Adam young and the restless

Fictional character from The Young and the Restless

Not to be confused with Adam Neumann.

Soap opera character

Adam Newman is a fictional character from The Young and the Restless, a soap opera on the CBS network.

Adam was created by William J. Bell as the son of Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Hope Wilson (Signy Coleman) and was introduced on April 24, 1995. Adam left town two years after his birth and was raised in Kansas by his mother, growing up without knowing that Victor is his father.

In 2008, Chris Engen began portraying Adam as an adult.

Mark grossman leaving young and restless

After a year in the role, Engen announced his exit from The Young and the Restless because of objections over his storyline, and Michael Muhney was recast in the role. Controversy arose two weeks after Muhney's debut when Adam seduced male character Rafe Torres (Yani Gellman).

The media accused Engen of homophobia, but the actor dispelled these rumors, saying he was unhappy with his storyline long before the homos