“The Bold and the Beautiful” actor Jacob Young who plays Rick Forrester on the popular NBC daytime soap is celebrating a birthday today. (September 10) Jacob is 36-years-old today and in celebration of his birthday we decided to list 10 things you need to know about Jacob!
Enjoy the list and make sure to head over to Jacob’s twitter, RIGHT HERE and wish him Happy Birthday!
- Jacob’s full name is Jacob Wayne Young. Jacob’s mother was a huge Wayne Newton fan and that is where his middle name comes from.
- Jacob was a Nationally ranked wrestler in high school.
- In 2001 Jacob was named the “Sexiest Soap Star” by People Magazine.
- Not only is Jacob and actor but he is a talented singer who released a self-titled CD in 2001.
- In 2006 Jacob was on Broadway in Beauty & The Beast, he played Lumiere.
- Jacob has been married to Christen Steward since 2007.
- In 2000 Jacob took over the role of Lucky from Jonathan Jackson. He won the “Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series” Daytime Emmy in 2002 for the role.
- Jacob has one older brother and two sisters.
- Jacob has played Rick Forrester on B&B since 1997 with breaks in between.
- Jacob has one daughter and one son.
Happy Birthday Jacob!
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Annemarie LeBlancAnnemarie - is a former University Professeur and the Owner/Editor of The MLRP Media Group which represents a family of 7 leading edge blogs, which together encompass the full range of entertainment, pop culture, travel, parenting and lifestyle reporting. Annemarie love Soaps and is an avid fan of General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. She has been watching soaps for as long as she can remember.
