John Callahan, the actor best known for playing Edmund Grey onAll My Children, has died.

The actor reportedly died from a stroke Friday in Rancho Mirage, CA.,according to Soap Opera Digest.

He was my great friend, co-parent and amazing father to Kaya.

John Callahan

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The absence of his bigger than life, gregarious personality will leave a hole in our hearts forever.

Words cannot express the shock and devastation we are feeling at this time.

The Yankees just lost one of their greatest fans.

His death was reportedly not related to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Born in New York, the actor is best known for his lifetime of work in daytime.

He started off by playing Craig Hunt onSanta Barbarabefore joiningAMCin 1992.

He and La Rue, hisAMCco-star, married in 1996 and were divorced in 2005.

They had one child.