American actor Michael Nader, best known for starring in soap operas like Dynasty and All My Children, passed away of cancer on Monday in Northern California, his representative confirmed to U.S. media. He was 76. Nader's wife, Jodi Lister, released a statement to MFTV saying, "With heavy heart, I’m sharing the news of the passing of my beloved, Michael. We had 18 wonderful years together with the many dogs we fostered and adopted." She further added, "Recently, Michael was so thrilled to reconnect with his friends from the cast of Dynasty during Emma Samms virtual event to help raise funds for Long-Covid research. Michael was working on a book about his life and addiction at the time of his death. He was a beautiful and fascinating man with many talents and skills. I will miss him forever."

Born in St. Louis, Michael Nader was raised in California and began his career in acting in Asher’s comedy Beach Party in 1963, which subsequently fetched him roles in beach movies like Bikini Beach and Pajama Party. He landed his first major recurring role on the show Gidget, alongside Sally Field and Don Porter, after which he made appearances in As The World Turns and Magnum P.I. before being cast as Alexi Theophilus in the primetime soap opera, Bare Essence. 

Michael Nader played the role of Dex Dexter in over 150 episodes in the romance show, Dynasty, from 1983 to 1989. Actress Joan Collins, who was his love interest Alexis Carrington on the hit series, paid tribute to him by posting a photo of the pair on Instagram. She wrote, "Very sad to hear of the death of my onscreen husband and lover #michaelnader aka #dexdexter - I loved working with him and his character was a wonderful mixture of tough and tender. #alexis was crazy to keep on rejecting him! #rip #ripmichaelnader". Nader later starred as Dimitri Marick in the daytime series, All My Children, from 1991-2001. Some of his other notable acting credits include the TV movie, The Great Escape II: The Untold Story, including making appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Cold Case. Nader is survived by his wife Jodi, daughter Lindsay and sister Stephanie.