Washington: Longtime soap opera star John Callahan known for playing Edmund Grey in All My Children is no more.
According to news reports, his representative confirmed that the actor passed away on Saturday after suffering a massive stroke at his home in Palm Desert, CA. He was 66.
Paramedics were called to his home and he was transferred to a hospital in Rancho Mirage, where he was put on life support, said the representative.
Callahan's representative said his death is not related to COVID-19 but notes that nonetheless. Some of John's family members were only able to see him for a short while due to hospital restrictions, which is currently in place all over the country because of the coronavirus.
His ex-wife and former AMC co-star Eva La Rue said: "We are extremely saddened and distraught over the loss of John." She continued: "He was my great friend, co-parent and an amazing father to Kaya. The absence of his bigger than life, gregarious personality will leave a hole in our hearts forever. words cannot express the shock and devastation we are feeling at this time. The Yankees just lost one of their greatest fans."
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John starred in the hit show All My Children as Edmund Grey from 1992 till 2005. In the 80s he acted on the daytime drama Santa Barbara for a couple of years and also starred in Falcon Rest in the 90s.
Callahan also had recurring roles on Days of Our Lives daring back to the late '80s all the way up until 2010. John had 34 acting credits to his name. He's survived by his daughter Kaya.
With inputs from ANI.
