I thought it was great, being a Method actor coming in and playing this - and it’s great for acting, but not great for my life. I’ve had to figure out how to maneuver that.īenard: Yes, there is, and the hard part is that Sonny is bipolar, and I’m bipolar. Maurice Benard: I came in playing a bipolar character. I can’t tell the difference anymore. What you get is what goes on camera. ![]() Kin Shriner: I crossed the Kin-Scotty line decades ago. What’s it like to play a character for so long? Do you fuse with them, and they with you? “And that it’s made it to 60 years - and that I’m still sitting here around the table talking about it!” ![]() “I’m proud, very proud, to be a part of this show,” Francis says. These castmates have known each other for decades, which is evident from their comfort as a group: They laugh, they mock each other - and they get serious too. “This show was going to be canceled when we started,” she says with a laugh, addressing Shriner. Kin Shriner, Genie Francis, (1978) Courtesy of ABC/Everett Collectionįrancis turned 60 last year, having joined the cast of “General Hospital” at age 15. “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. ![]() “We’re not focusing on the history,” he says. 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. “General Hospital,” one of only four remaining daytime dramas, keeps breaking its own Emmys records - having won Outstanding Daytime Drama 15 times. 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. Please note that DVDs will come in plain paper sleeves with discs labeled by year and disc number.“ 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. You can get the episodes on an external hard drive or on Blu Ray discs. If you're interested in purchasing multiple years, we offer bulk discounts!
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