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Jerry Douglas (born November 12, 1932 Boston, Massachusetts), American actor.

For the last two decades, Jerry Douglas has reigned in Genoa City as Abbott patriarch John Abbott on the Young and the Restless.

Born Gerald Rubenstein and raised in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Douglas went to Brandeis University to earn a degree in economics. Eight months into law school in Manhattan, he gave up the books and started auditioning. However, his lack of training frustrated him, and he eventually moved then-wife Arlene and daughter Avra to California.

Settling in the San Fernando Valley, Douglas sold insurance by day, and took acting classes at night. Although he still struggled, he received encouragement after appearing in the play, John Brown's Body. A critic said he was terrific, which inspired him to hire an agent.

For several years, Douglas appeared on TV shows like MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, often playing the villain. At the same time, his wife decided to move herself and their children (son Jod was born after migrating to California) up to Carmel. In an attempt to save his marriage, Douglas quit acting and followed her. Despite this, the couple eventually divorced and Douglas returned to L.A. to continue pursuing his career.

Soon after, he found himself embroiled in a custody battle for his children, which he won.

Today Douglas is happily remarried to Kymberly, who he met at a Muscular Dystrophy Association event. Though she is over 20 years his junior, they've been married for 20 years, and have a young son, Hunter, together.

In March 2006, Jerry will depart The Young and The Restless after 25 years in a storyline-dictated exit revolving around his character's involvement in the Tom Fisher murder case. His castmembers recently celebrated his upcoming exit on set.

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