‘Y&R’ Star Eric Braeden Reveals Pivotal Scene That Convinced Him Not to Quit After 1 Year

The Young and the Restless star Eric Braeden recently revealed why he almost quit his role as Victor Newman after just one year.

During the May 4 episode of the Still Here Hollywood podcast, the actor, 85, opened up to host Steve Kmetko about playing the iconic character on the soap opera since 1980. Victor, as it turns out, was originally supposed to be killed off. However, the show’s co-creators, William J. Bell and his wife, Lee Phillip Bell, signed him to a contract instead.