Thompson, who plays his younger half-brother Billy Abbott. “He’s an excellent actor,” said Bergman. “And if they call his name.