1. Michael Corinthos is a fictional character on General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network.
88 Facts About Michael Corinthos
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Quartermaine and Carly Corinthos, and adoptive son of mob boss Sonny Corinthos, Michael is raised at the center of a bitter battle between the Quartermaine and Corinthos families.
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Michael Corinthos spent the majority of his life trying to emulate his adoptive father, but has since matured into a man in his own right.
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On March 28,2002, Dylan Cash made his first appearance as Michael Corinthos, aging the character and revising his birth year to 1995.
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On March 22,2010, several reports surfaced confirming that Drew Garrett had been let go from the series, and the role of Michael Corinthos was to be recast.
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Michael Corinthos wants to live a full life, without limitations and believes embracing danger is the way to do it.
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Michael Corinthos is in complete denial about how much has changed.
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Michael Corinthos is not in any way thinking about his future.
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Michael Corinthos is just worried about how he can get the most excitement out of the life he currently has.
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Michael Corinthos refuses to take no for an answer which often gets him into trouble.
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Michael Corinthos stubbornly refuses to accept that working for Sonny is not an option.
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Michael Corinthos has brain trauma, and if people saw what I, as Michael, almost did to Warren Bauer on last week's episode, which was almost kill him, you know that.
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Michael Corinthos's performance was so well received that at the expiration of Garrett's contract, Duell was cast as Michael, and the other character was scrapped.
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Michael Corinthos has thick enough skin to get through a lot of things.
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Michael Corinthos made his final appearance on January 21,2025.
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When Guza returned to his post as head writer, rumors circulated on Internet message boards that Michael Corinthos would be the next casualty of a mob war.
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Michael Corinthos finally wakes up on May 18,2009, with cousin Lulu Spencer at his bedside.
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Garrett explained that while Michael Corinthos healed physically, his mental and emotional health would cause drama.
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Garrett believed that if either of them were to develop feelings, it would be Kristina, as Michael Corinthos is too preoccupied with his recovery.
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Michael Corinthos is immediately angry with Carly for not being present when he opens his eyes, and believes she is trying to replace him by having another child.
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The storyline allows for further development of Michael Corinthos's relationship with Jason, who suffered from a brain injury when he was a little older than Michael Corinthos.
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Michael Corinthos is believed to be responsible for the accident; to avoid facing what he believes he has done, Michael Corinthos and Kristina run away to Mexico.
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Fortunately, Michael Corinthos realizes that Jerry is holding them prisoner; Michael Corinthos is very much like Sonny when it comes to recognizing a threat.
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But, because Michael Corinthos is not exactly sure if his memories are accurate, he hesitates to come forward.
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However, Michael Corinthos only feels guilty because he did not come forward about his flashbacks sooner and knows he could have prevented the situation.
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When it comes to Claudia, "Michael Corinthos is in a very dark place," said Garrett to Soap Opera Digest.
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Michael Corinthos feels invincible believing he got away with what he did because of who his father is.
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Weeks prior to his 18th birthday, Michael Corinthos warns his parental figures that he will start making decisions for himself.
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Michael Corinthos wants me to get it out of my system.
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Michael Corinthos is sentenced to 5 years in prison, with the possibility of parole in 2 years which is a minimum sentence for taking a life.
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Michael Corinthos is in denial when Jason finally questions him about the incident and he blames himself for "everything," by rehashing Claudia's murder.
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Michael Corinthos has to deal at some point, but because of who Michael Corinthos is, and who his father is, it is expected that he would get unwanted attention and attacks.
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However, precaution is taken and Michael Corinthos gets tested for HIV in addition to getting treated for his bruises.
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However, what makes matters worse for Michael Corinthos is that he cannot have contact with Sonny; Michael Corinthos is left without either father figure that raised him, so he feels alone and isolated.
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Michael Corinthos explained that there would always be drama in any relationship Michael had with a girl because of what happened to him; "it will be difficult for him to be physical with a girl, or even be affectionate with a woman," Duell stated.
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Michael Corinthos is forced to confront his intimacy issues when Kristina's friend Ali takes an interest in him.
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Candy backs off and advises Michael Corinthos that getting to know Ali would be his best option.
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Michael Corinthos learns that her real name is actually Abigail "Abby" Haver and that she only got into stripping so she could pay for her schooling.
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Michael Corinthos finally reaches that point in January 2011 when he comes clean about his experience in prison.
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Michael Corinthos feels as if something was stolen from him in prison, so he wants to use the mob to fill that void.
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Michael Corinthos went through something really awful and she has been through abusive stuff.
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Duell responded saying he'd have no problem playing a scenario in which Michael Corinthos loses Abby, if it made sense, and was well written; however, he was content with and enjoyed building Michael Corinthos's relationship with Abby.
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Duell said that he really enjoyed working with Alderson and said that he was ready for Michael Corinthos to find some happiness.
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Michael Corinthos defending Sonny causes a lot of trouble for the duo.
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Trey seems to annoy Starr a lot, which causes Michael Corinthos to become a bit more protective of her.
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Michael Corinthos is completely blindsided and disgusted by his mother's past actions.
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Michael Corinthos has mixed emotions; he does not know what to feel.
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In February 1998, Michael Corinthos is christened with Emily Quartermaine and Mike Corbin as his godparents.
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Carly's ex-fiance, Tony Jones, upset that he is not Michael Corinthos's father, kidnaps the boy.
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In 2002 and 2003, respectively, Michael gets a half-sister, Kristina Davis, and a brother, Morgan Corinthos.
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Michael Corinthos makes several attempts to reunite his parents, but eventually forms a bond with his stepfather Jasper Jacks.
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Michael Corinthos is rendered comatose in April 2008 after being shot in the head when a sniper tries to kill Sonny.
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Carly, Sonny, and Jason all hope for Michael Corinthos to wake up and come back to them.
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The teens soon return, and Michael Corinthos suddenly begins uncovering memories from the coma.
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Michael Corinthos eventually remembers that Claudia was the one responsible for his shooting.
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Michael Corinthos goes to tell Sonny, only to find him confronting Claudia for the shooting.
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Michael Corinthos is on his way out of town when he discovers Claudia's car abandoned on the side of the road.
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However, Sonny's new-found son, Dante Falconeri finds Michael Corinthos and brings him back, where he confesses under oath to Claudia's murder.
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Michael Corinthos is sent to prison, but Jason later pleads guilty to a felony with the condition that he receive the same sentence and will share a cell with Michael Corinthos in order to protect him.
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Unfortunately, by the time Jason gets there, Michael Corinthos has been attacked by Carter, another inmate.
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Michael Corinthos befriends a grieving Starr Manning after his failed attempt to save her daughter and boyfriend, and they soon start dating.
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Michael Corinthos gets drunk and wakes up in bed with Sonny's ex-wife Brenda Barrett, believing they have slept together; it's later revealed that they didn't.
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Michael Corinthos welcomes Morgan and his scheming girlfriend Kiki Jerome into his home.
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At Morgan and Kiki's reception, a grieving Sonny reveals that Morgan knew Kiki and Michael Corinthos weren't related, and he married her so Kiki would not leave him for Michael Corinthos.
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Michael Corinthos later learns that his great uncle Luke Spencer has been hitting on Kiki, even though he is engaged to Tracy.
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Michael Corinthos holds Sonny at gunpoint, ready to kill him, but his brothers talk him down.
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Michael Corinthos gets drunk and has a one-night stand with Rosalie Martinez.
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Sonny breaks out of jail when Luke threatens Michael Corinthos, and saves Michael Corinthos and several others from being killed by a bomb Luke planted.
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Michael Corinthos brings up Sonny's past and his own shooting, depicting Sonny as an unfit parent, and wins custody of Avery.
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However, Michael Corinthos finds out that Rosalie is helping Nikolas Cassadine take over ELQ by stealing stocks.
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Michael Corinthos convinces him to try to reconcile with his parents, and Michael gives Avery back to Sonny.
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Sabrina finds out she is pregnant, and Michael Corinthos is excited to be a father.
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However, Michael Corinthos later finds out that Carlos is the baby's father, and is upset with Sabrina for lying to him.
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Michael Corinthos later gets a note from Sabrina saying she's not coming back.
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Michael Corinthos discovers that "Jake" is actually Jason, alive with a new face.
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Michael Corinthos gives Michael back his position as CEO, and ELQ back to the Quartermaines.
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Carlos is arrested and brought back to Port Charles, and Michael Corinthos asks him where Sabrina is.
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Michael Corinthos finds Carlos after he is stabbed by Julian Jerome, and brings Carlos to GH.
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When Sabrina's son shows up at the Quartermaine mansion, Michael Corinthos realizes Sabrina is in trouble.
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Michael Corinthos gives Teddy to Joe Rivera Carlos' brother; who takes his nephew back to Puerto Rico.
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Unfortunately, Michael Corinthos is dealt another devastating blow soon after when Morgan is killed in a car bombing meant for Julian.
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Meanwhile, Michael Corinthos starts to grow close with Nelle Benson the kidney donor; who saved Michael Corinthos's sister, Josslyn.
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Duell was listed as the Performer of the Week in the January 17,2012 issue of Soap Opera Digest and applauded Duell for his portrayal of Michael Corinthos grieving for Abby.
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Viewers are shocked and dismayed on April 4,2008, when the 12-year-old Michael Corinthos gets shot in the head, and falls into a coma.
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Since joining GH, Chad has played every emotion with such conviction and dedication that he has made us feel what Michael Corinthos feels in the process.
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When Michael Corinthos revealed to Jason the secret that's been tearing at his soul for months, it was one of those moments where you became immersed in the scene.
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TV Guide's Michael Corinthos Logan compares the storyline to HBO television series Oz, believing that the show would show the full experience.
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Michael Corinthos Fairman awarded Duell, as well as his costars with the Power Performance of the Week in February 2011 for Michael Corinthos's confession scenes.