Anthony Geary Biography
Anthony Geary is an American actor who is known for playing the role of Luke Spencer on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital.
He originated the role of Luke in 1978 and received a record eight Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series prior to his retirement.
He also had a prominent supporting role in the “Weird Al” Yankovic comedy UHF in 1989. His other notable films include; Johnny Got His Gun (1971), Disorderlies (1987), Scorchers (1991), Teacher’s Pet (2004), and Fish Tank (2009).
Age
Anthony is 76 years old as of 2023. He was born on May 29, 1947, in Coalville, Utah, United States.
Family, Parents, and Siblings
Anthony is the son of Dana Anderson and Russell Dean Geary. Anthony’s father was a building contractor and owner of a construction company while his mother was a homemaker and assisted his father in the business as the bookkeeper.
His father was also a former mayor of Coalville, Utah and both his parents were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Anthony has two sisters; Jana Geary Steele and DeAnn Geary Bond.
Wife | Anthony Geary Is He Married
Anthony has managed to keep many aspects of his personal life private. It is not known if he is married or not. He, however, has been romantically linked to women like Syren and Elizabeth Taylor.
Gay
Anthony has been involved with gay rights for a long time now. He supports gay rights and he believes all individuals should be provided with the rights they deserve. Rumors had started doing rounds that Anthony is gay but the rumors were brought off after he admitted to having a relationship with Elizbeth Taylor.
Children
With Geary being in the limelight and seemingly living such a private life, many people wonder whether he has any children. And the answer to that question is no. He does not have any children.
Anthony Geary On General Hospital
In General Hospital, Anthony played the character, Luke Spencer. Luke is the middle child of the late, Tim Spencer and his late wife, Lena Spencer.
He was born and raised in Port Charles, New York to a low-income family near the docks. He was street-smart and would constantly defend his sister Bobbie when they were growing up.
Luke’s father was an alcoholic and he regularly beat both Luke and Bobbie as well as their mother Lena. After the death of their mother, Lena, their father walked out on them.
Anthony originated the role of Luke in 1978 and later left the show in 1984.
In 1991, he returned to General Hospital as Luke’s cousin and look-alike Bill Eckert, due to the actor’s desire to play something other than Luke.
However, due to poor feedback from the viewing public, the character was killed off and Anthony resumed the role of Luke in 1993.
On Friday, May 8, 2015, he publicly announced that he would be leaving his role at General Hospital. He finished taping his last scenes on the General Hospital set on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. His last air date was July 27, 2015.
On May 4, 2017, he made a non-speaking cameo appearance to facilitate the retirement of co-star and former on-screen wife Jane Elliot.
Is Anthony Geary Still Alive
Anthony is still alive and well. He lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Anthony Geary’s Net Worth
Geary has a net worth of $9 million.
Anthony Geary Movies And TV Shows
- Alice and the Monster – George
- Fish Tank – Van Man
- General Hospital: Night Shift – Luke Spencer
- Teacher’s Pet – John / Juan
- Port Charles – Luke Spencer
- Burke’s Law – Clayton Cole
- Roseanne – Luke Spencer
- Whistlestop – Girl Andy
- General Hospital – Bill Eckert
- Night of the Warrior – Lynch
- Scorchers – Preacher
- Murder, She Wrote – Eric Grant / KGB Lt. Fyodor Alexandr
- UHF – Philo
- Night Life – John Devlin
- Do You Know the Muffin Man? – Stephen Pugliotti
- High Desert Kill – Dr. Jim Cole
- Crack House – Dockett
- You Can’t Hurry Love – Tony
- Pass the Ammo – Stonewall
- It Takes Two – Wheel
- Dangerous Love – Mickey
- P.I. Private Investigations – Larry
- Disorderlies – Winslow Lowry
- Penitentiary III – Serenghetti
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam – Steve Reynolds
- You Are The Jury – Sam Billings
- Kicks- Martin Cheevers
- Hotel – Eli Gilmour / Phil Tanner
- Antony and Cleopatra Octavius – Caesar
- Sins of the Past – Lt. Malovich
- The Impostor – Cade
- Project U.F.O. TV Series – Darryl Biggs
- Starsky & Hutch – Delano
- The Six Million Dollar Man – Arta
- Most Wanted – Chops
- Barnaby Jones – Deputy Blake Jeffries / Nelson Mosley / Wilson
- The Streets of San Francisco – Gary Jelinek / Cajun / Joe Markham
- Doc Elliot – Dennis Graham
- Mannix – Eddie Decken
- The Young and the Restless – George Curtis
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Anthony is not on any social media platform.
