Among his numerous soap opera roles, he was best known for his portrayal of Quinton ChamberlainonGuiding Light. He played the role from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1996 to 1997. He was half of the very popular supercouple Quint and Nola, with the role of Nola played by actress Lisa Brown.
Tylo was a full-time professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, teaching in the film department[3] of the College of Fine Arts. He appeared in several productions at the Nevada Conservatory Theatre, most recently in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,[4]Twelfth Night[5] and Come Back, Little Sheba.[6]
Tylo was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Edward Tylo, a plumber, and his wife, Margaret.[7]
He had three children with his second wife, actress Hunter Tylo: son Michael Edward Tylo II (April 24, 1988 - October 18, 2007), and daughters Izabella Gabrielle (November 12, 1996) and Katya Ariel (January 15, 1998), as well as a stepson, Christopher "Chris" Morehart (January 22, 1980), from Hunter Tylo's first marriage to Tom Morehart.
In 1998, his infant daughter Katya was diagnosed with a rare cancer of the eye, retinoblastoma. Doctors removed the eye and began chemotherapy, but later in the year a tumor was detected in Katya's other eye; to the amazement of her doctors, that tumor soon inexplicably disappeared. Katya recovered and wears a prosthetic right eye.[citation needed]
On October 18, 2007, nineteen year old Michael Tylo Jr. accidentally drowned in the family pool in Henderson, Nevada.[8] The Clark County Coroner concluded that "the cause of death was drowning due to seizure disorder," and was ruled accidental.[9]
Tylo married his long-time fiancée Rachelle on January 10, 2010. They had two daughters; Kollette Tylo (born 2012) and Gianna Tylo (born 2015). Tylo died in Henderson, Nevada on September 28, 2021, at the age of 72.[1]
