<P> Gregory Andrew Rikaart (born February 26, 1977) is an American actor . </P> <P> Rikaart was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up on Staten Island, New York . He graduated with honors from Villanova University in Pennsylvania . He has a sister, Keri, and two nephews, Nicholas and Luca . While in college, he spent a semester in Washington, D.C., as an intern for a congressman on Capitol Hill . </P> <P> Rikaart is best known for his role as Kevin Fisher on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, which he originated in 2003 . In May 2017, Rikaart confirmed earlier reports that he would be exiting the soap with his last taping date to be the following month . However, on August 3, the official Twitter account for The Young and the Restless confirmed Rikaart was back taping . In September, Entertainment Weekly reported that Rikaart was back for a 2 - week stint . </P> <P> In June 2013, Rikaart revealed that he was in a committed relationship with writer Robert Sudduth . Rikaart posted a photograph with his boyfriend captioned, "Not getting married anytime soon, but celebrating #equality tonight nonetheless", in response to the 2013 United States Supreme Court decisions in favor of same - sex marriage equality . </P>

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