Biography - Jacob Young

Last Modified: 10th Oct, 2023
Name
Jacob Young
Nick Name
Jake the Snake
Profession
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Best Known For
All My Children (TV series)
Net Worth
$4.00M Under Review
Salary:
$ Under Review
Social Media Presence
Personal Detail
Birth Name / Full Name
Jacob Wayne Young N/A
Born on
September 10, 1979 (age 44)
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Sexual Orientation
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Married Date
May 13, 2007
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Siblings
3
Children
3
Relations
Michael Young Sr.
Father
Michael Young Sr.
Father
Charity Applegate
Sister
Charity Applegate
Sister
Tiffany Young
Sister
Tiffany Young
Sister
Rhonda Young
Mother
Rhonda Young
Mother
Christen Steward
2007-05-13
Wife
Christen Steward
2007-05-13
Wife
Julie Costello
Ex-wife
Julie Costello
Ex-wife
Luke Wayne Young
Son
Luke Wayne Young
Son
Molly Lynn Young
Daughter
Molly Lynn Young
Daughter
Grace Elizabeth Young
Daughter
Grace Elizabeth Young
Daughter
Michael Young Jr.
Older brother
Michael Young Jr.
Older brother
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Social Media Presence

Who is Jacob Young?

Jacob Young is an actor by profession. He is well known for starring in All My Children as JR Chandler, The Bold and the Beautiful as Rick Forrester, General Hospital as Lucky Spencer, and The Walking Dead as Deaver.

Jacob Young – Age, Parents, Siblings

Jacob Young was born Jacob Wayne Young on September 10, 1979, in Renton, Washington, USA. His mother’s name is Rhonda Young and his father’s name is Michael Young Sr. His parents raised him in Loveland, Colorado, and Roy, Washington with his three siblings- older brother Michael Young Jr. and sisters Tiffany Young and Charity Applegate.

At the age of 17, he and his mother moved to San Diego, California. Following his parent's divorce, his mother remarried Edward Vasquez.

Young Jacob Young (Image: Instagram)

Education, Ethnicity

The educational history of Jacob Young is still vacant. He attended Yelm High School for a short time in the early 1990s and was in high school plays. He worked as a waiter at Denny's to put himself through private school. Fortunately, he was discovered by a  customer who helped him get auditions.

His ethnicity is Irish.

Jacob Young – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Jacob Young married his longtime girlfriend Christen Steward on 13 May 2007 after getting engaged in April 2006. Their wedding was held at the Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, New Jersey. Steward works as a model. With his wife, he has three children- son Luke Wayne Young (born Nov 25, 2008) and daughters Molly Lynn Young (born Aug 28, 2013), and Grace Elizabeth Young (born March 20, 2016).

His marriage with Julie Costello, who is also an actress, had ended in divorce.

Jacob Young and Christen Steward with their children (Image: Instagram- posted Sept 2020)

Jacob Young – Career

Early Days

Young began his career in the year 1997, at the age of 17, his debut role being as Rick Forrester in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. He played the character, which gained him profound recognition in Hollywood, until 1999. He was also a series regular in General Hospital (2000-2003) as Lucky Spencer and guest-starred as Dean Torrance in the 2000 episode of The Beach Boys: An American Family.

Finally, in 2003, he was cast as JR Chandler in the TV soap opera All My Children. This is his breakthrough role and Jacob Young portrayed the character for 839 episodes, until 2011.

Jacob Young (right) with General Hospital  cast (Image: soapsindepth)

Films, TV Series

Jacob Young has also appeared in episodes of the TV series The Bold and the Beautiful (2011-2018), Hope & Faith (2004), One Life to Live (2005), Days of Our Lives (2011), The Young and the Restless (2014), Beacon Hill (2020), The Walking Dead (2021) as Deaver.

Moreover, he has starred in TV films Killer Vacation (2018), Christmas Made to Order (2018), When Vows Break (2019), and The Road Home for Christmas (2019). Young has also worked in the films The Girl Next Door (2004), Psycho Granny (2019), etc.

Co-stars

On the set of The Walking Dead, Jacob Young has worked alongside Cassady McClincy, Michael James Shaw, Paola Lázaro, Angel Theory, and Margot Bingham.

Karla Mosley, Jacob Young in The Bold and the Beautiful (Image: GLAAD)

Jacob Young – Awards, Nominations

For his TV work, Young has been nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards, among which he won one in 2002 for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series.

Jacob Young – Net Worth, Salary

The net worth of Young is estimated at around $4 million while the figure on his annual salary is under review.

Jacob Young – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Jacob Young is active on Instagram and Twitter but is absent from Facebook.

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