Brad Carlton
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Bradley "Brad" Carlton (born George Kaplan) was a fictional character
on CBS
soap opera
The Young and the Restless
. Actor Don Diamont
played the role since May 1985 until he departed the show in 1996 and returned on July 28, 1998. Diamont was temporarily replaced by Russell Todd in 1993. The character has also appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful
briefly in 1993. In December 2008, it was announced that Diamont had been released from his contract. His final air date was on February 5, 2009.
. During his second marriage to Traci, Brad was held captive in a cage by his unstable ex-wife, Lisa Mansfield. After he divorced Traci, Brad was tricked into marrying the wealthy widow, Cassandra Rawlins
, after a ski trip to Aspen. Brad eventually returned to Genoa City with plans to divorce Cassandra, but en route to finalize her divorce plans, Cassandra was hit by a truck and killed. Brad inherited her fortune and her estate. Throughout his on-and-off relationship with Traci, he had feelings for her sister, Ashley Abbott
. They eventually married, and he adopted her daughter who was given his last name, Abby Carlton
. Ashley was pregnant with Brad's child, but she lost the baby in a car accident. They split up, and he later married Victoria Newman in November 2006.
Known as a "playboy",, Brad has also had flings with Lauren Fenmore
, Jill Abbott
, Diane Jenkins
and Olivia Winters. He was also briefly engaged to Nikki Newman. In one 1994 storyline, Brad had a heart attack during a passionate night with Lauren. His ex-wife Traci showed up at the hospital, and when she saw Lauren, a vicious cat-fight ensued.
The consummate opportunist, Brad rose to prominence in Genoa City's business world somewhat quickly, with his relationship with the Abbott family giving him a foot in the door. He stepped on a lot of toes over the years, particularly Victor Newman
and his one-time brother-in-law, Jack Abbott. Brad's anger boiled over in 2005 when Jack refused to instate him as CEO of Jabot. Brad stormed out of the office, and he soon took a job at Newman Enterprises to spite Jack.
A 2006 story arc involved Brad's past catching up with him, as his mother, Rebecca Kaplan, had to help find an artifact that was stolen from its rightful owners by the Nazis who had put Rebecca to work in a concentration camp cataloging stolen art. On September 21, 2007, Brad revealed that he was a follower of Judaism.http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20070831youngandrestless.html
Victoria became pregnant with Brad's child, but she, too, miscarried shortly thereafter. Brad and Victoria subsequently divorced. Then, Victoria discovered that she was pregnant again, but the father turned out to be J.T. Hellstrom
, with whom she was now married to. After the collapse of Clear Springs, Victoria got struck by falling debris, and she was in a coma for months. After waking up, Brad let the cat out of the bag about Victor firing Nick from Newman Enterprises. After the divorce, Brad still tried to be with Sharon, several times, but he failed. He eventually gave up, and one day in the hallway, he asked a passing co-worker to dinner.
, the co-CEO of Jabot. Because of his dislike for Chow, who admitted to a problem with compulsive gambling, Brad repeatedly invited David to card games, lent him large sums of money to pay off gambling debts and given him tips on horse races in a successful effort to take advantage of David's gambling addiction and to gain leverage over him.
Following the death of his wife Sabrina Costelana Newman
, Victor disappeared to Mexico only to be declared dead by Mexican authorities after an apparent boating accident. As stipulated in Victor's new will, the lion share of his estate was bequeathed to his son, Adam Newman, who was going by his birth name of Victor Adam Newman, Jr. Adam embarked on radical changes within the company, assuming the position of Chairman of the Board and installing Brad as CEO of Newman Enterprises and right hand man in "expanding Newman globally" . Adam fired long-time Newman employees, Neil Winters
and Victoria Newman
, while making an enemy of the executor of the Newman estate, Michael Baldwin
. Having schemed, back stabbed and betrayed to get ahead, it appeared that Brad finally achieved the executive position that he coveted for so long. Shortly after being hired by Adam to be CEO of Newman Enterprises, Victor returned and fired his son for the rage of power that he had during his absence. Victor also reinstated Neil Winters
as CEO. Later that week, Neil asked Brad to step down as CEO of Newman saying that if he didn't, then he would sue Brad for hacking into Newman Enterprises personal files and taking them to Jabot Cosmetics. Brad agreed, and he stepped down as CEO.
When Sharon's marriage started to crumble again, Brad got another chance to approach her, especially after Phyllis had called him and tried to make him seduce Sharon so that she would stay away from Nick. Brad eventually revealed to Sharon that Phyllis sent him to her after her, and Sharon wasn't able to forgive Brad. He followed Sharon to Jack's cabin where he apologized and explained how much he still loved her, but she wasn't able to return the feelings. He left the cabin, and on the road home, he found Noah Newman
drowning in a lake after falling through the ice. He managed to pull Noah out of the water and back onto the ice, but tragically fell in himself and was swept under the frozen lake by the current. He drowned and his dead body, frozen in the ice, was discovered by a young boy. Brad appeared to his daughter, Colleen, as she was herself dying after having fallen into a lake while trying to escape the clutches of the demented Patty Williams
.
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on CBS
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Soap opera
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The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
. Actor Don Diamont
Don Diamont
Don Diamont is an American actor, best known for his long-running portrayal of Brad Carlton on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. In 1990, he was chosen as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by People Magazine, becoming the first daytime drama actor to receive the honor...
played the role since May 1985 until he departed the show in 1996 and returned on July 28, 1998. Diamont was temporarily replaced by Russell Todd in 1993. The character has also appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
briefly in 1993. In December 2008, it was announced that Diamont had been released from his contract. His final air date was on February 5, 2009.
Early Romances and Marriages
Brad Carlton was first introduced as the Abbotts' pool boy, who caught the eye of the youngest Abbott daughter, Traci. The two were married twice, with the second marriage producing a daughter, Colleen CarltonColleen Carlton
Colleen Cecile Carlton is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. She was last portrayed by Tammin Sursok, who joined the cast on July 30, 2007 and departed on October 5, 2009...
. During his second marriage to Traci, Brad was held captive in a cage by his unstable ex-wife, Lisa Mansfield. After he divorced Traci, Brad was tricked into marrying the wealthy widow, Cassandra Rawlins
The Young and the Restless minor characters
The following are characters from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless who are notable for their actions or relationships, but who do not warrant their own articles.-Current Characters:...
, after a ski trip to Aspen. Brad eventually returned to Genoa City with plans to divorce Cassandra, but en route to finalize her divorce plans, Cassandra was hit by a truck and killed. Brad inherited her fortune and her estate. Throughout his on-and-off relationship with Traci, he had feelings for her sister, Ashley Abbott
Ashley Abbott
Ashley Suzanne Abbott McCall is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently played by American actress Eileen Davidson, who had played the character for a total of more than 16 years prior to her return in September 2008...
. They eventually married, and he adopted her daughter who was given his last name, Abby Carlton
Abby Carlton
Abigail "Abby" Rachel Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. Darcy Rose Byrnes played the role from 2003 to June 2008. Byrnes also made several appearances as Abby on The Bold and the Beautiful...
. Ashley was pregnant with Brad's child, but she lost the baby in a car accident. They split up, and he later married Victoria Newman in November 2006.
Known as a "playboy",, Brad has also had flings with Lauren Fenmore
Lauren Fenmore Baldwin
Lauren Baldwin is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless and its "sister soap" The Bold and the Beautiful. She is portrayed by American actress Tracey E. Bregman...
, Jill Abbott
Jill Foster Abbott
Jill Abbott Fenmore is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. She is one of the series' original characters, and the only one remaining from its debut in March 1973...
, Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She last portrayed by Maura West from October 8, 2010 to August 1, 2011. Since August 3, 2011, West continues to appear as Diane in flashbacks...
and Olivia Winters. He was also briefly engaged to Nikki Newman. In one 1994 storyline, Brad had a heart attack during a passionate night with Lauren. His ex-wife Traci showed up at the hospital, and when she saw Lauren, a vicious cat-fight ensued.
The consummate opportunist, Brad rose to prominence in Genoa City's business world somewhat quickly, with his relationship with the Abbott family giving him a foot in the door. He stepped on a lot of toes over the years, particularly Victor Newman
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
and his one-time brother-in-law, Jack Abbott. Brad's anger boiled over in 2005 when Jack refused to instate him as CEO of Jabot. Brad stormed out of the office, and he soon took a job at Newman Enterprises to spite Jack.
Marriage to Victoria Newman and True Identity Revealed
In 2006, Brad married Victor's daughter, Victoria, much to her father's dismay. For the duration of their marriage, Brad continued to fight his feelings for Victoria's one-time sister-in-law, Sharon Newman. During this time, he also had an affair with Sharon. Upon Victor's initiation of a background check on Brad, it was discovered in a Retroactive continuity storyline after almost twenty years of being on the show that Brad was not who he had initially claimed to be. Brad's real name was George Kaplan, and he assumed the identity of a friend who died in an accident in order to hide from the people who had killed his family.A 2006 story arc involved Brad's past catching up with him, as his mother, Rebecca Kaplan, had to help find an artifact that was stolen from its rightful owners by the Nazis who had put Rebecca to work in a concentration camp cataloging stolen art. On September 21, 2007, Brad revealed that he was a follower of Judaism.http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20070831youngandrestless.html
Victoria became pregnant with Brad's child, but she, too, miscarried shortly thereafter. Brad and Victoria subsequently divorced. Then, Victoria discovered that she was pregnant again, but the father turned out to be J.T. Hellstrom
J.T. Hellstrom
Jeffrey Todd "J.T." Hellstrom is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, played by actor Thad Luckinbill since August 27, 1999. Luckinbill originally appeared on a recurring basis until he was put on contract in November 2002.J.T. left the show on November 5, 2010,...
, with whom she was now married to. After the collapse of Clear Springs, Victoria got struck by falling debris, and she was in a coma for months. After waking up, Brad let the cat out of the bag about Victor firing Nick from Newman Enterprises. After the divorce, Brad still tried to be with Sharon, several times, but he failed. He eventually gave up, and one day in the hallway, he asked a passing co-worker to dinner.
Business Ventures, Infatuation with Sharon and Accidental Death
Frustrated and angered at his inability to advance at Newman Enterprises, Brad joined Jabot Cosmetics in May 2008 as Chief Operating Officer. At Jabot, Brad has become somewhat of a confidant–spy for Chancellor Industries CEO, Jill Abbott. Brad also had a somewhat difficult relationship with David ChowDavid Chow
David John Chow is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actor Vincent Irizarry from January 9, 2007 to August 1, 2008.-Character biography:...
, the co-CEO of Jabot. Because of his dislike for Chow, who admitted to a problem with compulsive gambling, Brad repeatedly invited David to card games, lent him large sums of money to pay off gambling debts and given him tips on horse races in a successful effort to take advantage of David's gambling addiction and to gain leverage over him.
Following the death of his wife Sabrina Costelana Newman
Sabrina Costelana Newman
Sabrina Costelana Newman was a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actress Raya Meddine from February 28 to August 5, 2008...
, Victor disappeared to Mexico only to be declared dead by Mexican authorities after an apparent boating accident. As stipulated in Victor's new will, the lion share of his estate was bequeathed to his son, Adam Newman, who was going by his birth name of Victor Adam Newman, Jr. Adam embarked on radical changes within the company, assuming the position of Chairman of the Board and installing Brad as CEO of Newman Enterprises and right hand man in "expanding Newman globally" . Adam fired long-time Newman employees, Neil Winters
Neil Winters
Neil Winters is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actor Kristoff St. John since his first appearance in January 1991...
and Victoria Newman
Victoria Newman
Victoria Nicole Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless...
, while making an enemy of the executor of the Newman estate, Michael Baldwin
Michael Baldwin
Michael Baldwin is a fictional character on the CBS television soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Christian LeBlanc originally from late December 1991 until June 1993 and then he returned on April 25, 1997. The character has also crossed over briefly to As the World Turns on April...
. Having schemed, back stabbed and betrayed to get ahead, it appeared that Brad finally achieved the executive position that he coveted for so long. Shortly after being hired by Adam to be CEO of Newman Enterprises, Victor returned and fired his son for the rage of power that he had during his absence. Victor also reinstated Neil Winters
Neil Winters
Neil Winters is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actor Kristoff St. John since his first appearance in January 1991...
as CEO. Later that week, Neil asked Brad to step down as CEO of Newman saying that if he didn't, then he would sue Brad for hacking into Newman Enterprises personal files and taking them to Jabot Cosmetics. Brad agreed, and he stepped down as CEO.
When Sharon's marriage started to crumble again, Brad got another chance to approach her, especially after Phyllis had called him and tried to make him seduce Sharon so that she would stay away from Nick. Brad eventually revealed to Sharon that Phyllis sent him to her after her, and Sharon wasn't able to forgive Brad. He followed Sharon to Jack's cabin where he apologized and explained how much he still loved her, but she wasn't able to return the feelings. He left the cabin, and on the road home, he found Noah Newman
Noah Newman
Noah Christian Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.He is the eldest biological child of supercouple Nicholas Newman and Sharon Collins , born onscreen on March 3, 1997. The role was played by a series of infant and toddler actors during the character's...
drowning in a lake after falling through the ice. He managed to pull Noah out of the water and back onto the ice, but tragically fell in himself and was swept under the frozen lake by the current. He drowned and his dead body, frozen in the ice, was discovered by a young boy. Brad appeared to his daughter, Colleen, as she was herself dying after having fallen into a lake while trying to escape the clutches of the demented Patty Williams
Patty Williams
Patricia Ann "Patty" Williams is a fictional character in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by originating actress Tammy Taylor briefly in 1980 before Lilibet Stern took over the role from 1980 to 1983 and by Andrea Evans from 1983 to October 1984...
.