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The character of Victor Newman, introduced on The Young and the Restless in February 1980, has been portrayed by Eric Braeden from its inception. He continues playing Victor on the soap through all the current dynamics. Braeden joined as a guest cast but was soon moved into a regular cast member and has remained so for more than four decades.
As longtime fans of The Young and the Restless know, the soap debuted in 1973 with two families but grew to include many more in the fictional place of Genoa City. One of the core families, the Newmans, settled in the town after Victor Newman came to Genoa and set up Newman Enterprises, a multinational conglomerate.
He was paired with Nicole Reed, who played the family matriarch for very long. The family has been residing on their ranch for about three decades. The feud between the Newmans and their rivals, the Abbott family, is one of the major draws of the storyline.
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The Young and the Restless: All about Eric Braeden, the actor who plays Victor Newman
Eric Braeden, who plays Victor Newman, the Newman family's patriarch, is an American actor of German origin. Born in 1941 as Hans-Jörg Gudegast, Eric began his acting career in 1960. Initially, he was mostly offered German characters. After getting advice from a contemporary, he took up the stage name Eric Braeden from his hometown of Bredenbek.
Braeden was an athlete and a sportsman with a medal in the National German Youth Championship. He was a soccer player, winning the 1973 National Challenge Cup. He was also a trained boxer and a tennis player who played celebrity sports.
His wide filmography includes well-known names such as The Rat Patrol, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Colossus: The Forbin Project, Escape From the Planet of Apes, Barnaby Jones, Wonder Woman, Titanic, The Man Who Came Back, Den of Thieves and The Bold and the Beautiful.
Braeden's work has earned him numerous awards, including Daytime Emmys, People's Choice Awards, German Federal Medal of Honor, Lifetime Achievement Award, and more from the Monte Carlo TV Festival and Italian Television. He is the proud recipient of a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. He published his autobiography, I'll Be Damned, in 2017.
A quick history of Victor Newman on The Young and the Restless
A young Victor Newman arrived in Genoa City on business in 1980. He set up his own firm, Newman Enterprises, and grew it into a multinational conglomerate. Victor's childhood and origin story arc was revealed in 1984 and 2003 on The Young and the Restless storylines.
He was born Christian Miller, a name he later disowned, and his parents were Albert and Cora Miller. Albert abandoned his family, which led to Victor being brought up in an orphanage. Victor had a sibling, Matt, who stayed in Genoa City between 1985 and 1987 after Cora passed away at Victor's ranch in 1984. Matt also informed Victor about Albert's failing health in 2003, when Victor visited his father with his son, Nick Newman.
Although married to Julia, Victor had an affair with Nicole Reed, popularly known as Nikki, on The Young and the Restless. The duo have been married four times on the show. Uniting into a super couple, Victor and Nikki had two children, Victoria and Nicholas.
However, Victor cheated on Nikki with Ashley Abbott, and had a daughter, Abby Newman. His brief marriage with Hope Wilson gave him another son, Adam Newman. With multiple affairs and marriages, which included Diane and Sharon, his former daughter-in-law, there are many characters in the next generation.
On the business front, the rivalry between Newman Enterprises and Jabot Cosmetics remained long-standing through attempts at mergers, collaborations, and takeovers. However, the feud continues.
Recently, on The Young and the Restless, the Newman patriarch plans to take over the Abbotts while Billy Abbott fired his aide Lily. In revenge, Lily asks Victor for his collaboration to destroy her former boss.
Look out for Eric Braeden in the upcoming episodes of The Young and the Restless as the fiery businessman Victor Newman continues his dramatic moves on the CBS soap.
