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General Hospital Previews Their 60th Anniversary Cast Photo

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Things are heating up for the upcoming 60th anniversary milestone for ABC’s General Hospital.  The show turns 60 on April 1st of this year.

While PEOPLE has just released a 60th anniversary commemorative special edition issue for the daytime drama series called, General Hospital: Celebrating 60 Years of Love & Drama  as well, they were present for the exclusive 60th cast photo shoot.

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Now, coming this Tuesday, February 14th (Valentine’s Day) GH fans will get their first glimpse of the final cast photo.

Ahead of the exclusive drop on PEOPLE.com, General Hospital released over the weekend a little behind the scenes preview and footage of the cast mixing it up during the celebratory shoot.

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Check it out below as cast members: Amanda Setton, Cynthia Watros, Donnell Turner, Wally Kurth, Maura West, Nancy Lee Grahn and more, tease us with some entertaining sound bites.

Are you excited to see GH’s 60th anniversary cast photo? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

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As I do for special (commemorative) episodes, this former staunch viewer will return for an episode or two in celebration of the 60th anniversary. Sixty years IS quite an achievement, particularly when one considers how the soap landscape has changed over the last 20 years.

I’m dying to see the cast photo, and definitely getting the People magazine asap. Love GH.

Spencer and Trina#2 are gawdawful..
Having them pictured as if they were or could be a super couple is not a good choice..
Spencer and Trina #1 were on their way to being a couple to be remembered..
New Trina is pretty and talented but a Trina she is not..
She could have been given a different role to play, but not thee Trina..
Always when recasting they attempt to cast as close as possible to the one being replaced..
But it is a fail with Trina #2, the difference is totally opposite.
Wonder why such an error was done, ooohh well it is what it is…
I will never accept Trina #2 with Spencer a lopsided couple for sure..
And to place their pictures on the cover of People is atrocious …
Just my opinion, others have theirs..
Outside of that- the cast photo is looking good..
wow! 60 years- Woodstock was 69…
Did GH have Hippies? Seems that generation was dominant so should
have been on soaps then, after all Woodstock was during the beginning as was
the Vietnam war- at that time…

I am hope for a good flashback photo layout inside… lol

Better be careful or you will be called a racist homophobe transphobic and anything nut jobs can think of to call you

Kay, no one is going to call SUOO a racist because she prefers the first Trina. The first Trina was also played by a beautiful African American girl. Please don’t try and cause trouble or stir up political strife when none exists.

Only if you are 😉

Seeing her on that cover is probably bothering your wicked soul….good!!!

SuOOO,,
Hey there, boy things are crazy these days on this board. But Su, you are so right on this Trina thing, never liked her in the part, another thing that so many will disagree with me about is Spencer. So many posters just think he is great and maybe that’s why I can’t stand him, he’s too good I guess but today when he was giving Dex such a hard time at the wedding all I could think of what an arrogant little S.O.B he was. I know I’ll be hated for this but Id love seeing him knocked down a few pegs. Too bad he and Joss didn’t get together, they are so much alike.
You mentioned Hippies, well I have to think that Luke, Laura and their crowd might come the closest. My kids were very little dury Woodstock and didn’t pay attention to what was going on there. The Soaps seemed to grab on though with stories of Cults and Communes.Y&R did a big story on that.
Well, hope I didn’t bore you too much, it was nice “chatting ” with you, you are a good captive audience, ha. Stay well and hold on to your opinions, they are as valid and interesting as anyone else’s, moreso maybe.

I love Spencer for bluntly saying,” I don’t like him” when referring to Dex. I don’t like him either- not one bit. I also think Spencer has sharp instincts when it comes to Dex. Dex sparks Spencer’s protective nature when it comes to his Buddy, Cameron.
I also think Nicholas Chavez is a great talent who most likely won’t be long for GH. This kid is going places.

Harry
You’ll probably like him even less when we find out he’s Sonny’s son. I feel like you do about spoiled, entitled, egotistical, self-centered, arrogant Spencer.

Violet! I love Spencer. All I know is that when he enters a scene, I am happy to see him. I think Spencer is a member of the Walking Wounded Club. Yes, he comes from wealth but his mother died when he was a baby, and his father abandoned and betrayed him time and time again. Spencer is a well drawn character, the poor little rich boy, and he’s played by a brilliant young actor.

Harry
It’s funny, I agree with all you say, but then why can’t I not stand him? What you say makes so much sense that next time I see him, I’ll try and remember your words.

Harry
So sorry I screwed up my last response to your comment of liking and admiring Nicholas Chevez, AKA Spencer. I apparently do not feel like you do and don’t know why I said what I did, just on a roll or senile, you pick one!

Violet, you never have to apologize for having a different opinion than my own. You get to hate a fictional character if you want. You’re certainly not alone. I dislike characters a lot of folks love. PS. Is it or me or does feel like Portia wouldn’t tell Curtis the truth as Jordan told her to do, just because she wanted the perfect wedding?

He’s not Sonny’s son

Ciny
We’ll see.

We don’t know who’s son he is…. yet.

Though the most logical explanation for his existence and the characters he’s been made to interact with would be if he were Sonny’s son who was programmed to work against him by one of Sonny’s old mob enemies.

And since Sonny has enough children already, he doesn’t really need a new one, so why not instead return one that he thought was lost (Morgan) but whose body was never found?

Obviously the whole Dex/Joss thing makes that problematic, and frankly a little gross, of course. But if you look at it from the context of an old mob enemy planting this programmed plant within the Corinthos organization to achieve maximum damage, then what could create more chaos than unintentional incest?

Not coincidentally you have this other storyline where a “mysterious” weapons smuggler is trying to move into Sonny’s territory, and “Dex” has some past ties to this organization.

Who was the last guy to try to move weapons through Sonny’s territory? Lorenzo Alcazar. Who hates Sonny & was disrupting his life right around the time Morgan was born, resulting in Carly getting shot in the head while giving birth? Lorenzo Alcazar. And who was supposed to be killed off years ago, but in all probability had his life spared by Jason, for the sake of Jason’s “sister”, Skye Quartermaine? Lorenzo Alcazar.

What probably happened there was that Jason allowed Alcazar to leave Port Charles alive, in return for his promise to never return. Now, with Jason himself presumed “dead”, Alcazar may not feel bound to that promise anymore. But he obviously can’t just roll into Port Charles and pick up where he left off, particularly with the weapons stuff. So instead, he hides behind a front company, and plants the “ultimate weapon & agent of chaos” within the Corinthos organization, and indeed within Sonny’s own family. And much to Alcazar’s surprise, he finds out that Nina has already done half the work for him before he can even put MorganDex in place.

Can anybody come up with an explanation that makes more sense than this?? Yes, the Devil really should be writing this show, I know!

Spencer’s a smart kid, despite his faults. You grow up in the Cassadine universe, you have to learn how to “read” people as a matter of self preservation. His instincts about Dex are essentially correct, since Dex could bring harm to both his uncle Sonny, and to his life long friend Joss. Spencer doesn’t know exactly what Dex is up to, but he knows he’s up to something.

SUO0.Don’t hold back, tell us how you really feel. The new Trina is okay but I do agree with you that the first Trina sparked an extra sweet chemistry with Spencer. I miss her too.

Could not agree less

Oh, Susie Q!!!—-I could hug you!! Finally, someone who agrees with me. NuTrina truly makes me want to pull my hair out!!! I want to scream!!!!!!!
Such a flat personality and an even flatter voice, not indicative of good TV.
I think you are being too generous. I find nuTrina neither talented nor pretty—she and her mother, the holier-than-thou (same as Carly) “Mrs Robinson” do nothing for my sense of compassion—-surprising, considering I cry over everything and anything. Didn’t she make the argument with nuTrina that Spencer and his ilk had no sense of morality or a path to righteousness? From the mouth of a deceitful Little Miss Goody-two Shoes. Hypocrisy abounds.
Then, along comes sexy, in-your- Spencer~~~she is so not in his league—-What’s wrong with this picture? Distorted. He and Sydney were magnetic together!! I guess Tabyana(sp) was the best the PTB could do?
As far as Hippies in soaps? I’ll ask my grandmother, since she and my grandfather were week-end hippies in College. LOL.

I’d love to be excited about this but my interest dwindled down to nothing along with the ever shrinking Spencer, Quartermaine/Ward, Webber/ Hardy & Cassadine families. Being able to count the members of each on one hand is so disheartening vs when they were the foundation of the show & there was a strong sense of family. Now the majority of the canvas is unrecognizable faces & characters names and GH is mostly about characters I’m not invested in & don’t care about. Glad many still enjoy it & hope the anniversary is great! It’s just changed way too drastically from the show, characters & families I fell in love with in the 90s and couldn’t miss.

Justin N…You have summed up much of what I feel. When I dion’t worry if I miss an episode something is wrong.

What to look for in the photo:
1. Any conspicuous absent cast members (means they’d be gone prior to the anniversary).
2. Any unrecognizable faces – characters that may be introduced in the next 6 weeks.
3. Which child performers are included (Violet, Leo and Wiley are certain). Any others?
4. Hopefully Jane Elliott. Prayers answered if Leslie Charleson is there.

Sadly, no Leslie Charleson. (No Leo, Charlotte, Aidan or Jake, among the kids). Wiley and Violet are pictured. Also, no Martin, Cyrus, Phyllis, Gladys or Heather.

Wouldn’t be surprised if Jake is recast (slight SORAS) by summer. Makes me wonder if Alley Mills (Heather) departs before the anniversary. Perhaps Gladys’ gambling problem sends her out of town (a shame as Bonnie Burroughs is a hoot).

60 years!!!!!!!!!! I must be dead. I watched the first episode, April 1, 1963, and was a regular viewer until 2005. Congratulations General Hospital for hanging on in the current anti-serial corporate environment.

SOOOOO looking forward to this!

I’m not enjoying soaps now nearly as much as I have in previous years. For better, worse and growing pains, life was better 60:years ago. The soap stories and characters were more entertaining. Right now it must be hard for writers to come up with the same kind of entertaining stories in the social and political climate we are all experiencing both at home and abroad. Or yet again waking up to another school shooting…today this time in Michigan. And then there are the guns. But I will stop here.

As wonderful as this cast photo is, they need to move these storylines along.

Michael/Willow are so boring, it’s ridiculous. They always have been. When Willow was first introduced, she actually had a personality. Chase had an edge to him back then, so he made her interesting. That’s why the pairing worked. He was the more interesting character. I enjoyed them together, but I knew they wouldn’t last, since it was pretty obvious Michael/Willow were the longterm plan. They could have ended Chase/Willow and Michael/Sasha better though, instead of that stupid fake affair storyline. It was so obvious where that was going, and they dragged it out way too long. They reunited Chase/Willow, just so she could pity marry him, before cheating on him with Michael. That’s when I stopped wanting Chase with Willow.

I actually like Michael and Willow as separate characters, but they’re beyond boring together. None of Michael’s pairings have really worked so far. No sparks. Is that why they keep killing off his girlfriends? lol. Willow is lovely on her own, but unbearable with Michael. And, when comparing Chase/Willow to Chase/Brooklyn, I now notice the huge difference in chemistry between the two. And, Willow actually had a personality with Chase. But, Chase has more chemistry with Brooklyn.

Once Michael and Willow realized they were in love with each other, that should have been the end of it. Willow should have just told Chase that while she was relieved he didn’t actually cheat on her, things had changed too much between them and she was in love with Michael now. Chase would have backed off and moved on. Instead, we got a whole year of that square of doom (Michael/Willow/Chase/Sasha). It was excruciating. Especially, since Chase had way more chemistry with Brooklyn. He was clearly attracted to her, so it made zero sense why he was still so hung up on Willow.

Sasha’s always been boring, so her pairing with Michael didn’t really do her any favors. Her relationship with Brando was actually interesting, but they killed him off instead. And, they didn’t even let her baby survive unlike Maxie’s son with Nathan. Now, she’s back to being boring. Just put her with Cody already, and move on.

Dante/Sam are just as boring as Michael/Willow. I LOVE Dante (and, I used to love Sam), so it’s painful watching him get stuck in this boring storyline.

I love Cameron Mathison, but Carly/Drew are boring too. Is Carly just going through the Quartermaine brothers at this point? A.J., Jason, Drew. It’s bad enough they forced Jason/Carly after 20 something years, when that romance was dead and buried for so long. But, I don’t even get this pairing. Is it because Drew is Jason’s brother? lol

Sonny/Nina have been pleasantly surprising. More Olivia/Ned please. Give Maxie a storyline, because she’s become boring. Michael Easton and Roger Howarth are being wasted, too. I want to see more Finn/Chase brotherly moments. Just go there already with Austin/Ava, because Roger Howarth and Maura West still have great chemistry. Resolve Nikolas’ storyline. I don’t care what you do with Joss/Dex, because Joss is insufferable. She’s mini Carly, but at least have Sonny find out that Dex is actively working against him. Michael trying to be a tough guy with his anger at Sonny and using Dee to take down Sonny is laughable. lol. Mikey boy is not a tough guy.

They built up Chase/Brooklyn for two years, finally put them together and then trapped them in this stupid Kesha/Dr. Luke and Taylor Swift/Scooter Braun type storyline. They’re barely on, which means this storyline is going to drag on forever. These two have some serious chemistry, if they would just write for them. Even in this dumb storyline, they’re more interesting to watch than Michael/Willow. Chase and Brooklyn are my two favorite characters on this show. They were hot, fun and interesting until the writers came up with this stupid music storyline. Get Brooklyn and Blaze away from Linc, take him down, give Chase his badge back, and reunite him with Brooklyn. The writers on this show are clueless about how to write a soap.

I’m looking forward to the Nurses Ball, but they need to start wrapping up some of these storylines and starting new ones. As it currently stands, GH is a bore.

Beautifully written comment, Kat. I agree with your every point.

Kat, I sing your praises. You said it all and better than I could, especially about Chase, my favorite character on the screen; he’s so refreshingly kind and decent. Not to mention he gets more beautiful by the minute. I do like Sasha because she’s kind of heroic, surviving all they’ve heaped on her; her plots seem like a great old movie with Bette Davis or Irene Dunne…so much suffering! Carly seems beyond redemption, never takes ANY responsibility for ANYTHING. Can’t bear Sam and Dante together, they seem like Chip n’ Dale looking for acorns. Maura West and Nicholas Chavez are GREAT but are saddled with boring scene partners, on the whole. And poor Willow (turned from dynamo to shrew with just one dose of Michael) has spent more time at GH than I have as a 50-year viewer.

Well said, Soaphound. I agree with you that NC and MW are dynamite in their scenes. So much talent in one, small space. And Willow and Michael are indeed boring. Even when they were having extramarital sex on top of a pile of Wiley’s birthday gifts, they put me asleep. I once loved Willow when she was playing that spirited, lovely school teacher in love with the cute and earnest police officer. Now, Willow’s face seems forever pinched up into a resting bitch face- she’s consumed with hatred. And for some inexplicable reason, when I think of Willow and Michael, I envision them dressed up as pilgrims. They’re puritanical hypocrites.

I actually LIKE this Trina! It took her a while to find her soap legs, but I think that she and Spencer are good together. Trina #1 was just “ok” to me. She wasn’t all that great of an actress. She always sounded really stiff. This one at least seems natural. I didn’t like Spencer at first, because I wanted the original Spencer back, but when I saw where they were going with the story, they needed an actor that would appear to be a bit older, and could handle a more adult storyline better. Sad to not see Monica in the photo, but glad that Tracy made it in! Surprised no Aidan, Jake, or Charlotte. (I understand that it might have been a bit hard for Leo, so they have to do what’s best for him) Was happy to see Violet there though!

Who is the smaller “enforcer” dude for Victor Cassadine? He’s a familiar actor but I can’t place his name or past movies?

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Serena Sets Her Sights on Michael; Jason’s Emotional Exit from the Mob

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, new and old motivations come into play with dangerous consequences. According to the just released GH video spoilers video for the week of August 3-7, a bailiff calls out, “All rise!”

Now it’s Isaiah (Sawandi Wilson) vs. Curtis (Donnell Turner), as the surgeon is suing the owner of the Savoy for assault that ruined is ability to operate. At the end of the day, which of these men has enough evidence against the other? Portia (Brook Kerr) is by Isaiah’s side, while Jordan (Tanisha Harper) is with Curtis.

Next, Lucy (Lynn Herring) has a plan to get the controlling shares of Deception away from Michael (Rory Gibson). She wants her daughter, Serena (Kelly Kruger) to seduce Michael. She tells her, “Pick out your most seductive suit.” Soon, we see Serena in her bathing suit at the Metro Court face to face with Michael.

Later, there is a small baggie containing three blue pills. Nina (Cynthia Watros) ask Willow (Katelyn MacMullen), “What did you do?” We also see Michael asking the same thing of Jacinda (Paige Herschell). Leading into this week, viewers know that Willow doesn’t want the former escort anywhere near her children, Amelia and Wiley. Is this how she stops her, or is Jacinda up to old tricks and wants to frame Willow? Remember when Jacindsa drugged Drew (Cameron Mathison)? Stay tuned.

Finally, in the pick-up from last Friday’s cliffhanger, an emotional Jason (Steve Burton) continues to tell Sonny (Maurice Benard) that he cannot work for him anymore. Sonny ask, “So that’s it? You’re Out?” We fade to black.

Take a look at the official GH spoilers for the week below.

MONDAY, AUGUST 3
Jason makes a sacrifice for Danny. Elizabeth becomes privy to a secret. Carly is touched. Valentin has a warning for Nina. Josslyn cautions Brennan.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4
Brook Lynn and Chase celebrate a milestone. Trina gets an earful. Carly’s plan backfires. Curtis is skeptical. Michael is anxious about his family’s’ future.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5
Sonny wants answers. Ava is struck with inspiration. Curtis’ trial begins. Brook Lynn wrestles with a big decision. Lucy and Serena scheme.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6
Sonny makes a stunning announcement. Serena makes her move. Willow faces a new threat. Isaiah takes the stand. Lucy questions Laura.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
Josslyn is taken aback. Ava courts a new ally. Jordan and Anna catch up. Isaiah vents to Lucas and Elizabeth. Michael questions Jacinda.

Check out the latest ABC promo for General Hospital entitled, “What Did You Do?” below.

Now weigh-in: Do you think GH is about to pair Serena with Michael? Is it curtains for Jacinda? Can anyone stop Willow once and for all, or make her pay for her crimes? What will Jason do without Sonny and the mob? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

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‘General Hospital’ Fan Club Weekend 2026 (Photos)

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General Hospital Fan Club Weekend brought out many of your favorites to the four day event; with the main cast gathering on Saturday, August 1. Fans near and far attended the weekend held this year at the Burbank Marriott Hotel. Whether it be the main cast event or the smaller more intimate events featuring two or three cast members a great time was had by all.

Some of the cast participating in the main cast event included: Cyrus Hobbi (Yuri), Gary James Fuller (James), Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), Viron Weaver (Wiley), Paige Herschell (Jacinda), Chris McKenna (Brennan), Josh Kelly (Cody), Kayden Brenna Tokarsi (Scout), Cassandra James (Terry), Laura Wright (Carly), Dominic Zamprogna (Dante), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane), Rick Hearst (Ric), Adrian Anchondo (ex-Marco), and Chloe Lanier (ex-Nelle).

In addition to, Van Hansis (Lucas), Cameron Mathison (Drew), Ryan Paevey (ex-Cassius), Easton Rocket Sweda (Leo), Maurice Benard (Sonny), Kristen Vaganos (Molly), Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis), Kate Mansi (ex-Kristina), Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth), Cynthia Watros (Nina), Kristina Wagner (Felicia) and more.

Take a look at some of the snaps from the main event arrivals below:

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GH’s Rick Hearst with on-screen daughter, Kristen Vaganos, plus Nancy Lee Grahn, and Kate Mansi.

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GH’s Maurice Benard on-hand to meet the fans.

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Jack Brennan in the house … Chris McKenna.

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Adrian Anchondo, Van Hansis and Anchondo’s boyfriend, Days of Our Lives, Colton Little.

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GH’s Josh Kelly and his gal, the former Nelle Benson of Port Charles, Chloe Lanier.

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Who is James’ father? Not Cassius or Spinelli, actually. Actors Gary James Fuller, Ryan Paevey and Bradford Anderson!

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One of General Hospital’s newest cast members, Kayden Brenna Tokarski attends her first GHFCW event.

Check out some more arrival images featuring: Laura Wright (Carly), Cassandra James (Terry), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane) and more in the gallery below.

Michael Fairman TV will be adding more images to this post in the day ahead.

So, were you glad to see so many of your GH favorites attending this year’s General Hospital Fan Club Weekend? Let us know via the comment section.

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Vincent Pastore of ‘Sopranos’ Fame and ‘General Hospital’s’ Maximus Giambetti Dies at 80

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Vincent Pastore, best known for his memorable role as Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s The Sopranos has passed away.

The veteran actor was found dead on August 1st in his home in the Bronx, New York. Pastore was 80-years-old. The cause of death is yet to be determined.

As well as his role on The Sopranos, many soap fans will recall he played multiple smaller roles on the beloved One Life to Live from 1995 and 2004. However, in 2008, he landed the short-term role as Maximus Giambetti on General Hospital.

PASTORE WANTED TO BE ON GENERAL HOSPITAL

Maximus was the mobster father of Sonny Corinthos’ (Maurice Benard) bodyguards: Max (Derk Cheetwood) and Milo (Drew Cheetwood)

According to Soap Opera Digest, Pastore told Soaps In Depth back in 2009, after appearing in a SOAPnet promotional campaign as a celebrity fan of General Hospital: “‘I’d love to be on the show. So they called up GH’s casting director (Mark Teschner) and Bobby (Robert Guza Jr. ex-head writer, GH) and they wrote me in!”

Pastore was a huge General Hospital fan from way back, who at one point told producers that he would watch the ABC soap opera while working in bars and nightclubs in the 70s and 80s.

Throughout his decades long career, Pastore appeared in films including: Goodfellas, Carlito’s Way and Men of Respect, The Jerky Boys: The Movie and the 1996 HBO TV movie Gotti.

In TV, besides The Sopranos, Pastore’s credits included: Law & Order, The Practice, Son of the Beach, Queens Supreme, Hawaii Five-0, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, plus the miniseries The Last Don II. Most recently, Vincent was a series regular on Gravesend and guest starred on Yellowjackets.

Pastore is survived by his daughter, Renee, son-in-law and granddaughter.

Share your remembrances and condolences for Vincent Pastore on his memorable role on ‘The Sopranos’ and his time on ‘General Hospital’ via the comment section below.

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