Billy Miller, the actor and Emmy Award winner identified for his roles on the favored daytime sequence “The Younger and the Stressed,” “Common Hospital” and “All My Youngsters,” has died, his consultant Marnie Sparer confirmed. He was 43.
Miller died on Friday, Sept. 15, in Austin, Texas. He would have celebrated his forty fourth birthday on Sunday. The actor was combating manic melancholy when he died, Sparer mentioned in a press release shared with CBS Information. A reason for demise was not given.
In accordance with Sparer’s assertion, Miller was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Sept. 17, 1979, and raised in Grand Prairie, a metropolis outdoors of Dallas. After graduating from the College of Texas at Austin with a manufacturing diploma, he relocated to Los Angeles, the place he labored within the mailroom at an leisure administration firm. On a dare from pals, he additionally started to pursue a profession in performing, the assertion mentioned.
Miller discovered early success showing in commercials and, in 2007, he stepped into his breakout tv function on the ABC cleaning soap opera “All My Youngsters,” the place he performed the character Richie Novak for about one 12 months.
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His exit from “All My Youngsters” occurred across the similar time Miller made his debut look as Billy Abbott on the CBS daytime drama “The Younger and the Stressed,” a job that he would proceed to play till 2014. Miller garnered fame and important reward throughout his six-year tenure on “The Younger and the Stressed,” incomes 5 Daytime Emmy Award nominations and successful three, in 2010, 2013 and 2014.
Miller later joined the forged of “Common Hospital,” one other standard daytime cleaning soap opera, initially taking part in Jason Morgan earlier than finally taking over the function of Drew Cain, the character’s twin. He appeared within the present from 2013 till his departure in 2019.
Alongside together with his intensive run within the daytime tv circuit, Miller appeared in numerous movies and TV sequence, together with “Reality be Advised,” “Fits,” “Ray Donovan,” “Dangerous Blood,” “Deadly Honeymoon,” “American Sniper,” “Ringer,” “Justified” and “Citadel.” He additionally owned a number of eating places and bars in Los Angeles.
Miller is survived by his mom, sister, and brother-in-law, in addition to a niece and nephew, in response to the assertion from his consultant.
“He additionally leaves behind a terrific many pals and colleagues who will miss his heat character, beneficiant spirit, and real kindness,” the assertion learn.
