Home > General Hospital > Comings and Goings

General Hospital Comings and Goings: Star Finally Back and Surprise Guest Spot

A big star resurfaces on GH, and there’s a surprise guest too.

By Janet Di Lauro
 Comments

What are the latest casting moves on the General Hospital front? Read on to find out if any actors are joining the show in contract, recurring or day-player roles and if any of your favorite stars are getting ready to exit the ABC soap.

The Week of  June 17, 2024

After a lengthy medical leave, John J. York triumphantly returns as Mac Scorpio. The popular character has been out of town on a business matter since last October, while York has been receiving treatment for blood and bone marrow disorders. Look for Mac to resurface on Wednesday, June 19. He’ll have scenes with his onscreen “daughter,” Maxie (Kirsten Storms).

Blogger Perez Hilton will be making a guest appearance on the soap. GH recently shared the news on its social media platforms, posting: “Breaking News. A very inquisitive guest swung by Port Charles today. We can’t wait for you to see what Perez Hilton has in store for General Hospital. Stay tuned!”

Kin Shriner is back as Scott Baldwin on Tuesday, June 18. The attorney will confer with his longtime pal and client, Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring).   
Janet Di Lauro
3,604 articles

Janet Di Lauro is a contributing editor at Soap Opera Digest and a writer at Cynopsis.com and Soap Hub.com.
She has been writing about daytime and primetime television for over 30 years.
Prior to her current gigs, Janet ran ThoughtCo.com’s Days of our Lives website. She has built a career in daytime television coverage that has spanned over 30 years and includes a stint as the West Coast editor of Soap Opera Weekly magazine from the publication’s debut in 1989 through 2010. In addition, she was the features editor of Daytime TV magazine and editor of Soap Opera Stars magazine during her publishing years working in New York.
Based in California, Janet has interviewed daytime’s biggest stars, past and present, from Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso (Bo and Hope, Days of Our Lives”) to Susan Lucci (Erica Kane, All My Children) to Maurice Benard (Sonny, General Hospital) to Peter Bergman (Jack, The Young and the Restless). In addition to her daytime work, she served as a contributing editor on the tween publication Pixie and was a feature editor on Reality Check magazine.

Subscribe Now

Get spoilers, news and recaps in your inbox daily.

Subscribe Now

Get spoilers, news and recaps in your inbox daily.