US EditionTristan Rogers to Make Surprise Appearance on Young and Restless as Colin Following His Death at 79 - Soap Opera Digest
The final episode honors Tristan Rogers' decades-long impact on the soap, featuring a tribute to his character Colin Atkinson and closure for his storyline.
- On Tuesday, August 26, Tristan Rogers will make a surprise final appearance as Colin Atkinson on The Young and the Restless, presented as a tribute honoring the late actor rather than a storyline twist.
- Before his passing, Tristan Rogers, the late actor, taped a Young and the Restless farewell episode earlier this summer and a final General Hospital appearance that aired in July 2025, dying on August 15 at 79 from lung cancer.
- The episode centers on Cane Ashby's backstory, featuring Rogers opposite new Cane actor Billy Flynn, who succeeded Daniel Goddard after his 2019 departure.
- CBS announced the tribute on August 25, with Jess Walton calling Rogers a beloved Y&R member and General Hospital praising his decades-long impact on fans.
- Rogers built a decades-long legacy across daytime dramas, widely known for Robert Scorpio on General Hospital over 45 years and for recurring as Colin Atkinson on Y&R from 2010 to 2019.
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Late Soap Star Tristan Rogers Makes a Surprise Final Appearance Tuesday on Ratings-Plagued "Young and Restless" - Showbiz411
Tristan Rogers really went out with a bang. The 79 year old soap star died August 15th from lung cancer. He worked until he couldn’t, leaving “GEneral Hospital” in November 2024 after 45 years of playing superspy Robert Scorpio. Rogers taped a surprise final episode not long before he died, and it aired in June. […] The post Late Soap Star Tristan Rogers Makes a Surprise Final Appearance Tuesday on Ratings-Plagued “Young and Restless” appeared f…
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The Independent (US)General Hospital star’s final appearance on other long-running soap opera revealed
Rogers will appear on ‘The Young and the Restless’ for the final time August 26
‘The Young & Restless’ Reveals Final Appearance Date Of Tristan Rogers
The Young and the Restless is giving fans a chance to say goodbye to the late Tristan Rogers. The Australian actor, who died Aug. 15 at 79, taped one last scene earlier this summer as Colin Atkinson. He reprised his Y&R role for one episode only that will air tomorrow, Aug. 25. Rogers played Colin […]
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