Dr. Daniel Reubens

Dr. Daniel Reubens is a fictional character on the soap opera Generations.

He was portrayed by Richard Roundtree, from January 22, 1990 to 1991. The role brought him a 1991 Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor: Daytime.

Background
He has a daughter, Maya.

Dr. Reubens was a brilliant doctor, who was accused of killing someone by causing an explosion at a lab in 1974. He and his daughter, Maya, went "underground" for next 15 years.

GEN storylines
Daniel Reubens resurfaced 15 years later in Chicago, Illinois, working anonymously at a free clinic. After he was finally cleared, he started an affair with Doreen Jackson, and she and Maya despised each other, and that resulted in probably the most famous Generations scene ever, the epic catfight between Doreen and Maya.