From humble beginnings in Germany to soap opera royalty, Eric Braeden's journey to success is nothing short of extraordinary. Here's how he became one of the wealthiest actors in daytime TV.

For more on Eric Braeden, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE ... Stars Who Got Their Starts on Soap Operas These days, the devoted husband of more than 50 years to interior designer Dale Russell ...

Braeden, 83, originally meant to join "The Young and the Restless" for a temporary run 1980 portraying an abusive husband later shot by his wife. But "when I saw Eric Braeden's first performance ...

Eric Braeden remembers his longtime Young & the ... tells PEOPLE. St. John and ex-wife Mia’s son Julian died by suicide on Nov. 23, 2014, at the age of 24 following a lifelong battle with ...

Tom had already been on the show for more than a decade when she delivered the slap heard around the soap world to her TV dad, played by Eric Braeden. "No one gets to slap Victor Newman," Tom ...