Officials have provided information regarding the cause of death of Tyler Christopher. In a report obtained by TMZ on January 26, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office stated that the soap opera star died of suffocation caused by the position of his body while under the influence of alcohol.
In the document, the official cause of death for Tyler was identified as positional asphyxia resulting from acute alcohol intoxication, with coronary artery atherosclerosis—a plaque accumulation in his arteries—also cited as a contributing factor.
The report indicates that his demise has been classified as an accident. Tyler’s former General Hospital co-star Maurice Benard stated prior to the coroner’s report that the actor passed away on October 31 at the age of 50 from heart-related complications.
“A cardiac event this morning in Tyler’s San Diego apartment caused his death,” he wrote in an Instagram post dated October 31. “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.”
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Noting that the actor was a “sweet soul and wonderful friend to all of those who knew him,” Maurice went on, “Tyler was an advocate for better mental health and addiction treatment who freely spoke about his struggles with bipolar depression and alcohol.”
From 1996 to 2016, Tyler portrayed Nikolas Cassadine on General Hospital; the role earned him a Daytime Emmy. From 2001 unt
“Never again will I take for granted spending time with my children,” he said on his Instagram account in 2022, “doing all the little things that never before seemed momentous but are now everything to me.”
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Tyler noted at the time, “Playing with my children has always provided me enormous delight. I am grateful for this new chapter in my life, since it allows me to spend more time with children.”
Tyler was engaged to Vanessa Marcil in the 1990s before marrying Brienne and then to Eva Longoria from 2002 to 2004.
Tyler cherished being the father of his 14-year-old son Greysun and 8-year-old daughter Boheme, whom he co-parented with his ex-girlfriend Brienne Pedigo.