A Basic Hospital star was arrested after passing out drunk at an LA airport, his second public intoxication arrest in three years.
Emmy profitable actor Tyler Christopher, 50, finest recognized for his position as Nikolas Cassadine on the long-running cleaning soap Basic Hospital, was discovered on the ground quick asleep on Friday at Burbank Airport in Los Angeles.Â
Cops have been alerted to the snoozing cleaning soap star and woke him. Christopher advised the authorities he had missed his flight earlier than he was handcuffed and booked for public intoxication.Â
The authorities mentioned Christopher displayed clear indicators of being intoxicated and that he was ‘unable to look after himself,’ as per the information outlet.Â
He was launched shortly after his arrest and given a court docket date, the information outlet reported.Â
Emmy profitable actor Tyler Christopher, 50, (pictured in a November 2019 mugshot), who’s finest recognized for his position as Nikolas Cassadine on the long-running cleaning soap Basic Hospital. On Friday, he was arrested by the authorities after passing out drunk at an LA airport
Tyler Christopher earned 4 Daytime Emmy nominations and in 2016 received the award for ‘Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Sequence,’ after enjoying the position of Nikolas Cassadine for almost 20 years
Christopher in a scene with actress Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth) throughout their days collectively on the long-running cleaning soap Basic HospitalÂ
This wasn’t the primary time the Indiana native has been arrested in an alcohol-related occasion.
In November 2019, Christopher was arrested for public intoxication in his hometown of Martinsville forcing him to spend his forty seventh birthday behind bars.Â
In that incident, an Uber driver had alerted officers to Christopher’s lewd conduct after he allegedly handed out and urinated on himself after he’d been dropped off at his house.
In that very same month, he was arrested for being in an intoxicated state, and was cited for reportedly harassing, annoying or alarming one other individual, Page Six reported.  Â
It was not clear if he was drunk, or he had taken a managed substance throughout that incident.
In 2022, Christopher appeared on the psychological well being podcast ‘State of Thoughts, with host and former Basic Hospital castmate Maurice Bernard’s, aka Sonny, as per Soaps.Â
In the course of the episode, he spoke overtly about his alcohol habit and having his first drink at age 9.
‘In some unspecified time in the future, you can’t survive it,’ he mentioned. ‘In some unspecified time in the future, it would kill you — and it has.
‘Thrice, I’ve flatlined. And no person is aware of that,’ he mentioned. ‘Thrice I’ve flatlined, and so they introduced me again. Twice from [alcohol] poisoning, as soon as from withdrawal.’
That yr, he additionally shared his journey to restoration and his psychological well being he posted on his social media, stating that he was returning to California and able to get to work, as per the publication.
Christopher spoke with Maurice Bernard, host of the podcast ‘State of Thoughts,’ and his fellow castmate on Basic Hospital, about his struggles with alcohol habit in a 2022 episode and the way had his first drink at age 9
Tyler in a scene on Basic Hospital. He additionally performed the position of Stefan DiMera on the favored daytime present Days of Our Lives
The veteran actor was married to ‘Determined Housewives’ star Eva Longoria (pictured) from 2002 to 2004. The couple have been pictured on the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, California
The veteran actor performed the position of Nikolas Cassadine for 20 years, he earned 4 daytime Emmy nominations and in 2016, he received the award for ‘Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Sequence.’
He additionally performed the position of Stefan DiMera on the favored daytime cleaning soap, Days of Our Lives.
The star, who was married to journalist Brienne Pedigo and divorced in 2021, share two youngsters, a son Greysun James, 10, and a 4-year-old daughter, Boheme.Â
He was beforehand married to Determined Housewives star Eva Longoria from 2002 to 2004.
A few of his tv and movie roles embody Days of Our Lives, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and the Paul Winfield dramedy Catfish in Black Bean Sauce, earlier in his profession.
He additionally appeared within the crime drama No Turning Again, Face the Music, and The Twilight Zone. And, most just lately, he acted within the 2014 romantic drama Past the Lights with Gugu Mbatha-Uncooked.Â
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