Attentions, fans of The Young and the Restless:
Here's an opportunity to meet Michael's portrayer, Christian LeBlanc.
The actor will be signing autographs and posing for pictures from 2-4 p.m. at the Wal-Mart Supercenter on 2310 East Serene Avenue in Las Vegas. Book your plane or bus tickets today!
It's quite the busy day of birthdays in the soap opera world. Let's get right to the wishes!
All My Children star David Canary turns 70. Here are a few thumbnails of the actor:
The Young and the Restless actor Christian LeBlanc is 50:
All My Children stud muffin Cameron Mathison turns 38:
These days, on The Young and the Restless, Christian LeBlanc's character of Michael is involved in a key story line: the search for his father.
We already know his dad will be played by former Family Ties star, Michael Gross. It was one of a number of topics LeBlanc touched on during a recent interview with Michael Fairman:
Q: What does Michael hope to achieve when finding his father?
A:I think he wanted to be a whole person and have a point of reference. You have a whole picture, and even if it’s a bad father you get it. It’s thinking this guy will come save us one day. This goes all the way back to when I would write letters to this man thinking Gloria was mailing them, and realizing she never mailed them. She kept them just to keep this fantasy. That’s where the push-pull comes, and as long as you don’t know its fantasy, but it’s very specific things happening.
I find it with adopted people. It’s an interesting dynamic. I need to know, genetically. I am a huge genealogy freak in real life. That’s what I love about Michael. He is so complex, and it isn’t any push over to be him. The easy part is just to be myself, and the writers have stayed true to his character. You want to stay true to his dark side and his humanness, and it’s good and evil. You can reform yourself, but you cannot deny your history.
Christian LeBlanc cradles an Emmy for his work on The Young and the Restless.
Q: Were you in the audition process when they were casting Michael Gross as your on-screen dad, Lowell?
A: No. That poor man just got thrown into the Baldwin’s and this huge cast! We talked a little the first day of taping, but we were thrown into these really intimate scenes, and it kind of worked. He is the consummate professional.
Q: Will there be a big showdown between the two characters once they meet?
A: Not quite a showdown, just a discovery, and going through the myriad of emotions of when the fantasy dies and the truth stands before you.
Christian LeBlanc recently sat down with Soap Opera Weekly to discuss his role on The Young and the Restless.
Here are excerpts from the interview:
Soap Opera Weekly: The Baldwin/Fishers truly are one of the most interesting families ever on soaps. Why do you think so?
Christian LeBlanc: Because it's the most human. There's a gray area there. Like most people, they're capable of something really good and something really bad. It ain't sweet and cute, which I love. Who wants that? People know that isn't real life. People know that's not how it is. You are never more vicious than you are to your family. You never are as despicable as when you're dealing with brothers and sisters and mothers and fathers. The ones you love the most, you will attack the hardest.
Soap Opera Weekly: How did the family start to take shape?
Christian LeBlanc: Somebody saw Greg (Rikaart), when he first came on the show to harass Lily, and mentioned how much we looked alike. That's how we got to be brothers.
Let's not waste any time detailing where you can meet a trio of studs from The Young and the Restless...
WHO: Daniel Goddard (Cane), Christian LeBlanc (Michael) and Thad Luckinbill(JT)
WHERE: Marriott Dallas Suites Dallas Center
WHEN: Saturday May 31, 1-4 for lunch ($95 per ticket)
Sunday June 1, 9-1 for breakfast ($75 per ticket)
To purchase tickets, send a self-addressed stamped envelope along with your money order made payable to Frances O'Hanlon to Frances O'Hanlon Y&R Event, PO Box 188, Baldwin Place, NY 10505. Paypal is accepted.
ALL TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
If you have any questions, contact foh11@comcast.net.
Christian LeBlanc (pictured, The Young and the Restless) and Ricky Paull Goldin (Guiding Light) will be among the celebrities riding in the Orpheus parade in New Oreleans, scheduled to roll along the day before Mardi Gras, February 4.
Each year, celebrities lead Orpheus, a glitzy parade founded in 1993 by singer Harry Connick Jr.
Slated to perform either during or after this year's parade are American Idol finalist and country music star Josh Gracin, Salt-N-Pepa and a host of Louisiana artists, including teenage fiddler Amanda Shaw, New Orleans' Rebirth Brass Band and the Bucktown Allstars.
Having satisfied the men with a photo of Kelly Monaco nude, here's a chance for female readers to drool:
Take a look at these studs from The Young and the Restless, neither of whom is wearing a shirt. First up, Christian LeBlanc:
Next, here's the 1996 cover of Playgirl with Don Diamont on the cover. We know it's over a decade old, but we assume the ladies don't mind seeing it again...
Listen up, fans of The Young and the Restless:
Christian LeBlanc (pictured, Michael) and Joshua Morrow (Nick) will be at The Calgary Women's Show Roundup Center to meet and greet their followers this weekend.
You can find Christian on Saturday, October 20, from 2-4 p.m.; and then meet Josh on Sunday, October 21, from 2-4 p.m.
For more information on seeing these The Young and the Restless hunks, visit www.calgarywomanshow.com.
Christian LeBlanc has been part of The Young and the Restless since 1997.
But if fans of the show therefore think they know everything about this actor, we present a list of more obscure facts regarding LeBlanc:
Awards for the actor: