Actor Joe Marinelli, who starred in the 1980s soap opera “Santa Barbara,” has died. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Marinelli’s wife Jean confirmed the actor died following a battle with stomach cancer.

The former carpenter, who discovered that “pants are a lot more comfortable than nylons,” also recurred as director Donny Spagnoli on ‘The Morning Show.’ Mark Duplass, Alexander Payne and Finneas pay tribute.

The actor also played the director on "The Morning Show." Joe Marinelli, a veteran TV actor perhaps best known for his roles on soap operas General Hospital and Santa Barbara, as well as on Apple TV+'s The Morning Show,