Michael Tylo | |
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| Born | Michael Edward Tylo (1948-10-16)October 16, 1948 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | September 28, 2021(2021-09-28) (aged 72) Henderson, Nevada, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1963–2014 |
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| Children | 5 |
Michael Edward Tylo (October 16, 1948 – September 28, 2021) was an American actor.[1][2]
Among his numeroussoap opera roles, he was best known for his portrayal ofQuinton Chamberlain onGuiding Light. He played the role from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1996 to 1997. He was half of the very popular supercouple Quint and Nola, with the role of Nola played by actressLisa Brown.
Tylo also appeared on the soap operasAll My Children (as Matt Connolly),General Hospital (as Charlie Prince), andThe Young and the Restless asBlade Bladeson andRick Bladeson. He also made a brief appearance inThe Bold and the Beautiful (as Sherman Gale). In addition to soaps, Tylo has done several movie and television roles, including two seasons as Alcalde Luis Ramon inZorro and as Dee Boot inLonesome Dove.
Tylo was a full-time professor at theUniversity 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 inThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,[4]Twelfth Night[5] andCome Back, Little Sheba.[6]
Tylo was born inDetroit, Michigan, the son of Edward Tylo, a plumber, and his wife, Margaret.[7]
He had three children with his second wife, actressHunter 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 beganchemotherapy, 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 inHenderson, Nevada.[8] TheClark County Coroner concluded that "the cause of death was drowning due to seizure disorder," and was ruledaccidental.[9]
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 inHenderson, Nevada on September 28, 2021, at the age of 72.[1]
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