Billy Miller, Award-Winning Soap Star, Dead at 43
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Actor Billy Miller has died. He was 43.
The soap opera veteran, who earned three Daytime Emmys for his role as Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless, died Friday, Sept. 15, just two days before his 44th birthday. His death was announced in a statement by journalist Michael Fairman.
A family member confirmed Miller's death in a Facebook post on Sunday, writing, "Sad news is difficult to share, but yesterday I received a call that my cousin Billy Miller had passed. He was my second cousin and the son of my first cousin Pat who I love dearly. My heart aches for her, Billy’s sister Megan, and all who loved him. I’m posting this in Billy’s memory and because I know that some of you have been fans of his."
No cause of death has been revealed.
Miller was born on Sept. 17, 1979, and raised in Grand Prairie, Texas, before attending the University of Texas in Austin. In 2006, he secured his first TV screen role playing Will Graham in CSI: NY. He later went on to portray Richie Novak in All My Children (2007-2008) before securing his breakout role on The Young and the Restless (2008-2014), for which he earned three Daytime Emmys: two for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and one for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He also portrayed John Delario on The CW's short-lived series Ringer.
He followed up his 719-episode run on The Young and the Restless by joining the cast of General Hospital–where he portrayed three characters (Drew Cain, Jason Morgan and Jake Doe) across 519 episodes. He also guest starred on NCIS, Suits, CSI, Ray Donovan and Truth Be Told and appeared in the movies American Sniper (2014), Fatal Honeymoon (2012) and Bad Blood (2015).
In addition to his on-screen roles, he also owned a firm called 4M, which built and operated bars in South Bay, California.
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