Tragedy for Actress Hunter Tylo

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Actress Hunter Tylo, star of the soap opera ‘the Bold and the Beautiful’ 19 year-old son was killed in an apparent drowning incident in the family’s swimming pool in Henderson, Nevada, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office.

Michael Tylo Jr, the eldest child of Hunter and estranged husband Michael Tylo was found in their backyard swimming pool by an unidentified family member and was pronounced dead at 11:55 p.m., according to E Online.

Michael, who evidently suffered from a seizure disorder had a seizure and fell into the pool. Toxicology tests have been ordered, which is standard procedure. The results will not be available for at least a week.

Michael Sr. and Hunter were wed in 1987 and have two young daughters, Izabella, 10 and Katya, 9. Hunter also has a 27-year-old son Christopher from her first marriage to Tom Morehart. Hunter Tylo has been through bad times like this before.

In 1998, four-month-old Katya was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer, which required the removal of her right eye and she received chemotherapy. She developed tumors in her other eye for awhile, but luckily, they went away and she has been cancer free for years.

Hunter had her claim to fame when she sued producer Aaron Spelling for wrongful termination in 1997 when she was unceremoniously fired from Melrose Place after announcing she was pregnant. She won a $4.89 million judgment, but the role of Taylor McBride (Hunter’s character on the show) went to newcomer Lisa Rinna.

Hunter started playing the character Dr. Taylor Hayes on ‘The Bold and the Beautiful in 1992 and joined the show full-time in 1998.

Hunter’s estranged husband Michael has acted in numerous soap operas including ‘The Guiding Light’, but has retired from acting and is now a professor at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.