Joshua Morrow Says Watching Son onThe Bold and The BeautifulIs 'Awesome': 'I Couldn’t Be More Proud' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

From left: Joshua Morrow and his son Crew.Photo:Paul Archuleta/Getty; Crew Morrow/Instagram

Paul Archuleta/Getty; Crew Morrow/Instagram

Joshua Morrowis a proud dad.

In an interview with PEOPLE atThe Young and the Restless13,000th episode celebration on Oct. 25, the actor shared that his sonCrewdidn’t showed interest in acting until recently, but is now starring onThe Bold and the Beautiful.

“I never had dreamed that for him,” Joshua said. “This kid was a superstar lacrosse player. I thought he was going to be playing in college. I was going to fly around the country and be able to watch him. And when he told me he wanted to be an actor, I’m like, ‘Dude, it’s so hard. It’s not as easy.’ And the guy got a job right out of the chute.”

“He’s very driven,” the father-of-three continued. “He writes scripts. He really wants to be something in this medium.”

Joshua Morrow with his wife Tobe and their three sons Cash, Crew and Cooper at The 1st Annual Ball Up Celebrity Streetball Game at Cal State Northridge’s Matadome Stadium in Los Angeles, California on January 5, 2011.WENN Rights Ltd / Alamy

WENN Rights Ltd / Alamy

When asked if he had any hand in getting Crew the job, Joshua said no but admits that “he probably got a longer look entering the room.” Still, he credited his son for securing the role.

“Me being who I am has no bearing whatsoever on him,” he explained. “The kid is so much better than I was when I was his age. I watch his scenes. He is turning him, he’s hitting them. He’s awesome to watch. So I had nothing to do with it. I helped him run his lines a couple times and now he wants nothing. He’s his own man. I’ve got nothing but unbelievable confidence in him and he’s going to do it his way.”

Joshua said that out of all his children, Crew was the “least receptive” to taking his help, describing him as being on his “own path.” Because of that, Joshua shared it was a big shock to see Crew go into acting on a daytime television show.

“I cannot believe it,” he admitted. “If he would’ve told me a year ago, I’d be like, ‘No chance. There’s no way this kid’s going to end up on the soap opera.’ And he is, and he’s killing it. I couldn’t be more proud of him.”

Going forward, Joshua said he will “trust his process” and not step on Crew’s toes despite them now working in the same industry. He also revealed the contract on the soap opera is for three years, so viewers will get a chance to know Crew better.

“Everybody’s sort of got their own thing,” he shared. “I only offer my help when I think he may take it, because like I said, this kid came out of the womb like, ‘I’m going to do things my way and I need you to get out of my way.’”

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As for himself, Joshua said reflecting on his time onThe Young and the Restlesshas highlighted how lucky he has been in his career.

“It meant so much to me because the odds of getting a job like this are not great,” he concluded. “They’re not in your favor. And so that day I just felt like I had started my path.”

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The Young and the Restlessairs weekdays at 12:30 p.m. ET on CBS andThe Bold and the Beautifulairs weekdays at 1:30 p.m. ET on CBS.

source: people.com