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Maurice Benard | ... |
Sonny Corinthos
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(1,912 episodes, 1993-2015)
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Steve Burton | ... |
Jason Morgan
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(1,623 episodes, 1991-2015)
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Rebecca Herbst | ... |
Elizabeth Webber
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(1,419 episodes, 1997-2015)
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Laura Wright | ... |
Carly Jacks
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(1,392 episodes, 2005-2015)
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Kelly Monaco | ... |
Sam McCall
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(1,378 episodes, 2003-2015)
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Nancy Lee Grahn | ... |
Alexis Davis
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(1,166 episodes, 1996-2015)
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Jason Thompson | ... |
Patrick Drake
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(1,112 episodes, 2005-2015)
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Julie Berman | ... |
Lulu Spencer
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(1,070 episodes, 2005-2013)
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Tyler Christopher | ... |
Nikolas Cassadine
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(1,061 episodes, 1996-2015)
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Ingo Rademacher | ... |
Jasper Jacks
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(1,042 episodes, 1996-2015)
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Bradford Anderson | ... |
Damien Spinelli
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(961 episodes, 2006-2015)
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Kirsten Storms | ... |
Maxie Jones
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(899 episodes, 2005-2015)
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Anthony Geary | ... |
Luke Spencer
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(897 episodes, 1978-2015)
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Kimberly McCullough | ... |
Robin Scorpio
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(875 episodes, 1985-2015)
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Dominic Zamprogna | ... |
Dante Falconeri
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(828 episodes, 2009-2015)
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Brandon Barash | ... |
Johnny Zacchara
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(788 episodes, 2007-2015)
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During the original show up through the 1970s, the show primarily covered Dr. Steve Hardy (John Beradino) and his friend, Nurse Jessie Brewer (Emily McLaughlin). Late in the 1970s, the show was doing badly in the ratings, so a new executive producer, Gloria Monty, decided to move the show's focus away from the hospital and onto material more relevant to a younger audience than the stereotypical "bored housewife", thus bringing in Luke and Laura, (Anthony Geary and Genie Francis) and eventually having them marry in a stereotypical fantasy wedding that would not be matched until the real-life marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Written by Paul Robinson
I began watching in the fall of 1996.It was the time when the Spencer/Cassadine feud was reignited.This, in my opinion, was the show's peak.The best characters/actors in daytime were front and center.Sonny Corinthos/Maurice Benard,Jason Morgan/Steve Burton,Luke Spencer/Tony Geary,Lucky Spencer/Jonathon Jackson,Carly Roberts/Sarah Brown.They made the show worth watching.Now,9 years later,only 3 of them remain.Long past his prime,Luke has been reduced to a series of boring plots involving the always annoying Skye.The only reason i still watch is for Sonny and Jason's scene's,but the writers insist on saddling them up with depth-less arm candy(Reese and Sam).Also,the formidable Jonathon Jackson had great chemistry with his costars,Tyler Christopher,Amber Tamblyn,Becky Herbst,Genie Francis and especially Tony Geary.All subsequent Luckys have paled.(Although I do like Jacob Young on All My Children)