Vanessa Marcil is honoring ex-fiancé — and former costar — Tyler Christopher after his loss of life.
Marcil, 55, took to social media on Thursday, November 2, to share a collection of pictures of herself and Christopher over time. The actress uploaded varied journal articles, pink carpet photographs and private photos by way of her Instagram Story, with one submit captioned, “Tyler Christopher Baker: 1972 – 2023.”
She additionally reposted Amber Tamblyn’s Threads submit, the place she honored Christopher and praised him as an actor, writing, “That is crushing information. Tyler Christopher was a beneficiant scene accomplice who was all the time respectful and fantastic on display and off.” (Tamblyn, 40, performed Emily Quartermaine on the ABC collection from 1998 to 2000.)
Marcil and Christoper dated within the late Nineties after assembly on the set of General Hospital the place they portrayed Brenda Barrett and Nikolas Cassadine, respectively. They have been briefly engaged earlier than calling it quits in 1999. Whereas Marcil exited the present in 1998, Christopher remained in his position till 2016, incomes 4 Daytime Emmy nominations all through his run.
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Following her romance with Christopher, Marcil was married to Corey Feldman from 1989 to 1993 earlier than transferring on with Beverly Hills, 90210 costar Brian Austin Green. The pair have been collectively for 4 years and welcomed son Kassius Lijah Marcil-Inexperienced in 2002. After their 2003 cut up, Marcil tied the knot with Carmine Giovinazzo in 2010, however they known as it quits three years later.
Christopher, in the meantime, went on to wed Eva Longoria in 2002. They have been married for two years but split in 2004. He later tied the knot with Brienne Pedigo in 2008 and the duo share two youngsters: Greysun, 14, and Boheme, 8. They divorced in 2021.
Christopher died on Tuesday, October 31, at his San Diego apartment on the age of fifty. His Normal Hospital costar Maurice Benard introduced the information, sharing that he handed away after struggling a “cardiac occasion.”
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“It’s with nice unhappiness that we share the information of the passing of Tyler Christopher,” Bernard, 60, wrote via an Instagram statement on the time. “[He] relished bringing pleasure to his loyal followers by means of his appearing. Tyler was a candy soul and fantastic pal to all of those that knew him.”
Bernard famous Christopher’s advocacy for “higher psychological well being” and “substance use remedy,” sharing that he “openly spoke about his struggle with bipolar depression and alcohol.” He concluded by writing, “We’re past devastated by the lack of our expensive pal and pray for his kids and his father.”
Normal Hospital EP Frank Valentini additionally shared his condolences in an announcement to Leisure Tonight on Tuesday, saying, “I’m heartbroken over the information of Tyler Christopher’s passing. He was form, an unimaginable actor, and expensive pal, who was beloved by our GH household and followers of Nikolas Cassadine. On behalf of everybody at Normal Hospital, our heartfelt sympathies exit to his family members throughout this tough time.”
Along with his time on GH, Christoper starred as Stefan DiMera on Days of Our Lives from 2001 to 2019, nabbing one other Daytime Emmy nomination for the position. The late actor’s different credit embrace enjoying Dan Whitehorse on The Mendacity Recreation and starring in Moon Crash, Thor: God of Thunder and 2023’s Ice Storm.
