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{{Infobox television family

| name = Corinthos family

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| series = [[General Hospital]]

| type = [[Fictional]] [[family]]

| creator = Bill Levinson

| origin =

| first_date = August 13, 1993—

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| first_appearance =

| last_appearance =

| address = Greystone Manor<br>120 Harbor View Road<br>[[Port Charles (fictional city)|Port Charles]], [[New York]], [[United States|U.S.]]

| footnotes =

}}

The '''Corinthos family''' is a fictional family on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[soap opera]], ''[[General Hospital]].'' They were created and introduced by Bill Levinson in August 1993, with the arrival of current patriarch [[Sonny Corinthos]] in the fictional town where the soap opera takes place, [[Port Charles (fictional city)|Port Charles, New York]]. The family was further expanded in 1995 with the arrival of Sonny's father, [[Mike Corbin]]. The Corinthos family is known for its involvement in organized crime and the revolving love affairs of its' patriarch Sonny. The family is currently represented by Sonny and his sons, [[Dante Falconeri|Dante]], [[Michael Corinthos|Michael]], and [[Morgan Corinthos|Morgan]], his niece [[Molly Lansing|Molly]], nephew [[Spencer Cassadine|Spencer]] and Dante's son, [[Ben Westbourne|Ben]].

==Family members==

===First generation===

* '''Michael "Mike" Corbin''' ([[Ron Hale]]) <br> Born Michael Corinthos, Mike was the patriarch of the Corinthos family, until his portrayer, Ron Hale made the decision to retire in 2010. Mike struggled with a gambling addiction and forming relationships with his children, who he reconnected with later in life. Mike fathered two children, Sonny with his ex-wife Adela and Courtney through an extramarital affair with [[List of General Hospital characters#M|Janine Matthews]]. The character was written off the series in 2010 when Mike went to a Gambling Rehab Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/mike.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Mike Corbin &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

* '''Adela Corinthos''' (Iris Almario) <br> Adela escaped from Cuba with her family. She settled in Bensonhurst, New York and soon married Michael Corinthos despite her family's disapproval. Less than a year after marrying Mike, Adela gave birth to their son, [[Sonny Corinthos|Sonny]]. Mike and Adela divorced and she became involved with [[Trevor Lansing]], later giving birth to their son, [[Ric Lansing|Ric]]. Trevor made Adela choose between Sonny and Ric and Adela was not able to part with Sonny, so Trevor left with Ric. Adela then became involved with Deke Woods, who began physically abusing her. Deke's beatings contributed to an early in life death for Adela.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/sonny.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Michael "Sonny" Corinthos, Jr. &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

===Second generation===

* '''[[Michael "Sonny" Corinthos Jr.]]''' ([[Maurice Benard]]) <br> Sonny is Mike's only son with his ex-wife Adela. He was raised by an abusive step-father Deke, and after Deke's death at the hands of mobster [[Joe Scully (General Hospital)|Joe Scully]], Sonny became involved in organized crime. Sonny moved up the ranks and became the [[Boss (crime)|boss]] of his own mob organization. The character has struggled with [[bipolar disorder]] since 2006. Sonny has four children: [[Dante Falconeri]], with [[Olivia Falconeri]], [[Kristina Davis]], with [[Alexis Davis]], [[Morgan Corinthos]], with ex-wife [[Carly Jacks]], and [[Michael Corinthos]], Carly's son whom he adopted. He also had a daughter, [[Lila McCall]], with [[Sam McCall]] who was stillborn.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/sonny.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Michael "Sonny" Corinthos, Jr. &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

* '''[[Courtney Matthews]]''' ([[Alicia Leigh Willis]]) <br> Mike's only daughter, conceived through an affair with Janine Matthews, Courtney comes to town in 2001. Courtney had a strained relationship with her mother, due to Janine lying about her father's death. Her kindness toward Mike strained her relationship with brother, Sonny who blamed Mike for abandoning him. Courtney founded the Courtney Matthews Foundation for under-privileged kids. Courtney has one child—a son [[Spencer Cassadine]], with [[Nikolas Cassadine]]. Courtney died in 2006 during the encephalitis outbreak at General Hospital after giving birth to her son via an emergency C-section.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/courtney.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Courtney Matthews &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

* '''[[Ric Lansing|Richard "Ric" Lansing]]''' ([[Rick Hearst]]) <br> Adela's youngest son and only child with [[Trevor Lansing]]. Ric was raised by Trevor without Adela in his life, due to his father taking him away at a young age. Ric had a tumultuous relationship with his brother Sonny, due to Ric's feelings of abandonment after Adela stayed with Sonny instead of leaving with Trevor and Ric. He spent years trying to get revenge on Sonny by taking down Sonny's mob organization. Ric worked as an attorney and later became involved in organized crime himself by serving as an attorney for mobster, [[Anthony Zacchara]]. Ric has one child—a daughter, [[Molly Lansing]], with [[Alexis Davis]]. Ric left town in 2009 to move to [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/ric.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Richard "Ric" Lansing &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

===Third generation===

* '''[[Dante Falconeri|Dante Angelo Falconeri]]''' ([[Dominic Zamprogna]]) <br> Sonny's oldest son, conceived after a short teenage relationship between Sonny and [[Olivia Falconeri]]. Dante came to town in 2009 as an undercover cop with the alias Dominic Pirelli. Dante's assignment was to take down the Corinthos organization, unaware that Sonny is his father. His paternity was revealed after he was shot by his own father, unaware of the connection between them. He has since had a tumultuous relationships with his father and connected with his siblings. Dante works as a detective at the Port Charles Police Department and married girlfriend [[Lulu Spencer]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/dante.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Dante Falconeri &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

* '''[[Michael Corinthos III]]''' ([[Dylan Cash]], [[Drew Garrett]], [[Chad Duell]]) <br> The biological son of [[A.J. Quartermaine]] and [[Carly Jacks]], Michael was adopted and raised by Sonny at a young age. He was kidnapped by his father A.J. and presumed dead until he was found by his uncle, [[Jason Morgan (General Hospital)|Jason Morgan]], and [[Sam McCall]]. The character was shot in the head in 2008 and remained in a year long coma offscreen, until the character returned to the screen, awakening from the coma in 2009. He remains close to Sonny but has now formed a relationship with A.J., who returned in 2012 after being presumed dead for seven years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/michael.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Michael Corinthos &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

*'''[[Kristina Corinthos-Davis|Kristina Adela Corinthos-Davis]]''' ([[Lexi Ainsworth]], [[Lindsey Morgan]]) <br> Sonny's only daughter with lawyer, [[Alexis Davis]] born in 2002. The character was rapidly aged to a teenager in 2009. Kristina was raised primarily by her mother and had a strained relationship with her father due to feelings of abandonment. As a teenager, Kristina rebelled against her parents. She later tried to improve her relationships with both her parents. In 2012, Kristina married [[List of General Hospital characters (2010s)#Trey Mitchell|Trey Mitchell]], the son of her father's mob rival, [[List of General Hospital characters (2010s)#Joe Scully, Jr.|Joe Scully, Jr.]] After Trey's death in 2013, Kristina left town to attend [[Wesleyan University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/kristinadavis.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Kristina Adela Corinthos Davis &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

* '''[[Morgan Corinthos|Morgan Stone Corinthos]]''' (Bryan Craig) <br> Sonny's youngest son with Carly. Morgan was born onscreen in 2003 and rapidly aged in 2009. Morgan was primarily raised by Carly and her husband at the time, [[Jasper Jacks]]. Morgan had limited contact with Sonny due to Carly's desire to protect him from Sonny's dangerous lifestyle. Carly sent Morgan away to military school in 2011 to keep him safe from the mob. Morgan returned in 2013 with resentment toward his parents for sending him away. He is struggling to form a new relationship with his father, due to his own belief that Sonny favors Michael. Morgan was married to [[Kiki Jerome]], but their marriage was annulled when Kiki found out he only married her because she was falling for Michael.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/morgan.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Morgan Stone Corinthos &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

* '''[[Molly Lansing-Davis]]''' ([[Haley Pullos]]) <br> Molly was born onscreen November 10, 2005 to Ric and his then-wife [[Alexis Davis]]. The character was rapidly aged in 2009 when Pullos took over the role. The character is characterized as precocious and smart. After a bus accident Molly suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. She is close to her cousin Morgan and sister Kristina. After her father moved to California, she stayed with her mother, visiting her father on the holidays. Molly is a high school student and has written a book, ''Maine Squeeze'', and co-authored its' prequel, ''Love in Maine'', with [[Connie Falconeri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/molly.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Molly Lansing &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

* '''[[Spencer Cassadine|Spencer Stefan Nikolosovich Cassadine]]''' (Nicolas Bechtel) <br> Courtney's only child with [[Nikolas Cassadine]]. He was originally thought to be the son of [[Jasper Jacks]], due to Jax switching the paternity test. Courtney dies shortly after giving birth to Spencer from an encephalitis infection. Jax tells Courtney that Nikolas is Spencer's biological father before she dies. [[Robin Scorpio]] learns the truth of Spencer's real paternity and reveals it to Nikolas at the baby's christening. The character was written out of the series when he left town with his father in 2011 and returned in 2013. Spencer has had limited contact with the Corinthos side of his family.

===Fourth generation===

* '''[[Ben Westbourne|Benjamin "Ben" Westbourne]]''' <br> Born on September 9, 2013, Ben is Dante's son with [[Lulu Spencer]]. The child is carried by [[Britt Westbourne|Dr. Britt Westbourne]] who steals Dante and Lulu's embryos and tries to pass the infant off as [[Patrick Drake]]'s. When Patrick threatens to sue for custody, Britt claims [[List of General Hospital characters (2010s)#Brad Cooper|Brad Cooper]] as the father. In December 2013, Dante and Lulu decide to have another baby after losing custody of the child they thought was their own. Meanwhile, Britt claims to [[Nikolas Cassadine]] that she stole sperm from the sperm bank. Dante and Lulu learn the remaining embryos are missing, and on December 17, Ben is revealed to be their son.

===In-Laws===

*'''[[Lily Corinthos]]''' (Lilly Melgar) - Sonny's wife (1995–96) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/lily.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Lily Rivera Corinthos &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

*'''[[Carly Corinthos|Carly Corinthos Jacks]]''' ([[Laura Wright]]) - Sonny's wife (2000–01, 2002–05, 2007) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/carly.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Caroline "Carly" Leigh Jacks &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

*'''[[Claudia Zacchara]]''' ([[Sarah Joy Brown]]) - Sonny's wife (2008–09) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/claudia.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Claudia Zacchara &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

*'''[[Brenda Barrett]]''' ([[Vanessa Marcil]]) - Sonny's wife (2011) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/brenda.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Brenda Barrett &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

*'''[[A. J. Quartermaine]]''' ([[Sean Kanan]]) - Courtney's husband (2002–06) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/aj.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Alan James "A.J." Quartermaine, Jr. &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

*'''[[Jason Morgan (General Hospital)|Jason Morgan]]''' ([[Steve Burton (actor)|Steve Burton]]) - Courtney's husband (2003–04; invalid) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/jason.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Jason Morgan &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

*'''[[Jasper Jacks]]''' ([[Ingo Rademacher]]) - Courtney's husband (2005–06; invalid) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/jax.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Jasper Jacks &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

*'''[[Elizabeth Webber]]''' ([[Rebecca Herbst]]) - Ric's wife (2003, 2003–04) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/elizabeth.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Elizabeth Imogene Webber &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

*'''[[Alexis Davis]]''' ([[Nancy Lee Grahn]]) - Ric's wife (2004–06) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/alexis.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Alexis Davis. &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

*'''[[Lulu Spencer|Lulu Spencer-Falconeri]]''' ([[Julie Marie Berman]], [[Marcy Rylan|Emme Rylan]]) - Dante's wife (2011—) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/lulu.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Lesley Lu "Lulu" Spencer &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

*'''[[List of General Hospital characters (2010s)#Trey Mitchell|Trey Mitchell]]''' (Erik Valdez) - Kristina's husband (2012) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/trey.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Joseph Mitchell Scully III &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

*'''[[Kiki Jerome|Lauren "Kiki" Jerome]]''' ([[Kristen Alderson]]) - Morgan's wife (2013) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/lauren.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles &#124; Lauren Katherine "Kiki" Jerome &#124; General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>

==Family Trees==

'''Legend'''

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{{familytree|NIK |y|COU |G|SAM | |CLB |y|SON |y|OLI |G|NAC |y|RIC |NIK=''[[Nikolas Cassadine]]''|COU=''[[Courtney Matthews]]''|SAM=''[[Sam McCall]]''|RIC=''[[Ric Lansing]]''|NAC=''[[Alexis Davis]]''|OLI=''[[Olivia Falconeri]]''|CLB=''[[Carly Corinthos|Carly Jacks]]''|SON=''[[Sonny Corinthos]]''

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{{familytree|SPC | |LCM | |MSC | |MC3 | |LLS |y|DAF | |KAC | |MOL |SPC=''[[Spencer Cassadine]]''|LCM=''Lila McCall''|MOL=''[[Molly Lansing]]''|KAC=''[[Kristina Davis]]''|MSC=''[[Morgan Corinthos]]''|MC3=''[[Michael Corinthos]]''<br><small>(adopted)</small>|LLS=''[[Lulu Spencer]]''|DAF=''[[Dante Falconeri]]''

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{{familytree| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |BEN |BEN=''[[Ben Westbourne]]''

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===Descendants===

[[Mike Corbin]] (born Michael Corinthos)

m. [[Adela Corinthos]] [divorced]

c. [[Sonny Corinthos]] (born 1969)

a. [[Olivia Falconeri]]

c. [[Dante Falconeri]] (born 1984)

m. [[Lulu Spencer]] [2011—] (married)

c. ''Unnamed child'' (miscarriage; with [[Maxie Jones]] as surrogate)

c. [[Ben Westbourne]] (born 2013; carried by [[Britt Westbourne]])

m. [[Lily Rivera]] [1996] (widowed)

c. ''Unnamed child'' (deceased)

a. [[Carly Corinthos|Carly Benson]]

c. ''Unnamed child'' (miscarriage)

m. Carly Benson [2000–01] (divorced)

c. [[Michael Corinthos]] (born 1997; revised to 1991; adopted by Sonny)

a. [[Alexis Davis]]

c. [[Kristina Davis]] (born 2002; revised to 1992)

m. [[List of General Hospital characters (2010s)#Trey Mitchell|Trey Mitchell]] [2012; annulled]

m. Carly Benson [2002–05] (divorced)

c. [[Morgan Corinthos]] (born 2003; revised to 1993)

m. [[Kiki Jerome]] [2013] (annulled)

a. [[Sam McCall]]

c. [[Lila McCall]] (stillborn; 2004)

m. Carly Benson [2007] (divorced)

m. [[Claudia Zacchara]] [2008–09] (widowed)

c. ''Unnamed child'' (miscarriage)

m. [[Brenda Barrett]] [2011] (widowed)

a. [[Trevor Lansing]] (died 2009)

c. [[Ric Lansing]] (born 1973)

m. [[Elizabeth Webber]] [2003–04] (divorced twice)

c. ''Unnamed child'' (miscarriage)

m. [[Alexis Davis]] [2004–06] (divorced)

c. [[Molly Lansing]] (born 2005; revised to 1997)

a. Janine Matthews

c. [[Courtney Matthews]] (born 1982; died 2006)

m. [[A. J. Quartermaine]] [2002–06] (dissolved)

a. [[Jason Morgan (General Hospital)|Jason Morgan]]

c. ''Unnamed child'' (miscarriage)

m. Jason Morgan [2003–04] (invalid)

m. [[Jasper Jacks]] [2005–06] (invalid)

c. ''Unnamed child'' (miscarriage; with [[Elizabeth Webber]] as surrogate)

a. [[Nikolas Cassadine]] (engaged)

c. [[Spencer Cassadine]] (born 2006)

==References==

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{{General Hospital characters|list}}

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