Greg Rikaart

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Greg Rikaart

Born	Gregory Andrew Rikaart (1977-02-26) February 26, 1977 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Gregory Andrew "Greg" Rikaart (born February 26, 1977)^[1] is an American actor, currently on the cast of the soap opera The Young and the Restless, playing Kevin Fisher since July 2003.

Personal life

Rikaart was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up on Staten Island, New York. He graduated with honors from Villanova University in Pennsylvania. He has a sister, Keri, and two nephews, Nicholas and Luca.^[1] While in college, he spent a semester in Washington, D.C., as an intern for a congressman on Capitol Hill.

In June 2013, Rikaart revealed that he is in a committed relationship with writer Robert Sudduth.^[1]^[2] Rikaart posted a photograph of himself with his boyfriend, with the caption "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.^[3]

Roles

Series	Role	Year	Notes
Felicity	Art Student	1999	(episode: "Portraits")
Strong Medicine	Traylor	2000	(episode: "BRCA2")
Gilmore Girls	Kid #4	2000	(episode: "Rory's Birthday Parties")
Grounded for Life	Jason	2001	(episode: "Dream on")
That's Life	Waiter	2001	(episode: "Sex in the Suburbs")
As If	Josh	2002	(episode: "Alex's POV")
Dawson's Creek	David	2002 – 2003	(7 episodes)
Prey for Rock & Roll	Scott	2003
X2	Museum Teenager #2	2003
Fake Stacy	Josh Patterson	2003
The Young and the Restless	Kevin Fisher	July 2003–present
The Closer	Craig Sherman	2005	(episode: "L.A. Woman")
Wannabe	Trevor FYI	2005
CSI: Miami	Scott LeBrock	2007	(episode: "Chain Reaction")
Imaginary Bitches	Mark	2008	(episode: "It's Totally What You Think")
Seeds	Paul	2009

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actor (2005)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actor (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actor (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Stairway to Kevin". Soap Opera Digest. June 24, 2013. p. 37.
↑ "Y&R's Greg Rikaart Comes Out On Twitter". June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
↑ Letting Twitter photo tell the story, soap star Greg Rikaart comes out publicly as gay

External links

v t e Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2000–2009)

Shemar Moore, The Young and the Restless (2000) Michael E. Knight, All My Children (2001) Josh Duhamel, All My Children (2002) Benjamin Hendrickson, As the World Turns (2003) Rick Hearst, General Hospital (2004) Greg Rikaart, The Young and the Restless (2005) Jordan Clarke, Guiding Light (2006) Rick Hearst, General Hospital (2007) Kristoff St. John, The Young and the Restless (2008) Jeff Branson, Guiding Light and Vincent Irizarry, All My Children (tie, 2009)

Complete list (1979–1989) (1990–1999) (2000–2009) (2010–2019)

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Name	Rikaart, Greg
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	February 26, 1977
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death

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