(CNN)Jerry Douglas, champion known for his relation arsenic household patriarch John Abbott connected the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless," has died.
He was 88.
Douglas was beloved connected the soap arsenic the president of Jabot Cosmetics, a relation helium began successful 1982.
John Abbott, on with his children Jack, Traci, Ashley, and Billy made up 1 of the astir celebrated families connected the CBS daytime drama.
John Abbott was killed disconnected the amusement successful 2006; Douglas continued to marque appearances periodically arsenic the shade of the character.
He past appeared connected the soap successful 2016.
The bid paid tribute to Douglas connected societal media.
"Please articulation america successful sending our condolences to the household of Jerry Douglas, known for his long-running relation arsenic the iconic John Abbott connected the The Young and the Restless," a tweet connected the daytime drama's verified Twitter account. "He volition beryllium greatly missed by the Y&R family."
Last month, immoderate of his erstwhile costars celebrated his upcoming 89th day and histrion Lauralee Bell shared a photograph of the solemnisation connected her verified Instagram account.
"Feel truthful fortunate to person been included successful this unbelievably peculiar day luncheon for Jerry Douglas!," Bell wrote successful the caption. "Thank you @peterbergmanyr and @eileendavidsonofficial truthful much! I volition cherish this day always."
After the decease was announced, Bell was 1 of the galore who paid Douglas tribute.
"I was fortunate capable to cognize Jerry since I was young," she wrote connected Instagram. "At times helium felt similar a begetter fig (maybe due to the fact that we each wanted John Abbott arsenic our father) and sometimes he'd punctual maine of my dad, but much often with each the events we've had, filled with laughs, helium was the kindest antheral and the sweetest person and I volition miss him truthful much!"
Douglas was calved Massachusetts and his accomplishment astatine playing shot won him a assistance to Brandeis University.
He gave up his program of completing instrumentality schoolhouse to prosecute acting and studied with Uta Hagen successful New York and Jeff Corey successful Los Angeles.
His archetypal credited relation on IMDB.com was arsenic a gangster successful the movie "Blast of Silence" successful 1961.
Douglas went connected to look successful aggregate TV shows and films specified arsenic "The Untouchables," "The Donna Reed Show," "Gunsmoke," "Mommie Dearest" and "JFK."
But it was "The Young and the Restless" which made him famous.
"On behalf of the full institution of The Young and the Restless, we nonstop our deepest sympathies to the Douglas household connected the passing of Jerry Douglas," Anthony Morina, enforcement shaper of "The Young and the Restless," told Deadline successful a statement.
"Jerry came to Y&R successful 1982 with an awesome resume of credits," added Morina. "Our amusement was fortunate to person an histrion of his caliber articulation the Y&R formed and present the assemblage to the iconic Abbott family. His publication to the bequest of Y&R arsenic Abbott household patriarch, John Abbott is inactive felt to this day. He volition beryllium sorely missed."
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