| Brian Hamilton | |||||||
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| The Young and the Restless character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Steven Culp (1995) William A. Wallace (2002) |
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| First appearance | 1995 | ||||||
| Last appearance | December 11, 2002 | ||||||
| Created by | William J. Bell | ||||||
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Brian Hamilton first appeared onscreen in 1995 as the biological father of Daniel Romalotti and former lover of Phyllis Summers. The role was originated by Steven Culp, who portrayed the role in 1995. William A. Wallace portrayed the role for one episode on December 11, 2002.
History
In 1995, Danny Romalotti was devastated to discover that his son with Phyllis Summers, Daniel, was really the child of a man from Phyllis' past named Brian Hamilton. She had set Danny up all along. However, because Danny was the legal father on the birth certificate and had always acted as such, he still had rights. A vicious divorce and custody battle ensued, with Christine Blair as Danny's lawyer, and the recently paroled Michael Baldwin assisting Phyllis' legal counsel. Brian arrived in Genoa City to meet his son.
Phyllis and Michael began a wild affair. With the help of Brian, all of Phyllis's lies and manipulations were brought out in court, including the fact that Danny had been drugged that first time and never even made love with Phyllis as she had claimed. The court found her to be unstable and an unfit mother. Danny won custody of Daniel, whom he still considered his son, although Phyllis was allowed visitation. Brian left town soon after the custody agreement was finalized.
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