Members dragonflies Posted September 19, 2008 Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 Billy warns fans to get readly for a whole new Billy Abbott "This character has been away for awhile, and he's coming back with a little bit of an edge," Miller explains. "He's more of a man now than a boy, and it's the classic story of the prodigal son trying to find his place in the family. I loved playing Richie Novak: he was alot of fun, but he was difficult to fit into a storyline. There are more layers with Billy, which makes it a challenge. I'm hoping to do a good job." Despite Richie being killed off on AMC(then hanging around as a ghost), Miller didn't have any qualms about jumping to another soap. "After I had the meeting at All My Children, where they said, 'You're out,' my manager found something was out there for Young and the Restless." Miller recalls. "So I put myself on tape while I was on my lunch break on All My Children and sent it in to Young and the Restless. I flew into L.A., did the test and had to fly back so I could work on All My Children the next day. I had alot of fun with the audition and I booked it two hours after the test." Miller is grateful to a certain Y&R star who participated in his audition. "I definitely owe Peter Bergman because he helped me quite a bit with my test," smiles Miller. "After our scene, he told everyone in the room, 'I like this guy.' And I said 'I definitely like you.' after I got the part, I was still working on All My Children for awhile and Peter called a couple of times to make sure I was okay. He told me, 'It's going to be great.' And he's right, everybody here has taken good care of me. I've already had scenes with Peter, Eileen Davidson, Jess Walton and Jeanne Cooper and I'm like, 'My education is starting now.' I'm working with the heavies." Miller has signed a three-year contract. "I just wanted get in the groove," he notes. There's a heavy responsibility since they've been trying to cast this character for a long time and there was a great actor, David Tom, who had the role before. There's alot to live up to." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted September 19, 2008 Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 He seems very excited about the role. It definitely says something about an actor when you are still finishing up scenes on another show, and you've already got your next gig lined up. AMC's loss is definitely Y&R's gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dm. Posted September 19, 2008 Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 Aaah, this just makes me so happy. Great things are happening to Y&R at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted September 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 Peter Bergman rocks my socks So does Billy I love how humble Billy is and love that he gives credit to David Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted September 19, 2008 Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 He seems like a nice guy, I hear both Peter Bergman and Eileen Davidson really like him. The brief part we saw of him today was quite good. He has great screen presense and his eyes are beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted September 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 He oozes charisma and and sex appeal. I think the main reason I loved Richie was because he was so unabashedly evil and had no qualms about it. Plus the fact that Billy seemed to be having so much fun in the role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Manny Posted September 19, 2008 Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 I didn't watch today's episode yet, so I didn't see him yet. But I'm really excited, because ED and PB seem to love him, so he must be good. I am just scared with all this talk about "Billy being a troublemaker" I'm hearing.. I don't want them to go overboard with it. Billy was never a saint, yes, but I never saw him as a bad boy either. But I'm really really positively excited and I can't wait to see what they do with Billy! Always loved Billy Abbott and David Tom. So now it's time to see this grown up Billy. Hopefully I will like both him and Billy Miller! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted September 19, 2008 Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 He sounds really nice and dedicated. It's also really classy of him to give a nod to David Tom, he's aware of what he has to live up to. Fingers crossed, I hope Peter is right and that "it's going to be great"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted September 19, 2008 Administrator Share Posted September 19, 2008 I just finishsed watching Monday's US episode and he has great presence. I can't wait to see BillyA interact with his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MichaelGL Posted September 19, 2008 Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 The things I want to do Billy are out of this world. Kudos to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted September 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 Which one, the actor or character? You'll have to get in line behind me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg's GL Posted September 19, 2008 Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 Yes, great presence and beautiful eyes. He is very sexy. From what little we saw today, I'm diggin it. IA. Can't wait til he gets back to GC and his big bro Jack. I'm first in line! Mine Mine Mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted September 19, 2008 Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 Ah I miss him from AMC already. I saw him on yesterday's ep (American's Friday ep) and he did look right at home--that crazy smile of his and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted September 20, 2008 Members Share Posted September 20, 2008 Just watched Monday's episode. The kid's a slam dunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted September 20, 2008 Members Share Posted September 20, 2008 I never realized how much he looks like Peter Bergman until I saw him on Friday's episode. This guy is definitely a keeper! We already know he can act and he has the right look. I'm sure he'll fit in nicely. I can't wait to see all the Abbott's back! I hope they put Traci on a regular recurring basis as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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