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

Career

Among his numerous

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roles, he was best known for his portrayal of Quinton Chamberlain on '' Guiding 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 actress Lisa Brown. Tylo also appeared on the soap operas '' All My Children'' (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 fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, ...

'' as

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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 ''The Yo ...

'' (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 ''

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''. Tylo was a full-time professor at the

University of Nevada, Las Vegas The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes th ...

, 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

Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...

, the son of Edward Tylo, a plumber, and his wife, Margaret. He had three children with his second wife, actress

Hunter Tylo Hunter Tylo (born Deborah Jo Hunter; July 3, 1962) is an American actress, author and former model. She is best known for her role as Taylor Hayes (1990–2002, 2004–14, 2018–19) on ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Early life Tylo was born ...

: 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 it is almost exclusively fo ...

. Doctors removed the eye and began

chemotherapy Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs ( chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen. Chemothe ...

, 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 Henderson, Nevada. The

Clark County Coroner Clark County is located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,265,461. Most of the county population resides in the Las Vegas Census County Divisions, which hold 1,771,945 people as of the 2010 Census, across ...

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 Henderson, Nevada 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 that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003, airing a total of 65 episodes over three seasons. It follows the life of the Stevens, a family living in subur ...

'' (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'' (Sonny, 1996) *''

'' (

/ 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 4 short stories, all of which involve a c ...

: The Case Of The Killer Kiss'' (Evan King, 1993) *''

Gabriel's Fire ''Gabriel's Fire'' is an American crime drama television series created by Donald R. Boyle, Coleman Luck and Jacqueline Zambrano that ran on ABC from September 12, 1990, to June 6, 1991, in the United States during the 1990–91 television seaso ...

'' (Daniel Kelly, 1991) *''

'' (Alcalde Luis Ramon, 1990–1991) *''

'' (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

External links

Michael Tylo (official website)
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