Greg Rikaart Speaks!
TV Guide recently spoke with Greg Rikaart about life on The Young and the Restless. Check out the interview now:
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Greg Rikaart: It's Good to be Bad
Greg Rikaart may have a pretty fact, but his character on The Young and the Restless has been anything but a perfect citizen of Genoa City over the year.
The actor, however, embraces the dark side of Kevin.
"I love it! I really love it!" Rikaart recently said. "Theres something fascinating about playing the bad guy. Kevin is such a departure from who I am and what Ive played before its such great escapism."
Rikaart says the trick to longevity is to create sympathy in an unsympathetic character. He's certainly succeeded in that task on The Young and the Restless.
"I accepted the role and went into it thinking that Kevin comes from a background with a lot of pain. I dont want to play this person who is really evil only for the sake of being evil. Hes really a tortured soul."
Greg Rikaart to Guest Star on CSI: Miami
Look for Greg Rikaart on CSI: Miami in the near future.
The star of The Young and The Restless will appear on the episode scheduled to air on November 12.
He'll play Scott LeBrock in Chain Reaction, the son of Horatio Cains incarcerated nemesis, Joe LeBrock.
Get to Know a Soap Opera Star: Greg Rikaart
Fans of The Young and the Restless know Greg Rikaart as an actor on their favorite soap opera.
But here are a few facts that even the most die hard viewers may not know about Rikaart:
He graduated with honors from Villanova University.
- Favorite singer? It's Billy Joel and his favorite Joel song is "Vienna."
- While in college, he spent a semester interning for a congressman on Capitol Hill.
- Previously starred on: Felicity, Gilmore Girls, Strong Medicine
- Once said to Soap Opera Weekly:
"Am I a fan favorite? Are you serious? My mom knew from the get-go that I was going to be, but she's my mommy and she has to say that. From day one, I always tried to bring some vulnerability to Kevin and make it clear that he was doing these wretched, despicable acts of violence, but that he was in pain. There was a method to his madness. He is vulnerable."