Patrick Muldoon, an actor who starred in \u201cDays of Our Lives\u201d and “Melrose Place,” has died, his family announced. He was 57.<\/p>\n
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Muldoon’s sister, Shana Muldoon Zappa, announced on Monday that he was “suddenly taken from this earth.”<\/p>\n
“Today we woke up and realized yesterday was not just a bad dream,” she wrote on Instagram<\/a>. “Thank you for the outpouring. We are in shock.”<\/p>\n “Those that knew my brother knew he IS the brightest light in every room, in any moment, on any day. I believe he is continuing to be so in spirit,” Muldoon Zappa wrote. “We don\u2019t have details on any celebration of life at this time as we are devastated and just trying to process how someone so happy, healthy, and full of life is suddenly taken from this earth.” <\/p>\n The award-winning actor began his career during the off-season while playing college football for the USC Trojans. He landed a role on NBC\u2019s \u201cWho\u2019s the Boss?\u201d in 1990, portraying Alyssa Milano\u2019s boyfriend, and did modeling work for Calvin Klein, according to IMDb<\/a>.<\/p>\n Muldoon also made appearances on TV shows \u201cSaved by the Bell\u201d and \u201cSilk Stalkings\u201d before being cast on NBC soap opera \u201cDays of Our Lives\u201d in 1992, where he portrayed Austin Reed in nearly 500 episodes. <\/p>\n That breakout role in daytime television earned him a Soap Opera Digest Award for Best New Actor and a developmental deal with Spelling Entertainment.<\/p>\n He appeared on the Aaron Spelling produced \u201cMelrose Place\u201d from 1995 to 1996, playing fan favorite villain Richard Hart on the popular “Beverly Hills 90210” spinoff. <\/p>\n Muldoon\u2019s costars from \u201cDays of Our Lives\u201d shared messages of remembrance. Alison Sweeney, who played Sami Brady on the show, published a tribute honoring Muldoon as a colleague.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is such heartbreaking news. Pat was a rare kind of person\u2014brilliantly talented, endlessly kind, and generous in spirit,\u201d Sweeney wrote in an X post. \u201cI was so lucky to have worked with him when I first started at Days. He made me feel at ease right away. He brought his unique charm and humor to work every day. A truly gifted guy, and one who will be profoundly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n Lisa Rinna, 62, another costar on the soap opera more recently known as a reality TV star on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and “The Traitors,” shared a throwback photo of herself with Muldoon on her Instagram story, accompanied by a broken-heart emoji.<\/p>\n In addition to soap operas, Muldoon appeared in more than 50 feature films, including “Starship Troopers” and “Spiders in 3D.”<\/p>\n And beyond acting, he explored producing, singing and songwriting. He produced and acted in 2020’s \u201cThe Comeback Trail\u201d alongside Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones.<\/p>\n His most recent role was in \u201cDirty Hands,\u201d which is set to be released later this month, according to a post on his Instagram.<\/p>\n Last week, Muldoon also shared his excitement on Instagram about being part of \u201cKOCKROACH,\u201d directed by Matt Ross and starring Chris Hemsworth, Taron Egerton, Zazie Beetz and Alec Baldwin.<\/p>\n![\"Patrick](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260420-patrick-muldoon-ONETIMEUSE-mn-1135-1806e9.jpg\")
Patrick Muldoon in a promotional picture for “Melrose Place.” 20th Century Fox \/ Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n