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Jonathan Jackson Pays Tribute to His GH On-Screen Brother, Tyler Christopher, “It Never Mattered How Much Time Would Pass Between Us Talking, We Were Immediately Present and Back Where We Left off”

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They played, perhaps, the greatest brother duo on the soaps. Between them, they won 6 Daytime Emmys and now Jonathan Jackson (ex-Lucky)  has taken to social media to share his grief and pay tribute to his beloved on-screen General Hospital brother, Tyler Christopher (ex-Nikolas).

Tyler passed away on Tuesday, October 31st at the age of 50. While so many of Christopher’s co-stars have shared their remembrances, it is Jackson’s that is one of the most touching and profound. How iconic that Jonathan played the son of the legendary Luke (Tony Geary) and Laura (Genie Francis), and Tyler played Laura’s other son. Together, their scenes lit up the screen.

Sharing his sentiments, Jonathan expressed how difficult it was to write about the loss of Tyler “My family and I are deeply saddened to learn of Tyler’s passing. He was a beautiful soul with so much compassion, love, humor and strength. I have so many memories both working together and journeying through different seasons of life together.”

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Jackson went on to share, “I consider Tyler a brother as well as a friend. It never mattered how much time would pass between us talking, we were immediately present and back where we left off. He loved deeply and had a great passion for life.”

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The former GH and Nashville star concluded his posts on X, acknowledging the difficult times Christopher found himself throughout his adult life: “Through all the trials Tyler continued to fight back against the darkness, and be a voice for mental health, compassion and goodness in the world. I’m truly at a loss for words. Our love and prayers are with his family and children. He will always be with us.”

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Jonathan Jackson played the role of Lucky Spencer from 1993–1999, 2009–2011, and again in 2015. He is married to GH alum, Lisa Vultaggio (ex-Hannah). Tyler Christopher played the role of Nikolas Cassadine from 1996–1999, 2003–2011, 2013–2016, plus the role of Connor Bishop from 2004–2005 .

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In addition, to Jackson, another GH alum, Amber Tamblyn (ex-Emily) also shared her grief on the loss of Tyler Christopher. Tamblyn expressed: “This is crushing news. Tyler Christopher was a generous scene partner who was always respectful and wonderful on screen and off. I send my love to my General Hospital family and to Tyler’s family for this tremendous loss.”

What do you think about the sentiments shared by Jonathan Jackson on the passing of his friend and longtime co-star, Tyler Christopher? Do you consider Lucky and Nikolas as played by Jackson and Christopher, one of the best brother duos in the history of soap operas? Comment below.

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I’m so sad!

Moving and meaningful tributes by his co-stars.

If you’re going to break up Jackson’s tenure as Lucky, the same must be done for Christopher, who did not play Nikolas from 1999-2003, nor did he appear in 2012.

And, yes, one of the best set of brothers in daytime and likely number one in GH history. We never saw enough close moments between Robert & Mac. Way back Rick & Jeff had Monica between them. Tony & Frisco had some good moments. But none had the deep history of Nik & Lucky.

They did that. 1996-1999. 2003-1011 No one needs to be reminded of Stephen Martines. Unless Dateline wants to do a special on him.

So sad for Mr Christopher’s children. He was a good father.

That was corrected after posting. And yes, Martines story is good tabloid stuff

It’s ironic now, but the other day I was watching some old GH scenes on YouTube from 1996 when Stefan and Nikolas first came to town, when Lulu had the aplastic anemia and needed a bone marrow transplant. The scenes between Jonathan Jackson and Tyler Christoper when Lucky went into Lulu’s hospital room, and found this strange guy standing over her crib talking to her, saying he was Lulu’s brother, those were brilliant scenes between two young actors at the time.

I always loved the brotherly bond between Lucky and Nikolas on the show that slowly developed out of those first adversarial scenes, and it’s obvious that the bond existed between Tyler and Jonathan in real life. Very nice words from Jonathan.

JJ truly had a bond with TC that showed in all their scenes. Best brothers, indeed.

It always irks me when the long history of the soap genre seems forgotten. “The greatest brother duo on the soaps” seems a bit much although they were great together. From my beloved Guiding Light alone you had Ed and Mike Bauer, with 40 years of history. Not to mention Josh and Billy Lewis, with the incomparable Reva Shayne in the middle of them.

My point being that there were memorable brother duos who already had years under their belt when Jonathan and Tyler came along in the 1990s.

Like I said, they were great, but referring to the “greatest” in the genre feels too glib fir a genre with decades of history and memorable characters to draw from.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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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

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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!”

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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’

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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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