▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Quint en ▁told ▁the ▁casting ▁office ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁marry ▁his ▁then - f ian c ée , ▁American ▁talk ▁show ▁host ▁Lee za ▁Gib b ons . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁met ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁while ▁appearing ▁on ▁a ▁Tele th on , ▁and ▁Quint en ▁had ▁been ▁hoping ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Cor on ation ▁Street ▁as ▁a ▁part - time ▁character , ▁but ▁the ▁produ cers ▁rejected ▁his ▁offer ▁to ▁stay ▁on ▁part - time , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁character ▁off . ▁His ▁final ▁episode ▁was ▁a ired ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁when ▁Brian ▁T ils ley ▁was ▁st ab bed ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁a ▁gang ▁of ▁te en agers ▁outside ▁a ▁night club . ▁ ▁Once ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Quint en ▁and ▁Gib b ons ▁worked ▁together ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁Rob o C op ▁ 2 ▁( in ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁rep orter ), ▁and ▁had ▁one ▁daughter , ▁Lex i ▁Quint en . ▁The ▁couple ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Quint en ▁married ▁Pa ula ▁Hol mes ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁now ▁separated . ▁ ▁Quint en ▁returned ▁to ▁Britain ▁and ▁appeared ▁on ▁various ▁chat ▁shows . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4