William "Snapper" Foster is a fictional character on the CBS daytime
soap opera The Young and the Restless. An original character since the
show's inception, the role was played by William Gray Espy from March
26, 1973 to July 1975, and David Hasselhoff from December 8, 1975 to
May 1982. Espy briefly reprised the character from February 28, 2003
to March 5, 2003, and Hasselhoff briefly reprised the role from June
15â€"21, 2010.With The Young and the Restless originally conceived as
focusing on two core families, the wealthy Brookses and the poor
Fosters, Snapper was designed as the oldest son of the latter. As a
student going through medical school, the character was given the
nickname "Snapper" because of his personality of quickly snapping on
people with whom he disagreed.With The Young and the Restless
originally conceived as focusing on two core families, the wealthy
Brookses and the poor Fosters, Snapper was designed as the oldest son
of the latter. As a student going through medical school, the
character was given the nickname "Snapper" because of his personality
of quickly snapping on people with whom he disagreed.Since show
co-creator William J. Bell wanted to hire relatively unknown actors
for his original cast, William Gray Espy was eventually selected to
portray Snapper. Espy played the character for about two years before
leaving the show in 1975.Then-unknown actor David Hasselhoff was
picked to replace Espy. Snapper would be Hasselhoff's first major TV
role. He spent six years playing the character before leaving The
Young and the Restless in 1982 to star in the TV show Knight Rider.
Hasselhoff's decision to quit the soap opera was one of the major
factors that led to Bell phasing out the Foster family (sans the
youngest sibling Jill) and turning the focus to relatively newer
characters like Victor Newman. Snapper Foster Top Movies & Young Movies