Soap Star Billy Miller Mourned After Tragic Death at 43
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00:00 A three-time Emmy winner, beloved by a legion of fans
00:04 and his TV peers.
00:05 I'm from Texas.
00:07 My dad told me if someone's gonna pay you to do a job,
00:09 you do it 110%.
00:12 We're all in it together, we're in the trenches.
00:15 I usually throw the parties.
00:16 If you wanna go to work, it should be fun.
00:18 This is fun.
00:20 But beyond the soap stardom and behind the smile was pain.
00:24 His manager who confirmed his death revealed
00:26 that he was struggling with manic depression when he died.
00:29 His cause of death has not yet been made public.
00:32 He was just a very unique, lovely human being.
00:37 Billy's YNR co-star, Michelle Stafford,
00:42 remembered him fondly.
00:44 How do you hope that he is remembered?
00:47 He wasn't just a good actor, he was extraordinary.
00:50 He was extraordinary.
00:51 So great to be in scenes with,
00:55 so creative and inventive as an actor.
01:00 Every time it looks like it's at the very bottom.
01:02 Turns out there's another chance to make things right.
01:06 I'm Billy Miller and this is?
01:07 Elizabeth Hendrickson.
01:09 YNR, how you doing?
01:10 Billy lit up every room he walked into.
01:14 He lit up the room when he came in for his screen test,
01:17 that I was there with him.
01:21 He lit up the room when he walked into hair
01:23 and makeup every day.
01:24 He was larger than life.
01:28 Elizabeth, who co-starred with him on "The Soap,"
01:31 revealed that they were more than friends
01:33 and at times had a complicated relationship.
01:36 Everyone who stepped across his path fell in love with him.
01:39 I was lucky enough to have a really beautiful friendship
01:43 with him, sometimes more, sometimes not.
01:46 But in the end, what I'm so happy is
01:50 that we did remain friends.
01:52 Chrishell Stouse worked with Billy on "All My Children"
01:55 and said that she was still processing the tragic news.
01:58 Can you dance in those?
01:59 Why, you got an idea?
02:00 Billy also starred on "General Hospital"
02:03 alongside Kelly Monaco.
02:04 I love working with you.
02:06 Thanks, I love working with you too.
02:08 After leaving YNR, Billy had a recurring role
02:11 on the Meghan Markle-starring series "Suits."
02:13 He played Harvey's brother.
02:15 It's just us now.
02:16 I knew it had to come sometime, but I just wasn't ready.
02:20 The show's creator remembered him as a funny,
02:22 smart, kind, gentle man.
02:25 Billy Miller, a shining star whose light has been dimmed
02:29 but won't be forgotten.
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