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Alex Perez
The Young and the Restless character
Portrayed by Alexia Robinson
First appearance November 29, 2000
Last appearance May 9, 2002
Created by Kay Alden
Trent Jones
Introduced by Edward J. Scott
Classification Former, regular
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Residence Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sean Bridges
The Young and the Restless character
Portrayed by Christopher Douglas (2001)
David Lee Russek (2001–02)
First appearance March 20, 2001
Last appearance July 1, 2002
Created by Kay Alden
Trent Jones
Introduced by Edward J. Scott
Classification Former, regular
Profile
Occupation Former Jabot Cosmetics Website Designer
Residence New York City
Amanda Browning
The Young and the Restless character
Portrayed by Denice Duff
First appearance August 31, 2001
Last appearance July 5, 2002
Created by Kay Alden
Trent Jones
Introduced by David Shaughnessy
Classification Former, regular
Ralph Hunnicutt
The Young and the Restless character
Portrayed by Angelo Tiffe (2001–02)
Daniel Quinn (2002)
Duration 2001–02
First appearance December 7, 2001
Last appearance July 5, 2002
Created by Kay Alden
Trent Jones
Introduced by David Shaughnessy
Classification Former, regular
Hank Weber
The Young and the Restless character
Portrayed by Sherman Augustus
First appearance 2002
Last appearance August 11, 2005
Created by Kay Alden
Trent Jones
Introduced by David Shaughnessy
Classification Former, recurring
Profile
Occupation Police detective
Anita and Frederick Hodges
The Young and the Restless character
Portrayed by Mitzi Kapture (Anita)
John Martin (Frederick)
First appearance August 14, 2002
Last appearance February 22, 2005
Created by Kay Alden
Trent Jones
John F. Smith
Introduced by David Shaughnessy
Classification Former, regulars
Profile
Occupation Banker (Frederick)
Residence New York City
Wesley Carter
The Young and the Restless character
Portrayed by Ben Watkins
First appearance August 26, 2002
Last appearance January 20, 2004
Created by Kay Alden
Trent Jones
John F. Smith
Introduced by David Shaughnessy
Classification Former, regular
Profile
Occupation Psychiatrist
Residence Paris, France

A list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 2000 and December 2009.

Alex Perez first appeared on November 29, 2000, later becoming the fiancée of Malcolm Winters and lover of his brother, Neil. The role, portrayed by Alexia Robinson, was created to fill the void left by Victoria Rowell. Prior to her debut, the character was only known as "Erin". In 2002, it was announced that Robinson was to exit The Young and the Restless after the expiration of her contract, and departed onscreen on May 9, 2002.

History
Alex arrived in Genoa City to work on an important case for Newman Enterprises and the firm's boss Victor Newman was immediately impressed by the way she was doing business. She was working together with Neil Winters and the attraction between them was high even though they were constantly fighting. Olivia Winters helped Alex win the case however, the two were never friends because Olivia was constantly afraid of losing Neil to Alex.

Meanwhile, Neil's brother Malcolm Winters fell for Alex and they started dating. Neil was extremely bothered by this because he was in love with Alex and he was about to reveal the truth when Alex finally decided to accept Malcolm's proposal of marriage. Alex desperately tried to hide any sign of involvement with Neil, while Neil was going through a rough time due to a death of his close friend. In a moment of depression, Neil admitted his feelings for Alex to Malcolm, but Alex reassured Malcolm that she did not care for Neil, and the couple went back to planning their life together.

Malcolm, Alex and Neil ended up a trip to Kenya where Malcolm overheard Alex talking about her feelings for Neil, but did not hear that Alex decided to fully commit to Malcolm. Malcolm ended up in an accident, as Alex and Neil returned to Genoa City. They realized that Malcolm must have overheard their conversation and that's why he left. Alex decided to move back to Minneapolis after she wasn't able to deal with the guilt.

Sean Bridges first appeared on March 20, 2001, portrayed by Christopher Douglas. He would later become a prominent boyfriend of both Phyllis Summers and Jill Abbott. In July 2001, it was announced that Douglas had been let go from the role, and that it would be recast. The recast was "due more to the way that character had been written than the performer's work" and that the writers wanted to take the character in a different direction. He was last seen in the role on July 27, 2001. The role was recast with David Lee Russek, who debuted on August 6, 2001. In June 2002, it was announced that Russek was to exit in a "storyline dictated" departure, and was last seen on July 1, 2002.


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