Tyler Christopher, known for his Emmy-nominated role on “General Hospital,” has died. Christopher is 50 years old. Paula Smith, the wife of Christopher’s former “GH” co-star Maurice Benard, confirmed Christopher’s death on Instagram. “It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Tyler Christopher,” he wrote. “Tyler passed away this morning at his home in San Diego due to complications from a heart condition.”
Benard continued: “Tyler is a truly talented man who shines in every scene and loves to bring joy to his loyal fans with his performances. Taylor is a loving soul who has a great interest in all who know him He is a great friend to everyone.”
Benard also noted, “Tyler was an advocate for improved mental health and medication, and he spoke openly about his struggles with bipolar disorder and alcohol. We are deeply saddened by the loss of our dear friend and our thoughts go out to his children and father pray.”
Christopher played Nicholas Cassadine on the legendary medical soap opera from 1996 to 2016. He also played Stefan DiMera on Days of Our Lives from 2018 to 2019, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award (his first of five career nominations). five items).
Christopher married former ESPN reporter Brienne Pedigo in 2008 and reportedly divorced in 2021. The former couple has two children: Greysun James Christopher and Boheme Christopher. He was also married to “Desperate Housewives” actress Eva Longoria from 2002 to 2004.
Back in July, the actor, who has been in the conservatorship of sister Susan Asmo Baker since 2019, spoke to Bloomberg about taking back control of his life.
“I never thought in a million years that I would be taken advantage of by a family member,” he said.
Christopher captioned a photo of himself on Instagram shortly after the article was published, writing, “Sharing is part of the healing process.”
During his period of sobriety, Christopher was placed under the guardianship of his sister for the first time. He fell, suffered a head injury and underwent life-saving surgery after suffering internal bleeding. While Christopher was hospitalized, his sister filed for custody.
In a previous court filing, Christopher claimed that Asmo Baker used up to $40,000 of funds that were supposed to be used exclusively for his conservatorship to, among other things, pay off her own credit cards and give her My son bought a laptop. Asmo Baker denies the accusations.
