We’ve got some real life season finale energy here. Julian McMahon — yes, THE leather-jacket-wearing, smoldering-eyed, chiseled-jaw KING who played Dr. Christian Troy on Nip/Tuck — has sadly passed away at 56. And no, this isn’t a plot twist from FBI: Most Wanted… this is real. Our favorite sexy villain-turned-FBI-heartthrob has peaced out after a private battle with cancer, according to his wife Kelly McMahon (who honestly deserves an Oscar for the grace in her statement — like, we’re crying in couture over here).
Julian took his final bow in Clearwater, Florida — which, side note, sounds like a made-up place from a Nicholas Sparks novel, but it’s real. His wife confirmed the news, saying:
“Julian loved life, his fans, his family, and the fact that he got to be Dr. Doom AND a TV daddy? Icon behavior. Please give us space to ugly cry in peace.”
Let’s not forget: this man carried Nip/Tuck like it was a Birkin bag. Six seasons of absolute chaos, surgery, scandal, and shirtless scenes. We grew up on that Botox drama! And just when you thought he’d retired his scalpel, he flipped the script and became Agent Jess LaCroix on FBI: Most Wanted, serving justice and jawline realness for three glorious seasons before vanishing like a hot dad in a spy movie.
Oh — and Marvel stans, don’t play — he was literally Dr. Doom in the Fantastic Four movies. Like, the villain who could slay you with science AND sarcasm? Obsessed.
His last appearances were in The Surfer and The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat — and no, we didn’t make that up, that’s a real movie, and yes, he was hot in it.
So what now? We light a candle, binge Nip/Tuck, maybe thirst-watch Fantastic Four again, and ugly cry while tweeting “RIP to the only doctor I ever trusted 💔👨⚕️🔥”.
Julian, wherever you are — Heaven better have a red carpet and an Emmy waiting. You were a legend. A vibe. An aesthetic.
Gone too soon, but never forgotten.
#RestInPowerDrTroy #JulianMcMahonForever #DoomDaddyOut
