Ryan McNeil
Deceased
Actor History
Scott Reeves (May 1991 to November 27th, 2001)
Occupation
Assistant to the Founder of Newman Enterprises at his death
Formerly worked for the Brash & Sassy Division of Newman Enterprises
Formerly worked for the Newman Men's Line
Formerly worked in the Newman mailroom
Marital Status
Engaged to and lived with Victoria Newman at time of death
Past Marriages
Victoria Newman (divorced)
Nina Webster (divorced)
Tricia Dennison (divorced)
Relatives
Unknown, only spoke of an estranged alcoholic father
Children
Phillip Chancellor IV (thought of him as his own son, Nina's son with Phillip Chancellor III)
Flings & Affairs
All his wives
Brief flirtation with Jill Abbott
Crimes Committed
None.
Brief Character History
Ryan McNeil arrived in Genoa City, a young man in his twenties. He began working in the mailroom of Newman Enterprises, hoping to work his way up in the company. His only mention of family was an alcoholic father who had him swearing off alcohol until he moved to Genoa City.
Victoria Newman was also pursuing a career in her father's company, starting out in the mailroom, rather than attending college. Victoria was smitten by the considerably older Ryan McNeil. When Victor found out they were dating, he was rabid, and did everything within his considerable power to keep "that punk McNeil" from being involved with his precious daughter.
Meanwhile, Nina Webster began an affair with Ryan, showering him with gifts, including an expensive sports car. Victoria felt pressured to compete sexually, but her first sexual encounter with Ryan was a disaster resulting in an AIDS/pregnancy scare and a lot of sexual inhibitions. Victoria and Ryan eventually eloped, but even after marriage, Nina gave Ryan the sex life that Victoria could not. When their marriage ended, Ryan moved in with Nina and her young son, Phillip. Nina became pregnant, and he married her out of obligation. After Nina's miscarriage, Ryan realized he truly did love her, became a devoted father to Phillip, and encouraged Nina to get her college degree. Years later, Nina began doing research for, and fell in love with, novelist Cole Howard (who was Victoria Newman's husband at the time). Cole's rejection caused Nina to suffer a nervous breakdown. She alienated Ryan, who then became infatuated with the young, nubile Tricia Dennison. After Ryan foiled a suicide attempt by Nina, who had a gun to her head, they were divorced.
By that time, Ryan had worked his way up at Newman Enterprises to working for Jill Abbott on the Men's Line. He later went to work for ex-wife Victoria at Brash & Sassy, and became friends with Neil Winters. Victor began to see he was wrong about Ryan-in business, anyway. Ryan failed in an attempt to be Victor's mole after Brad Carlton and Jack Abbott took over Newman Enterprises, and they fired him. After Jack and Brad got Jabot away from Newman, and they and Jill left to resume working for Jabot, Ryan was hired back, and became Victor's right-hand man as Assistant to the Founder.
Even though Cole Howard and Victoria married, and he helped her get over her sexual inhibitions, Victoria always wondered what might have been with Ryan. Vickie ruined her marriage to Cole by her continual come-ons to Ryan, and her habit of running away from her problems, and they were divorced.
Ryan's latest flame, Tricia, was the older daughter of Keith Dennison, and was a college student who was introduced to Ryan through Jill Abbott, who was her father's lover. Tricia instantly fell in love with Ryan. They went on a few dates before she discovered that he was married. However, this didn't stop her from scheming to steal Ryan away from his wife, Nina. When Nina asked Ryan for a divorce, he was free to pursue the relationship with the much younger Tricia. They eventually married despite the objections of Tricia's father, Keith, and sister, Megan.
Everything seemed fine for Ryan and his child bride, except that Tricia didn't like the time and attention Ryan still devoted to Nina's son Phillip, whom he thought of as his own and whom he had adopted during his marriage to Nina. In desperation to divert Ryan's attention away from Phillip, Tricia stopped taking her birth control pills (unbeknownst to Ryan) and became pregnant. At first Ryan was upset because the timing wasn't right, but later he warmed to the idea of being a father. But Tricia miscarried, believing that it was because she deceived her husband to begin with. She had a breakdown, then rejected her husband in every way. Instead, her attention focused on her sister Megan and her relationship with Tony Viscardi. Tricia became so obsessed with her vendetta against Tony that they ended up in a physical fight in the lobby of the Colonnade Room on New Year's Eve. Tricia suddenly quit struggling and kissed Tony. It was all he could do to get her off him. It was then that we knew Tricia had gone over the edge.
Tony decided the only solution was to marry Meg quickly. But the groom never arrived at the Justice of the Peace. Tony was run down on his motorcycle by Tricia McNeil as she blindly backed her SUV out of the Dennison driveway in a rush to stop the wedding. Tony and Megan were later married in the hospital on Tony's deathbed.
No one was able to prove that Tricia intentionally ran down Tony, and it remained a mystery. Once Megan found out that Tricia was responsible for Tony's death, she refused to forgive her and left town. Tricia left Ryan and returned to London with her father, Keith. Tricia returned to Genoa City about six months later, hoping to resume her marriage, but Ryan was convinced that Tricia was unstable, and Victoria was once again chasing after him. Unable to win him back, Tricia turned to Carter Mills, who was really rapist Matt Clark after plastic surgery. Carter drugged her into sleeping with him, and used her to help set up Nick Newman and put him in jail. Once Tricia figured out she had been used and abused, she turned on the gas in a suicide attempt. Ryan managed to find and rescue her, only to be knocked unconscious by Carter and locked in a closet to die with gas filling the room. Ryan was rescued, but Tricia was missing. Tricia later caught Carter attempting to rape Nick's wife, Sharon, and drove off a cliff expecting to kill them both. Tricia survived with cuts and bruises, but the evil Carter/Matt deliberately pulled out his breathing tube, committing suicide to make Nick look like a murderer.
Ryan and Keith talked Tricia into institutionalizing herself at Fairhaven, outside Genoa City. She appeared to be making a miraculous recovery, signed divorce papers from Ryan to prove it, and checked herself out under the custody of her father. But behind his back she was not taking her medication, and brought Carter/Matt back from the dead as a figment of her imagination. Together they plotted revenge against the Newmans. Tricia was obviously crazier and more dangerous than ever.
Meanwhile Victoria and Ryan found their love again, moved in together, and were thinking about marriage. Victor was suspicious of Tricia, so bought their apartment building, installed security, and even ended up with Tricia living with him to protect his daughter from her. Tricia bought a gown identical to Victoria's, locked her in a closet, and marched down the aisle to Ryan on their wedding day. Before they took their vows, the delusional Tricia lifted the veil expecting Ryan to marry her instead. Tricia pulled a gun when she realized no one in that church was anything but aghast to see her. Victor arrived, freed Victoria, and bargained with Tricia to evacuate the church. But all came to a screeching halt when Victoria entered the room. Tricia fired at her and Ryan jumped between them, taking the bullets for Victoria. Ryan held on for a few days, but died in the arms of Victoria. Tricia was institutionalized shortly afterward and the figment Matt bade her farewell.
