Billy Abbott is a fictional character from The Young and the Restless,
an American soap opera on the CBS network. Created by William J. Bell
as the son of John Abbott (Jerry Douglas) and Jill Abbott (Jess
Walton), the character is currently portrayed by Jason Thompson. He
was born onscreen during the episode airing on July 7, 1993. For the
character's first six-year period, he appeared as a minor, portrayed
by various child actors. In 1999, David Tom began portraying Billy as
a teenager. Tom was acclaimed for his portrayal, winning a Daytime
Emmy Award in 2000.Billy Abbott is a fictional character from The
Young and the Restless, an American soap opera on the CBS network.
Created by William J. Bell as the son of John Abbott (Jerry Douglas)
and Jill Abbott (Jess Walton), the character is currently portrayed by
Jason Thompson. He was born onscreen during the episode airing on July
7, 1993. For the character's first six-year period, he appeared as a
minor, portrayed by various child actors. In 1999, David Tom began
portraying Billy as a teenager. Tom was acclaimed for his portrayal,
winning a Daytime Emmy Award in 2000.The character is known for being
a "spoiled rich boy", a "screw up", and for his gambling addictions
and consumption of alcohol. In 2002, Tom opted not to renew his
contract with the series and the role was recast with Ryan Brown, who
only portrayed the role for a year after he was let go in a storyline
dictated departure. In 2006, Scott Seymour became a second recast for
the character; however, he too was let go after three months. Two
years later in 2008, Miller was cast in the role, who portrayed Billy
until his exit in 2014. Miller's performance in the role was popular
with audiences and critics, and garnered his two wins for the Daytime
Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2010
and 2013, and one for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead
Actor in a Drama Series in 2014. In 2014, Tom returned to the series
following Miller's exit; his return was short-lived when he was
replaced by Burgess Jenkins on June 24, 2014. In 2015, Jenkins
announced his decision to depart the soap. Thompson first appeared in
the role on January 13, 2016.Billy was born onscreen in July 1993 and
grew up naturally until 1999, when the producers decided to revise the
birth date to 1983. His birth date was later revised again to 1979,
the same birth date as actor Billy Miller. Up to 1999, the character
was portrayed by child actors, first by a set of twins named Katrin
and Margret Ingimarsdottir, then by Brett Sherman, Shane Silver, Blake
Pontello, Josh Michael Rose and Scotty Leavenworth. When the character
was rapidly aged, the character was first portrayed by David Tom,
brother of the acclaimed Heather Tom, who first aired on July 23,
1999. "I auditioned five times," said Tom at the time. "Every time,
Heather would call and ask, 'How was it? Did you feel good about it?'"
When Tom received the role, he said, "She [Heather] was very excited.
I probably won't have too many scenes with my sister. But it's great
to be on the same show" Tom went on to receive a Daytime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Younger Actor in 2000. In 2002, Tom opted not to renew
his contract but agreed to stay until that August when Billy was
written out, and was last seen on August 15, 2002. The character was
absent from the series from August to December 2002; even though he
was supposed to return much sooner, the casting department allegedly
had trouble finding a suitable replacement for Tom. Billy Abbott Top Movies & Young Movies