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Y&R’s Peter Bergman Explains How He Landed Role in Vince Gilligan’s Apple TV+ Series, ‘Pluribus’
Peter Bergman is one of the luminaries of the daytime soap opera world having first receiving notoriety for his role as Dr. Cliff Warner on All My Children, and then for the last 36 years as The Young and the Restless’ Jack Abbott. Along the way, Bergman has won three Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor and has been nominated an astounding 25 times!
Recently, Bergman’s surprise appearance in Vince Gilligan’s (Breaking Bad) latest creation, the Sci-fi Apple TV+ drama series, Pluribus, has been the subject of much fodder, especially because of his memorable turn in the final minutes of its first episode only going by in the script as “Distinguished Gentleman.” He appears in scenes with Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award winner, Rhea Seehorn, but they were never in the same room or ‘building,” as Bergman shared as the special guest on this week’s Soapy podcast.
On the latest episode of Soapy Hosted by Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart that dropped on Tuesday, Bergman opened up about the experience. while also delving into his leading ladies through the years, his once-contentious relationship with Y&R icon, Eric Braeden (Victor Newman), and much more.
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When Soapy hosts, Rebecca Budig (Taylor, B&B) and Greg Rikaart (Leo, DAYS), delved into how the Y&R vet knew Vince Gilligan the creator of the smash hit, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, Peter shared it actually goes all the way back to soap opera alum and Emmy winner Bryan Cranston (ex-Doug Donovan, Loving)!
PETER’S FRIENDSHIP WITH BRYAN CRANSTON LEADS TO VINCE GILLIGAN
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“Bryan and I have known each other for 43 years,” Peter explained. “I met him when he was on Loving and I was on All My Children. We have been friends for a really long time. My wife, Maryellen and his wife, Robin are very close friends. So, we vacation together, we do lots of things together. Many years ago, we met Vince Gilligan and his wife Holly.”
Then, the moment came when Peter would get an unexpected opportunity. “I got this email from Vince one day saying, ‘Hey, I got this thing I’m doing, would you be interested in just reading the script, seeing if you are interested?’ And I said, ‘Sure!’ It was a lark. It was a thing. I filmed in Albuquerque in April of 2024, and we got do a few takes of it. The difficulty of it was it was it was the last seven pages of the episode. I was yakking up a storm and we could only do it beginning to end.”
In Pluribus, Bergman plays what could be deemed as a high-level government official or a potential president in the “cheerful” dystopian vibe of the show, who speaks directly to series lead Rhea Seehorn, who plays Carol Sturka but through a TV screen.
THE SEVEN MINUTE MONOLOGUE SAID TO RHEA SEEHORN
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Explaining how the scenes were shot, Bergman recalled, “So, she’s (Rhea Seehorn) is in her living room on a set. The cameras are behind her. I’m on the television, while she’s talking to me. So, I have to simultaneously be in front of a camera on another set at another building. I’ve done a lot of different things, but I have usually worked with people. I am talking to someone, and clearly getting a reaction out of her and trying to calm her and everything, but I’m talking to a camera. I would hear her responses (during the filming) in my ear. I think we did those seven pages, probably about 15 times.”
Peter shared how cool it was for him to see his classic line from the series up on a billboard in Hollywood. He explained, “There were two big billboards with Rhea screaming at the world in Hollywood. A little further down on Vine street, you could see the Hollywood sign over it. When I first saw it, there was a big yellow thing with just a few words on it saying, ‘We’re sorry, we upset you. Carol.’ That’s was my line! It was in giant, bold letters on a billboard.”
FROM Y&R TO PLURIBUS
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He added, “I’ve been on the number one show in the country (The Young and the Restless) all 36 of those years. And it’s nothing like this! I have heard from every aspect of my life, every relative, telling me, ‘I just watched Pluribus.’ Yeah, it’s very big.”
Each Tuesday, Soapy features lively, nostalgic conversations with beloved past and present stars and creatives from across the entire soap opera community and all networks and platforms, including daytime and primetime. Fans can listen to episodes on Audacy or wherever podcasts are available, and can watch full video episodes weekly on the CBS Brand YouTube Channel.
Check out the full episode of Peter’s visit to Soapy below, followed by the promo for Apple TV+’s Pluribus in which he appears.
Now, let us know, have you seen Peter’s 7 minutes that is most memorable in the first episode of ‘Pluribus’? If not, intrigued to check it out? Has Peter remained one of your all time soap favorites from ‘All My Children’ through to ‘The Young and the Restless’? Weigh-in via the comment section.
I am a huge fan of Peter Bergman – best actor on Y&R in my opinion. This was a terrific interview with Rebecca B and Greg R and PB was so charming and unassuming.
He has lost his lustre to me sometimes actors stay too long on soaps and get flattened out.
I tried watching Y and R during Covid, but the abysmal writing turned me off. I do love Pluribus though and thought he was a nice added bonus to the series.
I was so pleasantly surprised to see Peter Bergman on Pluribus. Bergman is an amazing talent, and Vince Gilligan was brilliant to cast him as some type of AI dystopian leader. If you think about it, an AI dystopian leader would be pleasant, borderline bland personality with a simmering stew of an ominous plan brimming beneath the surface. Who better than Bergman could pull that off? He nailed it.
That pretty much sums up organized religion.
It looks like the current run of Lucas Adams (Noah) and Tamara Braun (Sienna) on The Young and the Restless is coming to an end, after the Monday, August 3 edition of the CBS daytime drama revealed that Noah and Sienna are leaving Genoa City and heading back to Los Angeles.
In the storyline, Noah informed his mother, Sharon (Sharon Case) and half-sister Mariah (Camryn Grimes) that he and Sienna made the decision to move back to the West Coast to put distance between themselves and Matt Clark (Roger Howarth). Although Noah did not say it was a permanent move, he did assure his mom that once Matt is hopefully gone from Genoa City they could return.
However, as previewed already on the video teaser for this week’s episodes of Y&R (see below), it appears Noah left Genoa City’s The Shadow Room to be run by a returning Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian). So with that, coupled with today’s episode, it would appear the move could wind up being more permanent.
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COMINGS AND GOINGS
Adams made his Y&R debut on November 4, 2025 as the successor to Rory Gibson who last played Noah on-screen in April of 2023. Earlier in 2025, Gibson took over the role of Michael Corinthos on Genera Hospital replacing Chad Duell, who stepped away from the part after 15 years.
Braun who played Adam’s mother on Days of Our Lives when she was Ava Vitali and he was Tripp Dalton, first appeared on Y&R back on October 14, 2025, where we soon learned she had become Noah’s lover as the new character, Sienna Bacall. It should be noted, Adams was on contract with the number #1 soap, while Braun has been on recurring status.
With Josh Griffith now exited as head writer of The Young and the Restless, and the newly announced co-head writing team of Jamey Giddens and Dan O’Connor having taken his place and starting their new tenure this week, it will be interesting to see how the duo resets the show, and if a Noah and Sienna return is in the cards for the future or not.
So, what do you think about the seeming departures of Lucas Adams and Tamara Braun from The Young and the Restless? Weigh-in via the comment section. But first, check out our recent live chat with Tamara and Lucas on the Michael Fairman Channel.
Rosie O’Donnell revealed that she plans to head back to a seat at the table of ABC’s morning talk show The View.
The announcement came during Monday’s episode of The Tangle Podcast where she shared she will participate in “in whatever way they want” her or “just as a guest” for its upcoming 30th season.
The View’s season 30 will kick-off this fall in September. O’Donnell explained, “They’re bringing back all the hosts, I think. And, you know, I’m pretty proud of that show, what it’s become and how it really speaks to the people and to politics.”
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ROSIE ON HER PREVIOUS GO-ROUNDS ON THE VIEW
As fans of The View know, O’Donnell famously had two different one-year stints on the talk show in 2007 and again in 2014- 2015. She often feuded with then co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck.
However, during her discussion with host, Kyle Ridley on The Tangle Podcast, O’Donnell also noted she often had tense moments with longtime moderator and anchor, Whoopi Goldberg.
O’Donnell also expressed, “Many, many people got the short end of the stick there. It was, you know, it was a factory where people were being churned in and out and their tenuous security, nobody got to be calm. It also was a show at the time that was run by a man. A show created by a woman, for women, about women, and the man was deciding what we should talk about. And that didn’t sit right with me, you know.”
Back in 2023, Brooke Shields had asked Rosie on her podcast, Now What? with Brooke Shields, about how she felt on her two stints at The View and all the controversy that surrounded it. Rosie at that time, stated, “I know this, it’s not the best use of my talent to get in a show where I have to argue and defend basic principles of humanity and kindness. It was not something I’d ever do again.”
You can check out the clip with Rosie and Kyle Ridley discussing her return to The View in some form for its upcoming 30th season below.
Then weigh-in: Would you be excited to see Rosie, even for a one-day or a week guest stint on the upcoming celebratory season of The View, or not so much? Let us know via the comment section.
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General Hospital Fan Club Weekend brought out many of your favorites to the four day event; with the main cast gathering on Saturday, August 1. Fans near and far attended the weekend held this year at the Burbank Marriott Hotel. Whether it be the main cast event or the smaller more intimate events featuring two or three cast members a great time was had by all.
Some of the cast participating in the main cast event included: Cyrus Hobbi (Yuri), Gary James Fuller (James), Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), Viron Weaver (Wiley), Paige Herschell (Jacinda), Chris McKenna (Brennan), Josh Kelly (Cody), Kayden Brenna Tokarsi (Scout), Cassandra James (Terry), Laura Wright (Carly), Dominic Zamprogna (Dante), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane), Rick Hearst (Ric), Adrian Anchondo (ex-Marco), and Chloe Lanier (ex-Nelle).
In addition to, Van Hansis (Lucas), Cameron Mathison (Drew), Ryan Paevey (ex-Cassius), Easton Rocket Sweda (Leo), Maurice Benard (Sonny), Kristen Vaganos (Molly), Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis), Kate Mansi (ex-Kristina), Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth), Cynthia Watros (Nina), Kristina Wagner (Felicia) and more.
Take a look at some of the snaps from the main event arrivals below:
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GH’s Rick Hearst with on-screen daughter, Kristen Vaganos, plus Nancy Lee Grahn, and Kate Mansi.
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GH’s Maurice Benard on-hand to meet the fans.
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Jack Brennan in the house … Chris McKenna.
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Adrian Anchondo, Van Hansis and Anchondo’s boyfriend, Days of Our Lives, Colton Little.
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GH’s Josh Kelly and his gal, the former Nelle Benson of Port Charles, Chloe Lanier.
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Who is James’ father? Not Cassius or Spinelli, actually. Actors Gary James Fuller, Ryan Paevey and Bradford Anderson!
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One of General Hospital’s newest cast members, Kayden Brenna Tokarski attends her first GHFCW event.
Check out some more arrival images featuring: Laura Wright (Carly), Cassandra James (Terry), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane) and more in the gallery below.
Michael Fairman TV will be adding more images to this post in the day ahead.
So, were you glad to see so many of your GH favorites attending this year’s General Hospital Fan Club Weekend? Let us know via the comment section.
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