Michael Edward Tylo (October 16, 1948 – September 28, 2021) was an American actor.

Career

Among his numerous

soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...

roles, he was best known for his portrayal of Quinton Chamberlain on ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio ...

''. 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 actress Lisa Brown. Tylo also appeared on the soap operas ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ...

'' (as Matt Connolly), ''General Hospital'' (as Charlie Prince), and ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...

'' as Blade Bladeson and Rick Bladeson. He also made a brief appearance in ''

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''Th ...

'' (as Sherman Gale). In addition to soaps, Tylo has done several movie and television roles, including two seasons as Alcalde Luis Ramon in ''

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'' and as Dee Boot in '' Lonesome Dove''. Tylo was a full-time professor at the

University of Nevada, Las Vegas The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the ...

, teaching in the film department 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'', ''Twelfth Night'' and ''Come Back, Little Sheba''.

Personal life

Tylo was born in

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, the son of Edward Tylo, a plumber, and his wife, Margaret. 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 Retinoblastoma (Rb) is a rare form of cancer that rapidly develops from the immature cells of a retina, the light-detecting tissue of the eye. It is the most common primary malignant intraocular cancer in children, and 80% of retinoblastoma cas ...

. Doctors removed the eye and began

chemotherapy Chemotherapy (often abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx) is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (list of chemotherapeutic agents, chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) in a standard chemotherapy re ...

, 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. On October 18, 2007, nineteen year old Michael Tylo Jr. accidentally drowned in the family pool in

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. The Clark County Coroner concluded that "the cause of death was drowning due to seizure disorder," and was ruled

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al."Hunter Tylo's Son Dies in Accidental Drowning"
, usmagazine.com; accessed February 16, 2018. 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

on September 28, 2021, at the age of 72.

Selected filmography

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Even Stevens ''Even Stevens'' is an American comedy television series produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003, airing a total of 65 episodes spanning three seasons. It follows ...

'' (Dave Woods, 2001) *''

'' (Sherman Gale, 2000) *''

Mike Hammer, Private Eye ''Mike Hammer, Private Eye'' is an American syndicated television program based on the adventures of the fictitious private detective Mike Hammer, created by novelist Mickey Spillane. Like the previous series, it was produced by Jay Bernstein ...

'' (Craig Sanderson, 1997) *''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...

'' (Sonny, 1996) *''

'' ( Blade Bladeson/ Rick Bladeson, 1993–1995) *''

Perry Mason Perry Mason is a fictional character, an American criminal defense lawyer who is the main character in works of detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason features in 82 novels and four short stories, all of which involve a ...

: The Case Of The Killer Kiss'' (Evan King, 1993) *'' Gabriel's Fire'' (Daniel Kelly, 1991) *''

'' (Alcalde Luis Ramon, 1990–1991) *'' Lonesome Dove'' (Dee Boot, 1989) *'' A Man Called Hawk'' (1989) *''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...

'' (Charlie Prince, 1989) *''

'' (Matt Connolly #1, 1986–1988) *''

'' (Quinton Chamberlain/ Quint McCord, aka Sean Ryan, 1981–1985, 1996–1997) *'' Another World'' (Lord Peter Belton, 1980)

References

External links

Michael Tylo (official website)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tylo, Michael 1948 births 2021 deaths 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Male actors from Detroit People from Henderson, Nevada University of Nevada, Las Vegas faculty