Eric Braeden Returning to Young and the Restless - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 10-24-2009, 12:15 AM

The Young and the Restless is about get a happy ending.

Eric Braeden, the longtime star of the CBS soap, has agreed to take a pay cut and return to the show, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

The actor, 68, had been expected to leave the show following its Nov. 2 episode. Young and the Restless' entire cast and crew were asked to take pay cuts earlier this year, but Braeden refused to take the reduction and walked off the show's set in September.

Braeden's return, first reported by The Wrap, is even more shocking considering his recent comments to Entertainment Weekly that he had "pulled the plug" on recent contract negotiations.

It is not yet known when the actor, who has been with the soap since 1980, will officially return.

http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/411501_tvgif23.html

catlover79 · 10-24-2009, 12:19 AM

I knew he'd be back quickly. I knew "The Mustache" wouldn't stay away!

JT · 10-24-2009, 12:30 AM

EB is a major drama queen! You just KNOW he's eating up all of this attention. He can't blow his nose without someone reporting it now, and he loves it. I can't not admire the man.

HuntingtonM15 · 10-24-2009, 12:59 AM

I had a feeling this was coming. His leaving the show never seemed final to me, and neither did Melody's earlier in the year.

catlover79 · 10-24-2009, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by HuntingtonM15

I had a feeling this was coming. His leaving the show never seemed final to me, and neither did Melody's earlier in the year.

That was my exact feeling, too - in both cases. Hey, if Susan Lucci can take a pay cut, so can they - and she's been on her show a decade longer than they've been on theirs!!

Marvo301 · 10-24-2009, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

That was my exact feeling, too - in both cases. Hey, if Susan Lucci can take a pay cut, so can they - and she's been on her show a decade longer than they've been on theirs!!

Why should Soap stars be immune from the recession? The rest of us aren't! Also I think this is going to be the norm in the Soap world anyway from now on.

catlover79 · 10-24-2009, 01:20 AM

Plus, even in the recession, they're still making gobs more money than us regular folk.

catlover79 · 10-24-2009, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by JT

EB is a major drama queen! You just KNOW he's eating up all of this attention. He can't blow his nose without someone reporting it now, and he loves it. I can't not admire the man.

I will never, ever forget his gaffe at the Daytime Emmys during the tribute to Bill Bell. He accidentally said, "God bless Eric Braeden".

HuntingtonM15 · 10-24-2009, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I will never, ever forget his gaffe at the Daytime Emmys during the tribute to Bill Bell. He accidentally said, "God bless Eric Braeden".

I don't think anyone can forget that. I was so embarrassed for him!

catlover79 · 10-24-2009, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by HuntingtonM15

I don't think anyone can forget that. I was so embarrassed for him!

What year was that anyway? 2006?

Marvo301 · 10-24-2009, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I will never, ever forget his gaffe at the Daytime Emmys during the tribute to Bill Bell. He accidentally said, "God bless Eric Braeden".

I believe that is what they call a freudian slip!

HuntingtonM15 · 10-24-2009, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

What year was that anyway? 2006?

I think it was in 2005, right after Bill Bell's death.

Schmoopie · 10-24-2009, 01:35 AM

I'm sure he realized that making less money is a heck of a lot better than not having a job at all.

JT · 10-24-2009, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by HuntingtonM15

I think it was in 2005, right after Bill Bell's death.

Yeah, it was 2005. That whole show was full of fantastic moments. Best of all, Jill Phelps getting the ol' cut-off right when she began to give her smug acceptance speech.

catlover79 · 10-24-2009, 08:41 AM

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I believe that is what they call a freudian slip!

Big time!!

10-24-2009, 12:15 AM	#1
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10-24-2009, 01:35 AM	#13
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10-24-2009, 12:59 AM	#4
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,061	I had a feeling this was coming. His leaving the show never seemed final to me, and neither did Melody's earlier in the year.

10-24-2009, 01:20 AM	#7
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,396	Plus, even in the recession, they're still making gobs more money than us regular folk.