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We'd like to wish the happiest of birthdays to Michael Graziadei.

The Young and the Restless star turns 29 today!

According to the official My Space fan page of Michael Graziadei, the soap opera actor is set to guest star on The CW's new 90210.

Graziadei will appear on the primetime drama as a a drug dealer, though this new stint will in no way affect his role on The Young and the Restless.

We can't access the actor's MySpace blog without being included as his friend, but here's a look at Graziadei's account page, which reveals a teasing headline about his role on 90210:

Michael Graziadei (Daniel Romalotti on The Young and the Restless) has landed a guest-starring spot on an upcoming episode of Criminal Minds.

Graziadei will take on the role of Steven on the Wednesday, April 30 episode of the highly-rated series. Tune in and enjoy!

Michael Graziadei will be starring in the indie drama The Outside. And he recently spoke to Soap Opera Digest about the part.

"It's a cool movie about a young surfer who ends up tangled up in the professional surfing industry," Graziadei said of his side project. "It's all about his journey and has some interesting life lessons."

This young star of The Young and the Restless is still amazed at his good fortune, as displayed in his reaction to his role in the movie.

"I'm the lead — isn't that nuts?" the actor asked. "It's unbelievable and such a big responsibility. I've never experienced anything like it. It's a lot of work. I've been putting in 15-hour days."

How does Graziadei handle the hectic schedule between the movie and the soap opera?

"Our weekend for the movie is Thursday and Friday, so I can drive back to L.A. and work here those days," he said. "I've been getting done at midnight Wednesday, driving back from San Diego and getting to L.A. at 2 in the morning to come in the next day.

Not so nice when I got hit with 50 pages of sides one day! It can be tough coming back here after being in my other character all week and trying to filter it out."

You'll never heard Graziadei complain, however. It's a pretty nice life and he knows it.

During a recent fan event in Boston sponsored by CosmoGIRL, a pair of As the World Turns actors showed their affected for Heidi Montag, star of the MTV reality series The Hills.

Then again, there's a very good chance Van Hansis and Michael Graziadei are just mocking the heck out of the spoiled cover girl. We certainly hope that's the case.

Take a look:

Young. Hot. German.

There are many adjectives that can be used to describe Michael Graziadei of The Young and the Restless.

With that in mind, here are a few fun facts about the actor:

• He's the seventh actor to be cast in the role of Daniel (the sixth one taped episodes that never aired).

• Has been playing the guitar for nine years.

• His mother has always been a huge fan of The Young and the Restless.

• Is learning to surf now that he lives in Los Angeles.

Graziadei once said, on attending the Daytime Emmy Awards:

"David Lago and Thad Luckinbill showed me around. We had a good time together. I was just trying to stay close by everybody and keep meeting as many people as I could. This was the first major event like this for me. I came out to New York once for New Year's Eve and once to screen-test for All My Children, so this was the first time I got to go and enjoy myself."