Movies Gallery Kristoff St. John Celebrates 25 Years on The Young and the Restless The actor who plays Neil Winters shares his best moments from the CBS sudser By Kristoff St. John Published on February 15, 2016 10:42PM EST Trending Videos Close this video player 01 of 12 Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters) with Bryton James (Devon Hamilton), 2004 JPI Studios Bryton joined the Y&R cast after a successful run on Family Matters. I quickly knew he would become a member of our family and that’s all that mattered to me! He’s an extremely talented and versatile actor and at the time he had a heck of an afro just like mine. 02 of 12 St. John and Christel Khalil (Lily Winters), 2009 JPI Studios Apart from my own two daughters, Christel is quite possibly the most beautiful girl you ever laid eyes on. I feel she is one my daughters as well and she has grown into a very intelligent young woman. 03 of 12 St. John with Drew Carey and Mishael Morgan, 2004 Monty Brinton/CBS It was great fun having Neil and Hilary cross over to Price. I loved Drew and watched him on Whose Line is It Anyway? religiously and desperately wanted to be on that show. 04 of 12 St. John with Enrique Iglesias, 2007 Lisette M. Azar/CBS Enrique was a great get for Y&R. I was quite nervous because my father is a huge fan of his father, Julio and I wanted to pick his brain about his family." 05 of 12 St. John with Eric Braeden (Victor Newman), 2013 JPI Studios What can I say about Mr. Braeden?! He’s quite possibly had the most influence on me since my very first day at Y&R. I was intimidated at first but soon struck an amazing friendship that will last a lifetime. 06 of 12 St. John with the late Jeanne Cooper, 2011 JPI Studios The first thing that Jeanne Cooper said to me was 'Get ready for the wildest ride of your life.' Jeanne was everyone’s mother and I loved her like my own. I loved watching her work. It was so life affirming. 07 of 12 St. John with Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman), 2015 JPI Studios I’ve been a fan of Melody’s since Nikki’s days as a stripper! Little did I know that one day I’d be sharing scenes with her when Neil became Nikki’s drinking buddy and confidante. 08 of 12 St. John with Peter Bergman, Victoria Rowell, Tonya Lee Williams, and guest star George Takei, 2003 JPI Studios By the time of Neil and Drucilla’s second marriage in Japan, I was fast friends with Peter, Victoria and Tonya. Peter has always been the ultimate professional. Victoria was the scene partner of a lifetime, and Tonya is one funny, talented Canadian. It was a treat to have George Takei marry our characters in Japan by way of Stage 41 at Television City. 09 of 12 St. John with on-screen brother Shemar Moore (Malcolm Winters), 2014 JPI Studios After a lengthy absence, Malcolm returned home (in 2014) and Shemar blessed us with one too many jokes. The laughs didn’t stop between us all day because of our history. 10 of 12 St. John and Shemar Moore (Malcolm Winters), 2004 JPI Studios In 2004, Malcolm came back from the dead with a bad hairdo! LOL! 11 of 12 St. John and Y&R creator William J. Bell, 2002 JPI Studios Mr. Bell is responsible for my 25 years on the Y&R stages by simply giving me a chance to put my craft to work. I will never forget his kind, gentle manner. 12 of 12 Kristoff St. John, 2002 JPI Studios In 2002, Neil ended up drunk and alone. It was a sad time for Neil but it gave me wonderful material to play.