Rex Sterling
| Rex Sterling | |||||||||
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| The Young and the Restless character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Quinn Redeker | ||||||||
| Duration | 1987–94, 2004 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 1987 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | April 23, 2004 | ||||||||
| Created by | William J. Bell | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Edward J. Scott | ||||||||
| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Con artist Executive at Chancellor Industries |
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| Wife |
Katherine Chancellor (1988–90, 1992–94) Jill Abbott (1992) |
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| Sons | Danny Romalotti |
| Daughters | Gina Roma |
| Grandsons | Daniel Romalotti (legal) |
Rex Sterling is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. He was portrayed by Quinn Redeker from July 1987 to the character's death onscreen in December 1994. A year prior his on-screen death, Redeker was vocal in his lack of screen time. The character and actor's exit left a large hole, with his co-star Jeanne Cooper (who played his widow Katherine Chancellor) stating: "When Rex died, I didn't want to go onto my set for two months. I was depressed for two months after he died." Redeker later reprised the role on April 23, 2004 when he reappeared in a drunken dream had by Katherine.
Quin Redeker signed on to portray Rex on The Young and the Restless just before departing his role of Alex Marshall on another Sony Pictures soap opera Days of Our Lives, where he last aired on July 23, 1987. He was no stranger to the show, having previously portrayed Nick Reed, the abusive father of long-running character Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott), for five weeks in 1979.
Rex evolved into a wealthy businessman.
When Jill Foster Abbott (Jess Walton) found Rex Sterling on a park bench and paid him to seduce her enemy Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper), she had no idea that his real name was Brian Romalotti. He was the father of Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian) and Gina Roma (Patty Weaver), a con man that did time for the crimes he had committed with his wife. Rex did his job wonderfully and his relationship to Katherine suddenly turned into a romance. Kay found out the truth about Jill's job, but she didn't care. Rex even decided to sign a pre-nuptial agreement to prove to Kay that she should trust him.
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