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Anthony Geary, who starred as Luke Spencer for four decades general HospitalIs dead. He was 78 years old.
The Utah-born actor earned critical praise for his soap opera roles, won a record eight Daytime Emmys, and was part of the most-watched soap opera episode in American television history.
He died in the Netherlands of complications following an operation on Sunday, 14 December.
Her husband Claudio Gama said in a statement TV Insider: “It was a shock to me and our families and our friends. For more than 30 years, Tony has been my friend, my partner, my husband.”
Geary was born on May 29, 1947 in Coalville, Utah. His father was a contractor and his mother stayed at home to raise him in the Mormon faith.
She made her television debut at the age of 23 in a 1970 episode of the James L. Brooks comedy-drama series. room 222In the following years, he made guest appearances on several hit shows, including all in the Family And Pheasant family.
Geary got her first significant soap role when she was cast in the college-set series bright promise In 1971. he joined in the young and the Restless In 1973.
In 1978, Geary got the role that would become the defining role of his career. He was originally cast to play Luke Spencer in a 13-episode storyline in which his hit man character rapes and then falls in love with Laura Webber, played by Genie Francis.
The couple’s storyline proved so popular and compelling that Geary was retained on the show and their characters eventually got engaged. When Luke and Laura got married onscreen general Hospital On November 17, 1981, approximately 30 million viewers watched making it the highest-rated soap opera episode in the history of American daytime television.
Geary won his first Daytime Emmy in 1982 before leaving the show for nearly a decade, during which he starred in numerous theater productions and films, including the original “Weird Al” Yankovic comedy. uhf In 1989.
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giri returned general Hospital in 1991, initially playing Luke’s cousin Bill Eckert, before reprising the character of Luke in 1993 when Francis also returned to the show.
In 2015, he won his record-setting eighth Daytime Emmy (having been nominated 17 times) before announcing his retirement. He made a brief return in 2017, meaning that in total he appeared in 1,997 episodes general Hospital,
After retirement he moved to Amsterdam, where he lived until his death.