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Y&R Favorite Kristoff St. John Dies At 52

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In heartbreaking and difficult news for us to deliver this morning, in a report via TMZ, our beloved Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters) of The Young and the Restless was found dead in his home on Sunday.

Law enforcement sources say that one of Kristoff’s friends went to check on him at the actor’s home in San Fernando Valley, and he found his body.  Police and paramedics were alerted, but Kristoff was unresponsive when they arrived, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sources say alcohol may have contributed to his death, but they did not suspect foul play.   In additional updated information, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE, that a death investigation took place at around 2:05 pm on Sunday for a possible alcohol overdose.  St. John was found dead at a home in Woodland Hills and was pronounced dead at 4:02 p.m. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

St John was one of the most noted actors of the soap genre.  He has played Neil Winters on the top-rated soap opera sine 1991.  During his run he garnered 9 Daytime Emmy Award nominations, was a two-time Daytime Emmy winner, and also received ten NAACP Image Awards.

Kristoff, who had already been an actor in his younger years. became a bigger name when he appeared on the defunct NBC soap, Generations.  That soap centered around an African-American family, the Marshalls.  Krisotff played the role of Adam Marshall.  He then came to Genoa City to play Neil Winters.

St. John’s lawyer Mark Geragos tweeted a statement that read: “Few men had the unique strength, courage & sensitivity that @kristoffstjohn1 lived every single minute of every day. He impacted everyone he met and millions who he inspired and in turn admired him. On behalf of @MiaStJohnBoxer & @TheStJohnFamily thank you for all of your love.”

In his personal life, after his son, Julian took his own life while getting treatment at a mental health facility, St. John and his ex-wife Mia, became advocates for mental health awareness.

The last time St. John was known to be on social media was on January  21st, when he retweeted a tweet that read: “Grieving the loss of a child is a process. It begins on the day your child passes, and ends the day the parent joins them.”

Kristoff was engaged to model, Kseniya Mikhaleva.  In her grief and heartache, she shared on Instagram, “So early…so early”, “Why are you leave so early?”, “Why…you are always in my heart.”  She then posted a photo of herself with St. John stating: “How did it happen ??? How ???  Why did you leave so early ???? and left me alone ….. I can’t believe. You were everything to me …. you were a loving father, a loving man …..how.”

The talented actor left behind two daughters, Lola and Paris.   More on this developing story to come.

Share your condolences and thoughts on the passing of Kristoff in the comment section below.

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So sad. He was a talented actor and a class act. He will be missed!

He is a legend and this breaks my heart

I am absolutely HEARTBROKEN to hear about Mr. St. John’s passing this morning. I know he’s struggled since his son’s unfortunate death in 2014, and I am hoping that he is now at peace and with his son. My condolences to his family, friends and co-stars! This is a huge loss to the daytime community!

I completely agree with you Scott. Who is ever “right” again after th loss of a child? My condolences to his family and the Y&R family May he finally find the peace he was looking for.

Totally shocked. Kristoff shared a lot with his fans, not only his talents on YR, but his keen sense of humor with those crazy dog clips, and his personal struggle after Julian’s death. He was a warm and generous person and will be missed. God bless his family.

I cannot believe this! I hope he has found the peace thag alluded him. He was not the same after his son committed suicide. Such a tragic ending. I hope Y&R respects his legacy and does NOT recast. They should release Lily from prison and bring Malcolm back full time. Recast of course. RIP and thank you for years of entertainment. Another downside is we will never see Drucilla Winters on camera again. Very sad day.

I agree , Richard: no recast; plus, I also thought of the fact that , Neil and Drucilla won’t re-unite.

Sad indeed!

I’m in shock, Kristoff was such an AMAZING actor and was very kind. The soap world will be remembering him today and for years to come.
Goodbye Kristoff I know you’re with your son now. You will be truly missed.

Terrible shock. So heartbreaking. His suffering is over. I’m so sad for his daughters.

So devastated to hear of Kristoff’s passing. You could tell his pain was so unbearable after the loss of his son. I, like everyone else, was rooting for him after his last break at Y&R to deal with his struggle. So tragic. Will miss seeing his face on Y&R. The love he showed for his family on Y&R was so real. Rest in Peace.

My heart hurts. He was a fine actor, and a lovely man. My deepest condolences to all who knew him.

So sorry for your loss! He will be missed ! Prayer for your family.

I am devastated. Been watching all these years and Neil Winters was my favorite man on this show. I adored him. My heart is heavy…

Very sad news. My condolences to the Y&R family. I just know Mr. St. John had to have been a well-loved and highly regarded colleague. Viewers and fans will miss him greatly too.

Stunned & saddened by this news.

So sorry, what a loss! Rest In Peace.

I am so sorry to hear this news. My sincere condolences to his family, friends and co-workers. May he rest in peace.

May his soul Rest In Peace.

Prayers for his family, relatives, friends and colleagues.

Very sorry for his dead I love him he will be miss

My deepest sympathy goes out the the family, and to all at the Y&R Family. I’ve been a fan for years!!!!

This is horrible news. Such a sad loss. My thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and co-workers.

Rip kristoff!
The fans loved you and the winters family you helped create on y n r!
Best memories watching you as the classy smart Neil dealing with your no good bro back in town,Malcolm, your epic love with Drucilla and how you and her educated sis Olivia fought eachothers attraction. The Winters and Barbers will go down as soap royalty. And Neil will never be forgotten.
Condolensces to your family, friends and us fans!.

Oh wow! This is a total shock. He was a great actor. He will be greatly missed

Our prayers and thoughts are with family and friends and all the y&r family. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

My heart is broken! May God bless Kristoff’s family.

Oh my God I am so sorry to hear of his death! May he rest in peace

Horrible week…him, Carmen Duncan-Iris Another World…also read on another soap site Candace Early ex Donna on AMC

So Sorry for your Loss !!!!! Y&R Fan , Praying for the Family !!!

This is just too sad to know what to say. I keep hoping it’s a misprint. A wonderful man. A super actor. RIP Neil Winter’s you will be missed!

Absolutely shocked when I saw the email from People.com. So sad. I thought he had turned his life around. I wonder if there are more scenes with Neil on Y&R. So sad and I feel for his Y&R colleagues.

So sad. They will never be able to replace Neil Winters!

Oh, my god. This is so sad. This man had been going through so much pain over the last few years. I just hope he is at peace now. We’ll miss you, Kristoff.

He will be sadly missed. I’ve watched him for years. Such a talented actor. Gone but never forgotten. Rest in peace and God bless.

I am incredibly saddened this news. May he RIP and my condolences go out to his family, friends and the cast, crew, producers directors and writers of #YR.

What an amazing,talented actor,and I am sure an amazing father,and person .My heart goes out to his family. He was right when he said that grieving ones child is a process .It begins when they die,and ends when you join them .My heart really does break for him,and that he had to live day after day in pure agony after losing his child.I personally know how that feels after losing my daughter at age 19 .I send my very deepest condolences to all loved ones…You will be missed …..

He talked me down when I thought of offing myself , why did you have to go. Will miss our conversations !Kristoff see you when I get there !

I am deeply shocked by his passing. I pray to God that he will finds rest. May the Lord of heaven continue to keep his family strong and safe. James Carlton from Jamaica ✌❤

So so sad we will miss you you were so good on the young and restless.R.I.P. my friend. I have watched the soap for 4o years and still do.

My thoughts and prayers are with the St.John family. Kristoff will be truly be missed.

My thoughts and prayers go out to Kristoff’s family and friends. Rest In Peace.

Amen.

I am so sad to hear of this very sad news, I love Y&R, love Neil,( Kristoff)

Unspeakably sad. I remember the first day a fresh faced Neil Winters entered the doors of Newman Enterprise. Drucilla had her sights on this handsome, brilliant young man from day one and took ballet lessons in order to win his heart.
But flowers distilled though
They with Winter meet,
Loses but their show, their substance
Still Lives Sweet.

Shakespeare.

So lovely, Harry….and so fitting. I couldn’t sleep, so I was just browsing through my iPad looking at pictures of my Alma Mater on the internet, when I noticed the announcement, on the sidelines, from the corner of my eye.
I thought to myself: Nah– can’t be!! So, I quickly went to the MF site; certain I would find a “Requiem”—and, here it is!!
Poor Kristoff must have been struggling with his demons since his son died, to have drunk himself to death……They are now together!!
I can’t catch my breath!!

This is so so sad. May he rest in peace and may our Lord give strength to his loved ones.

OMG!! IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE LOSS A LOVE ONE…… I FEEL LIKE HE WAS PART OF MY FAMILY MY MOM AND I WATCH Y&R FOR YEARS. REST WELL KRISTOFF ST JOHN ( NEIL)

Great actor. RIP
Condolences to his family and friends.

Stunned to hear about Kristoff St John. Condolences for family,friends. Gone way too early. Great actor. So much for him to deal with suicide of son. Alcoholism, drug addiction, depression and other mental health issues are becoming epidemic. Need more treatment options and public education to view all of above as serious medical and psychological issues.

Like everyone that has read this shocking news, I am without words. I’ve watched Kristoff for years and have been recently dismayed when his storyline slowed once he returned back to work. He always seemed, from reading interviews with him, to be a very genuine and loving man that had a soul for those he loved. Prayers to his family, friends and the coworkers that he left behind. I know he touched everyone around him and can only imagine their shock and pain.

So sad! My heart is breaking!

My thoughts & prayers are with the St.Johns Family at this difficult time. He will be missed by many

This is so tragic. Sincere condolences to his family. Holding you all up in prayer and picturing Kristoff and Julian together in love.

I am so sad and heart broken to hear this sad sad news. Love and Prayers to his family and friends. I will miss seeing him on Young and the Restless he was part of my media family who I watched grow up to be a man. So so sorry.

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However, The Gates is definitely in development and moving forward with some major players associated with it including: Michele Val Jean as The Gates writer, showrunner and one of its executive producers, and Sheila Ducksworth from NAACP Venture

Now, for the first time since its announcement, George Cheeks, the president and CEO of CBS and chief content officer for news and sports at Paramount+, spoke on the project that will feature a Black family as its central focus who live in a wealthy gated community.

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Speaking with Vulture, and when asked if The Gates is really something that truly has a chance of getting on the air, Cheeks clarified, “It’s super real. And just to give you a little bit of the backstory,  when we hired Sheila Ducksworth to run the NAACP Venture, she and I had multiple meetings talking about what different genres she was going to lean into, and we talked a lot about daytime.”

Cheeks added, “One of the things that the data made very clear to both of us is that daytime soap operas over index with Black women, and yet when you look at soap operas, it’s usually sort of a white-led family with supporting characters that reflect more of our society. So we just thought, wouldn’t it be interesting to flip that and make the core anchor family a Black family, and then make the other characters reflect more the broader scope of society?”

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The CEO gave props to Michele Val Jean,  and how Ducksworth came to the table with the former B&B and GH writer. “She found this great writer, Michele Val Jean, who’s been in the soap opera space for 30 years. She came up with a pitch, and we loved it,” shares Cheeks. “We brought Procter & Gamble into it as well, because if there were going to be (product) integrations, we could do it more holistically and organically. All of that is to say, we did a lot of work on the front end to put this together. So while yes, it’s development, it’s accelerated development.”

When prodded on the timeline of when The Gates could come to full fruition, Gates related, “The actual timeline and when we’re going to do it is still uncertain, because we want to get this right. I mean, there hasn’t been a new soap opera launch since I can’t even begin to tell you when. But we have great success with Bold and the Beautiful and Young and the Restless, and so we think we’re the right folks to be launching a new soap. I wish I could tell you more about exact timing, but we’re so focused on getting it right, and that will dictate when we’re ready to launch it.”

The CBS exec also shared that whether The Gates will wind up an hour soap or half-hour is not yet determined, but that it is being developed as an hour show.

So, after reading what George Cheeks, the CBS President & CEO had to say about ‘The Gates’, are you even more excited for what looks to the first new network soap in 25 years? Comment below.

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Former General Hospital star, Robyn Bernard, who played aspiring singer Terry Brock has died. She was 64-years-old.

Bernard’s body was found Tuesday in San Jacinto, California. A Riverside County Coroner told TMZ they identified the actress’ body using her fingerprints after deputies responded to a death investigation call on Tuesday March 12th.

Sources told the outlet that Bernard’s body was found in the wee hours of the morning. The cause of death has yet to be determined.

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Bernard joined General Hospital back in 1984 as Terry Brock, the daughter of the abusive D.L. Brock (played by David Groh). Robyn remained on the ABC soap opera for six years before making her exit in 1990. At one point, Terry’s stepmother would become Bobbie Spencer (the late Jackie Zeman) when the nurse married her father.

Terry was involved in the Laurelton Murders storyline and after first setting her sights on Frisco Jones, wound up with killer Kevin O’Connor. Later, Terry was blamed for several murders and in the end killed Kevin in self-defense. In addition, Terry had a relationship with Dusty Walker played by none other than Shaun Cassidy.  She eventually left Port Charles after landing her own recording contract.

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The last time GH Fans may have seen Bernard was in 2014, when she appeared at the GH Fan Club Weekend Past Cast event. Robyn is pictured below with the late Susan Brown (ex-Gail) at the fan gathering. She has been out of the limelight for several years.

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In addition to her role on GH, Bernard was featured throughout her TV career on primetime’s Simon & Simon, Tour of Duty and The Facts of Life.

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This year will mark the 18th time CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmy Awards, which is more than any other network.

The 2024 Daytime Emmys will take place at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles. Back in December of 2023, the delayed 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were also held at that venue. The June 7th date for the upcoming ceremony will be the first time in several years that the event is scheduled a few weeks earlier than normal; excluding last year’s revised date to the actors and writers strikes.

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Lifetime Achievement honoree, nominations, host, and additional information will be announced in the coming weeks.

In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS noted, “We eagerly anticipate our return in June as we once again partner with CBS to recognize the exceptional and talented individuals who make daytime television great. We’re thrilled to kick off our second half-century of the Daytime Emmys.”

The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of categories, including daytime dramas, talk shows, instructional programming, hosting, culinary, and legal/courtroom programs. In 2021, NATAS and the Television Academy jointly announced plans to realign the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards to be organized by content genre, as opposed to program airtime.

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The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will once again be produced by NATAS and Associated Television International (ATI), which produced Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies on The CW in 2009 and on CBS in 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie is executive producer from ATI.

So, glad to know that the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards honoring performance and shows in the 2023 calendar year, will be held in early June this year, and once again broadcast on CBS? Comment below.

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