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Billy Miller’s mom clarifies his cause of death: He ‘surrendered his life’ to bipolar depression

The mother of “The Young and the Restless” and “General Hospital” actor Billy Miller is setting the record straight about her son’s cause of death.

Miller, who died Friday at age 43, “surrendered his life” to bipolar depression, Patricia Miller said Monday in a statement to Soap Opera Digest.

Miller’s manager, Marnie Sparer, previously told The Times that the Daytime Emmy-winning actor had been “struggling with manic depression when he died,” although no specific cause or manner of death was disclosed at that time.

“I want to personally thank the many fans and personal friends for the overwhelming amount of love, prayers and condolences sent to me and my family on the devastating death of my beautiful son BJ — Billy Miller,” Patricia Miller’s statement said.

“He fought a long hard valiant battle with bipolar depression for years. 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 surre

Billy Miller (actor)

American actor (1979–2023)

William John Miller II (September 17, 1979 – September 15, 2023) was an American actor. He was recognized for his work on American soap operas, including his award-winning work as Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless and his dual portrayals of Jason Morgan and Drew Cain on General Hospital.

Early life and education

William John Miller II[1] was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas.[1][2] As a child, Miller spent five years as a patient of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, an organization he also supported.[3][4]

Miller attended Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas,[5] and the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, where he received a communications degree and was one of only twenty students in the film department's intensive Production Sequence.[4]

Career

After graduating from college, Miller moved out to Los Angeles where he began working in the mail room of Industry Entertainment.[6]

William John "Billy" Miller

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