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William Foster Billy Abbott is a fictional character from the American CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. Created by William J. Bell as the son of John Abbott (Jerry Douglas) and Jill Foster Abbott (Jess Walton) the character is currently portrayed by David Tom. He was born onscreen during the episode airing on July 7 1993. For the character’s first six-year period he appeared as a minor portrayed by various child actors.