How is he too young for the role? If I remember right Cady McClain was only ten years older than Jacob Young and as we know she played his mom.

And Lesley-Anne Down is only five years older than Jack Wagner, yet she plays his mom on B&B.

It's funny, yet sad how much this show and its writers, producers, and casting director make it easy to poke fun at it and ridicule it...

I think I have fallen in love with CAT.

Cat, that's hilarious.

As for giving DM a chance, of course I'll give him a chance, but will the show? They have very little interest in black people. They at times seem to have outright hostility towards black people. The casting just seems like pure laziness.

As for Cady playing JY's mother, I don't think anyone noticed that because honestly, on some days, Grandma Walton may have looked too young to be JY's mother, and Dixie's return was so poorly written and so isolated, age was the last thing people probably focused on.

This just further babies and ages down CK's Lily. Which may have been the point.

Thanks for reminding me of the name.

If only James Black would do soaps...

I think people are being pretty harsh in this thread. Darius is FAR from ugly.

And Lesley-Anne Down is only five years older than Jack Wagner, yet she plays his mom on B&B.

Go back to the 70's. John Reilly (most recently Allistar Crane, born 1936) and Patricia Bruder (born 1940). Bruder played Ellen and Reilly played her son on ATWT.

Cat, that "Fritter" post was hilarious! LMAO

Alyssa Milano...as new Victoria Newman

Danny Pintauro....as new JT Holstrom

Tony Danza...as new Victor Newman

Judith Light ...as new Nikki

K. Helmund..as new Katherine Chancellor

What an odd recast. This is like recasting Cary Grant with Ernest Borgnine.

I guess it could be worse

Gary Coleman as Malcolm Winters......lol

What you talkin about Lily!!

so seriously, was the only qualification needed was the guy be black? Shemar Moore has a very specific skill set that sets him apart from 99% of the male population, and if you are going to replace him I think you have to set your standards pretty high.

OK. I'm completely speechless. I was out of town, so I don't have time to go through the comments, but this reminds me of ATWT's recasting the oh-so-beautiful Alison Taylor-Rice with Susan Batten. (It got so bad fans sent dog food to ATWT! I thought that was a bit much and cruel.) However, SM was schedule to play a short-term role on Y&R, but he caught on like wildfire -- for good reason. This is truly sad. I guess my boycott will continue. (BTW -- After seeing the still handsome and manly Peter Parros on ATWT recently, I have to wonder why THAT man isn't on TV.)

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! This is too funny!

Don't forget that Y&R's obsession with former Family Matters actors goes back before Bryton. Remember the late beauty Michelle Thomas who played Callie on Y&R and Myra Monkhouse on Family Matters?

They never recast like this without doing lots of reads and tests. Particularly chem-tests with possible romantic co-stars.

Who do you think they chem-tested Malcolm with? Phyllis? (for history's sake). Mackenzie? (She's sort of free now, on the romantic side. Although I keep hoping they'll save her for JT). Chloe? ('cause this Chance thing isn't going anywhere). I'd ask about Roxanne, but she's not on contract.

Given how much younger they have made Malcolm, this lends some credence (to me) to the spumor that Renee Elise Goldsberry is going to be the recast Dru.