Helmut Huber, husband and manager of All My Children star Susan Lucci, died Monday, March 28, in Long Island, New York. He was 84.A spokesperson for Lucci said that Huber died peacefully, noting, “Helmut’s passing is a tremendous loss for all who knew and loved him.
He was an extraordinary husband, father, grandfather, and friend. The family kindly asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult time.”Huber, born in Innsbruck, Austria and becoming a United States citizen in 1994, met Lucci in 1969 after the two met while working at Long Island’s Garden City Hotel.
Huber was the hotel’s executive chef, and Lucci had worked there during a summer vacation from college. After just three weeks of dating, the couple married on Sept.
13, 1969.Following Lucci’s success as Erica Kane on ABC’s All My Children, Huber transitioned professionally to become her manager and CEO of Lucci’s Pine Valley Productions and SL Enterprises.
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