Actor and producer Billy Miller, known for playing Billy Abbott on the American soap opera “The Young and the Restless”, died at the age of 43.
Miller’s manager Miller’s death in a statement. “The actor was battling manic depression when he died,” the statement said.
Miller’s mother Patricia released a statement via her son’s manager, who posted the message on X (formerly known as Twitter). She began by thanking fans and friends for the “overwhelming amount of love, prayers [and] condolences sent to me and my family” following her son’s passing.
“He fought a long hard valiant battle with bipolar depression for years,” Patricia Miller’s statement read. “He did everything he could to control the disease. He loved his family, his friends and his fans but in the end the disease won the fight and he surrendered his life. 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. I will have nothing further to say. Thanks for the love and support.”

Miller was born on Sept. 17, 1979, and grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas. Throughout his childhood, he battled with tarsal coalition, a rare condition that affected the cartilage in his ankles.

His break into the entertainment industry came when he was signed as a model to Wilhelmina, and later went on to play Richie Novak from 2007 to 2008 in the soap opera “All My Children.” Miller then moved over to “The Young and the Restless” to take over the role of Billy Abbott.

Miller won three Daytime Emmy Awards — two for Outstanding Supporting Actor and one for Outstanding Lead Actor — for his role in “The Young and the Restless.” He appeared on the show from 2008 to 2014, and then appeared on “General Hospital” from 2014 to 2019.

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