Kristoff St. John, who was a star of daytime television since 1991, has died at the age of 52.TMZ reported Monday that the longtime The Young and the Restless star died on Sunday. His attorney, Mark Geragos, confirmed the actor’s death to USA Today.
His body was discovered when a friend went to check on him. Police and paramedics were called, but he was pronounced dead on the scene. There was no sign of foul play, TMZ noted.
St. John had been dealing with personal problems in recent years. In November 2014, the actor’s son, Julian, died by suicide, and he and his ex-wife boxer Mia St. John sued the mental health facility where the 24-year-old died. Since then, St. John had received mental health treatment too. Around the third anniversary of Julian’s death in 2017, St. John was hospitalized and placed under a 72-hour psychiatric evaluation after allegedly threatening to kill himself.