Officials say 'Young and the Restless' star Kristoff St. John died of heart disease, with heavy drinking at the time of his death a contributing factor.
star Kristoff St. John died of heart disease, with excessive drinking at the time of his death a contributing factor, according to a coroner’s report released on Tuesday.
Three days before his death, St. John had been released from a mental health hospital where he had been admitted for alcohol abuse and threatening self-harm, according to the report. It also listed a history of mental-health and alcohol problems. For 27 years, St. John played struggling alcoholic and ladies’ man Neil Winters on the CBS soap opera,He was nominated for 11 daytime Emmys, winning twice, for outstanding younger actor in a drama series, in 1992 and supporting actor in 2008.
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