R.I.P.

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Edited September 17, 20232 yr by lucaslesann23

OMG 😭

3 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

OMG 😭

I know

Oh wow! How awful. May he rest in peace. 😢

Omg, I have chills and I am so sad right now.

How shocking!

RIP

What...?!

I am heartbroken. I loved him as Billy. He also came across as a lovely person. I was hoping someday he would reprise the role. So young, gorgeous and talented. It's awful.

Shocking news. 

When I first came here Miller was one of the hot topics of conversation and burned brightly in that era of Y&R. Love or hate his work, there was always something to talk about. He was a very magnetic presence.  And when he went to GH he managed to win many fans over after the exit of Steve Burton, one of the biggest presences on that show over the last 30 years. 

I was so annoyed at the time with the Daytime Confidential and other soap press overhype of the Maria Bell run that I probably did not give Miller the credit I should have at times for his stint on Y&R. And I'm sorry for that, not that it mattered, as he will always define Billy Abbott to many fans.

I hope he is at peace and I'm thinking of all his friends and family right now.

So many losses in daytime this year.

 

Edited September 17, 20232 yr by DRW50

2 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Shocking news. 

When I first came here Miller was one of the hot topics of conversation and burned brightly in that era of Y&R. Love or hate his work, there was always something to talk about. He was a very magnetic presence.  And when he went to GH he managed to win many fans over after the exit of Steve Burton, one of the biggest presences on that show over the last 30 years. 

I was so annoyed at the time with the Daytime Confidential and other soap press overhype of the Maria Bell run that I probably did not give Miller the credit I should have at times for his stint on Y&R. And I'm sorry for that, not that it mattered, as he will always define Billy Abbott to many fans.

I hope he is at peace and I'm thinking of all his friends and family right now.

So many losses in daytime this year.

 

Yeah, prayers to his friends and the cast of GH and YR. It’s just tragic news after tragic news for the GH cast this year.

1 minute ago, lucaslesann23 said:

Yeah, prayers to his friends and the cast of GH and YR. It’s just tragic news after tragic news for the GH cast this year.

Yes. Thank you for letting us know. Sorry that earlier in the GH thread I wasn't sure about the news - this is the only place I go to for soaps so it was the first I'd heard.

Edited September 17, 20232 yr by DRW50

8 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Yes. Thank you for letting us know. Sorry that earlier in the GH thread I wasn't sure about the news - this is the only place I go to for soaps so it was the first I'd heard.

Oh it's fine, I was a bit hesitant about asking if anyone knew anything, at that point it was just trickling out, so I was scared if I said something then an hour later it would be revealed he's fine and I would look like a POS for spreading rumors. 

 

Oh boy. I do wish they were just fake rumors 

Edited September 17, 20232 yr by lucaslesann23

My God. What a shock.

Billy Miller had a real volatile, magnetic energy when used well and written for properly - I remember his AMC stint as Richie Novak that first got him noticed and how compelling he was. Other shows like Y&R leaned too hard on bad story and bad ideas, but he was still a quality actor. His GH run was a total mess creatively but he gave the recast Jason (and later Drew, a stop-gap character the show clearly had little investment in) real soul for the first time in aeons and was so tender and kind both with Hudson West's Jake and with Leslie Charleson as Monica. He was also the last man to have serious chemistry with Kelly Monaco and the last to wake her up. I'll always remember those aspects of his performance; he deserved better from soaps than he got. What a tragedy.

Holy crap! This one is a shocker. His birthday was only the day before mine. So sad that, ironically, this is reported on what would have been his birthday!

I realize it's none of our business, but I do wonder how he died. Human nature, I suppose.

May he rest in peace!

1 minute ago, Wendy said:

Holy crap! This one is a shocker. His birthday was only the day before mine. So sad that, ironically, this is reported on what would have been his birthday!

I realize it's none of our business, but I do wonder how he died. Human nature, I suppose.

May he rest in peace!

Yes it's very sad and shocking.

 

Hope you have a good birthday though 😁

8 minutes ago, lucaslesann23 said:

Hope you have a good birthday though

Thank you, @lucaslesann23! Nice of you! 😀