So was it his “difficult decision” to leave or was he given his “walking papers” as reported by Daytime Confidential?

If he wants to act, a lot of jobs are in California so does he think he can get another job closer to home? Don’t understand. Regardless, glad he is gone. He never caught on and should never have been hired.

Now what another Billy Abbott recast?! – What the hell is going on at Y&R?!

Oh so he left the role! Good for him! Just like the lady that played Avery, they wanted to get off the mess of a show.

I think the role of Billy Abbott should be given a loooooong rest.

Some roles are difficult to recast…Ryans Hopes Mary Ryan after Kate Mulgrew Left and Jacquie Courtney who played Alice on Aw but Susan Harney did a fine job but the three actresses that followed did not!…many shows had horrible recast too numerous to mention here and there have been some good ones where the recast were better than the original but here with so many obsesssed with BM as Billy no recast stands a chance…best to either kill off Billy or wait a year or two to recast!

I remember when he first took over the role he wasn’t
interested in watching how Billy Miller made the role
his own. Justin Hartley handled the Adam role like
any professional actor he gave MM a nod for making
the role his own. He also realized how central Adam is
both onscreen and to the diehard fans MM still has

MM communicated to his fans to treat Justin well
and that meant a lot to me. I already knew Justin from
Revenge so it’s not hard to adore him. Although we can’t have
MM back, I think Justin has staying power and we should
feel proud to have him

I mention this comparison because I think Burgess thought
he could fill BM’s shoes but I don’t think he took the time
to research the role. He will be successful somewhere else

GOOD LUCK TO BURGESS…HE TOOK A ROLE THAT NO ONE CAN FILL AND HE IS PROBABLY SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THE RUDE COMMENTS FROM MANY FANS….HE FOUND HIS WAY IN THE MATURE BILLY ABBOTT ROLE AND DID A GOOD JOB……GOOD LUCK TO HIM IN ALL ENDEAVORS…..

i can only imagine how difficult it is to travel back & forth from the east coast to the west coast – i read an article the other day where thorsten kaye (ridge forrester on b&b) was saying the travel back & forth is really tiring because he also lives on the east coast…….

it took me a while to get used to burgess in this role but i have come to adore his interpretation of the infamous billie abbott – i have also seen him in other projects & he is actually a pretty good actor….

at this point y&r really needs to give the character of billie abbott a long rest before they do another recast……….jmo

Wow – you need boots to read this guy’s PR release!!

Face it, dude – you were sh**-canned!!

Nice try though!!

It just shows, ALL these characters we are critical of are human beings and he is a classy human being and I wish him well. It never really clicked him being Billy but I’m afraid it may be impossible to replace Mr. Miller? Of course the same thing could have been said about Jack. Terry Lester was AMAZING as Jack but Peter Bergman came in and I couldnt imagine anyone ever playing Jackie again! So we wait and see.

Really surprised by all the hatahs throwing Burgess under-the-bus!! (Miller left the role 17 months ago, and he’s happy over at #GH … he ain’t coming back, so losing Jenkins is a good thing, how exactly?!) I think he did a GREAT job as Billy (…far better than originator and prior-cast David Tom!) So if Miller isn’t returning, what exactly is your suggestion? Getting to settle-in (allegedly) for yet ANOTHER “Friend-of-Jill” to waltz in, like say, recently-released Jason Thompson from #GH?! Yeah, THAT’S a believable recast as Billy! This show is careening off-the-rails, and those of you enabling Pratt/Phelps to continue behind-the-wheel deserve any disappointment you feel down-the-road…

Glad he’s on his way out, he never fit the role of Billy and was wildly miscast. As a new character, he may have done better, but he was very stiff and not charismatic enough to play Billy, especially following in the footsteps of Billy Miller and David Tom, who both did well in the role. Worse, he had very little chemistry with anyone, even Melissa Claire Egan, who has phenomenal chemistry with most everyone.

As for a recast, I think they should give Billy a rest for a little while, the way they did with Adam. If they don’t do that, I think a good replacement would be Trevor St. John or Daniel Cosgrove. Jason Thompson is a fantastic actor, but I don’t think he would suit the role well and would be another miscast. If they intend to bring Thompson on, put him in a new role or even a recast for Scotty Grainger. He would be a good addition to the cast, but not as Billy.

Billy Miller is a hard act to follow. He really made Billy Abbott so integral to Y&R. Loved how he and Peter Bergman seemed as brothers. Burgess Jenkins did a fine job and the role seemed tailored to his personality. Billy cannot go away. He, more than most Genoa City folks, needs to be forefront and engaged in strong stories. Surely Y&R can cast someone to fill the part.

I miss Avery! (Just had to add that!) The character had such opportunity to be the goodness in a show that seems to lack an awareness of such traits as selflessness and redemption, that ism, unless you are about to die or such traits are self-serving.

This is what amazes me about all of this: the powers that be at Y&R seem to be listening to the fans when it comes to cast members who aren’t making the grade according to them but when it comes to story line and bad character representation they ignore EVERYTHING. I was no fan of Burgess Jenkins but I have to say that he was starting to grow into his character. David Tom never did in his short period. Let’s be honest, there will NEVER be another Billy Miller portrayal of Billy Abbott. That is just a sad truth but we can’t keep replacing the actor every time someone makes the comparison to someone else’s portrayal. My feeling is that if no actor can meet the character’s set up then we should get rid of the character all together. I don’t care for the direction that the show is going in. They are bringing in new characters that have no relation to the core characters on the show. The Luca/Marisa story is a prime example. Joe Clark, who is hanging around for no other reason than to lust after Lily. He has zero tie in to any other characters. Allegedly he hooked up with Ashley but they completely forget that now. I don’t mind the “get a viewer” plot ploys, such as the explosion at Newman Towers but let’s stay true to the history. We watched a show for 40 plus years and they throw the history all away. As sad as it makes me to say I think they should kill off the character of Billy Abbott. I understand that another actor from GH may take on the role, but I don’t think it’s a great fit. Looks wise, age wise or being believable wise. I don’t give up on my soaps because I love them and support them but it’s actions like these that slap me in my face every time. But I won’t give up. I have been through three writing regimes and I believe I will see another one soon. The ratings might rise but the hack job of Jill Farren Phelps and Chuck Pratt need to be eliminated. I just wish I had a better answer on who to replace the writers and executive producers with. Every one hated Maria Arenas Bell and the Bill Bell team appear to be happy working over at B&B so we need someone new. Perhaps Ron Carlivati? God knows he can spice up a story without having someone blow up a building.

There should be another Billy. Please recast the roll.

I bet he will be one of tbose that die in the fire.

Perhaps if the powers that be were to continue the actor swapping, maybe he could be a possible recast for Lucky Spencer of GH?! It would be nice to see more Spencer’s on GH

It’s always sad when actors get fired because the nature of the business is so unpredictable. It’s always a relief when actors voluntarily decide to leave instead.

I will miss you Burgess, I have loved you on Y & R and you rocked as Billy. We will miss you and I hope we get to see you again soon.

i think billy will get trapped in the fire at newman,,trying to help adam out,,so i think their gonna kill him off or be very badly injured and go away till they recast him,, if they do

0oohh ……………..
When I first saw Burgess Jenkins (Billy) I immediately saw Odo, Deep Space Nine..
And most every time there was close up I saw Odo ..

Mr. Fairman, please forward this idea to CBS. I dont want any compensation JUST an onset tour! Heres what CBS should do with the vacated role of Billy Miller. For one month, every Monday at the end of the show have an audition on air for the role of Billy Abbott. Four different actors running the same scenes with Jack the first week, Ashley the second week and so on with Victoria and Victor. Let the viewers vote and after four weeks reveal the winner by simply airing the new actors daily scenes. The benefit for the network is exposure because its something different and it makes the fans feel like they are a part of the show. AND, if we dont like the new Billy its OUR fault!

I wish him all the best. It’s never easy I’m sure 4 any actor to assume a role that had a favored original. He has done a good job and I wish him all the best for him and his family. 40+ yr viewer of soaps.

Well, as said before, this is the only soap I know. Wish Burgess were staying. There have been too many “shockers.” My set is fast-forwarding more than one would wish.

Just to add a odd thought had a long time ago when Stitch arrived; he looked like a Billy.

I seem to be one of the few who thought Burgess was doing a very good job. It took a while for me to get used to him in the role, but he eventually won me over, and I’m sorry that he won’t be staying on as Billy Abbott. From what I’ve been reading (above) many fans thought Burgess ought to have tried harder to be Billy Miller in the role, but a professional actor knows that he (or she) must do their own interpretation of any role, especially if they’re filling the shoes of a much-loved just-departed actor. I applaud him for doing a great job as Billy Abbott, and I’ll definitely miss him. I wish him all the best with whatever happens next in his career. But I’d have to say that family comes before career for him, if the decision to leave the show really was his choice, and he’s got his priorities straight.

Reading through all the comments, there was not one recognizing the fact that Amelia Heinle has now had multiple Billy actors to try and seamlessly blend her background relationship in scenes to make it believable. No one seems to give her any credit for the skill this has taken in her own acting both close or not close to Billy depending on the scenes and current plot. As acting is so much more than just saying memorized lines, it’s often more about reacting to what is being said by the other actor. For Amelia to be able to bring her acting sincerity to loving or hating or rejecting the different Billy’s is one reason why she has been recognized with an Emmy. Again at some time in the future, she will have to adjust to a new actor as it’s obvious the recast will not be a previous Billy.
My choice would be for Billy Miller to return, but of course, most folks who are growing as actors both want and need new roles. Billy Miller would be foolish to dump his current job where for the few years he’s been building a new character only to walk away from it. So, as usual, we will all wait to see what happens.

I’m sorry to see him go..he really made Billy a more grown up Billy….he’s a handsome man & good actor & I wish him well….I can imagine the commute must be terrible but in this day & age it just seems foolish to leave a soap with a steady pay check & a good part. I hope it was his choice…it just seems he would have relocated his family if he thought his job was secure….This is just my opinion….Y&R has too many recasts…this will not help that show at all! 🙁

im so sorry you are leaving,I think you are a great actor.

Burgess will be missed as he did a terrific job of playing Billy Abbot.

It took me a while to get used to Burgess Jenkins in the role of Billy, but he did a fine job at the difficult task of adjusting to a new role while the character himself was in the middle of adjusting to his new role of grieving father. That’s a life-changing thing! I’m sorry to see Burgess leave and I wish him all the best.

I do hope that the writing for Billy Abbott and ALL other characters on Y&R will improve. The writer clearly has some kind of problem with women, as he writes every female character to be despicable, a lunatic, or both. You can’t ruin absolutely every female character and then expect the male characters (or the actors who portray them) to interact with them in any believable fashion. The new Billy will have his work cut out for him….

bring back Billy Miller