How old is The Young and the Restless fame Michael Graziadei? Age explored

Michael Graziadei, who plays Daniel Romalotti on The Young and the Restless, turned 45 years old on September 22, 2024. The actor first appeared on the long-running daily soap in 2004. After playing Daniel for almost a decade, he stayed away from the soap for another decade. He returned to the character in 2022 and has been playing it ever since. Recent plot dynamics hint at a major turn of events for Graziadei's Daniel on the soap.

A quick recap for newly indicted fans of The Young and the Restless, the CBS soap opera airing since 1973. The soap presents the long-running feud and interplay of emotions among the business families living in the fictional Genoa City. While the powerful families in the city are the Abbotts, The Newmans, the Baldwins, the Winters, the Chancellors and some more, Daniel belongs to Danny Romalotti and Phyllis Summers.

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The Young and the Restless: More about 45-year-old Michael Graziadei

Graziadei was born on September 22, 1979, to American parents in Germany. He started acting as a child actor at the age of five. However, Graziadei completed his studies at the University of New Hampshire and moved on to professional acting. At the age of 25, he was cast in The Young and the Restless as the teenager Daniel Romalotti, in 2004.

He exited the soap in 2013 to work on other television and film projects. Some of the well-known titles that Graziadei was part of include The Lincoln Lawyer, True Detective, Good Girls Revolt, Kingdom, The Lottery, The Secret Circle and American Horror Story: Murder House. Some movies Graziadei has worked in are Boogeyman 2, Into the Blue 2: The Reef, The Outside, The Blackout, Her Last Will and many more.

Graziadei is a father of twins with his fiancee, Lauren Carey, and is set to marry her soon. His The Young and the Restless costars have wished him his birthday on their social media pages while the Instagram page of the soap has also wished him the same.

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The Young and the Restless: A glance at Daniel Romalotti's current challenges

Graziadei in his home and with his Y&R co-stars (Image via Instagram/youngandrestlesscbs and /goodgriefcharliebrown)

Daniel Romalotti was taken away by his father, Danny, as his revenge on Phyllis. When a teenager Daniel returned to Genoa City, he initially hated his mother and took a long to reconcile with her. He also went through various romantic relationships to find love with Lily Winters.

However, after learning that Lucy is his daughter from his traumatic interaction with Daisy, Daniel has turned a new leaf into a responsible father. After ensuring that Daisy was safe in her facility, Daniel moved to Georgia with Lucy and his romantic interest Heather.

In 2022 the storyline found Daniel back in Genoa City looking for odd jobs but reluctant to talk about his daughter and Heather. After learning that they were on the verge of estrangement, Phyllis ensured Lucy and Heather joined Daniel in town. This disrupted his ongoing romance with Lily as the doting father found his family life cosy bringing him close to Heather.

Current plot dynamics on The Young and the Restless find Daniel's life in danger as Sharon is resentful towards him for causing the accidental death of her daughter Cassie, long ago in 2005. With Lucy forcing Sharon's daughter, Faith, to drive her causing another car crash, Sharon is ridden with traumatic mental illness. As such, she is gearing up to hurt Daniel and his daughter Lucy as revenge.

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Watch out for Michael Graziadei's Daniel on the soap as he faces imminent danger to his well-being in the upcoming episodes of The Young and the Restless.