Greg Rikaart Explained

Greg Rikaart
Birth Name:Gregory Andrew Rikaart
Birth Date:26 February 1977
Birth Place:New York, New York, U.S.
Alma Mater:Villanova University
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1999–present
Children:1

Gregory Andrew Rikaart (born February 26, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Kevin Fisher on the television soap opera The Young and the Restless since 2003, and also playing Leo Stark on Days Of Our Lives.

Rikaart has received six nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and won once in 2005.

Early life

Rikaart was born and raised in New York City; born in Brooklyn and raised in Staten Island. He graduated with honors from Villanova University in Pennsylvania. He has a sister, Keri. While in college, he spent a semester in Washington, D.C., as an intern for a congressman on Capitol Hill.

Career

Rikaart is best known for his role as Kevin Fisher on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, which he originated in 2003.[1] In May 2017, Rikaart confirmed earlier reports that he would be exiting the soap with his last taping date to be the following month.[2] However, on August 3, the official Twitter account for The Young and the Restless confirmed Rikaart was back taping.[3] In September, Entertainment Weekly reported that Rikaart was back for a 2-week stint.[4]

Personal life

In June 2013, Rikaart revealed that he was in a committed relationship with writer Robert Sudduth.[5] [6] Rikaart posted a photograph with his boyfriend captioned, "Not getting married anytime soon, but celebrating #equality tonight nonetheless", in response to the 2013 United States Supreme Court decisions in favor of same-sex marriage equality.[6]

Rikaart and Sudduth married in Maui, Hawaii, on May 9, 2015.[7] [8] Their first child, a son named Montgomery, was born June 12, 2016, via surrogacy.[9] [10]

Filmography

Year Series Role Notes
1999 Felicity Art Student Episode: "Portraits"
2000 Strong Medicine Traylor Episode: "BRCA2"
2000 Gilmore Girls Kid #4 Episode: "Rory's Birthday Parties"
2001 Grounded for LifeJason Episode: "Dream on"
2001 That's Life Waiter Episode: "Sex in the Suburbs"
2002 As IfJosh Episode: "Alex's POV"
2002–2003 Dawson's Creek David Recurring role, 7 episodes
2003 Prey for Rock & Roll Scott Movie
2003 X2 Museum Teenager #2 Movie
2003 Fake Stacy Josh Patterson Short
2003–present The Young and the Restless Series regular (2003–2017)
Recurring role (2017–present)
2005 The Closer Craig Sherman Episode: "L.A. Woman"
2005 Wannabe Trevor FYI Movie
2007 Scott LeBrock Episode: "Chain Reaction"
2008 Imaginary Bitches Mark Episode: "It's Totally What You Think"
2009 Seeds Paul Short
2013 Bones Jeffrey Baxter Episode: "The Cheat in the Retreat"
2013 Four Brothers. Or Three. Wait ... Three. Greg Short
2015 Major Crimes[11] Bobby G. Monroe Season 4, episodes 4, 13, 16 & 17 [12]
2018–2020; 2022–present Days of Our Lives Leo Stark Contract role; Guest (2020)
2021 Leo Stark Limited series
2021 Leo Stark Movie

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations for Greg Rikaart
Year AwardCategoryWorkResult
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the Restless
Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Younger Lead ActorThe Young and the Restless
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the Restless
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the Restless
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the Restless
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding New Approaches - (Daytime Entertainment)
Imaginary Bitches
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the Restless
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesDays of Our Lives

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greg Rikaart Leaving Y&R. Tvline.com. Ausiello, Michael. May 4, 2017. May 6, 2017.
  2. Web site: Greg Rikaart Leaving The Young and the Restless. Tvline.com. Ausiello, Michael. May 4, 2017. May 6, 2017.
  3. Web site: Reunited and It Feels So Good. Twitter.com. August 3, 2017. September 4, 2017.
  4. Young and the Restless Surprise!! Greg Rikaart Returning. EW.com. Rice, Lynette. September 13, 2017. September 13, 2017.
  5. "Stairway to Kevin". Soap Opera Digest. June 24, 2013. p. 37.
  6. Web site: Y&R's Greg Rikaart Comes Out On Twitter. Soap Opera Digest . August 26, 2015. June 29, 2013.
  7. Web site: Y&R's Greg Rikaart Ties The Knot With Television Writer Robert Sudduth!. News - Soap Buzz. Fairman. Michael. August 26, 2015. May 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150513214204/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/yrs-greg-rikaart-ties-the-knot-with-television-writer-robert-sudduth/2015/05/13/. May 13, 2015. dead.
  8. Web site: Young and the Restless Star Greg Rikaart Marries Longtime Boyfriend Robert Sudduth!. E! Online . Harrison . Lilly. August 26, 2015. May 15, 2015.
  9. News: SOD. Y&R STAR WELCOMES SON. June 13, 2016. Soap Opera Digest. American Media, inc.. June 13, 2016. United States.
  10. Web site: Greg Rikaart Welcomes Son Montgomery Argo. People.com.. Juneau, June. June 14, 2016. June 24, 2016.
  11. Web site: Major Crimes Books Young and RestlessVet Greg Rikaart for Pivotal Arc. TVLine. Ausiello. Michael. August 28, 2015. August 24, 2015.
  12. Web site: Greg Rikaart. IMDb.