Daytime TV is known for it’s iconic characters and their extreme popularity throughout pop culture. Leading men and woman of Daytime leave a lasting memory and legacy as they become staples in our daily lives.
General Hospital‘s leading man, Maurice Benard joined the cast in 1993, making his role as Mob Boss, Sonny Corinthos the focal point around Port Charles. For just shy of years, Maurice’s role as Sonny Corinthos has been made a household name, resounding familiarity for all daytime tv fans. Many fans can’t imagine what General Hospital would be like without it’s leading man.
General Hospital news reports previously reported on Benard’s recent discussion about his future in daytime. General Hospital Blog shared GH news related to Benard’s admission of an imminent future retirement.
Recently, General Hospital spoilers reveal Benard has taken to social media to share a post involving details around the Daytime Emmy winner’s latest auditions. Maurice’s Instagram post shares a video featuring his granddaughter TT, as she gives her grandpa direction.
The proud grandpa captioned the video as follows,
“My granddaughter TT is a future Steven Spielberg. She helps me work auditions, The voice on the tape is my wife Paula incredible actress ????
TT loves to eat crazy for Cocoa Puffs while she gives me direction!!!
Oh by the way I didn’t get the part????”
Maurice shares he didn’t get the part for which he auditioned. The part Benard was seeking remains unknown at this time. We hope to say he is safe at General Hospital as Sonny Corinthos for the time being!
General Hospital’s Maurice Benard sits down with various actors and actresses, discussing their journey (and his) with mental health.
General Hospital Blog recently shared GH news regarding Maurice’s YouTube series on mental health. Benard has recently revealed there would be a mystery guest on his YouTube series, State of Mind. General Hospital spoilers reveal this Sunday’s State of Mind guest is Benard’s co-star and GH starlet, Jophielle Love.
In a recent Instagram clip, Benard talks to Love in a sneak peek of the interview, which is available now on YouTube.
The month of May has snuck up is like Christmas music the day after Halloween. It got here fast but we are ready to Spring into new life.
ABC and General Hospital want to spread the word that May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and what better spokesperson to advocate for mental health than GH’s own Maurice Benard.
Maurice Benard and the role he plays has at least one thing in common. Both have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and are climbing that mountain everyday. With the support of loved ones, and proper care instructed by a professional, Maurice and Sonny are navigating through life and succeeding at finding peace and stability.
General Hospital news and spoilers reveal Maurice Benard has reached out with his YouTube series State of Mind, to bring awareness and advocacy on the importance of mental health and taking care of ourselves and our ‘state of mind.’
General Hospital spoilers reveal Maurice and ABC are hosting an open discussion with NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Health and would love for you to join in on the educational and informative session. Sharing resources for assistance with improving your mental health is key to spreading awareness and making a difference relating to coping and stigma, along with everything else that comes along with living and thriving with mental illness.
Check out the video below for more details from Maurice Benard and more!
Anytime I speak with a stranger about my favorite Soap Opera, regardless of whether someone watches General Hospital or not, the name that rings everyone’s bell is Sonny Corinthos. And when you know about Sonny, you know about the man behind the iconic role, Maurice Benard.
General Hospital news reports from late March reveal Benard’s contract had ended in 2022. Rewind a few months back to October of 2021, a Twitter question sparked a very honest and to the point reply regarding Maurice Benard’s thoughts on retiring from General Hospital.
General Hospital spoilers reveal, a Twitter user enlightened Benard about the various gossip going down in online forums and chats. The fan mentioned that one of the comments that, “hit hardest,” was a rumor about Benard retiring, and hanging up his role as Sonny Corinthos. Maurice’s answer left fans a little unsettled after learning his thoughts on the topic. The State of Mind host admitted, “I think about retiring all the time, but I always honor my contract.” He went on to say that “General Hospital is my second family, I’m having a great time right now.”
Fast forward a few seasons and General Hospital news reports can confirm that Maurice isn’t going anywhere from GH anytime soon.
General Hospital star Maurice Benard has reached out to fans to inform his audience that there will not be a new dispose of his YouTube series, State if Mind, this coming Sunday as per usual.
General Hospital news reports confirm Benard has issued a statement regarding a recent change in this mental health based talk show.
General Hospital spoilers reveal Maurice will be hosting a YouTube Live event on Sunday, April 24th between 10:30-11AM PST. During this live event, Benard will explain how State of Mind will look differently going forward. He goes in to thank his wife, Paula, among others for their support and contributions.
Please be sure to check out Maurice’s announcement this coming Sunday!
Maurice Benard is best known for his role as Sonny Corinthos on the 59 year old daytime drama. General Hospital. He’s becoming quite the household name for mental health awareness as his YouTube series, State of Mind is catching on like wildfire, spreading beyond the GH fan community.
Maurice Benard has proven himself to be a family man on and off screen. General Hospital spoilers reveal Benard’s Instagram posts let GH fans into his world. Benard adores his family and has been enjoying being a grandfather.
In a recent IG video, Maurice shared a special moment between himself and his granddaughter TT on her second birthday. Benard can be seen and heard talking sweetly to the child, but firmly letting her know that she is not going out to see Buddy and the other goats. Her grandfather explained that she just got all cleaned up and she can watch tv but she is not to go out and see the goats.
Maurice band his family never fail to warm our hearts ???? Happy Birthday to the beautiful TT!
General Hospital star Maurice Benard uses his platform for the greater good. Benard is an advocate for spreading awareness and shed light upon mental illness in our society.
General Hospital news reports share news related to Benard’s YouTube series State of Mind. The series highlights all topics related to our mental well being, mainly delivered in an interview with a fellow actor. Many times co-stars have joined Maurice in discussing their own back story and dealings with mental illness, either personally or second hand.
General Hospital spoilers previously revealed former GH star Tyler Christopher will be interviewed by former co-star as part of his YouTube series. GH spoilers reveal the wait is almost over!
Set a reminder and DO NOT MISS the upcoming episode of Maurice Benard’s State of Mind with Tyler Christopher (ex-Nikolas Cassadine GH, ex-Stefan DiMera Days). Sunday, March 27th!
On Friday, General Hospital Blog shared news on Daytime TV star Vincent Irizarry. The soap opera vet has filmed his appearance on GH star Maurice Benard’s YouTube series, State of Mind.
General Hospital news reports reveal the episode is now up on Maurice’s YouTube channel for viewing.
General Hospital news and spoilers share an update on David Irizarry’s medical status after undergoing surgery on Friday. For the backstory, Click Here.
The friendship and unbreakable bond you see between Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos) and Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos) not only shines through their fictional personas, but the connection they share as real life friends has us convinced as well.
Maurice and Chad are a dynamic duo as father and son on ABC’s General Hospital. The strong bond they have with one another looks like it was a match made in Heaven right from the start. However, General Hospital news reports reveal a side to their story we never knew.
Maurice Benard is also known for his YouTube series, State of Mind, where he dives into all things related to mental health, personal struggle, overcoming and accepting weaknesses, development of strength and much more. In a recent episode featuring co-star and friend, Chad Duell, the two open up about how their relationship began.
Chad was cast in the role of Michael Corinthos, son of Sonny and Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright). Although Sonny was not Michael’s biological father, his father AJ Quartermaine (Sean Kanan) was cut out of the child’s life for the greater good (according to Carly). It was 2010 and Duell was stepping into the role of Michael after predecessor, Drew Garrett was fired. GH spoilers reveal Benard admits he was “pissed” after receiving notice that TPTB over at GH fired the young actor as Sonny’s son. Benard admitted he had gotten close with Garrett, and wasn’t very welcoming to Chad.
GH news regarding Chad’s journey starting with his audition reveal he has originally came to audrion for the role of Kiefer, the abusive boyfriend of Sonny’s daughter Kristina Corinthos (Lexi Ainsworth). Here’s there things get interesting. Chad sought out to play Kiefer, but the executives over at GH felt Duell would be better suited as Michael Corinthos, bumping Garrett out of the role. When reflecting on the early times, Duell admitted he was anxious to start his new job since knowing, “somebody just got fired because of me.” Things were particularly uncomfortable for Chad when he reflects back on his first run-in with Mo in the hallway. He said, “I met you in the hallway and you weren’t making eye contact with me. And I was like, ‘Okay, that’s a good start. He wasn’t happy.’”
General Hospital spoilers reveal Benard disclosed he gave Chad the cold shoulder for about 6 months, whereas Chad corrected him and admitted he didn’t think it was for that long. In playful banter, Maurice replied, “Don’t try to defend what I did,” which Chad quickly came back with, “I’m not. I’ll gladly throw you under the bus.” Chad remembers how it felt working through his first scenes with co-star Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri), admitting he killed Claudia Zacchara (Sarah Joy Brown). A ball of nerves, Duell describes his first scenes as having panic attacks and sweating through two shirts. Chad admitted, “I knew everybody was looking at me like, ‘Oh, this is the guy that got him [Drew Garrett] fired, we’ll see what he can do.’ And the stuff I had to do in that take, like that’s getting baptism by fire. And I think, they’re going to fire me, I felt like I couldn’t do it, I wasn’t performing well because I was too nervous to actually let my performance come through.”
It’s apparent these two have come a long way in their progress at work as well as their relationship on and off screen. Maurice Benard and Chad Duell are like family to one another… a TV father and son relationship that has been able to spill over into their personal lives is what they have become today. Maurice admits that while watching Chad’s intense scenes on the witness stand, he was struggling with coming to terms with how impressed he was by Chad’s acting skills. Benard revealed to Duell, “You were killing it, and I hated it,” Benard disclosed. “That’s how much of a jerk I was. ‘He’s doing so good, dammit. He’ll mess up here… ’ And you never did. It was actually a very good performance.”
Thankfully the tension between Maurice and Chad subsided shortly after Benard watched Chad’s intense scenes. The performance must have struck a cord with the Emmy Winner, admitting, “Then I came around, and we became close,” he said warmly and continued, “Like a real son.”
We love this story so much and are thankful these two were able to grow together and become the pair they are today.
General Hospital legend Maurice Benard is known for his work on the daytime drama as Sonny Corinthos. Also in more recent years, Maurice is known for advocating for mental health in his YouTube series, State of Mind.
General Hospital news reports reveal GH icon Leslie Charleson sat down with her co-star Maurice Benard to talk about family life, her childhood, her bi-polar sister, and her life as Monica Quartermaine for over 40 years.
General Hospital spoilers reveal Leslie Charleson discloses personal details of her life, hardships, and how her childhood has shaped her life experiences.
Maurice and Leslie’s heart to heart is very telling into both of their life experiences as they trade stories, comparing and relating to one another. Please take the time to watch the captivating episode with GH’s Maurice Benard (Sonny) and Leslie Charleson (Monica).
