| Ray Wise started his career on CBS daytime drama LOVE OF LIFE. He returns to the network to play Ian Ward in THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. |
Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) met Ward during her time at the New World Commune some 30 years ago, and wound up pregnant with Dylan (Steve Burton).
Wise begins shooting on Friday, December 13th, with his debuted currently scheduled for January 23.
Wise's many soap roles include Jamie Rawlins in the CBS daytime soap opera LOVE OF LIFE (where he got his TV start), Hal Rummley in DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Blair Sullivan in DALLAS, Spiros Koralis in THE COLBYS and Leland Palmer in TWIN PEAKS
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