Bradley "Brad" Carlton (born George Kaplan) was a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Actor Don Diamont has played the role since 1985 (he departed the show in 1996 and returned on July 28, 1998). Diamont was temporarily replaced by Russell Todd in 1993. The character has also appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful briefly in 1993. In December 2008, it was announced that Diamont had been released from his contract. H...
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Bradley "Brad" Carlton (born George Kaplan) was a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Actor Don Diamont has played the role since 1985 (he departed the show in 1996 and returned on July 28, 1998). Diamont was temporarily replaced by Russell Todd in 1993. The character has also appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful briefly in 1993. In December 2008, it was announced that Diamont had been released from his contract. His final air date was on February 5, 2009.
He was first introduced as the Abbotts' pool boy, but caught the eye of the youngest Abbott daughter, Traci (Beth Maitland). The two were married twice, with the second marriage producing a daughter, Colleen. During his second marriage to Traci, Brad was held captive in a cage by his unstable ex-wife Lisa Mansfield (Lynne Harbaugh). After he divorced Traci, Brad was tricked into marrying the wealthy widow Cassandra Rawlins (Nina Arvesen) after a ski trip to Aspen. Brad eventually arrived back in Genoa...
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