A SOAP star known for his performances on All My Children and Days Of Our Lives has died following an intense health battle.
Nick Benedict had emergency spinal surgery and was paralyzed from the neck down before his death on July 14. He was 76.
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The tragedy came after local restaurant Jake’s Steakhouse organized a GoFundMe to raise money for him and his wife.
According to the organizer of the fundraiser, the two lived in Arizona and traveled back and forth to the small California town of Tehachapi where she worked at the steakhouse as a bartender.
The organizer said that he went in for emergency surgery on July 2 and was admitted to hospice two days later where he lay paralyzed.
“He will need constant care and support… To say this is a stressful situation is not saying enough,” the description reads.
His death was later confirmed by the restaurant on Facebook in a post that said: “He went to be with the Lord this day.”
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He died on his birthday.
Friends of the actor poured out their love and prayers for Ginger and shared memories they had of the man who amassed memorable roles throughout his long career.
“We have known Ginger and Nick since moving to Bear Valley 19 years ago,” one person commented. “They were such a part of the community in every way, and always great fun. So sorry!”
Another person who said they were a cameraman on All My Children shared memories of pranks that the actor would pull on set.
“You helped make coming to work fun,” the coworker wrote.
Benedict, whose birth name was Nicholas Joseph Sciurba, first got his start on All My Children by playing alongside the husband of legendary actress Susan Lucci in the 1970s.
He went on to play Curtis Reed on Days of Our Lives from 1993 to 2001.
The actor also starred in the Mission: Impossible TV series from the 1960s to the 1980s.
He was the son of actor and director Richard Benedict who was behind projects like Ocean’s Eleven (1960) and Get Smart (1969).
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