US Edition‘Y&R’ Reveals Its New Cane Ashby! Billy Flynn Talks the Surprise Recasting
- Billy Flynn will make his first appearance as the character Aristotle Dumas in the June 19, 2025 episode of The Young and the Restless.
- Flynn left Days of Our Lives in March 2025 after nearly a decade playing Chad DiMera and joined Y&R following a decision by head writer Josh Griffith and others.
- Flynn portrays Aristotle Dumas as an enigmatic and influential business magnate, hinting that the character holds deeper complexities and likening him to a figure reminiscent of the archetype associated with The Great Gatsby.
- Flynn thanked Josh Griffith and everyone responsible for the decision to bring him on board, expressing his appreciation for their trust and noting that only time will reveal how well it works out.
- Flynn’s move to Genoa City marks a new chapter with his role positioned prominently in current storylines, while his debut sets up intrigue among established families on the show.
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Billy Flynn Is Playing Aristotle Dumas on ‘The Young and the Restless’
Ahead of his debut on The Young and the Restless, Billy Flynn confirms exclusively to Us Weekly that he is, indeed, Aristotle Dumas. News broke in March that the actor, 40, was leaving Days of Our Lives after a decade as Chad DiMera to join Y&R. “There’s a lot of moving parts that were involved,” Flynn tells Us. “It was a whirlwind of emotions — mainly excitement, but there was fear involved. I was leaving something that was very comfortable and…
Billy Flynn, Y&R's New Cane Ashby, to Chat Live on the Michael Fairman Channel - Michael Fairman TV
After all the talk … and talk … and talk of “Aristotle Dumas,” the man himself finally revealed himself to all his guests in the French Riviera on the Friday June 20th episode of The Young and the Restless. While we knew that former Days of our Lives favorite Billy Flynn (Currently still being seen as Chad DiMera) was “Aristotle,” it was finally confirmed that it’s an alias for his real name, “Cane Ashby.” As speculated, the Daytime Emmy-nominat…
Y&R Spoilers: Kyle Misses Claire’s Bad News About Cole – Too Preoccupied With Audra?
The Young and the Restless spoilers note that while Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) is sipping champagne in Nice and running through mazes for caviar with Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver), poor Claire Newman (Hayley Erin) is by her dad’s bedside, hoping he’ll recover from whatever illness he seems to have. Y&R fans can sense Kyle and Audra are going to cross a line during Aristotle Dumas’s (Billy Flynn) summer party in France, but will he do so at th…
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