Victor Newman (formerly Christian Miller) is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden since early 1980. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999. Victor was originally intended to be short-term character as part of a six-month storyline, but developed into a lead character. Braeden won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1998 for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the role.
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Victor Newman (formerly Christian Miller) is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden since early 1980. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999. Victor was originally intended to be short-term character as part of a six-month storyline, but developed into a lead character. Braeden won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1998 for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the role.
Much of his history on the series revolves around his long-running conflict with rival businessman Jack Abbott.
Born Christian Miller, he is abandoned by his father, Albert Miller, and at the age of seven his mother, Cora Miller, puts him in an orphanage because she is unable to provide for him and his brother Matthew. This gives him a strong determination to be successful and independent. After he leaves the orphanage he changes his name to Victor Newman, because he declares himself a victorious new man.
Victor originally comes to Genoa City...
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