Noah Newman
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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
(Joshua Morrow
and Sharon Case
), born onscreen on March 3, 1997. The role was played by a series of infant and toddler actors during the character's early years. In 2008, the role of Noah was SORASed from 12-13 to 15. By September 2010, the character appears as an adult (somewhere from 20-23).
Other actors who've played the role include C.J. Hunter from 1998 to 1999, Nicholas Graziano in 1999, and Blake Michael Bryan from December 20, 2000 to June 6, 2001. McKay Giller took over the role on July 4, 2001, playing Noah through December 7, 2004. Blake Woodruff
played the role briefly from December 24, 2004, to April 27, 2005, followed by Chase Ellison
from May 11, 2005, to September 20, 2005, when the role was recast with final child actor Hunter Allan
from September 28, 2005, to June 9, 2008.
Actor Kevin Schmidt
took over the teenage role on August 13, 2008 and played the role through February 8, 2010. On July 20, 2010, it was revealed that Schmidt would not return to the role, prompting rumors that Noah would be SORASed
yet again to match with the aging of Noah's aunt Abby Newman
, now portrayed by Marcy Rylan
. For a short time in July 2010, it was rumored that actor Drew Garrett
would be Schmidt's replacement. These rumors were revealed to be false when Luke Kleintank
of Gossip Girl
fame was hired to take over the role; he made his first appearance on September 21, 2010. Kleintank only appeared in a number of episodes, making his last appearance after a few months on January 25, 2011. He later appeared on April 7, 2011 and April 8, 2011. In March it was rumored that Schmidt is reprising the role. An official announcement was made on March 15, 2011. Kevin Schmidt returned to the role of Noah on-screen on April 14, 2011.
) decides to stop taking her birth control pills. She turns out pregnant and tells her husband Nicholas Newman
(Joshua Morrow
) that it was an accident. Nick convinced her they were not ready to be parents, and she agreed until she backed out of the abortion at the last minute. Sharon gives birth to a premature Noah in 1997. Fearing that her baby is going to die, her best friend Grace Turner
and her boyfriend Tony Viscardi track down Cassie Newman
(Camryn Grimes
) the daughter Sharon gave up for adoption when she was a teenager. However, Noah lives. From then on Nick, Sharon, Cassie and Noah were a family fighting through many tragedies.
) in 2005. After Cassie's death, Noah began acting out, having several tantrums and rebelling against his parents. Nick began in hot pursuit of Daniel, who he believed was behind the wheel the night of the accident, but it was later proven that Cassie was driving. Nick and Sharon began drifting further apart, and Nick had an affair with Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford
), and she later becomes pregnant. This causes Nick and Sharon to divorce. His behavior improves as his sister, Summer Newman is born, and Sharon marries Jack Abbott. However, Nick and Sharon are in a plane crash, and Nick is presumed dead for two months, and Phyllis is meanwhile about to be carted off to prison for extortion, increasing Noah's anguish. He even locked his dog, Fisher, in a closet for being bad and this is when Sharon decided he needed to begin seeing a therapist.
to 15 years old on August 13, 2008. Due to having been rapidly aged, Noah (now portrayed by Kevin Schmidt
) perpetrates a number of things that get him into trouble and/or grounded, such as going to parties with alcohol, getting into a fight with a trio of bullies in France and lying to his parents constantly. During that time, he begins dating Eden Gerick (Erin Sanders
), the troubled half-sister of Michael Baldwin
(Christian LeBlanc
), who had recently moved to Genoa City.
He and Eden lie to his step-mom, Phyllis Summers Newman
(Michelle Stafford
), and Michael about their involvement in order to pursue a relationship in secret. In a devastating twist of fate, they go ice skating on a frozen lake right before a blizzard; and while skating, Noah falls through the ice. As Eden goes for help, Brad Carlton
(Don Diamont
) manages to pull him out, falling in and drowning in the freezing lake in the process.
Noah and Eden recently made love and both lost their virginity. Although they got caught on the couch naked by Noah's dad and step-mom, they are now formally dating and are getting closer the more time they spend together. It looks like Noah might take after his dad in finding love so young. Noah also constantly deals with other kids at his school making fun of him because of his mother Sharon, who was suffering from kleptomania.
Noah at one point wanted to be emancipated from his parents, thinking that their reunion was unreal and upset at the switch between the quartet.
Sharon and Nick think he is their only surviving child, which is not true since Faith was stolen from Sharon the moment she was born.He moved into Brad Carlton's house along with his mom. This move was short as when Noah and Eden decide to once again make love, they were both unaware that Daisy Callahan started a fire after Eden goes digging in for the truth about her. Sharon and Noah eventually ended up moving into the ranch where Ashley Abbott
offered them to stay along with Adam.
Weeks after, Noah and Eden leave town for Paris to visit Eden's long-lost relatives after reading a forged letter Daisy wrote to keep framing Eden for her crimes.
) returns to Genoa City and shows up at Sharon's doorstep, much to the shock of both of his parents. It turns out that he had broken up with Eden while in Paris, hence the return trip. After realizing that his mother and father are both single, Noah lays down many comments explaining he "knows" its a matter of time before they reunite as a family.
Soon after, he goes on a date with Jana Hawkes
(who has just divorced her husband) to the Harvest Festival, which ends with Jana leaving abruptly.
Noah has a new passion for music, which was revealed at Daniel's art show when he played the guitar along with a song. On Halloween, Noah attempted to have sex
with Jana but she pulled back and told him to leave, as she still has feelings for her ex-husband Kevin Fisher
.
Recently, Noah (portrayed again by Kevin G. Schmidt) returned to Genoa City for his mother's "funeral" and moved into Sharon's house at Victor's insistence and with Adam's blessing.
Fictional character
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on the CBS
CBS
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soap opera
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...
.
He is the eldest biological child of supercouple
Supercouple
A supercouple or super couple is a popular or financially wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or even obsessive fashion...
Nicholas Newman and Sharon Collins
Nicholas Newman and Sharon Collins
Nicholas "Nick" Newman and Sharon Collins are fictional characters and a supercouple from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Nick is portrayed by Joshua Morrow and Sharon is portrayed by Sharon Case. Their marriage lasts ten years, a soap opera rarity...
(Joshua Morrow
Joshua Morrow
Joshua Jacob Morrow is an American actor and former pop singer who plays the role of Nicholas Newman on The Young and the Restless.-Private life:In 2001, Joshua married his longtime girlfriend, Tobe Keeney...
and Sharon Case
Sharon Case
Sharon Case is an American actress. She is known for her roles on daytime television soap operas. Her most well-known role has been on CBS Daytime Television's The Young and the Restless. She has portrayed the role of Sharon Newman since August 1994...
), born onscreen on March 3, 1997. The role was played by a series of infant and toddler actors during the character's early years. In 2008, the role of Noah was SORASed from 12-13 to 15. By September 2010, the character appears as an adult (somewhere from 20-23).
Casting
The role was first played as an infant by twins Samantha & Zachary Elkins in March 1997 before being replaced with Lauren Summer Harvey the same year. The character was then portrayed by Hunter Preisendorfer from the fall 1997 to 1998 and again from 1999 to November 22, 2000.Other actors who've played the role include C.J. Hunter from 1998 to 1999, Nicholas Graziano in 1999, and Blake Michael Bryan from December 20, 2000 to June 6, 2001. McKay Giller took over the role on July 4, 2001, playing Noah through December 7, 2004. Blake Woodruff
Blake Woodruff
Blake Michael Woodruff is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Mike Baker in the film Cheaper by the Dozen.Woodruff has two older sisters, Ayla and Raina, and a younger brother, Trevor. He decided that he wanted to be an actor at the age of six, and was cast in Shawn Levy's Cheaper...
played the role briefly from December 24, 2004, to April 27, 2005, followed by Chase Ellison
Chase Ellison
Chase Ellison is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Mysterious Skin and Tooth Fairy.-Life and career:...
from May 11, 2005, to September 20, 2005, when the role was recast with final child actor Hunter Allan
Hunter Allan
Hunter Allan is a young American actor who is most famous for playing the recurring character of Noah Newman, the ten-year-old son of Nicholas and Sharon Newman on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless up to May 9, 2008.Allan guest starred on the The Foam Finger episode of Nickelodeon sitcom...
from September 28, 2005, to June 9, 2008.
Actor Kevin Schmidt
Kevin Schmidt
Kevin Gerard Schmidt , also credited as Kevin G. Schmidt and Kevin Schmidt, is an American actor and vlogger. He is best known for playing Noah Newman on The Young and the Restless and as Henry Griffin in Unnatural History...
took over the teenage role on August 13, 2008 and played the role through February 8, 2010. On July 20, 2010, it was revealed that Schmidt would not return to the role, prompting rumors that Noah would be SORASed
Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome
Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome is a term used to describe the practice of accelerating the age of a television character in conflict with the timeline of a series and/or the real-world progression of time. Characters unseen on screen for a time might reappear portrayed by an actor several years...
yet again to match with the aging of Noah's aunt Abby Newman
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...
, now portrayed by Marcy Rylan
Marcy Rylan
Marcy Rylan is an American actress.-Career:Rylan is best known for her role as Lizzie Spaulding on the soap opera Guiding Light. She joined the show's cast on February 7, 2006 taking over the role from Crystal Hunt, until the finale on September 18, 2009...
. For a short time in July 2010, it was rumored that actor Drew Garrett
Drew Garrett
Drew Garrett is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Michael Corinthos III on General Hospital.-Biography:...
would be Schmidt's replacement. These rumors were revealed to be false when Luke Kleintank
Luke Kleintank
Luke Kleintank is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Elliot on Gossip Girl and for his role as Noah Newman on The Young and the Restless. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Luke Kleintank and his family moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, when he was 2...
of Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl (TV series)
Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007...
fame was hired to take over the role; he made his first appearance on September 21, 2010. Kleintank only appeared in a number of episodes, making his last appearance after a few months on January 25, 2011. He later appeared on April 7, 2011 and April 8, 2011. In March it was rumored that Schmidt is reprising the role. An official announcement was made on March 15, 2011. Kevin Schmidt returned to the role of Noah on-screen on April 14, 2011.
Introduction to The Young and the Restless
Becoming insecure of her marriage, Sharon Collins (Sharon CaseSharon Case
Sharon Case is an American actress. She is known for her roles on daytime television soap operas. Her most well-known role has been on CBS Daytime Television's The Young and the Restless. She has portrayed the role of Sharon Newman since August 1994...
) decides to stop taking her birth control pills. She turns out pregnant and tells her husband Nicholas Newman
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...
(Joshua Morrow
Joshua Morrow
Joshua Jacob Morrow is an American actor and former pop singer who plays the role of Nicholas Newman on The Young and the Restless.-Private life:In 2001, Joshua married his longtime girlfriend, Tobe Keeney...
) that it was an accident. Nick convinced her they were not ready to be parents, and she agreed until she backed out of the abortion at the last minute. Sharon gives birth to a premature Noah in 1997. Fearing that her baby is going to die, her best friend Grace Turner
Grace Turner
Grace Turner is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She was originated by Josie Davis from June 1996 to February 25, 1997. She was then replaced by Jennifer Gareis from February 26, 1997 to November 22, 1999...
and her boyfriend Tony Viscardi track down Cassie Newman
Cassie Newman
Cassidy Ann "Cassie" Newman was a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.Camryn Grimes originated the role on March 19, 1997 until the character's death on May 24, 2005, and appearing in a few separate occasions since 2005 as a ghost.Camryn's performances made her...
(Camryn Grimes
Camryn Grimes
Camryn Elizabeth Grimes is an American actress.-Life and career:Camryn is the daughter of Preston Lee and Heather Grimes. Camryn has six siblings, four sisters and two brothers...
) the daughter Sharon gave up for adoption when she was a teenager. However, Noah lives. From then on Nick, Sharon, Cassie and Noah were a family fighting through many tragedies.
Late 2005 - 2007
Cassie dies in a car accident with Daniel Romalotti (Michael GraziadeiMichael Graziadei
Michael Graziadei is an American actor best known for his role as Daniel Romalotti on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. He is only 14 years younger than Michelle Stafford, who plays the role of his mother Phyllis on the show. Graziadei is of Italian and Lithuanian heritage...
) in 2005. After Cassie's death, Noah began acting out, having several tantrums and rebelling against his parents. Nick began in hot pursuit of Daniel, who he believed was behind the wheel the night of the accident, but it was later proven that Cassie was driving. Nick and Sharon began drifting further apart, and Nick had an affair with Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford
Michelle Stafford
Michelle Stafford is an American actress, best known for her role as Phyllis Summers on The Young and the Restless.-Career:...
), and she later becomes pregnant. This causes Nick and Sharon to divorce. His behavior improves as his sister, Summer Newman is born, and Sharon marries Jack Abbott. However, Nick and Sharon are in a plane crash, and Nick is presumed dead for two months, and Phyllis is meanwhile about to be carted off to prison for extortion, increasing Noah's anguish. He even locked his dog, Fisher, in a closet for being bad and this is when Sharon decided he needed to begin seeing a therapist.
2008 - 2009
He was agedSoap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome
Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome is a term used to describe the practice of accelerating the age of a television character in conflict with the timeline of a series and/or the real-world progression of time. Characters unseen on screen for a time might reappear portrayed by an actor several years...
to 15 years old on August 13, 2008. Due to having been rapidly aged, Noah (now portrayed by Kevin Schmidt
Kevin Schmidt
Kevin Gerard Schmidt , also credited as Kevin G. Schmidt and Kevin Schmidt, is an American actor and vlogger. He is best known for playing Noah Newman on The Young and the Restless and as Henry Griffin in Unnatural History...
) perpetrates a number of things that get him into trouble and/or grounded, such as going to parties with alcohol, getting into a fight with a trio of bullies in France and lying to his parents constantly. During that time, he begins dating Eden Gerick (Erin Sanders
Erin Sanders
Erin Zariah Sanders is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Quinn Pensky on Zoey 101 and Camille on Big Time Rush. She may also be known for portraying Eden Baldwin on The Young and the Restless in 2008....
), the troubled half-sister of 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...
(Christian LeBlanc
Christian LeBlanc
Christian Jules LeBlanc is an American actor.LeBlanc currently plays Michael Baldwin on The Young and the Restless. He first played the role from 1991 to 1993, and then resumed the role in 1997. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for the role six times, and won for Outstanding Lead Actor...
), who had recently moved to Genoa City.
He and Eden lie to his step-mom, Phyllis Summers Newman
Phyllis Summers Newman
Phyllis Summers Newman is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Phyllis has been portrayed by actress Michelle Stafford from the week of October 17–21, 1994 to February 17, 1997 and from July 13, 2000 to the present. From March 21, 1997 to February 22, 1999, the...
(Michelle Stafford
Michelle Stafford
Michelle Stafford is an American actress, best known for her role as Phyllis Summers on The Young and the Restless.-Career:...
), and Michael about their involvement in order to pursue a relationship in secret. In a devastating twist of fate, they go ice skating on a frozen lake right before a blizzard; and while skating, Noah falls through the ice. As Eden goes for help, Brad Carlton
Brad Carlton
Bradley "Brad" Carlton 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...
(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...
) manages to pull him out, falling in and drowning in the freezing lake in the process.
Noah and Eden recently made love and both lost their virginity. Although they got caught on the couch naked by Noah's dad and step-mom, they are now formally dating and are getting closer the more time they spend together. It looks like Noah might take after his dad in finding love so young. Noah also constantly deals with other kids at his school making fun of him because of his mother Sharon, who was suffering from kleptomania.
Noah at one point wanted to be emancipated from his parents, thinking that their reunion was unreal and upset at the switch between the quartet.
Sharon and Nick think he is their only surviving child, which is not true since Faith was stolen from Sharon the moment she was born.He moved into Brad Carlton's house along with his mom. This move was short as when Noah and Eden decide to once again make love, they were both unaware that Daisy Callahan started a fire after Eden goes digging in for the truth about her. Sharon and Noah eventually ended up moving into the ranch where 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...
offered them to stay along with Adam.
Weeks after, Noah and Eden leave town for Paris to visit Eden's long-lost relatives after reading a forged letter Daisy wrote to keep framing Eden for her crimes.
2010 - present
On September 21, Noah (now age 20-22; now portrayed by Luke KleintankLuke Kleintank
Luke Kleintank is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Elliot on Gossip Girl and for his role as Noah Newman on The Young and the Restless. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Luke Kleintank and his family moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, when he was 2...
) returns to Genoa City and shows up at Sharon's doorstep, much to the shock of both of his parents. It turns out that he had broken up with Eden while in Paris, hence the return trip. After realizing that his mother and father are both single, Noah lays down many comments explaining he "knows" its a matter of time before they reunite as a family.
Soon after, he goes on a date with Jana Hawkes
Jana Hawkes
Jana Hawkes was a fictional character in an American soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actress Emily O'Brien first on recurring status from May 11 to September 5, 2006, and then on contract from October 10, 2006 to February 20, 2007. The actress returned on June 15, 2007...
(who has just divorced her husband) to the Harvest Festival, which ends with Jana leaving abruptly.
Noah has a new passion for music, which was revealed at Daniel's art show when he played the guitar along with a song. On Halloween, Noah attempted to have sex
Sexual intercourse
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with Jana but she pulled back and told him to leave, as she still has feelings for her ex-husband Kevin Fisher
Kevin Fisher
Kevin Fisher is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Emmy Award-winning actor Greg Rikaart since July 11, 2003. Rikaart won a Daytime Emmy Award for his portrayal of Kevin in 2005....
.
Recently, Noah (portrayed again by Kevin G. Schmidt) returned to Genoa City for his mother's "funeral" and moved into Sharon's house at Victor's insistence and with Adam's blessing.