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Steve Burton on How Jason Will Return to General Hospital: “All I Know is I’m Buried in a Cave in Greece Somewhere”

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On Wednesday, January 10th on ABC7 Chicago’s Tracy Butler chatted with General Hospital’s returning Steve Burton (Jason). Originally scheduled to appear in-person, Steve participated in the interview virtually, because of weather delays causing problem with flights from LA to Chi-town.

During his appearance, Steve discussed his departure from GH back in 2021 due to not complying with the Covid-19 mandate at Disney/ABC, but how he always hoped he would get the opportunity to come home again to Port Charles. Burton related: “I left the show a couple years ago, everybody knows the whole story.”

On his surprise announcement at the end of last week’s General Hospital: 60 Years of Stars and Storytelling primetime special, Burton shared: “Frank Valentini (EP, General Hospital) did an amazing job with this reveal of, ‘One door closes, another one opens,’ because that’s what I said in my Instagram video when I left, you know? I believe that in my life, that when one door closes, another door is gonna open and that’s how I’ve lived my whole life. And when I did (leave GH), I was able to go to DAYS for a little while, that door closed ,and now this door has opened again.”

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The two-time Daytime Emmy winner also weighed-in on how much longer he thinks he might stay in front of the camera: “I feel like I have another, I don’t know, it’s a feeling right now and I don’t like to go on feelings all the time … another two or three years of acting.” Steve mentioned how he did say on his Instagram message after leaving GH, “If the  mandates are dropped I’d love to return to General Hospital, it’s my home, and I would like to finish my career there.”

The question on his mind and viewers mind is just how will Jason be written back into the canvas. Steve expressed, “All I know is I’m buried in a cave in Greece somewhere … that’s all I know.”

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Later, in the interview, Steve talked about the loss of Jackie Zeman, and what she meant to the show and the sense of spirit she would always bring to the set.

You can watch Steve’s appearance on ABC7 Chicago below.

Now, let us know, how do you hope GH writes Jason back on the canvas? Give us your theories and suggestions via the comment section.

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Great interview. Steve’s definitely personable and knows how to promote himself in a down-to-earth way. Smart enough to keep his politics out of the public eye, and handled ABC’s vax mandate with class, (at least on social media) knowing that leaving on a positive note would keep the door open. Looking forward to his return…

I agree, just don’t pair him up with Carly again. He fits better with Sam–now that was a romance!

I totally AGREE!!!

I loved im with Carly, Im way over Sam not picking Jason time and time again. Leave Sam where she is or back with Drew 🙂

Dante should be with lulu when she wakes up. ( don’t know why the writers are taking so long)

And what about Dante, is he chopped liver? Although I’m not crazy about he and Sam together, I would feel bad if Sam dumps him for Jason.

I hope they fineally put Jason and Carly together back together as more than friends in a whole new romance relationship with only each other get engaged and married for real and have children of there own and move in together and start a new life together

Nope!

DO NOT want Carly having any more kids……come on, if Michael is in his 30’s that makes Carly in her 50s. Time for the baby machine to shut down. Remember she had issues having Donna due to her age.

So excited that Steve burton is returning back home to g.h. where he belongs!!!!!!!!
Love to see him with Sam

I’d like to see Jason as part of the sex trafficking story line. Undercover, and was working with Bobbie Spencer and Luke to save the boys and girls who were being extorted!!!

Huh??

Great Idea!

That’s great I was thinking of that too I hope that’s a good storyline hope it works out

That would be awesome

I don’t know if I’d like seeing a Drug Trafficked type SL . Thats what I watch all the nighttime COP and Detective shows for.

Welcome back Jason.

I want him to meet Felicia and Carly in Amsterdam with a case of amnesia and they convince him to come back to PC where he slowly gets his memory back and hook up with Jordan.

That would be good too but I want him to recognize Sonny when they meet

I don’t even recognize Sonny any more. How will Jason?

OMG, Jordan??

I hope he comes in on Sonny at his worst and looks up and he’s there in his eye sight at Sonny Crib

Awesome too, due to Nina that would better

Sonny Crib, and where the hell is that?

A great way to bring Jason back,would to have someone like Anna or Valentine take a trip to Greece and to happen to see Jason.Jason, has amnesia.The reason he hasn’t returned to Port Charles sooner.

No Way! Anna is to Good for Valentine. There is NO chemistry between them!!!

Jason needs to return to Sonny as his muscle. I think Carly is too old and should be back with Sonny. Jason needs a new love life.

Yes he finally coming home. It don’t matter how the do it.. I can’t wait to watch his return I hope it will be as good as it was when he came though the glass at the event they had in the metro court go Steve welcome home

For Jason’s return
I would like to see Sonny, Anna, Curtis And Dex
Of course Curtis regains his legs

In an all in out war with Pikeman who is connected to the WSB and Cirus who is also connected to or is he Pikeman and let’s not leave out Salena Woo

With Sonny trying to protect his town and family and finding out who shot Curtis and who is after Anna
An all out Mob war breaks out
Sonny, Dex, Anna and Curtis are pined down

Here comes Jason to the rescue

I think Selina woo had Curtis shot.I am so happy jason is coming back.

I wouldn’t be surprised if old Gramps didnt somehow have Charlotte do the deed.

I thought maybe it was her daughter in real life

Don’t really care how once he is back that’s fine with me. Want him on Sonny’s side as usual taking care of the business

I think he will be in Grease with no memory of PC and Carly and Felicia will find him bring him back k to PC and while back where he belongs he will slowly get his memory back and than him and Dex will work together for Sonny but Jason will have the last and final say when it comes to protecting Sonny and his family

I agree , just glad Jason is back .G H. was not the same without Jason now every thing will be all right.

As Danny Zuko…or Kenickie??

Good one.

Thank you, McShirls! I know that “Grease” was obviously a predictive autocorrect error, so I meant no disrespect to Gail! It just struck me as funny…and karma almost bit me for it…as I typed out “Zuko,” my iPhone insisted it should be “Zika!” Thankfully, I caught it before hitting “send!”

I can’t handle another amnesia storyline. They drug the Sonny thing out way too long!! Maybe he has HAD amnesia and has now regained all memory! Definitely rides in just in time to save Sonny! Has to be Sonny’s muscle again! Him and Dex would be great together!! He needs a new love! Carly has to be back with Sonny! Him and Britt were amazing together!! Don’t know how that could work, but they had a great chemistry from the outside looking in!! There you go!!

He doesn’t even have to change wardrobe or learn new lines. He can just recycle them from his role on DAYS where he literally plays the same character – the only one in his repertoire. We had a nice break on GH for a few years. Oh well.

I agree, Lester. Glad I’m not the only one.

All I can say it is about time. Jason has always been my favorite character on the show.

Yet another reason not to watch General Hospital

Steve Burton is the best. Welcome back!
Missed you so much!
Well. Now would be good time for you to return as Sonny has asked Dex.to kill Cyrus, and he don’t want to, and that’s your job anyway, so I hope they bring you bsck now to take Cyrus out and save Dex
Plus we just want you back now!

I’ve Been wondering how this will turn out with Cyrus with Nina in the mix, will they blame her? I knew darn well that Sonny would change his mind and call Dex off. So now, what’s he going to do for an alibi if Cyrus is murdered and I also want to know what Nina offered him in return for not turning in Sonny.

I’m excited Steve is returning!! I haven’t watched GH in a year, b/c I wasn’t happy about the plot lines. Every time I would get excited about the diversity on GH, the POC get reduced airtime, & simply written off. Taking an intelligent youngster like Trina, tossing her in jail, & just the dumbest plot line was some mess I refused to watch. Yet, Carly, Nina, & now Esme never get locked up though.
It’s just infuriating & tone deaf of the writers. Sorry to rant.
At least Liz is still around & Jason’s return could prove to be a juicy triangle finally leading to our Liason family!! We’ve been robbed of a really juicy couple where the two actors genuinely click & have chemistry for days! I can feel the heat already.

G.h. should bring Brenda back !!!!!
Sonny and Brenda love ❤️
Love to see them together, they heat up the screen and that’s sonny’s true love.

Brenda is coming back.

I honestly think that morgan, Bryan Craig is the one that finds Jason. He’s keeping him hostage until they both show up in Port Charles. Morgan is the one targeting sonny.

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Maurice Benard Confirms Steve Burton is Upcoming Guest on ‘State of Mind’

Over this past weekend, General Hospital’s Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos) revealed that he is finally going to have longtime co-star, Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) on his State of Mind You Tube series for a sit-down interview.

While speaking with Soap Opera Digest at Nancy Lee Grahn’s (Alexis, GH) ALS fundraiser, Maurice confirmed the taping is happening this week and should be posted in about three weeks time.

Benard shared, “I wanted Steve Burton and I’m shooting him Tuesday, my good friend, but he’s been through a lot and I’ve been asking for three years, but he’s finally going to do it.”

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In addition, to the episode, it appears Maurice also confirmed he will be doing a You Tube live on Tuesday, May 7th as well at 3 pm PT possibly with Burton.

As GH viewers know, for year Jason was Sonny’s henchman, and his right hand. Now upon Jason’s return, the two are at complete odds, due in part to Sonny’s medication being completely manipulated by Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) and his growing paranoia.

As for what Burton will discuss, as Benard teased Steve has gone through a lot of personal ups and downs as well as professional, over the last three or more years, but has always landed on his feet. It will be interesting to hear this thoughts on those matters and how he soldiered through.

So, excited to see Maurice and Steve have a serious chat on State of Mind? Comment below.

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The Stars Come Out In Support of Nancy Lee Grahn’s ALS Benefit (Photos)

Boasting an incredible line-up of daytime soap opera star power, Nancy Lee Grahn’s (Alexis, General Hospital) ALS Benefit “Daytime Unites” held its fundraising event over the weekend on Saturday May 4th.

According to a post on X from Grahn following the event, she revealed that the fundraiser raised over $71,000 for ALS research. Stars from GH who participated included: Genie Francis (along with husband, Jonathan Frakes), Dominic Zamprogna, Kristen Vaganos, Kate Mansi, Maurive Benard, Laura Wright, Evan Hofer, Parry Shen, Lane Davies, Carolyn Hennesy, Michael Easton, Lydia Look, Tabyana Ali, Maura West, Adam J. Harrington, Cynthia Watros, and Lisa LoCicero.

In addition, The Bold and the Beautiful’s Don Diamont and Annika Noelle, The Young and the Restless’ Jason Thompson, Trevor St. John, Kate Linder, Melissa Claire Egan, and Christian LeBlanc, and Days of our Lives Stephen Nichols and Patrika Darbo, and more were also on-hand.

In her message on X, Grahn, the two-time Daytime Emmy-winner expressed, “Thanks to my beautiful friends who showed up, along with some extraordinarily kind Daytime fans, we raised over 71k for ALS. Truly grateful for the privilege to help move the needle a little closer to finding a cure.”

Now below check out some of the snaps featuring several of your favorites from the soaps below.

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GH’s Lisa LoCicero (Olivia) and Maurice Benard (Sonny) strike a pose with former castmate Jason Thompson (ex-Patrick, GH, now Billy, Y&R).

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B&B’s Annika Noelle (Hope) with the host with the most, Nancy Lee Grahn.

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GH’s Adam J. Harrington (John “Jagger” Cates) attended Nancy’s event, his first with his new GH co-stars.

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Y&R’s Peter Bergman (Jack) flanked by GH’s Car0lyn Hennesy (Diane) and Grahn.

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Good buds and former OLTL co-stars, Y&R’s Trevor St. John (Tucker) and Michael Easton (Finn).

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GH’s Cynthia Watros (Nina) showed her support for ALS and her co-star Nancy Lee Grahn’s fundraising efforts.

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Star Trek favorite, Jonathan Frakes, with his wife, GH’s iconic, Genie Francis (Laura).

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Two of the soaps and GH’s finest, Maura West (Ava) with Maurice Benard.

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Tucker meets Tucker! The former Tucker McCall of The Young and the Restless, Stephen Nichols (Steve, Days) meets the current Tucker McCall, Trevor St. John!

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The Davis girls showed up in support of their on-screen mother played by Nancy Lee Grahn- Kristen Vaganos (Molly) and Kate Mansi (Kristina).

So, what do you think about the star power of Nancy’s event? Glad to know they raised over 71K to help find a cure for ALS? Comment below.

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GH’s Tabyana Ali Responds to Nicholas Chavez Exit: “I Hope That We Will Get the Chance to Work Together Again Someday”

The “Sprina” that everyone knew and loved is not coming back in the form fans have been accustomed to, at least, anytime soon after Nicholas Chavez last week confirmed his exit from General Hospital.

After months of speculation if Chavez would return to his soap role, after exiting to film a leading role in Ryan Murphy’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story, he revealed he has stepped away from the role via a post on his social media accounts.

Now, the other half of Sprina, Tabyana Ali, has offered up her thoughts on Nick’s exit from the series. Speaking to Soap Opera Digest, she shared, “I want the best for him and all of his endeavors and I hope that we will get the chance to work together again someday. I also want to show my gratitude to Sprina Nation as well.”

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As to what the future holds for Trina, and where the character goes from here, Tabyana would like to see a character turn, adding, “I would like her to have a vendetta story or a revenge story. Or the love of her life is gone and now she just turned evil a little bit.”

However, Ali is very aware that Trina is not wired like that emotionally, at least, as she is written now, “I don’t know how much that would be possible. She’s such a kind-hearted person at her core.”

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How would you feel if the show recast the role of Spencer with another actor, and brought Spencer back from the “dead”, given that his body was not found? Would you like to see another actor paired with Tabyana? Or, should Trina find happiness with a new love, and THEN, a recast Spencer shows back up?

And you never know, as Nicholas Chavez put it in his exit statement, “While there are no current plans for me to return, we are still talking very openly about future possibilities for Spencer in Port Charles.”

Vote in our poll below, and let us know what your hopes are for Trina’s future, via the comment section below.

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