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156-415: Lucas is the adopted son of Dr. Tony Jones and his ex-wife, Bobbie Spencer, the biological son of crime lord Julian Jerome , and Cheryl Stansbury . As an infant, Lucas is at the center of a bitter custody battle between former friends, Bobbie and Tiffany Hill , Cheryl's sister. Under head writer, Robert Guza , Lucas is very close with his adoptive cousins, Maxie and Georgie Jones . In 2005, Lucas became

312-509: A general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the city was named Port Charles, New York . The series premiered on April 1, 1963. This is a list of notable characters who significantly impacted storylines and began their run between 1980 and 1989. Grant Andrews is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital . He was portrayed by actor Brian Patrick Clarke from 1983 to 1985, who also played

468-548: A 16 years Alexis gets pregnant at boarding school, Mikkos forces Alexis into giving Sam up for adoption. Mikkos then forges a death certificate to make sure Alexis can never find her daughter. In 2016, Valentin Cassadine finally makes contact with his family, killing off his nephew Nikolas and claiming the Cassadine fortune for himself. Valentin reveals that he was shipped off to boarding school in Bedlington , England when

624-532: A Spencer is a Spencer, and she did. Bobbie was aggressively wooed by Jerry Jacks and fell in love with him. The height of her embarrassment was when their sexual exploits in the GH board room were accidentally filmed and shown at the Nurse's Ball. She was devastated when her wedding to Jerry was thwarted by his arrest by FBI agents. Jerry jumped bail and left town after their tearful good-bye. Just before Jerry's arrest, Bobbie

780-467: A break-in. After lying to Roy, Bobbie went to Chicago to visit Melissa. Melissa was a surgical nurse, with a deceased brother named Leo who had run a club with Roy. Bobbie went to see Melissa again with more questions. Roy eventually found out Bobbie had lied to him, but forgave her. Shortly after, Melissa moved to Port Charles, joined the nursing staff, and was with Roy at every turn. Bobbie, increasingly edgy and jealous, misplaced files and accused Melissa of

936-610: A call girl, she planned to alert the cops to the pimp's illegal activities before she had to sleep with him. The police did arrive, arresting him-and Bobbie too! The recently returned Scotty Baldwin bailed her out, but her arrest made headlines in Port Charles; Melissa and Skeeter were taken away from her, and she and Jake weren't allowed to adopt. Jake left town to help flood victims in Paraguay, partially due to being sick of her need for children. He tried to explain himself through

1092-446: A child. With the help of Alexis they are able to adopt a baby boy. Lucas asks Julian to stay away from the child due to his criminal past. After the child is born, Brad is given the news and is allowed to take the baby home. He is unable to reach Lucas and puts the child to sleep. Later, Brad checks on the baby and is shocked to see that he has died. Brad frantically takes the baby to the hospital but runs into his friend, Nelle Benson , on

1248-737: A commitment, also dating sexy blonde nurse Stacey Rawlins. When Luke and Laura were finally married in November 1981, Bobbie was one of her former rival Laura's bridesmaids. She decided to move to New York after her relationship with Noah fizzled, but returned the following year and tried once again to win him back before he left town for another position. After an affair with D. L. Brock, Bobbie became pregnant with his child but she miscarried in November 1983 and neglected to tell him. They were married in January 1984 by Lee Baldwin . Once they were married he became extremely abusive. Bobbie learned that D.L.

1404-572: A counseling group that Bobbie volunteers with. Bobbie was seen briefly in July 2010, when she asked Ethan if he had heard anything on Luke's whereabouts. Sometime after this encounter, and off-screen, she relocates to Seattle in order to be closer to Lucas. Bobbie is mentioned by Luke and Lulu after Lulu receives a gift from her aunt. After getting the news that Lulu has been kidnapped, Bobbie returns to Port Charles. She comforts Luke and Laura over Lulu's disappearance and supports Laura after her son Nikolas

1560-512: A date. During the dinner a gunman hired by Julian's boss, the imposter Luke Spencer, is able to disguise himself as a waiter and shoots Lucas. His injuries are critical and he is rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. After the surgery, the imposter Luke Spencer attempts to kill Lucas but Julian arrives in time to stop him. While in the hospital recovering, Felix and Brad fight over who will take care of him. Bobbie comes in and throws them both out. Lucas, while still recovering, consoles Felix who

1716-647: A doctor at General Hospital. He helped Robert Scorpio thwart the Aztec Treasure escapade before leaving town. Larry Ashton is a fictional character on the American soap opera General Hospital . The role was portrayed by Hugo Napier from 1988 to 1992, and returned to the series in 2014, and again in 2016. In 2017, Oliver Muirhead briefly assumed the role of Larry. Larry Ashton came to Port Charles with his wife, Arielle Gastineau Ashton . They came in on their yacht and deeply in debt. They were in search of

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1872-544: A factor in the budding relationship between Brad and Felix. When it comes to Lucas and Brad, Carnes said, "how many times do we meet people who really and truly can understand our unique life experience, and get us on so many levels, and particularly, with these guys whose biological fathers are gangsters, and they're gay, they have to deal with acceptance and non-acceptance of their sexuality with their families." The "extremely unique" set of circumstances makes Lucas and Brad, "kindred spirits." On January 28, 2014, ABC Daytime sent

2028-410: A family gathering, Lucas and Brad find out that the birth mother wants to cancel the adoption. Brad tells Julian about the baby switch and that the adoption has to go through by any means. Julian agrees to help and convinces the birth mother to let the adoption stand. The mother agrees and the adoption is finalized. Following Hogestyn's sudden departure, many fans were left wondering what had happened to

2184-563: A fight against the Quartermaine family , Edward's former mistress Beatrice LeSeur blackmails Edward and Lila, along with Amanda and Sylvia Whitby. Amanda and Sylvia, along with Holly Sutton are also blackmail victims to Leo Russell. Leo, the young masseur at the Avalon Spa, seduces his victims on the massage table and catches compromising positions on a hidden camera device. Beatrice catches wind of this and uses it to her advantage. On

2340-562: A flight of stairs, broke his neck, and died. In June 2001, Stavros was revealed to have been cryogenically frozen by Helena, until medical science could revive her son. After recovering from his injury, Stavros quickly began wreaking havoc upon the citizens of Port Charles, namely Laura and his own brother, Stefan . Under the alias of businessman Lucien Cane, Stavros began to build a relationship with Chloe Morgan, seeking to undermine her relationship with his brother. When Chloe discovered Stavros' true identity, he murdered her and framed Stefan for

2496-415: A frozen pond. In June, Carly was kidnapped by psychotic Ric Lansing (who wanted to present Carly's baby to his wife, Liz, who had just miscarried theirs). In July, a captive Carly accidentally electrocuted herself while trying to communicate with Jason from the panic room. These conflicts affected Sonny the most; towards the end of Carly's pregnancy, Sonny was so worried that something would happen to Carly and

2652-410: A man Stefan was, were true and agreed to help Luke expose him. She drugged a glass of wine he was drinking and thinking he had finished it, removed a medallion from around his neck that was the key they needed to open up a box he had. Stefan had not drunk the wine and therefore caught her and threw her out. She went to Puerto Rico and obtained a divorce. Shortly thereafter, Bobbie learned that Carly, who

2808-490: A mobster and Luke's partner at the Campus Disco, who treated Bobbie like a queen and planned to marry her. He died in her arms after being shot while fleeing from his attempted assassination of Senator Mitch Williams. Once again, Bobbie blamed Laura for her misery since Laura had thrown Luke's keys away while he was on his way to assassinate Mitch, thus sending Roy to his death. Bobbie's feud with Laura not only stemmed from

2964-437: A one-night stand with Lucy Coe. When Lucy became pregnant, Jake and Bobbie worked out a deal with her to raise Lucy's child as their own, but Lucy miscarried the baby. Around this time, a DVX agent who had taken the hospital cafeteria hostage scratched Bobbie with a deadly syringe. An antidote was found, but Bobbie was paralyzed. Bobbie's recovery was helped along by an optimistic and boisterous paraplegic, Martha McKee. Martha, who

3120-426: A poor family living near the docks, along with her big brother, Luke . The streetwise Luke was very protective of his baby sister growing up. Their father, Tim, was an abusive alcoholic. One day, when Bobbie was a little girl, their mother, Lena, suffered an appendicitis attack. Tim watched as Lena lay dying. Finally he allowed Luke to call an ambulance, but it was too late. Lena died, and Tim walked out on his kids. But

3276-421: A press release which revealed that Lucas accepts Felix's invite to go out on Valentine's Day. Carnes remained tight lipped on how Lucas ends up going on a date with Felix, but maintained that Lucas and Brad have a real connection. Upon his birth in 1989, Victor Jerome (Jack Axelrod) arranges for the baby to be sold on the black market, leading Cheryl (Jennifer Anglin) to believe her son died at birth. Bobbie buys

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3432-593: A raid. Liesl confronts Victor, telling him that Nathan is in fact his son, but when the test results prove otherwise, Liesl shoots and kills Victor. As a result, a detonation sequence is triggered to protect sensitive material, and Liesl, Anna, Nathan, Maxie, Dante, and Lulu all escape the facility (along with Robin, Jason, and a resurrected Helena who escaped through other means). Not even Jordan Ashford knows about Victor. One year later, his counterpart Paul Hornsby returns to Port Charles in attempted revenge for Victor and Valentin Cassadine . In 2021 Victor reappears and

3588-499: A recently resurrected Stavros. Maxie comes face to face with Peter Harrell Sr., seeking revenge for an incident with her parents years ago. Meanwhile, Victor develops suspicions about Nathan's paternity and orders a DNA test on the young detective to confirm whether he is his son. Back in Port Charles, Liesl deduces her son and his friends are being held at the Crichton-Clark facility, and aids police commissioner Anna Devane in

3744-423: A recently widowed Robert becomes her partner. Robert and Anna bond as they work together and he wants to reunite but she chooses to go back to Duke instead. Duke and Anna are married in a traditional Scottish wedding on October 19, 1987. In January 1988, the deranged Grant Putnam (Brian Patrick Clarke) kills Filomena after a failed attempt to kidnap Robin, and abducts Anna instead. Robert tracks Putnam and Anna to

3900-434: A resemblance to William DeVry , who played Julian, "and it just made sense." Carnes said he was quite shocked by the offer to reprise the role. A friend of the actor, who was also a fan of the serial, saw the onscreen events on unfolding and told Carnes that he expected Lucas coming back to the canvas. The casting department contacted Carnes' agent by email and asked if he was interested. In November 2020, Matt Trudeau assumed

4056-529: A return to General Hospital . Hughes reappeared on April 25, 2008, and concluded her return stint on May 7, 2008. Days later, it was announced that Hughes would soon join the cast of The Young and the Restless and was slated to begin airing on June 19, 2008. At the time, Hughes was not contractually obligated to ABC, so accepted the four episode guest stint. However, Michael Logan of TV Guide later reported that ABC pressured Hughes into dropping out of

4212-466: A secret for about a week, before Josslyn accidentally spilled the beans to her mother. In September 2017, Bobbie continued to investigate Nelle. Bobbie went as far to hire her best friend Felicia Scorpio to help her investigate. As Bobbie was just about to tell Felicia that she didn't need her to investigate Nelle anymore, Felicia discovered that Nelle was under suspicion for murder. Bobbie then battled how to tell her family about Nelle's latest bombshell of

4368-464: A secret! On Election Day 2020, It was revealed that Bobbie's grandmother, Beatrice Eckert was a suffragist who helped secure the women's right to vote in New York State in 1917. In 2023, Charlie Mason from Soaps She Knows placed Bobbie #17 on his ranked list of General Hospital’s 40+ Greatest Characters of All Time , commenting that she had "come a long way" and "The scheming ex-hooker

4524-628: A short affair with Tiffany Hill while he and Tony assist their oldest brother Mikkos with his plan to use the world's largest uncut diamond, the Ice Princess to power his weather machine and force the entire world to bend to his will, and allow him to rebuild the world in his own pure, perfect image. While Tony and Mikkos get killed in the process, Victor is imprisoned for his part in Mikkos' scheme. It has later been suggested Victor died in prison. In January 2014, Victor returns to Port Charles. He

4680-424: A special episode focused on his daughter, Alexis Davis . Mikkos Cassadine, according to some critics was "The Face of Evil" hell bent on world domination; similar to many comic book supervillains in pop culture . The Cassadine family were introduced and created by executive producer Gloria Monty . Over the years, Mikkos has been painted as a vicious tyrant, very controlling of all of his children. His personality

4836-419: A volunteer at General Hospital. Initially hating it, Alison's mind changes when she meets Jamal Woods , who she helps hide from the police. Alison falls for Jamal, but he pushes her away. Alison is furious to learn that Jamal had made a deal with Amanda to stay away from her. In an attempt to fool Amanda, Jack Ramsey poses as Alison's new boyfriend, Chandler. Amanda agrees to let Alison continue seeing Jamal under

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4992-466: A weekend with him, but a political party drafted him to run for the state assembly. Bobbie was left brokenhearted yet again as she realized his new political career and an affair wouldn't mix. In 1989 she married her good friend and father of her namesake B.J., Dr. Tony Jones. In 1991, Bobbie treated a patient who bore an amazing resemblance to Luke Spencer. He was her cousin, Bill Eckert; the Eckerts and

5148-424: A while and spent much of her time trying to keep Lucas in line. He wasn't doing well in school but they later learned that he had dyslexia. In 2003, Carly announced that she was pregnant to family and friends. On the dark side of things, various conflicts put Carly's pregnancy in jeopardy on many occasions and caused reasons for friends and family to worry. In April, Carly fell through ice while walking Michael off of

5304-484: A year earlier, Stavros had arranged for Laura's abduction, having become completely obsessed with her. After telling Laura that Luke had died, Stavros took Laura to an island, where he married and raped her, the latter event resulting in the conception of their son, Nikolas . Jealous over her son's obsession with Laura, Stavros' mother, Helena helped Laura escape from his captivity. Stavros, however, managed to track Laura down, and following an encounter with Luke, fell down

5460-454: A young woman that came to Port Charles, Carly Roberts, not knowing that she was really the baby that Bobbie had given up for adoption. On the day of her wedding anniversary to Tony, Bobbie found Tony and Carly in bed together and that was finally the end of their marriage. She then immediately turned to and married Stefan Cassadine. Eventually she realized that all the things her brother Luke and everyone else had been telling her about how horrible

5616-890: Is Lucas's father. Together, they start looking for him. To avoid jail time, Broxton attempts to use the information about Lucas in exchange for his freedom. Robert confronts Bobbie about her schemes, and Tony leaves her. Cheryl later leaves town with Lucas in tow. In late 1992, Cheryl is killed in a car accident. Lucas is taken in by his aunt Tiffany Hill ( Sharon Wyatt ) and her husband, Sean Donely ( John Reilly ). In her will, Cheryl leaves custody of Lucas to Bobbie and Tony. However, Tiffany decides to fight for custody. Bobbie wins custody. She and Tony officially adopt Lucas in March 1993. In 1994, Lucas's sister, B.J. dies and donates her heart to their cousin Maxie. In 1996, Tony and Bobbie divorce. Tony often harasses Bobbie about seeing Lucas. In 2001, Lucas

5772-474: 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 on to appear on General Hospital until 13 July 2010. The character is the sister of Luke Spencer and mother of Carly Corinthos . In February 2013, it was announced that Zeman would be returning to

5928-549: Is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital . He was portrayed by John Colicos from August 10, 1981, to September 18, 1981. Mikkos was characterized as one of General Hospital ' s greatest villains of all time. In the summer of 2006, it was rumored that the show was considering recasting the role with Daytime legend, Joseph Mascolo ; however Mascolo returned to his famous role as Stefano DiMera on NBC 's Days of Our Lives . On April 8, 2021, Steve Richard Harris portrayed Mikkos in flashbacks during

6084-437: Is adopted by Rick (now Chris Robinson ) and Lesley Webber ( Denise Alexander ) in 1983. He was the station manager of WLPC and later marries Lorena Sharpe ( Shelley Taylor Morgan ). Ginny Blake Webber is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera, " General Hospital ". She was portrayed by Judith Chapman from 1984 to 1986. D. L. Brock is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital . He

6240-457: Is alive is an "emotional upheaval," Carnes said. Telling Julian that he is gay is Lucas's way of testing Julian, "to see what he's made of." Despite Lucas being very sure of himself, Lucas views Julian's "lack of support," as "rejection." Lucas struggles with Julian's reaction and "spirals a bit," Carnes said. The actor looked forward to seeing how the "human situation" between Julian and Lucas would develop, it would help those who could identify with

6396-556: Is dealing with the loss of her boyfriend to AIDS -related illness and is herself HIV -positive. On All My Children , when Hughes reprised the role of Alex in February 2001 after her maternity leave, Hughes also made her first appearance as Anna on March 2, 2001. In late July 2003, All My Children announced that Hughes would exit in the role of Anna when her contract expired. Hughes made her final appearance on September 11, 2003. An ABC spokesperson hinted that Hughes could return to

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6552-419: Is deceased, but left behind a wife, Elizabeth, and daughter, Alison. Derek, who later marries Lorena, is the biological father of Mike Webber through an affair with Ginny Blake. Standoffish and snobbish, Amanda often clashes with many of the doctors at meetings of the board of directors of General Hospital. Amanda's wealthy stature has Lucy Coe fighting for Amanda's affections for nearly 20 years. In 1984, in

6708-411: Is declared as disaster area. However, the machine malfunctions killing Tony and Alexandria Quartermaine along with others. However Mikkos remains. Luke, Laura and WSB agent, Robert Scorpio break into the Cassadine compound, to stop Mikkos; during a struggle with Luke, Mikkos is frozen to death after falling into his own ice chamber. Luke is able to shut down the machine and Port Charles is safe; Victor

6864-431: Is discovered to be the employer of Peter Harrell Jr. , who had been conning Maxie Jones for months in an effort to obtain her mother, Felicia's, Aztec jewels. After Peter kidnaps Maxie and Lulu to a secluded cabin, they are nearly rescued by Dante and Nathan West (Liesl's son) before Victor gasses the place, and abducts all four of them to the Crichton-Clark facility. While at the facility, Lulu and Dante are left to face

7020-603: Is distraught after the death of Sabrina Santiago and Patrick Drake's premature child. A jealous Brad sees this and overreacts, but Lucas tells him to back off. In May 2015, Brad asks Lucas to marry him. In September 2015, it is revealed that Brad is married to Rosalie Martinez , the couple having been forced to marry each other so that neither would go to jail. In early 2016, Brad tells Lucas that he and Rosalie are divorced. On June 13, 2016, Lucas marries Brad at Julian and Alexis' House. Lucas cuts off Julian again after he nearly kills Alexis. In 2017–2018, Lucas and Brad set out to adopt

7176-556: Is integrated into a group of younger characters which consist of his adoptive cousins, Maxie (Robyn Richards) and Georgie ( Lindze Letherman ). Lucas (Thomason) and Georgie even dated briefly in high school, and he took her to prom only for Maxie to ruin their date. Though they were not biologically related, neither pairing caught on with fans. Lucas (Carnes) later dated Brook Lynn Ashton ( Adrianne León ) while he supported Georgie during her troubled romance with Dillon Quartermaine ( Scott Clifton ). In late August 2005, TV Guide revealed

7332-554: Is involved but her urges her to trust him. As Duke and Anna are engaged in October 1986, Robert exposes Duke's involvement in a money laundering scheme for the mysterious "Mr. Big." Soon after, Anna's home is bombed and Duke assures Anna he loves her and decides to get out of the mob for good. However, Duke is framed by his boss, the mysterious "Mr. Big" and ends up in jail. Robert then enlist Anna and Frisco's help to expose "Mr. Big" who turns out to be Anna's corrupt partner Ramsey. After

7488-525: Is just what the doctor ordered!" Greg Hernandez said Carnes's return was enough to make him watch General Hospital on the daily basis. Soaps In Depth pushed for Lucas to be paired with Felix in April 2013 and even gave the potential pairing the nickname " Lulix ." Tony Jones (General Hospital) General Hospital is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on ABC . Created by Frank and Doris Hursley , who originally set it in

7644-543: Is later sent off to boarding. Upon his return, Lucas begins dating Brook Lynn Ashton. Meanwhile, Georgie recruits Lucas to help teach Dillon about treating women as sexual objects. Lucas hits on Dillon, who is dressing in drag for an all-female band . However, Brook Lynn comes to Dillon's rescue. Lucas defends himself saying he'd do anything for Georgie. Georgie kisses Lucas to make Dillon jealous, destroying their relationships with both Dillon and Brook Lynn. However, Lucas and Brook Lynn rekindle their romance when they trapped at

7800-673: Is now the director of the WSB and as such was involved in freeing Liesl Obrecht and getting her the job as chief-of-staff of General Hospital after meeting Sonny Corinthos from her cell. Victor visits the recently returned Robin Scorpio , who has been kept away for almost two years, and announces he has big plans for her. Victor wants Robin to help him to bring back his sister-in-law Helena Cassadine – who has been shot by Luke Spencer – and his nephew Stavros – who has been frozen by Laura Spencer . Victor showed Robin proof her friend Jason Morgan

7956-542: Is often seen on special occasions with her friends, the Quartermaines and the Baldwins. Her final appearance is at the funeral of her longtime friend, Lila, in July 2004. In 2013, when doing a background check on Alison, John McBain revealed that Amanda had died a few years before. 2000 also sees the arrival of Amanda's granddaughter, Alison . After breaking her curfew all too often, Amanda orders Alison to become

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8112-525: Is poisoned by Helena Cassadine and Tony is forced to work for her to obtain the cure. Luke is able to foil Helena's plans and obtain the cure for Lucas. In 2002, Lucas admits to Maxie and Georgie he's having trouble in school. Georgie diagnoses him with dyslexia . She eventually develops a crush, but Lucas has a crush on Maxie. Maxie uses this to get close to Kyle Ratcliffe ( Andrew St. John ), but when she refuses to sleep with him, Kyle lies claiming they slept together. Lucas tricks Kyle into believing Maxie

8268-413: Is pregnant to force him into telling the truth. Lucas is worried when Georgie falls for Dillon Quartermaine, thinking he will hurt her. Meanwhile, Lucas disapproves when Maxie forgives Kyle after he humiliates her even further. Georgie and Lucas plan to spend prom night together, but Maxie schemes to get Georgie to see them making out. Georgie is devastated and cuts both Lucas and Maxie out of her life. Lucas

8424-473: Is presumed dead. Following the intervention of his uncle, Victor Cassadine , Stavros is resurrected in September 2014, due largely in part to research performed by Robin Scorpio . After Victor arranges for Lulu, Dante, Maxie Jones and Nathan West to be captured, Stavros reappears with the intention of impregnating Lulu with an embryo he had harvested from her the year prior. Stavros' efforts fail, and he

8580-561: Is revealed that Filomena has been secretly been raising Robert and Anna's daughter Robin ( Kimberly McCullough ) as her granddaughter. Robert resurfaces and confronts Anna about Robin who overhears the truth and runs away. She is kidnapped forcing Anna and Robert to rescue her. Later, Anna is named co-police chief along with Burt Ramsey ( Bob Hastings ). In 1986, Anna falls for the handsome mysterious club-owner Duke Lavery ( Ian Buchanan ). When her friends Frisco and Felicia ( Jack Wagner and Kristina Wagner ) go missing, Anna suspects Duke

8736-553: Is revealed that he orchestrated the ruse of making Tracy think that Samira Adin was Edward's child in order to get the money he felt he was owed. Ned disowns him and he leaves town without the painting. Amanda Barrington is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital . She was portrayed by veteran Hollywood actress Anne Jeffreys . Introduced in 1984, Amanda is a wealthy Port Charles socialite and close friend of Lila Quartermaine and her husband Edward Quartermaine . Amanda has two sons, Derek and Malcolm. Malcolm

8892-465: Is sent to prison. However, Mikkos's murder at the hands of the Spencer clan would affect the show for years to come. The feud between the Cassadine and Spencer families start after Mikkos's death; his widow Helena decides to take revenge on Luke and Laura. For years, she tortures them all because of her plans to avenge the murder of Mikkos. Mikkos and Helena's controlling ways are often mentioned as

9048-462: Is shocked by how supportive Tony is about the news. Lucas is devastated when Tony dies in February 2006. Lucas also dates his high school friend, Guy Tucker (Nicholas DiNardo). Lucas later moves to Seattle, Washington . Lucas returns to Port Charles when Bobbie informs him Carly is missing. Lucas sees Sam for the first time since the revelation about their connection, and is shocked to find Julian alive and well. Lucas rejects Julian and finds comfort in

9204-444: Is shot and left comatose, Anna is arrested for her attempted murder. Anna is cleared when Victor's bastard son Dino (Chris DeRose) is revealed to be behind the shooting. Anna is relieved when Olivia is shipped off to a mental hospital in 1989. However, Anna's life with Duke comes to an end when he is killed in a fire in April 1989, as revenge for testifying against the mob. Bobbie Spencer Barbara Jean "Bobbie" Spencer , RN

9360-546: Is shot to death by Dante. Despite this, a resurrected Helena gets her hands on the embryo, and flees the Crichton-Clark just as it explodes. In 2024, Charlie Mason from Soaps She Knows called Stavros "vile" and noted how Helena would fawn over him. Anna Devane is played by Finola Hughes . Hughes also appeared as Anna on All My Children , and the General Hospital prime time, spin-off series, General Hospital: Night Shift . The character first appeared on

9516-485: Is shot. Later, she reconnects with Scott Baldwin and her daughter, Carly. After attending the Nurse's Ball and with word that Luke and Laura are safe, Bobbie leaves Port Charles to return to her life as a surgical nurse in Seattle. As she boards her plane she runs into former boyfriend, surgeon Noah Drake, who tells her he's moving to Seattle to work at the same hospital she does. Bobbie came back to Port Charles when Carly

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9672-477: Is similar to that of his widow Helena Cassadine ( Constance Towers ). In August 1981, Mikkos Cassadine appears on his private island in Greece with several of his business associates, including his brothers, Victor and Tony . Mikkos presents his plan to use the world's largest uncut diamond, the Ice Princess to power his weather machine and force the entire world to bend to his will, and allow him to rebuild

9828-476: The Adirondack Mountains and rescues her. Anna settles into a happy life with Duke while working with Robert as they co-parent Robin. In the summer of 1988, Anna announces she is pregnant. However, Anna suffers a miscarriage in October 1988 when she is trapped in an elevator rigged to fall by Victor's jealous daughter Olivia St. John ( Tonja Walker ), who had become obsessed with Duke. When Olivia

9984-586: The Jerome family , allows for Duke and Anna to become one of the show's supercouples , along with Robert and Anna. However, the storyline ends in tragedy when Duke dies in Anna's arms. Robert and Anna eventually reunite to raise their daughter, Robin , and eventually remarry; the happiness is short lived and the duo are killed off in 1992 along with their rival, Cesar Faison . However, all three were eventually revealed to be alive. Anna reappeared on All My Children as

10140-641: The Swedish opera singer, Kristin Bergman who bore him two children, Natasha and Kristina Cassadine . When Helena finds out about the affair, she kills Kristen forcing Mikkos to send his daughters into hiding. The infant Kristina is put up for adoption, while Natasha's name is changed to Alexis and Mikkos lies, claiming she is the daughter of his late sister, Sophia, and raises her in Greece with his sons. In 2009, Helena reveals that Mikkos had another bastard child,

10296-548: The April 10, 1985, episode of General Hospital as a fence . The character was created and introduced by executive producer, Gloria Monty , and co-head writers, Pat Falken Smith and Norma Monty. Upon her introduction, Anna is revealed to be the super spy ex-wife of Robert Scorpio and romantic rival to his current wife, Holly Sutton . Anna remained a prominent character in the series until 1992 due to her romantic pairings with Robert and former mobster, Duke Lavery . The storyline in which Duke tries to evade his criminal past with

10452-468: The Brownstone, holding her and Tony hostage and trying to rape her before finally being caught by the police. In 1994, while spying for Luke, she began a flirtation with the evil Damian Smith, in fact Tony caught them in the stairwell of General Hospital embracing the day that B.J. was involved in a school bus accident and was killed. Although devastated by B.J.'s death, Bobbie was somewhat comforted by

10608-668: The DVX. Anna works as Sean Donely 's ( John Reilly ) secretary and partners with him to fence the Aztec treasure. However, the treasure goes missing forcing Anna and Robert to team up which makes Holly jealous. As the revelation about their marriage leads to Holly leaving Robert, Anna teams up with Robert and Grant Andrews ( Brian Patrick Clarke ) to bring down Donely who has gone rogue. When Robert goes missing during their mission, Anna returns home to find her apartment destroyed and her old friend Filomena Soltini ( Argentina Brunetti ) tied up. It

10764-535: The Dragon Bone, a key to unlock an ancient Chinese Civilization. Tracy Quartermaine blackmailed Larry into giving her and Ned Ashton a share of the treasure if he found it. Tracy said she would expose him as not being the Ashton family heir if he did not. The search ended when Robert Scorpio 's dog buried the key. Larry divorced Arielle who left Port Charles. He lost his title when Charlie Prince turned out to be

10920-466: The Quartermaine mansion due to a serial killer going on the loose. Lucas helps Brook Lynn accept her new makeover for her singing career, He accompanies her to a school dance where they share their first kiss. Lucas and Brook Lynn eventually break up. In the fall of 2005, Lucas admits to his family and friends he is gay. Though Bobbie defends her son, she immediately wants to get him counseling. Lucas

11076-463: The Spencers had been strangers for years due to bad blood. Bobbie desperately wanted a baby and in fact purchased one from the black market. Unbeknownst to her the baby was Cheryl Stansbury's baby. Bobbie tried to keep the truth a secret, but the truth came out (putting a strain on her marriage), and she had to give the baby back to Cheryl. When Cheryl died, Bobbie became embroiled in a custody suit for

11232-410: The arms of Brad Cooper . That relationship comes to a screeching halt, however, when Brad blurts out the truth that Britt's baby is actually Dante and Lulu's. After Julian's initial lack of support, he eventually accepts Lucas and tries to form a relationship. Julian invites Lucas, Sam, Silas, and Alexis to a dinner at the art gallery to announce his leaving the crime business. Lucas brings Felix along as

11388-479: The baby (Lucas) with Tiffany Donely, Cheryl's sister. The court awarded Bobbie custody of Lucas in 1992. Also in 1992, Bobbie began writing letters to ex-convict and cop killer Joseph Atkins after being impressed by his book, Violence Tamed. He wrote back, asking her to help him get parole. Tony went berserk when Atkins began calling Bobbie at home. Bobbie realized she couldn't support Atkins. When she cut off contact, he told her she'd be sorry. Months later, he broke into

11544-455: The best way to get information from Bobbie was to keep her guard down. Sensing that Carly wouldn't stop, Bobbie hired a man to steal the diary back. Carly continued her search by looking through Ruby's old things from the days of the brothel. Carly's search led her to a powerful prosecutor in New York named John Durant. Bobbie wasn't too happy when Durant chose to move to Port Charles, but she

11700-600: The better. Bobbie was horrified when Joe Kelly's father, Paddy, was killed after an attack by one of Smith's men, and prevented Joe from going after Frank, thus saving his life. When Luke and Laura came back from their summer on the run, Bobbie made an attempt to understand why she had treated Laura with such resentment, and on Thanksgiving Day, urged Luke to call Laura so they, along with Aunt Ruby, could go on with their dinner. Months later, she fell in love with Dr. Noah Drake and even went as far as to pretend to be blind in order to keep him. Noah made it clear he did not want to make

11856-405: The brink of death, Helena whisked him away to Cassadine Island in Greece, where he had been recovering ever since. Stavros is eventually discovered to be alive by Nikolas sometime in December 2012, and in an effort to discover what his father and grandmother are up to, attempts to endear himself to them. On April 12, Luke and Laura rescue Lulu from Stavros and trap him in his own cryogenic chamber. He

12012-436: The cemetery to "commune with his spirit." However, according to Carnes, finding Julian, his biological father, in the place where he visits the only father he's ever know, sets up an "instant conclift." So the confrontation is already happening occurring on "shaky ground." In an interview with Soap Opera Digest , Carnes said that Lucas is "quite comfortable with who he is and with his sexuality." However, discovering that Julian

12168-444: The character of Lucas became necessary when William deVry took over the role of Julian. They stuck with the original onscreen events, in which Julian never learns of Lucas's existence. Carlivati said Lucas is a very "central character" because he is related to majority of the canvas. In an interview with Michael Fairman of On-Air On-Soaps , Carnes said that Lucas feels a bit out of place and knowing Tony always accepted him, Lucas goes to

12324-489: The character was rapidly aged . Bonifant made his final appearance on December 18 and was quickly replaced by C.J. Thomason . Thomason made his debut on December 24, 2002, making his final appearance on June 11, 2003. In 2004, the role was recast and Ryan Carnes stepped into the role. Ryan Carnes first auditioned for the role in May 2004. Carnes auditioned for a third time on June 2, 2004, and filmed his first scenes on June 16. At

12480-448: The character was believed to have died. Kelker-Kelly subsequently reprised the role for several episodes, as a hallucination, between February 14, 2002, and December 24, 2003. On April 10, 2013, Kelker-Kelly reprised the role amidst intense secrecy on the part of the series. Stavros Cassadine was first introduced to the series in November 1983, as he attempted to reclaim his "wife" Laura Spencer from her long-time love Luke Spencer . Over

12636-410: The character's doppelgänger , Grant Putnam . Actor Fred Divel played the body double during the evil twin storyline where Brian Patrick Clarke's face was unseen and both characters were both in the same scene. Grant Andrews was a Russian spy trained to take the place of Grant Putnam , who at the time was presumed dead. To do so, Andrews married Putnam's fiancée Celia Quartermaine , as well as became

12792-407: The character's return couldn't come soon enough. Errol Lewis of Soap Opera Network commented the character's return would allow for the existing gay characters to step out of their supporting roles, and would also bring a lot of media attention to the series like the pairing of Will and Sonny did for NBC 's Days of Our Lives . Instinct magazine said "Lucas's return to the hospital-based soap

12948-431: The character. Former GH writer Dave Goldschmid described the fan response to Lucas "coming out" as "heartwarmingly positive." In April 2013, Soaps In Depth described Hogestyn's portrayal of Lucas as "sensitive," and suggested Hogestyn along with Zack Conroy , Van Hansis and Shawn Pyfrom would all be a good fit for the role of Lucas. In November 2010, Jamey Giddens also pushed for the character's return with Hansis in

13104-521: The crime. Stavros also began manipulating Gia Campbell , in an effort to obtain information on Nikolas, and deduce whether or not Nikolas would remain loyal to the Cassadines. Eventually, Laura and Stefan were able to conclude the Stavros was alive, prompting Stefan to break out of prison. After confronting Stavros on Spoon Island, Stefan tied him up and left him inside an empty coffin. However, when

13260-459: The daughter she had previously lost, and Bobbie helped her through hard times as well, also trying to push Jessie to accept the marriage proposal of the gold-hearted hospital administrator Dan Rooney. To Steve and Audrey Hardy , Jessie and Dan, Bobbie seemed like a compassionate person, but Bobbie had another side to her that she kept hidden from them. She wanted desperately to marry Scotty Baldwin but although he visited her bed from time to time, he

13416-473: The death of his father Angus McKay ( Guy Doleman ), Anna becomes suspicious of Duke's relationship with his half-sister, Camellia ( Elizabeth Keifer ). In May 1987, Anna is horrified when the press crashes her wedding to expose that Duke covered up Camellia's murder of Evan Jerome, the son of mobster kingpin Victor Jerome (Jack Axelrod). Anna dumps Duke and starts her own private investigator firm, and

13572-496: The deed. Melissa quit her job, but after a few more confrontations with Bobbie, changed her mind and began fighting back. Bobbie was hysterical when beloved son Lucas suddenly became near-death from a mysterious illness. Roy tried his best to stay true to Bobbie. Meanwhile, Carly begged him to turn Sonny into the feds, hoping Sonny would agree to witness protection. Roy agreed, but the plan backfired on Carly when Sonny refused to cooperate, then dumped her after he learned of her part in

13728-528: The dream sequences she had during her coma. Bobbie did her best to support her daughter in her recovery. Carly finally regained the memory of her feelings for her loved ones a few weeks later. In 2004, there was a huge fire at the Port Charles Hotel that trapped some of Bobbie's loved ones. Though Bobbie was thankful that Carly and Luke made it out of the fire alive, she was saddened to learn that Scott ended up dying in it. She later found out that he

13884-493: The effect on Lucas Bobbie's relationship with an ex-con might have; Bobbie, not knowing Roy was trying to pay off Mike Corbin's gambling debts, feared Roy was working for Sonny when she saw Roy having meetings with Sorel; Bobbie had to deal with Carly's various crises) until December 2000, when Bobbie found a letter from a woman named Melissa in Roy's apartment. Roy claimed Larkin must have put the letter in there, but he refused to report

14040-400: The event and Roy and Scott worked to rescue her along with several other hostages. Helena and Stavros were finally defeated and life returned to normal. In early 2002, Bobbie and Scott rekindled their relationship after Scott and Laura parted ways. Around this time, Carly was presumed dead after driving her car off a cliff, and Bobbie remained in denial until a body believed to be that of Carly

14196-527: The evil Valentin who had been disowned by Mikkos years earlier. Valentin is initially meant to cause more trouble for the Spencers and even the Cassadines, however the storyline is dropped. Mikkos and Helena are also believed to have another child, Irina Cassadine, who is shot to death by Helena in early 2012. Though Helena claims Irina as her daughter, it was never stated that she was fathered by Mikkos. Mikkos's tyrannical spirit also affects his grandchildren, most significantly his granddaughter, Sam McCall . When

14352-433: The fact that B.J.'s heart had gone to Felicia's daughter Maxie. Bobbie consummated her romance with Damian after Tony threw her out, but when she learned he had only seduced her as part of a bet with Lucy, she left him to die in the catacombs. They separated and after counseling eventually found their way back to each other, but Tony was emotionally spent and things were never quite the same with them. Bobbie and Tony befriended

14508-441: The fact that Laura had won Scotty, but also the love of her brother, Luke, whom Bobbie knew was Laura's rapist. Bobbie remained antagonistic towards Laura, even making a drunken play for Scotty during a time he was having issues in his marriage to Laura, but for the most part, was a loyal nurse and friend to those around her. When Luke and Laura went on the run from Frank Smith's mob, Bobbie's attitudes towards Laura began to change for

14664-424: The first character in General Hospital history to earn his Ph.D. After Tony's death in early 2006, the character was written out of the series. In 2013, Lucas became a subject of conversation again when it was revealed that Julian was actually alive, and Lucas is contacted by his new-found sister Sam for a DNA test. The role was briefly played by Nicholas Moody in 1989 upon the character's onscreen birth. The role

14820-606: The head vampire. Alison soon learns that Joshua's victims included Frank Scanlon, Victor Collins , Jamal, and Amanda. The vampire's spell is eventually lifted and Amanda is on hand to see Alison marry Rafe. Derek Barrington is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital . He was portrayed by actor Mark Goddard . Derek is the son of wealthy Port Charles socialite, Amanda Barrington ( Anne Jeffreys ). He has an affair with Virginia "Ginny" Blake (Judith Chapman) before coming to Port Charles. Ginny becomes pregnant with Michael "Mike" Phelan ( David Mendenhall ). He

14976-469: The infant and names him Lucas after her brother, Luke ( Anthony Geary ). At the time, Lucas is believed to be Cheryl's son with Robert Scorpio ( Tristan Rogers ), who becomes Lucas's godfather when the boy is christened in 1989. Bobbie and Tony marry shortly after. Meanwhile, the Jerome family lawyer, Mark Broxton, hides Lucas's identity in a secret file called the "Billion Dollar Baby." Cheryl admits Julian

15132-538: The mail, but Scotty destroyed the letter and put doubts in Bobbie's mind because he wanted Bobbie for himself. After seeing a photo of Jake with his arm around a woman, she divorced Jake; and four months passed before she realized Scott's bad ways and dumped him. Bobbie then met a sophisticated, rich, handsome man, Gregory Howard, in a bar. Unfortunately, he was (unhappily) married and the father of Melissa's ex, Greg. After weeks of talk and flirting, she finally agreed to go on

15288-426: The necessary information to escape the laboratory, with Gia in tow. Following a vicious altercation with Luke, Stavros found himself dangling over the entrance to a bottomless pit, and in one final effort to thumb his nose at Luke, threw up his hands and fell to his presumed death. In April 2013, Stavros was revealed to be alive, after Helena had saved him from the bottom of the pit twelve years earlier. With Stavros on

15444-457: The night of an annual charity ball, Beatrice is found dead. Edward, Lila, Alan Quartermaine , Monica Quartermaine , Holly, Amanda, Sylvia, and Leo are all suspects, but all innocent. Throughout the course of the evening, all of them slip drugs in Beatrice's drink in hopes of knocking her out. With the help of Ginny Blake , Robert Scorpio recreates the night of the ball and finds that Beatrice

15600-486: The ongoing mob storyline which features Lucas's former brother-in-law Sonny Corinthos ( Maurice Benard ) and his biological family the Jeromes . In the fall of 2013, Lucas agrees to a DNA test which proves he and Sam Morgan ( Kelly Monaco ) are paternal half-siblings. Later, an angry Sam accidentally mentions Lucas to Julian ( William DeVry ), prompting Julian to look into their connection. Ron Carlivati said bringing back

15756-414: The plan didn't work to get Laura sent to reform school for missing her curfew, Bobbie pretended to be pregnant with Scotty's child, but Scotty ended up marrying Laura after Bobbie's lies were exposed. Bobbie's only happiness came from the arrival of Ruby Anderson , her aging aunt who had given up "the life" and became part of the cleaning staff at General Hospital. Bobbie next fell in love with Roy DiLucca,

15912-520: The police came looking for Stefan, they freed Stavros, and following some questions, let him go. When the time came for Stavros and Nikolas to come face to face, Helena arranged for Nikolas to believe that Stavros was still frozen, prompting Nikolas to declare that he hated his father and hoped he remained "dead". Subsequently, Helena lured a handful of her enemies to the underground laboratory where she had kept Stavros hidden, and trapped them inside. Stavros, in an effort to prove his love for Nikolas, gave him

16068-529: The real heir. Larry continued to scheme with Tracy to discredit Monica by revealing that Dawn Winthrop was her illegitimate daughter. They posed as a priest and a nun to find information in the convent where Monica gave birth but were exposed when the Quartermaines were visited by Sister Mary Agnes who had given them shelter. He formed a cartel to control global business with carbon disulphide. To achieve their goals, they thought it would be best for Paul Hornsby to marry Tracy to take over her stock of ELQ. Killing her

16224-401: The reason for the family being so screwed up. Their oldest son, Stavros in 1983, kidnaps Laura Spencer, forces her into marriage and to bear his son, Nikolas . Their other son, the gentler Stefan , is looked down upon for not being more like his brother, and parents. Stefan also has a thing for Laura, but he is killed by Luke in 2003. In the 1990s, it is revealed that Mikkos had an affair with

16380-557: The request of former love interest, Liesl Obrecht . In August 2014, it is discovered Victor had threatened a troubled Rafe Kovich Jr. into causing an accident involving Patrick, his daughter Emma, and ex-fiancée Sabrina Santiago that had resulted in the death of Patrick and Sabrina's son, Gabriel, who had been born premature as a result. Meanwhile, Robin has been successful in fulfilling Victor's plans to resurrect his dead relatives, as well as Jason, who Victor intends to use for his own purposes based on Jason's past as mafia hitman. Victor

16536-461: The role earlier before the series delved into Lucas's storyline instead of having the role recast in the middle of the story. Carnes last appeared on September 21, and Hogestyn stepped into the role on September 22. Hogestyn, who was only with the show on a recurring status , left in 2006 to pursue a full-time role on The Bold and the Beautiful . According to then-writer Dave Goldschmid, the role

16692-553: The role in favor of a "big" storyline for the summer on GH . Hughes who was scheduled to start taping on May 28, was never actually replaced and her character was never introduced onscreen. On December 11, 2011, TV Guide confirmed that Hughes would return to General Hospital starting in mid January and would reappear just in time for February Sweeps. Hughes first airdate was slated for the week of February 13, 2012. On April 6, 2012, executive producer, Frank Valentini announced on Twitter that Hughes had been placed on contract with

16848-516: The role of Anna in early 1985, about three months after she relocated to New York City . About two weeks later, Hughes was shocked when she actually got hired because the role was originally written for an American actress. In late 1991, rumors circulated that Hughes had been fired. However, instead during contract negotiations, she took advantage of an out clause to work on another project. Hughes last taped scenes aired during December 16, last airing on December 17, 1991. If negotiations went well, Hughes

17004-409: The role, following Carnes' exit in March. Trudeau last appeared on March 24, 2021. In December 2023, it was announced Carnes would return to facilitate the memorial of Bobbie Spencer . He appeared on January 10 to 11, 2024. In September 2024, TV Insider reported the role had been recast with Van Hansis . He made his first episode appearance on October 4 of the same year. From 2002 to 2006, Lucas

17160-505: The role, thinking the soap could capitalize on the actor's huge fan base from As the World Turns . Fan were thrilled by the announced of Carnes's return. Jillian Bowe said "Who Will Ryan Carnes Be Eating Out as General Hospital's Lucas?" referencing Carnes's role in the gay romantic comedy . Many expected the announcement due to heavy references of the character onscreen. With the announcement of Carnes's return, TheBacklot.com said

17316-497: The role; she first appeared on March 22 and once again vacated the role on April 15. However, on October 22, it was confirmed that Zeman would be returning to the show, with her first airdate slated to be on November 27. Zeman continued in the role until her last appearance on April 27, 2023, shortly before her death on May 9 of that year. Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Spencer, was born in Port Charles on July 8, 1957 and raised in

17472-556: The series had planned a coming out story for the character of Lucas. With the announcement of Carnes's departure shortly after, a rep said the storyline would be a main focus that would affect the entire canvas. On October 11, 2005 (National Coming Out Day), Lucas announces to Georgie he is gay. The storyline is dropped due to Hogestyn's departure and Lucas is written off canvas in early 2006. In July 2013, General Hospital Happenings reported that Zeman's next visit as Bobbie would bring Lucas home. Though it had yet to be mentioned onscreen,

17628-416: The series in a recurring capacity but she never did. Rumors immediately followed that Hughes would return to GH . However, Hughes later revealed in an interview that she was open to a return, but had not been contacted by the series. When Tristan Rogers returned to the series as Robert in 2006, many speculated that Hughes would return to the series as well. However instead, Emma Samms instead returned to

17784-451: The series indefinitely in 2012 when Robin was presumed dead. She has a romance with Robert's best friend, Luke Spencer , and reunites with Duke, whom Faison is masquerading as. The real Duke is later revealed to be alive. Anna has become one of the most respected and celebrated heroines in all of daytime. Hughes joined the cast of General Hospital in the spring of 1985, and made her first appearance on April 10, 1985. Hughes auditioned for

17940-464: The series. In October 2015, it was reported that Hughes has inked a deal with the series and will remain in the role of Anna. Anna is introduced in 1985 as skilled jewel thief who takes an interest in Robert Scorpio ( Tristan Rogers ) and his wife Holly Sutton ( Emma Samms ). Anna is soon revealed to be Robert's ex-wife whom he divorced upon discovering she was a double-agent working for

18096-424: The series. Samms and Rogers's returns intensified speculation that Hughes would eventually reprise her role, Though initial reports hinted that Hughes refused to return, ABC finally confirmed Hughes's return in April 2006. Hughes first reappeared May 12, 2006. Hughes concluded her stint on August 30, and returned once again from July 13 to August 24, 2007. In late March 2008, it was announced that Hughes would make

18252-438: The side of the road. She is on the run from the police and has just given birth to her son, whose father is Lucas's nephew, Michael Corinthos. They agree to switch babies as Nelle convinces Brad that he and Lucas would be better parents than she would since she is likely to go to jail. Brad brings Nelle and Michael's baby home to take the place of the dead adopted baby and Lucas meets his son which they name Wiley Cooper-Jones. After

18408-462: The situation. According to Bobbie ( Jacklyn Zeman ), as of 2013, Lucas resides in Seattle, Washington and had still not found the right guy. The character's return sets up a romantic triangle between Lucas, Felix DuBois (Marc Anthony Samuel) and Brad Cooper ( Parry Shen ). In an interview with On-Air On-Soaps published on December 26, 2013, Carlivati confirmed that Lucas would definitely become

18564-415: The sting. When Bobbie heard, she flew into a rage, accusing Roy of destroying Carly's happiness. She broke off her relationship with him, shutting out his every attempt to explain, and finally telling him she had set Melissa up with the files. Despite this, Bobbie refused his several attempts at reconciliation. Finally, she softened, and they parted as friends. The only bright spot in Bobbie's life at this time

18720-576: The stipulation that she would be disinherited. Alison chooses Jamal over Amanda's money. When Jamal and Alison clash over plans for her to open a bakery alongside their bike shop, Amanda tries making peace between them. While arguing with Alison, Amanda has a heart attack. At Alan's urging, Alison repairs her relationship with Amanda and suspects that a mysterious gift of $ 25,000 came from her, but it did not. When vampires descend upon Port Charles, Alison forms an alliance with Livvie Locke , Caleb Morley , and Rafe Kovich in order to take down Joshua Temple ,

18876-522: The time, Carnes was on vacation in Hawaii when he was called back to California for his final audition. However, his car broke down on the way to his audition. Fortunately, he was able to get a ride with his acting coach. After the audition, Carnes returned to his car and was forced wait another three hours to have his car towed. During his wait, Carnes learned he had booked the recurring role of Lucas with his first air date slated for July 8, 2004. In 2005, it

19032-555: The truth was revealed by Luke and Bobbie's older sister Patricia Spencer many years later. The truth was that on April 1, 1963, Luke accidentally killed his mother and then his father in a fit of rage. Luke had been blocking out the memory for over 50 years, with Pat and Bill Eckert helping keep it a secret. Luke befriended Lila Quartermaine , who was planning to adopt both Bobbie and Luke, but they left town to move in with their aunt Ruby Anderson , in Jacksonville, Florida . Ruby

19188-510: The twin sister of Alex Marick on March 2, 2001. In addition to working as chief of police, and a brief romance with Edmund Grey , Anna marries Dr. David Hayward and they had a child together; however, that child dies as an infant. Hughes returned to General Hospital for several guest stints between 2006 and 2008. Throughout the summer and fall of 2008, Anna appeared on Night Shift where she supported Robert through his battle with cancer and helped Robin prepare for motherhood. Anna returned to

19344-440: The unborn baby that he practically forced Carly to leave a baby shower Bobbie threw for her (where she was surrounded by her family). During a thunderstorm, Carly was looking over a house and was at the top of the stairs when she fell down them and went into labor. Luckily, Lorenzo Alcazar (who had grown obsessed with Carly) was there to help Carly. Lorenzo was helping Carly through labor when Sonny burst in, and, thinking that Lorenzo

19500-459: The website said Lucas was now a doctor, and with a recommendation from Dr. Kevin Collins ( Jon Lindstrom ), he transfers to General Hospital . He was also rumored to share a past with Dr. Silas Clay ( Michael Easton ). Despite no confirmation from the series, Instinct published a report which stated Lucas had attended medical school in Seattle. The character's return also brings attention to

19656-486: The world in his own pure, perfect image. The first step of Mikkos's plan is to freeze the world, starting with Port Charles , New York ; the hometown of Luke and Laura Spencer . By freezing Port Charles, Mikkos could bring the world to its knees and force its leaders to do his bidding. Mikkos refuses to negotiate with the World Security Bureau (WSB) and lowers the temperature in Port Charles so low that it

19812-463: Was Lucas' rapid recovery. Unbeknownst to her, Lucas had been poisoned by Helena's puppet, Lucky, and Tony had agreed to her demands in exchange for the cure. Unfortunately, Helena's demands included Tony helping Helena bring back her son Stavros from a frozen state. Helena and Stavros then terrorized various PC residents before a final showdown in Helena's lab underneath GH. Bobbie was taken hostage during

19968-482: Was a prostitute and to make ends meet, Bobbie had to become a "working girl" too. At age 16, she was forced to give her baby ( Carly Corinthos ) up for adoption. Bobbie re-entered Port Charles as a prostitute-turned-nurse. The bubbly nurse made an immediate impression on the staff with her disposition. Nurse Jessie Brewer , who had been through much tragedy, became Bobbie's confidante, and offered Bobbie her spare bedroom. Bobbie came to adore Jessie, who treated her like

20124-488: Was alive and on the run from Internal Affairs. Bobbie was not happy when Carly started asking more and more questions about her biological father. Bobbie gently urged Carly to drop it, but when she didn't, Bobbie strongly told Carly to stop asking and trying to hurt her. So Carly stole Bobbie's diary and found several entries referencing a man as "J.D." When Bobbie found out, she went to Sonny and implored him to stop Carly's search for her father. He agreed but then told Carly that

20280-495: Was alive. She agreed to help him. While in Port Charles, Victor acquainted himself with great-nephew Nikolas Cassadine and his son Spencer , before departing for the Crichton-Clark facility in Scarsdale with Robin and later encounters Heather Webber . In May, Victor made a brief appearance to deliver a message from Robin to her husband, Patrick Drake , as well as deliver stolen embryos to Lulu Spencer and Dante Falconeri , at

20436-419: Was all a trick orchestrated by Luke Spencer who had been mentally ill, and Larry is in cahoots with the villains, including Cesar Faison and Helena Cassadine . Larry is seen again in April 2017 (Muirhead), when Tracy begins looking for her father's painting. Larry tries to get Tracy to give him half of what the painting is worth but she refuses. Larry is then seen toasting Ned on his engagement to Olivia. It

20592-563: Was an option to get control of her stock. The cartel was discovered and put to an end by the Port Charles Police Department. Larry hoped to get Tracy to remarry him, but she turned him down, and he left town. In October 2014, Larry resurfaced in Port Charles, after having been abducted by Jerry Jacks and left on the patio of the Quartermaine Mansion in a burlap sack. It was later revealed that this

20748-447: Was announced Carnes would depart the series and would be replaced by Ben Hogestyn, just before Lucas revealed his sexuality. According to TV Guide , Carnes was allegedly fearful of being typecast in gay roles, due to his previous work on television series, Desperate Housewives and the film Eating Out . A representative for the actor claimed Carnes had already planned to leave the series due several upcoming gigs, but chose to vacate

20904-408: Was around 5 or 6 years old and never returned home. Victor Cassadine was originated by Thaao Penghlis in the 1981 Ice Princess storyline. On January 31, 2014, Penghlis reprised the role on and off until September 16, 2014. Charles Shaughnessy assumed to the role on September 2, 2021, and exited on May 8, 2023. Victor first appears as a minor character in July 1981 along with Tony . Victor has

21060-484: Was found in the harbor. This sorrow later turned to joy as Carly was revealed to be alive at her memorial service. Bobbie and Scott's relationship continued until Scott began using unscrupulous tactics to win the District Attorney election. Scott began harassing Carly for information on Alexis Davis, the candidate running against him, and this is what fizzled the relationship between the duo. Bobbie laid low for

21216-441: Was gay. Bobbie was devastated when, during the encephalitis plague that hit Port Charles in 2006, Tony was one of the worst hit by the disease and died. Bobbie was on hand in early 2010 for her granddaughter Josslyn's christening. When Kristina Davis is hospitalized after being beaten by her boyfriend, Bobbie shares with Alexis the pain of being abused by both her father and her husband. She then advises Alexis to send Kristina to

21372-539: Was harming Carly (because she was experiencing labor pains and screaming), shot him. The bullet went through Lorenzo and hit Carly in the head. Carly gave birth to a baby boy before passing out. She was quickly rushed to the hospital. There, Carly remained in a coma for several weeks. Bobbie wanted to take her grandkids home with her. But Sonny told her that Jason and Courtney could take care of them until Carly finally recovered. Carly did recover, but confided in Bobbie that her feelings for everyone around her were buried beneath

21528-488: Was in love with Laura Webber . So Bobbie got her brother to come to town as part of a plan to break up Scotty and Laura whom Bobbie was intensely jealous of. Bobbie had tormented Laura every chance she got, and when Laura had enough of it and pushed Bobbie out of anger towards her, Bobbie accused her of attacking her without provocation. Their fight had been interrupted by Monica Quartermaine who suspected that Bobbie had been harassing Laura and supported Laura over Bobbie. When

21684-451: Was involved in the kidnapping of Drew Cain. He also reveals Valentin is his son. Stavros Nikolai Mikkosovich Cassadine is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital . The role was originated by John Martinuzzi, who portrayed the role from November 17 to December 14, 1983. Eighteen years later, the role was recast with Robert Kelker-Kelly , who portrayed the role from June 1 to November 9, 2001, at which time

21840-420: Was kidnapped by crazy Heather Webber. She also tried to hide from Lucas the fact that his father, Julian Jerome, was alive and in town. In April 2014, Bobbie told Scott that she broke up with Noah after he reunited with his former flame Anne Logan. After Bobbie collapsed at the 2016 nurse's ball and had to be admitted as a patient, she was attacked and drugged, presumably by the hospital serial killer. But after she

21996-413: Was later forced to admit that she lied to Carly about who she was (the biological daughter of Carly's adopted father) and that she had "slept" with Sonny. In July 2017, Bobbie came home from GH one night and discovered that her granddaughter Josslyn had thrown a huge party. She confronted Josslyn and told her the dangers of having a party while her mother (Carly) was out of town. Bobbie kept Josslyn's party

22152-474: Was not murdered, but rather accidentally died when she ingested Lila's heart medication. Amanda, along with the rest of Beatrice's victims, is relieved. In 1989, Amanda grieves when longtime friend Edward is presumably killed in a plane crash. Amanda donates a plaque to the hospital in honor of Edward. Amanda is delighted, along with the rest of Port Charles, when in 1991, Edward turns up alive and well. In 1992, Amanda welcomed friend Simon Jones to Port Charles but

22308-464: Was now engaged to Tony and carrying his baby, was really the daughter she had given up so long ago. Carly had a lot of anger toward Bobbie for leaving her, but the two were able to rebuild their relationship. The birth of Carly's son and Bobbie's first grandchild, Michael, helped a lot. When Bobbie found out Luke had known for a few years, and had lied to her that her baby had died, she coldly berated him, promising to never forgive what he had done. However,

22464-410: Was portrayed by David Groh from 1983 until 1985. After an affair with Bobbie Spencer , they are married in 1984 by Lee Baldwin . Afterwards he becomes extremely abusive towards her. When he is murdered in 1985, Bobbie is originally suspected, however he was actually killed in self-defense by Ginny Webber . Terry Brock is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital . She

22620-606: Was portrayed by Robyn Bernard from September 3, 1984, to March 7, 1990. Terry arrives in PC on Labor Day 1984, and she has her eye on Frisco Jones . In January 1985, she screams when her father, D.L. was shot and murder by Bobbie, but instead he was murdered by Ginny Webber . In Summer 1985, Terry dreams of being a singer, but she had a drinking addiction that kept her from realizing her goal. In February 1986, Terry married Kevin O'Connor. In 1990, she got her recording contract, and left PC on March 7, 1990. Mikkos Ivanovich Cassadine

22776-533: Was portrayed by siblings Kenny and Chuckie Gravino from 1992 to 1994. The Gravino siblings had previously appeared on The Young and the Restless as Phillip Chancellor IV . Jay Sacane appeared in the role from 1994 to 1996. Justin Cooper took over the role from 1996 to 1998. Logan O'Brien stepped into the role in August 1998, leaving the series in 2002. Evan Bonifant stepped into the role on September 6, 2002, when

22932-399: Was released and Paul Hornsby was arrested for the crime, Franco learned from his mother, Heather Webber, that she had done the deed to protect him from being arrested, since she assumed that he was the killer and wanted to give him an alibi. Bobbie was immediately suspicious of Nelle Hayes who had come to town claiming to be Josslyn's kidney donor. She never let up with her suspicions. Nelle

23088-417: Was relieved when it was discovered that Michael was alive and well, but had been kidnapped by his biological father, AJ Quartermaine. Shortly after, Durant was shot while in the hospital, and when Bobbie's actions in surgery saved his life but left him temporarily paralysed, he sued the hospital. Luckily, Durant eventually dropped the lawsuit, but Lucas dropped another bombshell on Bobbie when he told her that he

23244-526: Was responsible for the arrival of little Mikey Webber's real mother, Ginny Blake , and argued with Lesley Webber in the hospital, after which Lesley was killed in a car accident. Bobbie was horrified to identify the body, and after realizing that D.L. had made Lesley upset, became determined to get out of this marriage. He was ultimately murdered in January 1985. She was initially charged with his murder but her attorney Jake Meyer proved that Ginny Blake Webber killed him. In 1986, Bobbie married Jake Meyer, who had

23400-418: Was slated for January 16, 2014, but was pushed back to the following day, due to news coverage. In response to bringing Carnes back to the role, Valentini said it was important to maintain continuity of who had previously played Lucas. Valentini contacted Carnes after casting director Mark Teschner sent him Carnes' audition reel. Head writer, Ron Carlivati said he was the most familiar face, and he also shared

23556-406: Was slated to return by the spring of 1992. In the interim, she was replaced by Camilla Moore who made her first appearance December 20, 1991. Moore last appeared on January 20, 1992, and Hughes returned to the role for one episode on February 25, 1992. Hughes briefly returned from November 13 to 22, 1995 as Anna's spirit to comfort the character's daughter Robin Scorpio ( Kimberly McCullough ), who

23712-416: Was soon up to it in her eyeballs when she learned that Laura was still alive. Skye learned this information as well, but when she was in a car accident on her way to tell Luke, Bobbie kept Skye sedated so that he wouldn't learn the truth, but finally confessed herself, and told Luke she hadn't wanted him to suffer any more pain. When Carly learned that Michael was murdered, Bobbie was there for her daughter, but

23868-594: Was stunned to find her old flame, Roy DiLucca, supposedly dead, was alive, well and in town. Her feelings about Roy were jumbled, but after Jerry left town, Roy and Bobbie renewed their love. Bobbie learned Roy was a federal agent, responsible for busting Jerry, but managed to forgive him before he was taken back to jail. With Bobbie and Luke's help, Roy eventually found the evidence to take down corrupt supervisor Larkin, and Bobbie and Roy were finally free to be together. Their life together went on with relative uneventfulness (Roy had to rescue Luke several times; Tony questioned

24024-541: Was stunned when he was revealed to be a criminal. When Carly Roberts arrives in town in 1996, she immediately seeks out Amanda's attention after learning from Amy Vining how much money Amanda has. Amanda becomes a staple at the annual Port Charles tradition of the Nurses Ball, held annually from 1994 to 2001. In 2000, Laura Spencer asks Amanda to be an investor in her upcoming Deception Cosmetics line, to which Amanda politely declines. She remains in Port Charles and

24180-480: Was suffering from pneumonia, had to move to Colorado after taking a turn for the worse, and Bobbie agreed to raise her kids, 10-year-old Skeeter and teenage Melissa. Melissa rebelled and began hanging out with a bad crowd, injuring Ruby when she and her friend Val robbed Kelly's, and she and Val fled to Miami. They fell prey to a pimp who forced them into prostitution. When Greg, Melissa's spurned boyfriend, told Bobbie, she flew down to Miami without telling Jake. Posing as

24336-518: Was supposed to be recast at some point, but the recast never happened. Starting on December 4, 2013, through Twitter , Carnes began referencing various locations with the word "Port" in the names. In December 2013, executive producer, Frank Valentini announced to Soaps In Depth that Carnes would reprise the role of Lucas. Following the announcement, Carnes updated his Twitter with the simple message: "Ah, Port Charles, it is!" Carnes filmed his first return scenes on December 11, 2013. His first episode

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