JR Chandler

Adam "JR" Chandler Jr. is a fictional character from the ABC and The Online Network daytime drama All My Children. He was portrayed by Jacob Young from 2003 to 2011, prior to Ryan Bittle taking over the role in 2013. Bittle was cast as the new JR on Prospect Park's continuation of All My Children.

Background

The character was originally born onscreen on July 3, 1989 to Dixie Cooney and her estranged husband, Adam Chandler. In March 2004, the character's birth year was revised to 1983. He is a member of the powerful and wealthy Chandler family, son of Adam Chandler and the great-nephew of Palmer Cortlandt.

The writers characterized JR as caring, but ruthless if betrayed, explaining the latter by way of his difficult upbringing. The character's softer personality has been attributed to his mother, Dixie Cooney Martin, as well as to his son, AJ, and true love Babe Carey (who was killed off by the series in 2008). Credited as significantly complex, he has been cited as a television anti-hero, and "bad boy," and his struggles with family, romantic partners, and alcohol addiction have been documented in literature.