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* '''[[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]] and returned to his parents. 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. Michael now works at his family's company ELQ with A.J. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/michael.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles | Michael Corinthos | General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-16-08}}</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]] and returned to his parents. 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. Michael now works at his family's company ELQ with A.J. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/michael.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles | Michael Corinthos | General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-16-08}}</ref> |
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*'''[[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 | Kristina Adela Corinthos Davis | General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-16-08}}</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 | Kristina Adela Corinthos Davis | General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-16-08}}</ref> |
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* '''[[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's relationship with Michael has become strained due to both brothers vying for the affections of [[Kiki Jerome]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/morgan.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles | Morgan Stone Corinthos | General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-16-08}}</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's relationship with Michael has become strained due to both brothers vying for the affections of [[Kiki Jerome]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/morgan.php|title=About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles | Morgan Stone Corinthos | General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2013-16-08}}</ref> |
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First appearance | August 13, 1993— |
Created by | Bill Levinson |
The Corinthos family is a fictional family on the 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, 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 three children, Dante, Michael and Morgan, his niece Molly and nephew Spencer.
Family members
First generation
- Michael "Mike" Corbin (Ron Hale)
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 Janine Matthews. The character was written off the series in 2010 when Mike went to a Gambling Rehab Center. [1]
- Adela Corinthos (Iris Almario)
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. Mike and Adela divorced and she became involved with Trevor Lansing, later giving birth to their son, 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. [2]
Second generation
- Michael "Sonny" Corinthos Jr. (Maurice Benard)
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, Sonny became involved in organized crime. Sonny moved up the ranks and became the 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. [3]
- Courtney Matthews (Alicia Leigh Willis)
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. [4]
- Richard "Ric" Lansing (Rick Hearst)
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. [5]
Third generation
- Dante Angelo Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna)
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. [6]
- Michael Corinthos III (Dylan Cash, Drew Garrett, Chad Duell)
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 and Sam McCall and returned to his parents. 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. Michael now works at his family's company ELQ with A.J. [7]
- Kristina Adela Corinthos-Davis (Lexi Ainsworth, Lindsey Morgan)
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 Trey Mitchell, the son of her father's mob rival, Joe Scully, Jr. After Trey's death in 2013, Kristina left town to attend Wesleyan University. [8]
- Morgan Stone Corinthos (Bryan Craig)
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's relationship with Michael has become strained due to both brothers vying for the affections of Kiki Jerome. [9]
- Spencer Stefan Nikolosovich Cassadine (Nicolas Bechtel)
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.
- Molly Lansing-Davis (Haley Pullos)
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. [10]
In-Laws
- Lily Corinthos (Lilly Melgar) - Sonny's wife (1995-96) [11]
- Carly Corinthos Jacks (Laura Wright) - Sonny's wife (2000–01, 2002–05, 2007) [12]
- Claudia Zacchara (Sarah Joy Brown) - Sonny's wife (2008–09) [13]
- Brenda Barrett (Vanessa Marcil) - Sonny's wife (2011) [14]
- A. J. Quartermaine (Sean Kanan) - Courtney's husband (2002–06) [15]
- Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) - Courtney's husband (2003–04; invalid) [16]
- Jasper Jacks (Ingo Rademacher) - Courtney's husband (2005–06; invalid) [17]
- Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) - Ric's wife (2003, 2003–04) [18]
- Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) - Ric's wife (2004–06) [19]
- Lulu Spencer-Falconeri (Julie Marie Berman, Emme Rylan) - Dante's wife (2011—) [20]
- Trey Mitchell (Erik Valdez) - Kristina's husband (2012) [21]
- Lauren "Kiki" Jerome (Kristen Alderson) - Morgan's wife (2013—) [22]
Family Trees
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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—] c. Unnamed child (miscarriage; with Maxie Jones as surrogate) m. Lily Rivera [1996; widowed] c. Unnamed child (deceased) a. Carly Benson c. Unnamed child (miscarriage) m. Carly Benson [2000–2001; divorced] c. Michael Corinthos (born 1997; revised to 1991; adopted by Sonny) a. Alexis Davis c. Kristina Davis (born 2002; revised to 1992) m. Trey Mitchell [2012; annulled] m. Carly Benson [2002–2005; divorced] c. Morgan Corinthos (born 2003; revised to 1997) m. Kiki Jerome [2013—] 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; divorced] a. Trevor Lansing (died 2009) c. Ric Lansing (born 1973) m. Elizabeth Webber [2003; 2003–04; divorced] 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 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)
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(help) - ^ "About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles | Molly Lansing | General Hospital @". Soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2013-16-08.
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(help) - ^ "About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles | Lily Rivera Corinthos | General Hospital @". Soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2013-16-08.
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(help) - ^ "About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles | Caroline "Carly" Leigh Jacks | General Hospital @". Soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2013-16-08.
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(help) - ^ "About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles | Lesley Lu "Lulu" Spencer | General Hospital @". Soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2013-16-08.
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(help) - ^ "About GH: Who's Who in Port Charles | Lauren Katherine "Kiki" Jerome | General Hospital @". Soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2013-16-08.
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