‘General Hospital’: 9 Best Cameos From The Lead Actor’s Real-Life Family
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Most soap opera actors work together for so long — sometimes decades — that they become like a second family. They’ll spend time together outside of work, create other projects together, and sometimes even date. In some cases, the actors’ real-life families will join their actor family members on screen.
Whether it’s real-life children playing on-screen-children, partners joining the cast, or an unexpected sibling switch-up, ABC’sGeneral Hospital has been known for keeping it all in the family when it comes to its growing cast of characters.
Joshua Benard (Son Of Maurice Benard)
Maurice Benard has portrayed beloved mob boss Sonny Corinthos for almost 30 years, earning him three Daytime Emmy Awards for his emotional storylines involving his real-life bipolar diagnosis, Sonny’s father’s Alzheimer’s battle, and losing his good friend Stone Cates to HIV.
And while Sonny may have a dozen children running around Port Charles, in real life, Benard’s son is following in his father’s footsteps. Joshua Benard first appeared on General Hospital in 2018 when he played a younger version of his father’s character and appeared on the soap again in 2022 as a new teenage character named Adam.
Michael Saucedo (Husband Of Rebecca Herbst)
Actor Michael Saucedo has been married to General Hospital vet Rebecca Herbst for over 20 years, sharing three children with the actress who has played Elizabeth Webber since 1997.
Saucedo is no stranger to the soap, having played Juan Santiago off and on since 1994, and is the reason he and Herbst met. Saucedo returned to GH for one episode in 2013, during which time Juan caught up with his old friend Elizabeth and told her he is now married to a wonderful woman named Becky, a nod to his real-life marriage to the actress.
Kate Grahn (Daughter Of Nancy Lee Grahn)
From All My Children to Santa Barbara,Nancy Lee Grahn has spent decades on daytime television. But her longest stint has been as Alexis Davis on General Hospital, a character she’s portrayed consistently since 1997.
During the show’s 2014 Nurses Ball, a slew of cast members performed a variety of acts, including a special appearance by Grahn’s real-life musician daughter Kate Grahn, who supplied background keys and vocals for Grahn’s on-screen daughter’s performance with her boyfriend.
Harper Rose Barash (Daughter Of Kirsten Storms And Brandon Barash)Not long after Maxie Jones and Johnny Zacchara hooked up on General Hospital, their portrayers Kirsten Storms and Brandon Barash married and had a daughter in early 2014.
