Sean Kanan leaving The Young and the Restless

Sean Kenan has revealed he is being written out of CBS soap The Young and the Restless.

The actor revealed to his followers on Twitter that he had been informed that producers had decided to write the character out of the soap once more. Kenan tweeted ‘Well, it’s just two weeks before Xmas and The Powers that Be have just let me know that I will be gone from [Genoa City] in five more shows. Merry Xmas”

The actor plays Deacon Sharpe on The Young and the Restless a role he originally played on sister soap The Bold and the Beautiful. He first took on the role of Deacon on B&B between 2000 and 2005 but in 2009 he reprised the role but on The Young and the Restless. The two CBS soaps have featured various crossovers during the years with perhaps the most famous being actress Kimberlin Brown who played Shelia Carter on both soaps.

Kenan is something of a soap veteran having played AJ Quartermaine on ABC’s General Hospital between 1993 and 1997. The actor also played Jude Cavanaugh in NBC’s short-lived Sunset Beach in 1999. A final airdate for his stint on The Young and the Restless has not been announced.

(Via soapcentral.com)