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Christian LeBlanc
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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, U.S.
Alma mater Tulane University
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
Spouse
Sid Montz
​
(m. 1993)​
Website christianjulesleblanc.com

Christian Jules LeBlanc (born August 25, 1958) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Michael Baldwin on The Young and the Restless (1991 to 1993, 1997 to present). He has received nine Daytime Emmy Award nominations and three wins for his work on The Young and the Restless.

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Early life

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] While researching his family's genealogy, LeBlanc found that his grandmother was legally a slave and his mother was Creole. [4]

He began acting in high school, when a girl talked him into auditioning for a school production of West Side Story . He was cast as a Shark. [2] He then played a beggar in Fiddler on the Roof, where his classmate, future New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, also had a role. [5]

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

Career

While in college, LeBlanc was noticed by a photographer while swimming at a pool, which led to modeling and acting opportunities. He worked at a variety of jobs to support himself early in his career, including as a busboy at Helmsley Palace, where his boss was Leona Helmsley. He also had jobs as a teacher and a caterer. [2] [3]

He was 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 to 1985. [1] After leaving As the World Turns, he had a regular role on In the Heat of the Night . He guest-starred on E.A.R.T.H. Force , Cheers, Riptide , Hotel , and Gabriel's Fire. [3] [6]

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. [7] [8] [9]

In 1993, he appeared in a Perry Mason TV Movie. [6] He was also cast in the Showtime late-night cable TV series Red Shoe Diaries , and reprised the role for a video movie.

LeBlanc starred on stage in Ladies in Retirement at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in 1995, co-starring with Julie Harris. The play was directed by Charles Nelson Reilly, who was also his acting coach. [4] His other theater credits include productions of No Orchids for Miss Blandish, The Catonsville Nine, and Appearances to the Contrary. [6]

In 2000, LeBlanc produced and acted in a short film, Puppy Love, co-starring with Grace Zabriskie. The film won Outstanding Short Film at the Los Angeles and New York International Short Film Festivals. [6]

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. [10] From 2011 to 2014, he played Jake on the web series Venice: The Series. [11]

LeBlanc acted in and produced the 2013 film Grave Secrets, co-starring with Diane Ladd and Ashley Jones. A television episode version of the film aired as part of Nickleodeon's Deadtime Stories on Halloween. LeBlanc's role was edited out of the televison version. [12]

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. [4] [13] In March 2024, LeBlanc and de Rogatis reprised their roles, bringing the production to the 2024 Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival. [14]

Personal life

LeBlanc is an award winning artist. His work has been displayed in Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C. [6] [5]

He is not related to actor Matt LeBlanc, who played Joey Tribbiani on the sitcom Friends . [ citation needed ]

On June 20, 2021, he revealed on Maurice Benard's Youtube series State of Mind that he is gay and has been married to his husband since 1993. [15] [16]

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. [17]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998The Disturbance at DinnerPat in the Box
2000Puppy LoveJohn LusterShort film

Also producer

2013Grave SecretsMr. PetersonAlso producer
2020Across the RoomWaiterShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983–1985 As the World Turns Kirk McCollContract role
2005 Michael Baldwin Guest role
1986 Riptide Johnny FarnellEpisode: "The Wedding Bell Blues"
Hotel Male Desk ClerkEpisode: "Opening Moves"
1987 Cheers Assistant #2Episode: "A Kiss is Still a Kiss"
1988 In the Heat of the Night Patrolman Junior Abernathy8 episodes, credited as "Christian Le Blanc"
1990 E.A.R.T.H. Force
1991 Monsters John O'ConnellEpisode: "The Waiting Room"
Gabriel's Fire Kyle RayEpisode: "Truth and Consequences"
Seeds of TragedyDriverTelevision film
1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer KissSheriffTelevision film
1995 Diagnosis: Murder Coach CaldwellEpisode: "An Innocent Murder"
1991–1993 The Young and the Restless Michael BaldwinContract role
1997–present
2009 Guiding Light Wedding guest2 episodes

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011-2014 Venice: The Series Jake24 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
1999
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
1999
 Soap Opera Digest Award Favorite ReturnThe Young and the RestlessNominated
2000
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the RestlessNominated
2003
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the RestlessNominated
2004
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the RestlessNominated
2005
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the RestlessWon
[7]
2005
Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Supporting ActorThe Young and the RestlessNominated
2007
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the RestlessWon
[8]
2008
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the RestlessNominated
2009
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the RestlessWon
[9]
2011
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the RestlessNominated
2014
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the RestlessNominated
2014
 Indie Series Award Best Guest Star – ComedyFumbling thru the PiecesNominated
2015
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the RestlessNominated
2016
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the RestlessNominated

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