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Mike Corbin Actor: Ron Hale Who played Mike Corbin over the years Ron Hale (1995 - present) Useful information on Mike Corbin *Mike left Sonny's mother when he was a little boy. *He came back into Sonny's life in 1995. *His relationship with Sonny is rocky, but they try to heal old wounds every once in a while. *Mike has a gambling addiction. His method of gambling is "the tracks." *He continualy has to go to Sonny to pay off his debts to loan sharks.

CURRENT & PAST OCCUPATION

Current: Manager of Kelly's Diner
Past: Co-owner of the Recovery Room pub
Past: Maître'd at Luke's Blues Club

MIKE CORBIN'S HISTORY

Mike came to Port Charles as a seedy character. Luke hired him to work in the blues club that he co-owned with Sonny. As it turned out, Mike is Sonny's long-lost father and he came to town to try to mend fences. That was no easy task because Sonny grew up resenting the father who abandoned him and his mother - leaving them open to the abuse of her new husband, Deke. Over the years, Mike continued to reach out to Sonny and Sonny kept pushing him away.

A very pregnant Carly Benson asked Sonny's right-hand man, Jason Morgan, to pose as the father of her baby. Then she left town to deal with her severe case of post partum depression. Sonny had left the country for a while, so Jason asked Mike to take the role of the baby's godfather. Mike looked forward to having a chance to finally be a positive influence in a little boy's life. Jason named the baby Michael, after Sonny (Sonny's given name is Michael Corinthos Jr. and Mike's name is Michael Corinthos Sr. but he changed it to Mike Corbin years ago.)

Mike became a key player when Ned Ashton, Alexis Davis, Chloe Morgan and Jasper Jacks needed someone to marry Chloe's Aunt Gertrude in order to keep her too busy to get her hands on Chloe's inheritance. Mike was a single and charming man, so he fit the bill. Mike insisted on a huge sum of money for his services, but even that didn't end up to be enough after he spent some time with the very obnoxious Gertrude. Besides, Mike's 'heart was already spoken for - he was growing close to Tammy Hansen. She was an ex-hooker who turned her life around and was running Kelly's Diner.

Mike never quite got ahead of his extensive gambling addiction, and often relies on Sonny to bail him out of debt. Sonny always made Mike feel even more like a loser and one time in particular, Mike didn't want to deal with it. So, he went to a loan shark instead. The loan shark ended up being affiliated with an arch enemy of Sonny's, named Joseph Sorel. Sonny's became a marked man because of Mike's debt and Carly threw herself in the middle of the mess, making it worse - of course! She ended having to marry Sonny to keep from testifying against him. Mike felt so badly about his negative affect on those around him that he went into hiding. Carly sensed that losing Mike again was hurting Sonny, so she set out to find him. He was in a broken down old apartment on Cortland Street. Carly financed his situation so that he could come back to the better side of Port Charles and continue to build his relationship with Sonny, as well as Tammy.

Tammy eventually moved on. Then one of his old flames named Janine Matthews showed up in town to scam Edward Quartermaine out of some of his cash. It wasn't until her daughter Courtney came looking for her that her past with Mike Corbin came to light. Courtney, who grew up without her father, ran into Mike and recognized him from old photographs. He was her father! He had left Janine and young Courtney behind when his gambling took over his life - although he loved them greatly. (Just as he'd loved Sonny and his mother years before.) Janine wasn't pleased to see him again, but Courtney longed to build a relationship with her father so she stayed in Port Charles. Plus, she had a half brother (Sonny) to get to know too. She eventually died just after giving birth to Nikolas Cassadine's son, Spencer.

Mike now runs Kelly's diner and often lends advice born of a lifetime of experience to the younger set such as Georgie, Lulu, Dillon and Maxi. Mike remains an ally to Carly, Jason and even Sonny when he's feeling up to it. He thrives in his relationships with his grandchildren.

PAST MARRIAGES

Adela Corinthos (divorced)

FLINGS & RELATIONSHIPS

Mary Scanlon
Amy Vining
Tammy Hansen
Janine Matthews
"Donna"

RELATIVES

Unknown

CHILDREN

Sonny Corinthos (son; with Adella)
Courtney Matthews (daughter with Janine)
Michael Morgan Corinthos III (grandson via adoption)
Kristina Adela Corinthos Davis (granddaughter)
Morgan Stone Corinthos (grandson)
Baby Girl McCall (granddaughter- deceased)
Spencer Cassadine (grandson)

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