Michael Tylo
Michael Tylo | |
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Born | Michael Edward Tylo October 16, 1948 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | September 28, 2021 Henderson, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 72)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1963–2014 |
Spouses |
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Children | 5 |
Michael Edward Tylo (October 16, 1948 – September 28, 2021) was an American actor.[1][2]
Career
Among his numerous
Tylo also appeared on the soap operas
Tylo was a full-time professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, teaching in the film department[3] of the College of Fine Arts. He appeared in several productions at the Nevada Conservatory Theatre, most recently in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,[4] Twelfth Night[5] and Come Back, Little Sheba.[6]
Personal life
Tylo was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Edward Tylo, a plumber, and his wife, Margaret.[7]
He had three children with his second wife, actress Hunter Tylo: son Michael Edward Tylo II (April 24, 1988 - October 18, 2007), and daughters Izabella Gabrielle (November 12, 1996) and Katya Ariel (January 15, 1998), as well as a stepson, Christopher "Chris" Morehart (January 22, 1980), from Hunter Tylo's first marriage to Tom Morehart.
In 1998, his infant daughter Katya was diagnosed with a rare cancer of the eye, retinoblastoma. Doctors removed the eye and began chemotherapy, but later in the year a tumor was detected in Katya's other eye; to the amazement of her doctors, that tumor soon inexplicably disappeared. Katya recovered and wears a prosthetic right eye.[citation needed]
On October 18, 2007, nineteen year old Michael Tylo Jr. accidentally drowned in the family pool in
Tylo married his long-time fiancée Rachelle on January 10, 2010. They had two daughters; Kollette Tylo (born 2012) and Gianna Tylo (born 2015). Tylo died in Henderson, Nevada on September 28, 2021, at the age of 72.[1]
Selected filmography
- Even Stevens (Dave Woods, 2001)
- The Bold and the Beautiful (Sherman Gale, 2000)
- Mike Hammer, Private Eye (Craig Sanderson, 1997)
- Murder, She Wrote (Sonny, 1996)
- Rick Bladeson, 1993–1995)
- Perry Mason: The Case Of The Killer Kiss (Evan King, 1993)
- Gabriel's Fire (Daniel Kelly, 1991)
- Zorro (Alcalde Luis Ramon, 1990–1991)
- Lonesome Dove (Dee Boot, 1989)
- A Man Called Hawk (1989)
- General Hospital (Charlie Prince, 1989)
- All My Children (Matt Connolly #1, 1986–1988)
- Guiding Light (Quinton Chamberlain/ Quint McCord, aka Sean Ryan, 1981–1985, 1996–1997)
- Another World (Lord Peter Belton, 1980)
References
- ^ a b "Michael Tylo Dies: 'Guiding Light', 'The Young And The Restless' Actor Was 73". Deadline. September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Michael Tylo, Actor in Soap Operas and 'Zorro,' Dies at 72". Hollywood Reporter. September 30, 2021.
- ^ UNLV Film Department Faculty Bios, unlv.edu; accessed February 16, 2018.
- ^ UNLV Information Blog - The Nevada Conservatory Theatre at UNLV Opens The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, October 5 Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UNLV Information Blog - The Nevada Conservatory Theatre at UNLV Opens Shakespeare's Twelfth Night December 1 Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UNLV Information Blog - William Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba" opens February 8 at UNLV Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Michael Tylo biography, filmreference.com; accessed February 16, 2018.
- ^ Actress Hunter Tylo's Son Drowns, People.com; accessed February 16, 2018. Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hunter Tylo's Son Dies in Accidental Drowning" Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, usmagazine.com; accessed February 16, 2018.