Billy Lewis II
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| Guiding Light character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Jordan Clarke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1983-87, 1989-94, 1996-2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | May 24, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | September 18, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by |
L. Virginia Browne
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| Father |
H.B. Lewis Sally Gleason |
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| Half-brothers |
Joshua Lewis Kyle Sampson |
| Half-sisters | Trish Lewis |
| Wife | Diana Lewis (divorced) Reva Shayne (197?–84) Vanessa Chamberlain (1984–86, 1993–94, 2009–) Nadine Corley (1990–93) |
| Sons |
Dylan Lewis Bill Lewis III |
| Daughters | Mindy Lewis |
| Stepdaughters |
Dinah Marler Maureen Reardon |
| Granddaughters | Daisy Lemay |
| Grandfathers | William Lewis |
| Nephews | Ben Reade Shayne Lewis |
| Nieces | Marah Lewis |
| Other relatives | Henry Cooper Lewis |
L. Virginia Browne
Gene Palumbo
Billy Lewis II is a fictional character on CBS's daytime drama Guiding Light. Jordan Clarke portrayed the character from May 24, 1983 to January 1987, June 1989 to July 20, 1993, December 26, 1996 to May 5, 1998 and February 5, 1999 to September 18, 2009. Clarke also made a guest appearance from September 5 to 12th, 1996. The role was once recast with Geoffrey Scott from August 30, 1993 to March 2, 1994.
Billy was the elder son of the Lewis clan from Tulsa. He played football before marrying the love of his little brother Josh's life, Reva Shayne. However, he arrived in Springfield alone, divorcing her after eight years, while undertaking a business merger with Alan Spaulding. This alienated him from his brother and placed him in the orbit of socialite Vanessa Chamberlin. Their relationship was complicated by Alan's interest in her. Alan went as far as hiring Reva to blackmail Billy to split them up. Fed up with Alan, Billy reunited with his brother to set the company against Spaulding. He then married Vanessa in a surprise ceremony before the town. Things did not go smoothly though; his daughter Mindy became pregnant while his ex-wife married his father and had an affair with his brother. While this caused friction between the men, there was more worry from Vanessa as she sunk into drug addiction after giving birth to their first son. He remained devoted, even covering up for her when she ran over Reva, killing what would have been his own half-brother in the process. Things went down hill from there. Vanessa started an affair with Ross and Billy became involved with the Largo gang. He was brainwashed and used as a hit-man, shooting two people in the process. His lawyer managed to get him off and he left the country for two years.
When he returned, he tried to get back with Vanessa but she rejected him, realizing that he still loved Reva. This love led him into trouble and frequent fights with his brother. Not wishing to continue the squabbling, he returned to Vanessa and a battle with Roger Thorpe over the ownership of Towers. His up and down relationship with Vanessa halted again when she was named head of Lewis Oil over him. In a fit, he married Nadine Cooper, but soon started an affair with Vanessa when she let him back into the company. Their lengthy relationship was often subverted by his wife, even during Vanessa's case against her attempted rapist. When Nadine leaked Vanessa's name to the press and set off a media circus, Billy left her and ended up living with his daughter. When his children disappeared, alone and frustrated, he was tempted to go back to alcohol, but stopped himself just in time to reunite with Nadine after learning she was pregnant. The relationship was distant and he had to continually fight his feelings for Vanessa.
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