Meet Y&R's New Adam

When he auditioned for Y&R, Mark Grossman didn’t have a clue as to the significance of the ultimate prize.

“There wasn’t too much said about what we were trying out for,” the newcomer recalls. “I think they wanted to see what each person would bring to the reading, so we didn’t know a lot about the character.”

Grossman was later called back to the studio to audition again, which eventually led to a screen test with Sharon Case (Sharon). “I wasn’t expecting it to be on an actual set, which was the Abbott living room,” he marvels. “That was a little nerve-wracking, for sure, but Sharon made me feel so comfortable about everything. She was so helpful and generous. She helped me with the technical stuff because I had never been on this set. We had multiple scenes to do and she was very nice and it was actually enjoyable.”