'General Hospital' to Re-Air Anthony Geary's Farewell Episode
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- "General Hospital" will honor the late Anthony Geary by re-airing his 2015 farewell episode on January 1, commemorating his nearly 40-year tenure as Luke Spencer.
- Geary, who passed away on December 14 at age 78 due to complications from a medical procedure, appeared in 1,997 episodes and won eight Daytime Emmy Awards for his role.
- His character Luke Spencer, part of the iconic soap couple Luke and Laura, was central to the highest-rated soap opera episode in American TV history, the 1981 wedding watched by 30 million viewers.
- Luke Spencer's storyline introduced new dramatic elements to the show, including espionage and international plots, and his controversial romance with
