Kevin Fisher is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Greg Rikaart.
Created by former head writers Kay Alden and John F. Smith, the character made his debut during the episode airing on July 11, 2003.
Rikaart's portrayal of the role was only slated to be short term, however, the character's popularity resulted in the actor being placed on contract.
Introduced as an internet predator, the character later developed into a "good person", keeping away from criminal activity.
Kevin is known for his relationships with Jana Hawkes (Emily O'Brien), which was well received by viewers and garnered a fan following, as well, with Chloe Mitchell (Elizabeth Hendrickson).
Rikaart has been praised for his portrayal of the role; Michael Fairman of On-Air On-Soaps considers him to be "one of the most talented and best young actors on daytime".
Going back to Kevin's earliest roots, when we first met him he was just, on paper, this evil guy, who, if you told people he was sympathetic, they would have looked at you like you were crazy.
Khalil taped public service announcements related to the story, and considered the plot one of her favorites.
Rikaart and Hendrickson later stated that their personal relationship influenced former head writer Maria Arena Bell to pair the characters.
Of Kevin's love and relationship with Chloe, Rikaart stated, "It came out of that sort of build of emotions that have been happening within him, that whether he realized it or not, has been going on for a long time already."
Hendrickson added that she thought Chloe "had been through so much with guys, and even if she had feelings for Kevin, it was so deep down that it wasn’t even something she was willing to recognize.
"[4] In 2011, when she first arrived in Genoa City, Angelina Veneziano (Diana DeGarmo) set her eyes on Kevin, whom she developed a huge crush on.
They stated: "We were all fans of John Hughes' movies in the '80s, but sometimes the Geek and the Glamour Puss are meant to just be friends; this is certainly the case with Kevin Fisher's (Greg Rikaart) sexless romance with Chloe Mitchell (Elizabeth Hendrickson) on The Young and the Restless.
In 2003, teenaged Lily Winters met a mentally unstable internet predator, Kevin Fisher, in an online chat room.
The statutory rape resulted in Kevin giving Lily chlamydia, a common sexually transmitted disease.
In return, Kevin attempted to kill Colleen by locking her in the refrigerator at local restaurant, Gina's, and then setting it on fire.
Later, Kevin befriended Daniel Romalotti, who just returned to Genoa City from boarding school, and MacKenzie Browning.
Shortly after Mac left, Kevin began dating new Crimson Lights worker, Jana Hawkes.
Months later, the two were married in an Ashram in Malibu, California, by a guru who turned out to be Michael's father, Lowell "River" Baldwin.
As Clint and his accomplices, Roger and Annie Wilkes, held Katherine and her maid, Esther Valentine, hostage in a motel, Kevin and Amber Moore managed to track them down.
The three criminals took photos of Kevin holding a bomb to make it seem as if he was planning to blow up the motel with Katherine and Esther inside.
While being held hostage, Kevin (wearing a giant chipmunk mascot head) was ordered to rob banks.
Kevin then found a friend in Chloe Mitchell, who was dealing with some devastation of her own after breaking up with her fiance, Chance Chancellor, after he revealed to her that he had had a one-night stand with Heather Stevens.
Their marriage falls apart after Delia dies, but Kevin still stays friends with Chloe worried about her mental well-being.
As she leaves, she rubs her pregnant belly, assuring Delia that her emptiness would once again by fulfilled, believing that the child is Billy's when it could also be Kevin's.
She returns again in 2016, working as an outside aid to Victor under the alias of Dorothy Gale, helping plot out his revenge against Adam.
She later shoots Adam and orchestrates an explosion, leading to his death, but covers up her involvement in the ordeal with Victor's help.
However, Nick Newman expresses suspicion to Chelsea over Chloe's possible role in Adam's death and her crimes are revealed at her wedding to Kevin; once again with Victor's help, she arranges to disappear again.
They move to Portland, Oregon under different names and disappear; however, Kevin later returns to Genoa City with Bella, with no mention of Chloe's whereabouts as she is believed to be dead.