Soap-Sational Guests
Note: All guests appear health and work commitments pending
Michael Muhney
Michael Muhney joined the cast of THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS in May, 2009 as the charming-yet-shady Adam Wilson (a.k.a. Victor Newman, Jr.), the prodigal son of Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and his ex-wife, Hope Adams.
Muhney starred as a series regular in the television series "Turks," "The Huntress" and, most recently as Sheriff Lamb in "Veronica Mars." His numerous television guest starring roles include "Without a Trace," "Numb3rs," "ER," "Charmed," "NCIS," "Boomtown" and "CSI: Miami." He also starred in the mini-series, "A Will of Their Own."
Muhney's film credits include "Columbus Day," "Reeker: No Man's Land," "Lovers, Liars and Lunatics," "Act Your Age," which he also co-wrote and produced, "Virtual Nightmare," "Disconnect," "Love 101," and the award-winning Independent feature at the DigiDance Film Festival, "Nicolas." Born in Chicago, Muhney moved to Texas at age eight where he resided until heading back to Chicago for college. He received a bachelor's degree from the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University.
In his free time, Muhney enjoys rock climbing, ultimate frisbee, basketball, golf, and soccer. He is a member of MENSA and he is also an active participant in Pancreatic Cancer charity foundations as well as numerous other charity organizations. Muhney currently resides in Los Angeles.
Ashley Jones
Ashley Jones is a two-time Emmy Nominee for Outstanding Younger Actress in 1999 and 2000 for her work as Megan Dennison on “The Young and the Restless”.
Currently she stars as Bridget Forrester, the beautiful pre-med student and daughter of Eric Forrester and Brooke Logan on the #1 show in the world, “The Bold and the Beautiful,” airing in over 120 countries worldwide. In 2005, she was also Emmy nominated for the Viewer’s Favorite Award for Most Irresistible Combination with co-star, Jack Wagner.
Ashley has worked steadily since she moved to Los Angeles. She has filmed over seven films for both television and theatrical release, including the comedy Old School, with Luke Wilson and Will Farrell, Devil’s Prey, The King’s Guard and the comedy Extreme Dating.
At 15, after two years of high school at The Performing and Visual Arts, Ashley began her film and TV career with the CBS mini-series, “Fire Next Time,” where she met her future husband, Noah Nelson. Ashley was nominated for the prestigious Youth in Film for her work in the mini-series. She went on to join the cast of “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” for the beginning of the first season. After a few television movies and guest stars, she joined the cast of “The Young and the Restless” as Megan Dennison. Ashley also managed to graduate with a BA from Pepperdine, attending in both Malibu and in Florence, Italy, while working.
Her additional television work has included “Strong Medicine,” “7th Heaven,” “The District,” “Without A Trace,” “V.I.P.,” “Cold Case,” and recurred on “For the People” opposite Leah Thompson, played Beth Flaherty on “Crossing Jordan” with the former Bridget on “B&B”, Jennifer Finnigan and on “True Blood” as shape shifter Daphne. Her movies-of-the-week include “Our Son, the Matchmaker” and “She Fought Alone”.
In addition to her extensive television work, Ashley performs the role of Kathy in J. Cast Production’s national tour of the Off-Broadway Smash Hit Comedy Vanities, performing throughout the USA and Canada, working around her TV shooting schedule with co-stars Sonia Satra and Rachelle Lefevre.
Born in Memphis, Ashley and her family lived in Tennessee for five years. Her father, Shawn Jones was a minister and took a job preaching in Texas. At five, she filmed her first commercial. Ashley acquired the passion for theatre at the age of nine, after years of national commercial and print work. She was a part of Actors Theatre of Houston, starring in many productions including The Women, Ah Wilderness, and Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs. She opened to rave reviews at 12 in The Chalk Garden, by Enid Bagnold, where she was on stage the entire show. In Los Angeles, Ashley did a production of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal at the Rait Theatre in Malibu and in 2003 the comedy Writer’s Block. She looks forward to someday returning to the stage in Texas at The Alley Theatre.
After working at the Volunteer Center in Malibu in 1998 and 1999, Ashley’s passion for service grew. Her most recent involvement has been with City of Hope. She is happily married to her husband, writer Noah Nelson. They reside in Los Angeles in their new home with their two dogs.
Brandon Beemer
Brandon Beemer was born in Eugene, Oregon on February 27th 1980. His life had very humble beginnings and he worked as a driver for the local Coca Cola bottling plant in Eugene, before a move to Los Angeles in an attempt to secure a modelling career ended up landing him work as an actor.
After only a few years in Hollywood his new career launched on MTV’s Undressed. He went on to perform a number of roles on television and movies, including: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; General Hospital; Suits on the Loose and most recently, Material Girls as Hayley Duff’s not so sweet fiancé, Mic Rionn.
In 2006, Brandon auditioned for the role of Shawn Douglas Brady on the hit daytime drama, Days of Our Lives. His first episode aired in late September of that year. In January 2008, his fans were outraged when rumours of his firing began surfacing on the web. Although these rumours were confirmed to be true, it didn't hold him back, and in early May it was announced that he'd landed the role of the mysterious Owen Knight on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Brandon currently resides in Los Angeles, California. His main goal is to live a happy and healthy life. He enjoys a variety of sports and is a compulsive exerciser. He plays Texas Hold ‘Em poker and loves camping and hiking.
Nadia Björlin
Nadia Björlin was born in Newport, Rhode Island, but lived in Sweden until the age of 7. Her father was the Swedish composer and conductor Ulf Björlin (1933–1993). Her mother, Fary, is a interior decorator from Iran.
Nadia speaks Swedish, Persian, English and can sing in other languages as well. She is also renowned for her soprano voice. When her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, she attended the Palm Beach County School of the Arts (now Dreyfoos School of the Arts) along with her brothers Ulf and Jean Paul, where she excelled in music and theatre. All three siblings have found success in show business since graduation.
Björlin once competed in pageants. In 1998, she placed as Second Runner-Up in Miss Florida Teen USA.
Nadia Björlin's major exposure has been on the soap opera Days of our Lives, where she first appeared as the character Chloe Lane in December 1999. At first, Chloe was portrayed as a nerdy and geeky kind of girl with big glasses. Eventually, her character developed into a quiet beauty who could also sing and she fell in love with rich, popular Philip Kiriakis, portrayed by actor Jay Kenneth Johnson. Soon, their romance turned rocky, and she developed a crush on Brady Black, portrayed by actor Kyle Lowder.
Nadia Björlin originally left Days in June 2003 to concentrate on her singing career, while her character moved to be an opera star. Bjorlin returned on a recurring basis in November 2004 after her character supposedly had a disfiguring car accident and eventually married Brady Black. In September 2005, Björlin left Days of our Lives again and joined the cast of the UPN series Sex, Love & Secrets. The show was cancelled by the network, but Björlin continued to make guest appearances on television series such as Jake in Progress and Out of Practice. During the summer of 2005, Björlin made guest appearances on the Fishbowl radio program 'Coming Out with Reichen,' hosted by Reichen Lehmkuhl. The Fishbowl Radio Network is an Internet radio station for reality television alumni.
Since leaving Days, Björlin has appeared in the independent feature film, If I Had Known I Was a Genius, starring Markus Redmond, Whoopi Goldberg, Sharon Stone, and Tara Reid. The film was screened at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
Nadia Björlin was also cast as the female lead of the Chicago Pictures' feature film, Redline. The film starred Eddie Griffin and Nathan Phillips, and was released in theatres on April 13, 2007. Nadia Björlin returned to Days of our Lives as Chloe on November 29, 2007 and also starred in Venice.
Josh Morrow
Joshua Jacob Morrow (born February 8, 1974 in Juneau, Alaska) is an American actor and former pop singer.
In 2001, Joshua married his longtime girlfriend, Tobe Keeney. The couple has three sons: Cooper Jacob Morrow (born September 27, 2002), Crew James Morrow (born May 27, 2005) and Cash Joshua Morrow (born April 21, 2008).
Morrow plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home Games for The V Foundation for Cancer Research charity. He is a sports enthusiast who plays on celebrity basketball and softball teams on behalf of various charities. He also collects baseball cards and reads in his spare time. His favorite baseball team is the Milwaukee Brewers, and his favorite player is J. J. Hardy.
Early in his career, Morrow, along with Canadian singer CJ Huyer and Morrow's Young and The Restless co-star and real life best friend Eddie Cibrian, formed the musical group 3Deep. Since 1994, Morrow has portrayed the character Nicholas Newman on the daytime drama The Young and the Restless, son of businessman Victor Newman, and husband to his high school sweetheart and first love Sharon Collins, whom he was married to for over 10 years. Afterwards, his character married Phyllis, but the couple later divorced, and Nicholas is now single once again.
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