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baby as his own, naming him John Michael Jacks. The truth is eventually revealed to Nikolas a few months later by Robin Scorpio, and Nikolas subsequently changes John's name to Spencer Cassadine. In May 2015, Courtney appears to her son Spencer to help him realize that he is not disfigured from the fire he was injured months earlier, as well as helping him to become a better person. Before leaving, Courtney assures Spencer that she loves him and that she is always with him. Courtney Matthews Courtney Matthews is a fictional character from "General Hospital", an American soap opera on
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visits. Though Charlotte was distant from Lulu at first, the two started to grow closer. Months later, Valentin and Lulu now have shared custody of Charlotte. Spencer Alexi Nikolosovich Cassadine is the son of Nikolas Cassadine and Courtney Matthews, born in February 2006. He was originally believed to be the son of Jasper "Jax" Jacks, and Jax decides to keep the secret after Courtney dies. He named the baby John Michael Jacks, in honor of Jax and Courtney's fathers. Robin Scorpio learns the truth and announces it at the baby's christening. Nikolas renames the baby Spencer Cassadine, in honor of
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baby as his own, naming him John Michael Jacks. The truth is eventually revealed to Nikolas a few months later by Robin Scorpio, and Nikolas subsequently changes John's name to Spencer Cassadine. In May 2015, Courtney appears to her son Spencer to help him realize that he is not disfigured from the fire he was injured months earlier, as well as helping him to become a better person. Before leaving, Courtney assures Spencer that she loves him and that she is always with him. Courtney Matthews Courtney Matthews is a fictional character from "General Hospital", an American soap opera on
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mob boss would ruin Emily's life. Sonny and Emily decide to secretly be a couple, but they end up becoming fodder for tabloids. Emily helps Sonny face his diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and go into therapy. Soon after, though, Sonny ends their relationship. Alone again, Emily throws herself into her studies. She reconnects with Nikolas, who was now a single father to his and Courtney's son, Spencer Cassadine, following Courtney's death. They bonded while taking care of Spencer. When Spencer was kidnapped by Helena, Emily helped Nikolas rescue him by briefly letting Helena take her hostage. Spencer was rescued, and
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Spencer is the son of Lucky Spencer and Elizabeth Webber. From 2011 to 2012, the role was played by Titus Jackson, real-life son to Jonathan Jackson, who played his on-screen father, Lucky. Jason David took over the role in 2012. He is born onscreen in July 2010. He was originally believed to be the son of Nikolas Cassadine, after Helena Cassadine switched a paternity test. Aiden was kidnapped by Franco from the hospital, and he gave Aiden to his mother. Lucky finds Aiden and returns him to Elizabeth and Nikolas. Elizabeth is suspicious of how much Aiden looks like Lucky
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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 Cassadine family, looking to wreak havoc on both the Cassadine and Spencer families. However, initial plans for the character's introduction were delayed and completely abandoned by 2010. In 2016, it was announced that "All My Children" alumni James Patrick Stuart had joined the cast in the mystery role of Theo — who is revealed to be Valentin. Valentin is known
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Spencer family (General Hospital) The Spencer family is a fictional family on the American soap opera "General Hospital". The family is created by Douglas Marland and first introduced in 1977 when Bobbie Spencer arrives in Port Charles. Bobbie's brother, Luke arrived a year later in 1978. Supercouple Luke and Laura Spencer are part of this family, known for their romance and many adventures. The Spencer family is characterized as an adventurous bunch, but many in the family have struggled with various types of substance abuse. They are known for their longstanding feud with the Cassadine family. The family is currently
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Julie Mond, as Patrick's ex-girlfriend from college. In the beginning of 2010, Sonny shoots undercover cop Dominic Perelli, who turns out to be his son Dante Falconeri. Meanwhile, Elizabeth cheats on Lucky Spencer with his brother Nikolas Cassadine and becomes pregnant. The baby is Lucky's, but Helena Cassadine changes the paternity results to say that it is Nikolas's son. Also in early 2010, Kristina's is attacked by her boyfriend Kiefer Bauer, but lies and says it was Ethan Lovett. While driving Kristina to the hospital, Alexis hits Kiefer with her car, but is in a state of shock and keeps
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Laura and Kevin go to Cassadine Island to search for more clues along with Dante and Lulu. They are shocked to see Nikolas, who was presumed dead, with Ava Jerome along with Jason and Sam Morgan. A local fisherman named Theo Hart robbs the island, but it was no robbery, and Theo Hart was the long lost evil son of Mikkos Cassadine, Valentin Cassadine. Valentin murders Nikolas, and he shoots Kevin. Laura returns to Port Charles to get Kevin to the hospital to treat his gun shot wound. Laura and Kevin make love one August night; however, the next morning,
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going back to his criminal tactics by his sister, Olivia Jerome. Olivia eventually lets Julian be in Leo's life again after his recent release. Rocco Falconeri is the son of Dante Falconeri and Lulu Spencer, carried by Britt Westbourne. Britt originally passed the child off as the son of Patrick Drake. He was born onscreen in September 2013, and Britt later named him Ben. Soon after, Ben was kidnapped by Britt's mother, Dr. Liesl Obrecht. She took Ben to Cassadine Island, where he was rescued by Britt and Nikolas Cassadine. Elizabeth Webber notices that Ben and Dante have the same
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Cassadine family The Cassadines are a fictional aristocratic family from the American soap opera "General Hospital". Created by executive producer Gloria Monty, the family was first introduced in July 1981, with the arrival of brothers Victor, and Tony Cassadine. One month later Mikkos Cassadine was introduced. The Cassadines are descendants of Russian royalty and own their own private island in Greece. Various family members have been sometime residents of Port Charles, living in Wyndemere Castle on Spoon Island. The family is known for their longtime feud with the Spencer family. After the family's initial appearance in 1981, they were absent
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Helena Cassadine Helena Cassadine is a fictional character on the American soap opera "General Hospital", famously originated by film actress Elizabeth Taylor in November 1981. The character later is known to be portrayed by Constance Towers. After a brief stint by Dimitra Arliss in 1996, Towers took over the role in 1997 and has returned — for periods of varying length — nearly every year since. A fan of the series and wildly popular supercouple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber (Anthony Geary and Genie Francis), Taylor called then-Executive Producer Gloria Monty in 1981 and asked for a featured role. She
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boarding school in France, as Nikolas had planned to enroll Spencer there. Laura agrees, and Spencer leaves for boarding school in France. He returns the following summer, intent on getting revenge on Valentin Cassadine, the man who murdered Nikolas. He ends up getting kidnapped again by Garvey, who was trying to draw out Sonny Corinthos, Spencer's uncle. Spencer manages to escape, though, and Laura decides to send him back to boarding school for his own safety. Avery Corinthos is the daughter of Sonny Corinthos and Ava Jerome. Avery was born onscreen in November 2014, and kidnapped by Nina Reeves and
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daughter of Drew Cain and Sam McCall. She was born onscreen in February 2017. She is named in honor of her adoptive aunt, Emily Quartermaine. Charlotte Honor Cassadine is the daughter of Valentin Cassadine and Lulu Spencer, carried by Claudette Beaulieu. She was born from an embryo that Helena Cassadine created and tried to pass off as her son, Stavros' child with Lulu. Claudette realized that Valentin was dangerous after Charlotte was born, and took her on the run. She later asked her ex-husband, Nathan West, for help to protect them. Claudette tells Nathan that Charlotte is his daughter, but
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learns that she has a granddaughter, Charlotte Cassadine, through Lulu, but Valentin Cassadine is the father. Helena stole Valentin’s sperm and fertilized the eggs she stole when she kidnapped Lulu in 2013 to create Charlotte. Laura supports Lulu though a nasty custody battle over Charlotte against the man who murdered Laura’s son and Lulu’s brother. They are devastated when the judge awards Valentin, and his new wife Nina Reeves, full custody of Charlotte. Child actress Stacey Baldwin originated the role of Laura Vining in 1974. Baldwin last appeared as Laura in August 1976. Genie Francis filmed her first scenes on
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his siblings Lucky and Lulu Spencer. Spencer is kidnapped soon after by his nanny, Colleen McHenry. Before Nikolas can rescue Spencer, he is taken by Helena Cassadine from Colleen. Nikolas and Emily Quartermaine eventually rescue him. Spencer left town with his father, and later returned with his great-grandmother, Lesley Webber. On his 10th birthday party, Spencer is injured when a fire breaks out, suffering burns and smoke inhalation. Spencer is treated for his injuries, and recovers. After Nikolas was presumed dead, Spencer is now under the care of his grandmother, Laura Spencer. Spencer asks Laura to let him go to
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Lu (Lulu) suddenly becomes gravely ill. While Laura had seemed to become quite the "paitron saint," Francis subtly revealed "cracks in Laura's stalwart surface" when her daughter's life is hanging in the balance. Francis wowed viewers and critics as Laura suffers through the ordeal feeling helpless. However, "[she] must keep it together -- asking questions, filling out paperwork, comforting her daughter." However, "Laura's world has been shattered." Laura's desperation facilitates the reintroduction of the Cassadine family who become quite the threat to Luke and Laura's family. Laura contacts Stavros's brother Stefan Cassadine (Stephen Nichols) for help. Stefan sends his nephew
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During an appearance on "Good Morning America" with Geary, Francis confirmed that her return would only be brief. Francis wrapped her storyline only a month later with her exit facilitating Geary's. The storyline also featured Francis's then boyfriend John Martinuzzi in the role of the evil Stavros Cassadine (initially a Cassadine cousin) who had forced Laura into marriage. Luke kills Stavros to rescue Laura. In an effort to boost ratings once again, ABC lured Francis and Geary back in 1984. The network spared no expense in flying several cast members, including Francis and Geary, to Cuernavaca, Mexico to film on
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frozen by the evil Mikkos Cassadine (John Colicos). Then head writer Thom Racina planned to hold off Luke and Laura's wedding for another six months by having Scotty return. However, the producers were soon contacted by actress Elizabeth Taylor who was a fan of the show and had read about the storyline decision. Taylor agreed to make a guest appearance on the condition that Luke and Laura be married. As Luke and Laura marry on November 16, 1981, Taylor made a five episode guest appearance as Mikkos's widow, Helena Cassadine cursing the couple for her husband's demise. In a 1992
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Spencer on November 17, 1981, about 30 million people tuned in to watch them exchange vows and be cursed by Elizabeth Taylor's Helena Cassadine (later played by Constance Towers). From 1979 to 1988, "General Hospital" remained number one in the ratings, competing against two low-rated soaps on NBC -- "Texas" and "Santa Barbara"—and "Guiding Light" on CBS (although "Guiding Light" experienced a renaissance for a brief period in the middle of 1984, and became the #1 rated soap, briefly dethroning "General Hospital" from the top ratings spot). For the most part, however, "General Hospital" continued to triumph, even after the
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name Carly Roberts arrived in Port Charles and began working at General Hospital as a physical therapist. Carly slowly insinuated herself into the Spencer family. Lulu was diagnosed with aplastic anemia in May 1996 and needed a bone marrow transplant to save her life. Luke was shocked when 16-year-old Nikolas Cassadine arrived in town and revealed himself as Laura's son with Stavros Cassadine. Laura had conceived Nikolas while the Cassadines held her captive. Nikolas' bone marrow matched his half-sister Lulu's and saved her life. Nikolas and his uncle Stefan settled in Port Charles and began to meddle in the Spencers'
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Laura is heartbroken to find out that Kevin has been writing a novel about her adventure behind her back. Laura feels that Kevin has betrayed her trust. Laura is relieved to hear from Robert Scorpio that Luke is alive and well. After Valentin tries to kidnap her grandson, Spencer Cassadine, Laura sends Spencer away to boarding school. Laura goes with Spencer to make sure he is adjusted and to keep her distance from Kevin. A month later, Kevin tracks down Laura on an airplane to apologize to her. Laura accepts his apology, and they start seeing each other. Meanwhile, Laua
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Their impending nuptials are derailed when Lulu is kidnapped by a very much alive Stavros Cassadine. Nikolas suddenly arrives with news of Lulu's whereabouts and is immediately shot. They eventually end up on Cassadine Island where they confront Stavros. Dante frees Lulu and Laura traps Stavros in the cryogenic chamber he held Lulu in. They are shocked when Lulu refuses to go home and claims Stavros as her husband. Laura wants to postpone her wedding to Scott until Lulu regains her memories but after a kiss with Luke, Laura realizes she needs to move on. Laura and Scott are married
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which his former co-stars, Anthony Geary and Maurice Benard, were both nominated. Parsons presented the award to his former on-screen father, Anthony Geary (for an unprecedented 7th win), and was acknowledged in Geary's acceptance speech. General Hospital also won the Outstanding Drama Series award. In April 2013, Parsons returned to "General Hospital" as Ethan Lovett as part of the show's 50th Anniversary Celebration. His return aired over two days, 2 and 3 April, in which he appeared with Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer), Genie Francis (Laura Spencer) and Constance Towers (Helena Cassadine). He also reprised his character again in July 2015
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year, Audrey is devastated when her beloved Steve dies of a heart attack. Audrey is comforted by Gail Baldwin, Monica Quartermaine, and Kevin Collins during this difficult time. Steve's death causes strain between Audrey and Tom, who believes the Cassadine family is responsible for bankrupting the hospital and causing stress that caused Steve's heart attack. Tom joins forces with Luke Spencer to bring the Cassadines down, but Audrey refuses to believe they are responsible. Tom eventually leaves town. In 1997, Audrey is attacked during a hostage crisis at General Hospital. Jeff's daughter, Sarah Webber, comes to help Audrey recover and
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new psychiatrist at General Hospital. Ewen later asks Alexis Davis to allow him to officially rent Wyndemere, believing it will help "Cassandra's" recovery. "Cassandra" is revealed to be Irina Cassadine, the daughter of Helena Cassadine, who murders her. Meanwhile, Ewen begins helping Kate Howard, who he diagnoses with dissociative identity disorder. Kate's alter Connie hits Ewen on the head with a paperweight, putting him into a coma. Patrick Drake operates on Ewen, who is able to recover. Ewen and Elizabeth continue to grow closer. In July 2012, Ewen starts counseling Patrick, who has developed a prescription pill addiction while grieving
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Monty was accused of perpetuating dangerous misconceptions about rape, implicitly exalting violence against women. But Monty viewed the “rape” as a choreographed "seduction.” Under her tenure, "General Hospital" rose to the top spot in the ratings, with Luke and Laura's 1981 wedding being the highest rated episode in daytime history (about 30 million viewers in 13 million households). Monty's Revolution consisted of couples such as Luke/Laura, Frisco/Felicia, and Robert/Holly. She and various head writers also created the Quartermaine family, Bobbie Spencer, Luke Spencer, Lucy Coe, Robert Scorpio, Anna Devane, Robin Scorpio, the Cassadine family, and many other popular characters who
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Spencer (Jonathan Jackson). Their stories consisted of their struggle to hide from mobster Frank Smith, the 1994 birth of their daughter Lesley Lu and the introduction of Laura's illegitimate son Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher), who comes to town to save an ailing Lesley Lu. Francis quit the series in 2002, claiming unequal treatment compared to her male costar. Laura was written out after suffering a psychotic breakdown, after killing her adoptive father Rick Webber (Chris Robinson). Francis returned in 2006 to celebrate Luke and Laura's 25th wedding anniversary. The return stint, which only lasted a month, featured Laura's reunions with
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enemies, and is rescued by Sam McCall. In March 2011, Jake is struck by a hit-and-run driver. He is declared brain-dead, and placed on life support. Lucky and Elizabeth agree to give Jake's kidney to Josslyn Jacks, who has cancer. The driver of the hit-and-run is revealed to be Luke Spencer, Lucky's father. In July 2015, it was revealed that he was actually alive after being kidnapped by Helena Cassadine. He is rescued by Lucky, Luke, and Laura, and returns home, where he is now raised by Drew (believed to be Jason) and Elizabeth. When Drew and Elizabeth's engagement ends,
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there just in time to stop Helena from baptizing Spencer with a different name. When they tried to get him back, Helena threatened to kill him with a dagger. Emily offered to trade herself for the infant. Helena accepted. Emily was able to get away, as was Helena. Helena reappears in Port Charles at the General Hospital grand re-opening on April 13, 2009 demanding Nikolas return a painting of Saint Gregoire to her, which he does. Alexis voices her suspicions. Helena has actually orchestrated the recent arrival of Rebecca Shaw, who resembles Nikolas's deceased wife Emily Quartermaine; Nikolas is inclined
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is later seen playing video games at Kelly's. In 2013, Cameron is seen with her mom and brother getting a visit and gifts from grandmother Laura. Cameron then attends his grandma's wedding to Scott Baldwin. In 2014, Cameron and his cousin, Spencer Cassadine are fighting over who get's to be Emma Scorpio-Drake's boyfriend. On March 20, 2014, Cameron and Emma start "dating". Cameron and Emma plan to perform the tango at the Nurses' Ball and get instruction from Duke Lavery and Emma's grandmother, Anna Devane. They start to dance together the night of the Nurses' Ball, but their performance is
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her mother was forbidden from seeing him. Dr. Obrecht took Ben to Cassadine Island in Greece, and left him with Robin Scorpio-Drake, Patrick's presumed-dead wife who was actually being held captive by Sonny's long time enemy Jerry Jacks because that was after Franco was revealed to be alive. Robin protects and takes care of Ben, thinking he's Patrick's son. Nikolas and Britt travel to Cassadine Island to rescue Ben. While there, Britt reveals to Faison that Ben is not her biological son and has no relation to either one of them. Britt later tells Nikolas that she conceived Ben via
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November 1981. At the wedding, Robert was reacquainted with Mikkos's vengeful widow, Helena Cassadine, who came to town to make a huge donation to General Hospital but secretly put a curse on Luke and Laura. In early 1982, Robert took up with feisty reporter Jackie Templeton (Demi Moore) who had come to town searching for her missing sister. Robert was helping Luke search for the missing Laura, and Jackie was searching for her own sister, Laura Templeton, a model whom Laura Spencer resembled. Robert and Luke were thrust into another episode of world intrigue when David Gray, the rightful heir
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General Hospital: Twist of Fate General Hospital: Twist of Fate is the only primetime episode of the long-running ABC (ABC Daytime) soap opera "General Hospital". The primetime special aired on Saturday at 9 PM ET / PT on December 14, 1996. The television special revolved around Laura Spencer's supposed death at the hands of Stefan Cassadine. The Saturday special picked up directly where Friday's episode left off. After having been told by Stefan that her mother, Lesley Webber, was alive, Laura entered the tower where she was being kept. Moments later, as Stefan went to enter the building, the tower
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McBain. A.J. Quartermaine (Sean Kanan) comes back to town after hearing that his brother Jason (Steve Burton) is presumed dead. The series marked its 50th anniversary on April 1, 2013. In preparation for the milestone several popular characters from earlier years returned to the show and storylines evoking past hallmarks of the series were introduced. Among these were the return of Laura Spencer in a storyline featuring her and Luke confronting Helena Cassadine and the revival of the Nurses Ball. Soon after ABC and Prospect Park who revived All My Children and One Life To Live is suing ABC for
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The duo teams up to stop Mikkos Cassadine (John Colicos) from freezing the world. Realizing how much they love each other, Laura divorces Scott in 1981 and marries Luke shortly after while Mikkos's widow, Helena (Elizabeth Taylor) puts a curse on the couple for the husband's death. Laura's friend, Tiffany Hill (Sharon Wyatt) gets Laura a modeling job as ""Ms. Star Eyes"," only for her to suddenly disappear after being kidnapped by David Grey (Paul Rosilli) and presumed dead. In 1983, it is revealed that Laura is being held by Mikkos and Helena's son Stavros (John Martinuzzi) who has convinced
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hopes Lucky is the father because it is the only way she can salvage their relationship, and has a difficult time coming to terms with Lucky not wanting her anymore. After Lucky has to talk Elizabeth down off the roof of the hospital, she is admitted into Shadybrook. In March, Helena Cassadine alters the DNA test results show Nikolas as the father. In July, Elizabeth gives birth to Aiden Alexi Nikolossovich Cassadine, who is shortly kidnapped by Franco (James Franco). Lucky finds Aiden and returns him. When asked if the couple could reunite after the affair, Jackson responded: "I do
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Prince and the son of Stavros Cassadine and Laura Spencer. Nikolas faces a constant struggle to define his own identity within the context of the history of the Cassadine and Spencer families. He and his half brother Lucky Spencer often face the crossfire of the long-standing war between them, often at the hands of Nikolas' grandmother, Helena Cassadine. Nikolas Mikhail Stavrosovich Cassadine is originally born in Greece in November 1982. However his birth year is revised to 1981 when he enters the canvas as a 15-year-old in July 1996. In 1998, he is seen celebrating his 18th birthday, revising his
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maternal grandmother, Lesley and the alias "Lulu" used by her mother when her parents are on the run from mob boss, Frank Smith. Laura asks her close friend, Tiffany Hill to be Lulu's godmother. Because of Luke's association with mob boss Sonny Corinthos, Lulu's infancy is plagued by danger, with her mother fleeing town with her at one point. As an infant, Lulu is diagnosed with aplastic anemia, forcing Laura to reveal the existence of another son, Nikolas Cassadine, born during her captivity with Stavros Cassadine. Nikolas saves Lulu's life with a bone marrow transplant, but Luke and Laura's marriage
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Charles rather than those solely in the hospital. Port Charles is full of "dysfunctional family dynamics...and family drama remains the focal point of this town." The current families on the show include the quarreling and wealthy Quartermaine family, the mobster crime Corinthos family, the middle class Scorpio/Jones family, the aristocratic Cassadine family, and the adventurous Spencer family. Former notable crew members: Gloria Monty, Jill Farren Phelps, Robert Guza, Jr., Charles Pratt Jr., John William Corrington, Lewis Arlt, Lynda Myles, Alan Pultz, Judith Pinsker, Joseph Behar, Stephanie Braxton, Norma Monty, Frank South, Ralph Ellis, Shelley Curtis, Jean Passanante, Hope Harmel Smith,
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daughter, Lulu, also found out that her husband, Dante, had a one stand with her cousin, Valerie Spencer, on the 4th of July when they were in Canada. Laura’s longtime nemesis, Helena Cassadine, passes away in November 2015 after Nikolas poisoned her with a cup of tea. Helena had Scotty Baldwin represent her last will and testimony, and Laura was surprised to find out that she was included in her will. The will was read in March 2016, and Helena gave Laura a “key to something that she has loved and lost.” The key opened to an old box in
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exploded. Believing that Laura was indeed dead, her friends and family buried her remains. At the grave, her husband, Luke Spencer, swore revenge on the Cassadine family. Having been talked down by former brother-in-law Tony Jones, Luke surrendered his hidden pistol to police commissioner Mac Scorpio. After returning home and once again arming himself, Luke headed to Wyndemere to finish off Stefan once and for all. After receiving a strange message from Miranda, Jax's first wife, Brenda Barrett, sent husband Jasper Jacks after her. After finally tracking down Miranda in Hawaii, Miranda confessed her true feelings to Jax, who explained
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stage, performing in "Jockeys" under Milton Katselas's direction. Penghlis first appeared to daytime audiences in 1981 on "General Hospital" during the Ice Princess saga when he played the role of Victor Cassadine, brother of Mikkos and Anthony Cassadine. After his character was written out of the show by being taken to prison, he was cast as the villainous Count Tony DiMera, the son of villain Stefano DiMera in the NBC daytime drama "Days of Our Lives". Penghlis returned to daytime in his one-time role of Victor Cassadine on "General Hospital" from 30 January 2014 to 4 March 2014. Penghlis starred
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Helena Cassadine and held captive until September 30, 2009, when Lulu and Ethan rescue him. They bring Luke and a sick Helena Cassadine back to Port Charles. Luke discovered Elizabeth Webber, who planned to remarry Lucky, was having an affair with Nikolas. Helena told Luke that Mikkos's long-lost son, Valentin, planned to come to Port Charles and unleash havoc on the Spencer/Cassadine families. Ethan was accused of assaulting Sonny's daughter Kristina Davis in March 2010. Luke believed Ethan when he swore he didn't hurt Kristina, and persuaded him to remain in town. Lucky and his partner Dante Falconeri investigate Kristina's
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televised interview, Francis revealed that Laura's disappearance had to do with Helena Cassadine. Francis had several motivations for returning to the series. She explained "I did this for fans. And I did it for myself. But I'm also doing it for Gloria Monty." However, Francis was not in the business of recapturing her former glory. "We don't need to... We've already done it" the actress stated. "I'm looking to satisfy my character" Francis continued. "Laura is different and the storyline is very different" Francis explained. Francis returned to the series on November 14, 1983 and left on December 27, 1983.
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casting was announced on November 19. Curtis is introduced as a friend of Shawn Butler (Sean Blakemore) whom Hayden Barnes (Rebecca Budig) hires to uncover the truth behind her shooting. Curtis discovers that Hayden's boyfriend, Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher), was actually responsible for the shooting that left Hayden comatose. Curtis is soon revealed to be the brother-in-law of Police Commissioner Jordan Ashford (Vinessa Antoine) and uncle of her son, TJ (Tequan Richmond). Jordan is not happy to see Curtis, and demands that he leave town. Curtis becomes attracted to Valerie Spencer (Brytni Sarpy), an officer in training. Jordan tries to
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last run in with Victor Cassadine. In the Spring of 2016, a troubled Franco visits his mother, and she helps him financially through an unknown source. It is later revealed that Heather had blackmailed Naomi, Hayden Barnes' mother, with the knowledge that her ex-husband, Jeff Webber, was Hayden's father (conceived after his marriage to Elizabeth's mother), and has been receiving monthly payments for years for keeping the secret. Heather later revealed to Franco that because of her fear that he was the hospital serial killer, she had snuck out and drugged both Bobbie and Lucas Jones while he was at
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"The Unbrave One." On a May 2014 episode of "General Hospital", precocious Spencer Cassadine attempted to woo back Emma Scorpio-Drake by hiring Player to perform the song at the Nurses Ball. Spencer's great-grandmother Lesley Webber was supposedly a groupie of the band in the 1970s. In 2016, Peter Beckett performed a parody "Brady Come Back" on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" about the return of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady from suspension. Baby Come Back (Player song) "Baby Come Back" is a song by the American rock band Player. It was released in late 1977 as the lead single
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to track down Nikolas to clear Jason's name. The group then meets the mysterious Theo Hart, who claims to be a fisherman taking shelter on the island because of the storm. As the storm clears, Theo leaves and Nikolas is reunited with Laura and Lulu, who have come to the island looking for him after Spencer revealed that Nikolas is alive. As the group prepares to leave the island, Theo returns wielding a gun and reveals himself to be Nikolas' bastard uncle Valentin Cassadine. Valentin forces Nikolas to sign over the Cassadine estate to him, then proceeds to shoot Nikolas,
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and lying. He's pretty set on doing things differently when it comes to the decisions he makes in his life." Lucky and Luke start a slow process of reconciling when Luke kidnaps Lucky to an abandoned cabin and Lucky watches Luke distressfully dream of the rape while suffering from a delirious fever following a wolf trap accident. Lucky's relationship with his mother becomes further strained in December 1998 when he and Nikolas are told that Stefan Cassadine (Nichols) is Nikolas's father, not the presumed-dead Stavros Cassadine, and Laura had kept the secret. Lucky and Nikolas begin to bond over the
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entertaining" Bishop later said of Valentin. "Soaps In Depth" said in praise of Valentin's introduction, "Go figure -- sometimes, the wait is really worth it!" Donald Thompson of "Canyon News" believed that Valentin was "evil enough" to fulfill the much need role of a resident villain which the series had not had since Helena Cassadine's demise. 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 Cassadine family, looking to
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birth year again to 1980. It is later assumed his birth year is 1977 in comparison to the aging of his younger brother, Lucky. In 1983, Nikolas' presumed-dead mother Laura is revealed to be alive and to have been held captive by Stavros as an act of revenge against Luke Spencer for the events leading to the death of his grandfather Mikkos Cassadine. Laura had been forced to marry Stavros, but is able to return home and reunite with Luke, meanwhile Stavros is presumed dead. In 1996, it is revealed that Laura had been pregnant during that time. The child
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called in Dr. Hamilton Finn to help an ailing Tracy. She fought to help Finn stay on staff, despite Liesl's objections. Jason, meanwhile, recovered his memories, and apologized to Monica for pushing her away for many years. He promised to make more of an effort to include her as his mother; Monica assured Jason that she loved him. Monica was targeted by the General Hospital serial killer, later revealed to be Paul Hornsby who is like Valentin and Victor Cassadine. She was attacked and left unconscious, but was saved by Nurse Sabrina Santiago. Unfortunately, Sabrina figured out Paul was the
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Derk Cheetwood Derk Cheetwood (born October 8, 1973) is an American singer and actor who appears on the soap opera "General Hospital" on a recurring basis as bodyguard Max Giambetti, who works for mob boss Sonny Corinthos. He is the cousin of Tyler Christopher, who plays Nikolas Cassadine on "General Hospital", and the older brother of Drew Cheetwood, who plays Milo Giambetti on the show. He also had an appearance on the 1995 sitcom "Brotherly Love" in the episode "Witchcraft". Derk is married to Cari Costner, Kevin Costner's niece, and the two share a daughter Kylie Danielle, born January 30,
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Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher) to donate his bone marrow to save Lulu and Laura is forced to admit that Nikolas is actually her son with Stavros conceived during her time in captivity. It is soon revealed that Laura and Stefan had a love affair during her captivity. "At one time, she genuinely loved him because she thought Luke was dead" Francis said of Laura's "underlying" feelings for Stefan. As Luke and Laura prepare to celebrate their anniversary, the writers explore Stefan and Laura's romance through a series of flashbacks. A bitter feud erupts with, not only between Luke and Stefan,
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2008. Their second daughter Audrey Jane was born October 14, 2010. Their third child, a son, named Cody Maclean was born on February 9, 2015. Derk Cheetwood Derk Cheetwood (born October 8, 1973) is an American singer and actor who appears on the soap opera "General Hospital" on a recurring basis as bodyguard Max Giambetti, who works for mob boss Sonny Corinthos. He is the cousin of Tyler Christopher, who plays Nikolas Cassadine on "General Hospital", and the older brother of Drew Cheetwood, who plays Milo Giambetti on the show. He also had an appearance on the 1995 sitcom "Brotherly
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diary, in the old mansion, and then it would flash to the characters.” Stephen also portrayed Stefan Cassadine on the soap "General Hospital" (1996–2002-03). This role reunited him with Evans, while his character was later paired with Laura Spencer, played by Genie Francis. Other TV appearances have included "Matlock", "L.A. Law", "", "The Nanny" (with former "Days of our Lives" co-star Charles Shaughnessy), "Second Chances", Sisters, a recurring role on "Empty Nest", and playing Jesse James opposite Pierce Brosnan in the NBC mini-series "Around the World in 80 Days", to name a few. Nichols has appeared in several feature films,
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Nikolas Cassadine Nikolas Cassadine is a fictional character from "General Hospital", an American soap opera on the ABC network. Originated by actor Tyler Christopher in 1996, he left the show on July 14, 1999. Due to Nikolas' importance on the soap, he was immediately replaced by Coltin Scott on July 20, 1999. Scott left the role on April 16, 2003, as Christopher made his return on April 21, 2003. Christopher vacated the role on July 28, 2011, after he was let go from the series. Christopher once again reprised the role on a recurring basis in honor of the soaps'
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from the series until the arrival of Stavros Cassadine in 1983. The Cassadine family owns and operates the international conglomerate Cassadine Industries. The family is currently represented on canvas by Alexis, Valentin, Sam, Kristina, Molly, Danny, Charlotte and Scout. The Cassadines make their first appearance in the 1980s, when Mikkos Cassadine, the patriarch of the family, along with his brothers Victor and Tony, are involved in various nefarious plans, including the Ice Princess storyline, a plot to freeze the world using a weather machine. When Luke Spencer foils their plan, the great feud between the Spencers and Cassadines begins. Elizabeth
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to be the mother of the scheming Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) fathered by the legendary Faison himself. Obrecht schemes to help Britt win the affections of Robin's husband, Dr. Patrick Drake (Jason Thompson) and later Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher) by impregnating Britt with Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Lulu Falconeri (Emme Rylan)'s embryo. Obrecht also develops a rivalry with Faison's longtime obsession and Robin's mother, Anna Devane (Finola Hughes). In 2014, in addition to becoming chief of staff at "General Hospital", Obrecht is revealed to be the biological mother of Detective Nathan West (Ryan Paevey), raised by her estranged sister,
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family and Cassadine family, a storyline which had begun in 1981 when Luke and Laura infamously defeated Mikkos Cassadine's weather machine. In the revival storyline, Helena Cassadine revives her deceased son Stavros Cassadine, who had been frozen through the use of cryogenics. The original script had Helena threaten the Spencers along with the rest of Port Charles with a biotoxin, which was quickly deemed inappropriate and dropped. In 2001, Sarah Brown left the show and was replaced by Tamara Braun, however the coupling of Sonny and Carly remained popular. Original supercouple Luke and Laura finalize their divorce in 2001, meanwhile
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be alive, being held captive by Victor Cassadine (Thaao Penghlis). Victor gets Robin to revive Jason, then has him locked up to use his abilities. Jason manages to escape, only to be hit by a car. He is brought to General Hospital, and has multiple reconstructive surgeries to his face. Jason (Billy Miller) wakes up with amnesia, and is tended to by Elizabeth. He believes his name to be Jake. Helena Cassadine (Constance Towers) uses "Jake" through mind control to carry out her sinister plans. In the meantime, he and Elizabeth grow closer. When Jason is caught for his crimes,
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his father is ever revealed" and proposed yet another potential candidate as Nathan's father. Based on Obrecht going to such extreme lengths to keep Nathan from questioning his paternity, Smith speculated that Nathan's father could actually be the never before seen Valentin Cassadine—a character that was slated to be introduced in 2009, but the story was terminated before it hit airwaves. Even the notoriously evil Helena Cassadine (Constance Towers) who had wreaked havoc on Port Charles for years was visibly terrified of Valentin when the character was first mentioned in 2009 as he was supposed to be more much more
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Alexis Davis Alexis Davis is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, "General Hospital". Nancy Lee Grahn originated the role in September 28, 1996. She is the daughter of Mikkos Cassadine and Kristin Bergman. She is also the mother of Sam Morgan, Kristina Davis and Molly Lansing. Nancy Lee Grahn, known for her Emmy winning portrayal of Julia Wainwright on "Santa Barbara", made her first appearance as Alexis on September 28, 1996, on a recurring basis. In late May, early June 1997, Grahn was put on contract with the series due to her popularity among fans. Susan Diol temporarily
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2000, 2011 and 2012; and for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2017. In 2012 she won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress. Alexis Davis Alexis Davis is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, "General Hospital". Nancy Lee Grahn originated the role in September 28, 1996. She is the daughter of Mikkos Cassadine and Kristin Bergman. She is also the mother of Sam Morgan, Kristina Davis and Molly Lansing. Nancy Lee Grahn, known for her Emmy winning portrayal of Julia Wainwright on
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film "The Next Karate Kid" (1994) and appeared on television as John Abbott's former secretary, Audrey North, on "The Young and the Restless" (1996). She later played Madame Julianna Deschanel on "Sunset Beach" (1997). In 1998, Towers had supporting parts in the horror film "The Relic" (1998), and the thriller "A Perfect Murder" (1998), playing the mother of Gwyneth Paltrow's character. Towers' best-known soap part is as villainous Helena Cassadine on "General Hospital" which she began playing late in 1997, continuing until her character was killed off in 2017. Towers guest-starred in the "" episode "The Forsaken" in 1993. She
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a fight with Luke Spencer. Nikolas is then devastated when Laura enters a catatonic state after the murder of her adoptive father Rick Webber. As a result of losing their mother, Lucky, Lulu, and Nikolas become extremely close. When a car accident leaves Nikolas with amnesia, war-widow Mary Bishop takes him in, making it seem like he is dead. Mary lies to Nikolas and tells him he is her late husband Connor, who coincidentally looks just like Nikolas. Emily eventually finds Nikolas, and gently tries to help him regain his memory. Finally remembering Emily, the two reconcile, causing Mary to
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the "Outstanding Newcomer" category which he won. Another article described Christopher as the "Soap Opera Discovery of 1996." Christopher's portrayal was said to have rivaled that of his onscreen mother's portrayal of Laura since she joined the cast in 1996. In 1997, "Soap Opera Magazine" listed Christopher as one of the 60 Most Beautiful People in daytime. Christopher's portrayal of Nikolas after his shooting in front of "Luke's" "masterfully portrayed." In 1999, TV Guide's Michael Logan criticized the writers for never investing in a "worthy" romance for Nikolas. Nikolas Cassadine Nikolas Cassadine is a fictional character from "General Hospital", an
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going with Sarah. While crossing through the park home, Elizabeth is raped. Lucky finds her and brings her to his house, where he calls his Aunt Bobbie Spencer (Jacklyn Zeman), a nurse. Lucky feels responsible for not meeting her at the dance, and becomes very protective of Elizabeth. He treats her gently and patiently, becoming the main person she is able to trust after the rape. Meanwhile, Lucky's hostile half brother Nikolas Cassadine (then Tyler Christopher) reveals to him that Lucky's father, Luke (Anthony Geary), raped his mother, Laura (Genie Francis). Lucky is so furious with his parents for hiding
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Psy.D. is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera "General Hospital". The character was portrayed by Australian actor Nathin Butler from October 21, 2011 to September 5, 2012. Psychiatrist Dr. Ewen Keenan first appears in October 2011 as the mysterious stranger who rescues Elizabeth Webber after she is pushed off a cruise ship by Lisa Niles. Ewen is staying at Wyndemere Castle, the Cassadine family estate on Spoon Island with his patient, whom he refers to as "Cassandra". In December 2011, Ewen appears at Shadybrook Sanitarium where he officially meets Elizabeth, and is soon revealed as Port Charles'
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returns to the group and tells her version of events to Nik's devastated mother, Valentin shoots Kevin Collins (Jon Lindstrom) who comes to Laura's defence during the groups escape. Valentin decides his plan isn't working and while escaping himself sabotages the group's boat stranding them on the island where a mysterious woman comes to their aid. Using his alias, Valentin makes his way to Port Charles where he has a one-night stand with Nina Reeves (Michelle Stafford) accidentally leaving behind his phone as he goes off to kidnap his grand nephew Spencer (Nicolas Bechtel) only for his plans to be
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Quartermaine boat house but before he can rescue her Heather has her goons knock him out. Luke is later seen dressed in wig at Miscavige to make him look like Heather Webber from behind. On February 11, 2014, Scott found him in a padded cell. On February 20, Anna rescues Luke and Scott but Luke isn't himself after Victor Cassadine is revived and became the new director of the WSB. Luke is released from the hospital after being rescued from the Miscavige institute on February 27, 2014. Unknown to everyone, Luke has undergone a radical mental change while he was
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about a daytime treasure, but Francis' portrayal of Cane and Caleb's (Daniel Goddard) unhinged mother has been cartoonish and abysmal from her first air show. I don't know if Francis is painfully attempting to channel the late Elizabeth Taylor’s fun, campy turn as Luke and Laura's arch nemesis Helena Cassadine on "General Hospital" 30 years ago, or going for Evil-Lyn from the old "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" cartoon, but she's missing the mark either way." He also wrote that as much as he would "love to solely blame this performance on the writing—because let’s face it, the
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and accumulates a large debt playing poker. Lulu is diagnosed with aplastic anemia, and Lucky is shocked to learn about his half-brother Nikolas Cassadine (then Tyler Christopher), who arrives to donate bone marrow and becomes instant rivals with Lucky. Lucky helps Luke investigate Stefan Cassadine (Stephen Nichols)'s computer game "Timoria", and they find his presumed dead grandmother Lesley Webber (Denise Alexander). On Valentine's Day 1998, Lucky finds Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) after she has been raped and takes care of her. He finds out from Nikolas that Luke raped Laura years ago, and moves out. He lives in a boxcar
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up. Laura and Bobbie stop him. A new lead comes up when the Haunted Star goes missing. Luke and Laura take off in a helicopter trying to track down the Haunted Star and Lulu. They find the Haunted Star and is subsequently captured by Helena Cassadine and her goons. Luke tells Helena about Nikolas, Laura is forced to call Scott Baldwin's cell, which Natasha "Alexis Davis" Cassadine picks up and Helena is convinced that Nikolas is indeed in dire situation. Helena tries to get Laura to shoot Luke's son Ethan Lovett and then tries to have him kill Luke Spencer.
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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 sister-soap "One Life to Live". Zeman went on to appear continually on "GH" until 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 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
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Valerie Spencer Valerie Spencer is a fictional character from "General Hospital", an American soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Brytni Sarpy. Introduced as the niece of the legendary Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary), Valerie is the daughter of the late Pat Spencer (Dee Wallace). Upon losing her mother, Valerie relocates to Port Charles and moves in with her cousin, Lulu Spencer (Emme Rylan), and bonds with her husband Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna). The two end up having a one-night stand, only for Dante to reconcile with Lulu and Valerie briefly dates Lulu's ex-boyfriend Dillon Quartermaine (Robert Palmer Watkins). Looking
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for convincing audiences of Britt's nastiness." Ciaccia had previously unfavorably described Britt as "Another manipulative woman after Patrick" who she would vote "off the island". In a poll conducted by About.com in regards to which "General Hospital" storyline viewers were most interested, the option of "How Robin's kidnapping ties in with Britt hooking up with Patrick" received the most votes, with 27%. Luke Kerr (also of Zap2it) was receptive of Britt's potential pairing with the character Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher) stating that "A Faison and Cassadine romantic pairing could be hot" and they "could become Port Charles’ next, great twisted
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Cassadine Island turns out to be Jason's son, Little Jake, having been taken in by Helena as part of her revenge against Luke who had believed that he was Jake's grandfather. After reuniting Jake with his mother, Elizabeth, and ultimately his real grandmother, Monica, Luke promptly leaves town to find himself, literally disappearing off the Port Charles docks where Laura had once vanished from. When Jake is revealed to be Jason, Tracy offers support to Monica who was still dealing with A.J.'s death. It turns out that Jason/Jake had been brainwashed by Helena Cassadine who dies on Cassadine Island before
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she confronts Lucky to taunt him, while insisting the whole time that Aiden was really a Cassadine and that Elizabeth's third DNA test was the tampered one. Lucky demands her to leave. While searching from a recently missing-in-action Luke in Florida, Lulu and her boyfriend Dante learn from a pimp that Luke is somewhere doing business with Helena. The two arrive on Cassadine Island where they confront Helena about Luke's whereabouts. Helena later threatens to cause the Spencer family pain by making them lose Luke. Helena has a plan to get revenge on Spencers for the deaths of both her
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had been named Nikolas, after Tsar Nicholas II. It is also revealed at this point that when Laura tried to secretly reclaim Nikolas in 1984, his grandmother Helena presumably murdered Laura's mother Lesley Webber. To protect her loved ones, Laura had decided to keep the secret. Fifteen-year-old Nikolas comes to Port Charles in order to donate his bone marrow to his sister Lulu Spencer. He and his half-brother Lucky have instant animosity. Nikolas decides to stay and eventually becomes best friends with Emily Quartermaine, who develops romantic feelings for him. Nikolas and Lucky work with Emily and Elizabeth Webber to
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Helena is faking her illness but he feels her forehead. It is revealed she is not faking her illness. Her nurse Mischa tells Luke's kids Ethan and Lulu there is another Cassadine, named Valentin, whom even Helena fears. Fearing for her life, Nikolas has Helena flown to General Hospital. After stirring up even more trouble after arriving in Port Charles, Nikolas uses his position in the hospital's board of directors to have Helena sent back to Greece. Helena showed up in Port Charles again on February 10, following her learning of Nikolas' affair with Elizabeth Webber. The following day, Elizabeth
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interrupted by Spencer. Spencer introduces the band, Player, who sing the song "Baby Come Back" in dedication to Emma. Cameron is later seen helping Ric Lansing reconnect with his mother. In 2015, Cameron goes to Spencer's birthday party, where he and Emma "break up" and he starts "dating" Josslyn (but they have since broken up as well). Before he leaves the party with Josslyn, he accidentally starts a fire that traps Emma and leaves Spencer with injuries. When Cameron finds out about the fire he freaks out and asks Ric to be his lawyer but he is told that he
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to become close again. Nikolas hires a nanny named Colleen McHenry. Colleen turns out to be unstable, and obsessed with Nikolas. She is eventually fired when Emily discovers all of the other fathers she had worked with had been murdered. Nikolas allows Spencer to be in a Christmas pageant, where he is kidnapped by Colleen. Helena takes the baby from Colleen and attempts to christen him as the next Cassadine heir. However, Emily and Nikolas thwart her, and Nikolas has Spencer baptized, naming Emily as his godmother. Nikolas and Emily continue their romance. They are held hostage at the Metro
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unconscious and is then knocked out. When Dante comes to, Lulu has disappeared. When Dante finds Lulu at the Cassadine compound in Greece, she is cryogenically frozen thanks to Stavros Cassadine (Robert Kelker-Kelly) who has developed an obsession with Lulu. Though they are able to free her, Lulu has no recollection of Dante, Luke or Laura. Despite the efforts of Dante and her parents, Lulu's amnesia remains persistent. Soon after, Lulu begins to remember details of her past in waves. Eventually, her memory is restored, thrilling Dante. They then proceed to make plans for their unborn baby. In September, Maxie
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lives. The Cassadine-Spencer feud, coupled with Laura's bombshell news of her secret son Nikolas, proved catastrophic to her marriage with Luke. Luke discovered Carly Roberts was actually Carly Benson, a daughter Bobbie had given up for adoption during her career as a teen prostitute. Luke kept Carly's secret but used it to blackmail her. Carly, bitter and vengeful toward her mother Bobbie, had an affair with her mother's husband Tony. Bobbie divorced Tony after she caught him in bed with Carly, and married Stefan. The latter marriage came to a quick end after Luke attempted to kill Stefan. Luke and
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so I'm thrilled that we managed to put together some nice work that people are enjoying." However, she lost her bid for the award to former "General Hospital" co-star Nancy Lee Grahn for her portrayal of Alexis Davis. Genevieve Atkinson Genevieve Atkinson is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless". Created by former head writer Maria Arena Bell as the mother of Cane Ashby (Daniel Goddard), the role was portrayed by Genie Francis, who was widely known for her three-decade long portrayal of Laura Spencer on the ABC soap opera "General Hospital". Francis
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Nathan is thrilled when Maxie reveals that she's pregnant. In preparation for the baby's arrival, Nathan request Victor's medical records. While Obrecht obtains the records, Nathan and Maxie realize the medical records are inconsistent with the Cassadine family's genetic history and a DNA test later confirms that Nathan is not a Cassadine after all. Obrecht is forced to admit that Cesar Faison (Anders Hove) is Nathan's biological father. Lulu convinces Nathan to do an exposé on him as Faison's son to help the authorities lure him out of hiding. Maxie fears the danger that Faison could bring to their doorstep,
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expired visa, leading to Maxie throwing Nathan out of the apartment. As Maxie is set to marry Levi, Nathan discovers Levi has stolen a family heirloom from Maxie's mother Felicia Scorpio (Kristina Wagner). With the help of his partner Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna), Nathan crashes the wedding, only for Levi to escape with Maxie and Dante's wife, Lulu (Emme Rylan), at gunpoint. Nathan tracks down Maxie, but is kidnapped by Victor Cassadine (Thaao Penghlis). Nathan is about to kill Victor until Obrecht says that they are father and son. Nathan rescues Maxie, and the two end up killing Levi and
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studio alone and was accompanied by a nanny hired by her parents. Francis developed a "close" father-daughter like relationship with her onscreen father, Michael Gregory who took her under his wing. Meanwhile, Francis was initially intimidated by veteran actress Denise Alexander who played her onscreen mother but the two would become close friends. "She really took me under her wing and when she saw me doing something wrong, she would tell me" Francis said. By the end of her first stint at "General Hospital" in 1982, Francis was reportedly making $150,000 a year. On May 29, 2015, "Entertainment Weekly" reported
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for being the most evil of the Cassadine sons having been disowned by his father at a very young age. At one point, he poisons his stepmother Helena (Constance Towers). In October 2009, a deathly ill Helena Cassadine (Constance Towers) confides in her longtime rival Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) that she needs his help to fend off her evil stepson Valentin. According to Helena, the illegitimate Valentin had been disowned by his father Mikkos (John Colicos) upon his birth, denying him the privileges of being a Cassadine. Helena contacts Valentin hoping to use him against her rebellious grandson, Nikolas (Tyler
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The episode picked up where that Friday's show had left off. The special centered on Laura's supposed death at the hands of Stefan Cassadine. On April 2, 1998, "General Hospital" aired a primetime special in celebration of the program's 35th anniversary. Hosted by Anthony Geary, the show focused and recapped on many popular storylines including Monica's breast cancer, BJ's death, and Stone's battle with HIV. This was the first anniversary special that was broadcast in primetime and that didn't include any of the current storyline. "General Hospital: The Real Soap Dish" was a special episode of ABC news program "20/20"
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represented by: Lulu, Bobbie, Carly, Lucas, Valerie, Michael, Josslyn, Cameron, Jake, Aiden, Rocco and Charlotte. The Spencers are the owners of the Haunted Star yacht, which is a staple establishment in the Port Charles community. Legend Spencer family (General Hospital) The Spencer family is a fictional family on the American soap opera "General Hospital". The family is created by Douglas Marland and first introduced in 1977 when Bobbie Spencer arrives in Port Charles. Bobbie's brother, Luke arrived a year later in 1978. Supercouple Luke and Laura Spencer are part of this family, known for their romance and many adventures. The
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Increasingly lonely, Luke decided to run for mayor of Port Charles, and won the election. Laura Spencer then revealed she was alive and had been kidnapped by the Cassadine family. Mikkos' cousin (later retconned as eldest son) Stavros Cassadine had spared her life since he had fallen in love with her. He forced her to marry him, though the marriage was invalid because she was already married to Luke. Stavros came to town to claim Laura, but was killed after falling down a flight of stairs after a struggle with Luke. The couple attempted to settle into their roles in
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loses her company, she and Jax grow closer. Eventually they fall in love and Jax buys her company back. Chloe is severely injured when Helena Cassadine (Constance Towers) runs her over in an attempt to kill Alexis. Chloe develops psychic visions tied to Helena, and Stefan Cassadine (Stephen Nichols) intends to use these to help destroy his devious mother Helena. Stefan shows Jax a woman who looks just like Brenda, and Jax leaves Port Charles in search of his former love. While searching for Brenda, Jax meets Kristina Cassadine (Jaime Ray Newman) and he realizes that she is Alexis's sister
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what to do with Robin. The man is revealed to be Jerry, who asks Robin what he should do with her as she looks on in fear. In August 2013 Luke Spencer and Holly Sutton discovered that Jerry had been hiding in Corinth, Pennsylvania, where he was operating a secret laboratory in the old Alden house. Laura Spencer-Baldwin discovered him there but he overpowered her and got away. In September 2013 Luke caught up with Jerry at Cassadine Island where he discovered that Jerry had been manufacturing a cure for polonium poisoning. The person doing the research - whom Jerry
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and Port Charles, behind. Luke and Laura moved into the same apartment complex by coincidence and went to work for Edward Quartermaine at ELQ. Edward was hunting for a diamond named the Ice Princess, which was also a target for the Greek Cassadine family. The Cassadines planned to use the Ice Princess to create a snow machine super weapon that would allow them to take over the world. Luke met a secret agent named Robert Scorpio who worked for the WSB (World Security Bureau), a secret government spy agency whose mission was to stop Mikkos Cassadine and his brothers. Luke
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brother Aiden Cassadine was born. In March 2011, Cameron's younger brother, Jake was believed to have died after being hit by a car. Cameron has a hard time dealing with his death, since he is young and confused. Lucky later finds out that Aiden is his biological son, not Nikolas', as they believed, and takes Cameron and Aiden on a camping trip. In January 2011, Cameron was on the bus during the General Hospital ski trip when it crashed, but avoids being severely injured. In 2012, Cameron begins to blames Elizabeth for Lucky leaving, and is upset with her. Cameron
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from John McBain (Michael Easton), Dante is able to rescue Lulu and Ronnie is killed. When Olivia begins having LSD induced visions, she sees Lulu pregnant. The couple begins trying to conceive and Lulu learns she can't carry to term. Lulu's best friend Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) agrees to be their surrogate. In March 2013, as the couple celebrates the first sonogram with their parents, including Lulu's mother Laura Spencer (Genie Francis), Lulu (now Emme Rylan) is abducted. Luke and Laura believe their old rival Helena Cassadine (Constance Towers) to be behind the disappearance. The group tracks Helena down and
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Supporting Actress in 2012, and Jackson, who reprised the role in late 2009, won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011 and 2012. Lucky Spencer and Elizabeth Webber Lucas Lorenzo "Lucky" Spencer Jr. and Elizabeth Imogene Webber are fictional characters and a supercouple from the ABC Daytime soap opera, "General Hospital". Lucky Spencer is the son legendary supercouple, Luke and Laura, played by Anthony Geary and Genie Francis. Elizabeth Webber is the granddaughter of original "General Hospital" character, Steve Hardy (John Beradino), and long-time character Audrey March Hardy (Rachel Ames). Lucky was originated
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Lucky Spencer and Elizabeth Webber Lucas Lorenzo "Lucky" Spencer Jr. and Elizabeth Imogene Webber are fictional characters and a supercouple from the ABC Daytime soap opera, "General Hospital". Lucky Spencer is the son legendary supercouple, Luke and Laura, played by Anthony Geary and Genie Francis. Elizabeth Webber is the granddaughter of original "General Hospital" character, Steve Hardy (John Beradino), and long-time character Audrey March Hardy (Rachel Ames). Lucky was originated by Jonathan Jackson in 1993, who continued to play the role when Rebecca Herbst originated Elizabeth in 1997. Jackson left the series in 1999, and Lucky was played by Jacob
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