J.T. Hellstrom
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| The Young and the Restless character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Thad Luckinbill | ||||||||
| Duration | 1999–2010 | ||||||||
| First appearance | August 27, 1999 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | November 5, 2010 | ||||||||
| Created by | Kay Alden | ||||||||
| Introduced by | William J. Bell and Edward J. Scott | ||||||||
| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Former Executive at Tucker McCall Unlimited | ||||||||
| Residence | Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
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| Father | Tom Hellstrom |
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| Mother | Martha Hellstrom |
| Wife |
Victoria Newman (2008–10) Mackenzie Browning (2010–) |
| Sons |
Reed Hellstrom Dylan Hellstrom |
J.T. Hellstrom is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The role was portrayed by actor Thad Luckinbill from August 27, 1999 to November 5, 2010. Luckinbill originally appeared on a recurring basis until he was put on contract in November 2002.
J.T. Hellstrom is introduced in 1999 as a high school friend of Billy Abbott, Raul Guittierez, Mackenzie Browning, Brittany Hodges and Rianna Miner. He has a reputation as a . He dates Rianna, who he treats poorly and cheats on with Brittany. They break up and Rianna moves on with Raul.
J.T. begins a relationship with Billy's niece, Colleen Carlton. Colleen is heartbroken when J.T. has a one night stand with Brittany's mother, Anita, but they eventually reconcile. When Colleen feels she is getting in the way of J.T.'s budding music career, she leaves Genoa City and a heartbroken J.T.
J.T. develops unrequited feelings for Brittany. After she marries, he begins dating Mackenzie. Though he falls in love with her, he pretends to be the father of Brittany's baby in order to protect Brittany from her husband's enemies. The truth comes out, and he reunites with Mackenzie. Colleen returns to town wanting to reconcile with J.T. He is not interested in her because he is still devoted to Mac. He finds out Mac became pregnant with his baby, yet she did not tell him until she miscarried. He is angry that she confided in Kevin Fisher instead. Angry, he cheats on Mac with Victoria Newman. A broken-hearted Mac leaves town when he tells her. Colleen romantically pursues J.T. and is angry when she finds out he had sex with Victoria, who had recently become Colleen's stepmother. J.T. soon reconciles with Colleen. Their relationship is strained when his work as a private investigator forces him to keep secrets from her. J.T. breaks up with her after she has an affair with Adrian Korbel. He still harbors affection toward Colleen and investigates her disappearance, including breaking into Korbel's apartment where he finds one of Colleen's earrings. J.T. and Korbel save Colleen from a fire, which they falsely believe was started by Kevin Fisher, who previously tried to kill Colleen. They refuse to believe Kevin when he says the fire was started by Jana, his ex-girlfriend, who set him up. Colleen is put on a respirator due to her oxygen level, and J.T. sits with her many times, admitting to her how much he loves her and how he will never stop.
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