Y&R's Emergency Adam Recast! Plus, final Engen airdate!

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Y&R's Emergency Adam Recast! Plus, final Engen airdate!; SOD Article; Updated 6/3 with SOW Tidbit
Topic Started: Jun 3 2009, 02:30 PM (1,032 Views)
Kenny	Jun 3 2009, 02:30 PM Post #1
Posts: 31,791 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: June 6, 2007	Please link to DR only. Thank you! :) Y&R's Emergency Adam Recast! Chris Engen, who has played the role of Y&R baddie Adam for a year and a half, shocked everyone when he quit last month and forced the show to seek an emergency recast. The last-minute recast happened so quickly that Engen will last be seen on June 24th and soap newcomer Michael Muhney will take over as Victor's troublemaking son the very next day. The reason for Engen quitting? Y&R will not confirm the circumstances, but rumors persist that the actor refused to do an upcoming scene where Adam ends up in a lip lock with his gay buddy, Rafe. Engen did not respond to Digest's request for an interview, but he posted a lengthy message on his MySpace page that he intended as his official statement. Engen addresses the homophobic rumors, stating that they're "absurd" and noting that "many of my dearest friends are homosexuals." He said that he was "generally unhappy" about his contribution to Y&R, adding, "I deserve better than to be forced to do something that I don't feel is right on many levels." "Whatever the true reasons are, this is not going to put him in a favorable light," an insider points out. "He walked out on his contract and the entertainment business frowns on that." As for the new Adam, "It happened quite rapidly," Muhney admits. "I met with Y&R and I wanted to rub my hands together with mischievous glee while they were explaining Adam to me. All I could see was this fantastic, manipulative, tragically flawed Shakespearean character that I could sink my teeth into! That's an actor's dream! I also thought if this meeting is indicative of the people I will work with on the set, then I'm going to enjoy every day of the year on this show." Although his first work day was hectic, Muhney was surprised by his new co-workers. "I was impressed and touched at the length everyone went at introducing themselves, talking about the show and asking about me. I expected perhaps a bit of hazing or, 'Oh... he's the new guy,' but there was none of that. It's a very welcoming environment, which is great because you can let your guard down and just focus on your work." Although Muhney hasn't read or heard anything about his predecessor's reasons for leaving ("I've been so busy, I haven't had time to see what's out there"), he is prepared for any controversial plot point that Y&R scripts for his character. "I'm excited about the challenges ahead and the experiences my character gets to have," Muhney declares. "As far as I'm concerned, the more drama the better -- and I mean in the scenes, not off the set or in the media!" UPDATED WITH SOW TIDBIT: Quote: An inside source claims that Engen was having conversations with the producers, telling them how unhappy he was with the impending "Adam pretends to be gay" storyline. The producers stood firm and told him he was under contract, but the actor called in sick, and was recast.



Mason	Jun 3 2009, 02:32 PM Post #2
Posts: 30,248 Group: Staff Member #291 Joined: August 26, 2007 Favorite Current Daytime Soap Opera One Life to Live Favorite Soap Opera of All Time Days of Our Lives Favorite Primetime Soap Opera of All Time Knots Landing Current Soap Rankings 1. OLTL, 2. DAYS	I love how he realizes that this storyline is an actor's dream...though, that should be obvious to anyone.



DrewHamilton	Jun 3 2009, 02:33 PM Post #3
DRtv Writer Posts: 7,322 Group: Veteran Member #46 Joined: June 14, 2007	I'm excited to see Muhney's Adam.



hawk_osu	Jun 3 2009, 02:42 PM Post #4
Posts: 468 Group: Elite Member Member #85 Joined: June 15, 2007	All I could see was this fantastic, manipulative, tragically flawed Shakespearean character that I could sink my teeth into! That's an actor's dream! ~ Well good man not every actor, apparently. ~ And for some reason when I first came into this thread I misread the last line and thought it said, "Final Eden Airdate!" I was so excited.



Mason	Jun 3 2009, 02:43 PM Post #5
Posts: 30,248 Group: Staff Member #291 Joined: August 26, 2007 Favorite Current Daytime Soap Opera One Life to Live Favorite Soap Opera of All Time Days of Our Lives Favorite Primetime Soap Opera of All Time Knots Landing Current Soap Rankings 1. OLTL, 2. DAYS	hawk_osu Jun 3 2009, 02:42 PM And for some reason when I first came into this thread I misread the last line and thought it said, "Final Eden Airdate!" I was so excited. Gah, I wish! Fortunately we haven't seen her in forever and a day.



Kenny	Jun 3 2009, 08:22 PM Post #6
Posts: 31,791 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: June 6, 2007	I just got the Soap Opera Weekly article. It's pretty much the same information as the Soap Opera Digest article, but I thought this part was interesting. Quote: An inside source claims that Engen was having conversations with the producers, telling them how unhappy he was with the impending "Adam pretends to be gay" storyline. The producers stood firm and told him he was under contract, but the actor called in sick, and was recast. So the one time he called in sick was the day he was scheduled to kiss Yanni Gellman as part of the "Adam pretends to be gay" story twist. Interesting.



Nicole Dimera	Jun 4 2009, 12:32 AM Post #7
Posts: 1,006 Group: Elite Member Member #2,876 Joined: September 11, 2008	BWAHAHA!! Chris didn't wanna kiss a man. LOL! Just tell the truth Chris! LOL!



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