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Doug Davidson had been a Young & Restless cast member since 1978. But when he recently cleaned out his dressing room three years after Paul Williams was written off, “it was so much easier to say goodbye than I thought it was” going to be, he tells SoapHub. Here, at last, is the story of how he was let go — and why.
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Sep 12, 2018 · Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty. Doug Davidson says his time on The Young and the Restless has come to an end after four decades. This week, Soaps.com reported that Davidson was leaving the long ...
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Sep 12, 2023 · In 2018, Davidson marked his 40th anniversary on the show. However, his subsequent appearances were brief. When asked what he missed the most about "The Young and the Restless," in 2019, the actor informed Soap Opera Digest, "My entire identity was tied up in the show. It was the first position, even above family in the moment-to-moment thing.
Douglas Donald Davidson (born October 24, 1954) is an American Emmy Award winning television actor. He has portrayed Paul Williams on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1978 to 2020, making him one of the soaps' longest-serving cast members .
Oct 14, 2021 · "I don’t see me going back," says Doug Davidson on a possible return to "The Young and the Restless" as Paul Williams. Find out why. By Errol Lewis October 14, 2021 8:57 AM
Nov 7, 2022 · Kevin Winter/Getty. As Paul Williams on "The Young and the Restless," Doug Davidson has been part of many major storylines — like when Cindy Lake (DeAnna Robbins) took a bullet for him and later ...
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Oct 25, 2023 · Let’s be clear: We didn’t honestly expect to see Doug Davidson’s Paul return to The Young and the Restless. The show made it wildly clear a long time ago that they were done with both the actor and the character. Every now and then, we’d get our hopes up — hey, we’re only human — but in our hearts, we pretty much knew it was over.
