General hospital Legend Anthony Geary di£s at 78

Anthony Geary, the eight-time Emmy Award winner best known for playing antihero Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera General Hospital, has did at 78. Geary did on Sunday, Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior. Geary was born on May 29, 1947 in Coalville, Utah. Prior to landing his General Hospital role, he made his TV debut on the ABC drama Room 222 in 1970, on which he starred as Tom Whalom. A year later, he for his standout role in Bright Promise as the recurring character David Lockhart. And after that, he landed on Young and the Restless as George Curtis in 1973. His big come-up in Hollywood came with his General Hospital casting in 1978. His time on the hit series lasted nearly 40 years before he officially retired in 2015. Along with starring as one of the lead characters, he also played Lukes look-alike cousin Bill Eckert. He came back for a brief cameo in 2017. His career as Luke earned him eight Daytime Emmy awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. In a 2015 interview with TV Insider, the actor shared that hed be leaving the soap, noting that he didnt want to di on its set.Im just weary of the grind and have been for 20 years, says the Emmy winner, who has won eight trophies for playing Luke Spenser since 1978. I really dont want to die, collapsing in a heap, on that GH set one day. That wouldnt be too poetic. Outside of General Hospital, Geary also starred in All in the Family, The Mod Squad, Mannix, The Partridge Family and more. Geary is survived by husband Claudio Gama. The two had no children. The post General hospital Legend Anthony Geary dis at 78 appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.