Kevin Fisher (The Young and the Restless)
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| The Young and the Restless character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Greg Rikaart | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2003– | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | July 11, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
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Kay Alden John F. Smith |
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David Shaughnessy John F. Smith |
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| Classification | Present, regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Computer expert, waiter | ||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Genoa City, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Mother | Gloria Abbott Bardwell |
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| Half-sisters | Daisy Carter |
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| Daughters | Bella Mitchell |
| Nephews | Fenmore Baldwin |
| Nieces | Lucy Romalotti |
Kevin Fisher is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Greg Rikaart. Created by former head writers Kay Alden and John F. Smith, the character made his debut during the episode airing on July 11, 2003.
Rikaart's portrayal of the role was only slated to be short term, however, the character's popularity resulted in the actor being placed on contract. Introduced as an internet predator, the character later developed into a "good person", keeping away from criminal activity. Kevin is known for his relationships with Jana Hawkes (Emily O'Brien), which was well received by viewers and garnered a fan following, as well, with Chloe Mitchell (Elizabeth Hendrickson). Their romance has been subject to mixed reviews. Rikaart has been praised for his portrayal of the role; Michael Fairman of On-Air On-Soaps considers him to be "one of the most talented and best young actors on daytime". Rikaart won a Daytime Emmy Award for his portrayal in 2005.
"Going back to Kevin's earliest roots, when we first met him he was just, on paper, this evil guy, who, if you told people he was sympathetic, they would have looked at you like you were crazy. But it wouldn't have been challenging to play this 'evil bad guy' who was doing evil, bad things."
Kevin was introduced as an internet predator, and later committed multiple other felonies. After his criminal activity died down, Rikaart commented that, "In a way, it's almost like he got what he wanted". He stated: "This life that has always seemed so appealing to him - a wife, he owns his own business, and is respected in the community. But he's had a moment to reflect and say, 'Wait a second, is that it?' I think it seems kind of complacent and boring to him, and again, it's fighting the urges of his past versus what he knows is the right thing to do. And let's be real—if he stopped being who he was, people might like him, but eventually they'd grow tired of watching Kevin just pour coffee." He added that, "Most of us are good people, but we've done bad things, and if someone has a mean streak, it doesn't mean they're incapable of doing good things." Upon his debut, Kevin targeted Lily Winters (Christel Khalil); they had a sexual encounter and he infected Lily with the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia. Khalil taped public service announcements related to the story, and considered the plot one of her favorites. She stated: "How many soaps have really covered that? The meeting on the Internet, getting an STD, it was really great stuff." When asked why he is able to "tap into Kevin's vulnerability so well", Rikaart stated: "I think showing vulnerability gets me through the tough stuff that comes his way sometimes, where it’s like me as an ethical person might judge Kevin’s motives." Rikaart stated what he liked most about Kevin is "the push/pull that happens in his brain, where he is like, “I want to be a better person. I want to be a good guy.” Then it’s really easy for him to get lured into some sort of underhanded stuff."
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