Terry Lester (April 13, 1950 â€" November 28, 2003) was an American
actor. His best known roles include Jack Abbott on The Young and the
Restless, Mason Capwell on Santa Barbara and Royce Keller on As the
World Turns.Lester was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated
from Southport High School and began an acting career while at DePauw
University.He starred in the 1976 children's series Ark II, followed
by roles in Airport 1975 and the 1978 Kiss movie Kiss Meets the
Phantom of the Park.Lester's big break came when he joined CBS daytime
soap The Young and the Restless in 1980. He originated the role of
Jack Abbott, a scoundrel who never met a woman (including his own
father's wife) he didn't want to take to bed. Lester was so popular
that The Young and the Restless creator William J. Bell wrote an
entire family for him. The series was going through a transition
period which many fans believed his star quality helped the show build
more viewership rising to #1 in daytime soap ratings.
actor. His best known roles include Jack Abbott on The Young and the
Restless, Mason Capwell on Santa Barbara and Royce Keller on As the
World Turns.Lester was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated
from Southport High School and began an acting career while at DePauw
University.He starred in the 1976 children's series Ark II, followed
by roles in Airport 1975 and the 1978 Kiss movie Kiss Meets the
Phantom of the Park.Lester's big break came when he joined CBS daytime
soap The Young and the Restless in 1980. He originated the role of
Jack Abbott, a scoundrel who never met a woman (including his own
father's wife) he didn't want to take to bed. Lester was so popular
that The Young and the Restless creator William J. Bell wrote an
entire family for him. The series was going through a transition
period which many fans believed his star quality helped the show build
more viewership rising to #1 in daytime soap ratings.
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