Beloved ‘Young and the Restless’ soap opera star, Kristoff St. John has reportedly been found dead at age 52. TMZ broke the news.
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Law enforcement sources told TMZ one of Kristoff’s friends went to check on him at the actor’s home in San Fernando Valley, and found his body. Police and paramedics were alerted and responded to the house. Kristoff was reportedly pronounced dead on the scene.
St. John played Neil Winters on ‘Y&R’ since 1991. He earned him 9 Daytime Emmy Award nominations and 10 NAACP Image Awards.
In December 2014, the daytime soap star shared some heartbreaking news about a personal tragedy revealing that his son Julian committed suicide on November 23. The actor and his ex-wife, Mia, described their son as the “light” of their lives.
Julian, 24, was a gifted artist and painter. He reportedly suffered from schizophrenia and endured bouts of “severe depression” since childhood.
The St. Johns believed that the treatment center there son was admitted to contributed to his death and filed a lawsuit.
Mia St. John took to social media after her husband’s passing with an emotional post on social media linking his death to Julian’s. The post has since been deleted.
