Michael Graziadei Returning to 'The Young and the Restless' as Daniel Romalotti

Michael Graziadei will be reprising his role as Daniel Romalotti in CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless this summer.

Graziadei first began playing Daniel in 2004, and left in January 2013 when Daniel moved to Georgia with daughter Lucy to further his art career.

Daniel was last seen in 2013 when he came back to Genoa City to arrange for his comatose mother, Phyllis (then played by Michelle Stafford), to be transferred to a health facility in Georgia.

Graziadei's limited run begins August 25, according to EW.com. This will be the first time Graziadei will share scenes with Gina Tognoni, who started playing Phyllis in 2014.

Lifetime Launches National Sweepstakes to Promote July 20 Premiere of New Drama 'The Lottery'

Former The Young and the Restless star Michael Graziadei plays single
father Kyle in The Lottery.  Photo Credit: Lifetime

To promote the July 20 launch of its provocative new conspiracy thriller The Lottery (#TheLottery), Lifetime has launched a national sweepstakes through which people with a July 20 birthdate are eligible to win $10,000. To qualify, individuals must be no younger than 18 years of age and are required to submit their name, birthdate and contact information at LotteryLifetime.com. Randomly selected from all entries, the sweepstakes' winner will be required to verify his or her U.S. residence and provide a copy of a current government-issued identification as proof of age and date of birth in order to claim the $10,000 prize. The winner will be announced in the fall.

The Lottery, which will premiere this Sunday, July 20, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, stars Marley Shelton (Eleventh Hour), Michael Graziadei (The Young and the Restless), David Alpay (The Vampire Diaries), Athena Karkanis (Low Winter Sun), Yul Vazquez (Magic City), Shelley Conn (Terra Nova) and Martin Donovan (Homeland).

Lifetime Greenlights Conspiracy Thriller THE LOTTERY; Stars Marley Shelton, Michael Graziadei, David Alpay & Martin Donovan

Marley Shelton will star in THE LOTTERY.

Lifetime has ordered 10 episodes of the conspiracy thriller THE LOTTERY, it was announced today by Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Lifetime.

THE LOTTERY is Lifetime's second scripted series pickup this year. Last week it ordered 10 episodes of A+E Studios' UN-REAL, which goes behind-the-scenes of a hit competition dating show and is led by a young staffer (Shiri Appleby) whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with and among the contestants to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage the program's producers demand.

"THE LOTTERY is one of the most provocative and original concepts we've ever seen," Sharenow said. "Tim Sexton's unique dystopian thriller represents an exciting new direction for Lifetime and continues cable's position on the leading edge of bold, high-quality scripted drama."

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. "The Well" Sneak Peek, Michael Graziadei Guest Stars

Y&R alum Michael Graziadei as Jakob Nystrom. Photo Credit: ABC

The first season of MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. continues on Tuesday, November 19th at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

In "The Well," in the aftermath of the events chronicled in the feature film THOR: THE DARK WORLD, Coulson and The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pick up the pieces -- one of which threatens to destroy a member of the team.

Watch the first four minutes of the episode below:

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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS alum Michael Graziadei joins Lifetime's THE LOTTERY
Graziadei (ex-Daniel, Y&R), Lesley-Ann Brandt and Louise Lombard have been cast in Lifetime's dystopian future drama pilot THE LOTTERY. The Warner Horizon-produced conspiracy thriller is set in a world where women have stopped having children threatening extinction of the human race. When 100 embryos are successfully fertilized, a national lottery is held to decide the surrogates. Graziadei, repped by Gersh and Main Title, will play Kyle, a recovering alcoholic and single father of one of the last children born in the country.

Michael Graziadei Returning To THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS For Four Episodes

Michael Graziadei will be reprising his role as Daniel Romalotti in THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS this summer.

Graziadei first began playing Daniel in 2004, and left in January 2013 when Daniel moved to Georgia with daughter Lucy to further his art career.

Graziadei is slated for four episodes, beginning July 30. Will he return to tied to the exit of actress Michelle Stafford, who plays Daniel's mother, Phyllis?

The actor was cast in the pilot WESTSIDE (formerly known as VENICE) earlier this year, but ABC did not pick up the show.

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Michael Graziadei Joins ABC Pilot VENICE

Michael Graziadei, who recently wrapped an eight-year run on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS as Daniel Romalotti, is set to co-star in an upcoming primetime drama. Graziadei has been cast in ABC‘s Romeo & Juliet-esque pilot VENICE, about the haves and the have-nots of California's most seductive city, Venice.

The show focuses on two rival families, the Nances and the Carvers, and a forbidden and dangerous romance emerging between them as the families battle for control of Venice.

According to Deadline, Graziadei will play Josh Nance, the son of Gordy Nance (Bruce Greenwood) and brother of Sophie (Odette Annable), a rising star in his father’s company, poised to take over the family business.

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'All My (Web) Children'?
Brad Adgate, a TV analyst with Horizon Media, says it's one of a handful of companies that are looking to experiment with giving old TV shows new life on the web.

"You know, it could make a go of it," Adgate says. He adds that on the web, a weekly audience of one million is impressive and advertisers are willing to pay for them.

Michael Graziadei Leaving THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

Michael Graziadei has opted to leave THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS at the end of his current contract. He has played Daniel Romalotti since 2004. On November 30, the cast gathered for a good-bye party on set, with Michelle Stafford (Phyllis), Joshua Morrow (Nick) and Peter Bergman (Jack) offering parting words. "Another scene with my Grazzzzz # reallycrying," tweeted Stafford that day.

Graziadei's will air for the final time on January 3, 2013.

PREVIEW: CW's Thursday Night Soaps THE VAMPIRE DIARIES & THE SECRET CIRCLE

The Year of the Soap continues when THE VAMPIRE DIARIES airs an all new episode, "The Ties That Bind," on Thursday, January 19 at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.

Bonnie believes her recurring dreams about Klaus’ coffins will tell her how he can be killed.

The dreams also lead Bonnie to a reunion with her mother, Abby (guest star Persia White), whom Bonnie hasn’t seen for 15 years.

At Abby’s remote farmhouse, Bonnie and Elena meet Jamie (guest star Robert Ri’chard), the young man Abby took in years earlier.

Bonnie’s sudden appearance catches Abby off-guard, but she does her best to explain the past.