Adam Newman (born Victor Newman, Jr., also known as Adam Wilson) is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. He is the son of longrunning lead character Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Hope Wilson (Signy Coleman), born onscreen in April 1995. The character came to mainstream attention in May 2009 when portrayer Chris Engen quit the series prematurely, reportedly due to personal objections over his storyline. Within days of Engen's replacement by actor Michael Muhney in June 2009, heterosexual villain Adam engages in an off-screen sexual encounter with another male character. Engen defended his decision in a statement,and co-stars Eileen Davidson and Braeden noted in subsequent interviews that Engen had been unhappy with his character's storyline and villainous actions long before the gay plot twist had come up.