Broke into show business as an extra in the film "Airport."
Handsome, blond, well-known soap actor from "As the World Turns" and
"Santa Barbara," but best known as originating the role of Jack Abbott
on "The Young and the Restless."
A 2003 LA Magazine article reported that Lester, Thom Bierdz and Michael Corbett- three stars of "The Young and the Restless" in the '80s - were gay.