By Wonderwall.com Editors
6:34am PDT, Oct 11, 2016
In honor of Vanessa Marcil's 48th birthday on Oct. 15, 2016, Wonderwall.com is taking a look back at her "General Hospital" days as well as seeing what she — and some of her most popular co-stars on the soap opera — are up to now. Vanessa started playing the part of Brenda Barrett in 1992, and she ended her run on the beloved daytime drama on April 23, 2013. But her acting days weren't over… Keep reading for more!
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Vanessa Marcil most recently starred as Dr. Kate Lawrence in the 2016 Hallmark Channel movie "The Convenient Groom." She also took on the role of Kaylene in the upcoming film "Deadly Devotion," which is currently in post-production. In 2014, she was Tess Nelson in the TV movie "Stranded in Paradise," and she was also Christine in the romance movie "Borrowed Moments" that same year. In 2015, she was on the TV series "Queens of Drama," which followed a group of former daytime and primetime actresses as they worked together to pitch and produce a new series. As for her personal life, she gave birth to son Kassius Lijah on March 30, 2002. She shares him with ex Brian Austin Green. In 2010, she married "CSI: NY" star Carmine Giovinazzo, but filed for divorce in 2012. In 2015, she announced on Twitter that she was engaged, but she's kept her fiance's identity a secret — she calls him simply "MC."
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After "General Hospital," Steve Burton continued to act on a soap opera. He currently stars as Dylan McAvoy on "The Young and the Restless" — although he is set to leave his role at the end of 2016. He's also been busy voicing video games in 2016. He's the voice of Cloud Strife in "Final Fantasy: Explorers" and "World of Final Fantasy." As for his personal life, Steve is the proud father of two daughters and a son with wife Sheree Gustin. They are parents to Makena, 12; Jack, 10; and Brooklyn, 2.
Tyler Christopher started playing Nikolas Cassadine on "General Hospital" in 1996. He was last on the show on June 16, 2016.
Tyler Christopher looks like he hasn't aged a day since 1996. He's currently working on a couple different projects. In 2017, he's slated to appear in "Pretty Broken" and "Unhallowed." Tyler also has his hands full as a father of two. He welcomed a baby girl, Boheme, with wife Brienne Pedigo on May 3, 2015. They also have a 7-year-old son, Greysun. And in case you forgot, before he wed Brienne in 2008, Tyler was married to Eva Longoria from 2002 to 2004.
Julie Berman starred as Lesley "Lulu" Spencer on "General Hospital" for eight years. She took on the role in 2005.
Julie Berman will play the role of Serena in "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life," which is still in post-production. In addition to this TV miniseries, Julie has been making her name known on the small screen. She took on the roles of Leia on "Casual" and Dr. Sam Zanetti on "Chicago Med." She's also in "Valley of the Moon," but the film is still in post-production. Julie has been married to Michael Grady since 2008.
Anthony Geary made his debut as Luke Spencer on "General Hospital" in 1978. He last appeared on the show on July 28, 2015.
In 2016, Anthony Geary played the part of Drum in the short film "The Obituary." His most recent movie role was in "Alice and the Monster" in 2012. Thanks to his role as Luke Spencer, in 2012, he set a record for winning the most Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series when he took home his seventh. He now has eight because he won again in 2015. As for his personal life, Anthony likes to keep it incredibly private.
Ingo Rademacher made his debut as Jasper "Jax" Jacks on "General Hospital" in 1996. He was last seen on the soap on Aug. 16, 2016.
Like his former "General Hospital" colleague Kelly Monaco, Ingo Rademacher has competed on "Dancing With the Stars" (He placed fifth on Season 16). And in addition to his role as Jax on "GH," Ingo has played the part of Robert Coughlin on "Hawaii Five-0" since 2011, most recently appearing on the crime drama in 2016. Ingo is also a father. He and girlfriend Ehiku welcomed son Peanut Kai Rademacher on July 11, 2008. He then married Ehiku on Oct. 3, 2009. On May 13, 2012, they welcomed their second son, Pohaku Zen.
Natalia Livingston played Emily Bowen-Quartermaine on "General Hospital" from 2003 to 2009.
After her "General Hospital" days, Natalia Livingston spent some time on "Days of Our Lives" as Taylor Walker in 2011. She took a break from acting until she played Liza Park in "Tainted Dreams" in 2014. That same year, she starred in the movie "Rough Hustle." She most recently played the role of Jackie Fletcher in the film "Cyber Case." As for her personal life, she married her longtime boyfriend, Dr. Matt Aldag, on Sept. 3, 2016.
Jason Thompson started playing Patrick Drake on "General Hospital" in 2005. His last appearance on the soap was on Jan. 7, 2016.
After Jason Thompson left "General Hospital," he took on the role of Billy Abbott on "The Young and the Restless." On April 5, 2015, he married Paloma Jonas in San Pancho, Mexico. The couple welcomed their first child, son Bowie, on May 25, 2016.
Kelly Monaco has played the role of Sam McCall on "General Hospital" since 2003.
Kelly Monaco found even more fame when she competed on "Dancing With the Stars" during its first season in 2005 — and won! Most recently, she played herself on an episode of "Baby Daddy" in 2015. She's also been in a couple of TV movies: "The Edge of the Garden" and "Football Wives." As for her personal life, she split with high school sweetheart Mike Gonzalez in 2009 after 18 years together.
Maurice Benard has played the part of Sonny Corinthos on "General Hospital" since 1993.
He's still a "General Hospital" regular, but Maurice Benard has been taking on more film roles. He's Peter Duran in the upcoming 2017 film "Hold On." Most recently, he played Joseph Hawthorne in "The Ghost and The Whale," and he was also Ridge in "Joy." In addition to playing Sonny on TV, he also played Horatio Spate on ABC's "Castle." In his personal life, Maurice has been happily married to Paula Smith since 1990. They have four children: Heather, 23; Cailey, 22; Cassidy, 17; and Joshua, 11. They adopted Heather — the daughter of Paula's late sister — in 2008.
