Cody Longo’s autopsy report revealed that Days of our lives The star died of years of excessive drinking. Although the report qualified his passing as a natural death, the documents gathered by TMZ The report also said there were bottles of alcohol at the scene, and his death was ruled the result of “chronic ethanol abuse.”
Longo died on February 7 at the age of 34, with Longo’s rep confirming the news and a family member saying TMZ that the actor’s body was found at a residence in Austin, TX after his wife, Stephanie Clark, asked police to check on him. Authorities have confirmed that people that they found him in his bed and that his death was not under suspicious circumstances.
“Cody was our whole world,” Clark said in a statement, per variety. “The children and I are devastated and devastated. He was the best father and the best father. We will always miss you and love you.”
“Cody was a dear friend for over a decade before he was a client,” Longo’s representative Alex Gittelson said in a statement. variety. “My heart breaks for his beautiful family. He had taken some time off from acting to pursue music and spend more time with his family in Nashville, but we had kept in touch regularly and he was excited to return to acting this year. Cody was such a loyal, loving and talented person and he will be greatly missed.”
In an Instagram post shared by Stephanie on February 26, she noted her mixed feelings about her husband’s death.
“I cried… I screamed… I’m angry… I feel bitter… I laugh, think about our silly times together, cry happy tears looking back at our beautiful life,” she wrote with more pictures of their children. “I mourn the life we could have had… I beat myself up thinking I could have done more to save you…” She continued: “I lost a part of myself of me… a part of me stayed with you. that day. We miss your smile, your laugh, your hugs, your hugs… the prayers you would say for us every night.”
She went on to talk about his struggles with mental health and addiction. “… You fought so hard… you fought for our family.. Me and the babies will not and will never understand why your fight ended… but we know you are pain free and at peace with Jesus. I know you are the most beautiful angel watching over us..We love you..forever and always…”
Stephanie concluded with: “We threw you the most beautiful celebration this weekend.. I know you made us smile darlings!
Longo got his start in showbiz in the late 2000s, appearing in a JoJo music video before guesting on TV shows. environment, Brothers Sistersand CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He also appeared in the 2009 film Fame and returned as Nicky Russo on the ABC Family series Make it or break it.
Longo played Carly Manning’s (Crystal Chappell) son Nicholas Alamain Days of our lives in eight episodes in 2011.
Longo was arrested for domestic assault in 2020, and the following year, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge after he was accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl. At the time of his plea agreement, Longo’s attorney said Clarksville Now that the actor “is innocent and did not commit any sexual assault” and that “the certified polygraph and extensive evaluation determined that Cody did not commit the act of which he was accused and charged.”