General Hospital

General Hospital debuted April 1, 1963. It is currently the longest running soap opera still being broadcast on television.

General Hospital
Debuted	April 1, 1963
Created by	Frank Hursley Doris Hursley
Head Writer	Ron Carlivati
Executive Producer	Frank Valentini
Network	ABC
Running Time	30 Minutes (1963-1976) 45 Minutes (1976-1978) 60 Minutes (1978-present)

Contract Cast

as of 1205/2014 (per ABC end credits)

ACTOR	CHARACTER	TENURE
	Anthony Geary	Luke Spencer	11/1978-1983; 1984; 10/29/1993-present
	Maurice Benard	Sonny Corinthos	08/13/1993-09/24/1997; 1998; 12/18/1998-present
	Nancy Lee Grahn	Alexis Davis	09/28/1996-present
	Rebecca Herbst	Elizabeth Webber	08/01/1997-present
	Kelly Monaco	Sam McCall	10/01/2003-present
	Jane Elliot	Tracy Quartermaine	1978-1980; 1989-1993; 1996; 04/17/2003-04/28/2003; 06/12/2003; 11/13/2003-present
	Laura Wright	Carly Jacks	11/04/2005-present
	Jason Thompson	Patrick Drake	12/07/2005-present
	Dominic Zamprogna	Dante Falconeri	06/22/2009-present
	Lisa LoCicero	Olivia Falconeri	09/18/2008-present
	Chad Duell	Michael Corinthos	04/20/2010-present
	Sean Blakemore	Shawn Butler	01/21/2011-present
	Finola Hughes	Anna Devane	1985-12/19/1991; 11/13/1995-11/14/1995; 05/12/2006-09/2006; 07/13/2007-08/24/2007; 04/24/2008-12/29/2008; 02/14/2012-present
	Kirsten Storms	Maxie Jones	05/23/2005-09/27/2011; 09/05/2012-present
	Teresa Castillo	Sabrina Santiago	09/19/2012-present
	Tequan Richmond	TJ Ashford	08/16/2012-present
	Kelly Thiebaud	Britt Westbourne	09/19/2012-present
	Emme Rylan	Lulu Spencer Falconeri	04/12/2013-present
	Bryan Craig	Morgan Corinthos	05/08/2013-present
	Maura West	Ava Jerome	05/08/2013-present
	Roger Howarth	Franco	05/13/2013-present
	Michael Easton	Dr. Silas Clay	05/13/2013-present
	Kristen Alderson	Kiki Jerome	05/13/2013-present
	Tyler Christopher	Nikolas Cassadine	07/15/1996-1999; 04/21/2003-07/28/2011; 03/22/2013-present
	William deVry	Julian Jerome	07/30/2013-present
	Ryan Paevey	Nathan West	12/30/2013-present
	Vinessa Antoine	Jordan Ashford	03/14/2014-present
	Michelle Stafford	Nina Clay	05/01/2014-present
	Billy Miller	Jason Morgan	10/03/2014-present

Recurring Cast

• Nicolas Bechtel as Spencer Cassadine U/5
• Ian Buchanan as Duke Lavery
• Ryan Carnes as Lucas Jones
• Leslie Charleson as Monica Quartermaine
• Derk Cheetwood as Max Giambetti
• Drew Cheetwood as Milo Giambetti
• Jason David as Aiden Spencer U/5
• Sonya Eddy as Epiphany Johnson
• Zachary Garred as Levi Dunkleman aka Peter Harrell Jr.
• Kathleen Gati as Dr Obrecht
• Carolyn Hennesy as Diane Miller
• Lynn Herring as Lucy Coe
• Rick Hearst as Ric Lansing
• Jakob and Jaxon Kring as Danny Morgan U/5
• Wally Kurth as Ned Ashton
• Michael Leone as Cameron Webber U/5
• Jon Lindstrom as Kevin Collins
• Robin Mattson as Heather Webber
• Donna Mills as Madeline Reeves
• Hannah Nordberg as Josslyn Jacks U/5
• Jeffrey Vincent Parise as Carlos Rivera
• Haley Pullos as Molly Lansing-Davis
• Parry Shen as Brad Cooper
• Kin Shriner as Scott Baldwin
• Brooklyn Rae Silzer as Emma Drake U/5
• Linda Elena Tovar as Rosalie Martinez
• Kristina Wagner as Felicia Scorpio
• Bergen Williams as Alice
• John J. York as Mac Scorpio
• Jacklyn Zeman as Bobbie Spencer

U/5 - Under five lines typically are uncredited

Cast Changes

• IN: Brandon Barash (Johnny Zacchara)

Status Change

• RECURRING: Marc Samuel (Felix DuBios)
• RECURRING: Kelly Thiebaud (Britt Westbourne)

Production Staff

Executive Producer: Frank Valentini

Producers: Mary Kelly Weir, Mercer Barrows, Michelle Henry

Coordinating Producer: Jennifer Whittaker-Brogdon

Post Production Supervisor: Peter Fillmore

Editors: Penny Pengra, Christine Magarian Ucar, Denise Van Cleave

Associate Directors: Christine Magarian Ucar, Denise Van Cleave, Penny Pengra, Peter Fillmore, Dave MacLeod, Paul Glass.

Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft

Production Associates: Allison Reames, Marika Kushel, Jillian Dedote

Technical Directors: Kevin Carr, Chuck Abate

Casting Director: Mark Teschner, C.S.A.

Production Designer: Chip Dox

Costumer Designer: Shawn Reeves

Original Music By: Paul S. Glass, Kurt Biederwolf

Music Directors: Paul S. Glass, Dave Macleod

Theme Music By: Paul S. Glass, Steven Hopkins, Jack Urbont

Writing and Directing Staff

Head Writer: Ron Carlivati

Associate Head Writers: Anna Theresa Cascio, Daniel James O'Connor, Katherine Schock, Chris Van Etten

Script Editor: Elizabeth Korte

Script Writers: Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Page, Scott Sickles

Directors: Larry Carpenter, William Ludel, Scott McKinsey, Penny Pengra, Phideaux Xavier

Executive Producer and Head Writer History

Executive Producers

Duration	Name
1963	Selig J. Seligman
1963-1975	James Young
1975-12/1977	Tom Donovan
01/02/1978-01/1987	Gloria Monty
01/1987-11/30/1989	H. Wesley Kenney
12/03/1989-02/12/1991	Joseph Hardy
02/13/1991-01/24/1992	Gloria Monty
01/27/1992-01/22/2001	Wendy Riche
01/23/2001-01/31/2012	Jill Farren Phelps
02/01/2012-present	Frank Valentini

Head Writers

Duration	Name
April 1, 1963 - Late 1963	Theodore Ferro Mathilde Ferro
Late 1963-1973	Frank Hursley Doris Hursley
1973-1975	Bridget Dobson Jerome Dobson
1975	Richard Holland Suzanne Holland
1976-1977	Eileen Pollock Robert Mason Pollock
1977	Richard Holland Suzanne Holland
1977	Irving Elman Tex Elman
1977-1978	Douglas Marland
1978-1979	Douglas Marland Frank Salisbury
1979-09/1981	Pat Falken Smith Margaret DePriest During WGA Writers Strike in 1981 - Gloria Monty and Thom Racina
09/1981-05/1982	Thom Racina Leah Laiman
05/1982-06/1982	John William Corrington Joyce Hooper Corrington
06/1982-02/1985	Anne Howard Bailey
02/1985-01/1987	Pat Falken Smith Norma Monty
01/1987-12/1988	Ann Marcus Norma Monty
Late 1988 during WGA Strike	H. Wesley Kenney
01/1989-1991	Gene Palumbo
1991	Gene Palumbo Norma Monty John Whelpley
1991-01/1992	Norma Monty
01/1992-04/1992	Maralyn Thoma
05/1992-01/1993	Maralyn Thomas Bill Levinson
01/1993-08/1993	Bill Levinson
08/1993-03/1996	Claire Labine
03/1996-10/1996	Robert Guza Jr. Karen Harris
10/1996-05/1997	Richard Culliton Karen Harris
05/1997-12/05/1997	Janet Iacobuzio Christopher Whitesell
12/08/1997-12/2000	Robert Guza Jr. Meg Bennett
01/2001-04/2001	Elizabeth Korte Michele Val Jean
04/2001-06/12/2002	Megan McTavish
06/13/2002-03/10/2006	Robert Guza Jr. Charles Pratt Jr.
03/13/2006-01/2007	Robert Guza Jr.
01/2007-10/2007	Robert Guza Jr. Meg Bennett
10/2007-01/03/2008	Robert Guza Jr.
01/04/2008-03/14/2008 during WGA Writers Strike	Garin Wolf
03/17/2008-07/25/2011	Robert Guza Jr.
07/26/2011-01/06/2012	Garin Wolf
01/09/2012-02/20/2012	Garin Wolf Shelly Altman
02/21/2012-present	Ron Carlivati

Daytime Emmy Awards and Nominations

Winners noted in bold:

• Drama Series (24 Nominations/11 Wins): 1974, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
• Directing Team (19 Nominations/8 Wins): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
• Writing Team (18 Nominations/4 Wins): 1974, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
• Lead Actor (31 Nominations/8 Wins)
  • John Beradino (1974, 1975, 1976)
  • Peter Hansen (1974)
  • Anthony Geary (1981, 1982, 1983, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012)
  • Stuart Damon (1982, 1983, 1984)
  • Brad Maule (1995)
  • Maurice Benard (1996, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2012)
  • Steve Burton (2005)
  • Jason Thompson (2013, 2014)
• Lead Actress (18 Nominations/2 Wins):
  • Rachel Ames (1974, 1975)
  • Denise Alexander (1976)
  • Leslie Charleson (1980, 1982, 1983, 1995)
  • Finola Hughes (1990, 1991)
  • Genie Francis (1997)
  • Jacklyn Zeman (1998)
  • Nancy Lee Grahn (2003, 2004, 2005)
  • Tamara Braun (2004)
  • Kelly Monaco (2006)
  • Sarah Brown (2010)
  • Laura Wright (2011, 2012)
• Supporting Actor (38 Nominations/9 Wins):
  • Peter Hansen (1979)
  • David Lewis (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988)
  • Doug Sheehan (1982)
  • John Stamos (1983)
  • Kin Shriner (1990, 1991, 1993)
  • Stuart Damon (1991, 1996, 1997, 1999)
  • Gerald Anthony (1993)
  • Michael Sutton (1996)
  • Maurice Benard (1997)
  • Brad Maule (1997)
  • Steve Burton (1998, 2000)
  • Rick Hearst (2004, 2005, 2007)
  • Tyler Christopher (2005, 2006)
  • Bradford Anderson (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
  • Jonathan Jackson (2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Jason Thompson (2011, 2012)
  • Sean Blakemore (2012)
  • Dominic Zamprogna (2014)
• Supporting Actress (33 Nominations/8 Wins):
  • Rachel Ames (1979)
  • Susan Brown (1979)
  • Jane Elliot (1981, 1993, 2014)
  • Jacklyn Zeman (1981, 1995, 1997)
  • Robin Mattson (1983)
  • Loanne Bishop (1984)
  • Norma Connolly (1985)
  • Mary Jo Catlett (1990)
  • Lynn Herring (1990, 1992)
  • Sharon Wyatt (1994)
  • Rena Sofer (1995)
  • Rosalind Cash (1996)
  • Vanessa Marcil (1997, 1998, 2003)
  • Sarah Brown (2000)
  • Nancy Lee Grahn (2000, 2011, 2012)
  • Robin Christopher (2003, 2005)
  • Natalia Livingston (2005)
  • Genie Francis (2007)
  • Rebecca Herbst (2007, 2012)
  • Carolyn Hennesy (2010)
  • Julie Marie Berman (2013)
  • Kelly Sullivan (2014)
• Younger Actor (21 Nominations/5 Wins):
  • Jack Wagner (1985)
  • Jonathan Jackson (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
  • Steve Burton (1997)
  • Tyler Christopher (1998)
  • Jacob Young (2002)
  • Chad Brannon (2003, 2004)
  • Scott Clifton (2004, 2005, 2006)
  • Drew Garrett (2010)
  • Chad Duell (2011, 2012, 2014)
  • Nathan Parsons (2012)
  • Bryan Craig (2014)
• Younger Actress (21 Nominations/7 Wins):
  • Kimberly McCullough (1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997)
  • Sarah Brown (1997, 1998, 1999)
  • Rebecca Herbst (1999)
  • Alicia Leigh Willis (2003, 2004)
  • Adrianna Leon (2005)
  • Julie Marie Berman (2007, 2009, 2010)
  • Kirsten Storms (2009)
  • Lexi Ainsworth (2011)
  • Kristen Alderson (2013, 2014)
  • Lindsey Morgan (2013)

Preceded by Guiding Light (1980, 2007); The Young and the Restless (1983, 2004, 2007) All My Children (1994, 1998); The Bold and the Beautiful (2011)

Drama Series Winner 1981, 1984, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012

Succeeded by Guiding Light (1982, 2007); The Young and the Restless (1985, 2007); All My Children (1998); As the World Turns (2001); The Bold and the Beautiful (2009) Days of our Lives (2013)

Preceded by One Life to Live (1994, 2008); All My Children (1998); As the World Turns (2002)

Writing Team Winner 1995, 1999, 2003, 2009

Succeeded by All My Children (1996); The Young and the Restless (2000); As the World Turns (2004); The Bold and the Beautiful (2010)