Brock Reynolds
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Brock Reynolds is a fictional character
on the CBS
soap opera
The Young and the Restless
, portrayed by Beau Kazer
, from 1974 to 1980, 1984 to 1986, 1990 to 1992; from December 24, 1999 to August 2003, briefly in July 2004 and in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
(Jeanne Cooper
) after her husband Gary had died and she remarried. Brock would often show up in Genoa City
but disappear just a few days later until 1974, when he returned home a totally different man, a man with a completely new life devoted to helping the needy. He had become a lawyer, and when he returned he found his mother Kay ("The Duchess", as he frequently referred to her) in very bad health but tried to convince her to get help for her alcoholism
.
With his mother's orders, Brock married Jill Foster
(then played by Brenda Dickson
), but their marriage was never real because Jill was attracted to and pregnant with Kay's husband Phillip. It was later revealed that their marriage wasn't even valid since they were brother and sister (however it has recently been revealed that Jill is not Katherine's daughter and therefore their marriage was valid.) Kay wanted Jill's baby for herself and Brock was stuck having to choose between the two women, not only then, but at various times in the future. Later on Brock found romance in a number of other women in Genoa City including Lorie Brooks and Casey Reed
By 1980, Kay
was getting help at Chancellor Industries from businessman Victor Newman
, who just moved to town with his young wife Julia. Julia, longing for something to do, ended up building a close friendship with Brock, and things nearly turned romantic. However, Brock and Julia never had a sexual relationship, despite Victor's fears that it was. Out of jealousy, Victor had an affair with his secretary, Eve Howard. Julia admitted she was falling in love with Brock, but they were not lovers, and she agreed to break if off if Victor would commit completely to their marriage. But Victor was not convinced and turned to Lorie Brooks for attention. Brock caught Victor and Lorie kissing, so he tried to resume his romance with Julia, but he finally left town because of Julia's inability to end her marriage to Victor. Thinking it would convince Victor of her love for him, Julia told him that she wanted to have a baby. Victor responded by having a vasectomy without telling her. In the end, Julia ending up having an affair and Victor's extreme response caused their divorce in 1981.
In 1989, Kay
married Rex Sterling
, a bum that spent some time in prison, his former cellmate Clint Radison finds Marge Cotrooke, a diner waitress and realizes that she looks the same as Katherine. He decides to use her in his plan to replace Kay with Marge and get to her fortune. His friends get jobs at the Chancellor mansion, while Marge is taught to act like Kay. Kay Chancellor and her housekeeper Esther Valentine
are held captive while Marge replaces Kay. Marge immediately changes things from Katherine's life, starting from unintentionally pushing Rex away into the arms of Jill Abbott
, to selling Chancellor Industries. When Brock returns from India, he realizes that someone has replaced Kay. Marge later helps Kay catch Clint and his friends and get them in jail, before returning to her life as a waitress.
On the verge of losing her life in 1999, Kay befriended a teenager at a homeless shelter named Mackenzie Browning
, who coincidentally ended up being Brock's daughter with Amanda Browning, a woman that Brock had a relationship with in India years ago. Kay decided to inform Brock of the baby he never knew he had. Brock and Mackenzie built a father-daughter relationship and lived with Kay. Brock eventually left town again to work in India, but reappeared in town from time to time. He was involved in the intervention that Kay's close friends held to make her stop drinking. He eventually relocated to New Orleans to assist in cleanup following Hurricane Katrina.
In 2008, Brock returned to Genoa City to deliver the eulogy at Kay's "funeral". When Kay's will was read, Brock learned that he got one percent of a billion-dollar estate to continue his charity work and was named chairman of the Chancellor Foundation. However, it was Marge, Kay's look-alike who had died so Brock returned again in April 2009 to take a DNA test to confirm his mother's identity. He comes back to Genoa City to take another DNA test with Tucker claiming to be Katherine's son and asked Mac if she was willing to carry Lily and Cane's twins and if she would help raise them if Lily did not make it.
Since then, Brock has visited for large family events, included the "Funeral" for Chance Chancellor
.
Fictional character
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on the CBS
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soap opera
Soap opera
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The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
, portrayed by Beau Kazer
Beau Kazer
Beau Kazer is an actor who has worked primarily on television. He is best known for his recurring role as Brock Reynolds on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless....
, from 1974 to 1980, 1984 to 1986, 1990 to 1992; from December 24, 1999 to August 2003, briefly in July 2004 and in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Character background
When Brock Reynolds was first mentioned on Y&R, he was nothing like the person he would become in the future. Experimenting with sex and drugs, Brock was always looking for a way to disobey his mother KatherineKatherine Chancellor
Katherine Chancellor Murphy is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...
(Jeanne Cooper
Jeanne Cooper
Wilma Jeanne Cooper , best known as Jeanne Cooper, is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Katherine Chancellor on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...
) after her husband Gary had died and she remarried. Brock would often show up in Genoa City
Genoa City (fictional city)
Genoa City, Wisconsin is the fictional setting for the long-running American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The real U.S. village of the same name is otherwise unlike and unrelated to the mid-size city depicted in the series.- Overview :...
but disappear just a few days later until 1974, when he returned home a totally different man, a man with a completely new life devoted to helping the needy. He had become a lawyer, and when he returned he found his mother Kay ("The Duchess", as he frequently referred to her) in very bad health but tried to convince her to get help for her alcoholism
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
.
With his mother's orders, Brock married Jill Foster
Jill Foster Abbott
Jill Abbott Fenmore is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. She is one of the series' original characters, and the only one remaining from its debut in March 1973...
(then played by Brenda Dickson
Brenda Dickson
Brenda Irene Dickson ) is an American actress who originated the role of Jill Foster Abbott on the soap opera The Young and the Restless.-Work:...
), but their marriage was never real because Jill was attracted to and pregnant with Kay's husband Phillip. It was later revealed that their marriage wasn't even valid since they were brother and sister (however it has recently been revealed that Jill is not Katherine's daughter and therefore their marriage was valid.) Kay wanted Jill's baby for herself and Brock was stuck having to choose between the two women, not only then, but at various times in the future. Later on Brock found romance in a number of other women in Genoa City including Lorie Brooks and Casey Reed
By 1980, Kay
Katherine Chancellor
Katherine Chancellor Murphy is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...
was getting help at Chancellor Industries from businessman Victor Newman
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
, who just moved to town with his young wife Julia. Julia, longing for something to do, ended up building a close friendship with Brock, and things nearly turned romantic. However, Brock and Julia never had a sexual relationship, despite Victor's fears that it was. Out of jealousy, Victor had an affair with his secretary, Eve Howard. Julia admitted she was falling in love with Brock, but they were not lovers, and she agreed to break if off if Victor would commit completely to their marriage. But Victor was not convinced and turned to Lorie Brooks for attention. Brock caught Victor and Lorie kissing, so he tried to resume his romance with Julia, but he finally left town because of Julia's inability to end her marriage to Victor. Thinking it would convince Victor of her love for him, Julia told him that she wanted to have a baby. Victor responded by having a vasectomy without telling her. In the end, Julia ending up having an affair and Victor's extreme response caused their divorce in 1981.
In 1989, Kay
Katherine Chancellor
Katherine Chancellor Murphy is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...
married Rex Sterling
Rex Sterling
Rex Sterling was a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, played by actor Quinn Redeker from July 1987 to December 1994, and in a guest appearance on April 23, 2004.-Character's background:...
, a bum that spent some time in prison, his former cellmate Clint Radison finds Marge Cotrooke, a diner waitress and realizes that she looks the same as Katherine. He decides to use her in his plan to replace Kay with Marge and get to her fortune. His friends get jobs at the Chancellor mansion, while Marge is taught to act like Kay. Kay Chancellor and her housekeeper Esther Valentine
Esther Valentine
Esther Valentine is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actress Kate Linder since April 1982...
are held captive while Marge replaces Kay. Marge immediately changes things from Katherine's life, starting from unintentionally pushing Rex away into the arms of Jill Abbott
Jill Foster Abbott
Jill Abbott Fenmore is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. She is one of the series' original characters, and the only one remaining from its debut in March 1973...
, to selling Chancellor Industries. When Brock returns from India, he realizes that someone has replaced Kay. Marge later helps Kay catch Clint and his friends and get them in jail, before returning to her life as a waitress.
On the verge of losing her life in 1999, Kay befriended a teenager at a homeless shelter named Mackenzie Browning
Mackenzie Browning
Mackenzie Hellstrom is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, introduced in 1999 as a part of the new teen scene and revealed to be the granddaughter of wealthy businesswoman Katherine Chancellor.-Casting:Ashley Bashioum, the actress that played the role for the...
, who coincidentally ended up being Brock's daughter with Amanda Browning, a woman that Brock had a relationship with in India years ago. Kay decided to inform Brock of the baby he never knew he had. Brock and Mackenzie built a father-daughter relationship and lived with Kay. Brock eventually left town again to work in India, but reappeared in town from time to time. He was involved in the intervention that Kay's close friends held to make her stop drinking. He eventually relocated to New Orleans to assist in cleanup following Hurricane Katrina.
In 2008, Brock returned to Genoa City to deliver the eulogy at Kay's "funeral". When Kay's will was read, Brock learned that he got one percent of a billion-dollar estate to continue his charity work and was named chairman of the Chancellor Foundation. However, it was Marge, Kay's look-alike who had died so Brock returned again in April 2009 to take a DNA test to confirm his mother's identity. He comes back to Genoa City to take another DNA test with Tucker claiming to be Katherine's son and asked Mac if she was willing to carry Lily and Cane's twins and if she would help raise them if Lily did not make it.
Since then, Brock has visited for large family events, included the "Funeral" for Chance Chancellor
Chance Chancellor
Phillip Robert "Chance" Chancellor IV is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The character is currently portrayed by John Driscoll, from July 16, 2009 to September 9, 2010. He made a short departure from the show in September 2010, only to return by February...
.