Daniel Romalotti
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| Daniel Romalotti, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||
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 Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti (2007) |
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| The Young and the Restless | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Michael Graziadei (2004 - ) Cam Gigandet (2004) |
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| First appearance | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Created by | William J. Bell | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1994 on-screen was aged to 16 in 2004 |
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| Occupation | Student at Genoa City University Photographer's assistant at Restless Style Magazine Formerly worked both part-time in the Newman Enterprises mail room and part-time for former State Senator Jack Abbott on the Clear Springs Project |
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| Residence | 196 E. Chestnut St. Genoa City, Wisconsin |
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Daniel Romalotti, Jr. is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The character was originated by actor Cam Gigandet in February 2004, and has been portrayed by Michael Graziadei since May 2004.
[edit] Character History
Daniel is the son of Phyllis Newman (Michelle Stafford) and Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian), although his biological father is Brian Hamilton. Daniel first arrived in Genoa City in 2004 after returning from boarding school to live with his mom. Since she didn't raise him as a kid, Daniel resented her as well as her boyfriend Damon Porter. Daniel then befriended Kevin Fisher who was desperate to regain some respect after performing some not so nice deeds. Daniel then agreed to help him out in exchange for him hooking him up with Mackenzie Browning (Ashley Bashioum; later Rachel Kimsey). The two had a lowlife named Alex come on to Lily too strong so that Kevin could rescue her. However, Alex went too far and slipped her and date rape drug and attempted to rape her. However, Kevin did arrive in time to "save" her. When Alex kept threatening Daniel and Kevin, Phyllis found out and she and Damien scared Alex enough to get him out of town. Daniel then decided to give Phyllis a chance.
Daniel then began a romance with Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) in 2005, after he was involved in an accident with Cassie Newman (Camryn Grimes), resulting in her death. Unbeknownst to Daniel, who had suffered memory loss from the accident, fourteen-year-old Cassie was driving. Daniel and Lily then ran away to Los Angeles to escape vehicular homicide charges and a Romeo and Juliet-style romance unfolded. The fugitives were caught and Daniel was soon exonerated. Lily's furious parents, Neil (Kristoff St. John) and Dru (Victoria Rowell), soon sent her away to boarding school, leaving Daniel devastated. Lily (then played by Davetta Sherwood) returned in February 2006 and they reunited and eloped to Las Vegas. Later on, Alex returned to blackmail Daniel and Kevin. Daniel then decided to come clean to Lily who then told her parents. However, she decided to forgive him as did her parents.
In early 2007, Daniel began a flirtation with the conniving Amber Moore (Adrienne Frantz), of which Lily was unaware. He then began helping her in her mission to keep her new husband Cane Ashby so that she could get her hands on his newfound family's money. To say thank you, Amber gave Daniel a pass to watch a video of her on an adult website, which eventually led to Daniel becoming addicted to pornography.
After Lily figured out who was the person that had a picture of her naked breasts on Daniel's cellphone (which was Amber) she realized that she couldn't trust her husband any longer and subsequently kicked him out. When Neil found out about Daniel's recent behavior, he fired him from his job at Newman Enterprises. Daniel then moved in with Kevin and Amber.
Daniel, Amber, and Kevin found a large sum of money belonging to Plum (Robert Parks Valetta), one of Amber's beaus from her Strangers By Night days. They found the money next to Plum's dead body and decided to keep it all a secret. They then received a visit from John Bonacheck (Cliff De Young) who claimed to be looking for Plum and his money because Plum had stolen it from his war buddy Carson McDonald (Marsh Makhtari). It turns out Bonacheck was a rogue member of the FBI who wanted the money for himself and even kidnapped Amber, Cane, and Carson. Once they were rescued, Daniel, Kevin, and Amber were arrested. However, Kevin's brother Michael Baldwin had the charges against them dropped. All of this caused he and Lily to end their marriage. Lily then began a relationship with Cane while Daniel soon began a flirtation with A.D.A. Heather Stevens after she began to show her more sensitive side, which was a big deal considering she was attempting to prosecute he, Kevin, and Amber and she also managed to send his mother to prison for extortion(she was released after two months). After a party that Daniel had thrown to help cheer Heather up in the midst of her court cases, he and a drunken Amber had sex. Since the encounter made their living together awkward, Amber moved out. However, the two were unable to stay away from each other and had sex again which ended with Daniel discovering that Amber had kept some of the stolen money they got from Plum. Although she tried to convince he and Kevin to keep it, they decided to burn it. Daniel then got Amber a job at his mom, Nick, Jack, and Sharon's new magazine Restless Style. While at the launch party for the magazine, Amber helped convince Daniel to mend the rift between him and his father Danny who came to perform at the event. He and Amber then began an actual relationship. Recently Daniel's father Danny returned and offered him a job on his tour as an assistant photographer, which Daniel accepted.
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