David Chow
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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.
seeking to avenge the murder of his former fiancée, Carmen Mesta
. He quickly zeroed in on Drucilla Winters and Devon Hamilton
as the chief suspects in Carmen's murder. He had a tape of an angry confrontation between Dru and his former fiancée, which he released to the press that put Dru's name at the top of the suspect list. David waged an ugly campaign to drive Dru crazy by hiring a Carmen look-a-like (her cousin, Ines) to appear around town for only Dru to see, which worked until Neil
saw her as well.
made David a lucrative offer to work on Jack Abbott's campaign. After David released a video of Jack's opposition (and Victor's then-wife) Nikki stripping in order to make her look bad to the public, Jack and Victor fired him. Nikki saw this as an opportunity to get him to work for her, and she then had two campaign managers in the forms of David and Karen Taylor
. Working with Nikki, David got to know her better and continued to support her, especially after her son Nicholas
got hurt by David. The pair then shared a kiss, which Victor
, unfortunately, saw.
This added to Victor and Nikki’s marital problems, even after they found out that Nicholas was still alive. Victor, Victoria, and Nick later caught Nikki and David leaving the Athletic Club after it caught on fire. Later still, when Victoria was comatose, Nikki insisted that she and David end their relationship, but the pair could not keep away from each other. Nobody is quite sure if David really loves Nikki, or if he is using her to get to her money, though he has professed time and time again that he loves Nikki (both to his loan shark and to Nikki herself). He has, however, told Walter he's planning a hit and attempted to poison Nikki with a glass of sparkling cider.
In late May 2008 Paul Williams discovered that David had been married three times prior to his union with Nikki. As part of his investigation Paul flew to Bermuda to meet with David's third ex-wife, Elizabeth "Bitsy" Hartford, who shared her suspicions about David: his previous wives—all wealthy women—had met with untimely, suspicious ends. Once back in Genoa City, Paul met with Mina King, the daughter of David's former spouse Angela Perkins. Mina, convinced that David murdered her mother, told Paul that her stepfather convinced Angela to cut her out of the will entirely, leaving David the sole beneficiary. Paul later confronted David with this information, but David denied the allegation, stating that Mina was cut from the will due to her addiction to cocaine. Eventually, David had no choice but to tell Nikki about Paul's investigation and the reasons why anyone would think he had killed his ex-wives.
David explained how he had met Terri, his first wife, in college. (NOTE: David's first wife was originally referred to as "Jeanette" by Paul, although this seems to have been reconnected.) Together, David and Terri traveled the world on humanitarian missions—going from Cambodia to Africa and so-on. At times they also shared "dark times," where Terri was unable to get out of bed due to heavy sleeping medication. Eventually, Terri died due to an overdose of sleeping pills. Fortunately for David, he was never charged for her murder, although the accusation that he had anything to do with it has left him scarred. According to David, his second wife—Angela—was a hedonist who loved fast cars and flying. At the time of their marriage David's gambling addiction was out of control, and the couple would fight often. One night, following a heated argument, Angela stormed out and, unfortunately, wrapped her car around a telephone pole soon thereafter. David also told Nikki about Angela's daughter, Mina, and how she accused David of her mother's death while at the funeral. Next, David revealed how he met his third wife, Elizabeth, at a congressional fundraiser, and how she eventually offered him a job at Granville Global. Nikki asked what went wrong with that marriage, and David answered that she suffered from extreme paranoia—physically attacking him when he got home from work because he was "having an affair", accusing him of spying, etc. Once David and Elizabeth separated, David started his affair with Carmen
. Elizabeth, like Mina, accused David of killing his ex-wives, forcing him to finally seek a divorce.
Nikki seemed to accept David's explanation, but was called away suddenly when she received a phone call about an important legal action concerning Jabot Cosmetics. Later, she accused Paul of overstepping, and demanded that he cease his investigation. As of June 2008 David's debts were starting to build up once more, forcing him to seek a loan from Walter after losing $40,000 in a horse race. His gambling habits continued to escalate until finally he demanded a divorce from Nikki because he feared that he would gamble away her money just as he had with his ex-wives'. Soon thereafter, while on a business trip, he met with Walter in Las Vegas at a casino. While there it was revealed that David, acting on Walter's behalf, played a part in the death of Ji Min Kim
. It was also revealed a few weeks later that Mina King died under suspicious circumstances. In mid-July 2008 detective Paul Williams discovered that David Chow's real name was Angelo Sarafini, and that he was a hit man for the mob.
Nikki, after having learned about another lie of David's, told him it's over, but they both agreed to announce their separation after the Charity Ball gala that was being held in Genoa City. David ordered a vial of liquid morphine and poured it in Nikki's drink, intending to kill her, but he never saw his plan develop because she was rescued by Paul and J.T. Later that night, David and Sabrina Newman
was killed in a car accident
orchestrated by Walter Palin. David reappeared once in Nikki's dream.
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in the 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...
, portrayed by actor Vincent Irizarry
Vincent Irizarry
Vincent Michael Irizarry is an American actor of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985 and 2002, and won in 2009.-Early life:...
from January 9, 2007 to August 1, 2008.
Character biography
David Chow is a savvy political operative who arrived in Genoa CityGenoa City (fictional city)
Genoa City, Wisconsin is the fictional setting for the long-running American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The real U.S. village of the same name is otherwise unlike and unrelated to the mid-size city depicted in the series.- Overview :...
seeking to avenge the murder of his former fiancée, Carmen Mesta
Carmen Mesta
Carmen Mesta is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Marisa Ramirez played the role from May 8 to October 30, 2006, and returned several times as a sighting or in a part of a new flashback during the next few months...
. He quickly zeroed in on Drucilla Winters and Devon Hamilton
Devon Hamilton
Devon Hamilton is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, played by actor/musician Bryton James since June 1, 2004. James' portrayal of Devon has earned him the 2007 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, and the 2009 NAACP Image Award...
as the chief suspects in Carmen's murder. He had a tape of an angry confrontation between Dru and his former fiancée, which he released to the press that put Dru's name at the top of the suspect list. David waged an ugly campaign to drive Dru crazy by hiring a Carmen look-a-like (her cousin, Ines) to appear around town for only Dru to see, which worked until Neil
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...
saw her as well.
Senate Campaigns
Meanwhile, Victor NewmanVictor 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...
made David a lucrative offer to work on Jack Abbott's campaign. After David released a video of Jack's opposition (and Victor's then-wife) Nikki stripping in order to make her look bad to the public, Jack and Victor fired him. Nikki saw this as an opportunity to get him to work for her, and she then had two campaign managers in the forms of David and Karen Taylor
Karen Taylor (The Young and the Restless)
Karen Winters is a fictional character on the U.S. soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actress Nia Peeples George from April 18, 2007 to May 13, 2008, when she was presumably dropped to recurring and the character written out, only to be re-added as of June 13, 2008, when the...
. Working with Nikki, David got to know her better and continued to support her, especially after her son Nicholas
Nicholas Newman
Nicholas Christian "Nick" Newman is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. He has been portrayed by American actor Joshua Morrow since 1994, but was earlier portrayed by various child actors, including John Nelson-Alden, a son of the show's former writer, Kay...
got hurt by David. The pair then shared a kiss, which Victor
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...
, unfortunately, saw.
This added to Victor and Nikki’s marital problems, even after they found out that Nicholas was still alive. Victor, Victoria, and Nick later caught Nikki and David leaving the Athletic Club after it caught on fire. Later still, when Victoria was comatose, Nikki insisted that she and David end their relationship, but the pair could not keep away from each other. Nobody is quite sure if David really loves Nikki, or if he is using her to get to her money, though he has professed time and time again that he loves Nikki (both to his loan shark and to Nikki herself). He has, however, told Walter he's planning a hit and attempted to poison Nikki with a glass of sparkling cider.
Dark Past
He owed money to a man named Walter Palin, a loan shark, who seems to be the only one that knows about David’s "Clark" identity. After getting into a fist-fight with Walter at a restaurant, he had to tell a shocked Nikki the truth, altering their relationship to a lethal point. Nikki eventually decided to forgive him. His debt was paid off by Nikki and he presumably wanted to win back her trust and gain notoriety as an upstanding executive at Jabot Cosmetics.In late May 2008 Paul Williams discovered that David had been married three times prior to his union with Nikki. As part of his investigation Paul flew to Bermuda to meet with David's third ex-wife, Elizabeth "Bitsy" Hartford, who shared her suspicions about David: his previous wives—all wealthy women—had met with untimely, suspicious ends. Once back in Genoa City, Paul met with Mina King, the daughter of David's former spouse Angela Perkins. Mina, convinced that David murdered her mother, told Paul that her stepfather convinced Angela to cut her out of the will entirely, leaving David the sole beneficiary. Paul later confronted David with this information, but David denied the allegation, stating that Mina was cut from the will due to her addiction to cocaine. Eventually, David had no choice but to tell Nikki about Paul's investigation and the reasons why anyone would think he had killed his ex-wives.
David explained how he had met Terri, his first wife, in college. (NOTE: David's first wife was originally referred to as "Jeanette" by Paul, although this seems to have been reconnected.) Together, David and Terri traveled the world on humanitarian missions—going from Cambodia to Africa and so-on. At times they also shared "dark times," where Terri was unable to get out of bed due to heavy sleeping medication. Eventually, Terri died due to an overdose of sleeping pills. Fortunately for David, he was never charged for her murder, although the accusation that he had anything to do with it has left him scarred. According to David, his second wife—Angela—was a hedonist who loved fast cars and flying. At the time of their marriage David's gambling addiction was out of control, and the couple would fight often. One night, following a heated argument, Angela stormed out and, unfortunately, wrapped her car around a telephone pole soon thereafter. David also told Nikki about Angela's daughter, Mina, and how she accused David of her mother's death while at the funeral. Next, David revealed how he met his third wife, Elizabeth, at a congressional fundraiser, and how she eventually offered him a job at Granville Global. Nikki asked what went wrong with that marriage, and David answered that she suffered from extreme paranoia—physically attacking him when he got home from work because he was "having an affair", accusing him of spying, etc. Once David and Elizabeth separated, David started his affair with Carmen
Carmen Mesta
Carmen Mesta is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Marisa Ramirez played the role from May 8 to October 30, 2006, and returned several times as a sighting or in a part of a new flashback during the next few months...
. Elizabeth, like Mina, accused David of killing his ex-wives, forcing him to finally seek a divorce.
Nikki seemed to accept David's explanation, but was called away suddenly when she received a phone call about an important legal action concerning Jabot Cosmetics. Later, she accused Paul of overstepping, and demanded that he cease his investigation. As of June 2008 David's debts were starting to build up once more, forcing him to seek a loan from Walter after losing $40,000 in a horse race. His gambling habits continued to escalate until finally he demanded a divorce from Nikki because he feared that he would gamble away her money just as he had with his ex-wives'. Soon thereafter, while on a business trip, he met with Walter in Las Vegas at a casino. While there it was revealed that David, acting on Walter's behalf, played a part in the death of Ji Min Kim
Ji Min Kim
Ji Min Kim is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed from October 4, 2006 to September 4, 2007 by actor Eric Steinberg...
. It was also revealed a few weeks later that Mina King died under suspicious circumstances. In mid-July 2008 detective Paul Williams discovered that David Chow's real name was Angelo Sarafini, and that he was a hit man for the mob.
Nikki, after having learned about another lie of David's, told him it's over, but they both agreed to announce their separation after the Charity Ball gala that was being held in Genoa City. David ordered a vial of liquid morphine and poured it in Nikki's drink, intending to kill her, but he never saw his plan develop because she was rescued by Paul and J.T. Later that night, David and Sabrina 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...
was killed in a car accident
Car accident
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orchestrated by Walter Palin. David reappeared once in Nikki's dream.