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The Bold and The Beautiul Cast Bio
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 DREW TYLER BELL (Thomas Forrester) Drew Tyler Bell stars as Thomas Forrester, the teenage son of Ridge Forrester and Taylor Hayes Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Bell was born in Indiana and spent the majority of his childhood in Ohio. His natural ability to entertain found an outlet in theatre, song and dance. After participating in many theatre productions and dance troupes, he decided to pursue a career in Hollywood. His initial months were spent auditioning and making a name for himself.
He has made various television appearances, most notably the television series Jake 2.0. Drew also made his feature film debut in Jeepers Creepers 2, which was released in August of 2003. In addition, he recently completed the independent film State’s Evidence that has been submitted to the Sundance Film Festival.
In his free time, Drew enjoys practicing his two main passions of music and dance. He enjoys singing as well as playing a variety of musical instruments including guitar, violin and piano (which he is classically trained in). His dance training is extensive and he is accomplished in ballet, jazz, hip-hop and tap. Currently he is a member of the Los Angeles tap troupe “Tap Sound Underground.” Drew also enjoys taking time to participate in recreational activities such as soccer, basketball, baseball, ski and snow skiing.
Drew lives in Burbank and celebrates his birthday on January 29. He is 5’11 and has brown hair and hazel eyes.
WILLIAM deVRY (Storm Logan) William deVry plays Storm Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Nominated in 2004 for a Daytime Emmy® in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance on All My Children, deVry's other credits include The Lost World, Outer Limits, Dead Man's Gun, Nash Bridges, First Wave, Poltergeist: The Legacy as well as the hit series Beggars & Choosers (portrayed Brent Callus) and Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict (portrayed Joshua Doors).
Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, deVry comes from a long lineage of athletes and entrepreneurs. His father lettered in several sports in college and his maternal grandmother held 26 world records in track and field. His paternal great-grandfather, Herman deVry, invented the first portable motion picture projector and founded Devry University and is referenced in the history books as "The Father of Visual Education."
An avid collector of art and connoisseur of fashion and architecture, deVry divides his time between his homes in California, Florida, and Vancouver, Canada.
deVry celebrates his birthday on April 20th.
LESLEY-ANNE DOWN (Jacqueline Payne Marone) Lesley-Anne Down plays the radiant Jacqueline Payne Marone on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Lesley-Anne was born and raised in London, England. With the help of her father, she began modeling at age 10, acting in commercials, and winning several beauty contests. By the time she was 15, Lesley had completed four films and was voted "Britain's Most Beautiful Teenager."
Down first gained international popularity as Georgina Worsley in the British series "Upstairs, Downstairs," which became a hit on PBS in the U.S.
Lesley-Anne has starred in numerous feature films, including A Little Night Music, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, The Betsy, The Great Train Robbery, Hanover Street, Rough Cut and Sphinx. She starred in the television movies The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Indiscreet and Arch of Triumph and in the mini-series The Last Days of Pompeii and North and South, as well as its two sequels.
Down also appeared for six episodes as Stephanie Rogers in the primetime television series Dallas, on CBS. Her previous daytime experience includes roles as Olivia Richards in Sunset Beach and Lady Sheraton in Days of Our Lives. On stage, Lesley-Anne has appeared in Hamlet and a musical version of Great Expectations.
In the course of her career, Lesley-Anne has earned Golden Globe nominations, German Bravo Awards, the British Best Actress Award and the covers of numerous publications throughout the world, including "Life" Magazine.
Lesley-Anne met her husband Don Fauntleroy while filming North and South. They live in Malibu, California with their five year-old son George-Edward. She also has a twenty year-old son, Jack, from her earlier marriage to director William Friedkin and two step-children, Season and Juliana, from Don's previous marriage. When she's not on the set, Lesley-Anne prefers to spend her free time with her children and animals. She has an extensive collection of Victorian children's books, which she has collected since age 15.
Lesley-Anne is 5'5" tall, with brown hair and blue eyes. She celebrates her birthday on St. Patrick's Day, March 17.
SUSAN FLANNERY (Stephanie Forrester) Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning motion picture and television star and DGA nominee Susan Flannery portrays Stephanie Forrester, the strong-willed, manipulative, but fiercely protective matriarch of the Forrester fashion dynasty on The Bold and the Beautiful. She has played this role since the premiere of B&B, and won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in 2000, 2002 and 2003. She was nominated in the same category in 2001 and 2005.
Born and raised in New York, Susan received her BFA in Theater at Stevens College in Missouri and attended graduate school at Arizona State before arriving in Hollywood. Discovered by producer Irwin Allen, Susan made her television debut in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and shortly thereafter was offered the role of Dr. Laura Horton on Days of Our Lives, a role which won her an Emmy award during her eight year stint.
Susan was cast as Robert Wagner's secretary and lover in Allen's epic disaster film The Towering Inferno. Her performance won her a Golden Globe Award for "Outstanding Acting Debut in a Motion Picture."
Susan also received an Emmy nomination for her starring role in the NBC mini-series The Moneychangers, opposite Kirk Douglas, a nd appeared in the television movies Women in White and Anatomy of a Seduction. In 1981, she did a 10-week stint as a devious, high-powered public relations consultant in conflict with J.R. Ewing on Dallas.
Off-screen, Susan produced the cable soap opera New Day in Eden with Michael Jaffe. She is a licensed pilot and a gourmet cook. In addition, she serves as a regular director on B&B, and in 1995 was nominated for a Directors Guild Award.
 JENNIFER GAREIS (Donna Logan) Jennifer Gareis stars as Donna Logan, the younger sister of Brooke Logan Forrester Marone on The Bold and theBeautiful.
Gareis is well-known for her role as Grace Turner on CBS's The Young and the Restless from 1999 to 2002 and then again in 2004. Her other credits include Luckytown, The 6th Day, Venus on the Halfshell, Miss Congeniality and the short film Honking Cab.
Before launching her acting career, Gareis worked in New York as a model, appearing on the pages of leading publications like Glamour, Fitness, Esquire and Women's Wear Daily. Gareis is originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and attended Franklin & Marshall College in her hometown, earning a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She is currently enrolled at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California working on her MBA
Gareis celebrates her birthday on August 1st.
 EILEEN DAVIDSON (Ashley Abbott)
Eileen Davidson stars as Ashley Abbott on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Davidson originated the role of Jabot Cosmetics Executive Ashley Abbott, which was created by the late William J. Bell for The Young and the Restless, in 1982. She departed the show in 1989 and returned in 1999 where she remained a central character until late last year.
In 1998, she made daytime television history for portraying five characters at one time on Days of our Lives. Davidson also portrayed Kelly Capwell on the daytime series Santa Barbara and starred in the primetime television series Broken Badges and the telefilm Sharing Richard with Ed Marinaro.
Her feature film credits include starring roles in Eternity with Jon Voight and Armande Assante, and Easy Wheels with Paul LeMat. She also starred in The House on Sorority Row.
A Southern California native, Davidson lives in Los Angeles with her husband Vincent Van Patten, her son Jesse; and two stepsons, Duke and Vinny. When she is not working, she surfs, snow skis, and scuba dives. She also plays piano, paints, and enjoys writing.

 WINSOR HARMON (Thorne Forrester) Winsor Harmon stars as Thorne Forrester, the strong-willed, youngest son of Eric and Stephanie, on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Before assuming the role of Thorne, Winsor portrayed Del Henry on All My Children. Prior to his AMC stint, Winsor traveled extensively throughout Europe where he filmed numerous commercials, which included "The Marlboro Man."
Born in Crowley, Louisiana, at "the exact moment that John F. Kennedy was assassinated," Winsor grew up in Rockwall, Texas and attended Texas A&M (Agricultural and Mechanical University) on a football scholarship.
His hobbies include most sports, riding motorcycles, martial arts, writing, and singing country music.
Winsor celebrates his birthday on November 22. He stands 6' 0" and has blond hair and brown eyes.
 ASHLEY JONES (Bridget Forrester) Ashley Jones joined the cast of B&B as Bridget Forrester in November 2004.
Jones worked steadily since her last daytime role as Megan Dennison on The Young and the Restless for which she was nominated for two consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards as "Outstanding Younger Actress." She completed four films, including the comedy Old School with Luke Wilson and Will Farrell. She also appears in the comedy Extreme Dating, which arrives in theatres soon. On television since leaving Y&R, she has guest starred on Strong Medicine, 7th Heaven, The District, Without A Trace, and recurred on For the People opposite Leah Thompson. Most recently, Jones enjoyed playing Beth Flaherty on Crossing Jordan with B&B's former Bridget, Jennifer Finnigan.
Jones also found time to go back to the stage in the 2003 comedy "Writer's Block."
While portraying Megan on Y&R, Jones earned her BA degree at Pepperdine University, studying both here in Malibu, and in Florence, Italy. Before moving to California to attend school, Jones acted in Texas, where she was raised, doing theatre, television movies, and commercials.
Personally, Jones is happily married with her new husband, writer Noah Nelson, whom she met when she was only 15 while filming the CBS miniseries, The Fire Next Time.
She greatly misses her family in Texas, but often sees her in-laws that live nearby. Jones recently resumed a childhood passion of playing the violin. Other interests include hiking with her dogs, and writing.
 LESLI KAY (Felicia Forrester) Lesli Kay joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful in 2005 in the role of the rebellious Felicia Forrester, the daughter of Eric and Stephanie Forrester. Kay, whose character is ill with cancer, made one of the most daring moves in daytime history in the Spring of 2006, shaving her head in order to keep her character true to life. Her hair was donated to Locks of Love, an organization dedicated to providing wigs to cancer-stricken children solely from donated hair.
Kay, whose first daytime roles were on Loving, One Life to Live and Ryan's Hope, is perhaps best known as Molly Conlan McKinnon on As the World Turns, a role for which she won a Best Supporting Actress Emmy® in 2001. After eight years as Molly, Kay relocated to Los Angeles and took on the role of Lois Cerullo Ashton on General Hospital. Kay's other credits include the films When Harry Met Sally and Ghost as well as lead guest star roles in prime-time television, most recently on CSI: New York.
Kay lives in Los Angeles with her husband Keith Coulouris and her two sons, Jackson and Alec. Her birthday is June 13.
 KATHERINE KELLY LANG (Brooke Forrester Marone) Katherine Kelly Lang stars as Brooke Forrester Marone, a beautiful young chemist from California's San Fernando Valley, whose life aspiration is to rise above her blue collar roots. With ambition and beauty, her life has become intertwined with the Forrester family on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Katherine is one of the four original cast members, originating the role of Brooke Logan, whose life on the show has been a roller coaster of unrequited love since 1987. Brooke has emerged as the show's quintessential heroine, always in turmoil, and until recently, forever chasing after Ridge Forrester.
Katherine is one of three children in a show business family. Her parents are Keith Wegeman, an Olympic long-jump skier who went on to play television's Jolly Green Giant, and Judith Lang, a film, television and commercial actress. Her grandfather was Charles Lang, a famed motion picture cinematographer.
Katherine graduated from Beverly Hills High School where she concentrated more on becoming a jockey or training for the Olympics than studying to be an actress. She took only a few drama classes in school, but fate guided her into her acting career. It began on the set of Skate Town USA when the producers took one look at Katherine and cast her as the lead's girlfriend. She signed with an agent and soon she was appearing on Happy Days, Masquerade, Magnum P.I. and several Last Precinct shows. Katherine also appeared in the Showtime miniseries Training Camp...First and Ten.
Katherine's first taste of daytime came when she was cast as Gretchen on The Young and the Restless. She also appeared in Discovery Bay produced by former daytimer Ellen Wheeler and co-starring Tom Eplin (who now plays Jake on As the World Turns). Not one to leave any genre untried, Katherine also starred in a horror film, The Nightstalker, which received very favorable reviews. Katherine has been featured in the film, Mr. Boogedy, for the Disney Channel, in the feature Til the End of the Night, and in all of the Beach Boys' music videos epitomizing her as the modern California Girl!
Katherine guest starred in several episodes of the syndicated series Lonesome Dove, where she played a tough gunslinger determined to avenge her brother's murder. Katherine also appeared in the original Showtime movie Flashframe, co-starring Ian Ziering.
Katherine loves sports and the outdoors. On any given weekend you may find her playing tennis, wind surfing, mountain bike riding or horseback riding. She owns several horses and competes in 25-mile and 50-mile cross-country endurance races. Katherine, at the very special invitation of the Sheik of Qatar, placed third in the International Desert Marathon in 1996. She competes throughout Southern California in races sponsored by the American Federation of Endurance Racing. She also jogs, takes dance classes (ballet and jazz) and studies voice. In her spare time Katherine pursues international modeling and commercial assignments throughout Europe.
Katherine received a nomination in 1990 for Outstanding Heroine for the Soap Opera Digest Awards and has received two consecutive M.V.P. Awards, given by Soap Opera Update magazine.
Katherine resides in California with her two sons, Jeremy and Julian, husband Alex D'Andrea and daughter Zoe Katrina, born on Mother's Day.
 KYLE LOWDER (Rick Forrester)
Kyle Lowder plays the role of "Rick Forrester," eldest son of Brooke Logan and Eric Forrester, on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Lowder, who received an Emmy® nomination for his role as Brady Black on Days of Our Lives, is a classically trained vocalist, who studied music theory and voice performance with Dr. Renato Mario Vellutino, of Italian opera fame and during his senior year of high school, was accepted into the prestigious All-State Choir, consisting of the top 280 rated singers in the state of New York, at which Lowder received a perfect rating of 100. Lowder continued his musical studies in college as a B.F.A. in the performing arts program at Syracuse University but left in his sophomore year to pursue his acting career. He has continued singing, having performed the National Anthem for Major League Baseball and NBA games at venues including Dodger Stadium and The Staples Center.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Lowder moved to the east coast with his family when he was three years old and grew up in Pleasantville, New York in Westchester County. Lowder was quarterback of the Pleasantville Panthers, All New York State in Track and Field in the 800-meter event and competed in the International High School Track Championships. Prior to accepting his acting roles, Lowder appeared in several national campaigns and runway shows for Abercrombie & Fitch and Speedo. Lowder currently lives in Los Angeles, CA with his wife, actress Arianne Zuker. His birthday is August 27
 MACKENZIE MAUZY (Phoebe Forrester) MacKenzie Mauzy stars as Phoebe Forrester, the daughter of Ridge Forrester and Dr. Taylor Hayes Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Mauzy is best-known for her role on Guiding Light as Elizabeth "Lizzie" Spaulding from 2000 to 2003. Earlier this year she made a guest appearance on CSI: NY in the episode entitled "Stealing Home."
Before launching her acting career on television, Mauzy worked in New York, Virginia and North Carolina in the stage productions of classics such as "A Christmas Carol," "Snow White" and "Macbeth." In 1998 Mauzy won the Anna Wentworth Award for "Best Child Actress" for her role as Annie Warbucks in the production of "Annie" at the Showtimers Theatre in Roanoke, Virginia.
Born in Greensboro, North Carolina and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mauzy recently relocated to Los Angeles from New York City for her role on The Bold and the Beautiful. Her birthday is October 14.

 JOHN McCOOK (Eric Forrester) John McCook's starring roles on stage and screen have defined the image of the romantic leading man in a career encompassing Broadway, primetime television and daytime dramas. Today, he is instantly recognizable to millions of fans as the debonair fashion designer Eric Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. John received his first Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2001.
John's compact disc of romantic love songs titled "John McCook Sings Bold & Beautiful Love Songs" for Arcade Records reached The Top 20 in most leading European record markets.
Discovered by legendary movie mogul Jack Warner while starring as Tony in the New York City Center revival of West Side Story, John was one of the last products of Hollywood's famed studio system and talent development program. He was later signed by Universal Studios as a contract player before being drafted by the U.S. Army for a two-year stint.
John starred in the national tour of Barefoot in the Park with Virginia Mayo followed by the Los Angeles and Las Vegas productions of Mame opposite movie and stage legend Ann Miller. He was then cast as the passionate playboy Lance Prentiss on the then brand new daytime drama, The Young and the Restless. John's potent interpretation of the sensual role of Lance catapulted him to national prominence. His television exposure provided John with the opportunity to return to the musical theater with starring roles in Oklahoma!, The Pirates of Penzance, They're Playing Our Song, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Fiddler on The Roof, Peter Pan and The Man of La Mancha. For Long Beach Civic Light Opera, John starred in Man of La Mancha, 42nd Street and opposite Carol Burnett in From The Top and the Stephen Sondheim revue Putting It Together at the Mark Taper Forum.
John was a series regular on Codename: Foxfire and has made dozens of guest star appearances on such series as L.A. Law, Murder She Wrote, Moonlighting, Newhart, WKRP in Cincinnati, Amazing Stories, Too Close For Comfort, Alice and Three's Company, among many others.
John was a nominee for "Outstanding Supporting Actor" at the 1998 Soap Opera Digest Awards and a recipient of the "M.V.P. Award" from Soap Opera Update magazine for his portrayal of Eric Forrester.
California-born and raised, John attended Long Beach State College long enough to appear in a production of Tea and Sympathy and land a job at Disneyland. He made his professional debut at the San Diego Circle Arts Theatre and then appeared at Melodyland in Guys and Dolls, with Hugh O'Brian and Betty Grable, Firefly with Anne Marie Alberghetti, and Flower Drum Song with Pat Suzuki.
John is married to former television actress Laurette Spang. They have three children - Jake, Becky and Molly. John also has a son, Seth, from a previous marriage
 DANIEL McVICAR (Clarke Garrison) Daniel McVicar joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful in 1987 as ambitious fashion designer Clarke Garrison, a role he played until 1992. He rejoined the series in February 1996. "Clarke Garrison is the classic heel with a heart, a cad with a conscience," jokes McVicar.
Born in Independence, Missouri, Dan grew up in Colorado in a family of twelve children. He became interested in acting while still in high school and at the age of 19 decided to try his luck in California where he enrolled at the California Institute of Arts.
To further expand his repertoire, Dan began working with the Comedy Story Improvisation Troupe. "They were tough gigs," Dan admits, " but the experience was invaluable. You learn timing, composure and self-confidence in your craft." He continued studying with Stella Adler and spent a year at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. During this time, Dan worked at odd jobs and had recurring roles on a variety of television series. "Because I was a big guy with a square jaw, they put me in uniform and had me salute. They were the lead and I was the exposition," Dan recalls.
Dan made his professional debut on The Young and the Restless, after an audition with a monologue from a Eugene O'Neill play and was immediately cast as "one of the boys in the shower." Later, his audition and performance were recalled by the casting director of The Bold and the Beautiful and Dan was called in to read.
During hiatuses from The Bold and the Beautiful, Dan played Rock Hudson in Liz - The Elizabeth Taylor Story, and starred in the films Guardian Angel, Alone in the Woods, A Woman Scorned, Night Eyes III and the comedy The Silence of the Hams. For European television, Dan appeared in the miniseries Woman on the Run, co-starring Gina Lollabrigida. Dan spent six weeks on location in St. Petersberg, speaking only Russian, to star as American astronaut Sam Straiton in Russian filmmaker Dimitrij Astrakhan's The Fourth Planet.
In his spare time, Dan enjoys golfing and jogging, and has even competed in the Los Angeles Marathon. Dan stands 6'4" and has black hair and brown eyes. He celebrates his birthday on June 17.
To find out more about Dan, check out his Web site at: http://danmcvicar.digicities.com.
 HEATHER TOM (Katie Logan)Two-time Emmy® award winning actress Heather Tom plays the role of Katie Logan, younger sister of Brooke (played by Katherine Kelly Lang) and Donna (played by Jennifer Gareis). Her first airdate is August 30, 2007.
Tom played Kelly Cramer on One Life To Live and is probably best known as Victoria on The Young and the Restless.
Heather made her Broadway debut in the Mark Medoff play, "Prymate" in 2004. Heather played the role of Allison, the attractive interpreter with a secret. The play was staged at the Longacre Theatre and also starred Phyllis Freilich, James Naughton and Andre DeShields. Heather will soon be seen in the out of town tryout of "The Secret Letters of Jackie and Marilyn," in the role of Marilyn Monroe. Heather’s Lifetime Movie, The Rivals, aired in 2006.
While only 15 years old, Heather booked the coveted role of Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless. Heather was only 16 when she won an Emmy® award (Best Younger Leading Actress, 1993) for her portrayal of the tempestuous, troubled and oft-married Victoria. In 1999, Heather repeated the honor, winning her second Emmy® award. When the nominations were announced in the spring of 2000, Heather and her brother, David, became the first brother and sister to ever be nominated in the same year at the Daytime Emmys. Since that time, Heather has gone on to become the most nominated actress under the age of 35 in the Television Academy’s history, receiving 8 consecutive Emmy® nominations. In total, Heather has received 11 nominations for an Emmy® award.
In 1997, Heather won Best Younger Leading Actress at the Soap Opera Digest Awards.
Heather’s love for acting and theatre is life long. A commercial actress at the age of two, Heather was dancing with the Seattle Pacific Ballet at age 10. By the time she was 13, Heather and her actor-siblings Nicholle (The Nanny) and David (The Young and the Restless) were ready to break into Hollywood. They made a temporary, trial run move to Los Angeles, found work immediately and turned an out of town tryout into a long running hit.
As a young actress, Heather studied at the Young Actor’s Space, paying for each weekly session with the money she earned working at a local cookie shop. Instantly Heather landed guest appearances on Kid’s Incorporated and Who’s The Boss? She has co-starred in two movies of the week, ABC-TV’s I’ll Take Romance and CBS-TV’s Deadly Whispers and has starred in the feature films Lessie’s Rainbow and Lookin Good. Recently Heather taped an episode of the hit show,Monk.
For Heather, acting is more than playing a part. As she describes it, “the feeling of losing the audience for a moment and truly becoming connected with the scene and the character is absolutely incredible”.
Recognizing that she is fortunate to be not only a beautiful and talented actress but also a working actress, Heather is devoted to helping people who do not have the opportunities or options that she has. In 2003, Heather created Daytime for Planned Parenthood, a committee which promotes a women’s right to choose and have access to the latest in medical care. This committee chairperson position has allowed her the chance to lobby Congress on behalf of Planned Parenthood two years in a row.
In 2004, Heather was a featured speaker at a Democratic National Convention kick off event sponsored by Planned Parenthood and the Feminist Majority. Heather also worked with SheVotes.org to get out the vote in the battleground states.
Heather also works very closely with several AIDS service organizations such as Project Angelfood, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and AIDS Project Los Angeles. She has volunteered in the kitchen at Project Angelfood helping to prepare meals for those who are disabled by AIDS many times as well as appearing and working at fund-raisers for many organizations.
Heather is also very, very politically active and was frequently featured on many political discussion shows, such as Politically Incorrect and Scarborough Country. During the acclaimed run of Politically Incorrect, Heather appeared a record of 5 times, sparring with such heavyweights as Lou Sheldon and Jerry Falwell. On Scarborough Country, Heather had a chance to interview Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez prior to the release of that infamous movie, GIGLI. Heather was also in the running to become a co-host on The View, after two successful appearances in October of 2003.
When she is not on a set, Heather can be found at various Southern California Flea Markets. She and her boyfriend, James Achor, formed Jane Doe Designs and are currently redecorating the star of Without a Trace, Poppy Montgomery’s home in the Pacific Palisades. After the completion of Poppy’s home, Heather and James are already committed to several other homes in the Los Angeles area.
Heather was born on November 4.

 RONN MOSS (Ridge Forrester) Internationally-acclaimed television, film, and recording star Ronn Moss portrays Ridge Forrester, the dynamic young fashion magnate on The Bold and the Beautiful. Ronn has been central to all the main story lines of the daytime drama since its premiere in the spring of 1987.
A native of Los Angeles, Ronn was originally attracted to the rock & roll music field, where beginning at the age of eleven years old, he started learning first the drums, then guitar and electric bass. Even before he was old enough to legally be in clubs and bars, he was singing and playing bass guitar in bands he formed to entertain in hundreds of seedy establishments thoughout the city.
In 1976, Ronn joined creative forces with three fellow musicians to form the musical group "Player." In a spider and cockroach-infested garage in the Hollywood hills, they wrote and rehearsed their music that would soon attract the attention of music impressario Robert Stigwood, who signed them to his RSO Records where they produced the albums "Player" and "Danger Zone." Later, under the Casablanca Records label, they produced the album "Room With A View." Tours followed the release of these albums with such groups as Gino Vanelli, Boz Scaggs, Eric Clapton, Heart and The Little River Band, as well as their own headlining concerts. In the first three weeks of 1978, their single "Baby Come Back" occupied the #1 position on the national pop charts and "Player" was voted to Billboard's honor roll of best new singles artist of 1978.
Ronn has presently teamed up with another original member of "Player," Peter Beckett, and the two have produced their fifth CD as "Player" entitled "Lost in Reality," through River North Records. Peter and Ronn are presently working on their sixth CD. "Lost in Reality" and a compilation "Best of Player" are available through their Web site, RonnMoss.com.
Ronn lives in Hollywood, California and has two daughters.
 HUNTER TYLO (Taylor Hayes Forrester Marone) Hunter Tylo stars as Doctor Taylor Hayes Forrester, a psychiatrist married to Ridge Forrester who often puts the concerns of her patients before her own happiness, on The Bold and the Beautiful.
A former tomboy who broke horses, roped cattle and trained guard dogs, Hunter is widely considered the most beautiful woman on daytime television. She has been featured on the cover of TV Guide as one of the sexiest women in daytime and in People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" in 1993 and 1998. Raised in the Texas countryside, Hunter once spent her allowance on a mail-order alligator and considered becoming a veterinarian. She had to give up a scholarship, however, to raise a child and moved to Dallas to pursue modeling and commercial work. She gained valuable theatrical experience in the plays of Neil Simon and others, and earned her first movie role in the ABC movie-of-the-week License to Kill.
In 1985, Hunter became the street waif Robin McCall for three years on ABC's All My Children. A role on NBC's Days of Our Lives followed, with Tylo playing the wicked Marina Toscano. By joining the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful in 1990, Hunter has now appeared on all three major networks in top daytime dramas.
Hunter has also made guest appearances on such television series as Dallas, The Family Channel's Zorro and more recently Diagnosis Murder and Burke's Law. She starred in the worldwide hit mini-series The Maharaja's Daughter, which was shot in India and Canada. It was during this project that she met her former co-star on B&B Kabir Bedi.
Commercial work has always been plentiful for Tylo, who has represented such companies as Canada Dry, Nissan, Naturalizer and Cover Girl. She has also served as the spokesperson for Pantene.
An accomplished equestrienne bareback rider, Hunter lives in the San Fernando Valley with her husband, actor Michael Tylo, who portrayed "Blade" on The Young and the Restless, and her four children, Chris, Mickey, Izabella Gabrielle, and Katya Ariel. She also released a best-selling autobiography, "Making a Miracle."
 JACK WAGNER (Dominick Payne Marone) Jack Wagner plays the brash and earthy sea captain Dominick Payne-Marone, whose seemingly uncultivated ways belie his secret wealthy origins, on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Wagner majored in Theater Arts in college, attending the University of Missouri and later graduating from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Drama. His theatrical background of singing, dancing and acting would prove to be the true cornerstone in a diversified career.
In 1983, Wagner landed a starring role on the #1 daytime series, General Hospital playing rocker Frisco Jones. He earned the role as an actor and soon learned that he would be required to sing. After recording several songs for the show, Wagner signed a recording deal on Quincy Jones' label, Qwest. Within six months of its release, his first single "All I Need" was #2 on the pop charts and #1 on the adult contemporary charts.
Returning to his theatrical roots in 1987, Wagner toured nationally as Tony in "West Side Story" and as Danny Zuko in "Grease" the following year. He came back to daytime two years later, joining the cast of Santa Barbara where he played the Hemingwayesque writer, Warren Lockridge.
Wagner once again returned to the theater in Neil Simon's "They're Playing Our Song" at the Long Beach Civic Light Opera in 1992. A year later, Wagner made the move to nighttime television, joining the hit series Melrose Place where he spent the next five seasons; both directing and acting.
In 2000, he took over the role of a lifetime moving to Broadway, starring in the title role of "Jekyll and Hyde." The following year, Wagner once again worked with Aaron Spelling and accepted the lead in the primetime series Titans.
Finally in 2003, Wagner made the move to where he now calls home joining the company of The Bold and the Beautiful.
Throughout his career, Wagner has starred in over fifteen made-for-television movies and has appeared in over 40 theatrical productions around the country. He is a scratch golfer and has won six club championships at his home course in Los Angeles, the Bel-Air Country Club.
Last year, Wagner released a CD entitled Dancing in the Moonlight, his first studio release since his collaborations with producers Quincy Jones and Glen Ballard more than a decade ago. Most of the twelve songs on the CD, including the already released single "Going Back Again," were penned by Wagner and will continue to be featured in episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful. Dancing in the Moonlight is available on the B&B official website at www.boldandbeautiful.com, on iTunes, and at the concert venues where Wagner performs. His first single from the album, "Going Back Again," is available as an MP3 download also on the B&B website for just $1.
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