What type of details about terry lester can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: terry lester -lrb- april 13 , 1950 -- november 28 , 2003 -rrb- was an american actor . lester was born in indianapolis , indiana , graduating from high school at southport high school , and began an acting career while at depauw university in greencastle , indiana in musical theater , concert performances , along with numerous primetime tv guest roles . he starred in the 1976 children 's series '' ark ii '' , followed with roles in '' airport 1975 '' and the 1978 kiss movie '' kiss meets the phantom of the park '' . lester 's big break came when he joined cbs daytime soap '' the young and the restless '' in 1980 . he originated the role of jack abbott , a scoundrel who never met a woman -lrb- including his own father 's wife -rrb- he did n't want to take to bed . lester was so popular that '' the young and the restless '' creator william j. bell wrote an entire family for him . the series was going through a transition period which many fans believed his star quality helped the show build more viewership rising to # 1 in daytime soap ratings . in spite of his popularity , by the end of the decade lester felt his role on the show was steadily declining . in 1989 he not only quit but took the rare step of going to the daytime press and singling out bill bell 's young daughter , lauralee bell -lrb- who plays ingenue christine blair -rrb- , for his dwindling role . he felt the excess airtime given to her came at the expense of both himself and other actors . lester was replaced by peter bergman , who has played the part of jack ever since . lester switched to nbc to take over the role of mason capwell on '' santa barbara '' for a year . in november 1992 , he joined '' as the world turns '' to play the charming royce keller , who was soon revealed to be suffering from multiple personalities which caused him to kill his own sister in the series . the role was complex , causing raves for lester , but the headwriter behind the story , douglas marland , died suddenly in 1993 , and lester once again found his...
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