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Y&R's Newest Hunks: Williams, Archey, Dapper & CBS Daytime's McDaniel Interview! How Will These Guys Heat Up Your TV Screens?
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Fresh faces, exciting new roles, hunky men … will these dudes raise the heat through a cold winter in Genoa City? Well, that is what the number one soap, The Young and the Restless and CBS Daytime are hoping to do when they announced the casting of several news roles!
Redaric Williams joins the cast of Y&R on Friday as Tyler Michaelson, Leslie’s brother. Lamon Archey debuted this week as Mason, and relative soap newcomer, Marco Dapper, has returned to Y&R as Carmine Basco for a new story. Add to this mix, newly arrived soap favorite Ignacio Serricchio as Alex last week, and it looks like Christmas came early for female fans of this daytime drama.
On-Air On-Soaps had the opportunity to sit down with: Redaric Williams, Lamon Archey, Marco Dapper, and CBS Daytime SVP. Angelica McDaniel, after the guy’s appearance on The Talk to get a preview and an introduction to their new characters. We also attempt to get a sneak peek of what is to come, and learn how they are going to put the “Y” back in “Young” and certainly the “R” back in “Restless”! Here’s our roundtable discussion below!
Redaric, what did you think of the group of actors and characters that you are going to be involved with in story? And, what can you tell us about Tyler Michaelson?
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REDARIC: Angell Conwell (Leslie) is amazing! That is an extremely talented woman. I have been so impressed working with her. And, Kristoff St. John (Neil) is on point as well. He is the guy who took me around and told me, “Don’t do this … don’t do that … and here is this.” He has a balance of authenticity and professionalism about him. I found him open and very receptive. My character, Tyler, is a graphic designer, but he is not your schooled cookie-cutter graphic designer. He came from the wrong side of the tracks from a humble upbringing and so he was into spraying confetti as art. He is an artsy and urban art guy.
Marco, when we last talked, you suspected you would be shown the front door when new Y&R executive producer Jill Farren Phelps, and head writer Josh Griffith, took over the GC canvas! But, look! You are still among us! (Laughs)
MARCO: I am surprised guys! I was at Marcy Rylan’s (Abby) original farewell! Then I got an email that I am back on the show. I thought I would be guilty by association, but no. I am pleased to be back and that they kept me around. Now this new story I have is interesting and fun.
Angelica, you had a major hand in casting, Redaric, Lamon, and Ignacio Serrichhio (Alex) and keeping Marco around! What can you tell us about why you felt these were the right actors for their respective new roles? And what you were looking for when these roles were created?
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ANGELICA: Marco was on the show already when I took over my position at CBS Daytime, and we talked about bringing back him. And the thing is, we really have a great story for him, and so it wasn’t a matter of that he was ever gone, it was just a matter for us to figure what we could do to the character. Obviously, viewers enjoy watching him, so it’s good to have him back. And as far as Ignacio Serricchio, one thing I will say is being a Latin woman myself; I really wanted to see some Latin characters brought to the canvas. We just saw this great opportunity to bring that element in. Everything will start firing on all cylinders soon. Some things will take a bit longer to play out on air for the audience to understand why certain decisions were made. But with Ignacio, he had worked in soaps before. Daytime fans know him from his work on General Hospital, and he has worked before with new Y&R executive producer, Jill Farren Phelps. With Redaric and Lamon, we were really looking for that void that has never quite been filled with the departure of Shemar Moore as Malcom. When Shemar left the show, there was that opening that was never properly been filled. We really were looking for a very specific man to fill those big shoes … and we found two of them! So we had an extensive audition process. We went through seeing a lot of gentlemen and very talented guys. When we saw both Redaric and Lamon, we thought right away that we needed to have these two guys on Y&R, and we are so happy to have them. So yes, we were looking to fill one role and this may be the first time that they may be hearing this! (Laughs)
Will Tyler be giving Cane (Daniel Goddard) a run for his money with Lily (Christel Khalil) in the romance department?
ANGELICA: Well, you will just have to tune-in and find out. With Redaric, he plays the character of Tyler, and there are a lot of layers that will be explored and his background. He is an artist who is young, hip, who gets social media and marketing, and how to reach out to make people understand the brand and compel them to get on board with things that are happening with Newman or Jabot.
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So right now, we are all left wondering who of the group here is going to turn out to be a Genoa City bad boy? And on that note, would you much prefer to play bad than playing a good guy on a soap?
LAMON: I would welcome the bad side for sure. I like playing bad characters, and as you said it’s more fun and you get to play more.
MARCO: Bad is always more fun to be as an actor.
REDARIC: You would think initially looking at Tyler he is a bad guy, because he comes in like a bull in a china shop. But I think deep down he is a good guy and he has good intentions. However, girls like the bad boys! (Laughs)
Lamon, you have an extremely interesting background in that your other job (other than modeling and acting) is that you work with animals as a tech in an animal hospital! How did that begin for you? You must be a serious dog lover! And everyone knows, man’s best friend is his four-legged friend!
LAMON: I was up in the bay area and close to ten years ago I was looking for a job. I have always, always loved dogs. I called over to animal hospital and they said they were hiring and could I come over? So, I became the “poop guy”. I was in there cleaning up poop in cages. But I was lucky enough to find really cool doctors who taught me the ropes. I eventually became qualified to be with doctors in surgery, assisting them and doing lab work and drawing blood, and giving vaccines.
So Lamon, what is your favorite kind of dog?
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LAMON: My favorite kind of dog would be my dog, a bull terrier named “Jolie”, after Angelina Jolie! (Laughs) I have now actually been working on-call since I have been modeling and working in television, and so they were nice enough to say, “Whenever you are available, we will give you a call,” and it’s been working out great. I have not quit and hopefully they won’t fire me!
Angelica, what can you reveal to us about who Mason is?
ANGELICA: With Mason, you will definitely see him crossing paths with Victor and Jack and we are going to take you on a journey. You are not going to find out everything on the surface with Mason.
Lamon, we know in your first scenes you got to work with Daytime Emmy winner and powerhouse actress Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, Y&R). What was that like? Was it a bit intimating for you?
LAMON: She was awesome and my first scene was with her. I was super nervous. Michelle had a lot of dialog in our first scene together and so she was nervous as well. And, I won’t lie … her being nervous was like for me, “Yes, someone else is nervous besides me!” So in a way, that helped me out a lot to make me feel more comfortable.
So soapers, now that you learned a bit more about Redaric, Lamon, and Marco, what actor and character are you looking forward to following the most as they cross paths with the citizens of Genoa City? Perhaps … all the guys? Let us know!
Remember too many Newbies never works, but Happy that Marco (Carmine) is staying (I met him in 2007). I also like seeing Serricchio back in Daytime.
To be quite honest, none of these guys do anything for me. I’m not one for men with mega-abs. Hopefully they won’t clog up too much of the airtime that should be used for other characters.
Very interested
Well I’m not against new characters on the show because the established characters need new interactions to keep them interesting. So I guess it depends if these new characters are being use for that purpose or if they are taking over air from established characters,pushing them out. I don’t really care if they are hunks or not, but since this show is trying to get that 18-34 crowd to watch- good looking never hurts. But in the end whatever reason they are there, it will be good storytelling that will keep this viewer interest, so for me I am reserving judgement until I see how these characters stories unfold.
“And as far as Ignacio Serricchio, one thing I will say is being a Latin woman myself; I really wanted to see some Latin characters brought to the canvas.”
What was wrong with the already Latin character they have with RAFE? Rafe has been on recurring for a while now and I am positive they could have found story for him – maybe take over Heather’s job?
I think Rafe went fishing with Murphy one weekend and the two haven’t been seen since. I hope they will be very happy together. LOL.
That’s a good point, Mary SF. Whenever anyone “leaves” they just don’t get written for anymore. No onscreen goodbye parties. It is the OFFICE SPACE of soap operas these days. They fixed the glitch in payroll now too.
I am NOT solely interested in gorgeous faces, ripped abs & well-developed pecs when I look at a soap. First of all, I hope they are good actors who can attract and Hold the attention of the audience. Nice to look at great looking actors but there has to be more to them than looks. Pretty faces & ripped bodies have passed thru Y&R before; but they made little impact on the audience.I want to see some good storytelling so these guys need to be involved in well-written storylines that show off their talents.. Otherwise, audience members like me are not that interested. And I hope they are given adequate screen time to contribute to the show. I want Y&R to improve and appeal to the audience again,so I want these guys to succeed. I wish them well.
Good to see diverse characters on the show; but Y&R does not write for, invest genuine or realistic stories for them, or use the ones already employed. So I hope the policies on screen time changes for all the characters we hardly ever see so that new HUNKS get adequate screen time & support to strut their stuff. Y&R needs balance in their storyline rotations presented on screen.
Will wait and see.
There ok I just do not want them taking up good air time that could go to others I want to see like the Winters – Ashby Family who need more air time as a whole on Y&R
Y&R does not need these characters, and we don’t want them. There’s no reason to create new characters just to have a quota. Focus on core and classic Y&R, not pandering to demo groups.
“There’s no reason to create new characters just to have a quota”
Well since the world is changing and the 50’s mentality is long gone, I say THANK GOD for quota’s & demo groups.
Wish newbies well but w/out meaningful s/l, don’t see their purpose. Soap fans need and want meaningful s/ls – to offer only eye candy is insulting. And let them stand on their own merit, Shemar has come & gone; he cannot duplicated.
Waiting for this show to get back to the Bell era. Draw us in with well written stories;all else will fall in line.
McDaniel’s quotes were rather frank. They were casting a malcolm replacement. Archey and Redaric are definitely of the malcolm mold. They’re lighter skinned and they look like they have mixed racial backgrounds. Lighter skinned and more anglo features are what hollywood prefers for black actors and actresses bec that’s what hollywood defines to be attractive w/c reflects all the racial and even class issues w/ casting among hollywood. But casting more African american chars is a right move for majority of any daytime and primetime soap.
time will tell……………
Give us good story with who you have. Frankly, Angela is boring and I don’t care much for her portrayer so adding fam to the mix does not IMO bode well. Lane is boring too. As is the whole Winters’ fam. I guess they’re trying to give us eye candy, but without story and good acting, it won’t work. I also need a purpose for these characters, rather than just dumping then on-screen. I’m not too interested in them beefing up the Jabot storyline or wherever Neil is working now, because it is so slow and yawnsville. I get tired of watching people at work. I do that 8 hours a day. Don’t want to see more of it.
There’s nothing boring about the Winters family, Angela or Lane, I’d rather watch them then the crazy, slutty, disgusting antics of Phyllis, Sharon, Victor, Nicholas & Nikki, Gross!!!.
I want Jack to destroy Victor and win for a change, I love them both.
I love all the new people on the show, the show is more interesting with new people and new stories. i wish they would keep Rafe,around and find him a boyfriend. I love the new Noah, and looking to see a great story for him,
if anyone should have trust issues between cane and lily it should be lily with that conniving bitch chelsea, bc i bet shell try to get cane to go after her and help her raise her unborn child shes carrying from adam, PLEASE DONT BREAK UP ONE OF MY FAVE COUPLES LILY AND CANE
Do not like any of the new characters with the exception of Steve Burton’s character (the main reason I’m watching Y&R daily again). Wouldn’t mind seeing Avery leave town. I’m Team Sharon/Nick, I like the recasts of Summer and Noah. The Lily/Cane storyline is boring. Send them to the European offices.
General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Steve Burton Shares Reaction to His Lead Actor Daytime Emmy Nomination, ‘It Was to Honor Leslie Charleson’
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations kicked-off on Monday with the announcements of four major categories including, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actor, and among the nominees is General Hospital’s Steve Burton (Jason Morgan).
Burton is already a two-time Daytime Emmy winner in the Supporting Actor category for his roles as GH’s Jason and his turn as Dylan McAvoy on Y&R. However, Steve is yet to win in the Lead Actor category and he has received 11 nominations along the way in his daytime career.
Following the reveal that he is a 2026 Daytime Emmy nominee, he and his GH co-star, podcast co-host and comedy show partner, Bradford Anderson (Spinelli) taped a special edition of their That’s Awesome podcast just featuring Burton’s reaction to the news.
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FOR LESLIE CHARLESON
Steve expressed, “I know it’s such a cliche to say, ‘I’m just so honored to be nominated.’ But truly, I’m so grateful to be nominated, so grateful to just be on the show off and on for 30 plus years and to be nominated with the guys in my category. Just to get the opportunity. Frank (Valentini, executive producer, GH) texted me right away. I was just like, ‘Thank you for the opportunity to get to do what I do.'”
Taking in the moment, Burton thanked those who helped him select the material for his nominated reel. “Unless you win, you don’t get to say things. So. I’m going just say a few things: Elizabeth Korte (co-head writer, GH) helped me a lot with the material, (as did) Michelle Henry, who’s a producer on the show, Laura Wright (Carly, GH), and then my wife Michelle (Lundstrom). I believe it was Jill Phelps who told me that when A Martinez felt like he had a great show or great scenes, he would mark it down. So, when Emmy time comes, you have all the show numbers written down, and you don’t have to think about it, because that’s half the battle (finding the material).
Burton explained how meaningful this nomination is for him, because of playing the scenes of Jason losing Monica, and his closeness with the late, great Leslie Charleson.
“The nomination’s an amazing thing, and it’s beautiful, but really it’s to honor Leslie Charleson. A lot of my material was because of her, and how I started on the show as a Quartermaine, it just means a ton,” shared Burton. “Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH) has obviously has been instrumental, and I’ve said it from day one and I’ll shout it from the rooftops. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here, and to be working with the people that we work with is incredible.”
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SHOULD JOHN OLIVER BE NAMED HOST OF THE DAYTIME EMMYS?
During the end of his conversation with Anderson, Steve suggested that the host of the Daytime Emmy should be Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver, who recently guest starred as the head of the WSB named Z on General Hospital, and is soon to show up on Days of Our Lives in a mystery role in August.
Thus far, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has not revealed their host for the upcoming ceremony to be held on October 30 in a venue to be named in Hollywood, California.
You can watch Steve sharing his reaction to receiving his 2026 Lead Actor Daytime Emmy nomination below on a special segment on the That’s Awesome podcast.
Now let us know, are you glad that Steve chose scenes surrounding Jason mourning the loss of the woman that raised him, Monica Quartermaine for his Emmy reel? What do you think of John Oliver as a suggestion to host the Daytime Emmys? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
Monday on Entertainment Tonight, the second set of nominations for the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced which included the highly-coveted Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actress and Outstanding Daytime Talk Series.
ET followed suit after Extra announced the nominees, as previously reported, in the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actor and Outstanding Daytime Talk Host.
Now, five leading ladies of the soaps are vying for the gold for Lead Actress and the category marked the first-ever nominations for CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates when two actresses made the final cut. Only General Hospital is not represented among the actresses this year after Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) took home the trophy last year.
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THE FIVE LEADING LADIES OF THE SOAPS ARE …
The 2026 Lead Actress nominees are: Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives, Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates, Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless, Heather Tom (Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Beyond the Gates.
This marks the first Daytime Emmy nominations for Karla Mosley and Tamara Tunie. In addition, this marks the first-time in her career that Stacy Haiduk had received a Lead Actress nod after two Supporting Actress nominations.
Meanwhile, Michelle Stafford had previously won 3 Emmys – 2 for Lead Actress and 1 for Supporting, but this recognition makes it her 11th overall nomination.
Heather Tom currently is tied for the most all-time Daytime Emmy wins with One Life to Live alum and General Hospital guest star, Erika Slezak. The B&B star has 19 nominations throughout her career.
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DAYTIME TALK SERIES
In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series category, the nominees are: 3rd Hour of Today, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Live with Kelly and Mark, Today with Jenna and Friends and The View.
“We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television,” NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement on the nominations. “As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
The rest of the nominations will be revealed tomorrow on Tuesday July 14 starting on The View and then the full list of nominees in both the main and creative arts will be released by NATAS. The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are slated for October 30th in Hollywood, California.
So, what do you think about the women who are vying for the Lead Actress Daytime Emmy? Happy with who got in? Who do you feel got snubbed? What do you think of the nominees for Daytime Talk Series? Weigh-in via the comment section.
General Hospital
‘General Hospital’ Marks Unprecedented 16,000th Episode Milestone with New Cast Photo
Today’s Monday, July 13 episode of General Hospital marks it 16,000 episode to air on the ABC television network. It is a remarkable milestone. The previous television record was held by Guiding Light which clocked in at 15,762 episodes before it went off the air on CBS in 2009.
To mark the occasion, the cast, crew and creative team of General Hospital celebrated with a cake-cutting ceremony on the Prospect Studios lot in Los Angeles back on Monday, June 1, 2026.
In addition, GH has released a new cast photo taken the day of the on set celebration. Pictured in the photo are front row: Rory Gibson, Finn Carr, Kayden Brenna Tokarski, Asher Antonyzyn, Giovanni Mazza, Braedyn Bruner, Dean Geyer and Nathan Dean.
Featured in the back row are: Tabyana Ali, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, Kristen Vaganos, Rebecca Herbst, Dominic Zamprogna, Alexa Havins, Cameron Mathison, Brooke Kerr, Cynthia Watros, Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Jane Elliot, Maurice Benard, Laura Wright, Maura West, Donnell Turner, Nancy Lee Grahn, Tanisha Harper, Kelly Thiebaud, Kristina Wagner, Lynn Herring, Chris McKenna, Katelyn MacMullen and Sawandi Wilson.
In addition, the official GH social media handles shared these sentiments along with some other photos from the cake cutting: “Today’s episode of General Hospital is the 16,000th produced since the show’s inception in 1963. It’s a milestone we couldn’t let pass by without taking some time to celebrate as a family (and, of course… eating some cake). 🍰 We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did making it.”
WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON THE 16,000th Episode?
The 16,000th episode will feature Jason Morgan returning to the town of Port Charles, Anna and Valentin (James Patrick Stewart) reuniting, and a new surgeon, Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) joining the staff of ‘General Hospital.’
GENERAL HOSPITAL HOLDS SEVERAL RECORDS
Now in its 64th year, Emmy Award-winning daytime drama General Hospital is currently both the longest-running scripted American drama and the longest-running American soap opera currently in production.
General Hospital holds the record for the most Outstanding Daytime Drama award wins, taking home the prestigious Daytime Emmy Award a record 18 times. Will they do it again and make it 19 in 2026? Stay tuned for the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations tomorrow on Tuesday, July 14 to find out if GH will be going for gold in the category, once again.
The ABC daytime drama series was created by Frank and Doris Hursley and premiered back on April 1, 1963. Frank Valentini is the current executive producer with Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten are the show’s co-head writers.
General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC and streams on Hulu.
What do you think of the new cast photo marking General Hospital’s 16000th episode? What do you think of the accomplishment to have that many episodes of a television show and its still thriving and kicking? Share your thoughts and congrats for everyone in front of the camera and behind the scenes on this milestone airing.
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