General Hospital debuted April 1, 1963. It is currently the longest running soap opera still being broadcast on television.
General Hospital | |
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Debuted |
April 1, 1963 |
Created by |
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Co-Head Writers |
Kate Hall and Chris Van Etten |
Executive Producer |
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Network |
ABC |
Running Time |
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Contract Cast[]
as of 12/27/2024 (per ABC end credits)
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Maurice Benard | Sonny Corinthos |
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Nancy Lee Grahn | Alexis Davis |
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Rebecca Herbst | Elizabeth Webber |
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Laura Wright | Carly Spencer |
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Chad Duell | Michael Corinthos |
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Maura West | Ava Jerome |
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Donnell Turner | Curtis Ashford |
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Kirsten Storms | Maxie Jones |
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Josh Swickard | Chase Harrison |
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Eden McCoy | Josslyn Jacks |
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Genie Francis | Laura Collins |
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Katelyn MacMullen | Willow Corinthos |
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Cynthia Watros | Nina Reeves |
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Sofia Mattsson | Sasha Corbin |
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Finola Hughes | Anna Devane |
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Amanda Setton | Brook Lynn Quartermaine |
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Brook Kerr | Dr. Portia Robinson |
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Dominic Zamprogna | Dante Falconeri |
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Cameron Mathison | Drew Cain |
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Kristina Wagner | Felicia Scorpio |
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Tajh Bellow | TJ Ashford |
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Tanisha Harper | Jordan Ashford |
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Tabyana Ali | Trina Robinson |
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Josh Kelly | Cody Bell |
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Evan Hofer | Dex Heller |
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Jane Elliot | Tracy Quartermaine |
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Kate Mansi | Kristina Corinthos-Davis |
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Steve Burton | Jason Morgan |
Giovanni Mazza | Giovanni Palmieri | |
Kristen Vaganos | Molly Lansing-Davis | |
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Jonathan Jackson | Lucky Spencer |
Swandi Wilson | Dr. Isaiah Gannon | |
Charles Mesure | Jack Brennan | |
Jens Austin Astrup | Kai Taylor | |
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Alexa Havins Bruening | Lulu Spencer |
Braedyn Bruner | Emma Drake |
Recurring Cast[]
- Cosette Abinante as Scout Cain
- Bradford Anderson as Damien Spinelli
- Asher Antonyzyn as Danny Morgan
- Finn Carr as Rocco Falconeri
- Colin Cassidy as Aiden Webber
- Jay & Joey Clay as Ace Prince U/5
- Dioni Michelle Collins as Deanna Sirtis
- Kendrick Cross as Detective Bennet
- Scarlett Fernandez as Charlotte Cassadine
- Lily Fisher as Georgie Spinelli
- Gary James Fuller as James West
- Robert Gossett as Marshall Ashford
- Van Hansis as Dr. Lucas Jones
- Rick Hearst as Ric Lansing
- Carolyn Hennesy as Diane Miller
- Lynn Herring as Lucy Coe
- Cyrus Hobbi as Yuri
- Adam Huss as Nikolas Cassadine
- Cassandra James as Dr. Terry Randolph
- Michael E. Knight as Martin Grey
- Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault
- Wally Kurth as Ned Quartermaine
- Eva LaRue as Natalia Ramirez
- Jon Lindstrom as Dr. Kevin Collins
- Lisa LoCicero as Olivia Quartermaine
- Lydia Look as Selina Wu
- Carlo Rota as Jenz Sidwell
- Ava & Grace Scarola as Avery Corinthos
- Parry Shen as Brad Cooper
- Kin Shriner as Scott Baldwin
- Stephen A. Smith as Brick
- Rena Sofer as Lois Cerullo
- Scarlett Spears as Donna Corinthos
- James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine
- Easton Rocket Sweda as Leo Falconeri U/5
- Vernee Watson as Stella Henry
- Viron Weaver as Wiley Corinthos Quartermaine U/5
- Hudson West as Jake Webber
- John J. York as Mac Scorpio
U/5 - Under five lines typically are uncredited
Production Staff[]
Executive Producer: Frank Valentini
Supervising Producers: Michelle Henry, Mary-Kelly Weir
Coordinating Producers: Jeffrey Sierks, Cherie Wall
Senior Producer: Jennifer Whittaker-Brogdon,
Post Production Supervisor: Peter Fillmore
Editor: Marika Kushel
Associate Directors/Editors: Christine Magarian-Ucar, Marika Kushel, Teresa Cicala, Nate Hapke
Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Kyle Bell
Casting Director: Mark Teschner
Casting Coordinator: Lisa Booth
Art Directors: Jennifer Elliott, Andrew Evashchen
Costume Designer: Shawn Reeves
Assistant Costume Designer: William H. Hoffman, Jr.
Costume Supervisor: Julianna Bolles Morrison
Lighting Directors: Melanie Mohr, Bob Bessoir, George Webster
Production Associates: Kelli Kuschman, Elizabeth McCann
Assistant to the Executive Producer: Steve Rosenberg
Production Coordinator: Caroline Kauffman
Script Coordinator: Ally Lardner
Writers Assistant: Will Gavett
Vice President of Production & Administration: Dominick Nuzzi
Senior Production Manager: Tom Rotolo, Tanya Boonsukha
Technical Directors: Kevin Carr, Chuck Abate
Property Masters: Matthew Markham, Ian Bramer, Ronald Dearman, Jr., Alex Ishii, Alejandro Padilla II
Electricians: Maria Green, George Webster, Matt Kemp, Kelly Kippen, Salvador Flores, Francisco Sedano, Jr.
Head Carpenter: Phil Gonzalez
Audio: Gary Ellis
Senior Video: Antonio F. Simone, Barry Long
Cameras: Craig Camou, Dean Cosanella, Vicky Walker, Bruce Cooperman
Boom Operators: Tom Byrne, Jimmy Chang
Utility: Stanely Magnone, Tay Lee, Andrew Michaels, Gary Ellis Jr., Robert Clark, Justin Webster
Special Effects: Robert Krstevski
Costumers: Alice Volonino, Margaret Lousen, Christine Shahverdian, Elizabeth Jerome, Asantewa Young, Maria Uribe, Christina Lim, Alethia Del Monaco
Make-Up: Karol Young Moses, Luiza Adzhiya, Samantha Barrows, Gayatri Bhamidipaty, Priscilla Castro-Preciado, Wendy Fisher, Alexandra Fleck, Heather Pepe, Jacklyn Quackenbush, Stephanie Riley
Hair Stylist: Anzhela Adzhivan, Gabriella Di Pinto, Aura Moreno, Wendy Pineda, Priscilla Quiroz, Abraham Rivera, Feanna Smith
On-Line Editor; Steven Gonzalez
Re-recording Mixer: Alex Layne, Nicholas S. Marcus, Jimmy Chang
Program/Media Manager: Kristy Turdo-Basciano
Engineering Maintenance: Casimiro Acheta, Greg Dolphin
Senior Manager, Accounting: Hilda Recio
Security: Umugali “Emma” Sultanova
Original Music By: Paul S. Glass, Kurt Biederwolf
Music Directors: Paul S. Glass, Dave Macleod
Theme Music By: Paul S. Glass, Steven Hopkin, Jack Urbont
Writing and Directing Staff[]
Co-Head Writer: Kate Hall and Chris Van Etten
Associate Head Writers: Anna Theresa Cascio
Script Writers/Breakdown Writers: Lucky Gold, Elizabeth Korte, Scott Sickles, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Barbara Bloom, Lisa Seidman, Dave Rupel, Shannon Pace
Directors: Frank Valentini, William Ludel, Gary Tomlin, Phideaux Xavier, Denise Van Cleave, Tina Keller, Robert Markham, Allison Reames Smith
Executive Producer and Head Writer History[]
Executive Producers
Duration | Name |
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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 | ||
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April 1, 1963 - Late 1963 |
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Late 1963-1973 |
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1973-1975 |
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1975 |
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1976-1977 |
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1977 |
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1977 |
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1977-1978 |
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1978-1979 |
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1979-09/1981 |
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09/1981-05/1982 |
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05/1982-06/1982 |
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06/1982-02/1985 |
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02/1985-01/1987 |
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01/1987-12/1988 |
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Late 1988 during WGA Strike |
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01/1989-1991 |
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1991 |
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1991-01/1992 |
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01/1992-04/1992 |
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05/1992-01/1993 |
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01/1993-08/1993 |
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08/1993-03/1996 |
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03/1996-10/1996 |
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10/1996-05/1997 |
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05/1997-12/05/1997 |
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12/08/1997-12/2000 |
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01/2001-04/2001 |
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04/2001-06/12/2002 |
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06/13/2002-03/10/2006 |
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03/13/2006-01/2007 |
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01/2007-10/2007 |
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10/2007-01/03/2008 |
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01/04/2008-03/14/2008 during WGA Writers Strike |
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03/17/2008-07/25/2011 |
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07/26/2011-01/06/2012 |
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01/09/2012-02/20/2012 |
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02/21/2012-10/05/2015 |
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10/06/2015-10/06/2017 |
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10/09/2017-10/28/2019 |
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10/29/2019-3/14/2024 |
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3/15/2024-8/6/2024 | *Elizabeth Korte & Patrick Mulchaey |
8/7/2024-present | Elizabeth Korte & Chris Van Etten |
Daytime Emmy Awards and Nominations[]
Preceded by Guiding Light (1980, 2007); The Young and the Restless (1983, 2004, 2007, 2016, 2021) All My Children (1994, 1998); The Bold and the Beautiful (2011) Days of our Lives (2015)' |
Drama Series Winner 1981, 1984, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022 |
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; 2018) |
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) |