document_title: List of Governors of Reserve Bank of India

question_text: who has the shortest tenure as governor of rbi

text:
Governor of Reserve Bank of India
IncumbentUrjit Patelsince 4 September 2016Appointer
Government of IndiaInaugural holder
Osborne SmithFormation
1 April 1935

text: The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India is the chief executive of India's central bank and the ex-officio chairperson of its Central Board of Directors. Indian Rupee currency notes, issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), bear the governor's signature. Since its establishment in 1935 by the British colonial government, the RBI has been headed by 24 governors. The term of office typically runs for 3 years.

text: The inaugural officeholder was the British banker Osborne Smith, while C. D. Deshmukh was the first Indian governor. The bank's 15th governor, Manmohan Singh, later became India's 13th prime minister. The position is currently held by Urjit Patel, who took over from Raghuram Rajan on 4 September 2016.

text: RBI governors[edit]

text:
No.

Name

Term of office

Began

Ended

Length

1

Osborne Smith[1]

1 April 1935

30 June 1937

7002821000000000000♠2 years, 90 days

2

James Braid Taylor[2]

1 July 1937

17 February 1943

7003205700000000000♠5 years, 231 days

3

C. D. Deshmukh

11 August 1943

30 June 1949

7003215000000000000♠5 years, 323 days

4

Benegal Rama Rau

1 July 1949

14 January 1957

7003275400000000000♠7 years, 197 days

5

K. G. Ambegaonkar

14 January 1957

28 February 1957

7001450000000000000♠45 days

6

H. V. R. Iyengar

1 March 1957

28 February 1962

7003182500000000000♠4 years, 364 days

7

P. C. Bhattacharya

1 March 1962

30 June 1967

7003194700000000000♠5 years, 121 days

8

L. K. Jha

1 July 1967

3 May 1970

7003103700000000000♠2 years, 306 days

9

B. N. Adarkar

4 May 1970

15 June 1970

7001420000000000000♠42 days

10

S. Jagannathan

16 June 1970

19 May 1975

7003179800000000000♠4 years, 337 days

11

N. C. Sen Gupta

19 May 1975

19 August 1975

7001920000000000000♠92 days

12

K. R. Puri

20 August 1975

2 May 1977

7002621000000000000♠1 year, 255 days

13

M. Narasimham

3 May 1977

30 November 1977

7002211000000000000♠211 days

14

I. G. Patel

1 December 1977

15 September 1982

7003174900000000000♠4 years, 288 days

15

Manmohan Singh

16 September 1982

14 January 1985

7002851000000000000♠2 years, 120 days

16

Amitav Ghosh

15 January 1985

4 February 1985

7001200000000000000♠20 days

17

R. N. Malhotra

4 February 1985

22 December 1990

7003214700000000000♠5 years, 321 days

18

S. Venkitaramanan

22 December 1990

21 December 1992

7002730000000000000♠1 year, 365 days

19

C. Rangarajan

22 December 1992

21 November 1997

7003179500000000000♠4 years, 334 days

20

Bimal Jalan

22 November 1997

6 September 2003

7003211400000000000♠5 years, 288 days

21

Y. V. Reddy

6 September 2003

5 September 2008

7003182600000000000♠4 years, 365 days

22

D. Subbarao

5 September 2008

4 September 2013

5 years

23

Raghuram Rajan

4 September 2013

4 September 2016

7003109600000000000♠3 years, 0 days

24

Urjit Patel

4 September 2016

Incumbent

7002722000000000000♠1 year, 357 days


document_title: The Young and the Restless

question_text: where is young and the restless filmed at

root

text: The Young and the Restless

text: Production[edit]

text: To compete with the youthful ABC soap operas, All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital, CBS executives wanted a new daytime serial that was youth oriented.[16] William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell created The Young and the Restless in 1972 for the network under the working title, The Innocent Years![16][17] "We were confronted with the very disturbing reality that young America had lost much of its innocence," Bell said. "Innocence as we had known and lived it all our lives had, in so many respects, ceased to exist."[18] They changed the title of the series to The Young and the Restless because they felt it "reflected the youth and mood of the early seventies."[18] The Bells named the fictional setting for the show after the real Genoa City, Wisconsin, which was located on their way from their then-home in Chicago to their annual summer vacation spot in Lake Geneva.[2]

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text: The Young and the Restless began airing on March 26, 1973, replacing the canceled soap opera, Where the Heart Is.[5] Bell worked as head writer from the debut of the series until his retirement in 1998.[19] He wrote from his home in Chicago while production took place in Los Angeles, California. Originally, Bell wanted to shoot the series in New York, however, CBS executives felt that Los Angeles would be more cost effective.[9] John Conboy acted as the show's first executive producer, staying in the position until 1982.[5] Bell and H. Wesley Kenney became co-executive producers that year until Edward Scott took over in 1989. Bell then became senior executive producer.[5] Other executive producers included David Shaughnessy,[20] John F. Smith,[21] Lynn Marie Latham,[22] Josh Griffith,[23] Maria Arena Bell, and Paul Rauch.[24]

text: In the mid-1980s, Bell and his family moved to Los Angeles to create a new soap opera.[9] During this time, his three children, William Jr., Bradley, and Lauralee Bell, each became involved in soap operas. Lauralee Bell worked as an actress on The Young and the Restless. Bradley Bell co-created The Bold and the Beautiful with his father. William Bell Jr. became involved in the family's production companies as president of Bell Dramatic Serial Co. and Bell-Phillip Television Productions Inc.[9] "It's worked out very well for us because we really all worked in very different aspects of the show," William Bell Jr. said. "With my father and I, it was a great kind of partnership and pairing in the sense that he had a total control of the creative side of the show and I didn't have even the inclination to interject in what he was doing."[9]

text: After William J. Bell's 1998 retirement, a number of different head writers took over the position, including Kay Alden, Trent Jones, John F. Smith, Lynn Marie Latham, Scott Hamner, Josh Griffith, Maria Arena Bell, and Hogan Sheffer.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

text: In 2012, former General Hospital executive producer Jill Farren Phelps was hired as the new executive producer of the soap, replacing Bell. Griffith was also named the sole head writer.[27] On August 15, 2013, it was speculated and reported by several online sources that Griffith had resigned as head-writer of the serial.[28][29] Further speculation adds that Shelly Altman may take over as the new scribe, alongside Tracey Thomson or Jean Passanante may be brought aboard as co-head scribe.[30][31] On September 12, 2013, it was announced that Passanante and Altman were named head writers of the show, with Thomson promoted to co-head writer.[32]

text: On September 18, 2014, former All My Children, Santa Barbara and General Hospital head writer Charles Pratt, Jr. was named as the new head writer of the show. Passanante, Altman and Thomson have been demoted to breakdown writers. Pratt was also named as co-executive producer sharing the credit with Phelps.[33] On June 7, 2016, Serial Scoop announced that Phelps had been terminated from her position as executive producer; a replacement was not named at the time of their reporting.[34] The following morning, Sony Pictures Television confirmed to several media outlets that Phelps had been let go from her position; British television producer Mal Young was announced as Phelps' replacement.[35] Phelps' last appearance as executive producer was July 12, 2016, while Young's first appearance occurred the following day on July 13.[36] On September 13, 2016, it was announced that Pratt was named as executive producer and show-runner of Lee Daniels' Star.[37][38] The same day, Daytime Confidential revealed that former Generations and Days of Our Lives head writer Sally Sussman, who previously had positions with the show, such as Associate Head Writer, was in-talks to replace Pratt as Head Writer.[39] On September 15, 2016, it was confirmed that Sussman was named as the soap's new head writer.[40][41]

text: On September 21, 2016, Daytime Confidential reported that after ten years since leaving the soap, Alden had been re-hired to be a story consultant under Sussman's regime.[42] Sussman's tenure as head writer began taping on October 20, 2016, and began airing on December 7, 2016.[43] On June 20, 2017, CBS announced its decision to renew the serial for three years.[44][45] On July 31, 2017, it was announced that both Alden and Sussman would retire from their positions; Young was named as Sussman's successor as head writer.[46][47] Young's tenure as head writer is expected to air in October 2017.[48]

text: Videotaping and broadcasting[edit]

text: Taped at CBS Television City, studios 41 and 43 in Hollywood since its debut on March 26, 1973,[49] the show was packaged by the distribution company Columbia Pictures Television, which has now been replaced by Sony Pictures Television.[4][50] The Young and the Restless originally aired as a half-hour series on CBS and was the first soap opera to focus on the visual aspects of production, creating "a look that broke with the visual conventions of the genre."[3][4] Similar to the radio serials that had preceded them, soap operas at the time primarily focused on dialogue, characters, and story, with details like sets as secondary concerns.[3] The Young and the Restless stood out by using unique lighting techniques and camera angles, similar to Hollywood-style productions.[50][51] The style of videotaping included using out-of-the-ordinary camera angles and a large number of facial close-ups with bright lighting on the actors' faces.[3][50][51][52] Conboy said he used lighting to create "artistic effects".[51] Those effects made the series look dark, shadowy, and moody.[3][51] The Young and the Restless' look influenced the taping styles of other soap operas.[3] When H. Wesley Kenney replaced Conboy as executive producer, he balanced the lighting of the scenes.[52]

text: Due to the success of the series, CBS and their affiliates pressured Bell to lengthen the series from 30 minutes to a full hour. Bell attributed this change to the show's fall from number one in the Nielsen ratings, since the lengthening of the show led to the departure of a number of cast members.[3] "The issue of performing in a one-hour show had not been part of their contracts," Bell said.[3] This forced the show to recast multiple main characters and eventually phase out the original core families in favor of new ones.[3] The show expanded to one hour on February 4, 1980. It airs at 12:30pm ET/11:00am CT/PT, although some stations opt to air it at 11:30am CT.

text: Exteriors used in the late 1980s and early 1990s (and reused years later) included locations in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, including Allegheny General Hospital, One Oxford Centre, the Duquesne Club, Hampton Township and the prison. Phillip Chancellor died in the Richland, Pennsylvania area, where the police chief was not told and believed the accident really happened.[53]

text: On June 27, 2001, The Young and the Restless became the first daytime soap opera to be broadcast in high-definition.[54] In September 2011, its sister soap The Bold and the Beautiful became the last soap to make the transition from SD to HD before All My Children ended its ABC run on September 23, 2011 and began its TOLN run online on April 29, 2013. On April 24, 2006, SoapNet began airing same-day episodes of the series.[6] The final airing on SoapNet was on June 28, 2013. The soap has moved from SoapNet to TV Guide Network.[55] The same day episodes begin airing on TVGN (now Pop) weeknights on July 1, 2013.[56][57]

text: Casting and story development[edit]

text: Co-creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell centered The Young and the Restless around two core families, the wealthy Brooks' and the poor Fosters.[3][16][18] Bell borrowed this technique of soap opera building from his mentor, Irna Phillips.[50]

text: While casting for the series, Bell and executive producer John Conboy auditioned 540 actors for the 13 main characters.[58] They assembled the youngest group of actors ever cast on a soap opera at the time, hiring mostly unknown actors[59] who they considered "glamorous model types".[50] Chemistry between actors also factored into the criteria for casting.[51] The stories focused on the younger characters, with an emphasis in fantasy.[3][18] The fantasy element was reflected in the love story between Jill Foster and the millionaire Phillip Chancellor II; the Leslie Brooks, Brad Elliot, and Lorie Brooks love triangle; and Snapper Foster's romance with Chris Brooks.[3][51]

text: Sexuality also played a major role in the stories.[3][50][52] Formerly, soap operas did not delve into the sexual side of their romances. Bell changed that, first during his time as head writer of Days of Our Lives and again on The Young and the Restless.[50] William Gray Espy's Snapper Foster is considered the "first to discover sex on a soap opera."[52] During the story, the character is engaged to Chris Brooks (Trish Stewart) and having a sexual relationship with Sally McGuire (Lee Crawford).[52] Other plots reflected sexual themes as well. For the first time in the genre, the dialogue and the story situations included explicit sexual themes such as premarital intercourse, impotence, incest, and rape.[3] The series also explored social issues. Jennifer Brooks underwent the first mastectomy on a soap opera.[51] Other social issue storylines included bulimia, alcoholism, and cancer.[60] Lesbianism was also touched on with Katherine Chancellor, who flirts with Jill while drunk in 1974 and has a brief relationship with Joann Curtis (Kay Heberle) in 1977.[60]

text: When the series lengthened from a half-hour to an hour in 1980, multiple cast members who portrayed characters from the original core families departed because their contracts only bound them to performing in a half-hour show.[3] A number of the characters were recast until one of the few remaining original actors, Jaime Lyn Bauer, who portrayed Lorie Brooks, decided to leave. When she announced her intention not to renew her contract, Bell decided to replace the original core families.[3] "As I studied the remaining cast, I realized I had two characters- Paul Williams, played by Doug Davidson, and Jack Abbott, played by Terry Lester- both of whom had a relatively insignificant presence on the show," Bell said. "They didn't have families. Hell, they didn't even have bedrooms. But these became the two characters I would build our two families around."[3]

text: The characters from the Johnson and Williams families were integrated into the series while the Brooks and Foster families, with the exception of Jill, were phased out. The continuity of the feud between Jill and Katherine, which began in the early years of the show, smoothed the transition.[3] The relationship between the two characters remained a central theme throughout the series and became the longest lasting rivalry in daytime history.[12]

text: Another character introduced in the 1980s was Eric Braeden's Victor Newman.[3][10] Originally, the character was "a despicable, contemptible, unfaithful wife abuser" who was intended to be killed off.[10] Braeden's tenure on the show was meant to last between eight and twelve weeks. "When I saw Eric Braeden's first performance- the voice, the power, the inner strength- I knew immediately that I didn't want to lose this man," Bell said. "He was exactly what the show needed. Not the hateful man we saw on-screen, but the man he could and would become."[10] Bell rewrote the story to save the character and put Braeden on contract. Victor's romance with Nikki Reed became a prominent plot in the series.[10]

text: With the success of another iconic character, Kimberlin Brown's Sheila Carter, Bell made daytime drama history in 1992 by successfully crossing her over from The Young and the Restless to his second soap, The Bold and the Beautiful. The success of the crossover was due, in part, to the creativity of Bell, as the nefarious character of Sheila was presumed to have died in a fire on The Young and the Restless.

text: In the 1980s, core black characters were introduced with the Barber and Winters families. Victoria Rowell (Drucilla Barber) and Tonya Lee Williams (Dr. Olivia Barber) were cast as the nieces of the Abbott's maid, Mamie Johnson, in 1990.[61] The brothers Neil (Kristoff St. John) and Malcolm Winters (Shemar Moore) were introduced as love interests for Olivia and Drucilla.[11] The Young and the Restless became popular among black viewers, which Williams and St. John attributed to the writing for the black characters.[11][62][63] "I play a CEO at a major corporation, that's something we don't see that often," St. John said. "And the show doesn't use the old African-American stereotypes that we have been seeing on TV, like the hustler, the pimp, the drug dealer. We have come a long way."[62] Though the characters held prominent positions in the fictional work place of Genoa City, they had little interaction with other characters outside of their jobs.[64]

text: Executive producers and head writers[edit]

text: Executive producers

text:
Name
Years
Production Notes/Contributions

William J. Bell
1973–2005
Also the show's creator and longtime head writer (until 1998), he served as the main executive producer while working alongside of other executive producers. He wasn't credited as an executive producer until 1982 when his credit began appearing with H. Wesley Kenney. Served as solo EP from 1986 to 1987 after the departure of Kenney. He received the title of "senior executive producer" when Edward Scott became EP and remained credited with the title until 2004 when he returned to the executive producer credit with John F. Smith as co-executive producer. William J. Bell died on April 29, 2005 and on the following Monday, his credit as EP was edited from the show; he was still living when those episodes were filmed.

John Conboy
1973–82
Served as the show's first executive producer while credited with the "produced by" credit as the title of executive producer was credited hardly on any soaps (other than a small few), until the mid-1970s to 1980s. It was under his run when CBS wanted Y&R expanded from 30 minutes to an hour with the cancellation of Love of Life. Also the show switched from the live-to-tape filming technique to pre-recording episodes, a practice that remains in effect to this date as with all soaps. John departed in 1982 to produce his newly created soap Capitol, which was later cancelled to make room for Y&R's sister show The Bold and the Beautiful.

H. Wesley Kenney
1982–86
Guided the show with more action-driven story direction inspired in large part by the more action oriented soap General Hospital which was a ratings smash at the time. The change to more action storylines are believed to be what helped the show win Daytime Emmy Awards in 1983, 1985 and 1986. Began crediting the show's cast in alphabetical order, a standard that remains to this date. Ceased the fade to next scene transition effect within the show's episodes. Had artist Sandy Dvore, who designed the art drawing photos in the shows main title, to design the show's signature stylized brush stroke logo on Y&R merchandise in 1982, leading to the debut of the logo in the show's main title in January 1984.

Edward J. Scott
1987–2001
Debuted on the show in 1976 as an associate producer eventually becoming the "produced by" producer under John Conboy until 1987. Briefly filled in as EP for H. Wesley Kenney in 1986. Helped the show rise to co-#1 in 1987 with General Hospital in ratings before it solely dethroned GH as #1 in 1988 and has since remained there. Retired the longtime art drawings cast montage of the opening credits in 1988. Began the practice of crediting production principals on opening scenes of the show and adding the cast members' real-life names to the opening credits in 1999. Ceased the last commercial break between the last scene and end credits. Converted the show into HDTV in 2001, making it the first soap in history to do so. Returned from 2004 to 2007 as "supervising producer", a position he previously had briefly in 1987. Real-life husband of actress Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Reed Newman).

David Shaughnessy
2001–04
Assumed executive producer position after serving as a producer and supervising producer since 1991. The Bell Dramatic Serial Co. production logo began appearing with end credits under his run. He managed to score brief returns by veteran actors such as Jaime Lyn Bauer, William Gray Espy, Meg Bennett and James Houghton (who wrote on the show between 1991 and 2006), all of whom who left the show back in the 1970s and 1980s, for brief storylines in 2002 and 2003. Debuted "next episode" preview scenes in 2003, a practice started with the ABC soaps in 1998.

John F. Smith
2003–06
Became co-executive producer with William J. Bell and David Shaughnessy while still serving as co-head writer with Kay Alden and Trent Jones (until 2004). Worked as a writer on the show since the early 1980s. Still maintained the co-EP title after William J. Bell's passing in 2005. Stepped down in 2006 as EP while remaining as co-head writer until November 2006.

Lynn Marie Latham
2006–07
Brought on as a "creative consultant" under John F. Smith in November 2005; Latham would later fire Smith as co-head writer in 2006. Promoted to head writer with Kay Alden and Smith in February 2006, then promoted to executive producer, becoming the show's first female EP in October 2006, after the show went that summer without an EP. Tenure as EP/HW was criticized by viewers and insiders for damaging the show's history with out-of-text writing, firing several longtime cast and crew members in favor of several unknowns, and doing too much favoritism. She was fired when she abandoned her post as EP to go on strike for the 2007–08 writer's strike.

Josh Griffith
2006–08
Brought on by Lynn Marie Latham as her co-executive producer in 2006. Assumed full producer duties in December 2007, when Latham was fired. He also served as head writer with Maria Arena Bell during the 2007–08 writers strike. Remained as EP when Bell became sole head writer until he was fired when it was learned that he was tampering with Bell's stories; this was also known as former EP Edward Scott, who is friends with Griffith, was said to be doing the same thing on Days of Our Lives, leading to his departure from that show.

Paul Rauch
2008–11
The veteran producer debuted as Maria Arena Bell's co-executive producer in October 2008. It was established that his role as co-executive producer would be to only foresee everything with the production of the show while Bell was solely responsible for the stories. This was the only time Paul ever been a co-EP and his first stop back to soap operas in six years since his 2002 departure from Guiding Light. He opted not to renew his contract with Y&R after three years with the show and stepped down in May 2011.

Maria Arena Bell
2008–12
Bell is the wife of William Bell, Jr., the oldest son of William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell. Under her run, she brought the show's fictional Jabot Cosmetics to life by teaming up with a real cosmetics marketing company to help distribute the products. Named head writer in December 2007. Bell was named executive producer in October 2008, after Josh Griffith was ousted for tampering with her stories. Bell brought along veteran producer Paul Rauch to help her with the production of the show while she mostly focused on the stories. She was known for steering away from character-driven storylines in favor of plot-driven ones, which was criticized. From 2008 to 2010, she was credited as co-executive producer as well as Rauch, while her credit appeared first. Bell was let go in July 2012; an official reason was never given for her departure, however many sources speculate it was due to the controversial pairing of characters Sharon and Victor Newman (Sharon Case and Eric Braeden).[65] One of the final milestones to happen under Bell's regime was the celebration of the 10,000th episode.[66] The final episode under Bell's direction was broadcast on October 11, 2012; but she was credited until October 22.[67]

Jill Farren Phelps
2012–16
Named executive producer in July 2012 upon the dismissal of Maria Arena Bell. This marked the second CBS soap opera Phelps executive produced, with the first being Guiding Light from 1991 to 1995. While Maria Arena Bell was still credited, Phelps began her tenure by August as she made several immediate casting changes (such as hiring Robert Adamson and Hunter King, two young actors she worked with on the primetime soap Hollywood Heights, respectively). By October, she was still uncredited as executive producer although her first episode aired on October 12, 2012,[67] and received her first official credit on October 23, 2012. On June 7, 2016, Serial Scoop and Daytime Confidential reported that Phelps had been terminated at that soap, with no confirmation of final airdate made at press time.[34] Phelps' exit was confirmed the following day by Sony Pictures Television.[35] Phelps was last credited as executive producer on July 12, 2016.[36][68]

Charles Pratt, Jr.
2015–16
Named co-executive producer in September 2014, sharing the position with Phelps, a position he previously served on NBC soap opera Santa Barbara.[69] Pratt's first episode as HW and co-EP aired on January 16, 2015.[70][71] On September 13, 2016, it was announced that Pratt would no longer co-executive producer the soap, given his new position as show-runner of Lee Daniels' Star.[37][38] Pratt was last credited as head writer and co-executive producer on December 6, 2016.

Mal Young
2016–present
Named executive producer in June 2016 upon the dismissal of Jill Farren Phelps. This marks the first American soap opera Young executive produced, having previously been the producer and executive producer of British soap operas Brookside, EastEnders and Holby City.[35] July 13, 2016, marked Young's first appearance as executive producer.[36][72] Immediate changes made under Young included the return of actress Elizabeth Hendrickson and a return guest appearance from Michael Graziadei in the roles of Chloe Mitchell and Daniel Romalotti, respectively. The series will also celebrate its 11,000th episode under Young's credit on September 1, 2016.[1]

Sally Sussman
2016–present
Named co-executive producer in September 2016 upon the dismissal of Pratt, Jr.. Sussman shares the position with Young, a position she previously served on NBC soap opera Generations.[39][40][41] Sussman's first credit as head writer and co-executive producer appeared on December 7, 2016.[43]

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text: Head writers

text:
Years
Head writer(s)

March 26, 1973–97
William J. Bell

1997–98

William J. Bell
Kay Alden

1998–2000
Kay Alden

2000–02

Kay Alden
Trent Jones

2002–06

Kay Alden
John F. Smith

2006

Kay Alden
John F. Smith
Lynn Marie Latham

2006–07

Lynn Marie Latham
Scott Hamner

2007–08

Josh Griffith
Maria Arena Bell

2008–12

Maria Arena Bell
Hogan Sheffer
Scott Hamner

2012–13

Josh Griffith
Hogan Sheffer
Tracey Thomson
Shelly Altman

2013–15

Shelly Altman
Jean Passanante
Tracey Thomson

2015–16
Charles Pratt, Jr.

2016–
Sally Sussman

text: Awards[edit]

text: The serial has won 116 Daytime Emmys, among 360 nominations. The following list summarizes awards won by The Young and the Restless:

text: Daytime Emmy Awards[edit]

text:
Category
Recipient
Role
Year(s)

Outstanding Drama Series

1975,[73] 1983,[74] 1985,[75] 1986,[76] 1993,[77] 2004,[78] 2007 (tied with Guiding Light),[79] 2014,[80] 2015 (tied with Days of Our Lives)[81]

Outstanding Individual Director in a Daytime Drama Series
Richard Dunlap

1975,[82] 1978[83]

Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team

1986, 1987, 1988, 1989,[84] 1996,[85] 1997,[86] 1998,[87] 1999,[88] 2001,[89] 2002,[90] 2011[91]

Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team

1992,[92] 1997,[86] 2000, 2006,[93] 2011,[91] 2014,[80] 2017

Lead Actor
Peter Bergman
Eric Braeden
Christian LeBlanc
Doug Davidson
Billy Miller
Jack Abbott
Victor Newman
Michael Baldwin
Paul Williams
Billy Abbott
1991,[94] 1992,[95] 2002[90]
1998[87]
2005,[96] 2007[79] 2009[97]
2013[98]
2014[80]

Lead Actress
Jess Walton
Michelle Stafford
Jeanne Cooper
Gina Tognoni
Jill Foster Abbott
Phyllis Summers
Katherine Chancellor
Phyllis Summers
1997[86]
2004[78]
2008[99]
2017

Supporting Actor
Shemar Moore
Greg Rikaart
Kristoff St. John
Billy Miller
Steve Burton
Malcolm Winters
Kevin Fisher
Neil Winters
Billy Abbott
Dylan McAvoy
2000[100]
2005[96]
2008[99]
2010,[101] 2013 (tied with Scott Clifton)[102]
2017

Supporting Actress
Beth Maitland
Jess Walton
Michelle Stafford
Sharon Case
Amelia Heinle
Jessica Collins
Traci Abbott Connolly
Jill Foster Abbott
Phyllis Summers
Sharon Newman
Victoria Newman
Avery Bailey Clark
1985[75]
1991[94]
1997[86]
1999[103]
2014[80]
2015, 2016

Younger Actress
Tracey E. Bregman
Tricia Cast
Heather Tom
Camryn Grimes
Christel Khalil
Hunter King
Lauren Fenmore
Nina Webster
Victoria Newman
Cassie Newman
Lily Winters
Summer Newman
1985[75]
1992[95]
1993,[77] 1999[88]
2000[100]
2012[104]
2014,[80] 2015

Younger Actor
Kristoff St. John
David Tom
David Lago
Bryton James
Neil Winters
Billy Abbott
Raul Guittierez
Devon Hamilton
1992[95]
2000[100]
2005 [96]
2007[79]

Lifetime Achievement Award
William J. Bell
Jeanne Cooper
Lee Phillip Bell
creator
Katherine Chancellor
co-creator
1992[95]
2004[78]
2007[79]

text: TV Soap Golden Boomerang Awards[edit]

text: 2006 "Hall of Fame Inductee" Eric Braeden (Victor Newman)

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text: Writers Guild of America Awards[edit]

text:
2003 "Best Daytime Serial" Written by Kay Alden, Trent Jones, John F. Smith, Jerry Birn, Jim Houghton, Natalie Minardi, Janice Ferri, Eric Freiwald, Joshua McCaffrey, Michael Minnis, Rex M. Best
2006 "Best Daytime Serial" Written by Kay Alden, John F. Smith, Janice Ferri, Jim Houghton, Natalie Minardi Slater, Sally Sussman Morina, Sara Bibel, Eric Freiwald, Linda Schreiber, Joshua S. McCaffrey, Marc Hertz, Sandra Weintraub
2008 "Best Daytime Serial" Written by Lynn Marie Latham, Scott Hamner, Bernard Lechowick, Cherie Bennett, Jeff Gottesfeld, Jim Stanley, Natalie Minardi Slater, Lynsey Dufour, Marina Alburger, Sara Bibel, Sandra Weintraub

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: In Belize, Channel 5 Great Belize Television airs the soap, while rival Channel 7 Tropical Vision Limited also airs the soap.

text: In Canada, the Global Television Network airs new episodes a day ahead of the US broadcast. Most Global stations use The Young and the Restless as a late-afternoon lead-in for their local newscasts,[citation needed] but times vary by market. It also airs on NTV in Newfoundland and Labrador which airs the program on a same-day-as-CBS basis.

text: In Jamaica, the show airs on CVMTV.

text: In Trinidad, the show airs weekdays on CBS and has been airing in Trinidad since the 1980s. In 1988, 70 percent of Trinidadians who had access to a television watched daily episodes of The Young and the Restless, a series that emphasized family problems, sexual intrigue, and gossip.[105]

text: Oceania[edit]

text: In Australia, The Young and the Restless airs after Days of Our Lives on Arena. It previously aired on the Nine Network from April 1, 1974 to February 23, 2007, before joining the W line-up on April 2, 2007, to August 17, 2012, On July 20, 2012, it was announced that the show would move to Arena on August 20, 2012, after W rebranded as SoHo. Episodes are approximately four months behind those airing in the US at present.

text: In New Zealand, The Young and the Restless aired alongside Days of Our Lives on TV ONE and ended on November 6, 2009. The soap was approximately four seasons behind the CBS season due to being preempted by holiday and sporting programming.

text: In the Philippines, aired from 1987 to 1989 on ABS-CBN.

text: Europe[edit]

text: In the United Kingdom, The Young and The Restless has aired on many TV channels starting in 1990, when episodes from 1987 debuted on BSB Galaxy in a regular weekday timeslot. When BSB merged with Sky in November 1990, the soap moved to Sky's flagship channel Sky One and aired at 11:00 weekdays until the end of 1992. When BSB's original three-year contract to air the soap expired, Sky chose not to renew it. In 1993, Y&R was picked up by UK Living (then known as simply Living, now Sky Living) in a primetime timeslot, picking up where Sky left off. This lasted until late 1995. In 2007, Zone Romantica, now CBS Drama began broadcasting the show weekdays [four years behind US]. In 2009, when CBS went into partnership with and took over the Chellozone Channels the show was relegated to just one showing a day [in favor of repeating shows such as Dynasty and Dallas in the daytime]. It was attracting around 18–20,000 viewers at midnight in the last week of its broadcast in the UK in August 2010.

text: African/Eastern[edit]

text: In India, the show began airing in February 2007 on Zee Café. The channel started with episodes from 2004.

text: In South Africa, the show airs on e.tv. The show was originally aired in South Africa in the early 1990s, dubbed into the Afrikaans language, and entitled 'Rustelose Jare' (Restless Years). In 1999 The Young and the Restless was canceled but the show returned to South African television screens in June 2004, with no overhead foreign translations. As of June 2014, episodes are screened nine months behind the US. Because of "continual viewing" with no breaks, South African audiences will catch up with the US broadcast by mid-2016.

text: Theme music and other music[edit]

text: "Nadia's Theme" has been the theme music of The Young and the Restless since the show's debut in 1973.[5][9] The melody, originally titled "Cotton's Dream", was composed by Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. for the 1971 theatrical film Bless the Beasts and Children. The melody was later renamed "Nadia's Theme" after the ABC television network's sports summary program Wide World of Sports lent the music for a montage of Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci's routines during the 1976 Summer Olympics;[106] despite the title, Nadia never performed her floor exercises using this piece of music. Instead, she used a piano arrangement of a medley of the songs "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" and "Jump in the Line."

text: Botkin wrote a rearranged version of the piece specifically for The Young and the Restless' debut.[9] The song remained unchanged, save for a slight remix in 1988 and a three-year stint in the early 2000s (decade), when an alternate, more jazzy arrangement of that tune was used, using portions of the longer closing version of the original theme.[9]

text: An LP album was published in 1976 by A&M Records. The track list contains two titles of the French composer Michel Colombier, Rainbow and Emmanuel, a success track[clarification needed] which he wrote in memory of the death of his son.[citation needed]

text: In late September and early October 2012, upon the show's 10,000th episode, the current form of opening credits were updated. In the years prior, fans criticized them for their lack of updates and cast additions (some contract players, such as Adrienne Frantz, and Kimberlin Brown came and went without being added).

text: In mid-February 2017, the current form of opening credits were updated to honor the history on CBS Daytime and to carry them into the future as they approach the 44th anniversary.[107]

text: Ratings[edit]

text: As of 2010, The Young and the Restless has managed over 1,000 consecutive weeks in the #1 spot for daytime dramas.[108] On the week ending April 6, 2012, The Young and the Restless was watched by a new low of an average of 3,960,000 viewers for the week, beating its previous low of 4.209 million in October 2011, as well as being the only week to date below 4 million viewers.[109] Currently, the show is still the most-watched daytime drama; and for the season 2011–12, has a household rating of 3.5, and 1.5 for the Women 18–49 demographic.[110] As of 2008, the Tuesday episodes of The Young and the Restless on average is the most-watched daytime drama showing.[111]

text: When introduced during the 1972–73 season, the show was at the bottom of the ratings, but rose rapidly: ninth by 1974–75 and third by 1975–76. By 1988–89 it had dethroned long-time leader General Hospital as the top-rated soap, a position it has held ever since. During the week of December 2, 2013, the series celebrated their twenty-fifth year as the number one daytime drama.[112] The Young and the Restless airs every weeknight on Pop, where it averaged 362,000 viewers from July to September 2013.[113]

text: Ratings history[edit]

text:
Season
Rating
Season rank

1972–73A
5.0
15th

1973–74
6.2
13th

1974–75
8.4
9th

1975–76
8.6
3rd

1976–77
8.7
4th

1977–78
7.8
5th

1978–79
8.6
3rd

1979–80
8.8
3rd

1980–81
7.8
6th

1981–82
7.4
5th

1982–83
8.0
4th

1983–84
8.8
3rd

1984–85
8.1
3rd

1985–86
8.3
2nd

1986–87
8.0
2nd

1987–88B
8.1
1st

1988–89
8.1
1stC

1990–91
8.1
1st

1991–92
8.2
1st

1992–93
8.4
1st

1993–94
8.6
1st

1994–95
7.5
1st

1995–96
7.6
1st

1996–97
7.1
1st

1997–98
6.8
1st

1998–99
6.9
1st

1999–00
6.8
1st

2000–01
5.8
1st

2001–02
5.0
1st

2002–03
4.7
1st

2003–04
4.4
1st

2004–05
4.2
1st

2005–06
4.2
1st

2006–07
4.2
1st

2007–08
4.1
1st[114]

2008–09
3.7
1st[115]

2009–10
3.8
1st[116]

2010–11
3.6
1st[117]

2011–12
3.5
1st[110]

2012–13
3.6
1st[110]

2013–14
3.4
1st[110]

2014–15
3.5
1st[110]

2015-16
3.6
1st[110]

2016-17
3.5
1st[110]

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^A (debut)
^B Tied in rating (8.1) with General Hospital; however General Hospital drew more viewers in millions.
^C The Young and the Restless was number-one solo (for the first time) for the 1988–89 and has retained this position ever since.


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text: Frequently recurring characters[edit]

text: Richard Lewis[edit]

text: Richard Lewis (as a fictionalized version of himself, Season 1-) is a neurotic stand-up comedian who has recently recovered from alcohol and drug problems. Richard is one of Larry's oldest and closest friends, both having moved from New York City to Los Angeles to pursue careers in comedy. Despite this, his relationship with Larry is often volatile and complicated. Often, Richard becomes the victim of Larry's follies, causing Richard to blame Larry for almost everything wrong in his life. He is usually more sensible and moral than Larry. He has also had numerous very attractive girlfriends over the course of the show, which Larry often tends to offend or clash with in some way. Richard Lewis first appeared in the show's first episode (after the pilot), "The Pants Tent."

text: Ted Danson[edit]

text: Ted Danson (as a fictionalized version of himself, Seasons 1, 3-7) is an old friend of Larry's despite the fact that Larry often insults him behind his back. When Cheryl and Larry separate, Ted chooses to side with Cheryl as the two often do charitable work with the NRDC. Danson often appears with his real life wife, Mary Steenburgen, who also plays a fictionalized version of herself. Ted invests in a restaurant with Larry and Jeff in season three, but he ends up leaving the project because he is upset with Larry. Larry and Ted constantly have problems exchanging gifts such as when Larry gives Ted a shirt with a hole in it, something Ted calls "a problem" rather than a gift. In the episode "The Freak Book," Larry gives Ted a book titled Mondo Freaks, which offends Ted and Mary, then crashes Ted's birthday party by bringing his driver in, who gets drunk and harasses Mary. In "The Hot Towel," Larry gives Ted and Mary a $300 gift certificate to a restaurant, but gets offended when he sees them using the gift certificate with Jeff and Susie instead of with him. Danson first appeared in the show's second episode, "Ted and Mary."

text: Sammi Greene[edit]

text: Sammi Greene (Ashly Holloway, Season 2-) is Jeff and Susie's daughter who is now a teenager. Sammi has developed an interest in singing publicly, even though she does not possess much talent. When Sammi sang at a party hosted by Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, Larry David interrupted her song to save the crowd from having to listen to it, but he ended up upsetting the partygoers. Sammi, as a child, once said she would choose her dog, Oscar, over her father, if the two could not live together. Sammi was originally a boy, being only spoken of in the first episode of the series "The Pants Tent." She first appeared in the Season 2 episode, "The Doll." In the closing credits, her name is sometimes spelled "Sammy" or "Sammie".

text: Nat David[edit]

text: Nat David (Shelley Berman, Season 3-7) is Larry's Jewish widowed father. He usually tends to make mistakes that Larry calls him out on. His physical resources are diminishing because of his age, leading him to glaucoma and occasional hearing loss. He is not very confrontational, but he does have a high sensitivity for their Jewish culture. Nat calls bad drivers "Schmohawks". Nat first appeared in the Season 3 episode, "The Special Section."

text: Marty Funkhouser[edit]

text: Marty Funkhouser (Bob Einstein, Season 4-) is one of Larry's oldest friends. Despite this, he and Larry tend to disagree on many topics such as whether or not he is too old to be called an orphan, and he also argues that he is Larry's best friend, which Larry constantly tries to refute. He has a wife, Nan, and one daughter, Jodi, who is an on-and-off lesbian, as well as a sister with mental health issues named Bam Bam (Catherine O'Hara). He is often very methodical and by-the-book about most of his actions and puts much emphasis on family first, making sure the entire family takes one opinion on a certain matter. Despite that, he has been known to take credit for things which may or may not necessarily apply to him. Funkhouser is an avid golfer, golfing at the same country club as Larry and Jeff. Funkhouser first appeared in the fourth season episode "The Weatherman." Uninvited, he turns up to Seinfeld reunion rehearsals, much to Larry's disdain, and befriends Jerry Seinfeld. Funkhouser divorces his wife in the episode "The Divorce".

text: Leon Black[edit]

text: Leon Black (J. B. Smoove, Season 6-) is the brother of Loretta Black, a single mother whose family was a victim of Hurricane Edna. When Larry and Cheryl take in Loretta and her family, Leon moves in, too, even though he was living in Los Angeles already long before the hurricane. After a while, however, Loretta and her family move out of the house, but Leon simply stays behind. He often displays that he has Larry's back, tending to be a lot more blunt and confrontational than Larry could ever be. This involves him helping out Larry with his various misadventures and giving him reassurance and tips for how to fend for himself. Leon is also quite promiscuous when it comes to women, regardless of if they are married. Leon first appeared in the Season 6 episode, "The Anonymous Donor".

text: Other recurring characters[edit]

text: Throughout the series[edit]

text: Antoinette[edit]

text: Antoinette (Antoinette Spolar, Seasons 1-4, 6, 8) is Larry's inept assistant who predominantly appeared in the first four seasons. She first appeared in the very first episode, "The Pants Tent."

text: Nan Funkhouser[edit]

text: Nan Funkhouser (Ann Ryerson, Seasons 4-8) is Marty Funkhouser's wife and the mother of Jodi Funkhouser. She first appeared in the Season 4 episode, "The Weatherman." She and Marty get a divorce in the episode "The Divorce".

text: Jodi Funkhouser[edit]

text: Jodi Funkhouser (Mayim Bialik, Seasons 5-6) is the daughter of Marty and Nan Funkhouser. She first appeared in the Season 5 episode, "The Bowtie."

text: Dr. Saul Funkhouser[edit]

text: Dr. Saul Funkhouser (Saul Rubinek, Season 4) is Marty Funkhouser's cousin and Larry's dentist. He first appeared in the Season 4 episode, "The Weatherman". He returns a second time in the episode, "The 5 Wood," where he speaks at his uncle's (Leo Funkhouser's) funeral.

text: Wanda[edit]

text: Wanda (Wanda Sykes, Seasons 2-5, 7-8) is a friend of Cheryl's who rarely agrees with Larry. In "The Bowtie," (Season 5 Episode 2) Wanda tells Larry that she is "not his link into the black world" after he gets himself in an awkward racial incident. In "Funkhouser's Crazy Sister," Wanda and Cheryl use Larry's name to get a table at a crowded restaurant. She tends to 'appear' anytime Larry has a misunderstanding with a black person.

text: Julia Louis-Dreyfus[edit]

text: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (as a fictionalized version of herself, Seasons 1-2, 7) is an actress Larry worked with on Seinfeld and Saturday Night Live. They have known each other since 1984. Julia Louis-Dreyfus first appeared in the Season 1 episode, "The Wire." In the episode "The Wire", Larry and Cheryl have been trying to convince their neighbors, the Weinstocks, to help get an electrical wire removed from their property. In order to sign off on it, the Weinstocks, who are big Seinfeld fans, wanted to meet Julia Louis-Dreyfus. In Season 2, Larry worked on a sitcom with Julia, but the project fell through with ABC, CBS, and HBO. Julia returned in Season 7 to star in a Seinfeld reunion episode.

text: Cheryl's parents[edit]

text: Cheryl's parents (Paul Dooley and Julie Payne, Season 1-5) are very Christian, which often leads them to disagreements with Larry. Cheryl's father is often very loud and likes to sing Christmas carols. They first appeared in the Season 1 episode, "Beloved Aunt."

text: Becky[edit]

text: Becky (Kaitlin Olson, Seasons 1-4, 6) is Cheryl's sister who is often at odds with Larry over religious and personal reasons. Cheryl moves in with Becky after she leaves Larry. Becky first appeared in the Season 1 episode, "Beloved Aunt."

text: Norm[edit]

text: Norm (Paul Mazursky, Seasons 4, 7) first appeared in the Season 4 episode, "Mel's Offer" as an assistant of Mel Brooks who advised against casting Larry as Max Bialystock in The Producers. Throughout the rest of the season, his strong disdain for Larry is evident. Norm was a member of the same country club that Larry, Jeff, Ted Danson, and Funkhouser belong to. Larry blames Norm when he receives a reprimanded by the club for having a messy locker. Norm was the slowest golfer on the course, so others dreaded golfing behind him, until Larry, not knowing Norm had high blood pressure, yells at him and tells him off for his slow golfing. Norm dies soon after this encounter, because the stress caused his already-high blood pressure to rise. He died in Season 7, Episode 7, "The Black Swan."

text: Jerry Seinfeld[edit]

text: Jerry Seinfeld (as a fictionalized version of himself, Seasons 4, 7) co-created the hit sitcom Seinfeld with Larry. Jerry Seinfeld attends the opening night of Larry David's play The Producers, grimacing after Larry failed to remember his lines. Jerry returned in Season 7 to star in a Seinfeld reunion episode. Throughout the season, Jerry writes and produces the reunion show with Larry, often spending time with him outside of working on the show. Jerry pushes Larry to hire an actress named Virginia for the role of George Costanza's ex-wife Amanda, but Larry wants to hire his own ex-wife Cheryl. Jerry first appeared in the season four finale, "Opening Night."

text: Mary Steenburgen[edit]

text: Mary Steenburgen (as a fictionalized version of herself, Seasons 1, 6-7) is Ted Danson's wife, who frequently appears alongside her real life husband Ted Danson. Ted and Mary are good friends with Larry and Cheryl. She first appeared in the show's second episode, "Ted and Mary."

text: The Greenes[edit]

text: The Greenes (played by Louis Nye and Mina Kolb, Seasons 1-3) are Jeff Greene's elderly Jewish parents. Larry is constantly offending the Greenes by accident with careless remarks. They first appeared in the show's very first episode, "The Pants Tent."

text: Jason Alexander[edit]

text: Jason Alexander (as a fictionalized version of himself, Seasons 2, 7) is the actor who played Larry David's alter ego George Costanza in the hit show Seinfeld. In season two, Jason and Larry plan to do a new sitcom about an actor who could not get work after appearing on a mega hit because people always see him as that character, but the two could not agree on whose office to hold the meeting at. Jason constantly refers to George Costanza as a "schmuck," a "yutz," and an "idiot," which irritates Larry because the character was based on him. Jason returns in season seven to star in a Seinfeld reunion episode. During the filming of the reunion, Jason begins to get too close to Cheryl David, who has the role of George's ex-wife. Larry gets upset and makes changes to the script to keep Jason and Cheryl apart, but this causes Jason to leave the show. Larry attempts to fill in the role of George to the cast's dismay causing Larry to quit and Jason to return. Jason is the author of Acting without Acting, a pamphlet-length "book" whose length and title Larry and Jerry Seinfeld frequently mock. Jason first appeared in the season two episode "The Car Salesman."

text: Andy David[edit]

text: Andy David (Richard Kind, Seasons 3-5, 7) is Larry's obnoxious cousin. In "The Special Section", Andy gets upset when Larry does not call him when he was in New York. He goes golfing with Larry, Jeff, and Funkhouser in "The Black Swan" when Larry accidentally kills a swan. He first appeared in the season three episode "The Special Section."

text: Stu Braudy[edit]

text: Stu Braudy (Don Stark, Seasons 3-4) is a friend of Larry's, but hates Paul Reiser. Larry and Stu end up playing golf in the rain in "The Weatherman" when they ignore the weatherman's forecast of showers. He first appeared in the episode "The Terrorist Attack."

text: Rosie O'Donnell[edit]

text: Rosie O'Donnell (as a fictionalized version of herself, Seasons 5, 7-8) is an actress who is friends with Larry from their days as stand-up comedians. In "The Bowtie" confirming to Larry that the lesbian community had accepted him again after Jodie went back together with her girlfriend. Her appearance in Season 7 was less amicable as she got into two fights with Larry in "Denise Handicap". And in Season 8, she and Larry went to war when they both fell for a very attractive bisexual Jewish woman (Rosie won when the woman dumped Larry in front of the Baseball Hall of Fame for using male enhancement products). She first appeared in the season five episode "The Bowtie."

text: Doctor Morrison[edit]

text: Doctor Morrison (Philip Baker Hall, Seasons 4, 7) is a doctor who treats Larry for a cut he got when Mel Brooks hit him in the head with a door in "Mel's Offer." He returned in "The Hot Towel" to treat a hand injury Larry received due to a hot towel on a flight that Larry thought was "put in the microwave". He ended up giving Larry his personal number to ease the communication between the two, but regretted the decision instantly. He first appeared in "Mel's Offer."

text: Dr. Mark[edit]

text: Dr. Mark (Rob Huebel, Season 5) is a neighbor who Larry accuses of stealing his newspaper in "The Seder". In "The Korean Bookie" it is revealed that Mark performed the breast augmentation surgery for Rachel which was partially paid for with money Larry gave to her father when he hit his car. He first appeared in "The Seder."

text: Dean Weinstock[edit]

text: Dean Weinstock (Wayne Federman, Seasons 1, 7) was Larry and Cheryl's next-door neighbor with a fixation on Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Weinstock first appeared in "The Wire." Later appeared in "Vehicular Fellatio."

text: Anna[edit]

text: Anna (Gina Gershon, Seasons 4, 6) a Hasidic dry cleaner. Larry regularly brings his dirty items to be cleaned by her, including a semen-stained sheet in "The Anonymous Donor". Larry almost has sex with her in "The Survivor" as part of his 10th anniversary gift from Cheryl. She first appeared in "The Survivor."

text: Fran Metzgar[edit]

text: Fran (Jane Carr, Season 2) - Julia Louis-Dreyfus's agent.

text: In a story arc[edit]

text: Season 3[edit]

text: Restaurant management and investors[edit]

text: In season three, Larry, along with Jeff and Ted Danson, invests in a new restaurant. The management staff of the restaurant, as well as the celebrity investors, grow increasingly upset with Larry. These characters first appeared in the episode "Chet's Shirt."

text:
Jim Swenson (Jim Staahl) is the manager of the proposed restaurant.
Theresa Nakamura (Suzy Nakamura) is the restaurant's assistant manager.
Michael York (as a fictionalized version of himself) is one of the other celebrity investors.
Lou DiMaggio (Lou DiMaggio) is an investor in the restaurant. He reappears at a dinner at the Greenes' house in season seven.

text: Season 4[edit]

text: The Producers - Cast and Crew[edit]

text:
Cady Huffman (as a fictionalized version of herself) is the female star of The Producers with Larry David and David Schwimmer. She plays the role of Ulla. Larry tries to use his 10th anniversary gift (Cheryl letting him sleep with one woman one time, no questions asked) on Cady, but is turned off and repulsed to find out that she is a Republican. She suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Cady first appears in the episode "Mel's Offer."
Ben Stiller (as a fictionalized version of himself, Seasons 4, 7) is originally cast in the role of Leo Bloom, opposite Larry; however, he frustratedly leaves the project because of a series of incidents with Larry, such as him not moving to the front of the car when his wife got out, not singing Happy Birthday at his party two weeks after his actual birthday, and poking him in the eye with a food stick while showing Jeff a new golf move. Ben resurfaces in the season six episode "The N Word", in which Jeff unsuccessfully tries to hire him as a client. He first appeared in the episode "Mel's Offer."
Mel Brooks (as a fictionalized version of himself) is the writer of the musical and the film it was based on. Mel Brooks asks Larry David to star in The Producers on Broadway. In "Opening Night", it is revealed that Mel Brooks cast Larry David hoping he would fail and that Brooks would never have to run The Producers again. Larry does temporarily forget his lines, only to perform his stand-up act to get the crowd back on his side, and then continues on with the play. He first appears in the episode "Mel's Offer."
Michael (Patrick Kerr Seasons 1, 4) is a blind pianist who plays the music for The Producers. Larry and Richard Lewis meet the Michael when they help him move in his first appearance, in the season one episode "The Bracelet."
David Schwimmer (as a fictionalized version of himself) replaces Ben Stiller in the role of Leo Bloom. David also gets in a series of arguments with Larry. Larry and David constantly argue over things such as the number of cashews that should be in a mixed bag of cashews and raisins (in "The 5 Wood") and who is responsible when David Schwimmer lost his watch, and Larry found it only to lose it before he could give it back to Schwimmer (in "The Opening Night"). He first appeared in the episode "The 5 Wood."
Christine Taylor (as a fictionalized version of herself) is Ben Stiller's wife. Christine unintentionally causes a huge argument between Ben and Larry when Christine, who had been sitting in the passenger's seat, exits the car and Ben demands Larry come up from the backseat and sit next to him. She first appeared in the episode "Mel's Offer."

text: Season 5[edit]

text: Omar Jones[edit]

text: Omar Jones (Mekhi Phifer) is a Muslim private investigator who Larry hires to find out if he is adopted. Jones charges Larry a higher rate than his other clients because he heard that Larry told a group of black people to "keep it down" in "The Bowtie". In the same episode there was a running gag with Larry continually forgetting to give Omar his bathroom key back. In "The End" Omar informs Larry that he is not adopted. He first appeared in the episode "The Bowtie."

text: Doctor[edit]

text: Doctor (James Pickens Jr.) treats Richard Lewis's cousin Louis Lewis after his accident. In "The Smoking Jacket" the doctor accuses Larry, who is constantly visiting Lewis, of wanting him to die so he won't have to give his kidney to Richard Lewis. Larry admits that this is the reason. He first appeared in "The Smoking Jacket."

text: Seasons 6[edit]

text: The Blacks[edit]

text: The Blacks (Season 6-7) are a family of African-American victims of Hurricane Edna, a category 5 hurricane reminiscent of Hurricane Katrina. The Blacks consist of single mother Loretta Black, her children Keysha and Daryl, and their Auntie Rae. In season six, Cheryl convinces Larry to take the Blacks in, and they end up leaving in season seven. The Blacks first appeared in the season six premiere, "Meet the Blacks."

text:
Loretta Black (Vivica A. Fox) is the family's mother who begins a relationship with Larry in "The Bat Mitzvah" after the two danced during Sammie Greene's Bat Mitzvah. In the seventh season, it was revealed that she had cancer, and left Larry when she thought she saw Larry getting fellatio in his car from Leon's best friend's wife, who was having an affair with Leon.
Keysha and Daryl Black (Carla Jeffrey and Nick Nervies) are Loretta's daughter and son who move in with the Davids in Season 6 and move out the following season. In "The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial" Keysha does not get into a private school because Larry tries to steal back flowers he gave to the head mistress that he stole from Ida's memorial site.
Auntie Rae (Ellia English) is Loretta's aunt who also moves in with the Davids. In "The Anonymous Donor" Larry dresses up as a ghost while playing with Daryl and Keysha, but Rae tackles him thinking he is a member of the KKK.

text: Also, Leon Black, played by JB Smoove was also a part of the family during these seasons.

text: Cha Cha[edit]

text: Cha Cha (Tia Carrere, Season 6) is Richard Lewis' girlfriend. She is often quite friendly to Larry, despite some of his faux pas, including one where he inadvertently admitted he found her sexually attractive. Larry had gotten her a job when his friend needed a receptionist. But he found that her friendliness was sometimes too overbearing, since whenever he passed her desk to use the restroom she would talk to him constantly, and expressed too much concern for his bathroom habits. She first appears in the episode "Meet the Blacks."

text: Season 7[edit]

text: Michael Richards[edit]

text: Michael Richards (as a fictionalized version of himself, Season 7) is an actor Larry worked with on Seinfeld and Fridays. He appears in season seven to play Cosmo Kramer in the Seinfeld reunion. He was once diagnosed with Groat's Disease and came to Larry for help to cope with it mentally. The show even addressed his 2006 racial incident; in "The Table Read" episode, he finds out that Leon has lied to him, and yells at him about that ("if only there were a terrible name that I could call you!"); random passersby take out their cell phones and start filming the event, causing him to look at the camera in frustration. He first appeared in the episode "The Reunion."

text: Mocha Joe[edit]

text: Mocha Joe (Saverio Guerra, Season 7) runs a coffee stand on the NBC lot as well as delivering coffee to certain offices at the studio. He develops a grudge against Larry when he refuses to tip him for a small favor. He first appears in the episode "Seinfeld".

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