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Richard Burgi

NJ Soap Opera Actor Fired For Breaking COVID-19 Protocol: Report NJ Soap Opera Actor Fired For Breaking COVID-19 Protocol: Report
NJ Soap Opera Actor Fired For Breaking Covid-19 Protocol: Report Actor and New Jersey native Richard Burgi has been fired from "The Young and the Restless" for violating the CBS show's COVID-19 protocol, Variety reports. The 63-year-old Montclair native announced the news in an Instagram live post on Jan. 11, saying he "naively and inadvertently violated the show’s COVID-19 policy," the outlet says. Burgi apparently tested positive for COVID-19 over Christmas, waited five days, and produced two negative test results before returning to the production set. The breach occurred because the show's guidelines state that anyone who tests positive mus…