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Ashley  Bashioum (Mackenzie  Browning)   |   Lauralee  Bell (Christine  Blair  Williams)   |   Peter  Bergman (Jack Abbott)   |   Laura  Bryan  Birn (Lynne  Bassett)   |   Eric  Breaden (Victor  Newman)   |   Sharon  Case (Sharon  Collins  Newman)   |   John  Castellanos (John  Silva)   |   Carolyn  Conwell (Mary  Williams)   |   Jeane  Cooper (Katherine  Chancellor)   |   Doug  Davidson (Paul  Williams   |   Eileen  Davidson (Ashley  Abbott  Carlton)   |   Don  Diamont (Brad  Carlton)   |   Alex  Donnelley (Diane  Jenkins)   |   Jerry  Douglas (John  Abbott)   |   Lyndsy  Fonseca (Colleen  Carlton)   |   David  Shark  Fralick (Larry  Warton)   |   Sabryn  Genet (Tricia  McNeil)   |   Camryn  Grimes (Cassidy "Cassie" Newman)   |   Rick  Hearst (Matt  Clarke)   |   Karen  Hensel (Doris  Collins)   |   Bryant  Jones (Nate  Hastings)   |   Beau  Kazer (Brock  Reynolds)   |   David  Lago (Raul  Guittierez)   |   Christian  Jules  LeBlanc (Michael  Baldwin)   |   Kate  Linder (Esther  Valentine)   |   Eva  Longoria (Isabella)   |   Thad  Luckinbill (J.T. Hellstorm)   |   Beth  Maitland (Tracey  Connolly)   |   Shemar  Moore (Malcolm  Winters)   |   Joshua  Morrow (Nicholas  Newman)   |   Anthony  Pena (Miguel  Rodriguez)   |   Francesco  Quin (Thomas DelCerro)   |   Scott  Reeves (Ryan  McNeil)   |   Alexia  Robinson (Alex  Perez)   |   David  Lee  Russek (Sean  Bridges)   |   Melody  Thomas  Scott (Nikki  Reed  Newman)   |   Kristoff  St. John (Neil  Winters)   |   Michelle  Stafford (Phyllis  Summers)   |   Alexis  Thorpe (Rianna  Miner)   |   David  Tom (Billy  Abbott)   |   Heather  Tom (Victoria  Newman)   |   Jess  Walton (Jill  Foster  Abbott)   |   Patty  Weaver (Gina  Roma)   |   Tonya  Lee  Williams (Dr. Olivia  Barber  Winters)     |   Lauren  Woodland (Brittany  Hodges)


Jerry  Douglas (John  Abbott)
Jerry Douglas joined cast of The Young and the Restless in March 1982 as John Abbott, the patriarch of the Abbott family and the wealthy chairman of Jabot Cosmetics.
Over the span of his career, Douglas has starred in over one hundred television series and feature films, including The FBI, Harry O, The Rockford Files, Police Story, The Streets of San Francisco, House Calls, Hill Street Blues, Hunter, Crash, Walton's Mountain, Night Watch and Melrose Place.
His feature film credits include Avalanche, Looker, Mommie Dearest and Oliver Stone's JFK.
Douglas was born and raised in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He won a football scholarship to Brandeis University, where he graduated with a B.S. degree in Economics.
Douglas launched his acting career upon graduation from college, studying with Uta Hagen in New York and Jeff Corey in Los Angeles. Douglas is also a screenwriter and develops projects through his production company, Jovra Films. He donates his time to Variety Clubs and the Salvation Army charities, and enjoys playing golf, reading and traveling in his free time.
He and his wife Kym Douglas, entertainment host on the Family Channel's Home and Family Show, have an infant son, Hunter. Douglas has two grown children, Jod and Avra, from a previous marriage.
His birthday is November 12. He stands 6'1" and has light brown hair and brown eyes.