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Laura Spencer (General Hospital)
Laura Spencer is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. Laura, originally played by Stacey Baldwin, was introduced in 1974 as the illegitimate daughter of Lesley Webber (Denise Alexander). The character was written out in the summer of 1976. In early 1977, Genie Francis took over the role of the rebellious teenage Laura. In 1978, thanks to the efforts of executive producer Gloria Monty's plan to entice younger viewers, the character's popularity skyrocketed in the late 1970s and early 1980s due to her pairings with Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner) and, most famously, Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary); the latter became a popular supercouple among soap opera fans and viewers. Luke and Laura's 1981 wedding – which featured a guest appearance from Elizabeth Taylor — was viewed by 30 million people. In 1981, Francis quit the show, claiming unequal treatment compared to Geary, and the character was written out as having disappeared the foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genie Francis
Eugenie Ann Francis (born May 26, 1962) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Laura Spencer (General Hospital), Laura Spencer on the television soap opera ''General Hospital'' from 1977 to present, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2007. Francis also appeared in the soap operas ''Days of Our Lives'' from 1987 to 1989, ''All My Children'' from 1990 to 1992 and ''The Young and the Restless'' from 2011 to 2012. Early life Francis was born in Englewood, New Jersey. Her father was Canadian actor Ivor Francis. Her mother, Rosemary Daley, is a former actress/model of Lithuanian descent. Genie has an older brother, Ivor Jr.; a younger brother, Kenneth; and an older half-sister, Shelley, from her father's first marriage. Career Francis began acting in the two part episode titled "Jury Duty" on the television series ''Family (1976 TV series), Family''. Her biggest role came in 1977 with Laura Spencer (General Hospital), Laura Spencer on ''General Hospit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolas Cassadine
Nikolas Cassadine is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. Originated by actor Tyler Christopher in 1996, he left the show on July 14, 1999. Due to Nikolas' importance on the soap, he was immediately replaced by Coltin Scott on July 20, 1999. Scott left the role on April 16, 2003, as Christopher made his return on April 21, 2003. Chris Beetem temporarily played the role in 2005. Christopher vacated the role on July 28, 2011, after he was let go from the series. Christopher once again reprised the role on a recurring basis in honor of the soaps' fiftieth anniversary; he was later upgraded to a series regular. Actor Nick Stabile took claim of the role in June 2016 in Christopher's absence. In 2019, Marcus Coloma was cast in the role as a series regular, with Adam Huss temporarily stepping in 2021 and 2022. Created by head-writers Robert Guza, Jr. and Karen Harris and introduced by executive producer Wendy Riche in 1996 as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supercouple
A supercouple or super couple (also known as a power couple) is a popular and/or wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or obsessive fashion. The term originated in the United States, and it was coined in the early 1980s when intense public interest in fictional soap opera couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber, from ''General Hospital'', made the pair a popular culture phenomenon. The term ''supercouple'' typically refers to fictional couples from television dramas and film, such as ''Gone with the Wind''s Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara. With regard to real-life pairings, tabloids and the mainstream media have focused on wealthy or popular celebrity couples, and have titled them supercouples or power couples. Examples are the pairing of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez (which became known by the portmanteau " Bennifer"), and the former relationship of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ("Brangelina"). Definitions Supercouples are defined as popular or f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Geary
Anthony Geary (born May 29, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Luke Spencer on the ABC daytime drama ''General Hospital''. He originated the role of Luke in 1978 and received a record eight Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series prior to his retirement. Geary had a prominent supporting role in the "Weird Al" Yankovic comedy '' UHF'' (1989); other notable films include ''Johnny Got His Gun'' (1971), ''Disorderlies'' (1987), '' Scorchers'' (1991), ''Teacher's Pet'' (2004) and ''Fish Tank'' (2009). Early life Anthony Geary was born May 29, 1947, in Coalville, Utah, a son of a contractor father and homemaker mother. Career Geary made his first appearance on television in an episode of ''Room 222'' and later appeared in ''All in the Family'', ''The Mod Squad'', '' Mannix'', ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ''The Streets of San Francisco'', and ''Barnaby Jones''. Geary's first daytime role was in NBC soap opera ''Bright Promise'' from 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kin Shriner
Kin Shriner (born December 6, 1953) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Scott Baldwin on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' and its spin-off, ''Port Charles''. Early life Shriner and his twin brother, actor Wil Shriner, were born in New York City to Pixie ( Eileen McDermott) and Herb Shriner. His father was a popular television personality. The brothers were orphaned when their parents died in an automobile accident when the twins were teenagers. After, the brothers moved to Texas to live with their grandmother.''ABC Soaps'', March 27, 2007, pg. 63 Career Shriner was employed by Fuller Brush as a door-to-door salesman before becoming an actor. He was originally cast as Scott Baldwin on ''General Hospital'', the role he is best known for playing, in 1977. In the fall of 1980, he left ''General Hospital'' and immediately began playing Jeb Hampton on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Texas''. He left that role in 1981 and soon returned to ''General Hospital'', w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Alexander
Denise Alexander is an American actress, best known for her role as Lesley Webber on ''General Hospital'', a role she originally played from 1973 to 1984 (contract), 1996 to 2009, and a guest stint in 2013, in honor of the show's 50th anniversary. Alexander returned to General Hospital for two other guest appearances in December 2017 and April 2019, the latter to commemorate the 56th anniversary of the show. She then reappeared in early 2021. Life and career Alexander was born in New York City on November 11, 1939 and raised on Long Island. She moved to Los Angeles when her father, Alec Alexander, an agent who handled such notables as Frank Gorshin and Sal Mineo, decided to make the switch from the East to the West Coast. Alexander had appeared on TV and radio by the time she was a junior at UCLA. She made her feature movie debut at age fourteen in the Don Siegel film ''Crime in the Streets'' starring John Cassavetes. In 1962 Alexander appeared as Mildred Kroeger on the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network. It is the flagship property of the ABC Entertainment Group division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered in Burbank, California, on Riverside Drive, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network's secondary offices, and headquarters of its news division, are in New York City, at its broadcast center at 77 West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Since 2007, when ABC Radio (also known as Cumulus Media Networks) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television. It is the fifth-oldest major broadcasting network in the world and the youngest of the American Big Three television networks. The network is sometimes referred to as the Alphabet Network, as its initialism also represents the first three letters of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in production, and the second in American history after ''Guiding Light''. Concurrently, it is the world's third longest-running scripted drama series in production after British serials ''The Archers'' and ''Coronation Street'', as well as the world's second-longest-running televised soap opera still in production. ''General Hospital'' premiered on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network on April 1, 1963. ''General Hospital'' is the longest-running serial produced in Hollywood, and the longest-running entertainment program in ABC television history. It holds the record for most Daytime Emmy Awards for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, with 14 wins. The show was created by husband-and-wife soap writers Frank an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Hospital Characters (2015)
''General Hospital'' is the longest running American television serial drama, airing on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a District General Hospital, general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the city was named Port Charles, New York (fictional city), Port Charles, New York. This is a list of notable characters who significantly impacted storylines and began their run between 2010 and 2019. Shiloh Archer Shiloh Archer, portrayed by Coby Ryan McLaughlin, was originally introduced as Hank, a man from Drew Cain's (Billy Miller (actor), Billy Miller) past, on December 27, 2018. In September of the following year, McLaughlin announced his exit from the role; he made his last appearance on September 26, 2019. Shiloh arrives in Port Charles looking for Drew Cain (Miller), claiming Drew saved his life in Afghanistan, and wants to repay his debt to him. Curtis Ashfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Webber
Elizabeth Webber is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network, played by Rebecca Herbst. Elizabeth is the granddaughter of the show's original lead character, Steve Hardy ( John Beradino) and daughter of Jeff Webber (Richard Dean Anderson). Introduced on August 1, 1997, as a rebellious teenager, Elizabeth comes to live with her grandmother Audrey Hardy ( Rachel Ames) and sister Sarah Webber (Jennifer Sky). Feeling abandoned by her parents, Elizabeth is a wild child with no regard for her life. In 1998, after she is raped, Elizabeth goes from a rebellious teenager to a terrified timid girl. She finds comfort with Lucky Spencer ( Jonathan Jackson) and they fall in love. The duo's endearing young love story propels them into supercouple status in the same vein as Lucky's famous parents, Luke and Laura (Anthony Geary and Genie Francis). Elizabeth and Lucky's (then Greg Vaughn) rocky marriages ultimately end in divorce. Their failed r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of General Hospital Characters (1990s)
''General Hospital'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, it originally was set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the city was named Port Charles, New York. The series premiered on April 1, 1963. This is a list of notable characters who significantly impacted storylines and began their run from 1990 to 1999. Brook Lynn Quartermaine Brook Lynn Quartermaine is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. On the series, she is the daughter of Ned Quartermaine and Lois Cerullo, and was named after her mother's hometown of Brooklyn. Casting Originally played by actress Brooke Radding in 1996, the character was later recast with actress Adrianne León in 2004, who was nominated for two awards for the role in 2005: the ''Soap Opera Digest'' "Outstanding Female Newcomer Award", and "Outstanding Younger Actress" in the Daytime Emmy A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Lars Webber
Steven Webber is a fictional character from the American ABC soap opera, ''General Hospital''. Steve was born in 1977, the character has appeared briefly in three different storylines, played each time by a different actor. As an infant in the late 1970s, the character was portrayed by Martin Hewitt. From 2004 to 2005, the character was portrayed as an adult by Shaun Benson. In late 2009, Scott Reeves was cast in the role, with Steve initially on recurring status as the head of the ER trauma unit at General Hospital. In February 2010, Reeves' status was upgraded to contract. Reeves appeared from December 9, 2009 to March 5, 2013. Storylines Background Steven Lars Webber was born to Jeff Webber and Heather Grant. His paternal grandfather is General Hospital's former chief of staff and one of the show's original characters, Steve Hardy. He was named after Steve Hardy and Lars Webber. When Steven was conceived in 1976, Jeff was a newlywed, married to Monica Bard, who was having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
