Best known to daytime television enthusiasts as Rick Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful, Lucky Spencer on General Hospital, and JR Chandler on All My Children, Jacob Young has been a prominent figure in the soap scene since 1997. Having been a major player on big-name soaps for the better part of three decades, the Daytime Emmy-winning actor showed a different side to fans recently while talking about his past: vulnerability.
While a guest on the Imperfectly Perfect podcast, Young opened up about his difficult childhood and substance abuse problems that ultimately led to a seven-year battle with opioid addiction.
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