General Hospital star is arrested after passing out drunk at Burbank Airport – his second public intoxication arrest in three years

A General Hospital star was arrested after passing out drunk at an LA airport, his second public intoxication arrest in three years.

Emmy winning actor Tyler Christopher, 50, best known for his role as Nikolas Cassadine on the long-running soap General Hospital, was found on the floor fast asleep on Friday at Burbank Airport in Los Angeles. 

Cops were alerted to the snoozing soap star and woke him. Christopher told the authorities he had missed his flight before he was handcuffed and booked for public intoxication. 

The authorities said Christopher displayed clear signs of being intoxicated and that he was ‘unable to care for himself,’ as per the news outlet. 

He was released shortly after his arrest and given a court date, the news outlet reported. 

Tyler Christopher earned four Daytime Emmy nominations and in 2016 won the award for ‘Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series,’ after playing the role of Nikolas Cassadine for nearly two decades

Christopher in a scene with actress Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth) during their days together on the long-running soap General Hospital 

This wasn’t the first time the Indiana native has been arrested in an alcohol-related event.

In November 2019, Christopher was arrested for public intoxication in his hometown of Martinsville forcing him to spend his 47th birthday behind bars. 

In that incident, an Uber driver had alerted officers to Christopher’s lewd behavior after he allegedly passed out and urinated on himself after he’d been dropped off at his home.

In that same month, he was arrested for being in an intoxicated state, and was cited for reportedly harassing, annoying or alarming another person, Page Six reported.   

It was not clear if he was drunk, or he had taken a controlled substance during that incident.

In 2022, Christopher appeared on the mental health podcast ‘State of Mind, with host and former General Hospital castmate Maurice Bernard’s, aka Sonny, as per Soaps. 

During the episode, he spoke openly about his alcohol addiction and having his first drink at age 9.

‘At some point, you cannot survive it,’ he said. ‘At some point, it will kill you — and it has.

‘Three times, I have flatlined. And nobody knows that,’ he said. ‘Three times I have flatlined, and they brought me back. Twice from [alcohol] poisoning, once from withdrawal.’

That year, he also shared his journey to recovery and his mental health he posted on his social media, stating that he was returning to California and ready to get to work, as per the publication.

Christopher spoke with Maurice Bernard, host of the podcast ‘State of Mind,’ and his fellow castmate on General Hospital, about his struggles with alcohol addiction in a 2022 episode and how had his first drink at age 9

Tyler in a scene on General Hospital. He also played the role of Stefan DiMera on the popular daytime show Days of Our Lives

The veteran actor was married to ‘Desperate Housewives’ star Eva Longoria (pictured) from 2002 to 2004. The couple were pictured at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, California

The veteran actor played the role of Nikolas Cassadine for two decades, he earned four daytime Emmy nominations and in 2016, he won the award for ‘Outstanding  Lead Actor in a Drama Series.’

He also played the role of Stefan DiMera on the popular daytime soap, Days of Our Lives.

The star, who was married to journalist Brienne Pedigo and divorced in 2021, share two children, a son Greysun James, 10, and a 4-year-old daughter, Boheme. 

He was previously married to Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria from 2002 to 2004.

Some of his television and film roles include Days of Our Lives, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and the Paul Winfield dramedy Catfish in Black Bean Sauce, earlier in his career.

He also appeared in the crime drama No Turning Back, Face the Music, and The Twilight Zone. And, most recently, he acted in the 2014 romantic drama Beyond the Lights with Gugu Mbatha-Raw.