Jacob Young

For other people named Jacob Young, see Jacob Young (disambiguation).

Jacob Wayne Young (born September 10, 1979) is an American actor and producer. He is a five-time Daytime Emmy Award nominee, winning once in 2002 for his role as Lucky Spencer in the soap opera General Hospital (2000–2003). He is best known for his roles as Rick Forrester in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (1997–1999, 2011–2018) and JR Chandler in the soap opera All My Children (2003–2011).

Jacob Young
Young at the 2005 ABC Super Soap Weekend
Born	Jacob Wayne Young (1979-09-10) September 10, 1979 (age 45) Renton, Washington, U.S.
Other names	Jacob W. Young
Occupations	Actor Producer
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Christen Steward ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	3

Early life and career

Jacob Wayne Young was born in Renton, Washington, the youngest child of Rhonda and Michael Young, Sr.^[1] and was raised in Loveland, Colorado,^[2] and Roy, Washington, moving to San Diego, California at age seventeen with his mother. His parents divorced and his mother remarried to Edward Vasquez. He has one older brother and two sisters.

Young portrayed Rick Forrester on the CBS soap The Bold and the Beautiful from December 31, 1997, to September 15, 1999. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 1999. Young later portrayed Lucky Spencer on General Hospital for three years from February 25, 2000 until February 10, 2003. In 2001, he was named "Sexiest Soap Star" by People magazine.^[3] In 2002, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Lucky Spencer on General Hospital

Young portrayed JR Chandler on All My Children from October 1, 2003 to September 23, 2011. In 2005, he was again nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Younger Actor, and in 2009 he was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.^[4][5]

In September 2011, Young reprised his role as Rick on The Bold and the Beautiful. His first airdate was September 26.^[6] In April 2018, Young announced he had been dropped to recurring capacity, which he called a "blessing."^[7]

Other projects

On September 11, 2001, Artemis Records released Young's self-titled CD.^[8] In 2004, he guest-starred in the film The Girl Next Door.^[8] He additionally guest-starred on ABC's Hope & Faith and, from May 2006 through August 20, 2006, starred in Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, in the role of Lumiere.^[8]

Personal life

In April 2006, Young and his longtime girlfriend, Christen Steward, a model, announced their engagement. They were married on May 13, 2007, at the Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, New Jersey.^[9] The couple has three children.^{[10][11][12][13][14]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	The Girl Next Door	Hunter
2018	A Dog & Pony Show	Okie (voice)
2019	Psycho Granny	Todd
2022	Four For Fun	George

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997–1999, 2011–2018	The Bold and the Beautiful	Rick Forrester	Regular role
2000	The Beach Boys: An American Family	Dean Torrance	Episode:#1
2000–2003	General Hospital	Lucky Spencer	Series regular
2003–2011	All My Children	JR Chandler	839 episodes
2004	Hope & Faith	Heath Hamilton	2 episodes
2005	One Life to Live	JR Chandler	6 episodes
2012	Imaginary Friend	Dr. Kent
2014	The Young and the Restless	Rick Forrester	Episode #10389
2018	Killer Vacation	Jake Johnson	Television film
2018	Christmas Made to Order	Jeff	Television film
2019	When Vows Break	Tolan	Television film
2019	The Road Home for Christmas	Mark	Television film
2020	Beacon Hill	JD Cooper	2 episodes
2020	yA	Brian Garrett-Nelson	pre-production
2021	High School Musical: The Musical: The Series[15]	Cash Caswell	1 episode
2021	The Walking Dead	Deaver	Guest star

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
1999	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[16]
2002	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	General Hospital	Won	[17]
2005	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	All My Children	Nominated	[18]
2009	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	All My Children	Nominated	[19]
2015	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[20]
2016	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[21]

See also

• JR Chandler and Babe Carey