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John Abbott Sr. is a fictional character from the American CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. He is the patriarch of the Abbotts one of the core families that was introduced to the series in 1980. After a brief portrayal by Brett Halsey the role was portrayed by Jerry Douglas until the character’s death onscreen on August 18 2006. Since September 1 2006 Douglas has been reprising his role as a hallucination to various other characters.