Fans of Flames of love (The Young and the Restless in original version) are in mourning. Actor Billy Miller, who played the role of Billy (William) Abbott, died on Friday September 15. He was due to celebrate his 44th birthday on Sunday.
If the cause of his death has not been revealed, in a press release relayed by the American media, his agent indicates that the actor “suffered from manic-depressive disorders” at the time of his death.
719 episodes of “The Young and the Restless”
His face was associated with the character of Billy Abbott for 719 episodes, between 2008 and 2014. His role earned him two DayTime Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 2010 and 2011, an award given each year to programs broadcast during the day by National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Billy Miller had left the soap opera, failing to reach an agreement on his contract. The role of Billy Abbott was subsequently taken over by actors David Tom and then by Jason Thompson.
On social networks, the series as well as several actors from The Young and the Restless paid tribute to him as Eric Braeden, who plays the role of Victor Newman. ““BILLY BOY” was not only a very good actor but also a good man! May he rest in peace and find KRISTOFF in the BEYOND,” he wrote on X, ex-Twitter. Players Eileen Davidson (Ashley Abbott), Jason Thompson, Jesse Walton (Jill Abbott) or Michael Muhney (Adam Newman) expressed their sorrow on their social networks.
Passages in “General Hospital” and “Suits”
Born in 1979 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Billy Miller grew up in Austin, Texas. The actor began his career in 2006 as a model and worked in commercials before landing roles in television series. He made his debut in CSI: Manhattanbefore joining the American soap opera The Force of Destiny (All My Children) the role of Richie Novak. He also appeared in the series Suits, tailor-made lawyerswith Meghan Markle, NCIS: Special Investigations And Truth Be Told: the poison of truthwhich is still in production.
In the cinema, he notably played in American Sniper, by Clint Eastwood and Bad Blood in 2015. After his departure from Flames of lovehe also appeared in another famous soap in the United States, General Hospital (Central Hospital), in which he played Jason Morgan/Drew Cain until 2019 (592 episodes).