Early life and career

Jacob Wayne Young was born in Hemet, California, the youngest child of Rhonda and Michael Young, Sr. and was raised in Loveland, Colorado, 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. 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.

In September 2011, Young reprised his role as Rick on The Bold and the Beautiful. His first airdate was September 26.

Other projects

On September 11, 2001, Artemis Records released Young's self-titled CD. In 2004, he guest starred in the film The Girl Next Door. 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.

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. The couple have three children, Luke (born 2008), Molly (born 2013) and Grace Elizabeth (born March 20, 2016).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	The Beach Boys: An American Family	Dean Torrence	Television film
2004	The Girl Next Door	Hunter
2012	Imaginary Friend	Dr. Kent	Television film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997-1999, 2011-present	The Bold and the Beautiful	Rick Forrester	Contract role
2000-2003	General Hospital	Lucky Spencer	Contract role
2003-2011	All My Children	JR Chandler	Contract role
2004	Hope & Faith	Heath Hamilton	Two-part episode "Daytime Emmys"
2014	The Young and the Restless	Rick Forrester	Episode #10389

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
2002	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	General Hospital	Won
2005	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	All My Children	Nominated
2009	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	All My Children	Nominated
2015	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated
2016	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]