American Idol
Despite having shockingly conservative hair for the 1980s and living in Genoa City, Wis. — not exactly a music hub — 16-year-old Danny Romalotti set out to become a pop star.
Rock On: The Life and Loves of Young & Restless’ Danny Romalotti [PHOTOS]
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Say ‘High’ to a New Look
Image Credit: CBS/Courtesy of the Everett Collection Perhaps noticing the way that buddy Andy Richards resembled an accountant and Paul Williams gave off well-coiffed rock-god vibes, Danny decided that a change was in order.
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‘There’s Enough of Me to Go Around’
Image Credit: CBS/Courtesy of the Everett Collection As Danny grew out his hair, groupies began lining up around the block. But none of his admirers were more ardent than sweet Traci Abbott and her mean-girl tormentor, Lauren Fenmore.
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Win, Mousse or Draw
Image Credit: CBS/Courtesy of the Everett Collection Vixenish Lauren was sure that she had the edge over Traci when Danny agreed to duet with her. Then he had to also go sing with Traci. And his sister. And Amy Lewis. And…
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Girl Troubles
Image Credit: CBS/Getty Images After marrying Traci, who’d gotten knocked up by her college professor, Danny wound up losing his voice — temporarily (whew!) — thanks to Lauren’s jealous stalker, Shawn Garrett.
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Make Room for Daddy
Image Credit: CBS/Courtesy of the Everett Collection In 1987, Danny was reunited with his deadbeat father, Brian. Once he was polished into Rex Sterling, a man worthy of Katherine Chancellor, he and his son mended fences.
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Tressed to Impress
Image Credit: CBS/Courtesy of the Everett Collection The bigger Danny’s hair got, the bigger a star he became. Eventually, he and his hair could hardly be fit in the same photo.
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Kid Stuff
Image Credit: CBS/Courtesy of the Everett Collection Though Phillip Chancellor had relatively tame hair and no singing ability, he proved to be a formidable rival for Danny when he became smitten with Jabot model Cricket Blair.
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Aloha, Not So Fast!
Image Credit: CBS/Courtesy of the Everett Collection Danny and Cricket Christine thought that the world was at their feet after they tied the knot in a lavish Hawaiian ceremony. But all that was really down there was obstacles.
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The Other Woman
Image Credit: CBS/Courtesy of the Everett Collection Danny and Christine’s relationship survived assaults by David Kimble and Michael Baldwin, only to be done in by Phyllis Summers, a “fan” who lied that the singer had gotten her pregnant.
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‘I Should’ve Hired John Silva!’
Image Credit: John Paschal/JPI After Danny discovered that son Daniel wasn’t his biological child, Phyllis (then Sandra Nelson) lost custody despite the best efforts of her lawyer/lover, Michael.
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That Doesn’t *Look* Like a Goodbye Kiss
Image Credit: Sean Smith/JPI (3) Christine was about to marry Danny’s old pal, Paul, when the exes took a fateful walk down Memory Lane… that led them all the way to the bedroom.
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‘I Choose Paul’
Image Credit: Sean Smith/JPI Despite the fact that Christine ultimately picked Paul over Danny, the former marrieds were never more than a sideways glance away from… well, you see!
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‘What Have You Been Feeding Him?!?’
Image Credit: Aaron Montgomery/JPI A few years after leaving Genoa City with baby Daniel, Danny returned with the 9-year-old. At least that’s how Daniel should’ve been when Twilight’s Cam Gigandet landed the part.
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Take Two
Image Credit: Brian Lowe/JPI Once Michael Graziadei stepped in as Daniel about five minutes after Gigandet’s debut, the character developed a closer relationship with his manipulative Mommie Dearest.
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Grandpop-Pop Was a Rolling Stone
Image Credit: Sean Smith/JPI Much like a kinda-psycho brought a child into Danny’s life, a kinda-psycho (Sheila Carter’s daughter, Daisy) brought one into Daniel’s — daughter Lucy.
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Bygones
Image Credit: Sean Smith/JPI It’s unlikely that Danny will ever forgive and/or forget the hell Phyllis put him through. But in recent years, they’ve been friendly. At least friendly enough to snap pics like this.
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Christmas Presence
Image Credit: CBS/Getty Images Shortly after Daniel returned to Genoa City in the fall of 2022, Danny was set to revisit his old stomping grounds, too. But to what end? Just a visit… or was there something more to his homecoming?
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Hello and Good-Bicentennial
Image Credit: CBS/Getty Images Yeah, no. Danny just came home to reconnect with old acquaintances and attend the occasional shindig. But with Christine sticking a fork in her and Paul’s marriage, there was a chance that he could start singing her love songs again.
