‘The Young & The Restless’: Justin Hartley, Jason Thompson, Billy Miller, & More Hunks From The Hit Show

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Christina Casiano

April 3, 2020 10:18AM EDT

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‘The Young & The Restless’: Justin Hartley, Jason Thompson, Billy Miller, & More Hunks From The Hit Show

‘The Young & The Restless’: Justin Hartley, Jason Thompson, Billy Miller, & More Hunks From The Hit Show — Some of today’s hottest men in Hollywood got their start on soap operas. And there is one long-running soap opera that we have in mind. ‘The Young & The Restless’ has been the launching pad for a number of today’s hottest male stars, and many of them are recognizable faces. Some of these stars’ biggest fans may have no idea that their favorite hunks started out on the soap opera, but they did! Like Penn Badgley; before he was on ‘Gossip Girl’ and leading the cast of Netflix’s ‘You,’ Penn was 14-years-old when he landed his role on the long-running soap opera. Even NBC stars like Justin Hartley got their start on the soap, too. Before he was winning awards for his work with the cast of ‘This Is Us,’ Justin worked for years on ‘The Young & The Restless’ and even earned some award recognition! To see more of the famous faces and hottest hunks in Hollywood who got their start on the soap opera, click through the gallery!

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Penn Badgley

Penn Badgley — Penn Badgley got his start on ‘The Young & The Restless’ when he was just 14-years-old. Since then, he’s led the cast of ‘You,’ one of Netflix’s most popular series.

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Justin Hartley

Justin Hartley — Justin Hartley starred on more than 170 episodes of ‘The Young & The Restless’ between 2014-2016. He earend a Daytime Emmy nominee for his work and went on to join the core cast of ‘This Is Us’ in 2016.

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Eddie Cibrian

Eddie Cibrian — Eddi Cibrian starred on ‘The Young & The Restless’ for 11 episodes in 1994 and 1995. He has since gone on to have a lucrative TV career, with his latest project ‘Take Two’ co-starring Rachel Bilson.

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Billy Miller

Billy Miller — Billy Miller played Billy Abbott on ‘The Young & The Restless’ for over 700 episodes from 2008-2014. He has since gone on to have roles in ‘General Hospital,’ ‘Ray Donovan,’ and the Oscar-winning film ‘American Sniper.’

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Bryton James

Bryton James — Bryton James has been a mainstay on ‘The Young & The Restless’ since 2004. He ever earned a Daytime Emmy award in 2007 for outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his work on the show.

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Jason Thompson

Jason Thompson — Jason Thompson has played Billy Abbott on ‘The Young & The Restless’ for over 580 episodes between 2016-2020. Before his time on the show, he was a part of the cast of ‘General Hospital’ playing Dr. Patrick Drake from 2005-2016.

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Lachlan Buchanan

Lachlan Buchanan — Lachlan Buchanan starred on ‘The Young & The Restless’ as Kyle Abbot for over 100 episodes in 2015. He has since gone on to have roles in the Oscar-winning film ‘Ford v Ferrari’ and ‘Station 19.’

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