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<\/p>\nAnthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on\u00a0General Hospital, has died at the age of 78.<\/p>\n
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His husband, Claudio Gama, told TV Insider<\/a> that Geary died on Sunday in the Netherlands following complications from an operation three days prior.<\/p>\n \u201cIt 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,\u201d Gama said.<\/p>\n Geary began his soap opera career with roles on\u00a0The Young and the Restless and\u00a0Bright Promise before joining\u00a0General Hospital\u00a0in 1978 as Luke Spencer on and off for nearly 40 years.<\/p>\n He left the show in 1984 before returning in 1991, but playing a similar-looking cousin of Luke instead. The audience didn\u2019t like that, according to executive producer Frank Valentini, so the cousin was dropped and Geary returned once again as Luke in 1993. Geary left the show in 2015.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n Geary holds the record for the most Daytime Emmy wins for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work as Luke, with eight wins in total.<\/p>\n Geary told TV Insider<\/a> in 2015 that he had been tired of the monotony in his career for 20 years.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was a moment, after my spinal surgery last year, when it became clear to me that my time wasn\u2019t infinite,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I really don\u2019t want to die one of these days on the set of General Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n Genie Francis, who played Geary\u2019s longtime partner on General Hospital, reacted to the news of his death on social media.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n \u201cThis morning I woke up and went into my husband\u2019s arms. In my sleep, my life was flashing before me and I was afraid of death,\u201d Francis, 63, wrote. \u201cAn hour later, I received a call from Frank Valentini, he told me Tony died.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI immediately felt remorse, I hadn\u2019t spoken to him in years, but I felt his life end in my sleep last night, and with it a big part of me, and mine,\u201d she continued. \u201cHe was a powerhouse as an actor. Shoulder to shoulder with the greats. No star burned brighter than Tony Geary.\u201d<\/p>\n This morning I woke up and went into my husband’s arms. In my sleep, my life was flashing before me and I was afraid of death.\u00a0An hour later, I received a call from Frank\u00a0Valentini, he told me Tony died. I immediately felt remorse, I hadn\u2019t spoken to him in years, but I felt his<\/p>\n \u2014 Genie Francis (@GenieFrancis) December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n Francis said the actor was \u201cone of a kind.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs an artist, he was filled with a passion for the truth, no matter how blunt, or even a little rude it might be, but always hilariously funny,\u201d she wrote. \u201cHe was the anti-hero, always so irreverent, but even the most conservative had to smile. Working with him was always exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\u2018We do not give in to terror\u2019: Canadians voice support for Sydney Hanukkah shooting victims\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Get](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765813388_386_national.jpg\")
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