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General Hospital’s Maurice Benard
Maurice Benard is a three-time Daytime winner for his role as Sonny Corinthos on ABC’s General Hospital. Benard joined the Soap Opera in August of 1993. Since then Port Charles has never been the same. Organized crime has become an ongoing problem on the local and even Federal level.
The Port Charles Police Department has their work cut out for them when it comes to PC’s most prominent mob boss. When he first arrive in 1993, Sonny was law enforcement’s number one priority. Today, the fact remains that Sonny gives the authorities a run for the money. He’s been arrested and detained, and even put on trial. But the PCPD and the Feds have yet to stick the landing.
The 49th annual Daytime Emmy awards was a night to remember for the General Hospital family. Taking home 4 trophies, General Hospital made history with winning Outstanding Drama Series for the 15th time, giving the 59 year old soap opera the most wins in that category.
General Hospital news and spoilers reports reveal inside pre and post Emmy night highlights shared by GH’s incredible Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos).
General Hospital spoilers reveal highlghts of the night from Laura’s POV, sharing pics with Executive Producer, Frank Valentini, the entire GH cast gathered on stage for their big win, along with a video featuring actress Lisa LoCicero (Olivia Falconeri) getting glammed up with hair and makeup. The event was nothing short of a dream for the talented writers and actors of ABC’s General Hospital.
Thank you to Laura Wright for letting us inside of their big night. Congratulations on all these impressive nominations and wins!
‘Tis the eve of Daytime Television’s big event! The 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are upon us.
General Hospital Blog has previously shared news and spoilers regarding the much anticipated night of honoring the talent of all involved in the production of daytime tv. Our favorite stars are ready to show off their glitz and glam and they await the results of their nominations along with supporting one another.
General Hospital news and spoilers reveal the event will air tomorrow night, June 24th, from 9pm-11pm on CBS and Paramount+
Don’t forget to watch as General Hospital has been nominated for 16 Daytime Emmys, following The Young and The Restless leading with 18.
Congratulations and good luck to all of our General Hospital nominees! We are rooting for you and cheering you all on!
For the FULL LIST of General Hospital nominees, CLICK HERE
Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright) just laid it all out for her ex husband, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard). She told it like it is, reiterating how things played out after his presumed death and return from Nixon Falls.
General Hospital spoilers reveal Carly can’t reason with sonny about the way he pushed his family aside in support of Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros), the woman who kept Sonny away from his wife and kids and kept him all to herself. The Sonny Carly once knew and married 5 times is now a stranger.
General Hospital fans speculate that Carly is ready to move on. General Hospital spoilers indicate that after his argument with Carly, Sonny second guesses his recent decisions while Carly looks forward.
General Hospital previews and spoilers suggest that Carly could be ready to move on with Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison). In upcoming GH previews, Drew requests special treatment from his friend and owner of the Metro Court hotel. Will Carly be willing to extend specially privileges?
General Hospital news and spoilers have reported the 59 year old daytime drama has filmed it’s 15,000 episode. Previously the tribute episode was set to air on June 17th, it was then pushed back to June 20th, and now, due to news coverage in GH’s time slot, the celebratory episode will air on June 21st.
When General Hospital fans reflect on their favorite soap opera, they can’t help to think of some key players such as Luke (Tony Geary) and Laura Spencer (Genie Francis), Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright), along with Jason Morgan (Steve Burton), Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco), The Quartermaine and Cassadine families, and so many more.
General Hospital news reveals discussions from a recent interview with Daytime Emmy winner and 7 time nominee, Laura Wright as General Hospital’s leading lady, Carly Corinthos.
General Hospital spoilers reveal Cleveland.com has acquired some inside information in Laura Wright’s take on the longevity and legacy of this iconic American soap opera. When asked to explain her take on GH’s impressive longevity, Wright explained, “It’s the fans and their love for the show. We’re really here because of them and their love for the characters, the stories and, gosh, the history.”
As a proud fan myself since the mid 1990’s, I feel honored and appreciated at the credit Laura has bestowed upon the fans.
When it comes to taking the risk, and “going there” regarding bold, realistic, raw, and controversial story lines, Laura feels the risk isn’t a threat [because], “those are stories that should be told. So, I don’t find it risky. I find it current and true to humanity. We’re just telling people’s stories. I don’t know if it’s risky to tell the Alzheimer’s story or the transgender story because we are reflecting people in the world today and I think that’s important.”
Are the days of soap operas numbered?
It’s true that General Hospital is one of only 4 remaining soaps on television, and the only daytime drama left on ABC after the cancellation of All My Children and One Life To Live back in the earlier 2000s. However, Laura has a bright outlook when faced with the question of whether or not she finds the days are numbered for the soap genre. Wright explains, “I think the future of daytime is strong with all the different platforms you can watch the show on. The fans love that they can get us anytime, whether it be on ABC or Hulu.” Thank God for all of that!
Carly Corinthos: Wife, Mother, Strong, Capable, and a true force to be reckoned with, all while loving to her fullest ability!
Laura Wright touches on her feelings for her character Carly, and what it’s like playing this passionate, strong, intense, and loving woman. When named a “force of nature,” Laura agreed. She went on to describe Carly. She said,“First of all, thank you. I agree, she is a force of nature. It’s amazing and exhausting to be Carly depending on the day because I’m also Laura and she has her life. It’s really interesting, the difference between playing in Carly’s world and being in Laura’s world. But it’s super fun and I love doing it. One of our writers explained Carly as the woman that everybody wants to be friends with and I was like, oh my God, I love that. It’s so true.”
General Hospital spoilers and reveal Laura has spilled the tea on what is ahead for Carly this Summer. She admits that many changes are in store for her character, and her developing relationship with Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) is just the beginning.
Ultimately, Laura tells die hard fans exactly what they want to hear when asked about diving into another 15,000 episodes. She declared, “Hell yeah. Bring it on.”
Here’s to General Hospital’s 15,000 episodes and 15,000+ more!
Laura Wright and Cynthia Watros make Carly Corinthos and Nina Reeves hatred look natural and even instinctive. They do their job so well that General Hospital fans even believe they don’t get along off-screen.
General Hospital news and spoilers reports have revealed in the past that Laura and Cynthia are very good friends when Carly and Nina aren’t “screaming in each other’s faces,” Wright confessed in a recent YouTube segment on The Locher Room.
General Hospital spoilers reveal Cynthia and Laura popped in with The Locher Room to discuss their on-screen and off-screen relationships. When faced with everyone’s question regarding how Laura and Cynthia get through the anger and tension in their scenes as Carly and Nina, Emmy winner Laura Wright explained, “It’s being aware to separate,” Laura said, “and really drop it into when you want to go full on.” Laura continued to explain how she and Cynthia manage by adding, “You don’t want to so worry about the other person,” she added, “because you lose what you need to do for you [in the scene], so you trust that the other person has it figured out” as well as you have.
Ultimately, there is one ritual that seals the deal for ensuring these ladies maintain their close friendship and not let their roles and hating one another in a scene get in the way. Laura confessed, “the hug afterwards is so nice.”
Laura and Cynthia are always up for a game of pickle ball even if Carly and Nina are ready to push each other off a cliff.
GH spoilers warn explosions are on the horizon as Carly’s secret about Willow Tait (Katelyn MacMullen) hits the fan.
The love story between Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright) is one of the most recognizable and remarkable pairing in daytime TV. Carly and Sonny have been to Hell and back with one another as well as apart. And for the umpteenth time, they have parted. Will there be another chance for this iconic super couple?
General Hospital spoilers reveal Sonny questions his decisions to support Nina Reeves over his wife, Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright) and kids, particularly his son Michael Corinthos (Chad Duell). Carly told Sonny exactly how she feels about the man he as become since returning from Nixon Falls. The man she married 5 times is now a stranger.
General Hospital previews and spoilers indicate that Carly is ready to close her chapters with Sonny and move on while he dwells on his past. Carly and Drew Cain’s (Cameron Mathison) friendship somewhat mimics her iconic friendship with Jason Morgan (Steve Burton). She and Jason only started to develop and act on their feelings after many years of sharing an unbreakable bond. Even though Drew can’t replace Jason, maybe Carly will be able to take their friendship to a romantic level faster than she ever did with Jason.
We’ve been hearing a lot about the upcoming milestone what will air this month. General Hospital news reports reveal, the cast and crew of General Hospital has filmed it’s 15,000th show and is set to air on June 20th.
In a recent article, General Hospital Blog reported on some inside revelations told by GH stars, Genie Francis (Laura Spencer Collins), Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos), and Executive Producer, Frank Valentini, as ABC reporter, George Pennacchio paid a visit to the set.
General Hospital spoilers reveal, although GH’s 15,000th tribute episode will focus on Laura Collins (Genie Francis), Valentini confirmed the episode will featured every single cast member.
General Hospital rumors claim there will be a surprise return after eagle eyed fans spotted, Jeff Kober among the cast in the latest photo from ABC. Jeff’s character, Cyrus Renault, was send off to Federal prison after orchestrating an explosion that put his own niece, Lulu Spencer Falconeri (Emme Rylan) in a coma. Since the episode will focus on Mayor Laura Collins, GH spoilers and rumors hint that big bother Cyrus will make his return.
How many shows can make this declaration?! 15,000 (and counting) episodes created for one television show is almost unheard of.
General Hospital news reports revealed the cast and crew is celebrating their 15,000th episode of iconic soap opera, General Hospital. The tribute episode will air on June 20th, featuring Genie Francis as Laura Spencer Collins.
GH news reports reveal Executive Producer, Frank Valentini, along with General Hospital’s two longest running contract actors, Maurice Benard and Genie Francis, shared some inside scoop with ABC7 Entertainment Reporter, George Pennacchio, surrounding the special June 20th episode.
Photos courtesy of ABC
When speaking with Pennacchio regarding the remarkable longevity of GH, Francis disclosed, “Well, I don’t think anybody can believe that it’s been on this long. It’s quite an accomplishment, isn’t it? And it’s gone through different generations of people, Genie continued, “I’m very happy with how the character has grown and changed. In the beginning, of course, she was very, very vulnerable and now I focus much more on her strength.”
Frank Valentini have reporter, George Pennacchio some inside details regarding the 15,000th episode. He hinted, “It’ll be happy, sad, dark, scary, fun, thrilling and exciting, but most importantly it has almost every single cast member in it,” revealed Valentini.
The cast of GH has celebrated many milestones over the year, having Benard and Francis around for most; more than others. When asked about all those calories taken in from celebratory cake consumption, Maurice answered, laughing, “The truth of the matter is I don’t even touch the cake cause I’m real disciplined.”
General Hospital spoilers indicate the June 20th episode will focus on Laura Collins when some political drama brews in the air. Although the show’s focus will surround Laura, Valentini reveals that every single cast member will be featured in this very special episode.
After spotting Port Charles villain, Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault, in a recent cast photo promoting the 15,000th episode, General Hospital rumors began surrounded the possibility of Kober’s return as Sonny Corinthos’s enemy, Cyrus.
The special upcoming episode was originally scheduled to air on June 17th but has since been moved to June 20th. Do NOT miss this iconic tribute to General Hospital, on it’s 15,000th show! What an accomplishment!
Willow Tait (Katelyn MacMullen) is a strong young woman who has stood her ground and put the best interest of her son before anything else.
Michael Corinthos (Chad Duell) has stood by her side as they weather every storm that has blown their way. Willow has been through so much emotional trauma in such a short time while managing to keep her head above water.
General Hospital spoilers reveal Willow is about to face even more troubled waters when it comes to family. Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright) has taken Willow under her wing and supported her through the toughest of times. Didn’t out Harmony Miller (Inga Cadranel) was never her biological mother left Willow devastated.
General Hospital spoilers suggest that the next blow will come and this time Willow and Michael will be at odds. Michael’s mother is keeping a secret about Willow’s mother, which could very will pin Wiley’s parents up against each other.
General Hospital rumors hint that if Michael stands by Carly’s decision, and Willow ends up supporting Nina once she finds out what Carly has been hiding, Michael and Willow won’t see eye to eye on this, causing their family dynamic to take an irreversible shift.
Will the secrets of their mother’s tear Willow and Michael apart?
Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and his son Michael Corinthos (Chad Duell) have had a strong father/son bond that has developed over the years through close family ties built on love and respect.
General Hospital spoilers reveal a dark outlook for ahead for Sonny’s future relationship with his family, especially Michael.
In a recent Instagram post, General Hospital spoilers reveal Maurice Benard has answered fan’s burning question. He writes, “People always ask me? Is Sonny and Michael ever going to get back together. I say Sonny loves Michael, there’s nothing he would love more than a beautiful Reunion ☮️ ???? ☮️.”
General Hospital rumors suggest that based on Benard’s outlook, someday, father and son will find their way to each other again. That doesn’t mean there won’t be a long, dramatic journey before bringing these two back together.
