All My Children actor Paul Avery and wife Sheila killed in house fire

Paul Avery and his wife Sheila have died in a fire (Picture: Facebook)

All My Children star Paul Avery and his wife Sheila have died at their home in Blairstown, New Jersey, after a fire broke out.

The couple were found unconscious and removed from the building by firefighters on Tuesday shortly after midnight but died from their injuries not long after.

Avery was 81 and best known for his role in the American soap All My Children, starring as Hughie the bartender for 12 years.

The couple’s daughter, Kyle Avery, said in a Facebook post: ‘I’m devastated to share that our parents, Paul and Sheila Garry Avery, passed away early this morning.

‘We loved them so much, and they lov...