Nicholas Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS soap
opera The Young and the Restless. Created and introduced by William J.
Bell, he was born onscreen in 1988 as the second child of supercouple
characters Victor and Nikki Newman. Portrayed by a set of twins and
later two child actors for his first six-year period, the writers of
the series decided to rapidly age the character to a teenager in the
summer of 1994. That June, Joshua Morrow began portraying Nick, and
has remained in the role to present time. The character was
reintroduced with the purpose of developing a relationship with
another character, Sharon Collins, who was introduced around the same
story arc. The pairing, which yielded three children, Cassie, Noah and
Faith Newman, proved popular with viewers. They are regarded as a
prominent supercouple by the soap opera media.In 2005, the character
underwent a dramatic change in storyline when the role of Nick and
Sharon's fourteen-year-old daughter Cassie was killed off after a car
accident. This led Nick to seek comfort in the arms of another woman,
Phyllis Summers, which resulted in an affair. Phyllis became pregnant
with Nick's child, Summer Newman. Nick divorced Sharon and married
Phyllis the following year. For years, however, Nick battled between
his ongoing feelings with Sharon and Phyllis. His other storylines
have included trying to seek independence away from his powerful
father as well as multiple other relationships. In 2013, a storyline
regarding Summer's paternity was visited, centered on speculation that
she is actually the daughter of Jack Abbott, Phyllis'
ex-husband.Morrow regards Nick as a "good dude" who has a "fiery"
protective personality, which has developed into a "more mature"
persona as the character grew. Nick and Morrow gained a significant
amount of crazed fan attention and popularity during the late 1990s,
considered a long-time fan favorite by TV Guide. The pairing of Nick
and Sharon has been met with notable success, listed as one of the
genre's best supercouples by The Huffington Post and SoapNet, among
other sources. Morrow's performance has been met with critical
acclaim, having garnered him the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Younger Actor in a Drama Series nomination consecutively from 1996 to
2000.
opera The Young and the Restless. Created and introduced by William J.
Bell, he was born onscreen in 1988 as the second child of supercouple
characters Victor and Nikki Newman. Portrayed by a set of twins and
later two child actors for his first six-year period, the writers of
the series decided to rapidly age the character to a teenager in the
summer of 1994. That June, Joshua Morrow began portraying Nick, and
has remained in the role to present time. The character was
reintroduced with the purpose of developing a relationship with
another character, Sharon Collins, who was introduced around the same
story arc. The pairing, which yielded three children, Cassie, Noah and
Faith Newman, proved popular with viewers. They are regarded as a
prominent supercouple by the soap opera media.In 2005, the character
underwent a dramatic change in storyline when the role of Nick and
Sharon's fourteen-year-old daughter Cassie was killed off after a car
accident. This led Nick to seek comfort in the arms of another woman,
Phyllis Summers, which resulted in an affair. Phyllis became pregnant
with Nick's child, Summer Newman. Nick divorced Sharon and married
Phyllis the following year. For years, however, Nick battled between
his ongoing feelings with Sharon and Phyllis. His other storylines
have included trying to seek independence away from his powerful
father as well as multiple other relationships. In 2013, a storyline
regarding Summer's paternity was visited, centered on speculation that
she is actually the daughter of Jack Abbott, Phyllis'
ex-husband.Morrow regards Nick as a "good dude" who has a "fiery"
protective personality, which has developed into a "more mature"
persona as the character grew. Nick and Morrow gained a significant
amount of crazed fan attention and popularity during the late 1990s,
considered a long-time fan favorite by TV Guide. The pairing of Nick
and Sharon has been met with notable success, listed as one of the
genre's best supercouples by The Huffington Post and SoapNet, among
other sources. Morrow's performance has been met with critical
acclaim, having garnered him the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Younger Actor in a Drama Series nomination consecutively from 1996 to
2000.
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