The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera, created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. Debuting on March 23, 1987,[1] John McCook (Eric Forrester) and Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan) are the two longest-running cast members, each having appeared since the first episode.[2][3] The following list is of cast members who are currently on the show: the main cast and recurring, or who are upcoming, returning or departing from the series.