This week, one of daytime’s biggest stars is celebrating an exciting milestone. January 14 marked 10 years playing Billy on The Young and

the Restless for Jason Thompson. Prior to making his CBS debut, the actor spent over 10 years as Patrick Drake on General Hospital and

when he left the iconic role and took over the Genoa City character — one that had been recast several times over the years — Thompson quickly made Billy his own.

 

 

The video started out with the very first scene where the actor was introduced as the new Billy, having taken over the role from Burgess Jenkins. Do you remember what scene that was? He also looked back on Billy’s various haircuts, his affair with Phyllis — and the backlash from Jack — plus many more storylines.

Join Thompson as he revisits those and others in the video below — plus, relive the storyline that garnered him a Daytime Emmy win in 2020 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. And given that the win took place during COVID, find out where the actor was when he learned that he had won. And you won’t want to miss the very special message he sent to you — his fans — as he thanked the many people involved in bringing Billy to your screens.

This week, one of daytime’s biggest stars is celebrating an exciting milestone. January 14 marked 10 years playing Billy on The Young and the Restless for Jason Thompson. Prior to making his CBS debut, the actor spent over 10 years as Patrick Drake on General Hospital and when he left the iconic role and took over the Genoa City character — one that had been recast several times over the years — Thompson quickly made Billy his own.

The video started out with the very first scene where the actor was introduced as the new Billy, having taken over the role from Burgess Jenkins. Do you remember what scene that was? He also looked back on Billy’s various haircuts, his affair with Phyllis — and the backlash from Jack — plus many more storylines.

Join Thompson as he revisits those and others in the video below — plus, relive the storyline that garnered him a Daytime Emmy win in 2020 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. And given that the win took place during COVID, find out where the actor was when he learned that he had won. And you won’t want to miss the very special message he sent to you — his fans — as he thanked the many people involved in bringing Billy to your screens.