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Birthdays in the soap world usually involve mushy tributes and cute throwbacks, but Michelle Stafford<\/strong> took hers to a whole different level. The Young and the Restless<\/strong> star gave her friend and costar Jason Thompson<\/strong> a birthday<\/strong> post that sent fans into \u201990s nostalgia. Before he was chosen to play Billy Abbott on daytime TV, Jason was part of a Gap commercial, and Michelle dug them up to celebrate his big day.<\/p>\n Stafford stumbled across the old-school ads online and just had to put them out for everyone to see. She shared two clips from Gap\u2019s 1999 commercial lineup, where a baby-faced Jason Thompson was belting out lines from a hit song.<\/p>\n In one spot called \u201cEverybody in Vests,\u201d he even sang a line from Madonna\u2019s 1984 track \u201cDress You Up.\u201d Michelle also added a fired-up caption that reads, \u201cYes yes!!!! Say Happy Birthday to @myjasonthompson (these came up in my feed a couple months ago!! Been waiting to post!!)\u201d<\/p>\n The second throwback clip showed Jason in another Gap classic called \u201cEverybody in Cords,\u201d where he sang a bit of Donovan\u2019s 1967 hit \u201cMellow Yellow.\u201d Fans and even fellow cast members were taken aback not only by the baby-faced flashback, but by the fact that the Thompson can actually sing really well.<\/p>\n Even Thompson jumped into the comments to laugh along, writing, \u201cHaha!! They call me \u2018Old Yeller.\u2019 Thank you, Stafford!! And everyone else here for the bday wishes!!<\/p>\n The birthday post blew up in the soap universe, garnering reactions from stars across The Young and the Restless and General Hospital. Tracey E. Bregman wrote a simple \u201cHappy birthday.\u201d Finola Hughes also wrote that she had no idea Thompson could sing. <\/p>\n The Hot Guys with Guns actor Marc Anthony Samuel also added that he, too, filmed a Gap commercial back in the day.<\/p>\n Thompson celebrated his birthday on Nov. 20, and Michelle Stafford\u2019s funny throwback gift quickly turned into a nostalgia moment for everyone on the internet. The old Gap clips showed just how far he\u2019s come, starting out singing in commercials and now being loved as one of soap operas\u2019 most popular stars.<\/p>\n The post Young & Restless\u2019 Michelle Stafford Sends a Unique Birthday Wish to Jason Thompson<\/a> appeared first on ComingSoon.net – Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Birthdays in the soap world usually involve mushy tributes and cute throwbacks, but Michelle Stafford took hers to a whole different level. The Young and the Restless star gave her friend and costar Jason Thompson a birthday post that sent fans into \u201990s nostalgia. 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