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Robert Kelker-Kelly, best known for starring in “Days of Our Lives,” has died. He was 62.
A medical examiner in Missouri told TMZ that the actor died on Oct. 3. A cause of death has yet to be revealed.
Kelker-Kelly kickstarted his acting career in 1987, when he made his debut as Sam Fowler in the soap opera “Another World.” He played the character for three years.
Then, in 1992, Kelker-Kelly was cast to play Bo Brady on “Days of Our Lives,” a role that was originally held by actor Peter Reckell.
He also portrayed Stavros Cassadine on “General Hospital” in 2001, and had guest appearances on the soap opera in 2002, 2003, 2013 and 2014.
Earlier this year, Kelker-Kelly made headlines when his former “Days of Our Lives” co-star Lisa Rinna accused the actor of being the “biggest bully in Hollywood.”
In Rinna’s memoir, “You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It,” she claimed Kelker-Kelly “was horrible to” her while they were working together.
“I’d go so far as to say verbally abusive. He was passive-aggressive, manipulative and played weird mind games,” the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum alleged in the book.
“I had to work with him every day, often half-naked to do love scenes. If I didn’t do what he wanted, he’d give me the silent treatment.”
Rinna dubbed her former castmate “a ticking time bomb,” adding that she never knew if she would “get nice Robert Kelker-Kelly or dark Robert Kelker-Kelly” when she arrived on set each day.
“He was unpredictable and it was exhausting,” she claimed in the memoir.
Kelker-Kelly’s character was a love interest for Rinna’s character, Billie Reed — although they “hated” each other behind the scenes. He was later replaced by Reckell.
Kelker-Kelly never publicly responded to Rinna’s allegations.
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