<Tr> <Th> First cousins </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Colleen Carlton </Li> <Li> Abby Newman </Li> <Li> Delia Abbott </Li> <Li> Johnny Abbott </Li> <Li> Katie Newman </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Colleen Carlton </Li> <Li> Abby Newman </Li> <Li> Delia Abbott </Li> <Li> Johnny Abbott </Li> <Li> Katie Newman </Li> </Ul> <P> Kyle Abbott is a fictional character from The Young and the Restless, an American soap opera on the CBS network . Introduced on January 8, 2001, the character is the son of businessman Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) and Diane Jenkins (Maura West). For the character's first three - year run, he was portrayed by a series of infant toddler actors . In 2010, the character returned, portrayed as slightly older by child actor Garrett Ryan . After two years, he was rapidly aged to an adult, with Blake Hood stepping into the role in April 2012 . Upon his return, Kyle began dating Eden Baldwin (Jessica Heap). </P> <P> In March 2013, after a year in the role, Hood was let go and announced to be replaced by Hartley Sawyer . The soap opera had initially issued a casting call for a character named Connor Boyd, and due to his characteristics resembling that of Kyle, his casting was kept quiet . Hood stated that his ouster came as a shock to him . Sawyer made his debut on April 24, 2013 . The character's six - year absence was criticized, and his age upon his 2010 return received unfavorable reviews . Hood was positively received in the role, and the decision to release him and replace him with Sawyer has also been criticized . Australian actor Lachlan Buchanan took claim of the role in 2015, making his first appearance on February 25 and departing on April 26, 2016 . The role is presently portrayed by Michael Mealor, who made his first appearance as Kyle on March 29, 2018 . </P>

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