The life he knows is making clothes, love and more love for his friends, family and most importantly for the beatific excellence of the world: character Eric Forrester, played by John “Eyebrows” McCook.The life she knows is as the runt of the litter of the Bold and The Beautiful’s Logan family - always the sexy bridesmaid, sometimes she sleeps with the groom, but never as the bride: character Donna Logan, played by Jennifer Gareis, born and raised in New York and indeed a former MISS NEW YORK.Just who is Eric Forrester?Since 1987, he has played the role of Eric Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. From 1975 to 1980, he portrayed the character of Lance Prentiss on The Young and the Restless. In addition, he has appeared as a guest in episodes on dozens of primetime series. B&B co-star Winsor Harmon once starred with McCook on an episode of Acapulco H.E.A.T. filmed in Mexico.[1] Harmon told Soap Opera Digest about their guest stint onH.E.A.T.:
“I hung out with John McCook the whole time and I kept watching all these people from other countries asking for his autograph. I’m thinking to myself, ‘Who the hell is this guy?’ So one night, we were drinking Coronas and I asked him why he had so many fans and he explained how B&B was so popular around the world. I had no idea. The more he talked about it, the more I was thinking, ‘I want to be on that show.’… The first time I drove into the parking lot, there was John, just pointing at me and laughing. He asked what I was doing here and I told him that I was Thorne. That’s when he told me that he was going to be playing my dad. That was just too wild.”[2]
All about Eric - from the world’s best encyclopedia, the People’s Free Encyclopedia, wikipedia.org -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_ForresterEric Forrester, Sr. is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Eric has been played by John McCook since the show’s beginning in 1987. He made brief guest appearances on The Young and the Restless in 2005.
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Eric and his on-and-off wife Stephanie (Susan Flannery) are co-founders of the Los Angeles-based fashion house Forrester Creations. They have three living children:Kristen (Tracy Lindsey Melchior), Thorne (Winsor Harmon), and Felicia (Lesli Kay). Stephanie initially hid the truth from Eric about a fourth child, Angela, being alive. Angela was born microcephalic and remained comatose. She was kept a secret to spare Eric the pain who believed she had died at birth. At some point in time, Angela had died due to her condition, and the woman they knew as “Angela”–con artist Deveny Dixon–and Angela’s doctor were soon exposed for extorting money from Stephanie for Angela’s care. It was revealed in 2001 that Ridge (Ronn Moss), who Eric believed to be his son, was fathered by Massimo Marone. Eric also has two children, Rick (Kyle Lowder) and Bridget (Ashley Jones), from his first marriage to Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang). He has a brother named John who was never seen on the show, but John’s ex-wife Maggie (Barbara Crampton) and their daughter Jessica (Maitland Ward) formerly lived in L.A.Eric is largely devoted to his family. While Stephanie makes a mark on the family by meddling in her children’s lives, Eric takes a calm, comforting approach. However, Eric has been known to sink to acts of crime to protect his family: in 2001, Eric deliberately attempted to run down Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) on the road after learning of his engagement to Bridget (then played by Jennifer Finnigan). Years later, he shot Deacon after finding Bridget in his bed. He is also guilty of, for over forty years, hiding Stephanie’s trust document, which named her as sole owner of Forrester creations. Upon learning of her husband’s deception, Stephanie took over the company, but soon re-hired Eric as head designer.
[edit] His Love/Hate relationship with Stephanie
Eric’s love/hate relationship with his wife, Stephanie, is also a major part of the storyline. Eric and Stephanie have been through two divorces and have split many times over the years, but always seem to come back together. As well as Stephanie and Brooke, Eric has also been married to Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), and had brief flings with Lauren Fenmore (Tracey E. Bregman), and Jackie Marone (Lesley-Anne Down). He also become somewhat smitten with Stephanie’s sister, Pamela Douglas(Alley Mills), when she helped take care of the mansion when Stephanie was visiting their mother, Ann (Betty White).He has also taken a flirtatious interest in Donna Logan (Jennifer Gareis) after discovering that Stephanie had been somewhat responsible for the rape of Donna’s sister, Brooke. This was the last straw as he told Donna, Brooke and Katie, that their family will not be harassed by Stephanie again, which could presume that he is planning to once again, divorce Stephanie. Eric, with Donna’s help, is trying to get Forrester Creations back once again, Nick offers the company to Eric once again, on the condition that he divorces Stephanie; a condition that Eric agreed with and accepted, so he will retain his company once again, and in the end divorces Stephanie.
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No matter what happens, no matter what affair Eric has, he and Stephanie always end up together. They first met in college, Eric was with Beth Logan, Stephanie fell pregnant and Eric left Beth and married Stephanie in 1958, little did he and even Stephanie know that the baby She was carrying was really the child of Massimo Marone and not Eric. Stephanie gave birth to Ridge and later more: Kristen, Thorne, Felicia and Angela (all Eric’s children). In 1988, Eric asked Stephanie to grant him a divorce as he wanted to be with Beth Logan, Stephanie reluctantly agreed but hired an old friend to hire Stephen Logan for a job in Paris, which separated Eric and Beth with him remaining with Stephanie. Eric suspected Stephanie of cheating on him as she always made visits, Stephanie was forced to tell Eric that their daughter Angela did not really die in childbirth but was microcephalic, she said she didn’t tell Eric as she didn’t want him to suffer.In 1990, Eric, who had been consoling a heart broken Brooke after Ridge left her, fell in love with Brooke and engaged in an affair with her, when Stephanie finally discovered, she refused Eric a divorce. However Stephanie finally allowed it after Eric Forrester Jr. was born. Eric and Stephanie grew closer when she lost her memory due to a stroke but even when she regained it she still pretended she had lost it, but Eric still remained with Brooke. Massimo Marone returned and tried to have his way with Stephanie (who by this time had remarried Eric) but when Ridge had an accident and needed blood, Eric was not a match, Stephanie now knew that Massimo was the biological father of Ridge, leaving Eric devastated, Stephanie and Eric later reunited after Taylor’s “death”. After Stephanie faked her heart attack, Eric divorced her in favor of Brooke Forrester but Stephanie then found documents in the safe that gave her complete control over all of Forrester creations. Stephanie discovered that Eric knew all along and fired him from Forrester Creations, but later re hired him, giving him an office in the basement. Felicia returned and informed her parents that the cancer had returned, she asked for Stephanie and Eric to marry, they agreed they would and would divorce after her death but they stayed together and now Eric is disgusted in Stephanie for her part in Brooke’s rape, but now she is trying to make amends and Eric has even got Forrester Creations back but has been having an affair with Donna Logan, he is torn between the two but is being pushed towards Donna due to Stephanie’s actions.Eric and Stephanie have quite a lot of grand children: Thomas Forrester (Ridge & Taylor), Steffy Forrester (Ridge & Taylor), Phoebe Forrester (Ridge & Taylor), R.J. Forrester (Ridge & Brooke), Alexandria Forrester (Thorne & Darla), Dominick Damiano “Dino” (Felicia & Dante).
[edit] Affair with Brooke Logan
After Caroline and Ridge got together, Brooke Logan was left heart broken, so her mother Beth Logan asked Eric to look after her which he did happily. One time, Thorne discovered of Stephanie’s meddling in the past and discovered that she had offered Stephan Logan a job in Paris to divert Beth (Eric’s first love) away from Eric, Eric was disgusted by Stephanie’s behavior. Eric tired of his wife’s controlling antics and then turned to Brooke for support, during a dinner date, they poured their feelings out for each other and shared a passionate kiss, Eric went back home where he told Stephanie that he wanted a divorce. Eric and Brooke later ended up in bed together at Big Bear, Thorne eventually discovered the affair and told Stephanie. Brooke eventually found out that she was pregnant, with Eric’s child but was heart broken when she heard that he was going to make another go at his marriage with Stephanie. Eric soon learned that Brooke had left for Paris and was thinking about having an abortion as she was pregnant, he got there just in time to stop the operation and their love was stronger than ever, with Eric soon proposing and Brooke accepting. Stephanie agreed to the divorce, soon after Brooke gave birth to Eric Forrester Jr. Ridge tried to tempt Brooke to go back to him but her love for Eric was too strong and she and Eric soon married. Stephanie later suffered a stroke and lost her memory for a while and pretended she still did to have Eric all to herself, Brooke became frustrated and neglected by Eric and ended up sleeping with Ridge on the lab floor and told Eric that she was in love with Ridge. Eric told her that if she stayed with him for two months than he would give her a divorce, (as he thought Ridge would tire of waiting) Eric saved baby Eric’s life and Ridge didn’t want to break up their family unit, but soon after Eric and his younger wife divorced.There was more confusion later when Brooke fell pregnant again, and the paternity of the child was uncertain as Brooke had slept with Eric, was it Eric? Or Ridge? A DNA test was taken, however scheming Sheila Carter (Eric’s lover) switched Eric’s blood with Ridge’s blood and the results showed that Ridge was the father but it was later realized that Eric was the father of baby Bridget.In 2005, after divorcing Stephanie, Eric returned to his true love, Brooke Forrester. Eric and Brooke were keen to marry and married very soon after his divorce in one way to stop Bridget from thinking that Brooke would go with Nick, together, Eric and Brooke became the CEO’s of FC, Eric and Brooke fired Stephanie, then Stephanie discovered the trust and Eric and Brooke were fired by Stephanie but then re-hired as designers and given a basement office, they schemed to strip Stephanie of FC but failed, soon after Eric and Brooke decided on a speedy divorce.
[edit] Marriage to Sheila Carter
Sheila got to Eric when he was at his weakest, his emotions were flying about after he lost the true woman he loved, Sheila realized how damaged Eric’s marriage to Brooke was when she baby sitted for Eric Jr. Sheila lusted away after Eric and finally got her man when Eric finally gave in whilst in his vulnerable state but Eric was determined to stay married to Brooke as there was a chance of a reconcile if Brooke’s child was his. Sheila couldn’t risk Brooke taking Eric back and so switched Eric’s blood with Ridge’s in the DNA test, the results showed Ridge was the Father and Eric was left at his lowest as Brooke was not willing to make another go of things and so he proposed to Sheila and she accepted. With Eric’s family disliking her and Lauren Fenmore coming to LA to reveal Sheila’s criminal past, things weren’t so easy and she even had a nightmare where Lauren exposed her for what she really was. However she did marry Eric and became Mrs. Sheila Forrester. Later Eric wanted a divorce and admitted to Sheila that he was still in love with Brooke, Eric later presented her with a divorce petition, chucked her out of the house and fired her. Lauren told Eric of Sheila’s crooked past in Genoa City, Sheila arranged for a meeting at the Forrester mansion, with Stephanie, Eric, Ridge, Brooke, Lauren and James and held them at gun point, she tried to shoot Stephanie but after failing swallows poison. Sheila survives and is admitted to an institution for the criminally insane where Eric finally got her to sign to divorce papers.
[edit] Lauren Fenmore
Lauren Fenmore and Eric started having a relationship when she moved to LA, however Lauren felt guilty as Stephanie and Eric planned to re marry so Lauren, out of guilt ended their relationship. However Sally Spectra discovered the fling and then slipped a picture of Lauren and Eric in bed together in the bible at the wedding after the wedding was called off, Lauren and Eric then flew back to LA but the plane crashed on the way and they were taken in by a crazy maniac called Rush, he was eventually killed, then Lauren and Eric returned to LA but their fling soon died out.
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Eric started to cheat on Stephanie when he learned that she was behind the rape of his ex-wife Brooke Logan, Eric felt partially responsible for Stephanie’s part in the rape,Donna Logan (the ex-fiancée of his son, Thorne) assured Eric that it wasn’t his fault, and they soon became close. Donna stayed at the Forrester mansion one night and swam in the pool naked, after a long discussion, she and Eric kissed passionately, Eric later shed some thought for his marriage and asked Donna to leave, when Eric later went to bed, he found Donna next to him, and they slept together. Donna later encouraged Eric to go to Nick and try to get his company back from Nick, when she accompanied him to Forrester Creations, Nick agreed to sell back the company to him if he divorced Stephanie, Eric was reluctant, but Donna convinced him to sign the papers and reminded him of Stephanie’s bad treatment of him and how he could start afresh. Donna and Eric were later caught in the act by Thorne who fumed at Donna, Eric was still adamant that he was staying with Donna. Stephanie has since returned and has shown her remorse for her actions, but Eric is torn between who he loves, his wife or his mistress. After Stephanie said sorry to Brooke, she went to Forrester Creations and talked to Eric about their marriage, she realized that his new suit and new hair style meant that Eric was having an affair. Eric claimed that his lover made him feel great and useful, Stephanie suspected Jackie Marone who had constantly tried to steal Eric away, but then Donna stepped into the room to inform Eric about his catalog, Stephanie asked her to leave, but Eric asked her to stay and took her into his arms, Stephanie soon realized who the secret mistress was. Despite Stephanie’s brazen attempts to sabotage his relationship, (she is aided and abetted in this by Thorne and Felicia) Eric means to make it work with Donna. Stephanie convinced Thorne and Felicia to lock Donna, wearing the showstopper gown, in a steam room at Forrester. Despite the worn look, Donna still had Eric’s support; and comforted her after Jake Maclaine, who was now working at Forrester, rescued her. Moments later, Stephanie was shot. Just who is Donna Logan? Again, we turn to the ‘Pedia -
Donna Logan
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| Portrayed by | Carrie Mitchum(1987 - 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001)Jennifer Gareis(2006 - ) | ||
| First appearance | Episode 1March 23, 1987 | ||
| Created by | William J. Bell | ||
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| Gender | Female | ||
| Date of birth | 1969 | ||
| Occupation | Model at Forrester Creations | ||
| Residence | The Logan Mansion200 N. Beston PlaceLos Angeles, California | ||
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Donna Logan is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. The character was played by Carrie Mitchum on a contract basis from 1987 to 1991 and made guest appearances in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2001. As of July 20, 2006, the character has been played by Jennifer Gareis on contract status.
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Donna was concerned about her younger sister Katie (then played by Nancy Sloan, now Heather Tom), who had low self esteem due to excessive acne, and convinced Donna’s classmate, Rocco Carner (Bryan Genesse), to date her. Rocco was attracted to Donna, but she was already involved with Mark Mallory (Michael Phillip) and was residing with him. When Donna realized Mark wasn’t right for her, she kicked him out of her life, but she and Rocco were never able to make a go of their relationship. Donna was hired to model for Tommy Bayland (Tim Choate), who referred her to agent Nick Preston, who convinced Donna to pose nude for a magazine in Europe. Bill Spencer saw the photos and published them in a US magazine, leading Donna to join forces with Nick and Rocco to take nude pictures of Bill to publish in his own magazines. Donna eventually confessed to what she did to Bill and asked Bill to transfer her father Stephen (Robert Pine), who worked for Bill’s company, back to Los Angeles from Paris, but Stephanie Forrester(Susan Flannery) opposed that idea. After a failed relationship with Thorne Forrester(then played by Jeff Trachta), Donna left Los Angeles for San Francisco, and returned for special occasions.Donna returned to LA in 2006, and immediately began trying to persuade her sister Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) (who had now married Nick, played by Jack Wagner) to take Ridge (Ronn Moss) back, reminding her of how long she had fought to keep him. When Donna was unsuccessful in convincing her sister to return to Ridge, she went after him herself. This eventually failed, when she realized that Brooke and Ridge would always be connected.She allied herself with Nick, especially after witnessing an argument between Stephanie and Nick’s mother, Jackie (Lesley-Anne Down) which ended with her going over the balcony and into the hospital in a coma. In fact, Donna was the one who told Nick that his mother’s injuries were no accident, thus leading to Nick ordering Stephanie to give up Forrester Creations or go to jail. She worked with Nick who had appointed her his new head model and face of the company.Donna is also allying with Jackie to convince forbidden lovers Rick (Kyle Lowder) and Phoebe (MacKenzie Mauzy) to continue to see each other, knowing that the union could potentially drive a wedge between Ridge and Brooke, driving Brooke back to Nick.One night, Donna, after thinking that Brooke had arrived home, left for the airport, unknowingly leaving her nephew and niece, R.J. and Hope, all alone in the house, prompting Stephanie to call Child Protective Services, who eventually took the children away from Brooke and placed them temporarily in Ridge’s custody. Donna swore revenge on Stephanie, and began to see Thorne Forrester (Winsor Harmon). She seemed to love Thorne, but she saw her relationship with him as a way to get even with Stephanie for all the abuse inflicted on the Logan family over the years. However, recently returned Katie, overheard Donna tell Jackie the real reason why she was marrying Thorne, mainly to get revenge on Stephanie. Katie told Thorne the truth, and that caused him to stop the wedding and furiously broke off the engagement. Donna is furious with Katie now, and has disowned her as a sister. Donna has since begun an affair with Eric Forrester. With her help and encouragement, Eric persuaded Nick to sell his company back; Nick agreed, but on the condition that Eric divorce Stephanie, a condition to which Eric agreed. Donna’s relationship with Eric has earned her the wrath of not just Eric’s family (son Thorne and daughter Felicia in particular), but also Jackie Marone, whom she sees as competition for Eric’s affections, which has caused friction in their friendship, and also her sister Katie.Eric, after a lot of thought, had chosen Donna over Stephanie, mainly due to her part in Brooke’s rape; but also because he truly loved her. During Forrester’s first fashion since Eric returned to the head of the fashion house, she was slated to wear the showstopper gown, but Felicia and Thorne, egged on by their mother, locked her in the steam room at Forrester, allowing Stephanie to steal the moment in the sun. Jake Maclaine, who had recently returned to Forrester, heard her cries and rescued her, then her family comforted her, as they awaited to confront Stephanie for her treacherous actions. Moments later, Stephanie was shot by an unknown assailant.
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[edit] Parents
- Stephen Logan Sr. (father)
- Elizabeth Henderson (mother)
[edit] Sibling(s)
- Stephen “Storm” Logan Jr. (brother)
- Brooke Logan (sister)
- Katie Logan (sister)
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- currently having an affair with Eric Forrester (2007 to present)
[edit] Past marriage(s)
- None
[edit] Children
- None/unknown
[edit] Other relatives
- Helen Logan (paternal grandmother)
- Rick Forrester (nephew)
- Bridget Forrester (niece)
- Hope Logan (niece)
- R. J. Forrester (nephew)
- Eric Forrester III (great-nephew, deceased)
- Nicole Marone (great-niece, deceased)
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- Mark Mallory (dated)
- Rocco Carner (dated)
- Nick Preston (dated)
- Ridge Forrester (dated)
- Thorne Forrester (dated/engaged)
- Eric Forrester (affair/ current lovers)
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