The Bold and the Beautiful

The Bold and the Beautiful is a popular American soap opera. After The Young and the Restless, it is the highest-rated soap opera there.

The series is shown in over 100 countries. About 300 million people watch it every day. This makes The Bold and the Beautiful the most watched television series in the world. The first episode was shown on March 23, 1987 on the CBS network. The series was created by the soap opera writer William J. Bell and his wife, Lee Phillip Bell. It is the only American soap opera to have its daily episodes translated into Spanish for the Hispanic viewers in the United States.

The series is set in Los Angeles, California. It tells the story of the Forrester family, who owns a fashion empire called Forrester Creations. The major members of the family are Eric Forrester (played by John McCook), the president of Forrester Creations, his wife Stephanie (Susan Flannery), their eldest son Ridge (Ronn Moss) and Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang), who was married to both the father and the son. She owns most of Forrester Creations. This is because she created BeLieF, a formula which earned much money for the company. There used to be a second fashion company called Spectra Fashions. It was Forrester’s main competitor. The conflicts between the Forrester and the Spectra families was one of the major themes of the story.

 List of actors/characters on the show 
ActorCharacter Texas Battle  Marcus Walton Brandon Beemer  Owen Knight Drew Tyler Bell  Thomas Forrester Don Diamont  Bill Spencer Lesley-Anne Down  Jacqueline Payne Marone Susan Flannery  Stephanie Forrester Jennifer Gareis Donna Logan Forrester Harley Graham  Alexandria Forrester Winsor Harmon  Thorne Forrester Mykel Shannon Jenkins  Detective Charlie Baker Ashley Jones  Dr. Bridget Forrester Marone Lesli Kay  Felicia Forrester Katherine Kelly Lang  Brooke Logan Kyle Lowder  Rick Forrester John McCook  Eric Forrester Daniel McVicar  Clarke Garrison Alley Mills  Pamela Douglas Ronn Moss  Ridge Forrester Amanda and Rachel Pace  Hope Logan Ridge Perkett  R.J. Forrester Heather Tom  Katie Logan Hunter Tylo  Dr. Taylor Hayes Marone Jack Wagner  Dominick Marone Jacqueline MacInnes Wood  Steffy Forrester

 Other websites 

 Official site 
 The Bold and The Beautiful
 The Bold and The Beautiful CBS Website

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