General Hospital star Vanessa Marcil pays tribute to her late ex-fiance Tyler Christopher following his sudden death at 50: 'Rest in power my love'

Vanessa Marcil collapsed her soundlessness complete nan sudden death of her ex-fiancé, Tyler Christopher, pursuing a cardiac arena successful his San Diego flat connected Tuesday. 

After learning of her ex's passing, astatine property 50, the General Hospital prima shared images from their short-lived romance in nan precocious 1990s, connected her Instagram Story. 

'Unit we meet again,' she captioned a image of nan hunky Daytime Emmy Award winner, opinionated down her, pinch 1 of his arms wrapped lovingly astir her. 

In different tribute post, she wrote: 'Ugh, different loss! Waaaay excessively young.' 

In a 3rd post, she said straight to Christopher arsenic she told him: 'Rest successful powerfulness my love.' 

Later, she uploaded a screenshot of a caption he made astir nan past decade aft turning 50, past November. 

'In nan decade since past my girl was born, I won an Emmy, was nan lead character successful 4 tv shows, completed a twelve movies, lived successful a half twelve states, relapsed and recovered, survived a traumatic encephalon wounded and pandemic, became azygous again, mislaid immoderate friends and family, recovered my savior, embraced God's will for me, and learned to beryllium contented surviving a quieter life,' he wrote, past year. 

He concluded nan station by writing: 'To those who did not deliberation I would make it to 50 I will stock my favourite poem 'I americium nan maestro of my fate. I americium nan Captain of my soul. he wrote. The champion is yet to come.'' 

During his narration pinch Marcil, nan erstwhile mates attended various nationalist events, for illustration nan 15th Annual Soap Opera Digest Award successful 1999. 

After ending their engagement, he wed Desperate Housewives prima Eva Longoria. 

Four years aft his and Longoria's divorce, successful 2004, he wed Brienne Pedigo. 

Over their 13-year marriage, which ended successful 2021, he and Pedigo welcomed their boy Greysun, 14, and girl Boheme, 8.

A friend of Christopher was nan personification who recovered nan character dormant successful nan chamber of his San Diego flat Tuesday.

Police sources told TMZ on Wednesday that officers visited nan location astir 9:30 a.m. Tuesday aft a friend of nan 50-year-old character contacted 911 aft uncovering nan actor, arsenic 'it appeared he had been dormant for immoderate time.'

Christopher's friend had not been capable to scope nan actor, and had went to his location to cheque connected him, sources told nan outlet.

The location had been locked, but nan friend was capable to participate pinch a cardinal nan character had past provided, sources said.

Christopher's decease was publically announced Tuesday by his friend and erstwhile costar Maurice Benard connected Instagram Tuesday: 'It is pinch awesome sadness that we stock nan news of nan passing of Tyler Christopher. Tyler passed distant this greeting pursuing a cardiac arena successful his San Diego apartment.'

'Tyler was a genuinely talented individual that lit up nan surface successful each segment he performed and relished bringing joyousness to his loyal fans done his acting,' Benard said connected nan societal media site. 'Tyler was a saccharine psyche and awesome friend to each of those who knew him.'

Benard said that his precocious workfellow 'was an advocator for amended intelligence wellness and constituent usage curen who openly said astir his struggles pinch bipolar depression and alcohol,' adding, 'We are beyond devastated by nan nonaccomplishment of our beloved friend and believe for his children and his father.'

Christopher’s typical Chi Muoi Lo besides confirmed nan actor's decease successful a connection to CNN.

'This news was incredibly shocking, and I americium devastated by his loss,' nan actor's rep said. 'He was a very talented actor, and much importantly, an astonishing friend. My bosom goes retired to his friends and family who loved him truthful much.'

The character played nan domiciled of Nikolas Cassadine connected 1,153 episodes of General Hospital from 1996 to 2016. For his activity connected nan series, he earned 4 daytime Emmy nominations and successful 2016, he won nan grant for Outstanding Lead Actor successful a Drama Series.

In nan years following, he portrayed Stefan DiMera connected 159 episodes of different stalwart soap successful Days of Our Lives, from 2018 to 2019.

In his individual life, Christopher was doubly married: to Longoria, and to one-time ESPN characteristic Brienne Pedigo from 2008 thru 2021. He and Pedigo welcomed 2 children - a boy Greysun James, 10, and a 4-year-old daughter, Boheme.

The character had been plagued by ineligible problems involving intoxicant successful caller years: He was arrested six months agone aft passing retired drunk astatine an LA airport, which marked his 2nd nationalist intoxication apprehension successful 3 years.

Christopher was recovered connected nan level accelerated dormant astatine Burbank Airport successful Los Angeles this past May 26, erstwhile constabulary were alerted to nan snoozing soap star and woke him, according to TMZ.

Christopher told nan authorities he had missed his formation earlier he was handcuffed and booked for nationalist intoxication. 

Authorities said Christopher displayed clear signs of being intoxicated and that he was 'unable to attraction for himself,' according to nan news outlet. He was released soon aft his apprehension and fixed a tribunal date, nan news outlet reported.

In November 2019, Christopher was arrested for nationalist intoxication successful his hometown of Martinsville, Indiana, TMZ reported. 

In an incident connected November 11, 2019, an Uber driver had alerted officers to Christopher's behaviour aft he allegedly passed retired and urinated connected himself aft he'd been dropped disconnected astatine his home. He had 2 fifths of bourbon connected her personification astatine nan time, according to nan outlet. 

Authorities said successful ineligible docs reviews by nan outlet that constabulary had taken 9 reports successful relationship pinch Christopher's drunken behaviour successful nan two-month span opening September 14.

In 1 incident November 8, 2019 astatine a Walgreens, a personification reported that Christopher had been trying to get wrong of their vehicle. Police who detained nan character said that he had sported imaginable caput injuries arsenic he had been bleeding from his chemoreceptor and urinated successful his pants.

Authorities transported Christopher to a adjacent emergency room for an introspection and a breathalyzer test, which his BAC showed arsenic .267, much than 3 times nan ineligible limit to drive.

In 2022, Christopher appeared connected nan intelligence wellness podcast State of Mind, pinch big and erstwhile General Hospital castmate Maurice Bernard's, aka Sonny, arsenic per Soaps. 

During nan episode, he said openly astir his intoxicant addiction and having his first portion astatine property nine.

'At immoderate point, you cannot past it,' he said. 'At immoderate point, it will termination you - and it has. Three times, I person flatlined. And cipher knows that.'

He continued: 'Three times I person flatlined, and they brought maine back. Twice from [alcohol] poisoning, erstwhile from withdrawal.'

Christopher successful July said pinch Bloomberg astir a family rumor he was dealing with, aft he had been placed successful nan guardianship of his sister Susan Asmo Baker successful 2019 aft he was injured successful an alcohol-related incident.

Christopher told nan outlet that he 'never thought successful a cardinal years that I would beryllium taken advantage of by a family member' aft he sued his related claiming she had spent $40,000 of his toward her ain expenses.

She had denied immoderate wrongdoing to nan tribunal and nan outlet, telling Bloomberg successful an email, 'If I hadn’t been his Guardian he’d beryllium DEAD!'

Some of Christopher's different tv and movie roles included Days of Our Lives, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and nan Paul Winfield dramedy Catfish successful Black Bean Sauce, earlier successful his career.

He besides appeared successful nan crime play No Turning Back, Face nan Music, and The Twilight Zone, arsenic good arsenic nan 2014 romanticist play Beyond nan Lights. 

In caller years, he had been seen successful TV films specified arsenic 2023's Ice Storm, and nan 2022 films 20.0 Megaquake and Super Volcano.

Amid news of Christopher's death, a number of his contemporaries and fans took to societal media to salary memorial to nan precocious actor.

Alyssa Milano, who Christopher appeared alongside connected a 2000 section of nan bid Charmed, posted a memorial Tuesday that read, 'It feels for illustration nan world is caving in. Tyler Christopher has passed away.

'He was a awesome character and truthful bully successful nan Charmed section Pardon My Past. I retrieve him arsenic being a sweet, sweet, soul. May he remainder successful peace. My condolences to his friends and family.'

Actor Bryan Craig said, 'Wow truthful sad,' while character Doug Davidson said, 'Oh my God. He was specified a beautiful personification and an astonishing actor. I americium successful full shock. May God bless his soul.'

Actor Sean Kanan said, 'Stunned to perceive that Tyler Christopher passed away. I person nary words. RIP my friend.'

General Hospital executive shaper Frank Valentini said he was 'heartbroken complete nan news' and remembered Christopher arsenic 'an unthinkable character and a beloved friend,' adding, 'Our heartfelt sympathies spell retired to his loved ones during this difficult time.' 

A instrumentality of nan character said, 'I’m stunned…so galore group are conscionable leaving this world excessively soon. RIP Tyler Christopher, wow!! We’ve mislaid different talented individual, reasoning of his loved ones.'

Another instrumentality said that 'Christopher's eternal talent and charm filled america each pinch joy,' adding, 'I, for illustration galore others, was ever rooting for him. I dream he felt that.'

One instrumentality noted a spate of caller untimely personage deaths, saying, 'Billy Miller, Matthew Perry and now Tyler Christopher is gone too?!? My bosom hurts.'

Another instrumentality said they were 'stunned and perfectly devastated' astir Christopher's death, adding that 'losing him and Billy Miller wrong a period of each different is simply a double gut punch,' and 'May their souls remainder successful peace.'