Kristoff St. John
Deceased
January 1991 to February 2019
Kristoff St. John made his television debut at age seven in the sitcom series That's My Mama, and continued to star in series such as Charlie & Company, with Flip Wilson, Gladys Knight and Della Reese; The Bad News Bears and The San Pedro Beach Bums. His television credits include more than two dozen television guest starring roles such as Suddenly Susan, Arliss, The Jamie Foxx Show, Get Real, Pensacola, Martin, Living Single, For Your Love, The Cosby Show, and Diagnosis Murder. Additionally, he had a recurring role on Hangin' with Mr. Cooper.
Throughout his career, St. John worked with such legendary entertainers as Richard Pryor, Tony Orlando, Diahann Carroll, Jack Warden, James Earl Jones, Smokey Robinson, Irene Cara, Farrah Fawcett, Jon Voight, and had the distinction of playing the title role of Young Alex Haley in Roots 2, for which he won a Youth in Film award.
St. John's feature film credits include The Champ, Top of the Heap, Avatarmania, and Pandora's Box.
In 1989, St. John joined the cast of Generations, where he played the role of Adam Marshall, which garnered him two Daytime Emmy nominations for Best Supporting Actor in 1990 and 1991. In 1992 he won the award for his role as Neil Winters on Y&R. He was nominated for Daytime Emmys in 1993, 1999, 2000, 2007, and won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2008. In addition, St. John won the NAACP Image Award as Best Actor in a Daytime Drama in 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008. He has been nominated for the Image award 13 times.
St. John formed his own production company to produce and direct his own projects. In 1995 he produced and hosted the CBS series CBS Soap Break, an up close and personal look at CBS soap stars. He wrote, produced, directed, and hosted two installments of a behind-the-scenes video series titled Backstage Pass to the Daytime Emmys. He also exercised his hosting chops as a co-host on the red carpet for TV Guide Channel's 2007 Golden Globes pre-show.
St. John was active with the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, American Diabetes Foundation, and PETA. He was the father of three children: son Julian, who passed away in 2014, and daughters Paris and Lola.
The Young and the Restless
Neil Winters
January 1991 to Present
Generations
Adam Marshall
1989
Finish Line
Tito Landreau
1989
Charlie & Co.
Charlie Richmond Jr.
1985
The Atlanta Child Murders
Sheldon Kemp
1985
First the Egg
1984
An Innocent Love
1982
Beulah Land
Young Roman
1980
The Bad News Bears
Ahmad Abdul Rahim
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Alex Haley as a boy
1979
Pandora's Box
Victor Dubois
2001
The Champ
Sonny
1979
The New Adventures of Wonder Woman
Linc
1977
Happy Days
Brooker Brown
1976
That's My Mama
Andy
1975
Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (
2008; for The Young and the Restless)
Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (1992; for The Young and the Restless)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (
2016,
2017; for The Young and the Restless)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (1992, 1993; for The Young and the Restless)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (1999, 2000, 2007, 2008,
2015; for The Young and the Restless)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (1991; for Generations)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (1990; for Generations)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor (
2003,
2016,
2017; for The Young and the Restless)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actor (
2004,
2005,
2007,
2008,
2015; for The Young and the Restless)
Image Awards Winner, Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008)
Image Awards Nomination, Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
DATE OF BIRTH: July 15, 1966
HEIGHT: 6'1"
HAIR: Black
EYES: Brown
MARITAL STATUS: Married; Allana Nadal [Nov 24, 2001)
PREVIOUS MARRIAGE: Mia Richardon [1991 to 1995]
CHILDREN: Son, Julian [Dec 5, 1989], and daughter Lola [April 15, 2003]
News Archive: Rumors question St. John's future with Y&R. [Dec 26, 2005]
News Archive: St. John inks new contract with Y&R. [Feb 13, 2006]
News Archive: St. John speaks at arts awareness forum. [May 15, 2006]
News Archive: St. John wins first "adult" Daytime Emmy. [Jun 20, 2008]
News Archive: Y&R stars speak out on Braeden contract mess. [Oct 16, 2009]
News Archive: Report: Two-time Emmy winner Kristoff St. John to exit Y&R. [Jul 14, 2010]
News Archive: St. John to host event to help in-need families. [Sep 18, 2013]
News Archive: St. John among ten daytime stars earning Image Award nods. [Jan 9, 2014]
News Archive: St. John on backstage drama, "We want this to stop." [Jan 13, 2014]
News Archive: Y&R's Neil faces his worst enemy [Mar 23, 2015]
News Archive: Kristoff St. John on the duel that landed him in this year's Emmy race [Apr 1, 2015]
News Archive: Kristoff St. John files lawsuit in connection to son's death [May 27, 2015]
News Archive: Kristoff St. John has message for doubters and critics of Neil [Jul 31, 2015]
News Archive: Y&R's Kristoff St. John fights for his late son; presents findings next week in wrongful death suit [Oct 7, 2015]
News Archive: Y&R's Victoria Rowell and Kristoff St. John reunite for the holidays [Oct 22, 2015]
News Archive: Kristoff St. John celebrated for spending 25 years at Y&R [Feb 17, 2016]
News Archive: Y&R's Kristoff St. John reveals Neil will soon be taking a backseat [Mar 18, 2016]
News Archive: Why Kristoff St. John literally jumped for joy over his Emmy nomination [Mar 29, 2016]
News Archive: Y&R reveals new cast photo in celebration of 11,000th episode [Jul 19, 2016]
News Archive: WATCH: Christian LeBlanc interviews cast mates about Y&R's 11,000th episode, the Bell family's "dream come true" [Sep 1, 2016]
News Archive: Y&R's Kristoff St. John to talk about son on Home & Family [Sep 27, 2016]
News Archive: Y&R's Kristoff St. John reunites with Michelle Stafford on Single Mom A Go-Go podcast [Nov 1, 2016]
News Archive: Y&R casts child actor Dax Randall as Neil's son, Moses [Nov 21, 2016]
News Archive: Y&R's Kristoff St. John settles lawsuit connected to son's death [Aug 14, 2017]
News Archive: Kristoff St. John returning to The Young and the Restless [Mar 8, 2018]
News Archive: Y&R stars celebrate Kristoff St. John's return [Mar 16, 2018]
News Archive: Y&R's Kristoff St. John thanks fans for being an "inspiration" during difficult times [Apr 20, 2018]
News Archive: VIDEO - 2018 Daytime Emmys Red Carpet interview: Kristoff St. John [Apr 30, 2018]
News Archive: Y&R's Kristoff St. John announces he's engaged [Sep 4, 2018]
News Archive: Y&R's Kristoff St. John weighs in on head writer change [Dec 24, 2018]
News Archive: WATCH: Y&R stars crack each other up in co-star quiz [Feb 4, 2019]
News Archive: Y&R's Kristoff St. John dead at 52 [Feb 4, 2019]
News Archive: Daytime community reacts to the death of Kristoff St. John [Feb 4, 2019]
News Archive: Y&R plans on-air tribute for Kristoff St. John [Feb 5, 2019]
News Archive: Memorial service details announced for The Young and the Restless star Kristoff St. John [Feb 28, 2019]
News Archive: Shemar Moore and Victoria Rowell return to The Young and the Restless for tribute to Kristoff St. John [Mar 19, 2019]
News Archive: The Young and the Restless casts Stan Shaw, real-life friend of Kristoff St. John, for Neil Winters funeral episodes [Apr 2, 2019]
News Archive: Halloween gets soapy with Netflix thriller Home Is Where the Killer Is [Oct 15, 2019]
News Archive: Mia St. John to release tell-all book about her life with The Young and the Restless' Kristoff St. John [Dec 6, 2019]
News Archive: SAG Awards In Memoriam honors Kristoff St. John, Luke Perry, and Cameron Boyce [Jan 20, 2020]
News Archive: The Young and the Restless' Kristoff St. John featured in Corey Feldman documentary [Feb 13, 2020]
News Archive: The Young and the Restless dedicates a full week to the Winters family [May 14, 2020]
News Archive: The Young and the Restless remembers Kristoff St. John in special episode [May 20, 2021]
News Archive: Kristoff St. John documentary sheds light on The Young and the Restless star's tragic life [Jun 11, 2024]
