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Kin Shriner (born December 6, 1953) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of
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 ...
on the
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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 ...
'' and its spin-off, ''
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''.


Early life

Shriner and his twin brother, actor
Wil Shriner Wil Herbert Shriner (born December 6, 1953) is an American actor, comedian, film director, screenwriter and game show host. Life and career Shriner was born in New York City, New York, the twin brother of soap opera actor Kin Shriner, and the ...
, were born in New York City to Pixie ( Eileen McDermott) and
Herb Shriner Herbert Arthur "Herb" Shriner (May 29, 1918 – April 23, 1970) was an American humorist, radio personality, actor, and television host. Shriner was known for his homespun monologues, usually about his home state of Indiana. He was frequently co ...
. His father was a popular television personality. The brothers were orphaned when their parents died in an automobile accident when the twins were teenagers. After, the brothers moved to Texas to live with their grandmother.''ABC Soaps'', March 27, 2007, pg. 63


Career

Shriner was employed by
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as a door-to-door salesman before becoming an actor. He was originally cast as
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 ...
on ''
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 ...
'', the role he is best known for playing, in 1977. In the fall of 1980, he left ''General Hospital'' and immediately began playing Jeb Hampton on the
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daytime soap opera ''
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''. He left that role in 1981 and soon returned to ''General Hospital'', where he remained until 1983, returning again from 1987-1993. In between those stints, he appeared on the short-lived syndicated daily soap ''
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'' as hero Mike Gallagher. He also played Dr. Brian Carey on
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'' from 1994 to 1995. In 1997, he once again returned to playing Scott Baldwin, but this time on ''General Hospital''s spin-off ''
Port Charles ''Port Charles'' (commonly abbreviated as ''PC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from June 1, 1997, to October 3, 2003. It was a spin-off of the series ''General Hospital'', which has been running since 1963 and takes pl ...
''. ''Port Charles'' was set in the same fictional city as ''General Hospital'' –
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– and featured many of the same characters. In 2000, Shriner returned to ''General Hospital'' and quit appearing on ''Port Charles'' the next year. He left ''General Hospital'' again in 2004, and in that year portrayed Harrison Bartlett on ''
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''. In 2005, he joined the cast of ''
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'' in the role of Keith Morrissey until leaving the show in 2006. He returned to ''General Hospital'' in 2007 and left the series again in 2008. In 2013, he returned to ''General Hospital'', where he has remained since. Additionally, in 2011, he served as a temporary fill-in for fellow actor
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on ''
The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...
'', portraying
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until September 2011. Outside of soap operas, Shriner has appeared on several
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television programs, playing temporary roles beginning in 1976. In later years he guest starred on several programs such as
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''.


''General Hospital''

Shriner is best known for playing
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 ...
on ''General Hospital'' over all other roles he has played. He was first cast as the character in 1977. He has left the program several times to play different roles on other soap operas, for short periods of time, but continues to appear as a regular cast member on ''General Hospital''. He holds the distinction of being one of only a few actors who have appeared on the same scripted television program, in the same role, for six consecutive decades.


''Port Charles''

Plans to spin off ''General Hospital'' were announced in December 1996. ABC had previously passed on the idea of a ''GH'' spin-off proposed by former head writer
Claire Labine Claire Vaughn Labine (née Wood; June 28, 1934 – November 11, 2016) was an American soap opera writer and producer.
. Tentatively titled ''GH2'', the series was set to revolve around interns at the medical school across from General Hospital. Wendy Riche, executive producer of ''General Hospital'', was hired to fill the same role for the new series. Riche said of the new show, "This will be a multigenerational show, which is the kind of drama we've always done at ''GH''". It was later announced that the series would be titled ''Port Charles'', after the fictional city where the series are set, and it would star
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''. ...
and
Lynn Herring Sheryl Lynn Herring (born September 22, 1958) is an American soap opera actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Lucy Coe on the long-running soap opera ''General Hospital'' which she has played on and off since 1986. Early life Herri ...
, playing their roles from ''GH''. The series premiered with a two-hour
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special that aired on June 1, 1997. It started in its regular timeslot, the following day, replacing the canceled '' The City''. The series also featured the return of ''General Hospital'' characters
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 ...
(Kin Shriner),
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(Susan Brown),
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 agai ...
(Peter Hansen) and
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(
Jennifer Hammon Jennifer Leigh Hammon (born March 7, 1976) is an American-born actress known for her work on the daytime soap opera ''Port Charles'' (1997–99) and as the lead in the 1997 film ''Allyson Is Watching''. Biography Jennifer Hammon was born in O ...
). After the series premiered, it was unclear if Lindstrom, Herring, and Shriner would remain with the series. It was later confirmed the actors would stay on the show.


Filmography

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Television

2015 “The Big Bang Theory” Guard at George Lucas’ home


See also

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Luke Spencer and Laura Webber Luke and Laura Spencer are fictional characters, and the signature supercouple from the American daytime drama '' General Hospital''. Luke is portrayed by Anthony Geary, and Laura is portrayed by Genie Francis. Though other supercouples came b ...


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