| Brock Reynolds | |||||||||||||||
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| Beau Kazer as Brock Reynolds | |||||||||||||||
| The Young and the Restless | |||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1974-80; 1984-86; 1990-92; 1999-2004; 2008-11; 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | October 18, 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | September 4, 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Volunteer Chairman of the Chancellor Foundation Ordained minister Former missionary to India | ||||||||||||||
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Brock Reynolds was a fictional character on The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Beau Kazer.
Biography[]
Brock Reynolds was the only son of Gary Reynolds and Katherine Chancellor. He was the father of Mackenzie Browning.
Early Years, Jill and The Feud[]
After Brock's father, Gary Reynolds, died and his mother was remarried to Phillip Chancellor II, Brock went through a rebellious phase, defying his mother at every turn and vanishing for long stretches without explanation. Eventually, Brock moved to Europe where he met Lorie Brooks, together they lived loose lives with an excess of drinking, drugs, and sex. Lorie's first novel, Naked at Dawn, was inspired by those years they spent together.
In 1974, Brock returned to Genoa City with his law degree and the desire to live a more principled, selfless lifestyle. To his dismay, he found his mother--whom he affectionately called "Duchess"--consumed by alcoholism. He urged his mother to confront her addiction and seek help through Alcoholics Anonymous, but Katherine resisted his efforts.
When Katherine began to suspect that her “paid companion,” Jill Foster, was having an affair with her husband, Phillip Chancellor II, she asked her son to distract Jill and keep her away from Phillip. Though hesitant, Brock agreed and soon developed genuine feelings for Jill. He eventually proposed, and she accepted.
Before they could marry, however, Jill discovered she was pregnant—and knew the child belonged to Phillip. Heartbroken but honorable, Brock released her from their engagement. Not long after, in a desperate attempt to stop Phillip from leaving her, Katherine drove them both off a cliff. Katherine survived with serious injuries, but Phillip was left in critical condition. On his deathbed, he asked the hospital chaplain to marry him and Jill.
Katherine wanted Jill's baby for herself. Brock was stuck having to choose between the two women.
Katherine and Jill's feud caused Brock to choose between them at various times in the future. (Years later, it was believed that Brock and Jill's marriage was never valid since they were brother and sister. For a few years, Katherine and Jill believed they were mother and daughter due to some inaccurate tests.) Brock would often give advice to those in need and assist others with legal advice and counsel.
Marge, Mac and Billy[]
In 1990, Brock was the person that realized that Marge Cotroke, Katherine's look-alike, had taken her place and fortune. On the verge of losing her life, Kay befriended a teenager at a homeless shelter named Mackenzie Browning. Mackenzie ended up being Brock's daughter. Brock had a relationship with Amanda Browning in India years ago and Mackenzie was the result of that. Anticipating meeting her father Brock, Mac was heartbroken when word came that he had died on a mission in India.
Kay decided to inform Brock of the baby he never knew he had. Feeling a sense of abandonment, Mac packed her bags and was headed out the door just as Brock appeared! The two immediately clicked. Brock and Mackenzie built a father-daughter relationship and they lived with Kay. Brock eventually left town again to work in India, but reappeared in town from time to time. He was involved in the intervention held by Kay's close friends to help her stop drinking.
He eventually relocated to New Orleans to assist in cleanup following Hurricane Katrina. Billy Abbott went to Louisiana to help Brock build houses for the needy for a while.
Recent Developments[]
In 2008, Brock returned to Genoa City to deliver the eulogy at Kay's funeral. When Kay's will was read, Brock learned that he got one percent of a billion-dollar estate to continue his charity work and was named chairman of the Chancellor Foundation.
However, it was Marge, Kay's look-alike who had died so Brock returned again in April 2009 to take a DNA test to confirm his mother's identity. He also came back to Genoa City to take another DNA test with Tucker McCall claiming to be Katherine's son. Brock asked Mac if she was willing to carry Lily and Cane Ashby's twins, and if she would help raise them if Lily did not survive her cancer.
In November 2010, Brock returned to marry Mac and JT Hellstrom before they left to live in DC. In 2013, Brock returned to Genoa City for Katherine's funeral.
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