Chris Engen (born October 25, 1979) is an American former actor best known for his portrayal of Adam Newman on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.
[1] Engen's departure was allegedly due to "the dark direction his character [was] taking"[1] and an upcoming same-sex storyline.
Addressing reports of homophobia, he stated, in part:I would also like to apologize to those of you who feel slighted by this choice, as I have been branded a "homophobe" by several members of the press.
It is the line we intellectually draw within ourselves that prevents us from understanding those things we reject, because it defines the boundaries of who we are as individuals.
It is not a fire to be stomped out by an angry foot or extinguished by an inundating stream of media exposure.