Robert Scorpio
Robert Scorpio | |||||||||||||||
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General Hospital character | |||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Tristan Rogers | ||||||||||||||
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First appearance | December 2, 1980 | ||||||||||||||
Classification | Present; recurring | ||||||||||||||
Created by | Pat Falken Smith and Margaret DePriest | ||||||||||||||
Introduced by |
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Book appearances | Robin's Diary | ||||||||||||||
Spin-off appearances | General Hospital: Night Shift | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Scorpio is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital, played by actor Tristan Rogers.
Casting
Tristan Rogers originally played the role from December 2, 1980 through February 25, 1992.
While Rogers' Scorpio had been "killed with no body found" when he left the series in 1992, Rogers returned briefly from November 15 to 22, 1995, as Scorpio's spirit to comfort the character's daughter
He returned again on January 27, 2006 till March 1, 2006, this time with Scorpio being very much alive. Rogers reappeared on April 13, 2006 and left again on November 16, 2006.From August 5, 2008 through October 21, 2008, Rogers reprised the role of Robert Scorpio on the Season 2 of
Rogers reprised the role for a brief period in March 2012, following the departure of
In October 2015, it was announced that Rogers will be returning to the series as Robert, while still remaining on Y&R, beginning on December 17, 2015.[14][15][16][17] Rogers wrapped his return on February 2, 2016. Rogers would reprise his role again in the summer of 2016 for a short stint. He appeared from August 26 to September 9, 2016.[18]
In March 2018, Soap Opera Digest reported that Rogers would return to the show, his return aired on April 13, 2018.[19][20] Rogers departed on June 1, 2018.[21]
In July 2018, it was announced Rogers made another return to the show.[22] Rogers returned on July 27, 2018.[23] In January 2019, Soaps.com reported that Rogers would be returning during the week of January 28.[24]
Storylines
1980–1992
Robert, an Australian, has a heroic past. He was involved in many adventures with his good friend
Robert first showed up in Port Charles under suspicious circumstances, tracking Luke and
In early 1982, Robert took up with feisty reporter
Robert and Holly Sutton married under strange circumstances. Holly was pregnant with the presumed dead Luke Spencer's baby and was about to be deported, so Robert stepped in and married her. She ended up miscarrying the baby, but she and Robert eventually fell in love. Jackie Templeton was upset by this turn of events and turned vindictive against Robert for jilting her. Robert had a bad relationship with his brother
Robert married Anna Devane when the two were on assignment for the WSB in Italy. The two were married in secret before either character showed up in Port Charles. After Holly "died", Anna and Robert remarried in 1991. When the evil Cesar Faison kidnapped Anna, Robert left Port Charles for South America to rescue her.
2006, 2008
Both Robert and Anna turned up alive in Port Charles in 2006 much to the surprise of their daughter, Robin. During his return in 2006, Robert told Robin he was in the South Pacific trying to track a lethal dose of
2012–14
In February 2012, Robert returns to Port Charles, after receiving news Robin had died in an explosion. Robert's guilt over what he deems as his inability to protect Robin prompts him to consider suicide by jumping off of a bridge. However, a despondent Robert is found by Luke, who tells Robert
Robert and Anna are held prisoner on Cassadine Island by Jerry Jacks in the same laboratory where Jerry had kept Robin. After several weeks of captivity, Robert and Anna manage to escape in November 2013. They capture Jerry and take him back to Port Charles as a prisoner. The team then goes to Spoon Island and finds Robin alive, leading to an emotional reunion. They capture Obrecht and Faison. Anna decides the only way to keep Faison out of their lives for good is to kill him. Robert is reluctant to go along at first, but in the end when he sees Anna is determined to kill Faison, he joins in her in a joint execution, saying, "If we do this, we'll do it together." Robert covers their tracks and it remains unknown what really happened to Faison. He later announces he'll leave Port Charles to help out Holly and her son Ethan, who got himself in trouble with a scam.
2015-18
In December 2015, Robert joins Anna and Patrick to rescue Robin who is being held by Jerry Jacks again. They storm the compound where Jerry announces Robin is dead, however she actually faked her death to trick Jerry. After Robert and Anna sent Jerry to Steinmauer, they were reunited with Robin and they all went home.
Robert was there for Robin and Patrick's second wedding in January 2016.
Robert briefly returns to Port Charles in August to warn Luke's family about
In April 2018, Robert joins Anna's search for Faison's previously unknown son Heinrik Faison in Switzerland. He was shocked to discover Heinrik was also Anna's son, but he understood why she kept it from everyone.
In May, Peter August was exposed as Heinrik and Jason Morgan was going to kill him, but Anna stopped him and Peter was arrested under Robert's orders. When Peter escapes from jail, Robert leaves town to sort out the mess that was made.
In July, Robert returns to Port Charles to extradite Peter to Steimauer after learning Peter has been found, but Robert later shelved the charges against Peter for Anna's sake. He later works with
2019
Robert returns to Port Charles in early 2019 with intel on why Anna suddenly went blind. Their search for answers leads them to Dr. Arthur Cabot who went blind as well. They restore Cabot's sight who tells them Anna and her sister Alex were part of his original study to transfer memories from one person to another.
In March, Robert joins Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) in Turkey to find and rescue Sonny's son, Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) who has been on an undercover for the WSB since June 2018. After a shootout with Raj Patel and his men, Robert brings Sonny and Dante home.
In April, Robert reveals the possibility to Anna that Peter may not be her son after all, but Anna decides not to pursue that theory because she wants a relationship with Peter.
In June, Robert was booted out of the WSB by being forced to retire despite the fact he still has WSB contacts. He later becomes the new
Reception
In 2023, Charlie Mason from
References
- ^ Series Producer: Gloria Monty; Writer: Pat Falken Smith and Norma Monty (April 19, 1985). "Episode 5645". General Hospital. Season 22. ABC.[dead YouTube link]
- We Love Soaps. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ Wolf, Buck. "Luke and Laura: Still the Ultimate TV Wedding." ABC.com November 16, 2006.
- ^ West, Abby. "Luke and Laura: 17 Great Soap Supercouples". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ^ Matheson, Whitney. "Recalling some of TV's dearly departed." USAToday.com August 31, 2005.
- ^ Logan, Michael. "Soaps News: Tristan Rogers Checks Back into GH." TVGuide.com Archived 2008-09-04 at the Wayback Machine June 18, 2008.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly. "SoapNet renews Night Shift." The Hollywood Reporter. May 27, 2008.
- ^ a b "Scorpio on the Night Shift". SOAPnet. sn.soapnet.go.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ "The Best & Worst of 2008". Soap Opera Digest. (Vol. 33, No. 51). December 16, 2008. p. 73.
- ^ "Scorpio Returns to GH". Soap Opera Digest. (Vol. 33, No. 51). December 16, 2008. p. 4.
- ^ "Comings and Goings: Tristan Rogers (Robert Scorpio)". Soap Opera Digest. (Vol. 33, No. 51). December 16, 2008. p. 16.
- ^ "Ron Carlivati Confirms Tristan Rogers's GH Exit". Soap Opera Digest. November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- Soap Opera Network. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
- American Media Inc.Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- American Media Inc.Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Scorpio Swoops In!". ABC Soaps In Depth. 19 (51). United States: Bauer Publications: 9. December 21, 2015.
- American Media, Inc: 10. December 14, 2015.
- SheKnows Media. September 15, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- American Media, Inc.Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (April 13, 2018). "General Hospital Sneak Peek: [Spoiler] Returns — Is Anna Glad to See Him?". TVLine. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ Shelly Altman and Chris Van Etten (Head writers); William Ludel (Director); Charlotte Gibson (Script writer) (June 1, 2018). General Hospital. Season 56. Episode 14049. ABC.
- ABC Soaps In Depth. United States: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Shelly Altman and Chris Van Etten (Head writers); Gary Tomlin (Director); Charlotte Gibson (Script writer) (July 27, 2018). General Hospital. Season 56. Episode 14088. ABC.
- SheKnows Media. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "'Night Shift' Writer Interview". SOAPnet. soapnet.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ "Finola Hughes Joins 'Night Shift'". SOAPnet. sn.soapnet.go.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ Diliberto, Joe (2008-09-30). "John J. York: Standing up to Colon Diseases". Soap Opera Digest. soapoperadigest.com. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ "'Night Shift' Season Finale Preview". SOAPnet. sn.soapnet.go.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- Soaps She Knows. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
External links
- Robert Scorpio profile at Soapcentral.Com