Brad Carlton - Wikipedia Brad Carlton `` George Kaplan '' redirects here. Not to be confused with the George Kaplan featured in the 1959 film North by Northwest. hide This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article 's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. ( February 2012 ) This article may be written from a fan 's point of view, rather than a neutral point of view. Please clean it up to conform to a higher standard of quality, and to make it neutral in tone. ( February 2012 ) Brad Carlton The Young and the Restless character Portrayed by Don Diamont Duration 1985 -- 96, 1998 -- 2009 First appearance April 7, 1985 Last appearance September 17, 2009 Created by William J. Bell Introduced by H. Wesley Kenney Crossover appearances The Bold and the Beautiful Classification Former, regular Profile Other names George Kaplan ( birth name ) Bradley George Carlton ( alias ) Brad ( nick name ) Occupation Businessman Gardener Navy SEAL Family Father Arthur Kaplan Mother Rebecca Kaplan Sisters Stephanie Kaplan Wife Lisa Mansfield ( 1979 -- 84 ) Traci Abbott ( 1986 -- 89, 1991 -- 92 ) Cassandra Rawlins ( 1991 ) Ashley Abbott ( 2000 -- 06 ) Victoria Newman ( 2006 -- 07 ) Sons Robert Carlton Daughters Colleen Carlton Adoptive daughters Abby Newman Aunts Isabel Montalcini Brad Carlton is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Don Diamont. The character became a mainstay on the series for over ten years. He was known for his relationships with Traci Abbott, Ashley Abbott and Victoria Newman, as well as his business rivalries with Jack Abbott and Victor Newman. In 2009, the character drowned in a frozen lake. Contents 1 Casting and portrayal 2 Storylines 2.1 1985 -- 2005 2.2 2006 -- 09 3 References 4 External links Casting and portrayal Don Diamont portrayed the role of Brad for the character 's entire run on the series. He first appeared on April 7, 1985, as the new Abbott family gardener. In 1993, the role was temporarily recast to Russell Todd. The character also briefly crossed over to The Bold and the Beautiful that same year. He departed in 1996, and returned after two years on July 28, 1998. Ten years later in December 2008, news broke that Diamont had been let go from The Young and the Restless. Fellow cast member Eric Braeden, who portrays Victor Newman, spoke out on Diamont 's firing, saying : `` I was very sad about that, to be quite frank with you. He did some of his best work in the last months, where he played the `` shifty '' guy and the bad guy and you do n't know quite what he is up to. I think he played that extremely well. I always think that 's a mistake to let people go that have been part of the fabric as long as he has been. Furthermore, he was related to people on the show, and personally, I think those things are a mistake. If you want to want to save money, then cut down on hiring new actors. '' Diamont shot his final scenes for the series in January 2009, and his final airdate was on February 5 when he drowned after falling in a frozen lake. Shortly after, it was announced that Diamont had been hired on The Bold and the Beautiful. He was to portray Bill Spencer, Jr., created specifically for him by head writer Bradley Bell. `` It 's funny how one door closes and another opens, '' Diamont said. `` I had a lot of emotion tied to Y&R. My entire adult life had been there, including so many relationships. Little did I know that such a great character and work situation was literally around the corner. '' Diamont briefly reprised the role eight months after the character 's death as a hallucination by his daughter, Colleen. Storylines This article or section appears to be slanted towards recent events. Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective and add more content related to non-recent events. ( January 2012 ) 1985 -- 2005 Brad Carlton was first introduced as the Abbotts ' gardener, who caught the eye of the youngest Abbott daughter, Traci. The two were married twice, with the second marriage producing a daughter, Colleen Carlton. During his second marriage to Traci, Brad was held captive in a cage by his unstable ex-wife, Lisa Mansfield. After he divorced Traci, Brad was tricked into marrying the wealthy widow, Cassandra Rawlins, after a ski trip to Aspen. Brad eventually returned to Genoa City with plans to divorce Cassandra, but en route to finalize her divorce plans, Cassandra was hit by a truck and killed. Brad inherited her fortune and her estate. Throughout his on - and - off relationship with Traci, he had feelings for her sister, Ashley Abbott. They eventually married, and he adopted her daughter who was given his last name, Abby Carlton. Ashley was pregnant with Brad 's child, but she lost the baby in a car accident. They split up, and he later married Victoria Newman in November 2006. Known as a `` playboy, '' Brad has also had flings with Lauren Fenmore, Jill Abbott, Diane Jenkins and Olivia Winters. He was also briefly engaged to Nikki Newman. In one 1994 storyline, Brad had a heart attack during a passionate night with Lauren. The consummate opportunist, Brad rose to prominence in Genoa City 's business world somewhat quickly, with his marriage to Traci Abbott and relationship with the Abbott family giving him his start. He stepped on a lot of toes over the years, particularly Victor Newman and his one - time brother - in - law, Jack Abbott. Brad 's anger boiled over in 2005 when Jack refused to instate him as CEO of Jabot. Brad stormed out of the office, and he soon took a job at Newman Enterprises to spite Jack. 2006 -- 09 In 2006, Brad married Victor 's daughter, Victoria, much to her father 's dismay. For the duration of their marriage, Brad continued to fight his feelings for Victoria 's one - time sister - in - law, Sharon Newman. During this time, he also had an affair with Sharon. Upon Victor 's initiation of a background check on Brad, it was discovered in a Retroactive continuity storyline after almost twenty years of being on the show that Brad was not who he had initially claimed to be. Brad 's real name was George Kaplan, and he assumed the identity of a friend who died in an accident in order to hide from the people who had killed his family. A 2006 story arc involved Brad 's past catching up with him, as his mother, Rebecca Kaplan, had to help find an artifact that was stolen from its rightful owners by the Nazis who had put Rebecca to work in a concentration camp cataloging stolen art. Rebecca had been forced to do this because she was Jewish. Victoria became pregnant with Brad 's child, but she, too, miscarried shortly thereafter. Brad and Victoria subsequently divorced. Victoria discovered that she was pregnant again, but the father turned out to be J.T. Hellstrom, to whom she was now married. After the collapse of Clear Springs, Victoria got struck by falling debris, and she was in a coma for months. After waking up, Brad let the cat out of the bag about Victor firing Nick from Newman Enterprises. After the divorce, Brad still tried to be with Sharon, several times, but he failed. Frustrated and angered at his inability to advance at Newman Enterprises, Brad joined Jabot Cosmetics in May 2008 as Chief Operating Officer. At Jabot, Brad became somewhat of a confidant -- spy for Chancellor Industries CEO, Jill Abbott. Brad also had a somewhat difficult relationship with David Chow, the co-CEO of Jabot. Because of his dislike for Chow, who admitted to a problem with compulsive gambling, Brad repeatedly invited David to card games, lent him large sums of money to pay off gambling debts and gave him tips on horse races in a successful effort to take advantage of David 's gambling addiction and to gain leverage over him. Following the death of his wife Sabrina Costelana Newman, Victor disappeared to Mexico only to be declared dead by Mexican authorities after an apparent boating accident. As stipulated in Victor 's new will, the lion 's share of his estate was bequeathed to his son, Adam Newman, who was going by his birth name of Victor Adam Newman Jr. Adam embarked on radical changes within the company, assuming the position of Chairman of the Board and installing Brad as CEO of Newman Enterprises and right - hand man in `` expanding Newman globally ''. Adam fired long - time Newman employees, Neil Winters and Victoria Newman, while making an enemy of the executor of the Newman estate, Michael Baldwin. Having schemed, back - stabbed and betrayed to get ahead, it appeared that Brad had finally achieved the executive position that he coveted for so long. Shortly after being hired by Adam to be CEO of Newman Enterprises, Victor returned and fired his son. Victor also reinstated Neil Winters as CEO. Later that week, Neil asked Brad to step down as CEO of Newman saying that if he did n't, then he would sue Brad for hacking into Newman Enterprises personal files and taking them to Jabot Cosmetics. Brad agreed, and he stepped down as CEO. When Sharon 's marriage started to crumble again, Brad got another chance to approach her, especially after Phyllis had called him and tried to convince him to seduce Sharon so that she would stay away from Nick. Brad eventually revealed to Sharon that Phyllis sent him after her, and Sharon was n't able to forgive Brad. He followed Sharon to Jack 's cabin where he apologized and explained how much he still loved her, but she was n't able to return his feelings. He left the cabin, and on the road home, he found Noah Newman drowning in a lake after falling through the ice. He managed to pull Noah out of the water and back onto the ice, but tragically fell in himself and was swept under the frozen lake by the current. He drowned and his dead body, frozen in the ice, was discovered later. Brad 's last appearance on Y&R was several months later. He appeared to his daughter, Colleen, as she was herself dying after having fallen into a lake while trying to escape the clutches of the demented Patty Williams. References Jump up ^ `` About Y&R : Who 's Who in Genoa City - Brad Carlton - Soapcentral.com ''. Retrieved 8 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` Brad Carlton Bio - TV Fanatic ''. Retrieved 8 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` Breaking News ! Don Diamont to Leave The Young and the Restless ! ''. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` Don Diamont : Fired from The Young and the Restless ! - TV Fanatic ''. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` Eric Braeden Speaks Out on Don Diamont Firing - TV Fanatic ''. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` The Young and the Restless : Thursday, February 5, 2009 - on CBS.com ''. Retrieved 8 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` Y&R Daily Recaps Archives - 2009 - The Young and the Restless @ soapcentral.com ''. Retrieved 8 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` Diamont on New B&B Role ''. Soap Opera Digest. 2009 - 04 - 07. pp. 4 -- 5. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` ' Brad ' Goes Bad ! ''. Soaps In Depth. 2009 - 04 - 27. pp. 10 -- 11. access - date = requires url = ( help ) External links Brad at soapcentral.com The Young and the Restless Cast Present cast members Past cast members Crew William J. Bell Lee Phillip Bell Mal Young Families Newman Abbott Chancellor Barber / Winters Related articles Genoa City Storylines The Bold and the Beautiful Victor and Nikki Nick and Sharon J.T. and Colleen Daniel and Lily Devon and Hilary `` Nadia 's Theme '' The Young and the Restless characters Present and future characters Ashley Abbott Billy Abbott Jack Abbott Jill Abbott John Abbott Johnny Abbott Kyle Abbott Traci Abbott Cane Ashby Charlie Ashby Mattie Ashby Sam Ashby Lily Winters Ashby Colin Atkinson Michael Baldwin Gloria Abbott Bardwell Christine Blair Mackenzie Browning Mariah Copeland Hilary Curtis Lauren Fenmore Kevin Fisher Devon Hamilton Dina Mergeron Leslie Michaelson Abby Newman Christian Newman Faith Newman Katie Newman Nicholas Newman Nikki Newman Sharon Newman Victor Newman Victoria Newman Barton Shelby Phyllis Summers Esther Valentine Paul Williams Neil Winters Past characters Kelly Andrews Genevieve Atkinson Avery Bailey Clark Eden Baldwin Fenmore Baldwin Jeffrey Bardwell Isabella Braña Brad Carlton Colleen Carlton Daisy Carter Sheila Carter Chance Chancellor Katherine Chancellor Joe Clark Matt Clark Greg Foster Dr. Snapper Foster Sam Gibson Scotty Grainger Diego Guittierez Nathan Hastings Jana Hawkes J.T. Hellstrom Reed Hellstrom Juliet Helton Brittany Hodges Cole Howard Diane Jenkins Mamie Johnson Anita Lawson Chelsea Lawson Leanna Love Ronan Malloy Dylan McAvoy Tucker McCall Ryan McNeil Tyler Michaelson Chloe Mitchell Amber Moore Adam Newman Cassie Newman Connor Newman Noah Newman Summer Newman Cassandra Rawlins Stitch Rayburn Gina Roma Daniel Romalotti Danny Romalotti Luca Santori Deacon Sharpe Marisa Sierras Rex Sterling Heather Stevens Grace Turner Angelina Veneziano Ian Ward Sage Warner Nina Webster Patty Williams Ricky Williams Hope Wilson Drucilla Winters Malcolm Winters Olivia Winters Character lists 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Newman family Abbott family Chancellor family Barber / Winters family Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Carlton&oldid=834504508 '' Categories : The Young and the Restless characters The Bold and the Beautiful characters Fictional American Jews Fictional business executives Fictional characters introduced in 1985 Fictional businesspeople Fictional United States Navy SEALs personnel Hidden categories : Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from February 2012 All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention Articles with a promotional tone from February 2012 All articles with a promotional tone Articles with multiple maintenance issues Articles slanted towards recent events from January 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 6 April 2018, at 02 : 03. 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Question: who played brad carlton on young and the restless
Answer: Don Diamont