Who is the longest running cast member on General Hospital?

Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, the serial premiered on April 1, 1963. The longest-running cast member is Leslie Charleson, who has portrayed Monica Quartermaine since August 17, 1977, also making her one of the longest-tenured actors in American soap operas.
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Who has played Carly on GH the longest?

Another Laura, veteran soap actress Laura Wright, has played Carly Corinthos, the on-again/off-again wife of mob boss Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard), for the past 17 years.
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Who is leaving General Hospital cast?

Sean Blakemore. After word began to spread in February 2022 that the actor was leaving his role of Shawn, he took to social media to make sure fans knew that he hadn't been let go.
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Who were the first actors in General Hospital?

Original Cast of GENERAL HOSPITAL... John Barradino, Emily MclLaughlin and Roy Thinnes.
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Who became famous from General Hospital?

In its nearly six decades on ABC, General Hospital has been home to soap opera vets and rising talents. The daytime drama helped launch the careers of actors like Mark Hamill and John Stamos while being the stomping ground for legends like Anthony Geary, Genie Francis and several others.
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Has Michael Corinthos been replaced?

Introduced in 1997, the role was portrayed by several child actors—most notably Dylan Cash when the character was rapidly aged in 2002. In 2009, the character was aged again when Drew Garrett stepped into the role. Garrett was replaced by Chad Duell after one year with the series.
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Who was the famous couple on General Hospital?

Frisco Jones and Felicia Cummings are popular characters and a popular formerly married supercouple from the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. Frisco was portrayed by actor Jack Wagner, on and off, from 1984 to 1995 and briefly in 2013.
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Why did they recast Heather Webber on General Hospital?

She was quickly replaced by Mary O'Brien in September 1977. O'Brien vacated the role in July 1979 when Heather overdosed on LSD. O'Brien was offered the chance to reprise the role in 1980 but refused.
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Who was the villain on General Hospital in the 80s?

Mikkos Cassadine. Mikkos Ivanovich Cassadine 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 characterized as one of General Hospital's greatest villains of all time.
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Who is the new female actress on General Hospital?

Just in time for Halloween, Scarlett Spears took over the role of Sonny and Carly's daughter, Donna.
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Who is the new girl at the hospital on General Hospital?

UPDATE (October 28, 2022): Alley Mills made her General Hospital debut on October 28, 2022, in the role of Heather Webber. The role had previously been played by Robin Mattson. What do you think of Alley Mills jumping from B&B to GH?
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Is Britt on GH leaving?

Britt Westbourne died in her mother's arms, felled by a serial killer. Last week marked the end of Emmy winner Kelly Thiebaud's time as Britt Westbourne. It was a ten-year journey that saw the character go from tossing a young girl's doll on a barbecue to heroically giving her own life to save that of someone else.
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Is General Hospital getting rid of Carly?

Viewer Rhonda Morris tweeted directly to Wright herself in response to the teaser, writing that she loves the actress' portrayal as Carly but there's a rumor that's going around that she's leaving General Hospital. “Is it true?” “No, I'm not leaving,” Wright replied within minutes.
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Is Carly and Peter on General Hospital married in real life?

It's been a week of romance for General Hospital castmates and real-life couple Wes Ramsey (Peter) and Laura Wright (Carly), as they celebrated their four-year anniversary.
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Is Carly and Peter on General Hospital a couple in real life?

Laura Wright and Wes Ramsey, who play Carly Corinthos and Peter August, are two General Hospital co-stars who are currently in a relationship.
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Why did Robin Mattson not return to General Hospital?

Robin revealed she is recovering from knee surgery and will soon undergo hip replacement surgery. Robin is the third actress to play the role of Heather. She came on to GH back in 1980.
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Is Heather Esme's mother on GH?

GH spoilers tease Esme is Ryan and Heather's child, however, it doesn't end there.
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Why did Robin Mattson leave GH?

Still, fans have been wondering why Robin Mattson did not reprise her iconic role. The actress recently revealed on Facebook that she is dealing with health issues that have kept her from returning to Port Charles. and Soaps.com has the details.
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Why was Monica Quartermaine replaced?

In April 2018, it was announced that due to an injury Charleson sustained, the soap would temporarily recast the role of Monica to handle the advanced writing required for the character; Patty McCormack was announced as the temporary replacement of Charleson. McCormack first appeared on May 7, 2018.
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Who was Sonny's first love on General Hospital?

Sonny soon reconnects with his first love, Connie Falconeri, now known as Kate Howard. Soon, Ric's father, Trevor comes to town with mobster Anthony Zacchara and his son, Johnny.
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Who killed AJ Quartermaine?

A.J. ends up in the hospital with a broken back, and he is apparently murdered by Dr. Asher Thomas on April 26, 2005.
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Why is Michael Corinthos being recast?

In a tweet, Duell revealed that he will be back taping beginning next week and that Adamson stepped in due to COVID-related reasons.
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Is Lulu coming back to GH?

Is Lulu returning to GH 2022? While we would love to see Lulu return to the fold, it doesn't look as though that's going to happen anytime soon. So for now, we'll continue to tune in to Rylan's page to see what other fall fashion she stirs up this season!
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Is Steve Burton coming back to General Hospital?

More Stories By Lynette. Fan favorite Steve Burton is returning to a daytime soap for a full-time gig — but it's not back on General Hospital.
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