Officials have thrown further information on Tyler Christopher’s terrible demise. According to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office, the General Hospital alum died on Oct. 31, 2023, at age 50, of positional asphyxia caused by acute alcohol intoxication, with coronary artery atherosclerosis as a contributing factor.
Tyler’s cause of death was detailed in an autopsy report acquired by E! News, which stated that he was last seen on October 30 “heavily intoxicated.” When a friend went to check on him the next day, the soap opera star was found motionless by his bed in a “position that would compromise his breathing,” according to the report.
A forensic pathologist identified stiffness in Tyler’s coronary arteries as well as fatty liver alteration during his postmortem. The findings were characterized in the report as the effects of “natural disease.” At the same time, a toxicology test revealed a blood alcohol level of 0.327 percent and no narcotics or pharmaceuticals in his system.
According to the study, Tyler died by accident “based on the autopsy findings and the circumstances surrounding the death.”
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Prior to officials identifying Tyler’s cause of death, his former General Hospital co-star Maurice Benard reported the actor died of heart problems.
“Tyler passed away this morning following a cardiac event in his San Diego apartment,” he said on Instagram on 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.”
Being described as a “sweet soul and wonderful friend to all of those who knew him,” he went on to say, “Tyler was an advocate for better mental health and substance use treatment who openly spoke about his struggles with bipolar depression and alcohol.”
Tyler Christopher was a beloved actor. Christopher portrayed two characters in the ABC soap drama series. The actor played Nikolas Cassadine twice, in 1996 and 2016. In addition, he played Connor Bishop from 2004 to 2005.
Christopher was nominated for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series at the 1998 Daytime Emmys. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2005 and 2006 for his work on the show.
In 2016, he was nominated for a final Daytime Emmy Award for his work on “General Hospital” and won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Christopher also starred on the NBC soap opera “Days of Our Lives” from 2017 until 2019. During his final season on the program, he was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Daytime Emmy.
Tyler is survived by his children with former Brienne Pedigo: son Greysun, 14, and daughter Boheme, eight.
