Jacob Wayne Young (born
September 10,
1979) is an
Emmy Award-winning American actor and singer.
Early life and career
Jacob Wayne Young was born in
Renton, Washington, He is the youngest child of Rhonda and Michael Young, Sr.,
[Jacob Young Biography (1979-)] and was raised in
Tillamook, Oregon and
Roy, Washington, moving to
San Diego, California at age seventeen with his mother. His parents divorced and his mother remarried to Dan Wilson. He has one older brother Michael, Jr., and two sisters Tiffany and Charity.
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 2002, he was named "Sexiest Soap Star" by
People magazine,
and won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor. Even though he does not appear to be a large guy, he is very muscular and well-toned, having been a wrestler in high school. In an interview some years ago, he admitted that he purposely wore a loose-fitting shirt to his GH audition so he wouldn't look too muscular. He was replacing
Jonathan Jackson, who was quite thin.
Young has since portrayed the character of
JR Chandler on
All My Children since October 1, 2003. In 2005, he was again nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Younger Actor.
Other projects
On September 11, 2001,
Artemis Records released Young's self-titled CD.
In 2004, Young guest starred in the film
The Girl Next Door.
[ He guest starred on ABC's Hope & Faith, and from May 2006 through August 20, 2006, he starred in Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, in the role of Lumiere.]
Personal life
In April 2006, Young became engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Christen Steward, a model. They were married on May 13 2007 at the Westmount Country Club in West Paterson, New Jersey.
Young and Steward are expecting their first child. The baby boy is due in November, and they will name the child Luke Wayne Young. Luke is a biblical name they picked due to its strong reference. Young's middle name, which was given to him by his mother for her love of Wayne Newton, was the second name chosen for the child.[Young To Be A Dad]
Filmography
Television and film
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Award
- Winner, Outstanding Younger Actor (GH, 2002)
- Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actor (AMC, 2005)
- Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actor (B&B, 1999)
- Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actor (AMC, 2004, 2005)
- Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actor (AMC, 2006)
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