Y&R Stars Colleen Zenk (Jordan) and Ray Wise (Ian) Join The Locher Room
On Tuesday, December 10 at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT, two of daytime’s most legendary villains are back on Young and Restless and are also making their way into the YouTube spotlight as their portrayers, Colleen Zenk (Aunt Jordan) and Ray Wise (Ian Ward), appear together with host Alan Locher on The Locher Room.
So Good At Playing Bad
Wise (ex-Leland Palmer, Twin Peaks) and Zenk (ex-Barbara Ryan, As the World Turns) are back on Young and Restless, stirring up trouble in Genoa City. Zenk’s Aunt Jourdan hasn’t been seen since June 2024, and Wise’s Ian Ward has been MIA since 2016—until now. Together, they’ve formed a dangerous alliance that’s guaranteed to keep viewers on edge as they set out to destroy Ian’s nemesis Sharon, as well as her daughter Mariah, whom he raised. Their Strangers on a Train pact will ensure that Victor Newman and his family will be the next ones in their crosshairs.
Zenk is known for her over three decades as As the World Turns’s Barbara, for which she was nominated three times for a Daytime Emmy Award (twice as Lead Actress, in 2002 and 2001, once for Supporting Actress in 2001). She also appeared with several other soap stars in the film Woman on the Ledge, as Cecille in the movie classic Annie, on prime-time in Blue Bloods and many more television series, and has also enjoyed a prolific career on the stage.
Wise has also had a long and storied career in TV and film but his standout role was as Leland Palmer on the cult classic Twin Peaks (and its various incarnations after). Yet it’s his depiction of cult leader Ian on Y&R that has solidified him as a love-to-hate villainfor daytime fans — and for which he won a 2015 Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series category; he shared the honor in a three-way tie with Donna Mills (ex-Madeline, General Hospital) and the late Fred Willard (ex-John Forrester, Bold and Beautiful).
Join Alan Locher as he dives into their thrilling return, their experiences playing iconic villains and the incredible highlights from their acclaimed TV careers. This is one episode you won’t want to miss!
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