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General Hospital CAST - Sonny Corinthos
Full detailed profile on Sonny Corinthos Played by Maurice Benard on General Hospital Daytime Soap Opera.
Maurice Benard
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Sonny Corinthos
Actor: Maurice Benard Who played Sonny Corinthos over the yearsMaurice Benard (August 13, 1993 - September 24, 1997; Spring 1998; December 18, 1998 - Present) Useful information on Sonny Corinthos* Other Names: Michael Corinthos Jr. |
CURRENT & PAST OCCUPATION
Current: Crime Lord
Current: Coffee Importer
Past: Co-owner of Deception Cosmetics with Laura Spencer - gave his share to Carly
Past: Partner in Luke's Blues Club
Past: Partner in L&B Records
Past: Owner of the Paradise Lounge
SONNY CORINTHOS'S HISTORY
Sonny Corinthos appeared in Port Charles as the owner of the Paradise Lounge, a local strip club. He grew up in NY with a horrid stepfather who beat Sonny�s mother and kept him locked in closets. The terror came to an end when Sonny befriended a �connected� man in his neighborhood who had his stepfather killed. It was probably Sonny�s first taste of mob power.
He befriended a young man named, Stone Cates,and took him under his wing. They lived above the club, while Stone did odd jobs to earn his keep. Sonny found himself attracted to stripper, Karen Wexler, but that romance ended when her boyfriend walked in and found them in bed together. Sonny took quite a beating.
When underage workers were discovered in his strip joint, and the place was subsequently closed, Sonny paired with Luke Spencer in Frank Smith�s organization, and the two opened a blue�s club. Sonny began dating Brenda Barrett, and together with her and her friend Lois Cerullo, he started L&B Records. It was about this time that Mike Corbin drifted into town, and Sonny learned the man was his estranged father. Their relationship was strained because of Sonny�s bitterness toward the man who deserted his mother.
Sonny and Stone had become very close friends, and when Stone passed from AIDS, Sonny was devastated. He offered emotional support to Stone�s girlfriend, Robin Scorpio, niece of the Police Commissioner, as she faced having to be tested for the disease herself. She and Stone had failed to use protection while having sex.
Sonny and Brenda talked about reuniting, but Sonny found himself facing financial difficulties. He sold off shares of his businesses, and pondered accepting the offer made to him by Lily Rivera�s father, who promised to make Sonny�s money woes go away if he married his daughter. Sonny preferred Brenda, but when he discovered that Lily was pregnant, he changed his plans. Lily�s father believed that Sonny was about to bolt and had Sonny�s car wired with a bomb. Poor Lily was the one who was killed.
After Jason Morgan�s accident wiped out his memory, he came to work for Sonny and the two developed a close friendship. Sonny and Brenda reunited, but on the day of their wedding, Sonny left her at the altar. He didn�t return to town until after he heard of her death. He wanted to become a legitimate businessman, and became a coffee importer. but it wasn�t long before he lapsed back into the mob life, taking back his original territory.
Sonny�s fling with Hannah Scott, a waitress at Luke�s ended when he learned she was an FBI agent on assignment to bring him down. She bore a striking resemblance to Brenda, but he tossed her out, refusing to believe her when she said she really loved him. Reeling from the betrayal, Sonny had a one-night stand with Carly Quartermaine, who was dealing with her own demons. Their sexual encounter resulted in pregnancy, and he brought Carly and her son, Michael, home to live with him. An argument between Carly and her husband, AJ, resulted in her falling down the stairs and having to abort the baby to save her own life.
A tumultuous relationship with Carly defined Sonny�s life. Their love grew from necessity when Carly became a major witness again Sonny in his loan shark dealings to fix his father's gambling debts. Sonny�s attorney, Alexis Davis, told them that the only way to keep the incriminating testimony out of court was for them to be married. As husband and wife, they constantly butted heads. Neither one would admit their true feelings, until Sonny was seriously injured and finally admitted his love for her. When Sonny healed, was almost killed in a warehouse fire, and survived again, the two renewed their wedding vows. The sacredness of their union faded fast when Carly walked in on him and Alexis Davis having sex. In her haste to flee the uncomfortable moment, her car skidded over a cliff and she was presumed dead, but she returned a few days later.
Alexis discovered she was pregnant and lied about who fathered the child. She named Ned Ashton, wanting to keep her child safe from Sonny�s mob dealings.
Carly had been drugged by one of Faith Roscoe�s hired men, and hijacked by her business associate, Ric Lansing, later waking up naked with him. When she discovered she was pregnant, she had no idea who the father was. When Sonny found out about what had happened, he wanted to kill Ric, but his plan halted when he learned that Ric was his half-brother. Ric had a score to settle with Sonny because their mother picked Sonny over him. When Ric wed Elizabeth Webber, he swore he wanted to make peace.
Sonny wasn�t happy when his kid sister, Courtney, whom he had recently met, fell for Jason Morgan. He made their life miserable for a while, but finally relented. Their planned wedding was put on hold when Carly disappeared. They had no idea where she was until Michael divulged to Jason that he had witnessed Ric Lansing taking his mommy away.
Elizabeth had lost their baby and Ric was determined to take Sonny�s child to replace his own. Carly was eventually kidnapped from Ric by Lorenzo Alcazar, who was in love with her. When Sonny finally found them, Carly was in labor. Sonny shot Alcazar and delivered his own child, and when he held the baby up for Carly to see, he realized that the bullet had passed through Lorenzo and hit Carly in the head. Carly survived.
Sonny had adopted Michael, Carly gave birth to Morgan, and they were happy for a while, but something always seemed to get in the way. Carly became romantically involved with Lorenzo Alcazar, Sonny�s nemesis, and Sonny had an affair with Sam McCall. Still, Sonny and Carly kept finding their way back together. It usually had something to do with Michael�s scheming to reunite his parents. Now Carly is engaged to Jax and scheduled to be married on New Year�s Eve, but Sonny assures her that the wedding will never take place. As Jax calls off the wedding plans and leaves in search of his troubled brother, it looks as though Sonny might be right.
PAST MARRIAGES
Lily Rivera (dissolved by her death)
Carly Benson (divorced - first time)
Carly Benson (divorced - second time)
Carly Benson (divorced - third time)
FLINGS & RELATIONSHIPS
Olivia Falconeri (lover in high school)
Karen Wexler (lover)
Brenda Barrett (lover)
Cindy Woods (dated)
Hannah Scott (lover)
Carly_Corinthos (ex-wife)
Angel Ellis (lover)
Alexis_Davis (lover)
Faith Rosco (kissed)
Samantha_McCall (affair)
Reese Marshall (affair - deceased)
Emily_Bowen_Quartermaine (lover)
RELATIVES
Claudia Zacchara (wife)
Mike Corbin (father)
Adela Corinthos (mother - deceased)
Richard Lansing (half-brother)
Courtney Matthews (half-sister - deceased)
Molly Lansing (half-niece)
Spencer Cassadine (half-nephew)
CHILDREN
Unnamed Child (son with Lily - deceased)
Michael Corinthos III (adopted son - Carly's child with AJ)
Unnamed Child (son - miscarriage with Carly)
Kristina Adela Corinthos Davis (daughter with Alexis)
Morgan Stone Corinthos (son with Carly)
Baby Girl McCall (daughter with Samantha - deceased (Nov 8th, 2004) - Samantha had wanted to call her Lila, but the baby was buried as Baby Girl McCall.
Dante Angelo Falconeri (son with Olivia)
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RELATED DAILY UPDATES
Thursday, January 08 2009: Spinelli is Going Down.
Carly is over at Sonny's house demanding that he do whatever possible to keep peace with Jason. By way of explanation for his current actions, Sonny opens up about his feelings after Michael's shooting. He tells Carly that instead of turning to him as Michael's father, she turned to Jason and he ended up losing both of them as well as his sons. When it's Carly's turn to speak, she explains that she never looked at that time from his point of view. She says that she was too angry with him to come to him for solace. She says that they all need to figure out a way to forgive each other.
She walks over to her purse to get something and it spills on the floor. When Sonny bends down to help her retrieve her things, he finds a DVD underneath an end table. He immediately assumes that his housekeeper isn't doing a good job. Carly found what she was looking for -- a piece of paper that details an endowment to help kids like Michael. She says that she's going to hold a small event to announce it and mentions that Jax is going to contribute a large contribution. Sonny quickly offers to double it. Carly smiles and thanks him. She asks him to consider what he's doing with Jason and then leaves.
Trevor shows up at The Haunted Star to warn Luke never to get between a father and his son. As they bicker about Anthony setting Johnny up, Sonny walks in and asks what Trevor is doing here. Luke asks if he can make him go away? Sonny and Luke immediately pour scotch and start dealing cards and try to act as if Trevor isn't standing there telling them what small players they really are. He taunts Sonny with losing Kate and then reminds Luke that he promised to get Lulu away from Johnny. After Trevor leaves, Luke tells Sonny that he's hearing things about Pier 52. Sonny says that tonight he's going to take back what belongs to him.
Wednesday, January 07 2009: Lines are Drawn in the Dirt.
Max overhears Sonny arrange for another shipment to be landed in Jason's territory. He asks if he were in Jason's shoes, would he retaliate? Sonny can't see why Jason would fight him over a little logistical situation. Before they can talk further, Diane arrives with her letter of resignation. Sonny accuses her of siding with Jason against him. Max says that without Diane he's surrounded by no one with honor. He leaves in frustration and Diane tells Sonny that he's left her no choice.
Carly shows up to talk to Sonny. She wants to talk about a project to honor Michael, but first says they need to talk about Jason. She owns up to causing the tension between the two of them after Michael was shot. She says it's all over now and he's the one who needs to fix things. Sonny can't believe that she would plead Jason's case and calls her disloyal to him. "You're either with me or against me," he tells Carly.
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