Greg Rikaart to exit Y&R

After a 14-year run as Kevin Fisher, Greg Rikaart has reportedly been let go from The Young and the Restless.

Greg Rikaart has become a Genoa City staple in his fourteen years playing The Young and the Restless' Kevin Fisher, but his time on the CBS soap is reportedly coming to a close.

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Though reps for the actor and Y&R are declining to comment on Rikaart's current status, sources tell TV Insider that executives at the daytime drama chose not to renew the actor's contract.

As longtime fans may recall, Kevin debuted in 2003 as an Internet predator and was originally slated to appear for a short storyline arc. However, he quickly became a fan favorite, which prompted the writers to change course and turn the villain into an upstanding IT analyst for the Genoa City Police Department. Kevin recently found out he's the father of Chloe's baby, and with portrayer Elizabeth Hendrickson no longer on the canvas, viewers hoped he'd be given a juicy single father storyline. Alas, he may doing so off-screen when he exits this August.

The silver lining to Rikaart's departure news is that executive producer Mal Young and head writer Sally Sussman have reportedly chosen not to kill off the character and have left the door open for Kevin's return sometime down the road.

What do you think about Greg Rikaart reportedly being let go from Y&R? Are you at least relieved he won't be getting killed off when he departs later this summer? We want to hear from you -- so drop your comments in the Comments section below, tweet about it on Twitter, share it on Facebook, or chat about it on our Message Boards.

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