“He will be sorely missed.”
Fans waited patiently for a tribute episode - on Thursday, June 22, it will finally arrive.
The tribute is in line with the CBS soap opera’s50th anniversaryon the air.
According toSoap Opera data pipe, the commemorative episode will include special flashbacks of the actor portraying John Abbott.
The late actor’s real-life wife, Kym Douglas, will also make a special appearance on the show.
She’ll be playing a character named Zelda Wilford, a woman who had ties to the Abbott family.
How are fans reacting to the news?
One commenter believes that it’s about time, saying “So happy to hear this.
It is past due for a YR fan favorite.
Sure miss the guy!”
Douglas starred on “Young and the Restless” for over 30 years, joining the show in 1982.
A businessman and founder of Jabot Cosmetics, Abbott died on the show in 2006.
However, the beloved character often returned to visit his son Jack as a ghost.
Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on Nov. 12, 1932, Douglas studied economics at Brandeis University.
After graduating, he fell into acting, studying under mentors in both Los Angeles and New York.
