Jacob Young, an American actor and singer, was born on September 10, 1979. His parents were Rhonda and Michael Young, Sr. He spent his childhood in Loveland, Colorado, and Roy. At the age of seventeen, he moved to San Diego, California with his mother. After a divorce with her husband, Rhonda married Edward Vasquez. Jacob has an elder brother and two sisters as well. He studied in the Yelm High School for a brief time in the early 90s. He had his early schooling in Washington as well as Oregon.

Career highlights:

He was not a trained actor as such. He had the advantage of good looks. This landed him the role of Rick Forrester on the CBS soap opera, “The Bold and the Beautiful.” He portrayed this role from December 31, 1997 to September 15, 1999. He also has the distinction of portraying Lucky Spencer on the serial, “General Hospital” for three years from February 25, 2000 to February 10, 2003. He has also essayed the role of JR Chandler on “All My Children” from October 1, 2003 to September 23, 2011. He then went back to the role of Rick Forrester, in “The Bold and the Beautiful” in September 2011.

Other interests:

Hi is an accomplished singer as well. He has released his self-styled CD on September 11, 2001. He has also acted in a couple of films as a guest star in “The Girl Next Door,” and ABC’s “Hope and Faith.”

Recognitions:

He is a talented actor. He has a nomination for the Daytime Emmy Award in 1999 as “Outstanding Young Actor in a Drama Series.” In the year 2002, he won the award for the Most Outstanding Young Actor for his role in General Hospital. In addition, he has two nominations in 2005 and 2011 as well.

Net Worth:

As a high profile actor and singer, he has a reasonable net worth.

Personal Life:

He has been in a longtime relationship with model, Christen Steward. His longtime girlfriend later on became his wife on May 13, 2007. They have a beautiful family with three children, Luke, Molly, and Grace Elizabeth.

Some Trivia about Jacob Young:

· He was a skilled wrestler during his school days. He had a high ranking in Freestyle as well as Greco-Roman style wrestling.

· The People Magazine voted him the “Sexiest Soap Star.”

· He has also taken part in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race in Long Beach. He suffered a minor accident during the race. Another driver hit him. Still he managed to finish the race in a decent time.

· On his 21st birthday, he won $ 900 at a Roulette table in Las Vegas.

· He has the unique distinction of playing three characters on soap operas that have the same name as their fathers.

· He has a unique nickname, “Jake the Snake.”

· He has had many nominations to his credit. He won a Daytime Emmy Award too.

· He is a talented actor and much sought after among his age group.

· He is one of the few actors who can sing as well.