General Hospital (GH) spoilers reveal that Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos) has just posted the shocking and sad news of the passing of alum Tyler Christopher (Nikolas Cassadine).

His post reads: “It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Tyler Christopher. Tyler passed away this morning following a cardiac event in his San Diego apartment.”

Benard added “Tyler was a truly talented individual that lit up the screen in every scene he performed and relished bringing joy to his loyal fans through his acting.

Tyler was a sweet soul and wonderful friend to all of those who knew him. Tyler was an advocate for better mental health and substance use treatment who openly spoke about his struggles with bipolar depression and alcohol. We are beyond devastated by the loss of our dear friend and pray for his children and his father.”

General Hospital spoilers: Tyler Christopher Dead

Christopher was also on Peacock’s Days of Our Lives, and in total his career netted him five Daytime Emmy nominations over the course of his career.

Christopher played the dark and haunted character of Nikolas Cassadine on GH, from 1996 to 2016. He played Stefan DiMera on Days of Our Lives from 2018 to 2019.

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In recent years Christopher has been open about his substance abuse struggles and in 2019 he was placed under the guardianship of his sister Susan Asmo Baker.

According to People, in 2018 he married former ESPN reporter Brienne Pedigo and they divorced in 2021 following the birth of two children, Greysun James Christopher and Boheme Christopher.

The GH star was married to Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria from 2002 to 2004.

GH Spoilers: Tyler Christopher RIP

The outlet reports that “Christopher was first placed under his sister’s guardianship during a bout of alcohol withdrawal. He fell, hit his head and underwent life-saving surgery after internal bleeding. While Christopher was hospitalized, his sister filed for guardianship.”

However, Christopher alleged in court documents that his sister “used up to $40,000 of finances that should have been for his guardianship to pay off her own credit cards and buy her son a laptop, among other things. Asmo Baker denied the allegations.”

This May Christopher was arrested at the Hollywood Burbank Airport for public intoxication and later released on $250 bail.

RIP Tyler Christopher. We will bring you news about Christopher as it becomes available.

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