THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL Celebrates Its 36th Anniversary — See the Changing Casts Through the Years!

By Chris Eades Updated: March 23, 2023

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Please join us in wishing THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL a very happy anniversary as it celebrates 36 years on the air! The soap first premiered on March 23, 1987, and has grown into one of the most popular drama series, enjoying international popularity!

Set in Los Angeles and centered around the Forrester family and their fashion business, Forrester Creations, there are still two remaining original cast members from the first episode: John McCook (Eric) and Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke). Over the years, B&B has won many Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series three times (in 2009, 2010, and 2011).

Take a look back at how the cast of B&B has evolved over the decades in our special gallery of cast photos below!

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1988: Clockwise from top left: Clayton Norcross (Thorne), Ronn Moss (Ridge), Teri Ann Linn (Kristen), John McCook (Eric), and Susan Flannery (Stephanie)
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1997: The cast gathered to celebrate B&B's 10th anniversary at a party in Los Angeles.
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2003: Back Row (L-R) Schae Harrison (Darla), Darlene Conley (Sally), Winsor Harmon (Thorne), Susan Flannery (Stephanie), Bobbie Eakes (Macy), John McCook (Eric), Maeve Quinlan (Megan). Middle Row (L-R) Daniel McVicar (Clarke), Brian Gaskill (Oscar), Ronn Moss (Ridge), Joseph Mascolo (Massimo), Lesley-Anne Down (Jackie), Sydney Penny (Samantha). Front Row (L-R) Justin Torkildsen (Rick), Sean Kanan (Deacon), Adrienne Frantz (Amber), Jennifer Finnigan (Bridget), Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke), Jack Wagner (Nick).
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2004: Seated, left to right: Adrienne Frantz (Amber), Darlene Conley (Sally). First Row, left to right: Sydney Penny (Samantha), Lorenzo Lamas (Hector), Jack Wagner (Nick), Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke), Susan Flannery (Stephanie), Ronn Moss (Ridge), Joseph Mascolo (Massimo), Winsor Harmon (Thorne), Schae Harrison (Darla). Second Row, left to right: Kayla Ewell (Caitlin), Drew Tyler Bell (Thomas), Justin Torkildsen (Rick), Maeve Quinlan (Megan), John McCook (Eric), Daniel McVicar (Clarke), Lesley-Anne Down (Jackie), Sean Kanan (Deacon), Ashley Jones (Bridget).
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Front Row, seated left to right: William de Vry (Storm), Eileen Davidson (Ashley), Jack Wagner (Nick), Hunter Tylo (Taylor), Winsor Harmon (Thorne), Lesli Kay (Felicia) Second Row, left to right: Drew Tyler Bell (Thomas), Heather Tom (Katie), Jennifer Gareis (Donna), Ronn Moss (Ridge), Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke), John McCook (Eric), Susan Flannery (Stephanie), Mykel Shannon Jenkins (Charlie), Lesley-Anne Down (Jackie) Third Row, left to right: Mackenzie Mauzy (Phoebe), Kyle Lowder (Rick), Ashley Jones (Bridget), Daniel McVicar (Clarke)
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2014: Front Row: Ashlyn Pearce (Aly), Heather Tom (Katie), Scott Clifton (Liam), Thorsten Kaye (Ridge), Kim Matula (Hope), Karla Mosley (Maya). Middle Row: Zack Conroy (Oliver), John McCook (Eric), Jacob Young (Rick), Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke), Ashleigh Brewer (Ivy), Darin Brooks (Wyatt), Alley Mills (Pam), Dick Christie (Charlie). Back Row: Jennifer Gareis (Donna), Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter), Linsey Godfrey (Caroline), Don Diamont (Bill), Rena Sofer (Quinn), Sean Kanan (Deacon).
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2015: Standing L-R: Dick Christie (Charlie), Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter), John McCook (Eric), Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke), Don Diamont (Bill), Heather Tom (Katie), Darin Brooks (Wyatt), Ashleigh Brewer (Ivy), Obba Babatundé (Julius), and Anna Maria Horsford (Vivienne); Sitting, Middle Row L-R: Alley Mills (Pam), Pierson Fodé (Thomas), Jacob Young (Rick), Scott Clifton (Liam), Reign Edwards (Nicole), Rena Sofer (Quinn); Sitting, Bottom Row L-R: Thorsten Kaye (Ridge), Linsey Godfrey (Caroline), Karla Mosley (Maya), Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy), Rome Flynn (Zende), and Sean Kanan (Deacon).
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2018: Back Row: Thorsten Kaye (Ridge), Adain Bradley (Xander), Kiara Barnes (Zoe), Courtney Hope (Sally), Alley Mills (Pam), Aaron D. Spears (Justin), Darin Brooks (Wyatt), Ingo Rademacher (Thorne), Heather Tom (Katie), Karla Mosley (Maya); Front Row: Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke), Nia Sioux (Emma), Annika Noelle (Hope), Scott Clifton (Liam), Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy), Don Diamont (Bill), Rena Sofer (Quinn), John McCook (Eric)
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2022: Back Row: Darin Brooks (Wyatt), Tanner Novlan (Finn), Kimberlin Brown (Sheila), Sean Kanan (Deacon), Delon DeMetz (Zende); Middle Row: Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter), Rena Sofer (Quinn), Matthew Atkinson (Thomas), Diamond White (Paris), Krista Allen (Taylor), Annika Noelle (Hope), Scott Clifton (Liam); Front Row: Thorsten Kaye (Ridge), Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke), John McCook (Eric), Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy), Don Diamont (Bill).