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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 pro ...
'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on
ABC
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.
Created by
Frank and Doris Hursley
Frank M. Hursley (November 21, 1902 – February 3, 1989) and Doris Hursley (September 29, 1898 – May 5, 1984) were an American husband-and-wife team of screenwriters, best known for their serials, especially the medical drama '' General Hosp ...
, it originally was set it in a
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 pro ...
(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
''General Hospital'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a District General Hospital, general hospital (hence the ti ...
and
Lois Cerullo, and was named after her mother's hometown of
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
.
Casting
Originally played by actress Brooke Radding in 1996, the character was later recast with actress
Adrianne León
Adrianne Therese León (born March 15, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Caught Crimson. León began her career writing songs for the soap opera ''General Hospital'' and ...
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 Award
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s. Leon continued to play the character until 2006. It was announced in 2010 that Leon would return to the show as Brook Lynn that May. She left the series again in 2011 after the character was written off.
In November 2019, ''
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History
In late 2010, ''Entertainment Weekly''s Michael Ausiello announced that he would be leaving ''EW'' after nearly two years in their employ to est ...
'' announced
Amanda Setton
Amanda Setton (born December 16, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for her recurring role as Penelope Shafai on The CW's teen drama ''Gossip Girl'' (2008–2012), for her role as Kimberly Andrews on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live' ...
had been cast in the role; she made her first appearance on November 18. Jamey Giddens of ''
Daytime Confidential
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'' had suggested that Setton be cast in the role in 2012, one year after Leon's exit. In August 2020, it was announced Setton would take temporary leave from the role to take a maternity leave; actress
Briana Lane
Briana Lane (born October 27, 1985) is an American actress and musician. She is best known for her recurring roles on Freeform's ''Young & Hungry'' and '' Switched at Birth'' and her portrayal of Brook Lynn Quartermaine on ABC's ''General Hospi ...
was cast in the role. Lane assumed the role from August 6 to November 16, 2020. Lane's performance in the role garnered her a
Daytime Emmy Award
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nominations for
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series in 2021.
In February 2021, it was announced Setton would return to the role; she returned during the March 15 episode.
Storylines
Brook Lynn is raised by her mother after her parents' divorce, but lives with her father as a teenager. She is a talented songwriter and singer, and her mother, a band manager and record-company executive, often pressures her to pursue a singing career. Brook dates
Diego Alcazar
Diego Alcazar is a fictional character from '' General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. Diego is the son of Lorenzo Alcazar and Maria Sanchez. Ignacio Serricchio originated the role of Diego in October 2004 and portrayed him ...
for a time, but they later break up. She is also involved in adventures with
Georgie Jones
Georgie Jones is a fictional character on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. She is the daughter of supercouple Frisco and Felicia Jones. Previously played by various child actresses, Georgie is primarily portr ...
, her uncle
Dillon Quartermaine, and
Sage Alcazar
''General Hospital'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the city ...
, who competes with her for a recording contract. The obnoxious Sage is murdered by serial killer
Mary Bishop after she is locked in the Quartermaine freezer by a fed-up Georgie. Sage is a sitting duck for the killer, who mistakes her for Brook's adopted cousin
Emily Quartermaine. After her death, Brook puts a poignant song written by Sage to music and records it. Sage's uncle
Lorenzo Alcazar blames Brook and the other teens for her death, but is brought to tears when he hears Brook perform the song. The following year, Brook is a victim of the Port Charles Stalker, who drugs girls and takes pictures of them. The stalker later turns out to be Sage's cousin Diego, who had read her journals and decided to get revenge on Brook and the others on Sage's behalf. Soon after, Brook decided to leave Port Charles and return to New York to pursue her music career.
Brook Lynn was convinced to return to town in 2010 by
Carly Corinthos Jacks
Carly Corinthos is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', a soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Laura Wright from 2005. A collaborative effort between the writers, Carly – originally played by Sarah Joy Brown from 1996 to 2001 ...
, who promised to pay Brook if she came between
Dante Falconeri, with whom Brook grew up in Bensonhurst, and his girlfriend,
Lulu Spencer
Lulu Spencer is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Emme Rylan. Previously, Lulu was portrayed by child actress, Tessa Allen from 2004 to 2005. The role was most notably portra ...
. Carly hired Brook Lynn to sing at the Metro Court, and purchased her an apartment across from Dante's. Brook succeeds in drugging Dante at a bar, and attempts to have sex with him in his apartment, but Lulu arrives to stop this and blames Brook entirely. Feeling guilty, Brook later tells Lulu that she had been working for Carly, but Carly lies and claims she was only trying to test Dante to see if he was worthy of Lulu. Lulu believes Carly, and continues to blame Brook. Finding Brook in a state of devastation, wealthy
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 imm ...
invites her into his castle and hires her to be his escort for a formal dinner in France. While he teaches her etiquette, the two begin a flirtation, and then a romance. Brook eventually moves into the Cassadine castle and continues to work as Nikolas' escort at formal events. She is soon at odds with
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 dau ...
, the mother of Nikolas' son
Aiden. Elizabeth was interested in pursuing a relationship with Nikolas after previously turning him down, but Nikolas was now interested in Brook Lynn, and turned her down. Brook Lynn later got an offer to go on tour with a band. Nikolas got caught up in family issues, and encouraged Brook Lynn to take the offer because he could not put her first. The two parted ways, and Brook Lynn left town.
Brook Lynn returns to town in 2019.
Tom Baker
Tom Baker, portrayed by
Jay Lacopo
Jay Lacopo (born 1963) is an American film actor and screenwriter. He is probably best known for having appeared in and written the script for '' The Third Wheel'' (2002), starring Luke Wilson.
He wrote the script for ''I Killed My Lesbian Wife, ...
, first appeared on November 2, 1998. On November 15, 2016,
Don Harvey assumed the role.
Casting
The announcement of Harvey's casting was made on November 11, 2016.
The character had previously been portrayed by
Jay Lacopo
Jay Lacopo (born 1963) is an American film actor and screenwriter. He is probably best known for having appeared in and written the script for '' The Third Wheel'' (2002), starring Luke Wilson.
He wrote the script for ''I Killed My Lesbian Wife, ...
on November 2, 1998.
Storylines
On
Valentine's Day
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1998,
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 dau ...
(
Rebecca Herbst
Rebecca Ann Herbst (born May 12, 1977) is an American actress, known for playing nurse Elizabeth Webber on the ABC Daytime drama ''General Hospital'', a role she originated on August 1, 1997, and Suzee, an alien, on the Nickelodeon show, '' Spa ...
) is raped, and
Lucky Spencer
Lucky Spencer is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera, ''General Hospital''. He is the son of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura Spencer (Genie Francis). His birth having been announced on-screen in 1985, a ten-year-old Lucky was ca ...
(then
Jonathan Jackson) helps her recover.
Emily Quartermaine (then
Amber Tamblyn) starts embarking on a new career in modeling, but soon finds herself the subject of a blackmail attempt when she receives a photograph of her head
photoshopped onto the body of a nude model. She enlists the help of Lucky, his half brother
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 imm ...
(
Tyler Christopher), and Elizabeth Webber. They discover the culprit is photographer Tom Baker, later revealed to also be responsible for raping Elizabeth. He is prosecuted for blackmailing Emily. Due to lack of evidence, he cannot be prosecuted for raping Elizabeth, but is sentenced to prison for 20 years. In late 2016, Tom was up for parole, and Elizabeth had to write a note to convince the board not to release him. Tom, though, was released, because the board thought he had reformed.
However,
Franco Baldwin (
Roger Howarth), Elizabeth's boyfriend, was suspicious and attacks Tom in his brother's house on Oak Street.
Franco attacks Tom again when he shows up at Elizabeth's work place, and says he also works there.
Desperate to get Tom away from Elizabeth, Franco lures him to his art studio and locks him in a cage so Tom will miss his parole hearing and be sent back to prison. He lets him out, though, and Tom locks Franco in the same cage. Franco and Elizabeth later find out that Tom was found dead after being brutally stabbed, and Franco is suspected of killing Tom. It's later revealed that Tom preyed on
Alexis Davis (
Nancy Lee Grahn
Nancy Lee Grahn (born April 28, 1956) is an American actress known primarily for her work in daytime soap operas, portraying Julia Wainwright Capwell on '' Santa Barbara'' from 1985–93 and Alexis Davis on ''General Hospital'' since 1996.
E ...
) while she was drunk, and held her at knife point. Alexis fought him off, and grabbed the knife from him. It was later proven, though, that she didn't kill Tom. The culprit was revealed to be Seth Baker (
Michael Rodrick
Michael J. Rodrick (born February 22, 1970) is an American actor.
Rodrick was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. During his junior year of high school, he auditioned for New Jersey's Governor's School of the Arts on a lark to get himse ...
), Tom's brother who saw Tom attack Alexis and realized his brother was still a predator and would never change.
Dominique Baldwin
Dominique Baldwin (maiden name Stanton; formerly Taub) is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. She was portrayed by Tawny Fere Ellis from June 4 to November 14, 1991, and
Shell Danielson
Shell Danielson (born September 25, 1962, in Upland, California) is an American actress and writer. She was the third actress to play the role of Laken Lockridge on the NBC soap opera ''Santa Barbara (TV series), Santa Barbara''. She played the r ...
from December 3, 1991, to May 5, 1993. Danielson reprised the role on ''
Port Charles'', ''GH's'' spin-off, from December 9, 1997, to January 2, 1998.
Storylines
Dominique arrived on the show, deaf and unhappily married to Leopold Taub. Her husband and she lived in a loveless marriage on the Stanton estate named ''Serenity''. Her misfortunes changed when she fell in love with
Mac Scorpio
Mac Scorpio is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. The role was originated by John J. York in February 1991. He was introduced as the brother of Robert Scorpio, and later became the guardi ...
, who had accidentally wandered onto the grounds of her family's estate. After falling in love with Mac, Dominique divorced her husband and went to Port Charles to find Mac. When she found him, she convinced him that she needed protection and asked for his help in keeping Leopold away. Leopold came to town after Dominique, Mac, and he fought over her. During a gunfight, the loud shots restored Dominique's hearing, but Leopold had her committed to Shadybrook Sanitarium after becoming her guardian. He was later killed when he became involved in a cartel to take over global business, and in his will, he left Dominique a large sum of money. After his death, Dominique was able to leave Shadybrook and resumed her relationship with Mac. She later broke up with Mac after she became jealous of his relationship with his ex-sister-in-law
Holly Sutton
Holly Sutton-Scorpio is a fictional character from '' General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Emma Samms. She originally appeared from July 1, 1982, to September 5, 1985. With Samms choosing to leave the seri ...
. Dominique then moved on with her life and became partners with
Julia Barrett
This is a list of characters that have appeared or been mentioned on the American ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''.
A Aaron
:( Chad Brannon, 2009)
Abigail
:(Ivy Bethune, 1987)
Sarah Abbott
:(Eileen Dietz, 1981–83)
::Roommate to Heather W ...
and
Scott Baldwin
Scott "Scotty" Baldwin is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' and its now-defunct spinoff ''Port Charles''. The character debuted played by child actors in the 1960s until Kin Shriner assumed the role in 1977. Sc ...
in Deception perfume. Connor Olivera, the son of
Sean Donely
''General Hospital'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the city ...
, pursued Dominique, and the two had a brief relationship. Dominique later joined Scott for a weekend in Vegas, and when she woke up from a hangover a few days later, she was shocked to learn that Scott and she were married. After getting the news, Connor ended his relationship with Dominique and left town. After returning to Port Charles, Scott and Dominique filed divorce papers and decided that they would call off the divorce if they enjoyed being married to each other. The two ended up falling in love and decided to stay married.
In 1993, Dominique began to suffer from severe headaches and dizzy spells, and she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and only months to live. Scott was devastated by the news, but Dominique and he decided to have a second lavish wedding where all their friends and family could attend. Dominique wanted to give Scotty a child before she died, and that became possible when
Lucy Coe
Lucy Coe is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap operas '' General Hospital'' and ''Port Charles''. Portrayed by Lynn Herring, she first appeared in April 1986 on ''General Hospital'', introduced as an alibi in a murder plot. In 1997, ...
agreed to become a surrogate for them. Lucy successfully carried Dominique's fertilized egg, and Dominique lived to hear the heartbeat of her child, but sadly did not live long enough to see the baby born. After hearing the baby's heartbeat, Dominique died in Scott's arms on a beautiful fall day overlooking the trees. In her will, Dominique left Scott a large amount of money for their child and him. Months later, Lucy gave birth to Dominique and Scott's daughter, and Lucy and Scott decided to name the baby
Serena after Dominique's family's estate Serenity.
Dominique's spirit returned in 1997 on the soap opera ''Port Charles'', to comfort her daughter Serena, who was in the middle of an ugly custody battle started by Dominique's uncle Rex Stanton, who only wanted all of Dominique's money. Dominique also appeared to Scott and took him on a ''Christmas Carol''-type journey by showing him his past, present, and future. She showed him the consequences that he would face if he did not open up his heart to love again, and with Dominique's help, Scott was finally able to let her go and move on with his life.
Serena Baldwin
Serena Baldwin is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'', and its now-defunct spin-off ''Port Charles''. She was portrayed by
Carly Schroeder
Carly Brook Schroeder (born October 18, 1990) is an American actress and U.S. Army officer. She is best known for playing Serena Baldwin, the daughter of Scotty Baldwin and Lucy Coe in the ''General Hospital'' spin-off ''Port Charles''. She ...
. Serena's wealthy mother, Dominique Stanton Baldwin, was dying and wanted to leave a child for her husband Scott Baldwin. As a consequence, Serena was born via a surrogate mother, Lucy Coe.
Storylines
Serena was born via surrogate mother Lucy Coe (
Lynn Herring) when it was discovered that her mother
Dominique
"Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-bo ...
was dying, but wanted to leave her husband Scott Baldwin (
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, w ...
) with a child. Lucy made Scott and Dominique's dream possible by carrying Serena until birth. Scott and Lucy named her Serena, after the Stanton family estate named ''Serenity''. Soon after Serena's birth, Scott took her and fled to Canada to hide from the mob that was trying to steal the fortune that was left to Serena and him.
In 1997, Scott returned to Port Charles without Serena, and at first believed that Lucy had kidnapped her. He soon realized he was wrong, though, and not long after was hit by a car, but that did not deter his search for his missing daughter. Danielle Ashley, Dominique's half-sister and Rex Stanton, their uncle were later revealed to have taken Serena, and planned to use her to gain access to her trust fund. A worn-down Danielle ended up admitting the truth to Scott, and he was reunited with his daughter. Rex, however, pushed forward and made Scott look like an unfit father. His plan worked, and he gained custody of Serena, but Lucy married Rex to keep an eye on the little girl whom she had carried and loved. Rex was eventually forced to come clean with his deception, and he was arrested for his crimes.
Serena was again reunited with Scott, and this time for good. Serena and Scott began to spend time with Eve Lambert, which caused Lucy to become extremely jealous. Lucy came up with a plan to gain back their attention by looking like a hero and siphoned the gas out of Eve's car, so she could rescue them when their car ran out of gas. Her plan backfired, however, when they were in an accident and Serena lost her eyesight. After a successful surgery, she regained her sight, and Serena was ecstatic when her parents, Scott and Lucy, eventually got married and adopted a baby girl they named Christina Baldwin. Unfortunately, Christina was taken by her biological mother, and her loss caused the end of Scott and Lucy's marriage. The tide turned and Serena was thrilled when Christina's biological mother Julie Devlin returned her to Scott and Lucy, after she found out that she was dying and could no longer care for Christina. Later that year on Christmas Eve, Lucy married
Kevin Collins and Serena was happy to gain an older sister named
Olivia Locke. A few years later, Serena packed up her things and left with Lucy, Kevin, and Christina for Paris.
In July 2017, Serena returns to Port Charles with the news that
Lee Baldwin
Lee Baldwin is a fictional character on the daytime dramas ''General Hospital'' and ''Port Charles''.
Ross Elliott originated the role on ''General Hospital'' in 1963. Peter Hansen inherited the role in 1965 and played it until 1986 and again ...
has died. Along with her parents, she mourns his death.
Harlan Barrett
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Harlan Barrett is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'', played by
Michael Cole in 1991.
Storylines
In 1991, Harlan Barrett arrives in Port Charles to save the sunken vessel, the SS ''Tracy''. Harlan notices
Bill Eckert
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has the initiative to raise the ship with a unique invention, and quickly hires Bill as the chief engineer for Barrett Industries.
Harlan is quite the ladies man, and brags quite often that he could have any woman he wants. Currently, he sets his sights on
Tracy Quartermaine, who is very taken with the exuberant Harlan. Dating the wealthy socialite would prove very beneficial, as Harlan is after stock in ELQ. He makes the mistake of angering
Monica Quartermaine,
Lucy Coe
Lucy Coe is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap operas '' General Hospital'' and ''Port Charles''. Portrayed by Lynn Herring, she first appeared in April 1986 on ''General Hospital'', introduced as an alibi in a murder plot. In 1997, ...
, and Tracy, who drug him and hold him captive overnight at the Quartermaine mansion.
Barrett, Leopold Taub, Faison, and Lord Ashton later form a cartel corner the market on international trade with the use of a dangerous carcinogen,
carbon disulfide. This toxin is manufactured at a canning operation, and they use as an elaborate ruse for their true purpose. The cartel strong-arms newcomer
Paul Hornsby
Paul Hornsby is an American musician and record producer who has produced gold and platinum records for artists including the Charlie Daniels Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, and Wet Willie.
Overview
Paul Hornsby started playing music at an early ...
to marry his way into the
Quartermaine family and snatch up their assets. Paul feeds the cartel information about
Robert Scorpio
Robert Scorpio is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'', played by actor Tristan Rogers.
Casting
Tristan Rogers originally played the role from December 2, 1980 through February 25, 1992. The popularity and longevity o ...
's investigation. Bill is brought into the cartel, but a deliriously wicked Faison wants Bill to prove himself before he is completely accepted. Bill's assignment is to kill Faison's nemesis,
Robert Scorpio
Robert Scorpio is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'', played by actor Tristan Rogers.
Casting
Tristan Rogers originally played the role from December 2, 1980 through February 25, 1992. The popularity and longevity o ...
. By this time, Bill and Robert are good friends, so a "faux death" is arranged. Bill shoots Robert on the waterfront, but Harlan is not fooled, so he decides to shoot Robert again. Bill shoots and kills Harlan to protect Robert. The cartel's illicit activities come to an abrupt end. On Founder's Day, Leopauld Taub is killed, and Cesar Faison escapes. A grief-stricken Julia promptly ends her relationship with Bill. Harlan's other daughter,
Brenda
Brenda is a feminine given name in the English language.
Origin
The overall accepted origin for the female name Brenda is the Old Nordic male name ''Brandr'' meaning both ''torch'' and ''sword'': evidently the male name Brandr took root in areas ...
, comes to town in 1992, after dropping out of boarding school, to claim her inheritance.
Katherine Bell
Katherine Bell is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''.
Mary Beth Evans
Mary Beth Evans (born March 7, 1961) is an American television actress, known for her role as Kayla Brady on the NBC daytime soap ''Days of Our Lives'', and her role as Sierra Estaban on the CBS daytime soap ''As the World Turns''.
Career
Evans ...
portrayed Katherine Bell from 1993 until the character's death in 1999. Katherine Bell came to Port Charles using the name Katherine Crawford, claiming to be a friend of Scott Baldwin's deceased wife, Dominique Stanton.
Stefan Cassadine
Stefan Darius Mikkosovich Cassadine is a fictional character played by actor
Stephen Nichols
Stephen Earl Nichols (born February 19, 1951) is an American actor, recognized for his roles on American daytime soap operas. He has portrayed the beloved role of Steve Johnson (Days of Our Lives), Steve Johnson on NBC's ''Days of Our Lives'' on ...
from June 28, 1996, to January 16, 2002, and June 2, 2003, to October 16, 2003, on ''General Hospital''.
Stefan is the second son of villain Mikkos Cassadine, who once attempted to freeze the world with a weather machine in the famous 1980s
Luke and Laura storyline, and his equally evil wife
Helena
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People
*Helena (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Katri Helena (born 1945), Finnish singer
*Helena, mother of Constantine I
Places
Greece
* Helena (island)
Guyana
* ...
. The complex and often dark character alternated between playing protective uncle to nephew
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 imm ...
and tender would-be lover of
Laura Spencer, and his obsessive vendetta against
Luke Spencer
Luke Spencer is a fictional character in the American television soap opera ''General Hospital'', played by Anthony Geary from 1978 until his departure in July 2015. Geary holds the record for most Daytime Emmy wins for Outstanding Lead Actor in ...
, whom he blamed for the death of his brother
Stavros Cassadine
''General Hospital'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a District General Hospital, general hospital (hence the ti ...
and for his own loss of Laura.
Storylines
Stefan first came to Port Charles in 1996 with his teenaged nephew Nikolas Cassadine, the secret son of Laura Spencer and Stefan's older brother Stavros. The Cassadines are descended from a titled, aristocratic Russian family, who fled to Greece following the 1917 Russian Revolution. Stefan had raised Nikolas since infancy after Laura had escaped the captivity of Stavros and been forced to leave Nikolas behind, after Helena "murdered" Laura's mother,
Lesley Webber, when she tried to contact him.
Stefan battled his mother Helena Cassadine for control of Nikolas and control of the family company, and was official head of the family by the time Nikolas was seven. His mother, emotionally abusive to him during his childhood, viewed him as weak and soft, which he was only in comparison to the more homicidal members of the Cassadine family. Helena strongly favored his older brother Stavros and alternately ignored and belittled the more sensitive Stefan. Stefan loved and protected
Alexis Davis, who was raised as his first cousin but later turned out to be his half-sister, both children of Mikkos. He paid for her to attend boarding school in the United States as a teenager and encouraged her to go into the legal profession. However, he also dominated her and expected complete loyalty and obedience from her. Alexis was charged with doing much of the legwork for "Timoria", Stefan's planned vendetta against the
Spencer family and General Hospital, both of which Stefan blamed for the presumed death of his brother Stavros. In their first years on the show, fans detected romantic chemistry in Stefan's scenes with Alexis. Stefan expressed disapproval of Alexis's relationship with
Ned Ashton and she later went to great lengths to break up his engagement to
Katherine Bell, whom she disapproved of. Fans of the romantic pairing called themselves the "Gutter Rats", though no actual romantic relationship was ever alluded to in their scenes together.
Laura Spencer contacted Stefan after her baby daughter
Lulu Spencer
Lulu Spencer is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Emme Rylan. Previously, Lulu was portrayed by child actress, Tessa Allen from 2004 to 2005. The role was most notably portra ...
was diagnosed with
aplastic anemia
Aplastic anemia is a cancer in which the body fails to make blood cells in sufficient numbers. Blood cells are produced in the bone marrow by stem cells that reside there. Aplastic anemia causes a deficiency of all blood cell types: red blood ...
and was in need of a bone marrow transplant from a matched donor. Nikolas turned out to be a match. True to the love-hate relationship Stefan always had with Laura, Stefan forced Laura to beg for her daughter's life. He then allowed Nikolas to donate the life-saving bone marrow to his sister. At the same time, Stefan launched his Timoria plot, to exact revenge on Luke and Laura for (presumably) killing his brother, Stavros, while he was attempted to rape Laura Spencer fifteen years prior. Stefan later married Luke's sister
Bobbie Spencer
Barbara Jean "Bobbie" Spencer, RN is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera '' General Hospital'', portrayed by Jacklyn Zeman. She debuted in December 1977, after playing Lana McClain on the sister-soap '' One Life to Live''. Zeman went o ...
as part of his revenge plot against the Spencers. The marriage ended in divorce after Stefan caught Bobbie investigating his actions against the Spencers.
In the intervening years, Stefan had an affair with and later became engaged to Katherine Bell. This relationship was derailed for a time after his "cousin" Alexis produced proof that Katherine was Stefan's half-sister Natasha. This was eventually exposed as a falsehood, when it turned out that Alexis was the real Natasha. This revelation rocked Stefan and he reacted as a true Cassadine. Stefan banished Alexis, but eventually forgave her. During the grand Bacchanalia on Spoon Island, a ball celebrating her engagement to Stefan, Katherine fell off a parapet at the mansion, the victim of a failed attempt to murder Helena by Luke and Alexis. Katherine was rescued by Helena Cassadine and restored to health, but died in a second fall from the parapet (this time assisted by Helena) soon after her return.
Meanwhile, Laura was harboring a secret about Nikolas, which strained her relationship with her husband and family. Eventually, Luke discovered that she had slept with Stefan and believed that Stefan, not Stavros, was Nikolas' father, and had lied to him about it. Meanwhile, Stefan had to face Nikolas about the secret that Stefan, too, had kept. Nikolas lashed out at Stefan, moving out and depending heavily on his brother, Lucky Spencer, and his friend, Emily Quartermaine, for support. Stefan did not approve of Nikolas's choices for companions, feeling that they were below his stature as a Cassadine. In particular, Stefan felt that Nikolas should always be wary of Spencers, and not trust them as he had come to trust Lucky. Eventually the two reconciled. Nikolas had always loved Stefan like a father, after all.
DNA testing later proved that Stavros was actually Nikolas's father, much to Stefan's bitter disappointment. The damage was already done to Luke and Laura, however, and they divorced. Shortly before Luke and Laura divorced, Stefan and Laura began a relationship, and Stefan felt hopeful that he could regain his relationship with Laura, the woman he had so loved and hated over the years. Unfortunately, their relationship ended bitterly, after Stefan learned that Laura's presumed dead son, Lucky, was alive, and temporarily withheld the information from her. Laura eventually learned about this from Luke, and violently confronted Stefan. Laura could not forgive him for the lie, and Stefan finally accepted that he and Laura had no future.
Stefan later fell in love with Quartermaine cousin Chloe Morgan and was framed for her murder when his back-from-the-dead brother, Stavros, killed her. The plot was eventually revealed and Stefan was cleared.
He appeared more aggressive and continually more deranged and desperate in his final year on the show. Stefan returned to the show after an absence. He had plotted an arranged marriage for Nikolas with Lydia Karenin, a wealthy Russian heiress, to restore the Cassadine family's wealth. He ordered Nikolas to marry Lydia, but Nikolas was reluctant to follow through. Stefan attempted to kill Nikolas's real love,
Emily Quartermaine, but pushed Lucky's girlfriend Summer (a Laura look-alike), off the cliff by mistake. His secret was well hidden, though, he thought. Stefan's loan from Lorenzo Alcazar was due (this loan transpired as Stefan re-entered the show); Stefan and Lorenzo's henchmen fought quite a bit with him in his final weeks. At this time as well, Luke Spencer kidnapped and put Stefan on "trial" in front of the entire Port Charles television audience, taped by
Dillon Quartermaine. Luke intended for Stefan to admit to the attempted murder of Emily Bowen-Quartermaine and actual murder of Summer Holloway. Stefan apparently died after he was burned (and disfigured) and later stabbed in a knife fight with Luke Spencer.
Luke was arrested for Stefan's murder but was released when Stefan's suicide note was found, where Stefan admitted that he had set Luke up for his staged "murder."
Jagger Cates
John "Jagger" Cates is a fictional character on ''General Hospital''. The role was originated on April 8, 1992, by
Antonio Sabàto, Jr.
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, who portrayed him until 1994, and again briefly in Autumn 1995. In 2008, Sabàto reprised the role during the second season of ''
General Hospital: Night Shift''.
1990s
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John Cates was separated from his siblings Michael and Gina after they were orphaned as children. John assumed the edgier name of Jagger, and fell in with a rough crowd, but his heart was still good—all it took to bring that out of him was some tender, loving care from young
Karen Wexler
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. In 1992, thugs broke into
Kelly's Diner, roughed up owner
Ruby Anderson
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, and attempted to rob the place. One of them, a homeless hooligan named Jagger Cates, was shot trying to protect Ruby. Ruby not only forgave him, but she also gave him a job and a place to live.
Wealthy teen
Jason Quartermaine
Jason Morgan is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, ''General Hospital''. Created by Thom Racina and Leah Laiman, he is most notably played by Daytime Emmy Award-winning actor Steve Burton, who joined the cast in 1991 and vacated the ro ...
started working on Dr.
Tom Hardy's new volunteer "Teen Hot Line". Along with freshman
Robin Scorpio
Robin Scorpio is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' and its primetime SOAPnet spin-off '' General Hospital: Night Shift'', originated and portrayed by Kimberly McCullough on and off for over 30 years sinc ...
and fellow junior Karen Wexler, Jason had a place on the crisis line to help teens in trouble. Karen and Jason grew close, but before long, Karen got involved with Jagger Cates, a drop-out with a sweet disposition.
After a storm, Jason, Jagger, and Karen were stranded on an island. On the island, they encountered Cal Atkins and his convict brother, Joseph Atkins, who had broken out of jail. Cal dragged Karen to the top of a cliff and tried to rape her. Jagger saved her. Jason got there in time to see Cal plummet to the shore below. Convinced that Cal was dead, the teens made a pact to keep what had happened a secret. Cal was actually alive and well with his brother. Back home, a shoot-out occurred. Jagger suffered a minor wound. Cal was arrested. Atkins escaped and sought out Bobbie, who had befriended him in letters to his jail cell. The escaped convict took her hostage and tried to rape her. Atkins was caught when he tried to escape in a police helicopter flown by
Mac Scorpio
Mac Scorpio is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. The role was originated by John J. York in February 1991. He was introduced as the brother of Robert Scorpio, and later became the guardi ...
.
Teenager
Brenda Barrett
Brenda Barrett is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera, '' General Hospital''. The role was originated by Vanessa Marcil on September 18, 1992. After a six-year run with the show, the character was believed to have died after her ...
turned up on her big sister
Julia's doorstep. Julia persuaded Brenda to move in with her and enroll in Port Charles High School. Jagger Cates also enrolled at PCHS. Brenda was instantly attracted to him. She could tell he liked Karen, whom Brenda instantly disliked. Neither Jagger nor Brenda liked school, but Jagger liked Brenda's style and they fell into each other's arms and made love. For good reason, Brenda Barrett was insecure about her relationship with Jagger Cates. Jagger and Karen had fallen in love. Karen began having disturbing flashbacks. An old boyfriend of Karen's mother, Rhonda, came to stay with Karen and her. Soon after seeing her mother's old boyfriend Ray Conway, long repressed memories flooded back to Karen because he had abused her when she was a child.
Jagger located his sister, Gina, and hired
Felicia Jones
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and Mac Scorpio to find his 16-year-old brother. At a wild party, someone slipped "ecstasy" into Karen's drink. A kid named
Stone came to her aid. He turned out to be Jagger's brother, Mike. Karen felt unworthy of Jagger, who had started to box with
Marco Dane
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as his manager. She broke up with Jagger, who was comforted by Brenda Barrett. A troubled Karen went to work as a stripper at the
Paradise Lounge, run by
Sonny Corinthos. Stone lived in Sonny's apartment above the club. Soon, Karen was addicted to stripping, Sonny, and pills. Karen kept her new life a secret while she worked at Kelly's and the hospital, and went to class at Port Charles University. Jagger and "Stone" were reunited.
After Jagger and Stone argued over Stone's going back to school, Jagger followed Stone to the Paradise Lounge. He saw Karen stripping. Later, a stunned Jagger found Karen in bed with Sonny and beat Sonny up. Sonny put a hit out on Jagger. Marco promised Sonny a piece of Jagger's boxing action in exchange for Jagger's life. Sonny liked the idea of "owning" Jagger and agreed. Slipping into the strip joint, Brenda's eyes popped when she saw a drugged-out Karen taking her clothes off. Brenda saw it all, and told everyone. Karen's friends and family rallied around her during her recovery. In his next fight, Jagger refused to follow Sonny's orders to take a dive. Jagger and Karen ran away and finally made love.
By 1994, Stone and Jagger finally rekindled the warm relationship they had as kids. Jagger stopped boxing and decided to become a cop. Karen, who had received a scholarship to study medicine at Northwestern University, and he got engaged. Before Jagger and Karen's wedding day, a suicidal patient at the hospital almost plunged out a window with Karen. A new orderly, Miguel Morez, saved them both. Miguel saw how Jagger felt about Karen and had a pang. He had once been in love like that with a girl named Lily.
Jagger stopped his brother Stone from driving the getaway van that would carry Frank Smith out of jail. Tragedy struck when the bike Jagger was riding crashed and he was knocked out. Jagger recuperated from his motorcycle spill in time to marry Karen in a touching wedding ceremony. It was a day filled with love—and surprises. Karen's mother revealed to Karen that Scott Baldwin was her father. Karen, overjoyed by the news, happily hopped on the back of her new husband's motorcycle and sped off to a new life in San Francisco, where Karen would become a doctor and Jagger would become a police officer.
In 1995, Stone Cates had come down with the flu. As his girlfriend Robin Scorpio nursed him with chicken soup, he convinced her she should go to Yale. Stone assured Robin he had been tested and was HIV negative. They made love for the first time. Mac was furious when he found out, but he came to realize he had to let Robin grow up. When Stone could not shake the flu, tests revealed the worst possible news. Stone was HIV positive. Stone could not bring himself to reveal the deeply tragic news to Robin.
Jagger returned to Port Charles to visit with Stone, luckily getting the chance to spend a little time with his brother before Stone died later that year.
Karen returned to Port Charles in 1997 as a young doctor in General Hospital's intern program, where she discovered she was going to be working closely with Dr. Joe Scanlon. Karen and Joe had been childhood friends in Port Charles. Although Karen was now married to Jagger Cates, a police officer stationed in San Francisco, she was still attracted to Joe, and Joe was attracted to Karen.
Karen's marriage to Jagger was on shaky ground, but she wanted to make it work. Although they constantly found themselves in close situations, Karen and Joe resisted their impulses, as Karen tried to stay faithful to her husband. Afraid of her feelings for Joe and needing to see Jagger, Karen went to San Francisco. While there, Karen learned that Jagger had been having an affair and that their marriage was truly over. Karen returned to Port Charles and her friendship with Joe grew deeper and the two began dating.
2008: ''General Hospital: Night Shift''
In 2008, Jagger returns to Port Charles with his five-year-old son
Stone, named after his deceased brother.
Stone's mother is suing for custody of their son. While in Port Charles, Stone is diagnosed with
autism spectrum disorder; at first, Jagger is in denial about it.
Writer Sri Rao explained the effect on Jagger he wanted to portray, stating "The focus of our story is mostly on how it affects Jagger as a parent. ... It's a very overwhelming and complicated emotional journey that a parent goes on when their child is diagnosed with autism. It starts with denial, embarrassment, confusion, sadness, and ultimately, acceptance. That's the arc we'll see Jagger go through over the course of this season."
Rao reached out to
Autism Speaks to make sure he told the story "authentically, responsibly and realistically".
Throughout the show, the audience sees Jagger slowly come to terms with Stone's autism. At the end of season, Jagger and Stone return to San Francisco.
Lois Cerullo
Lois Cerullo (formerly Ashton) is a fictional character on the
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soap opera ''
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 pro ...
''.
Rena Sofer originated the role from December 15, 1993 to September 24, 1996. Sofer briefly returned from February 7 to 17, 1997 and from September 30 to October 2, 1997. Sofer won the
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1995. Actress
Lesli Kay
Lesli Kay (born Lesli Kay Pushkin on June 13, 1965 in Charleston, West Virginia) is an American actress, who is known primarily for her roles on the CBS soap operas ''As the World Turns'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful''.
Career
At age 12, s ...
stepped into the role from June 1, 2004, to March 14, 2005.
Lisa LoCicero, who would later be cast as
Olivia Falconeri
Olivia Falconeri is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. Created by head writer Robert Guza, Jr. and introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps, the role been portrayed by Lisa LoC ...
in 2009, auditioned for the role in 2004.
Storylines
Lois first appeared on General Hospital in 1993 when she saw Eddie Maine perform at a New York concert, Lois was a band manager and quickly hired "Eddie". Unbeknownst to her, Eddie Maine's real name was
Ned Ashton. She believed that he was a singer by night and a traveling pharmaceutical salesman by day, and Ned let her. They soon fell in love and got married. After their wedding, Ned moved them to his hometown,
Port Charles. There she was re-introduced to her old friend,
Sonny Corinthos, whom she had known since their childhood in
Bensonhurst. She also quickly became friends with Sonny's girlfriend,
Brenda Barrett
Brenda Barrett is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera, '' General Hospital''. The role was originated by Vanessa Marcil on September 18, 1992. After a six-year run with the show, the character was believed to have died after her ...
, and the two opened their own recording company, L&B Records.
Lois was still in the dark about Ned's true identity. Meanwhile, Ned was being forced to marry
Katherine Bell, who was blackmailing his family, the Quartermaines. Ned refused to tell Lois the truth because he did not want to hurt her. She found out anyway, while watching TV, and saw that Eddie Maine was actually Ned Ashton, and that he was married to Katherine. During Katherine's birthday party, she popped out of cake, saying "Happy Birthday to Mrs. Ned Ashton, from the other Mrs. Ned Ashton!" Soon after, Lois left Ned.
Ned was not ready to give up on Lois, and persistently pursued her. Eventually, the two reconciled and Lois accepted his marriage proposal but under one condition - no more lies. He agreed and they married again. Their marriage went through tough times, starting with Ned telling
Mac Scorpio
Mac Scorpio is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. The role was originated by John J. York in February 1991. He was introduced as the brother of Robert Scorpio, and later became the guardi ...
that Sonny was a
mobster, after Lois confided this to him. It was Ned's family, however that put real strain on their union. Lois wanted Ned to distance himself from the dysfunctional Quartermaines. His mother,
Tracy Quartermaine, hated Lois from the first moment they met.
After Tracy put ELQ in financial jeopardy, she left town, leaving Ned to clean up the mess. Dismayed by this, Lois gave Ned an ultimatum: his job or her and their unborn daughter. Ned chose ELQ. Hurt, Lois left Ned and returned to
Bensonhurst where she gave birth to a baby girl, who she named Brook Lynn after her favorite city.
Sometime later, Lois returned to Port Charles, feeling guilty for keeping Ned away from his daughter. During this time, it was revealed that Ned had had an affair with his uncle's wife,
Monica Quartermaine. She then overheard him blackmailing his cousin,
Justus Ward
Justus Ward is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. He is the son of Bradley and Isobel Ward, and the grandson of Edward Quartermaine. The role was originated by former ''Cosby Show'' actor Joseph C. Phillips, who appea ...
. Lois could not handle it, and again left town. It was at this time that she also help comfort Brenda, after Sonny left her at the altar.
Years later, Lois returned to Port Charles to look for her and Ned's now teenage daughter, Brook Lynn, after she ran away. After Lois and Ned located Brook Lynn, Lois decided to return to
Port Charles. Not long after her return,
Lila Quartermaine died. Soon afterwards, Lois began dating
Lorenzo Alcazar. Brook Lynn was very upset about this, and decided to start a girl band at Lois' request. Brook Lynn,
Sage Alcazar
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,
Georgie Jones
Georgie Jones is a fictional character on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. She is the daughter of supercouple Frisco and Felicia Jones. Previously played by various child actresses, Georgie is primarily portr ...
, and
Maxie Jones
Maxie Jones is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. She is the eldest daughter of supercouple Frisco Jones and Felicia Cummings, raised most of her life by Mac Scorpio. The role was first portrayed by Robyn Richards ...
were going to fake the audition. But after Maxie was nowhere to be found, Dillon was forced to dress in drag and pose as a woman. Things got a bit out of control when Simon, the record producer, began hitting on Dillon at The Cellar. Those plans failed as the storyline ended, especially after Sage was murdered by
Mary Bishop. Lois continued to date Alcazar. Alcazar's feelings for
Carly Corinthos began to return, and Lois began to fade into the background. After
Lesli Kay
Lesli Kay (born Lesli Kay Pushkin on June 13, 1965 in Charleston, West Virginia) is an American actress, who is known primarily for her roles on the CBS soap operas ''As the World Turns'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful''.
Career
At age 12, s ...
was placed from contract to recurring status in March 2005, Lois ceased to appear. Much later, it was explained that Ned, Lois and Brook Lynn had gone back to Manhattan to continue in the music industry.
They were mentioned by
Sonny Corinthos who referred to her and her sister. On August 25, he called her mother Gloria, and asked her how to get a hold of
Olivia Falconeri
Olivia Falconeri is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. Created by head writer Robert Guza, Jr. and introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps, the role been portrayed by Lisa LoC ...
. Olivia later references the two as "tearing it up in L.A. and they always visit Gloria, that's Lois's mother, whenever they're in Bensonhurst."
On May 25, 2010, it was mentioned by Carly that Lois is managing several bands in Europe and currently lives in London.
Ryan Chamberlain
Ryan Chamberlain is a fictional character on ''General Hospital''. He was portrayed by
Jon Lindstrom
Jon Robert Lindstrom (born October 18, 1957) is an American actor, writer, director, producer, and musician. He is well known for his role as Kevin Collins on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' and its spin-off ''Port Charles''.
...
from 1992 until 1995, who also played Chamberlain's
identical twin
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brother,
Kevin Collins. Lindstrom reprised his role as Ryan on April 3 and 21, June 16 and 19, 1998, July 8 to 9, 1998, September 4, 16, 18 and 23, 1998, on the spin-off ''Port Charles''. Lindstrom reprised Chamberlain from August 10, 2018 until March 8, 2019 when the character was presumed dead. Ryan appeared in
Ava's nightmare on April 4, 2019. Although Ryan was revealed to be alive on May 14, 2019, Lindstrom reprised the role again on May 22, 2019.
Storylines
Ryan Chamberlain was introduced as a pediatrician at General Hospital, but he is revealed to have been hiding his mentally unstable behavior for some time.
Felicia Jones
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, while living in Texas, knew him as "Todd Wilson" and saw him murder his wife Gloria. She had amnesia when she got back to Port Charles, and did not remember knowing Ryan/Todd. He becomes obsessed with Felicia, who gets her memory back, and he is arrested for attempted murder after he traps her in a cabin and she attacks him in self defense. Ryan crashes Felicia and Mac Scorpio's wedding with a bomb, but is sent to an asylum. Kevin, a psychiatrist, came to town intent on rehabilitating his brother. Unfortunately, Ryan was faking his progress, and used his twin to escape the mental hospital and impersonate him. After escaping with the help of his counselor, Connie Cooper, he kills her and kidnaps Georgie Jones.
Kevin helped Mac and Felicia track his psychotic twin down at a fun-house and rescue Georgie, though the killer let himself die in the building's violent explosion rather than be locked away in the hospital again. Ryan continued to appear to Kevin and taunt him over the years. As children, Ryan was sexually abused by their mother. One night, she abuses Kevin, thinking he was Ryan. When Kevin tells their father, he takes Kevin and leaves Ryan behind. Ryan eventually killed his mother.
In 2018, Ryan was revealed to be alive and was being treated and hidden in Ferncliff by Kevin. One day, Ryan gets the upper hand, knocks Kevin out, and switches places with him. For over six months, Ryan impersonated Kevin and fell in love with
Ava Jerome
Ava Jerome is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. The role is portrayed by three-time Daytime Emmy Award winner Maura West, who made her first appearance on May 8, 2013.
Ava is part of the ...
to the point of being obsessed with her, and he also racked up new victims as he went on a murder spree. In early 2019, Ryan framed
Franco Baldwin for his crimes, and planned to run away with Ava to
Niagara Falls
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, who also kidnapped
Carly Corinthos. When Franco was finally proven to be innocent and exposed Ryan as the killer,
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and
Jason Morgan followed Ryan and Ava to Niagara Falls, where Ryan threw himself off a bridge and was presumed dead.
Two months later, he was revealed to be alive and returned to Port Charles for Ava, who planned to kill him since he killed
Kiki Jerome
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months prior.
In 2022, it was revealed that he is the biological father of
Esme Prince
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, who was given up for adoption by her biological mother
Heather Webber, after her relationship with Ryan has ended. Years later, Ryan found Esme living with the Princes with a nanny named Maggie Fitzgerald and he convinced her to come to Port Charles to break up Ava's marriage to
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 imm ...
by using Nikolas's son
Spencer Cassadine
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. He is aware that he is about to become a grandfather to Esme's child with Nikolas, but unaware that Nikolas had her locked up in a storage room in Wyndermere Castle until she gives birth.
Reception
"I'm the hated envy of all my friends," says Jon Lindstrom, who plays the maniacal Dr. Ryan Chamberlain on ''General Hospital''. "All of my acting friends that is. Not only am I working, but I've also got a great part to play. Ryan is without a doubt the best role I've ever had." "When I started this, I was supposed to be on for 12 weeks --16 weeks tops," says the actor. "I'd come in for a short run since the story was to have a beginning, a middle, and an end."
Kevin Collins
Kevin Collins is a fictional character on the American soap opera ''
General Hospital
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'' and its spin-off ''
Port Charles''. He was portrayed by
Jon Lindstrom
Jon Robert Lindstrom (born October 18, 1957) is an American actor, writer, director, producer, and musician. He is well known for his role as Kevin Collins on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' and its spin-off ''Port Charles''.
...
on General Hospital from 1993 to May 1997. Lindstrom remained on recurring status with the show appearing sporadically until 2002, while being a main cast member on spin-off ''
Port Charles''. Dr. Kevin Collins arrived in Port Charles in December 1993 in an attempt to rehabilitate his twin brother, serial killer
Ryan Chamberlain
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.
On January 9, 2013, after more than eight years off-screen, it was announced Lindstrom would return to ''General Hospital'' as Kevin. He first aired on January 30.
Storylines
Dr. Kevin Collins arrived in Port Charles on ''
General Hospital
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'' in the early part of 1994. He came to town to help rehabilitate his identical twin brother, serial killer Ryan Chamberlain, who was in a mental hospital. Kevin felt his brother was as much a victim as the women he killed and thought he could help his brother get well with his own therapeutic methods. He had a hard time being accepted by the citizens of Port Charles because he had looked identical to a man everyone feared and hated. Eventually, everyone came around, including
Felicia Jones
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, who was terrorized by Ryan for almost two years. However, her fiancé,
Mac Scorpio
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, was instantly suspicious and hostile to Kevin. Kevin visited his brother, Ryan, several times and thought he was making progress. However, he was unaware Ryan was using him to escape the mental hospital.
One night, Kevin visited Ryan in his room alone. Ryan found out enough about Kevin to knock him out and impersonated him back in Port Charles. Kevin eventually managed to prove to authorities and hospital personnel he was indeed Kevin and not Ryan. He raced to the church to stop Ryan from ruining Felicia's wedding to Mac. After that ordeal was over and Ryan was apprehended, Kevin saw him at the prison and confronted him. Kevin wiped his hands of Ryan again. However, Ryan wasn't through with Kevin. He managed to escape the prison and impersonate Kevin to keep Felicia's baby,
Georgie Jones
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, at General Hospital. Kevin helped Mac and Felicia find Ryan and Georgie in 1995. Ryan killed himself instead of being apprehended. Kevin still felt some guilt by Ryan's fate.
Kevin found himself befriending and counseling
Lucy Coe
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. Lucy came to Kevin with a moral dilemma. He helped her as best he could, but found himself attracted to her while at the same time as he was exasperated with her. They started dating soon after. They got closer when Kevin found himself haunted by the death of his former lover, Grace. Kevin confided in Lucy that Grace had drowned in a car he was in and he was to blame for her death. Lucy helped him work through the past. On June 2, 1997, Lindstrom brought the character to spin-off ''
Port Charles'', where he remained until the final episode on October 3, 2003.
On July 16, 2004, Kevin and Lucy return to Port Charles to attend the funeral of
Lila Quartermaine.
On January 30, 2013, Kevin returns again and visits Lucy in Ferncliff after she stabbed
John McBain, believing him to be
Caleb Morley
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.
In May 2013, he uses his psychiatric skills to aid
Lulu Spencer-Falconeri when she has amnesia after being kidnapped by
Stavros Cassadine
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.
In December 2013, Lucy refuses to wed
Patrick Drake
Patrick Drake is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'', a protagonist in both seasons of its prime time SOAPnet spin-off '' General Hospital: Night Shift'' and one half of on-screen couple Patrick Drake and Robin Scor ...
and
Sabrina Santiago
Sabrina Santiago is a fictional character from the original ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'', played by Teresa Castillo.
Created by head writer Ron Carlivati, and introduced under executive producer Frank Valentini, Sabrina is introduc ...
due to the fact that she and Kevin's marriage could be over. He was mentioned to be too busy with patients to spend any quality time with Lucy.
Felix Dubois
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,
Elizabeth Webber
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and Sabrina convince her to go through with the wedding.
In May 2014, Kevin finds out that Lucy has been having an affair with
Scott Baldwin
Scott "Scotty" Baldwin is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' and its now-defunct spinoff ''Port Charles''. The character debuted played by child actors in the 1960s until Kin Shriner assumed the role in 1977. Sc ...
at the Nurses' Ball and breaks up with her.
In January 2015, Kevin (temporarily portrayed by
Anthony Starke) attempts to help
Jason Morgan, believing his name to be Jake Doe, remember his true identity. Although, Jason disappears and does not go through with his appointment with Kevin.
In October 2015, Kevin (again portrayed by
Jon Lindstrom
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...
) returns to Port Charles for an appointment with
Anna Devane
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. Kevin states that he has been out of the country with his patients and reveals that he and Lucy divorced.
Kevin helped Laura solve a mystery involving Helena Cassadine, and the two grew close, eventually starting to date. Kevin accompanied Laura to Cassadine Island and was shot by
Valentin Cassadine
Valentin Cassadine is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. The character was initially conceived in 2009 by head writer Robert Guza Jr., as a previously unknown member of the wealthy Cassa ...
while protecting Laura. He thanks her for "awakening" him back to life after his breakup with Lucy. After a brief breakup, he and Laura have been together since.
In August 2018, Ryan was revealed to be alive and was hidden away in Ferncliff by Kevin, who was treating him for deep psychosis. Ryan gains the upper hand, attacks Kevin, and switches places with him. As Kevin was stuck in Ferncliff for months, Ryan impersonates Kevin and goes on a murder spree. In March 2019, Kevin was finally rescued from Ferncliff as Ryan was exposed as the killer. Ryan threw himself off a bridge in
Niagara Falls
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to avoid being captured and was presumed dead.
It was revealed that the DVX had contacted Kevin back in May 2018 about taking one of their agents off their hands and Kevin was shocked to learn that the agent in question was his twin brother Ryan and he hid him in Ferncliff for three months. Kevin was arrested due to withholding a fugitive but was released on bail. In April, the charges against Kevin were dropped since he could not have withheld a fugitive if said fugitive was declared dead.
Kevin teamed up with Laura, Felicia, Mac, and
Ava Jerome
Ava Jerome is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. The role is portrayed by three-time Daytime Emmy Award winner Maura West, who made her first appearance on May 8, 2013.
Ava is part of the ...
to lure Ryan out of hiding and back to Port Charles by pretending to be a couple with Ava. The plan worked and Ryan returned to Port Charles alive but was captured by the PCPD.
Victor Collins
Victor Collins is a fictional character on the American soap opera ''
General Hospital
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'' and its spin-off ''
Port Charles''.
Nicholas Pryor
Nicholas Pryor (born Nicholas David Probst; January 28, 1935) is an American actor. He has appeared in various television series, films, and stage productions.
Life and career
Pryor was born Nicholas David Probst in Baltimore, Maryland, the son ...
portrayed the role on ''
General Hospital
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'' in the spring of 1997 and on ''
Port Charles'' from June 11, 1997, to July 18, 2003.
Storylines
Lucy Coe
Lucy Coe is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap operas '' General Hospital'' and ''Port Charles''. Portrayed by Lynn Herring, she first appeared in April 1986 on ''General Hospital'', introduced as an alibi in a murder plot. In 1997, ...
finds Victor in a convent where he is recovering from mental illness.
Kevin Collins had told her that his father was dead. When he recovers from his illness, he returns to Port Charles with Kevin and Lucy. While in Port Charles, he is able to mend his relationship with his son, Kevin, and becomes a suspect in the General Homicide murder mystery. Victor is frequently away from home when his twin sons are little. His wife sexually abuses his son,
Ryan Chamberlain
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. One night his wife abuses Kevin thinking that it was Ryan. When Kevin tells his father, he takes Kevin and leaves Ryan behind. Both sons experience mental illness throughout their lives, but Ryan becomes homicidal.
Victor is held hostage by the General Homicide killer, Greg Cooper, and his sister Julie. Greg claims that he is Victor's son by a woman named Marsha Cooper, who was killed by Ryan when he was little. Eventually, it is discovered that Julie is not Greg's sister. The true paternity of Greg is never revealed.
Victor meets Mary Scanlon and marries her in 1999. Victor is presumed dead, but is actually kidnapped in Italy. Kevin and Mary rescue him. He reappears in 2002 after he and Frank Scanlon find high levels of radiation and a pocket watch in the forest.
Mike Corbin
Mike Corbin (born Michael Corinthos) is a fictional character on the
ABC
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soap opera ''
General Hospital
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''. Soap Opera veteran,
Ron Hale first appeared in the role on a recurring basis in January 1995. During an interview in July 2010, Hale announced his plans to retire from acting, though he did not give a definitive time line. Hale last appeared on October 28, 2010. On January 31, 2018, it was announced that veteran actor
Max Gail was recast as Mike Corbin. Gail exited in October 2020. Two months later, ''
Soap Opera Digest'' announced he would reprise the role for a guest appearance, he returned on January 11, 2021. He also made another appearance on September 16, 2021 and on December 17, 2021.
Storylines
Mike is the deadbeat father of
Sonny Corinthos, who was born Michael Corinthos Jr., and of the now deceased
Courtney Matthews
Courtney Matthews is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC network. She is the daughter of Mike Corbin and Janine Matthews, and the half sister of mobster Sonny Corinthos. ...
. Mike abandoned Sonny and his mother
Adela Corinthos when Sonny was a small child. Sonny resents him for this and blames his father for Adela's later marriage to a police officer,
Deke Woods
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A Aaron
:(Chad Brannon, 2009)
Abigail
:(Ivy Bethune, 1987)
Sarah Abbott
:(Eileen Dietz, 1981–83)
::Roommate to Heather We ...
, who brutally abused Sonny. Mike did not see Sonny again until he was an adult. Their relationship continues to be strained. It was further strained when Sonny learned that Mike had a daughter,
Courtney
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, with his former live-in girlfriend Janine Matthews. Janine left Mike after he gambled away all of her money and told Courtney that Mike had died. Mike saw Courtney again when she was an adult. Courtney resented her mother for lying and reconnected with the father she had loved. Mike continues to have a gambling addiction and Sonny has often had to bail him out of trouble. Mike is the manager at
Kelly's Diner and is occasionally seen at family functions. Mike is the godfather of
Michael Corinthos III. At the boy's baptism, it was established that Mike is a
Roman Catholic
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and is of Irish and Greek descent. Sonny and Mike have slowly developed a bond with each other, and Sonny also forgave Mike for abandoning him as a child.
On November 14, 2008, members in the Russian mafia beat Mike within an inch of his life, then proceeded to torch the restaurant. The diner opened the following year, having been restored to its former glory. In July 2009, Mike rents the vacated room above Kelly's to
Dominic Pirelli
Dante Falconeri is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network, played by Dominic Zamprogna. Zamprogna made his debut on June 22, 2009. In 2018, Zamprogna announced his decision to leave the role, an ...
, the man who will later turn out to be his grandson. Neither of the men know at the time. In January of the following year, Mike again falls off the wagon by playing poker with
Ethan Lovett
Ethan Lovett is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera '' General Hospital''. The role was portrayed by Nathan Parsons from January 30, 2009, to March 7, 2012. Parsons briefly reprised the role for two episodes in April 2013 as pa ...
, the bartender at the Haunted Star who was unaware of Mike's addiction. After finding the two men in a quarrel,
Tracy throws Mike out of the casino. A few days later, Ethan brings Mike to General Hospital after finding him beaten in an alley. After getting in massive debt for gambling again in early 2011, Mike steps down from managing Kelly's and gets checked into gambling rehab.
In 2018, Sonny brings Mike back to live with the family in Port Charles. He is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Due to the progression of the symptoms, Mike is then admitted into a memory care facility. In 2020, his condition worsens and he refuses to eat. Elizabeth convinces Sonny not to put Mike on a feeding tube and to let him
die with dignity
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. As Mike's body begins to shut down, Sonny, Carly, Jason, Michael, Josslyn, Brook Lynn, Felix and Stella say their goodbyes to him. When he dies, his spirit is greeted by Courtney. He takes her hand and vanishes in the bright light.
Lily Corinthos
Lily Elena Corinthos (maiden name Rivera) is a fictional character on the
ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital''. Lilly Melgar played the role from 1994 to 1996, and for short stints in 2001 and 2003.
Backstory
Lily Rivera is the estranged daughter of Puerto Rican crime boss
Hernando Rivera. She is impregnated by
Miguel Morez
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A Aaron
:(Chad Brannon, 2009)
Abigail
:(Ivy Bethune, 1987)
Sarah Abbott
:(Eileen Dietz, 1981–83)
::Roommate to Heather We ...
when she is 16. Her father puts a hit on Miguel, and his family is forced to smuggle him out of Puerto Rico. Lily is sent to a convent, and her father forces her to give up her baby for adoption. Thinking Miguel is dead and her son is lost, she banishes her father from her life.
Storylines
When L&B Records launches Miguel's singing career with a concert in Puerto Rico,
Sonny Corinthos finds Lily and convinces her to come to Port Charles and reunite with Miguel. Lily gets a teaching job, and Miguel and she try to recapture what they had as teenagers and get engaged. Lily and Sonny become close friends, which makes Miguel and Sonny's girlfriend Brenda Barrett jealous. Sonny finds Lily's six-year-old son, Juan, and they fly to Puerto Rico to meet him. After seeing how happy he is, Lily decides to leave the boy with his adopted family.
Lily overhears a conversation between
Lois Cerullo,
Ned Ashton, and Mac Scorpio, who have convinced Brenda to wear a wire to get information on Sonny's mob dealings. Lily warns Sonny, who finds the wire and breaks up with Brenda. Miguel and Lily fight over her loyalty to Sonny, which ends their engagement. Sonny and Lily continue to become close. Lily realizes Sonny still loves Brenda, however, and convinces him to try again. They go to Kelly's and see Miguel and Brenda coming out of the shower together after having had sex.
When Sonny faces prison time, Lily begs her father for help. Her father offers Sonny a deal; he will get Sonny free if Sonny marries Lily. Lily hopes Sonny will love her back in time. Sonny does not return her feelings, but nevertheless cares for Lily, so he resolves to make the marriage work. After they get married, Lily insists on keeping her job as a teacher, and refuses to let Sonny's bodyguards shadow her, causing various incidents. Through Lily's efforts, Sonny mends fences with his father,
Mike Corbin. She becomes close with many residents of Port Charles. Her relationship with Detective Garcia, however, provokes Sonny's jealousy.
Brenda is devastated when Sonny marries Lily, and is determined to get him back. She convinces
Jasper Jacks to help her make Sonny jealous, and they show up everywhere Sonny and Lily go. When Brenda and Sonny are caught in an avalanche, they declare their love for one another. Lily's father finds this out from his accountant, Harry Silver, and threatens Brenda, then tries to kill her. Sonny decides to leave Lily and go into hiding, but before he can tell her, she tells him she is pregnant. Sonny goes to Brenda and tells her he is staying with Lily; meanwhile, Lily leaves him to go back to Puerto Rico. Sonny follows Lily to the airport and begs her to give him another chance.
Unaware of Sonny's newfound devotion to Lily, Lily's father places a bomb in his car. After a celebration party at Luke's Club, where they announce the pregnancy, Lily goes to the car, which blows up when she starts the ignition, killing her and leaving Sonny devastated. Sonny goes to Puerto Rico to see Lily's father, who has a stroke when he finds out he had inadvertently killed his pregnant daughter. Sonny gives him a gun to kill himself; after he commits suicide, Sonny inherits his former father-in-law's territory. Sonny then donates Lily's inheritance from her father, $30 million, to General Hospital to build the Stone Cates Memorial AIDS Wing.
Harrison Davis
Dr. Harrison Davis is a fictional character on ''General Hospital''. He was portrayed by Kevin Best in 1990.
An ambitious and pushy doctor, Harrison was obsessed with
Simone Hardy
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, with whom he had an affair. Determined to have her, Harrison tried to destroy her marriage with the help of Simone's obnoxious mother, and switched the paternity test of Simone's son, Tommy, to make it look like he was the father. When he realized Simone would not leave
Tom Hardy, Harrison convinced gullible nurse Meg Lawson to marry him so that he could sue for custody. Simone eventually figured out the truth, and Meg divorced him. When he realized that Casey Rogers was an alien, Harrison called in the Air Force and threatened
Anna Devane
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, who had helped Casey escape. An infuriated
Robert Scorpio
Robert Scorpio is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'', played by actor Tristan Rogers.
Casting
Tristan Rogers originally played the role from December 2, 1980 through February 25, 1992. The popularity and longevity o ...
told him to back off from his family, and Harrison eventually left town after being humiliated in the Casey caper, as he could not prove Casey was an alien.
Bill Eckert
William "Bill" Eckert is a fictional character on
ABC
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soap opera ''
General Hospital
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''. He was the redheaded
Spencer family cousin that was a dead ringer for
Luke Spencer
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. He was portrayed by longtime ''General Hospital'' favorite,
Anthony Geary
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from 1991 to 1993. He later appeared in a flashback on April 1, 2015, played by
Joey Luthman
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Personal life
Luthman was born at Southview Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, on January 14, 1997 ...
, who also portrayed Luke in flashbacks.
Storylines
Bill Eckert was a member of the crew on the ''SS Tracy''. The Greenbelts, an environmental safety organization, protested the arrival of the Quartermaine boat. It had just exploded and sank in Port Charles harbor. Harlan Barrett of Barrett Enterprises came to Port Charles to salvage the SS Tracy. He was impressed with Bill Eckert, who invented a unique machine which raised the ship. Harlan hired Bill as chief engineer with the promise of upward advancement in the company.
Bill is the cousin of the Spencer family who had just come to town with his young son, Sly Eckert, and recently divorced form his mother, Nancy. Bill's father died of a heart attack and Bill and his sister,
Jenny Eckert
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, came into a large inheritance. Bill, now a wealthy man, moved into an abandoned lighthouse with his son Sly and Finian O'Toole, whom Bill had hired as a housekeeper. Bill was now dating Harlan's marketing genius daughter,
Julia Barrett
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A Aaron
:( Chad Brannon, 2009)
Abigail
:(Ivy Bethune, 1987)
Sarah Abbott
:(Eileen Dietz, 1981–83)
::Roommate to Heather W ...
. Harlan brought her to Port Charles to run the cannery with ace in command, Bill Eckert.
Harlan Barrett, Leopold Taub, Cesar Faison, and
Larry Ashton
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formed a cartel to control global business via the use of a toxic substance, carbon disulfide, manufactured at a cannery they purchased as a clever ruse for their operations and a place to brew the drug with which they intended to rule the world. Bill and Jenny were both kept in the dark about the cannery's real intentions.
Meanwhile, Nancy having heard about Bill's newfound wealth, promptly wanted custody of Sly. Bill saw the dollar signs in her eyes and would not give in to her blackmail. Nancy began spying on operations at the cannery and discovered the carbon disulfide. She used it to make Bill appear inebriated at Sly's custody hearing. The Cartel was worried with Nancy poking around and they wanted to make a still clueless Bill their newest member. The cartel then decided to eliminate Nancy.
Faison tried to use mind control to program
Anna Scorpio to kill Nancy, but Anna and
Robert Scorpio
Robert Scorpio is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'', played by actor Tristan Rogers.
Casting
Tristan Rogers originally played the role from December 2, 1980 through February 25, 1992. The popularity and longevity o ...
were on to Faison's plan. With the aid of a psychiatrist, she become immune to it. The Cartel's goal was attained anyway as Nancy was mysteriously murdered and Bill was the prime suspect! The real killer turned out to Bill's housekeeper and Sly's baby-sitter, Finian, who had a heated argument with Nancy and accidentally killed her.
Bill was brought into the Cartel, but a deliriously wicked Faison wanted Bill to prove himself before he was completely accepted. Bill's assignment was to kill Faison's nemesis, Robert Scorpio. By this time, Bill and Robert were good friends, so a "faux death" was arranged. Bill shot Robert on the waterfront, but Harlan was not fooled, so he decided to shoot Robert again. Bill shot and killed Harlan to protect his pal. A grief-stricken Julia promptly ended her relationship with Bill.
On Founder's Day, the Cartel was apprehended. Taub was killed and Faison escaped yet again. After Robert and Anna's presumed death Bill started dating Robert's widow
Holly Scorpio.
Scott Baldwin
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came across information that pointed to
Lucy Coe
Lucy Coe is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap operas '' General Hospital'' and ''Port Charles''. Portrayed by Lynn Herring, she first appeared in April 1986 on ''General Hospital'', introduced as an alibi in a murder plot. In 1997, ...
in a Port Charles art heist. He told Bill and Holly who concluded that Lucy had fed information about the local paintings to the wealthy Richard Halifax. When Halifax realized Bill and Holly were on his trail, he returned of all the art...except Bill Eckert's painting, "Summer in Provence." This was the only painting Lucy did not know about. Halifax professed his innocence but Bill knew he was lying! Then Bill goes to Paris where he reclaimed his artwork and had a fling on the side behind Holly's back, with his old flame, Victoria. When Bill returned to Port Charles, Holly walked in on Bill and Victoria making love at his lighthouse. The spurned Holly was hell-bent on making the womanizing Bill pay! She smashed all the rare wines in his wine cellar, then left town.
In 1993, Bill and his cousin
Luke Spencer
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came face to face when
Lucky Spencer
Lucky Spencer is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera, ''General Hospital''. He is the son of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura Spencer (Genie Francis). His birth having been announced on-screen in 1985, a ten-year-old Lucky was ca ...
was sent back to Port Charles as his parents were still on the run from notorious mobster
Frank Smith. Frank's men found Lucky staying with his friend/cousin
Sly Eckert. They also found Sly's father Bill Eckert, who was the spitting image of Luke. Bill was trying to protect Sly and Lucky Spencer from a hitman. Bill was then shot in a case of mistaken identity. He died in Luke's arms.
On April 1, 2015, it was revealed that Bill helped
Patricia Spencer
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conceal the fact that Luke killed his abusive father in a fit of rage on April 1, 1963.
Jenny Eckert
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ABC
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soap opera ''
General Hospital
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''. Cheryl Richardson portrayed the character from 1991 until 1994 and then again during the summer of 1996.
Jenny was a member of the blue-collar Eckert family. An environmentalist, she opposed the entrance of the ''ELQ Tracy'' into Port Charles Harbor. She fell in love with Ned Ashton, but soon developed an attraction to Paul Hornsby, who was engaged to Ned's mother Tracy. After Tracy accidentally hit Jenny with her car, Jenny blackmailed Tracy into divorcing Paul and allowing them to be together in exchange for not pressing charges. Paul and Jenny married after Mac and Felicia's aborted wedding, and left town in the summer of 1994.
Jenny shows up at General Hospital in 1996 after going into labor, and Ned helps her give birth to her and Paul's son, Paul Jr.
In January 2015 it was mentioned that Jenny was the executrix of Bill's will and that she had no idea that Bill owned Luke and Bobbie's childhood home. After Paul returns to Port Charles, it is revealed that Jenny has divorced him and taken their son.
Sly Eckert
Sly Eckert is a fictional character on the
ABC
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soap opera ''
General Hospital
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''. Glenn Walker Harris Jr, portrayed the character from 1991 until 1996.
Cesar Faison
Cesar Faison is a fictional character from the
ABC
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daytime soap opera ''
General Hospital
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''. The role has been portrayed off and on by Anders Hove since 1990.
Storylines
Cesar Faison first surfaces in Paris, France in 1990, under the alias P.K. Sinclair, an adventure novelist with a penchant for cigars. In reality, Faison is the former employer of
Anna Devane
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during her days with the World Security Bureau (WSB)'s rival agency, DVX. Also during this time, Faison often makes illicit deals with WSB head,
Sean Donely
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, including one to destroy Anna's marriage to
Robert Scorpio
Robert Scorpio is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'', played by actor Tristan Rogers.
Casting
Tristan Rogers originally played the role from December 2, 1980 through February 25, 1992. The popularity and longevity o ...
.
Faison arranges for
Felicia Scorpio-Jones
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to be abducted, in an effort to distract her husband,
Frisco Jones
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. Faison, with assistance from henchmen Desiree and Jacquess, leads Frisco and Sean on a wild goose chase through his Parisian winery before allowing them to rescue Felicia. Meanwhile, back in Port Charles,
Robin Scorpio
Robin Scorpio is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' and its primetime SOAPnet spin-off '' General Hospital: Night Shift'', originated and portrayed by Kimberly McCullough on and off for over 30 years sinc ...
finds part of a crystal that Faison had been searching for, prompting him to trick
Scott Baldwin
Scott "Scotty" Baldwin is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' and its now-defunct spinoff ''Port Charles''. The character debuted played by child actors in the 1960s until Kin Shriner assumed the role in 1977. Sc ...
into selling him Wyndemere Manor. Upon learning that Robin's mother is Anna, whom Faison has long been obsessed with, Faison tosses aside Desiree in order to pursue Anna.
Faison's pursuit of the crystals soon becomes an afterthought as he becomes fixated on marrying Anna. She is reluctant to do so, until Faison threatens to expose her past to Robin. However, Anna is secretly conspiring with Sean, Frisco and Robert to bring Faison down, and they arrange for a man named Remundo to drive Faison away from Port Charles.
A short time later, Anna and Robert about to remarry when Faison resurfaces and is revealed to be a member of the mysterious Cartel. In an effort to keep Sean and
Paul Hornsby
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Overview
Paul Hornsby started playing music at an early ...
in line, Faison poisons
Tiffany Hill
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and Susan Hornsby, while hypnotizing Robert and Anna. Along with
Mac Scorpio
Mac Scorpio is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. The role was originated by John J. York in February 1991. He was introduced as the brother of Robert Scorpio, and later became the guardi ...
and
Bill Eckert
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, Robert, Anna, Sean, and Paul join forces to bring the Cartel down, while Faison escapes. Faison responds by sending his enemies threatening messages and abducting Anna, attempting to fool everyone into believing she had left of her own free will.
Faison soon realizes that Anna will never be happy without Robin, and uses his mother, Sybil "Nanny" McTavish,
to infiltrate the security that Robert has placed around his daughter. However, Faison's efforts are foiled by Robert and
Holly Sutton
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, and he ends up accidentally shooting his mother while she attempts to protect Robert and Holly. Fleeing the country with Robert and Anna in pursuit, Faison is believed to have died in an explosion off the coast of
Venezuela
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.
In the summer of 1993, Faison appears on the ABC daytime soap opera
Loving. Faison pursues
Ava Rescott
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, who is in possession of a rare stamp that Faison covets. His ultimate pursuit ends at
Universal Studios Florida where Ava is rescued by a mechanical
King Kong.
In 1999, Faison resurfaces in Switzerland under the alias of Herr Krieg, a jewel thief that
Luke Spencer
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has been in cahoots with for years. Though Luke is aware of Faison's existence due to his involvement in Robert and Anna's presumed deaths, he had never seen a photo of him. After joining forces with
Helena Cassadine
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, Faison spends nearly a year tormenting the
Spencer family, as well as Felicia, and
Mac Scorpio
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, Robert's brother. After abducting
Lucky Spencer
Lucky Spencer is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera, ''General Hospital''. He is the son of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura Spencer (Genie Francis). His birth having been announced on-screen in 1985, a ten-year-old Lucky was ca ...
on Helena's orders, Faison allows Lucky's parents to believe he had died in a fire. After a failed attempt to murder Luke and Felicia, Faison is presumed dead when Helena arranges for an explosion on his boat.
Faison resurfaces almost 12 years later alive, and is revealed to be the mastermind behind the abduction of Robin, as well as other heinous crimes earlier that year, including the presumed death of
Jason Morgan. Faison has disguised himself as Anna's husband,
Duke Lavery
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, in an effort to win her affection once more. It's also revealed that he also has Duke where he is holding Robin. Faison is unmasked by Robert, and taken into custody by Interpol. His accomplice,
Dr. Liesl Obrecht, however, tries to kill Robin to cover for Faison, but ends putting Robert into a coma when he discovers his daughter alive. Dr. Obrecht later hands Robin over to
Jerry Jacks
Jerard "Jerry" Aloysius JacksStated on-air on April 30, 2007 is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, ''General Hospital''. He was portrayed by Julian Stone from April 10, 1998 to December 14, 1999. In January 2007, the role was recast with ...
, Faison's accomplice.
In spring 2013, Dr. Obrecht comes to Port Charles, and is revealed to be the mother of
Dr. Britt Westbourne. Soon after, it's revealed that Faison is Britt's father. It's later revealed by Britt that her mother was in love with Faison to the point of obsession, but he never cared about her or Britt when she was growing up because of his obsession with Anna.
In Fall 2013, Faison and Obrecht are tasked by Jerry to watch Robin, Nikolas, and Britt while a cure to his poisoning is developed. Faison ends up taking Duke, Obrecht, Luke, and Robin prisoner, but in the end is defeated by Anna and Robert. Anna decides enough is enough, and she and Robert presumably kill Faison once and for all.
Of course, it was later revealed in November 2014 that Faison had escaped death yet again. Anna and Robert had merely trapped him in a small dungeon hidden in Wyndemere, and he escaped nearly a year ago without either of them knowing. Faison is currently in cahoots with Helena, Jerry,
Larry Ashton
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, and the
DID
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influenced Luke Spencer. After he fled Port Charles, the PCPD is no longer looking for him.
In late 2017, Obrecht revealed that
Nathan West
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, her son, is the biological son of Faison. Faison returned to Port Charles in early 2018 after
Janice Lomax's resignation as mayor of Port Charles and the PCPD resumed the search for Faison. Faison came after
Maxie Jones
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, Nathan's wife, and held her hostage after supposedly shooting
Peter August
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, her boss. Nathan came to save Maxie, but was shot and later died from his injuries. Faison tried to escape by taking
Carly Corinthos hostage, but Jason shot him before he could escape. He was at the hospital, where Peter came to see him, and revealed that he was actually Faison's son, Henrik, whom Faison despised and neglected while Peter was growing up. Peter revealed he intentionally kept Jason alive so he would kill Faison and give Peter his revenge, and Faison had killed Nathan instead of Peter. The shock caused Faison to have a heart attack and die, while Peter looked on in delight.
Paul Hornsby
Paul Hornsby, originally played by
Paul Satterfield
Paul Satterfield Jr. (born August 19, 1960) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in a number of television series including ''General Hospital'' (as Paul Hornsby), ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (as Dr. Pierce Peterson), and ''On ...
, was introduced in 1991 as the new financial adviser for local conglomerate
ELQ Industries. The character was written out in early 1994.
In 2015,
Richard Burgi joined the cast of ''General Hospital'' as a recast of Paul.
Storylines
Drowning in debt after
Tracy Quartermaine (
Jane Elliot
Jane Elliot is an American actress, best known for her role as Tracy Quartermaine in the ABC daytime soap opera, ''General Hospital''.
Life and career
Elliot was born in New York City. She was married to Luis Rojas and has three children, Adria ...
) and her son
Ned Ashton (
Wally Kurth
Wallace Kurth (born July 31, 1958) is an American actor. He began his career in 1987 when he was cast in the role of Justin Kiriakis on ''Days of Our Lives''; he departed the role in 1991. That same year, he joined the cast of ''General Hospital' ...
) run the family company ELQ into the ground, Tracy's brother and sister-in-law, doctors
Alan
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(
Stuart Damon) and
Monica Quartermaine (
Leslie Charleson), hire businessman and attorney Paul Hornsby as the company's new financial adviser. Paul soon falls for Ned's love interest, environmentalist
Jenny Eckert
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(Cheryl Richardson). While Paul's arrival initially ruffles Tracy's and Ned's feathers, Tracy admires his business savvy when he successfully strikes a deal with Harlan Barrett to help salvage a Quartermaine cargo ship. Barrett later forms a
cartel with
Leopold Taub
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:(Chad Brannon, 2009)
Abigail
:(Ivy Bethune, 1987)
Sarah Abbott
:(Eileen Dietz, 1981–83)
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,
Cesar Faison (
Anders Hove) and
Larry Ashton
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(Hugo Napier) to control global business. Having poisoned Paul's young daughter Susan, the Cartel uses the promise of an antidote to force Paul to use his position at ELQ to give the Cartel control of ELQ's assets. The Cartel also forces Paul to compel private investigator
Sean Donely
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(
John Reilly), whose wife
Tiffany
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(
Sharon Wyatt
Sharon Wyatt (born February 13, 1953) is an American soap opera actress.
Career
Wyatt portrayed Tiffany Hill on the daytime soap '' General Hospital'' from July 14, 1981 to July 10, 1984 and again from July 30, 1986 to February 24, 1995.
From 2 ...
) has also been poisoned, to provide information about
Robert Scorpio
Robert Scorpio is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'', played by actor Tristan Rogers.
Casting
Tristan Rogers originally played the role from December 2, 1980 through February 25, 1992. The popularity and longevity o ...
(
Tristan Rogers)'s investigation in exchange for a temporary antidote. Though Paul loves Jenny, the Cartel orders him to marry Tracy to get control of her ELQ stock.
Tracy and Paul announce their engagement in late August 1991, and Jenny rejects him.
[
Tracy and Paul marry in late October 1991, but when Paul fails to get control of her stock, Faison orders Paul to kill her so he can inherit it. Paul refuses, and the Cartel tries to assassinate him.][ As Monica operates on Paul, she hears him confess his love for Jenny, and Tracy is very jealous when Jenny rushes to Paul's side. Jenny reveals she is in love with him too, but has insisted they cannot be together as long as he is married to Tracy. Meanwhile, thanks to Paul's efforts, Dr. Tony Jones (]Brad Maule
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Acting RolesREDEARTH88(Gregory Atkin ...
) develops a permanent cure for Susan and Tiffany.
Paul plans to end his marriage to Tracy so he can be with Jenny, but Jenny has already agreed to marry Ned. In early 1992, Paul convinces Jenny to call off her engagement to Ned, but then Tracy announces she is pregnant. Jenny rejects Paul, who accuses Tracy of faking her pregnancy, and later questions the baby's paternity. In February 1992, Faison plants a bomb in Jenny's bridal bouquet; Paul discovers it and manages to get rid of it, only to witness Jenny marry Ned.[ Though Paul and Tracy welcome their son ]Dillon
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in May 1992, their marriage is already on shaky ground. Tracy blackmails Jenny into staying away from Paul by threatening to reveal that Jenny had an underage affair with a senator and suffered a miscarriage when she was 16.
Ned discovers Jenny lied about being a virgin and divorces her. Paul discovers Tracy was blackmailing Jenny, and walks out on her. Despite divorcing Jenny, Ned is very jealous of Paul and Jenny's rekindled romance. Ned threatens to leak the story of Jenny's affair with Senator Jack Kensington to the press unless Paul hands over his shares of ELQ. Paul gives Ned the shares to protect Jenny, but Ned leaks the story anyway. Paul steps in to support Jenny.
Later, Tracy accidentally hits Jenny with her car and claims to have witnessed the accident. However, Jenny knows Tracy is the culprit and uses the information to blackmail Tracy into dropping her vendetta against Paul. On February 9, 1994, the wedding of Mac Scorpio
Mac Scorpio is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. The role was originated by John J. York in February 1991. He was introduced as the brother of Robert Scorpio, and later became the guardi ...
(John J. York
John Joseph Robert York (born December 10, 1958) is an American actor. Although York has made appearances on such television shows as ''Dynasty'', ''Family Ties'', and ''21 Jump Street'', he is most recognizable for playing the role of Malcolm " ...
) and Felicia Jones
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(Kristina Wagner
Kristina Wagner (born Kristina Kay Crump; October 30, 1962) is an American actress. She is sometimes credited by the name Kristina Malandro. She is best known for her role as Felicia Jones on the ABC soap opera '' General Hospital''. She also ...
) is interrupted by Ryan Chamberlain
Ryan Kelly Chamberlain II is an American media and political consultant, who worked on the campaign of Gavin Newsom in his run for mayor of San Francisco. He was the subject of a nationwide FBI search beginning May 31, 2014, after evidence of ex ...
(Jon Lindstrom
Jon Robert Lindstrom (born October 18, 1957) is an American actor, writer, director, producer, and musician. He is well known for his role as Kevin Collins on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' and its spin-off ''Port Charles''.
...
), Paul and Jenny marry instead.
In 2015, Paul returns to Port Charles claiming a desire to rekindle with Tracy and repair his relationship with Dillon. It is later revealed he has really returned to try and take down Sonny Corinthos ( Maurice Benard) while keeping Robin Scorpio-Drake (Kimberly McCullough
Kimberly Anne McCullough (born March 5, 1978) is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her role as Robin Scorpio on the soap opera ''General Hospital'', a role which she originated at age seven, playing the characte ...
) away from her family and friends under Jerry Jacks
Jerard "Jerry" Aloysius JacksStated on-air on April 30, 2007 is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, ''General Hospital''. He was portrayed by Julian Stone from April 10, 1998 to December 14, 1999. In January 2007, the role was recast with ...
(Sebastian Roché
Sebastian Roché (born 4 August 1964) is a French-American actor. He is known for his roles as Kurt Mendel in ''Odyssey 5'', Jerry Jacks in '' General Hospital'', Thomas Jerome Newton in ''Fringe'', Balthazar in '' Supernatural'', Mikael in bot ...
)'s orders as his new accomplice. 2016 reveals Paul was the hospital's serial killer as a twisted plot to avenge the rape of his daughter Susan. In October 2016, he was arrested by Anna Devane
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(Finola Hughes
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) and Jordan Ashford (Vinessa Antoine
Vinessa Lynn Antoine (born July 21, 1983) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Judith Winters in the CBC comedy-drama ''Being Erica'' (2009-2011), Jordan Ashford in the ABC soap opera '' General Hospital'' (2014-18), and Ma ...
) and sentenced to 30 years in prison. His successor was Margaux Dawson (Elizabeth Hendrickson
Elizabeth Hendrickson (born July 3, 1979) is an American actress. Her big break came when she was cast as character Frankie Stone on the daytime drama '' All My Children''. Her equally popular role of Maggie Stone, the character's identical twin, ...
).
Chloe Morgan
Chloe Morgan (formerly Ashton) is a fictional character on the American soap opera ''General Hospital
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''. The role was portrayed by Tava Smiley
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Smiley was born in Theodosia, Missouri. Smiley's first name is her mother's maiden name. She is a 1989 graduate of William Chrisman High School in Indepen ...
from 1999 to 2001.
Chloe was originally introduced onto the canvas as a world-renowned fashion designer, and distant relative to Lila Morgan.
Felicia Jones, who, at the time was working on writing Lila's memoirs, makes a trip to Rome to track her down, and interview her about Lila.
After she helps Felicia as much as she can, she returns with her to Port Charles to get to know Lila, and the Quartermaine family first hand.
Not long after Chloe arrives in town, she meets, and falls in love with Jasper “Jax” Jacks. They get pretty serious, pretty quick, but that is halted when Chloe's Aunt Gertrude, arrives in town to claim Chloe's inheritance. Her Uncle's will stated that Chloe could retain her inheritance as long as she got married by the upcoming deadline, and if not, the money would revert to Gertrude.
Not wanting to complicate things with Jax (who at the time was still grieving the loss of his fiancé, Brenda Barrett, thought at the time to have been killed by her Mother,) she decides that she will sacrifice her inheritance.
With his girlfriend, Alexis Davis' blessing, Ned offers to enter into marriage with Chloe, that would just be for show, and would continue to allow her and Jax to continue their relationship secretly.
They, along with Alexis, and Jax, attempt to elope in Las Vegas, only to have that plan foiled, when Gertrude shows up, and informs them that without a formal weeing, that is witnessed in front of their family and friends, her inheritance will not be honored.
Jax and Alexis, quickly step in, and marry each other, to keep up the ruse, and save Chloe's inheritance, and the foursome return to Port Charles. Chloe and Ned soon have their formal wedding and are married. The terms are clear: The must stay married for a year for Chloe to receive her inheritance.
Jonathan Paget
Jonathan Paget, played by Greg Beecroft was introduced in 1990. The character was initially created as a recast of Ian Buchanan
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's Duke Lavery
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. However, hedging their bets, the network only offered Beecroft a short-term deal that lasted only seven weeks. Beecroft's Jonathan was killed off on March 19. Jonathan, an art dealer
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An art dealer in contemporary art typically seeks out various artists to represent, and builds relationshi ...
comes to town to work with Sean Donely
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( John Reilly). However, Paget has a secret—he is actually Duke with plastic surgery, without the Scottish accent. Paget holds off on reuniting with Duke's wife Anna Devane
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fearing "his" rival Julian Jerome (Jason Culp) is watching. Just before her death, Julian's sister Olivia St. John
'' General Hospital'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the ci ...
(Tonja Walker
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) discovers Paget's identity and alerts Anna. As the couple reunites, Paget is shot by Julian and dies in Anna's arms.
In 2012, the story is retconned and it is revealed that Paget was actually Duke's cellmate during his stay in a Turkish prison. Paget was then sent by the Jerome family
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to takeover Duke's life.
Casey Rogers
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daytime
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soap opera ''General Hospital
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''. He was portrayed by Bradley Lockerman in 1990, who also played identical character Shep Casey upon Casey Rogers' departure.
Casting
Lockerman originally auditioned for the role of Jonathon Paget (a.k.a. Duke Lavery
Duke Lavery is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network, primarily portrayed by Ian Buchanan. The role was created by executive producer Gloria Monty and co-head writer Norma Monty. Duke is introdu ...
). Instead, ''General Hospital'' producers created the entirely new character Casey Rogers specifically for Lockerman, who took it as a blessing in disguise. Lockerman stated, "In real terms, it is kind of off the wall, I never in my life thought I'd have this kind of part, but I love it.
Storylines
Casey Rogers, an alien from the planet Lumina, arrives in Port Charles to be found and befriended by Robin Scorpio
Robin Scorpio is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' and its primetime SOAPnet spin-off '' General Hospital: Night Shift'', originated and portrayed by Kimberly McCullough on and off for over 30 years sinc ...
. He is searching for the missing part of a crystal that will send him back home. The crystal is discovered to be on Spoon Island with enemy Cesar Faison, who is using the pseudonym P.K. Sinclair. Robin convinces Frisco Jones
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and her mother Anna Devane
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that Casey is an alien and together they recover the crystal and Casey is able to return home. That same night, Anna meets Casey's doppelganger Shep Casey, and the two have a brief fling before Shep leaves town.
Audience reception
The "Casey the Alien" storyline was met with very mixed reviews. It received criticism for its implausibility, but was able to keep some level of fan interest due to the popular actors involved in the storyline.
Joe Scully
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soap opera ''General Hospital
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''. He was portrayed by Robert Miano
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Early life
Robert Miano was born in New York City and raised in the Southeast Bronx neighborhood. He is of Italian descent.
At the age of fifteen Robert Miano was discovered by a tale ...
from 1994 to 1995.
Storylines
Offscreen several years before, Deke Woods
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A Aaron
:(Chad Brannon, 2009)
Abigail
:(Ivy Bethune, 1987)
Sarah Abbott
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::Roommate to Heather We ...
had beaten his wife, Adela Corinthos, severely. Adela had gone to the hospital with injuries before, but this time, she was unconscious, her face was unrecognizable. An unscrupulous coward, Deke put the blame on her teenage son Michael Corinthos Jr., and sent Marcus Taggert
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, a new Brooklyn PD recruit whom he was training after him. This set the wheels in motion for years of misplaced animosity, pitting Taggert against Sonny. Later Sonny confided in Scully about what his stepfather, had done to Adela.
The next day, Scully decided to "take care of" Deke, making sure Sonny had an alibi. On Scully's orders, Vince had arranged for Officer Deke Woods to be in an alley beside a nightclub when he went off duty. The club was owned by a lady friend of Scully's, who was not in the mob, but was obviously connected. Scully told her to go out of town for a couple of days so that she would not be an accessory to what went down. And Scully knew that Sonny was at his friend Louie Cerullo's birthday party in Bensonhurst, so he would not be suspected of killing Deke.
Deke was in an alley in Bensonhurst investigating an anonymous tip from an informant about a string of burglaries. Scully put a gun to his head and took Deke's gun from the holster. Deke identified himself as a cop. Scully pressed the gun to the back of Deke's scull. Scully finally spoke, "I know who you are, and I know what you are." Joe then attached the silencer to his own gun. He stepped closer to Deke. "You're a pig, and I don't just mean a cop. You're a coward passing for a man." Deke was now nervous. Vince knocked Deke to his knees and Scully shot Deke in the forehead. Scully then fired one more shot into Deke's chest. When Sonny went to visit his mother in the hospital the following morning, she told him the news about Deke's murder in the line of duty. Sonny instinctively knew that was not true. He knew Scully had killed Deke Woods, to protect him and his mother.
Years later, Scully arrives in Port Charles at the grand opening of Luke and Sonny's blues club. Luke hired Mike Corbin, unaware that he is Sonny's biological father, as Maître d'. Katherine Bell, Lucy Coe
Lucy Coe is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap operas '' General Hospital'' and ''Port Charles''. Portrayed by Lynn Herring, she first appeared in April 1986 on ''General Hospital'', introduced as an alibi in a murder plot. In 1997, ...
's archrival had teamed up with Damian Smith to enact a revenge plot. Damian asked Scully to use his connections to sabotage Lucy's cosmetics company, Deception, by stealing Lucy's supplies and products from the warehouse. In February 1995, Luke's club was firebombed, and Sonny found out that Frank Smith's lawyer, Phil Cusack was trying to move in on Sonny's action. Sonny non-violently dealt with the goons who bombed Luke's, and Cusack was found dead. Sonny's friend and confidant, Harry Silver, informed him that Scully, who had been like a father to Sonny, had ordered the hit on Cusack. Lucy, now working with Luke and Sonny to scam Scully, acts as bait to get back at Damian and Scully. Mike and Luke pull off the heist, leaving Scully agitated. Mike and Luke continue with the scheme and Lucy get Kevin Collins to body slide. While waiting for Kevin to pick her up to take her away for the weekend, Lucy is kidnapped by Scully from the Outback parking lot. Luke and Sonny save her with help from Damian. Scully fires his gun, misses Sonny and the bullet hits Mike instead. Scully is about to shoot him again when Sonny shoots Scully, killing him.
.
Marcus Taggert
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soap opera ''General Hospital
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''.
Casting
The character was portrayed by Réal Andrews from December 17, 1996 to April 1997, February 1998 to May 2003, and from January 2020. Mathew St. Patrick
Mathew St. Patrick (born March 17, 1969) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Keith Charles on the HBO drama series '' Six Feet Under'' (2001−05). Previously, Patrick appeared as Marcus Taggert in ''The Young and the Restless' ...
portrayed him from April 1997 to November 1997. Andrews returned to the role on August 19, 2020. In November 2020, it was reported Andrews would temporarily exit the role, due to undisclosed reasons; Asante Jones was named as Andrews' replacement; he first appeared on December 17 and left in early 2021, when Andrews reclaimed the role. Jones briefly stepped in for Andrews again in February 2022.
Backstory
As a youngster, Marcus met Deke Woods
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:(Chad Brannon, 2009)
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, Sonny Corinthos's stepfather and a police officer in Brooklyn
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. Deke became Marcus' mentor, inspiring the young man to become a police officer himself. Deke was killed by Joe Scully in an alley. Marcus decided to seek revenge. He moved to Port Charles and harassed Sonny every chance he got. His vendetta with Sonny got him into trouble on the job on more than one occasion.
Storylines
In 1998, Taggert began dating Assistant District Attorney Dara Jensen
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after pursuing her for quite some time. Taggert could not shake the feeling something more was going on between Dara and Justus Ward
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than Dara let on.
Taggert and Justus had previously butted heads. Taggert had a prime opportunity to get Justus Ward out of his life for good when a tape came into his possession. On the tape was a confession from Justus, to the murder of Damian Smith, a crime he had committed in 1996, when he caught Damian trying to burn down Ward House, an orphanage founded by Justus' grandmother, Mary Mae Ward
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.
Taggert brought the tape to Dara's attention. Out of concern for Justus, she asked Taggert to compromise his principles and burn the tape. Because Taggert truly cared about Dara, he complied.
Within a year, Taggert and Dara's relationship came to an end—not because of Justus Ward, but because of Dara's devotion to her job. Taggert felt there was not enough room in Dara's life for both him and her job. When Taggert asked if Dara could devote any more time to making their relationship work, Dara made her choice. She had put as much as she could into their relationship. They parted ways.
Taggert soon took on a new role when he volunteered to look after Juan Santiago after his father, Armando agreed to allow Juan to remain in Port Charles.
In 2000, Taggert was surprised when his maternal half-sister, Gia Campbell, arrived in Port Charles, with Taggert furious to learn she had taken time off from school. Taggert and Gia had a strained relationship at best. Gia even hid her presence from him when she first arrived in town. Shortly thereafter, Taggert's mother, Florence Campbell, also came to Port Charles to be near her children.
Taggert and FBI agent Hannah Scott Hannah Scott may refer to:
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*Hannah Scott (General Hospital)
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continued to grow closer and became lovers, despite Dara's warning the trouble she brought the FBI was trouble that followed Hannah everywhere. Taggert, however, continued to enjoy his newfound relationship, and continued to be annoyed by Hannah's friendship with A. J. Quartermaine
A.J. Quartermaine is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. Born on-screen in 1979 as the only biological child of the iconic Drs. Alan and Monica Quartermaine, A.J. was " SORASed" in 1991, re ...
. Hannah had made it clear to AJ she was involved with Taggert. They would never share more than just friendship. AJ clearly wanted more with Hannah. Hannah's friendship with AJ strained her relationship with Taggert, who reached his breaking point and ended things with her.
Soon the following year, Taggert was shocked to come upon a car accident involving Elizabeth Webber
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, Courtney Matthews
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and his sister Gia. Liz's life was threatened by the crash, and Gia was at fault, but Liz had no memory of it.
Taggert became suspicious about his sister's involvement in the car accident, and was certain Nikolas Cassadine
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was the true guilty party. Gia was an unwitting accomplice. Taggert placed an undercover officer, Sharifa, in Wyndemere to uncover proof of Nikolas's dealings.
At this time, Nikolas' grandmother, Helena Cassadine
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managed to escape from police custody. Helena took refuge in the tunnels of Wyndemere, where she overheard Nikolas and Gia discussing their cover-up of the automobile accident. Helena blackmailed Gia into helping her escape.
Taggert was shocked when Sharifa uncovered proof Gia was responsible for the accident, as well as helping the fugitive Helena evade the authorities. Taggert confronted Gia and Nikolas with the video evidence, but could not bring himself to arrest his little sister.
By 2003, Taggert was frustrated over the way Scott Baldwin
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was abusing his power as District Attorney
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to push his own agenda against Sonny. Taggert wanted to take Sonny down as much as Scott did, but could not agree with Scott's illegal methods. Scott, not wanting Taggert to get in his way, set Taggert up as a scapegoat in Scott's sudden campaign to do away with "dirty cops." Offering Taggert no other choice, Scott forced Taggert to take a job on the police force in Portland, Oregon
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. In January 2020, Taggert returns to Port Charles at the invitation of Jordan Ashford.
Bradley Ward
Bradley Ward is a fictional character from the original ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital
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''. The role was originated by Aaron Seville on September 16, 1994, when he began portraying Bradley in flashbacks. Seville last appears on March 18, 1996.
Storylines
Born in 1945 and raised in Norfolk, Virginia
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and by his mother, Mary Mae, and stepfather Dan Ward, Bradley died believing he was the biological son of a soldier who died at war. His mother and stepfather moved the family to Port Charles. Bradley married Isobel and together they had two children, Justus
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and Faith Ward. The fiery Bradley had been elected to congress and began causing trouble for billionaire Edward Quartermaine and his dirty partner Jack Boland. To get Bradley off their backs, Edward's partners, Lee Baldwin
Lee Baldwin is a fictional character on the daytime dramas ''General Hospital'' and ''Port Charles''.
Ross Elliott originated the role on ''General Hospital'' in 1963. Peter Hansen inherited the role in 1965 and played it until 1986 and again ...
, and Boland dug up some dirt on the young politician and reverend. They had learned that Bradley had had multiple affairs, one with secretary, Elizabeth Jackson ( Joan Pringle) and another with the 18-year-old daughter of the district attorney, Kylie Quinlan. Kylie carried his baby for a while before she miscarried due to a car accident. But Bradley didn't back off, he came fighting for change. Bradley had also been causing trouble for mob boss Frank Smith who Jack was secretly working with. In the early hours of July 1, 1974, Boland goes to Bradley's house, and kills him. Jack plants the gun in his hand making Mary Mae believe he'd committed suicide. Mary Mae, assuming it was her fault for not telling Edward and Bradley the truth, buries his body in the backyard of their home in Port Charles. In June 1994, his body was discovered and Edward was put on trial for his murder. Mary Mae revealed that Edward was in fact Bradley's father and could have never murdered him.
Keesha Ward
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soap opera, ''General Hospital
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''. The role was played by Senait Ashenafi
Senait Ashenafi (born March 10, 1966 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian-born actress in the United States who played Keesha Ward in ''General Hospital'' from 1994 to 1998.
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from June 10, 1994, to May 15, 1998.
Storylines
Keesha Ward came to Port Charles when her uncle Bradley Ward was found murdered in Luke & Laura's yard. She began to date Jason Quartermaine
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. Her grandmother Mary Mae Ward
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and Edward Quartermaine did not approve of their relationship. Edward was accused of the murder of her uncle, but was later acquitted. Keesha and Jason went to Paris over spring break where they lost their virginity to each other.
During a car accident in which Jason's brother A. J. Quartermaine
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was driving drunk, Jason was badly injured and was in a coma. When Jason woke up from his coma he didn't remember anything. He turned into an angry person. Jason's parents Alan Quartermaine and Monica Quartermaine pushed Jason to remember who they were. The more they pushed the less he wanted to do with them and Keesha. Jason went to work for a mobster named Sonny Corinthos. Keesha was crushed.
AJ began to straighten up. Keesha took notice and the two began dating. AJ confessed to his parents that he was responsible for the accident that had injured Jason. AJ got drunk and slept with Carly Roberts. Keesha was crushed about AJ's involvement in Jason's accident and started to reject him. AJ did not remember sleeping with Carly. Carly learned that she was pregnant. After this incident AJ decided to straighten up again and try to get back with Keesha. Carly drugged AJ and left him in an alley to try to stop him from remembering the night they had together. Keesha helped him remember the night and realized that he might be the father. Keesha supported AJ through everything, but his drinking would soon break them up. Keesha moved back to Philadelphia to take care of her sick father.
Sarah Webber
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''. The role was portrayed by Jennifer Sky from 1997 to 1998, and by Sarah Laine briefly in 2002. In August 2010, Elizabeth and the boys went to visit her for a bit in Northern California. On October 19, 2011, Elizabeth reveals to Matt that her sister, Sarah, is a pediatric cardiologist. On April 2, 2013, Elizabeth mentioned to Audrey that Sarah was in Monterey, California.
Karen Wexler
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daytime soap opera ''General Hospital
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'', and spin-off series '' Port Charles''. The role was last portrayed by Marie Wilson from 1999 to 2003.
Casting
The role was originated on General Hospital in 1992, as portrayed by Cari Shayne, who left the series in 1994. In June 1997, the character returned as part of the cast of spin-off series, Port Charles, as portrayed by Jennifer Hammon. Hammon left the series on June 24, 1999, and was replaced by Marie Wilson, who portrayed the role from June 30, 1999, to July 1, 2003.
Storylines
Karen was raised by an alcoholic mother, Rhonda Wexler (Denise Galik
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). During high school, she was involved with Jason Quartermaine
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( Steve Burton), but she soon met Jagger Cates
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(Antonio Sabàto, Jr.
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). Brenda Barrett
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( Vanessa Marcil) also wanted Jagger, and she schemed to keep Jagger and Karen apart. Eventually, Jagger and Karen were involved, only for her to remember that she was molested by her mother's boyfriend, Ray Conway (Stephen Burleigh). As time went by, she began going to seedy places, where she met Stone ( Michael Sutton), Jagger's long lost brother. Stone introduced her to Sonny Corinthos ( Maurice Benard). Karen began stripping in Sonny's club, the Paradise Lounge. She also got hooked on pills at this time while she was participating in a summer program at GH for future doctors'. During this time she had a brief affair with Sonny. Jagger and Karen split up. Alan Quartermaine ( Stuart Damon) caught her stealing drugs. She confessed the abuse to Gail Baldwin
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( Susan Brown (American actress)). She and Jagger got back together and they got married when he got accepted into the police academy in Chicago. Alan offers to pay Karen's expenses through medical school. They came back for a brief visit when Stone was dying. Sometime after that they moved to San Francisco where Jagger became an undercover cop.
''Port Charles''
Karen returned to Port Charles as an intern at GH, leaving Jagger behind in San Francisco. The physical distance between them soon led to a much more painful distance. Karen and Jagger's marriage crumbled and they were divorced in the winter of 1997. Karen met Joe Scanlon
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(then Michael Dietz
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He was an executive producer for GSN'S ''The Line''
and a co-executive producer for SyFy's ''Geeks Who Drink''. Other producing credits include ''Celebrity Apprent ...
). They started dating. Joe proposed marriage, but they called the engagement off when Frank (Jay Pickett
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) and Courtney
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(Sarah Aldrich
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) made Joe look like a sex addict. However, Karen found out it was Frank framing Joe, but didn't find out Courtney was helping him. Joe and Karen are friends again. Karen and Joe tried again, but ultimately ended their relationship to part as friends. Karen becomes chief resident, facing some resentment from fellow doctors as she had to take a more active role in their cases and decisions. During the nurses' strike, the pressure got to her and she took pills from the GH pharmacy again. Eventually, she admits her addiction to Alan and goes to rehab. Karen drew closer to Frank and they began dating. Around this time, Frank found an old computer at a garage sale which mysteriously connected him ''Cookie,'' to a troubled young girl in 1973. By this time Karen's mother, Rhonda, falls off the wagon due to painful past memories. Karen learns of her aunt Caroline who had died at age 18 after being hit by a car. Frank's efforts to help ''Cookie'' ended in his successfully persuading not to attend a dance and "go all the way" with a boy who liked her. As soon as he convinced ''Cookie,'' Karen vanishes into thin air. Frank finally realizes that he had been communicating with the teenage version of Rhonda and had stopped her from conceiving Karen. By traveling to the past, he corrected history, returning Karen to the time stream. Karen learns of what happened. She and Frank kept the developments as their own little secret.
Karen and Frank are baffled by the behavior of Gabriella, Joe's girlfriend. Her dumping Joe led to him leaving town. Soon after, Frank's EMT partner Emilio (Gaby's brother) was attacked and drained of blood, although not the only patient to have this problem. When Karen and Frank learn of vampires plaguing Port Charles, they join in the efforts to destroy Caleb Morley
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( Michael Easton), nearly dying when a room they were all in caught fire. Chris Ramsey ( Nolan North) secretly is doing experiments on a sample of Gaby's blood. Karen discovered Chris about to inject himself with the syringe, and in their struggle, she was jabbed with the needle instead. Karen begins developing superpowers and an increased libido. The horrible side effect was that she would quickly age and die. Frank secretly made a deal with Chris that he would leave town if Chris gave Karen the antidote. Lucy's angel cousin Rafe steps in and manages to have Karen cured while reuniting Frank and Karen. Karen and Frank had a few happy months, but spring 2002 would begin a great time of upheaval and self-doubt for Karen. First, her best friend Eve Lambert
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(Julie Pinson
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)dies, and Karen is too devastated to even finish her eulogy. Next, Frank began behaving abusively on the very night he proposed marriage. He saw her in a red slip and repeatedly called her "whore" and claimed that he "knew what she wanted". He brought up her past as a stripper and said she was worthless. Karen becomes close to Ricky Garza ( Eddie Matos), who saved her from Frank's rages a few times. Frank became so out of control that Karen now has to institutionalize him for his own safety after he went at Ricky with a knife. Karen kisses Ricky one day at his apartment. Ricky tells Karen about a magical candle marked ''DESIRE''. He tells her how the candle had been responsible for Frank's condition. Karen then slaps him and accused him of manipulating Frank into going crazy.
Karen gives Frank another chance. One day at the Recovery Room, Frank has another episode with no candles around. As Karen is being interviewed for the local news, Frank thinks she was coming onto the reporter. Frank rips open her blouse and verbally abuses her, humiliating Karen in front of potentially millions of viewers. Karen is laughed at during work, received endless crank calls, and is even asked to pose nude in a men's magazine. Karin begin's to ponder if she liked being bad, if she had enjoyed her days as a stripper. Returning to the Paradise Lounge, she was considering returning as a dancer. Karen meets Ricky at the lounge. He made her dance for him, and as she went through her routine, she realized exactly what he wanted her to – that she felt sick and dirty, not excited. Karen and Ricky grow close. Ricky is the only person Karen could now count on. Karen has sex with him. She told him it couldn't happen again, because of their differences in age and background and personality. Soon Karen and Ricky have sex again. Frank suddenly realizes what the source of his mental illness is and asks Karen to let him prove that he was now sane. Frank lit the ''DESIRE'' candle in front of her and didn't go crazy. Karen becomes affected, seeing herself with Ricky. Yet, in spite of her strong feelings for Ricky, she had a long history with Frank and decides to try again. Karen tells Frank she had been intimate with Ricky and thought he understood. What Karen doesn't realize is that he is still unstable, Frank now picturing her in lurid situations with Ricky. In mid 2003, Karen dies when a car hits her.
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