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The Young and the Restless alum Wings Hauser passed away at the age of 77. Melody Thomas Scott paid tribute to her dear friend and former co-star on social media.

Veteran Y&r Actor Passes Away

Hauser passed away after a long battle with Copd. His daughter, Bright Hauser, shared the details with The Hollywood Reporter. Hauser died at his Santa Monica home earlier this month. He is survived by his wife, Cali Lili Hauser, and his son, Yellowstone actor, Cole Hauser.

Hauser was also one of four children. He was born to his parents Geraldine and Dwight Hauser, who worked as a producer and director in Hollywood. The family left Los Angeles when Hauser was eight years old. He got the name “Wings” when he played football in high school. Hauser is best known for his role as Greg Foster on Y&r, who was Nikki Newman’s (Melody Thomas Scott...

Wings Hauser, the versatile character actor known for his intense turns in Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling, Vice Squad and Tough Guys Don’t Dance, has died. He was 77.

Hauser died Saturday at his home in Santa Monica after a long battle with Copd, his daughter, Bright Hauser, told The Hollywood Reporter. She noted that he was using an oxygen tank most recently.

Survivors also include his son, actor Cole Hauser, now playing the fixer Rip Wheeler on Yellowstone.

Hauser had his breakthrough when he starred as a psychopath pimp known as Ramrod in Avco Embassy Pictures’ lurid Vice Squad (1982), directed by horror veteran Gary Sherman. He also sang the theme song for the movie, “Neon Slime.”

Later, he played a racist U.S. Army officer in A Soldier’s Story (1984), directed by Norman Jewison; a cocaine dealer in Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986), starring Richard Pryor; and a...

Actor Wings Hauser, who appeared in dozens of roles over the course of his career, has passed away. He was 77 years old.

The news of Hauser's death was posted on his official Facebook account, sharing how he'd died in the arms of his wife, Cali Lili Hauser, with whom he'd been married since 2002. A cause of death was not mentioned in the post, which included an image of Wings and Cali with a dog by the sea.

“Movie icon Wings Hauser took flight in the arms of his film & music partner, Cali Lili Hauser at their studio this weekend," the announcement stated. "Born in Hollywood, proud Academy member and prouder son of Academy Award winning writer, director, producer Dwight A. Hauser and loving mother Geraldine T. Hauser, Wings Hauser’s one of a kind, legendary career spanned 58 years in movies, TV & music working alongside many of the greatest artists...