General Hospital kills off its iconic Luke character off-screen - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 01-05-2022, 03:49 AM

https://tvline.com/2022/01/04/genera...ry-killed-off/

Monday's episode revealed that the famous character played by Anthony Geary until his exit in 2015 had died. Geary hasn't been on the ABC daytime soap since a guest spot in 2017.

80sTrivia · 01-05-2022, 03:41 PM

Wonder if Geary's ghost might make an appearance or two? I heard GH brought Genie Francis back for a Christmas appearance...

Dude111 · 01-05-2022, 04:59 PM

Thats sad they got rid of em........

Edward216 · 01-17-2022, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Dude111

Thatsb sad they got rid of em........

They didn't "get rid of" Anthony Geary, he quit General Hospital because he wanted to retire from acting, and then he moved to Europe.

Ed.

opus · 01-17-2022, 02:55 AM

He obviously faked his death and it was his evil twin who died.

AB · 01-17-2022, 08:37 PM

Or he could have plastic surgery and return looking like a different Luke. They've done that on several soaps.

TMC · 01-21-2022, 10:54 PM

General Hospital says goodbye to Luke Spencer

On Friday, the ABC daytime soap memorialized the iconic character, played on and off for decades by Anthony Geary -- who hasn't been on the show since 2017. "Geary’s Luke was a truly significant character in the history of soap operas, and all of television," says Kate Aurthur. "He joined General Hospital in 1978 as a villain, who would soon rape Laura — an assault that turned into a romance, which was a hideously common trope in daytime dramas at the time. (The show and the characters reckoned with the rape in a mid-2000s plot.) Luke and Laura would prove to be a game-changing couple both for General Hospital, and all of pop culture, with their banter and modern sensibilities that attracted a young audience. Their two-part November 1981 wedding brought in Elizabeth Taylor as the evil Helena Cassadine — along with an audience of 30 million viewers."

Fallon97 · 01-27-2022, 06:30 PM

I hope Luke is not dead.

01-05-2022, 03:49 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,297	General Hospital kills off its iconic Luke character off-screen https://tvline.com/2022/01/04/genera...ry-killed-off/ Monday's episode revealed that the famous character played by Anthony Geary until his exit in 2015 had died. Geary hasn't been on the ABC daytime soap since a guest spot in 2017.

01-05-2022, 03:41 PM	#2
80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,714	Wonder if Geary's ghost might make an appearance or two? I heard GH brought Genie Francis back for a Christmas appearance...
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01-05-2022, 04:59 PM	#3
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,319	Thats sad they got rid of em........
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01-17-2022, 02:55 AM	#5
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,492	He obviously faked his death and it was his evil twin who died.

01-17-2022, 08:37 PM	#6
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	Or he could have plastic surgery and return looking like a different Luke. They've done that on several soaps.

01-21-2022, 10:54 PM	#7
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,297	General Hospital says goodbye to Luke Spencer On Friday, the ABC daytime soap memorialized the iconic character, played on and off for decades by Anthony Geary -- who hasn't been on the show since 2017. "Geary’s Luke was a truly significant character in the history of soap operas, and all of television," says Kate Aurthur. "He joined General Hospital in 1978 as a villain, who would soon rape Laura — an assault that turned into a romance, which was a hideously common trope in daytime dramas at the time. (The show and the characters reckoned with the rape in a mid-2000s plot.) Luke and Laura would prove to be a game-changing couple both for General Hospital, and all of pop culture, with their banter and modern sensibilities that attracted a young audience. Their two-part November 1981 wedding brought in Elizabeth Taylor as the evil Helena Cassadine — along with an audience of 30 million viewers."

01-27-2022, 06:30 PM	#8
Fallon97 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2007 Location: America Posts: 1,271	I hope Luke is not dead.