Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless)

Kyle Abbott
Lachlan Buchanan as Kyle Abbott
The Young and the Restless character
Portrayed by	Garrett Ryan (2010–12) Blake Hood (2012–13) Hartley Sawyer (2013–14) Lachlan Buchanan (2015–16) (and child actors)
Duration	2001–04 2010–16
First appearance	January 8, 2001 (2001-01-08)
Last appearance	April 26, 2016 (2016-04-26)
Created by	Kay Alden and Trent Jones
Introduced by	Edward J. Scott (2001) Maria Arena Bell and Paul Rauch (2010) Jill Farren Phelps and Charles Pratt, Jr. (2015)
Classification	Former; recurring
Profile
Other names	Christian Newman Timothy Bilton Kyle Jenkins
Occupation	Ordained minister Business Executive
Home	New York City, New York, U.S.
Garrett Ryan as Kyle Abbott
Family Abbott Father Jack Abbott Mother Diane Jenkins Stepfather Victor Newman (2011) Stepmother Phyllis Summers (2001–04, 2015–) Sharon Newman (2007–09) Nikki Newman (2012) Half-brothers Keemo Volien Abbott John Abbott III Grandfathers John Abbott Kyle Jenkins Grandmothers Dina Mergeron Uncles Billy Abbott Aunts Ashley Abbott Traci Abbott First cousins Colleen Carlton Abby Newman Delia Abbott Johnny Abbott Katie Newman

Kyle Abbott is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Born onscreen on January 8, 2001, the character is the son of businessman Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) and Diane Jenkins (Maura West). For the character's first three-year run, he was portrayed by a series of infant toddler actors. In 2010, the character returned, portrayed as slightly older by child actor Garrett Ryan. After two years, he was rapidly aged to an adult, with Blake Hood stepping into the role in April 2012. Upon his return, Kyle began dating Eden Baldwin (Jessica Heap).

In March 2013, after a year in the role, Hood was let go and announced to be replaced by Hartley Sawyer. The soap opera had initially issued a casting call for a character named Connor Boyd, and due to his characteristics resembling that of Kyle, his casting was kept quiet. Hood stated that his ouster came as a shock to him. Sawyer made his debut on April 24, 2013. The character's six-year absence was criticized, and his age upon his 2010 return received unfavorable reviews. Hood was positively received in the role, and the decision to release him and replace him with Sawyer has also been criticized. Australian actor Lachlan Buchanan took claim of the role in 2015, making his first appearance on February 25 and departing on April 26, 2016.

The role was originally portrayed by two sets of twins, Connor and Garret Sullivan and Marissa and Madison Poer from 2001 to 2002, and twins Cooper and Oliver Guynes in 2002. Seth Stern portrayed the role in 2004. Following the character's return after a 6-year absence, the role was assumed by Garrett Ryan on February 25, 2010. He initially departed after two episodes, though returned as a recurring cast member eight months later on October 12, 2010. When asked at the 38th Daytime Emmy Awards if he was remaining with the series, Ryan replied: "Um, yes. I'm definitely sticking around on the show. I've been on a lot lately..." Ryan was last seen as Kyle on January 5, 2012.