Jay Bontatibus

Jay Bontatibus is an actor known for American daytime soap operas. His roles as Tony Viscardi in The Young and the Restless, which was released in Türkiye under the name Yalan Rüzgâri, and Andy Capelli in General Hospital are the best-known works of his career. He died of cancer on February 12, 2017, at the age of 52.

He was born on July 31, 1964, in Cheshire, Connecticut. His interest in acting began while he was studying at Central Connecticut State University.

Career

At the beginning of his career, he appeared in minor roles in soap operas such as Another World. In 1998, he joined the cast of The Young and the Restless and played the character Tony Viscardi until 2000. In the early 2000s, he played detective Andy Capelli on General Hospital; He also appeared in the sister production Port Charles with the same character.

Apart from soap operas, he made guest appearances in TV series such as Walker, Texas Ranger, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, V.I.P., CSI: Miami, Cold Case and Drake & Josh. In cinema, he starred in independent productions such as I Love You Came Too Late (2004) and Laws of the Underworld (2007).

Bontatibus is remembered as an actor who largely pursued his career in daytime television, playing memorable characters in more than one soap opera.