General HospitalandYoung and the RestlessActor Billy Miller's Cause of Death Determined

Mar. 15, 2025

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Billy Miller’s cause of death has been determined.

The autopsy also indicates thatThe Young and the RestlessandGeneral Hospitalactor had alcohol and cocaine in his system at the time of his death. It lists his blood alcohol level as 0.08.

In a statement shared with PEOPLE on Sept. 17, Miller’s manager confirmed that the soap opera star died two days earlier in Austin, Texas. He was 43.

Though no specific cause of death was cited at the time, Miller’s manager revealed that he was “struggling with manic depression when he died."

“I want to personally thank the many fans & personal friends for the overwhelming amount of love, prayers & condolences sent to me and my family on the devastating death of my beautiful son BJ — Billy Miller,” she said in a statement toSoap Opera Digest. “He fought a long hard valiant battle with bipolar depression for years. He did everything he could to control the disease.”

Rafe Torres (Yani Gellman) and groom Billy Abbott (Billy Miller) at his wedding to Victoria Newman on ‘The Young and the Restless’.Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty

Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty

“He loved his family, his friends and his fans but in the end the disease won the fight and he surrendered his life,” she continued. “The other causes of death being told are not true. I wish they were but they just aren’t.”

“We all loved him so much and are desperately trying to deal with our loss,” Patricia concluded. “I will have nothing further to say. Thanks for the love and support.”

The longstanding daytime soap closed with a black-and-white photo of the late actor and text that read, “1979-2023.”

The officialYoung and the Restlessaccount latershared the tribute on X(formerly known as Twitter) and wrote beside the touching video, “To end today’s episode we paid tribute to a greatly missed member of the Y&R family. Billy Miller will forever be in our hearts.”

Miller, who would have turned 44 shortly after his death, began his career onAll My Childrenin 2007. His time as Billy Abbott onThe Young and the Restlessled to three Daytime Emmy Awards wins for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series in 2010 and 2013, as well as outstanding lead actor in a drama series in 2014. He stepped away from the role in 2014.

He then starred onGeneral Hospital, playing Jason Morgan for two years while the character’s previous portrayerSteve Burtonwas off screen. He ended hisGHrun as Jason’s twin brother Drew Cain.

source: people.com