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‘General Hospital’ Alum Ryan Carnes Pays Tribute to Anthony Geary and Jackie Zeman (Exclusive)
Ryan Carnes, who previously played Dr. Lucas Jones on General Hospital took a moment to honor and share his remembrances of two of the greatest legends to ever appear on daytime television and the ABC daytime drama series, Anthony Geary and Jackie Zeman, during his recent visit to the Michael Fairman Channel to promote his new vertical holiday drama, The Last Christmas for Daddy to Love Me now on the FlareFlow app.
GH fans remember Carnes as Lucas, Bobbie’s adoptive son and the nephew to Luke Spencer when he appeared on the soap for two runs 2004-2005, 2014-2020. The last time, Carnes ever appeared on the soap was back in January of 2024 in the two-part memorial for Bobbie Spencer, in tribute to his on-screen mother, Jackie Zeman. The iconic star passed away due to her battle with cancer back in May of 2023.
Sadly, almost two weeks ago, we lost eight-time Daytime Emmy winner, Anthony Geary who died at the age of 78 back in Amsterdam, He leaves behind his beloved husband, Claudio Gama and millions of fans everywhere who watched his tour de force performances for nearly four decades as Luke Spencer. ABC plans to run Geary’s final episode as Luke Spencer (he came back for a scene in 2017 to send-off Jane Elliot), on New Year’s Day, January 1st, in honor of the legendary actor. Below are the sentiments shared by Ryan.

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TONY GEARY
“My experience with Tony was always positive. He always had a great gentle, and open, kind disposition with me,” expressed Carnes. “Working with him was great. He always struck me as a very, just kind of salt of the the earth, grounded kind of guy. He spent his time when he was not working over in Europe. And this is just my impression, so don’t take that to the bank, but I think he had a long-running career in work, and he just wanted to live a normal existence, aside from that when he wasn’t working. I always respect people who want to do that. I’m kind of like that. I like to go in and work, do the thing and then sort of get out of it, and go back to my life, and not constantly be in the mix. Tony always struck me as that kind of guy that I could relate to.”
Ryan also spoke of sharing the stage with Tony: “He was always the consummate pro and professional and kind. He was one of the people first people I met when I first went back to the show. I don’t believe I ever worked with him my first time on the show years ago. So, when I came back, I got to meet him and worked with him that time early on. Tony showed me the ropes a little bit of that current, at the time, version of General Hospital. It’s a big loss certainly for his family and the daytime community.”
JACKIE ZEMAN
“Jackie was a total sweetheart. There was always such warmth that emanated from her,” recalled Ryan. “Every time I saw her on set, it was a happy moment, or at events. I loved seeing Jackie. She would always go out of her way to ask me about things that she knew about me personally, like ‘How’s your girlfriend? What’s going on with this? What’s going on with that? How are your parents? How have you been?’ Jackie was just a really good woman and I enjoyed working with her, and of course, having the contextual understanding (in the history of General Hospital and television) that she’s one of the queens.”

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GH fans will recall the heartbreaking moment during Ryan’s final return to GH, where after Bobbie’s funeral, the reporter Angela, who is actually Lucas’ sister, BJ returning as a ghost from heaven, call him “champ” before she disappears, leaving Lucas in tears.
Ryan share on the moment, “I remember that scene or those scene. For me, honestly, that was some of the favorite work that I ever gotten to do. Brighton Hertford (Angela/BJ) was delightful to work with. I wish we had more scenes together.”
RAYMOND IS ONE BAD GUY IN VERTICAL DRAMA
In Ryan’s latest project, The Last Christmas for Daddy to Love Me, he plays a young father who is having an affair with another woman, while his wife just wants to give their 8-year-old son one last Christmas before he dies of cancer. But here’s the catch! The father brings home the mistress on Christmas Eve unaware that his son is dying.

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Carnes explained what a rotten guy he is playing in the vertical drama, “Raymond is very stubborn. He lives in his own world, Raymond has a mistress, but it’s no mystery. He’s very open about, about having this mistress. Yes, he bring the mistress home for Christmas, really bad timing on Raymond’s part. He’s not a very emotionally intelligent or aware guy. He’s pretty crass and crude. The mistress has also has a son and she’s playing a bit of a game. Raymond is manipulating, the mistress is manipulating. The only person that’s not manipulating is Raymond’s actual wife. She’s just desperate to have her husband and her son’s father, give a damn about them, basically.”
In case you missed it, you can check out our full live conversation with Ryan Carnes below.
Now let us know, what did you think of the sentiments Ryan shared on the loss of both Anthony Geary and Jackie Zeman? Do you remember Ryan’s last moments on GH as Lucas in the scene with BJ? Will you check out his new vertical drama? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Such a good dude.
Always enjoyed Ryan Carnes as Lucas and only Ryan.
He had such good chemistry with Jackie Zeman and Anthony Geary. This was a awesome interview.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!
In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?
Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS
The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!
Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?
Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.
MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.
Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.
Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).
On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..
In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”
GENERAL HOSPITAL PREVIEW
So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!
FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD
As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”
Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.
So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.
The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.
Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL
Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.
The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.
In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”
So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.
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