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GENERAL HOSPITAL

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— ABC

Julie Marie Berman (Lulu, GH)

A bona fide California girl, Julie Marie Berman was born and raised in Los Angeles. Courted by casting directors and talent scouts from a young age, Berman had already starred in a number of commercials by the time most kids were learning their multiplication tables. MORE

— ABC

Josh Duhon (Logan, GH)

Raised just outside of Dallas, Texas boy Josh Duhon attended Collin Community College and Southern Methodist University. In his spare time, he enjoys boxing, true to his character Logan's bad boy image, and has been known to ride motorcycles. MORE

— ABC

Anthony Geary (Luke, GH)

Anthony Geary grew up in Coalville, Utah — which actually had no coal, just one diamond in the rough and around 799 other people. Although his family's business was construction, it was the arts that fueled Geary. MORE

— ABC

Genie Francis (ex-Laura, GH)

Genie Francis was born on May 26 in Englewood, New Jersey. At just the young age of 14, shortly after a guest appearance on the ABC series FAMILY, she landed the role of Laura Spencer on GH. The 1981 wedding of Luke and Laura remains the most watched event in daytime television history, with over 30 million viewers tuning in. MORE

— ABC

Laura Wright (Carly, GH)

Prior to breaking into daytime television in 1991, Laura Wright (née Sisk) was a huge soap fan who read the magazines and was devoted to the ABC line-up... Wright never imagined that one day she'd be the one profiled in Soap Opera Digest. MORE

— ABC

Natalia Livingston (Emily, GH)

Natalia Livingston was born in Johnstown, Pa. and grew up in Macon, Ga. She started acting in high school and dabbled in acting classes at Emory University, where she earned her degree in sociology. MORE

— CBS

Kin Shriner (Scott, GH)

The king of quips, on-screen and off, Kin Shriner has been both a dramatic and a comedic favorite of soap audiences for nearly 30 years... Kin first made a name for himself in daytime in 1977 when he joined GH as earnest, young, law student Scotty. MORE

— ABC

Jacklyn Zeman (Bobbie, GH)

Jacklyn Zeman was born in Englewood, N.J. At the age of 15, she completed her high school studies and moved to the Big Apple on a dance scholarship from New York University. MORE

— ABC

Robin Christopher (Skye, GH)

Robin Christopher can be considered an overnight sensation. Spotted by a photographer in Boston as a teenager, she left her strict, Catholic upbringing and immediately headed to Japan for a three-month modeling stint. MORE

— ABC

Leslie Charleson (Monica, GH)

Born in Kansas City, MO, Charleson knew at an early age that she wanted to act and made her way to New York City. There, she jumped into daytime and even garnered her first Emmy nomination. MORE

— ABC

Rick Hearst (Ric, GH)

Rick Hearst joined the cast of GENERAL HOSPITAL in November of 2002 as the passionate Ric Lansing. He grew up in New York in a tight-knit Italian Family. Rick's fascination for the ocean and sea life would have led him to a career in oceanography. MORE

— ABC

Steve Burton (Jason, GH)

Steve Burton was born in Indianapolis, IN and raised in Cleveland, OH and Chicago, IL. The only child of divorced parents, Burton spent his childhood living with his optician mother in the Midwest. MORE

— ABC

Ted King (ex-Lorenzo, GH)

Born in Hollywood and raised in Bethesda, Md., Ted King started acting in college and received his undergraduate degree from The University of California (Santa Barbara). He later studied film direction at the Tisch School of Arts at NYU and has worked in film editing as well as acting. MORE

— ABC

Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH)

Playing tempermental godfather Sonny Corinthos on GH, Maurice Benard has endeared himself to audiences for the past 10 years. MORE

— ABC

Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, GH)

Nancy Lee Grahn grew up in Skokie, Ill. When she was a teenager she developed an interest in acting, making her first stage appearance as a pony in a community theater production of Oklahoma. MORE

— Jill Johnson/JPI

Greg Vaughan (Lucky, GH)

Greg Vaughan, a self-proclaimed mama's boy, was born and raised in Dallas, TX. While in high school, he began modeling to raise a few bucks. Upon graduation, he headed to the runways of Italy. MORE

— ABC

Jane Elliot (Tracy, GH)

Jane Elliot, who by her own admission maintains a very private life, was born and raised in Manhattan. At the age of 31, Elliot created the role of the hell-raising Quartermaine daughter, Tracy. MORE

— ABC

Tyler Christopher (Nikolas, GH)

Tyler Christopher was born in Joliet, IL, but he grew up with his two sisters and brother in Delaware, OH. Accomplished in sports, he graduated from high school and attended Ohio Wesleyan University for two years, before heading to California to pursue a career in acting. MORE

— ABC

Kelly Monaco (Sam, GH)

Born into a family of all girls, Kelly Monaco was a self-proclaimed tomboy... Her first acting gig came along in a big way in 1997, when she landed the recurring role of rookie lifeguard Susan on BAYWATCH. MORE

— ABC

Wally Kurth (Ned, GH)

Wally Kurth was born and raised in Billings, MT, to Sidney and Susie Kurth. The youngest of five children (his siblings are Vicki, Kevin, Sid and Brian), Kurth enjoyed music and acting from an early age. MORE

— Yolanda Perez/ABC

Stuart Damon (ex-Alan, GH)

Stuart Damon — born Stuart Michael Zonis — always loved making people laugh. The son of struggling Russian immigrants who came to America during the Bolshevik Revolution and settled in Brooklyn, NY, Damon become heavily involved in musical theater as a child. MORE

— ABC

Alicia Leigh Willis (ex-Courtney, GH)

Born in Atlanta, GA, and raised in Orange County, CA, Alicia Leigh Willis's acting career got off to a Grrrreat start when she was 15 years old and was cast in a Frosted Flakes commercial in which she played beach volleyball with none other than Tony the Tiger. MORE

JPI

Corbin Bernsen (ex-John, GH)

Corbin Bernsen was born to Jeanne Cooper (Katherine, YOUNG AND RESTLESS) and Harry Bernsen in Hollywood, CA. He has two siblings — a brother, Collin, and a sister, Caren — who are also actors. MORE

— ABC

Tamara Braun (ex-Carly, GH)

Having had to deal with a firestorm of controversy when she came to the recast role of Carly Benson Quartermaine Corinthos in 2001, Tamara Braun has since become a force of nature all her own. MORE

— ABC

Catherine Wadkins (ex-Mary, GH)

Dallas native Catherine Wadkins, who grew up in Portland, Ore., made her daytime debut as the widow Mary Bishop on GENERAL HOSPITAL. MORE

JPI

Anne Jeffreys (ex-Amanda, GH/PC)

Anne Jeffreys was born on Jan. 26, 1923 in Goldsboro, N.C. She caught the performing bug at an early age; at 10 she had her own radio show in her home state. MORE

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