Christian LeBlanc

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Christian LeBlanc
Christian LeBlanc at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Television Festival
Born
Christian Jules LeBlanc

(1958-08-25) August 25, 1958 (age 65)
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
Spouse
Sid Montz
​
(m. 1993)​

Christian Jules LeBlanc (born August 25, 1958) is an American actor, best known for his role as Michael Baldwin on The Young and the Restless.

He has received nine Daytime Emmy Award nominations and three wins for his work on The Young and the Restless.

Early life[edit]

LeBlanc was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. His father is retired Major Andre Victor LeBlanc, a decorated veteran and winner of the Bronze Star. He is the second of eight children.[1] He was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, in a renovated plantation house on the banks of the Mississippi River.[2][3]

He graduated with honors from Tulane University, majoring in ancient history and pre-med.[1]

Career[edit]

While in college, LeBlanc was noticed by a photographer while swimming at a pool, which lead to modeling and acting opportunities.[2][3]

He decided to pursue acting after being offered a role in a PBS series, Edit Point. He was then cast as Kirk McColl on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, playing the role from 1983-1985.[1]

After leaving As the World Turns, he had regular roles on E.A.R.T.H. Force and In the Heat of the Night. He guest-starred on Cheers, Riptide, and Hotel.[3]

LeBlanc was cast on The Young and the Restless as Michael Baldwin in 1991 and played the role until 1993. After a short absence, he returned in 1997 and has been with the show ever since. He also played Michael in crossover episodes on As the World Turns in 2005.[1] He has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for the role nine times, and won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2005, 2007, and 2009.[4][5][6]

He made an appearance on the Showtime late-night cable TV series Red Shoe Diaries, and reprised the role for a video movie.

LeBlanc appeared alongside his The Young and the Restless wife, Tracey E. Bregman, in the video for I Keep On Loving You by Reba McEntire in 2010.[7]

In 2022, he starred Off-Broadway in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Theatre at St. Clements, co-starring with Sonoya Mizuno and Matt de Rogatis.[8] In March 2024, LeBlanc and de Rogatis reprised their roles, bringing the production to the 2024 Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival.[9]

Personal life[edit]

On June 20, 2021, he revealed on Maurice Benard's podcast State of Mind that he is gay and has been married to his husband for 28 years.[10][11]

In October 2023, LeBlanc announced that he had been diagnosed with Multiple myeloma in June of that year and that the cancer was in remission. He had first noticed symptoms on the set of The Young and the Restless and took time off while receiving treatment.[12]

Filmography[edit]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Seeds of Tragedy Driver Television film
1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss Deputy Sheriff Frank Bonner Television film, credited as "Christian J. Le Blanc"
1998 The Disturbance at Dinner Pat in the Box
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1983–1985 As the World Turns Kirk McColl Contract role
2005 Michael Baldwin Guest role
1988 In the Heat of the Night Patrolman Junior Abernathy 8 episodes, credited as "Christian Le Blanc"
1995 Diagnosis: Murder Coach Campbell First episode of season 3, "An Innocent Murder"
1991–1993 The Young and the Restless Michael Baldwin Contract role
1997–present
2009 Guiding Light Wedding guest 2 episodes

Awards and nominations[edit]

List of acting awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
1999
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[13]
1999
 Soap Opera Digest Award Favorite Return The Young and the Restless Nominated
2000
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[14]
2003
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[15]
2004
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[16]
2005
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won
[4]
2005
 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Supporting Actor The Young and the Restless Nominated
2007
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won
[5]
2008
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[17]
2009
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won
[18]
2011
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[19]
2014
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[20]
2014
 Indie Series Award Best Guest Star — Comedy Fumbling thru the Pieces Nominated
[21]
2015
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[22]
2016
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[23]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "About the Actors of Y&R". Soap Central. Retrieved April 27, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Hallett, Lisa (May 26, 1992). "Kid Creole Grows Up". Soap Opera Digest. 17 (11): 66–71.
  3. ^ a b c "#TBT - Christian LeBlanc". Soap Opera Digest. June 13, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b Bauder, David (May 21, 2005). "Ellen DeGeneres wins big in Daytime Emmys". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Block Communications. Associated Press. p. 25. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "The 2007 Daytime Emmy Award Winners". Los Angeles: PopSugar Entertainment. June 18, 2007. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "Winners at 36th annual Daytime Emmy Awards". Toronto Star. Toronto: Star Media Group. August 31, 2009. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  7. ^ Kerr, Luke (March 17, 2010). "Y&R's Tracey Bregman and Christian LeBlanc in Reba Music Video". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved April 27, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Harms, Talaura (December 22, 2021). "Off-Broadway Revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Delays Until Summer 2022". Playbill. Retrieved April 27, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Wild, Stephi (March 6, 2024). "Ruth Stage's CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Comes to the 2024 Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival". Broadway World. Retrieved April 27, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Mason, Charlie (June 23, 2021). "Young & Restless' Christian Jules LeBlanc Unpacks the Baggage of Homophobia: 'I Still Live With the Legacy of That as a Gay Man'". Soaps.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  11. ^ Eades, Chris (June 24, 2021). "Christian LeBlanc Opens up About The Struggles of Living as a Gay Man". Soaps In Depth. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  12. ^ Evans, Greg (October 25, 2023). "'Y&R' Star Christian LeBlanc Reveals Cancer Diagnosis & Remission, Promises Thanksgiving Return To Soap". Deadline. Retrieved April 27, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Daytime Emmy Nominees List 1". Variety. Los Angeles: Penske Business Media. March 11, 1999. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  14. ^ Havens, Candace (May 12, 2000). "Lead actress Emmy race too close to call". The Union Democrat. Sonora: Western Communications. p. 55. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  15. ^ "Nominees for Daytime Emmys". USA Today. Tysons Corner, Virginia: Gannett Company. Associated Press. March 12, 2003. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  16. ^ "The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 4, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  17. ^ "The 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. April 30, 2008. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  18. ^ "Winners at 36th annual Daytime Emmy Awards". Toronto Star. Toronto: Star Media Group. August 31, 2009. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  19. ^ "The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 11, 2011. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  20. ^ "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  21. ^ "5th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominees". indieseriesawards.com. 2014. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  22. ^ "The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  23. ^ "The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 24, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

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