Sadly, Vincent also struggled with drugs and alcohol which severely hindered his career, particularly in the years after his version of Airwolf left the airwaves in 1986 (one more season aired on the USA Network, sans Vincent and the rest of the original cast).
TMZ specifically mentions that Airwolf lasted on CBS for “only a couple seasons largely in part to the star’s cocaine abuse.”
Jan-Michael actually died back on February 10 after suffering cardiac arrest while a patient at a North Carolina hospital … according to the death certificate.
Despite his personal struggles, Vincent will be remembered as one of the signature television stars of the 1980s.