Anthony Geary, Who Played Luke Spencer on ‘General Hospital,’ Dies at 78

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Anthony Geary, an eight-time Daytime Emmy winner for playing Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera “General Hospital,” died due to complications from a medical procedure. He was 78.

His husband, Claudio Gama, confirmed the news to TV Insider, saying, “It was a shock for me and our families and our friends. For more than 30 years, Tony has been my friend, my companion, my husband.”

Anthony Geary, Who Played Luke Spencer on ‘General Hospital,’ Dies at 78

Anthony Geary, an eight-time Daytime Emmy winner for playing Luke Spencer on 'General Hospital,' has died. He was 78.

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'General Hospital' Icon Anthony Geary Dies at 78

'It was a shock for me and our families and our friends,' Geary's husband, Claudio Gama, tells TV Insider.

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Born Tony Dean Geary in the small town of Coalville, Utah on May 29, 1947 — he told Soap Opera Digest in 1996 that he changed his name to Anthony “because Tony is a nickname” — the actor was raised by Mormon parents in a household with three sisters. Drawn to performing from an early age, he won a scholarship to study theater at the University of Utah and, after beginning his career as a stage actor, settled in Los Angeles in the 1960s. While awaiting his big break, Geary worked a wide variety of odd jobs, including selling toys in a department store.
General Hospital Legend Anthony Geary, Who Played Luke Spencer, Dies At 78 - Soap Opera Digest

 

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Aww man. Luke and Laura on General Hospital was a such huge thing when I was a kid. I haven’t thought about it in decades but still sad to hear he passed.