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So long, Dr. Austin Gatlin-Holt.

Roger Howarth is leaving General Hospital after 11 years on the show and it appears his exit is against his wishes.

Actor Tyler Christopher was reportedly found dead inside his home after a concerned friend went to check on him. On Wednesday, 1 November, news broke that Tyler, who was best known for his role in General Hospital, had sadly passed away at the age of 50.

Tyler Christopher, the General Hospital actor who originated the role of Nikolas Cassadine, died after suffering from a “cardiac event.”

A legendary daytime TV star has sadly died.

The soap world is saying goodbye to Jacklyn Zeman, the longtime star of General Hospital who played nurse Bobbie Spencer. The actress, 70, died after a short battle with cancer, according to reports.

Grab your tissues, daytime TV fans… we’ve lost a legend in the industry.

General Hospital’s Jacklyn Zeman has died. The veteran TV actress was 70.

s Jacklyn Zeman has died. The veteran TV actress was 70.News of her death was revealed on Wednesday evening by executive producer Frank Valentini, who took to Twitter to share a tribute to the star.«On behalf of our @GeneralHospital family, I am heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved @JackieZeman.

Jacklyn Zeman has sadly died.

J. Kim Murphy Jacklyn Zeman, the screen actor who portrayed Barbara “Bobbie” Spencer across more than 800 episodes of “General Hospital,” has died. She was 70 years old. Zeman’s death was announced by “General Hospital” executive producer Frank Valentini on Twitter on Wednesday evening. No further details about her death are available at this time. “On behalf of our ‘General Hospital’ family, I am heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Jackie Zeman,” Valentini wrote. “Just like her character, the legendary Bobbie Spencer, she was a bright light and true professional that brought so much positive energy with her to work.”

Jackie Zemen, the actress best known for playing Bobbie Spencer on General Hospital, has died.

Sophia Scorziello editor Nneka Garland, an Emmy-winning producer on “General Hospital,” died Monday in Burbank. She was 49.  She had suffered a heart attack at her home in Sherman Oaks, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Garland joined the ABC soap opera in 2001 as an executive assistant and spent the last 22 years working on the show. In 2021, she became a producer of “General Hospital” and shared a Daytime Emmy win for outstanding drama series. That same year, show writers named recurring fictional character Nneka (Arlondriah Lenyéa) after Garland. 

General Hospital,” the longest running scripted show currently in production, turns 60 on April 1, and to commemorate that momentous occasion, Variety gathered five of its iconic stars together. Here, Genie Francis, Maurice Benard, Kin Shriner, Kristina Wagner and Tristan Rogers discuss the ABC’s soap opera’s loyal fandom, and reminisce about its heyday, when supercouple Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura (Francis) — creations of then-executive producer Gloria Monty — lifted the show into the pop culture stratosphere. “General Hospital,” one of only four remaining daytime dramas, keeps breaking its own Emmys records — having won Outstanding Daytime Drama 15 times. Frank Valentini, its executive producer and showrunner since 2012, says incorporating the show’s legacy characters with new cast members is key to its longevity. “We’re not focusing on the history,” he says. “We’re moving forward with the history.” It helps that viewers see the cast as family: “For a large part of the audience, it is an incredibly nostalgic, familiar show that they love to check in on,” Valentini says.

EXCLUSIVE: Similar to so many family ruptures in America in recent years, Ingo Rademacher’s legal dispute with ABC over his 2021 firing from General Hospital comes down to Donald Trump and the politics of vaccines, according to the former soap opera actor.

A big anniversary party is in the works for the folks of Port Charles. General Hospital will celebrate its 60th this spring with a stage dedication on the Prospect Studios lot, a tribute to the late Sonya Eddy, and the return of the popular Nurses Ball.

EXCLUSIVE: Holly Sutton is finally returning to Port Charles.

As we reported, legendary soap opera star Jack Wagner’s son Harrison was found dead Monday in Los Angeles.

Peter Wagner, son of General Hospital actor Jack Wagner, has spoken up about his brother’s death.

A brotherly bond. General Hospital star Jack Wagner‘s son Peter Wagner is breaking his silence following the death of his brother, Harrison — and he’s remembering the good times.

ABC’s long-running soap “General Hospital” has reached a new milestone: The cast and crew of the show celebrated filming episode 15,000 on Thursday. That particular episode of the show will air on Friday, June 17.Here’s the logline: “The town of Port Charles comes together when an unknown political force takes aim at beloved Mayor Laura Collins (Genie Francis),” per ABC.“General Hospital” first made its debut in 1963.

Lindsey Pearlman, best known for her parts on General Hospital, Chicago Justice, and other popular television shows, has been found dead in Los Angeles just days after being reported missing. She was 43.

Kate Aurthur editorEarly this year, “General Hospital” killed off Luke Spencer, the iconic character who was played by Anthony Geary on and off for decades. Luke’s current wife Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) turned up at the door of his ex-wife Laura (Genie Francis) — whose coupledom with Luke sent “General Hospital” to its stratospheric heights in the early 1980s — to tell her the tragic news.

has died. He was 84.The longtime TV star was best known for his role as Chief of Staff Alan Quartermaine on the long running soap .«He was a great actor and even greater man,»  executive producer Frank Valentini shared in a statement to ET on Tuesday. «His legacy lives on through and all the lives he touched and all those who loved him.

Actor Stuart Damon, who for decades played General Hospital‘s Chief of Staff Dr. Alan Quartermaine, has died at age 84. News of his passing was first reported by ABC7 Eyewitness News Entertainment reporter George Pennacchio and confirmed in a tweet from General Hospital EP Frank Valentini, who sent his condolences to Damon’s family before writing, “Stuart was an absolute legend of our industry and he’ll be sorely missed.”

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TV“General Hospital” plans to celebrate beloved cast member John Reilly and his iconic character Sean Donely with an episode dedicated to him this spring, Variety has learned exclusively.Executive producer Frank Valentini tells Variety that Reilly “was a huge part of the ‘GH’ history and will be honored in an upcoming episode that the writers are working on now.”Due to COVID-19, the ABC daytime drama has adjusted its schedule slightly, but both the