Tyler Christopher, General Hospital And Days Of Our Lives Star, Dead At 50

In the official Instagram post lamenting the death of his former “General Hospital” costar Tyler Christopher, Maurice Benard said, “Tyler was an advocate for better mental health and substance use treatment who openly spoke about his struggles with bipolar depression and alcohol.” 

Another one of Christopher’s former costars, Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis on “General Hospital”) discussed his issues with the disease after his “Days Of Our Lives” firing in 2019. She tweeted, “I say this with love but I can assure you that Tyler wasn’t out having “birthday fun.” He has a horrible disease. Tyler is at risk of losing his life if he doesn’t get help, maintain treatment & work a program and there’s nothing fun about it. He needs help not exposure.” 

The now-deceased actor discussed the impact his drinking had during the same interview with Benard in 2022, revealing his struggles found him on the brink of death several times. He recalled his close calls, saying, “At some point, you cannot survive it. […] It will kill you, and it has. Three times I have flatlined. […] I’m saying it here for the first time. Three times I have flatlined and they brought me back. […] Twice from [alcohol] poisoning, once from withdrawal.”

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