Greg Foster (The Young and the Restless)
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| The Young and the Restless character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by |
James Houghton (1973–76, 2003) Brian Kerwin (1976–77) Wings Hauser (1977–81, 2010) Howard McGillin (1981–82) |
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| Duration | 1973–82, 2003, 2010 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | March 26, 1973 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | June 21, 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Created by | William J. Bell | ||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Attorney in private practice in Chicago Worked at Legal Aide as an attorney Opened a law office after graduation Graduate of Yale Law School |
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| Residence | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||
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| Parents | William Foster Elizabeth Foster |
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| Siblings |
Snapper Foster Jill Foster Abbott (adoptive) |
| Spouse | Nikki Newman (1979–81) |
| Aunts and uncles | Bruce Henderson Regina Henderson |
| Nieces and nephews |
Phillip Chancellor III (adoptive) Billy Abbott (adoptive) Chance Chancellor (adoptive) |
| First cousins | Mark Henderson Lorie Brooks |
Greg Foster is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. A string of different actors played the role from 1973 to 1982, most notably James Houghton and Wings Hauser, who both reprised their roles as Greg in 2003 and 2010.
The character of Greg Foster was brought to life by James Houghton in the series premier on March 26, 1973. He played the role Greg Foster until his departure in the fall of 1976. Houghton was replaced by Brian Kerwin, who aired from November 1976 to April 1977 when the character was written out for a few months. He was followed by Wings Hauser from December 1977 to 1981 and Howard McGillin from 1981 to 1982. The character was then not seen again for 21 years - Greg's return on February 28, 2003. James Houghton only stayed until March 5, 2003. The character returned again seven years later in 2010, portrayed this time again by Wings Hauser, from June 17 to 21, 2010.
Greg Foster is the second and youngest son of Bill Foster Sr. and Liz Foster. Greg has two siblings, Snapper Foster, who put Greg through law school after their father walked out on them, and Jill Foster Abbott, who was adopted at birth.
Greg finds himself attracted to his brother Snapper's love interest, Chris Brooks, who takes a job as Greg's secretary at his new law firm. When she learns that her father had financially helped the firm in return for her employment, Chris is furious and quits. Greg eventually overcomes his feelings for Chris when he falls in love with a woman named Gwen Sherman. He makes plans to marry her but changes his mind when he discovers she was a prostitute. Instead, he tries to help lead Gwen out of prostitution, but her pimp uses physical force to pressure her into continuing to accept clients. Greg finally persuades Gwen to press charges against her pimp and Gwen is freed of prostitution. Greg and Gwen's relationship ends when she experiences a spiritual awakening and becomes a nun.
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