Trivia: German-born Hans Gudegast was still in his teens when he made his first film appearance in The Colossus of Rhodes (1957). Spending virtually his entire career in Hollywood, Gudegast achieved TV fame as the eternally outflanked Afrika Korps officer Hauptman on the weekly TV series The Rat Patrol (1967-1969). Sensing that he'd forever be typecast as a Nazi under his given name, Gudegast changed his professional cognomen to Eric Braeden in 1970 (he reportedly borrowed the name of his home town in Germany, though some sources indicate that he was actually born in Kiel). The actor's instincts were correct: under his new professional name, Braeden was afforded the opportunity to demonstrate his versatility as both leading man -- he was Charles Forbin in Colossus: The Forbin Project -- and villain. He was often called upon to convey insufferable arrogance, vide his memorable appearance as a media critic on an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (that's the one where Braeden received a pie in the face, courtesy of Ted Knight). Eric Braeden's best-known characterization was as the smoothly sinister Victor Newman in the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. Braeden played a small role as the wealthy John Jacob Astor in 1997's mega-hit Titanic, and co-starred in the comedy Meet the Deedles the following year. Following a long run on The Young and the Restless, Braeden co-starred with fellow Titanic alumni Billy Zane in The Man Who Came Back (2008), and took on the role of Robin Scherbatsky, Sr. for the television series How I Met Your Mother.

Trivia: Made her film debut at age 8 in Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie. Studied ballet, tap, jazz and singing from an early age and majored in piano in college. Developed her own line of hair-care products. Longtime fan of I Love Lucy and founding board member of the Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center in Lucy's hometown of Jamestown, NY. Was a cofounder of the Save the Earth foundation, which creates awareness of environmental issues. Won the Soap Opera Digest award for Outstanding Lead Actress in 2001. Celebrated 30 years as Nikki Newman on The Young and the Restless in 2009.

Trivia: Is the son of a U.S. Naval officer. Worked in construction for a year to earn money to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 1979, joined All My Children as Dr. Cliff Warner, a role he played for 10 years. Received 12 consecutive Daytime Emmy Award nominations (from 1990 to 2002) for Outstanding Lead Actor for his role as Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless.

Trivia: California native Doug Davidson is perhaps best known for the role of P.I. Paul Williams on the daytime soap The Young and the Restless. The young actor joined the cast in 1978 and would stay with the series for over 30 years, in addition to other projects, like hosting the short-lived The New Price Is Right from 1994 to 1995.

Trivia: Discovered at an L.A. modeling event at age 17; worked in Japan for five months before returning to the U.S. to pursue acting. Her 1994 casting as Sharon on The Young and the Restless marked the second time she had taken over a character originated by another. The first was in 1989 when she stepped into the role of Dawn Winthrop on General Hospital. Offered a featured part in the HBO telefilm Breast Men but turned it down because nudity was required; opted for a smaller role that did not call for her to disrobe. Has appeared onstage in Grease, The Wizard and The Nutcracker. Created a line of jewelry called Pomp.

Trivia: Best known for his recurring role as Nicholas Newman, heir to the Newman fortune, on the daytime drama The Young and the Restless, Joshua Morrow began life in Juneau, AK, as the son of a Coast Guard father. Morrow relocated to Oklahoma and then New Mexico with his dad and sister following his parents' divorce, and later moved to Southern California to live with his mom. An audition for the Young Artists' Ensemble theater company in Thousand Oaks introduced Morrow to stage acting, and additional dramatic experience at Moorpark College followed. The Young and the Restless brought Morrow his professional breakthrough. He auditioned for and landed the Newman part in the spring of 1994, and sustained the role for many years. In 1997, Morrow starred opposite Rachel Ward and Terry O'Quinn in the telemovie Love, Murder and Deceit.

Trivia: Actress Amelia Heinle is perhaps best known for the role of Steffi Brewster on the soap opera Loving. She played the role from 1993-1995 before moving on to reprise the role in the show's short-lived spin-off The City. Various appearances would follow over the years, but Heinle eventually returned to the world of daytime TV, joining the cast of All My Children in 2001, then The Young and the Restless in 2005.

Trivia: Of Scottish, Irish and Italian descent.Participated in her school theater program and dance performances.Competed at the Drama Teachers Association of Southern California (DTASC) and for two years in a row placed first.At age 10, in 2000, won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series, becoming the youngest person to win until that time.Studied at Lee Strasberg Film and Theatre Institute in New York.Is an avid high diver and swimmer.

Trivia: Soap opera actress Eileen Davidson began her career as a model, eventually finding her way into the acting world by working in commercials. She was cast in the role of Ashley Abbott on the daytime soap Days of Our Lives in 1982 and would stick with the show for seven years. After leaving the show in 1989, she made a series of appearances in movies like Eternity and Easy Wheels and starred in the series Santa Barbara before joining Days of Our Lives in 1993. She would remain with the soap in various roles until 1998, when she returned to Days of Our Lives (which later became The Bold and the Beautiful) to reprise the role of Ashley Abbott.

Trivia: Grand Rapids, MI, native Jess Walton is perhaps best known for the role of Jill Foster Abbott on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. The actress was a graduate of Loretto Abbey in Toronto when she moved to Hollywood in 1969 and joined the thriving arts scene. She made appearances on shows like Kojak and had a starring role in the series Capitol before joining the cast of The Young and the Restless in 1987, which she would stay with for more than two decades.

Trivia: Former Miss Rhode Island Teen Gina Tognoni started her professional acting career with the role of Kelly Cramer on the soap One Life to Live in 1995. The 22-year-old was a big hit in the role, and she stuck with it until 2002, when after a short break from daytime TV, she joined the cast of Guiding Light as lawyer Dinah Marler, mayor of Springfield.

Trivia: Actress Kate Linder studied theater arts at San Francisco State University before launching her onscreen career, making small appearances on shows like Archie Bunker's Place and Bay City Blues. In 1982, Linder joined the cast of the daytime soap The Young and the Restless in the role of Esther Valentine. She would remain with the show for over two decades.

Trivia: Mother and father, Lee Phillip Bell and William Bell created the hugely popular soap dramas The Bold and the Beautiful, and The Young and the Restless.Appeared in an episode of The Young and the Restless, as a non-speaking extra at age 9.Opened her own clothing boutique, a life-long dream of hers, named On Beverly Blvd. in 1999.Reprised her The Young and the Restless role of model Christine Blair for a brief run on The Bold and the Beautiful in 2007.Debuted her web series and first Webby honoree Family Dinner on which she served as actor, director, writer and executive producer, in June 2009.

Trivia: Actress Tracey E. Bregman represents one of only a handful of soap opera actresses to play the same role on multiple daytime dramas -- in this case, department store scion Lauren Fenmore Baldwin, who held court on CBS's The Young and the Restless for two separate periods and then turned up as a regular on The Bold and the Beautiful for three years. A native of Munich, Germany, raised for much of her childhood in London, England, Bregman spent her adolescence in Southern California. She received formal dramatic training under the tutelage of Francis Lederer at The Strasberg Institute and American National Academy of Theater Arts, and was subsequently mentored by Gene Bua and Steven Anderson. Bregman launched her acting career as a regular character, Donna Temple Craig, on Days of Our Lives, and endured parts in several exploitation films during the early '80s, including the slasher picture Happy Birthday to Me (1981) and the prison melodrama The Concrete Jungle (1982), before signing for the Restless role in 1983. It continued until 1985 and picked up again, 16 years later, in 2001; Baldwin's appearances on The Bold and the Beautiful spanned 1995-1998. Bregman also made guest appearances on such series as Fame, The Love Boat, and The Fall Guy.

Trivia: Born in New York City in 1966 to a pair of working actors, Kristoff St. John followed in his parents' footsteps early in his life, landing one-off roles on a variety of television shows before becoming a teenager. In addition to appearances on Happy Days, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, and Wonder Woman, the young thespian appeared on the big screen in the remake of The Champ. After working steadily throughout the 1980s on the small screen, St. John landed the role of Neil Winters on The Young and the Restless, a part that garnered him multiple Daytime Emmy nominations and other industry accolades. He went on to appear in Carpool Guy and Spiritual Warriors.St. John has also acted as the host for the Kick Butt exercise video series.

Trivia: A native of Fort Bragg, NC, Christian LeBlanc has worked steadily on television ever since landing the role of Kirk McColl on the soap opera As the World Turns. He made a number of one-off appearances on shows such as Hotel, Cheers, Riptide, and Diagnosis Murder. In 1991, LeBlanc began working on The Young and the Restless as Michael Baldwin; he stayed with the series until 1993, and then left for a time before returning in 1997. His role has garnered him multiple Daytime Emmy Award Nominations as well as taking home the award in 2005.

Trivia: Soap opera star Greg Rikaart first made his presence known to television viewers with bit parts on Felicity and Gilmore Girls before landing a recurring role on Dawson's Creek in 2002. While subsequent roles in the films Wannabe and X2 hinted at feature-film aspirations, it was his Emmy Award-winning role in the long-running daytime drama The Young and the Restless that earned Rikaart the most acclaim. Cast as a young man struggling to recover from an abusive childhood, he displayed a vulnerability and natural presence that quickly won over viewers. Even with his busy soap schedule, Rikaart found time for some primetime guest spots on shows like The Closer, CSI: Miami and Bones.Rikaart graduated from Villanova University in Pennsylvania with honors, later interning on Capitol Hill before moving to Hollywood to pursue an acting career.

Trivia: A veteran soap opera actress, Judith Chapman has enjoyed starring roles on As the World Turns, Ryan's Hope, General Hospital, One Life to Live, Days of Our Lives, and The Young and the Restless. In addition to her impressive list of soap roles, Chapman has also appeared in numerous movies over the years, such as Dead Space and 28 Days.

Trivia: Actress Elizabeth Hendrickson got her big break in 2002 when she was cast as Frankie Stone (and later, as her twin sister Maggie Stone) on the daytime soap All My Children. She stayed with the show until 2007, when she accepted the role of Chloe Mitchell Abbott on another long-running soap, The Young and the Restless.

Trivia: New York native Melissa Claire Egan studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before embarking on a professional acting career with appearances on shows like Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill. In 2006, Egan was cast as Annie Lavery on the daytime soap All My Children.

Trivia: Grew up mostly in Utah, but lived in Hawaii for a period of time before returning to Utah to finish high school. Is the only person in his family who acts, but his mother's side of the family includes several professional singers, and as a result singing is another talent of his (he sang on one episode of Lincoln Heights). Got interested in acting during his high-school years and participated in a summer Shakespeare festival. Worked four jobs simultaneously while trying to make it as a struggling actor. Enjoys listening to jazz music and standards, including the music of Michael Bublé. His career role model is Christian Bale.

Trivia: Performed in plays at a small theater in Agoura Hills, California, while growing up. Nominated for four consecutive years for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for her breakout role in The Young and the Restless and won the award in both 2014 and 2015. Appeared as a guest model on The Price Is Right in 2013 and 2014. Participated in a charity fundraiser in 2015 to support actor Kevin Sorbo's A World Fit for Kids, an after-school mentoring program that promotes healthy lifestyles for children.

Trivia: American actress Catherine Bach was born in Ohio, but spent most of her high school years in South Dakota with her father. As soon as she finished high school, Catherine flew to California to pursue the acting career she'd been dreaming about since seeing her actor uncle, Tony Verdugo, in a stage production. Supporting herself with various day jobs, Catherine took dancing lessons, made the audition rounds, and eventually attained a few TV bits and movie roles. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1973) was her most widely seen film role, principally because of what she didn't wear in it; but her best role was an all-too-brief appearance in The Midnight Man (1974), as Natalie Clayborne, the troubled college coed at the center of a mystery involving blackmail and murder.In 1978 Bach was cast along with John Schneider and Tom Wopat as the "Dukes of Hazzard" in the weekly CBS TV series of the same name. The series was a comedy adventure about a hillbilly family, their souped-up automobile (The General Lee), and their corrupt antagonist, Boss Hogg. As Daisy Duke, Catherine spent most of her time in T-shirts and cutoffs, and thus the actress became a favorite of the young-college-boy set. Within a few months of Dukes of Hazzard's debut, the Catherine Bach poster was outselling the Farrah Fawcett and Suzanne Somers posters in quite a few cities. Catherine stayed with Dukes until its cancellation in 1985, even weathering the "siege of 1981," when her costars Schneider and Wopat left over contract differences and were briefly replaced by two lookalike actors. Like many 1970s TV stars, Catherine Bach found the movie offers, poster contracts, personal appearances and talk-show gigs slowly evaporating as her series faded from the public's memory. Though she did appear from time to time in various productions including Cannonball Run II, Criminal Act, Rage and Honor, she returned to her signature role of Daisy Duke for a handful of reunion shows. In 2006 she appeared on an episode of the USA detective series Monk.