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Anthony Geary

Anthony Geary is known as an American actor. He is most famous for playing Luke Spencer in the ABC daytime drama soap opera, General Hospital.

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Background and Age

Anthony Dean Tony Geary was born in 1947. His mother was Dana and his father was Russell Dean. His father was a building contractor and he was the owner of a construction company. His mother was a homemaker and she was assisting her husband as a bookkeeper in their business. His father was once a mayor for the city of Coalville in Utah.

He was born with two sisters, DeAnn Geary and Jana Geary Steele. Anthony's parents regularly brought the family to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Luke's father was a drunkard and he routinely beat both Luke and Bobbie along with their mom, Lena. After the passing of their mom, Anthony's father abandoned them.

Geary went to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and he was on a theater scholarship. When he was 21 years old, he was a choir boy together with Imogene Coca and Sid Caesar at Las Vegas Stage. While performing on this stage, he fell down and got his chin got scarred.

Marriage, Wife, and Kids

Anthony was linked in the past to some high profile women like Elizabeth Taylor and Syren. He has never been married or had any children.

Anthony has been engaged with gay rights for quite a while now. He bolsters gay rights and he accepts all people ought to be provided with the rights they merit. Bits of gossip started suggesting Anthony was gay but he has never confirmed it.

Career and Net Worth

Anthony Geary was able to earn enough money through his acting career, building a net worth of around 9 million dollars. Anthony Geary’s first appearance was in Room 222 and afterward, he appeared in The Street of San Francisco, Marcus Welby M.D, Mannix, The Mod Squad, and All in the Family. He played the role of George Curtis, a rapist in The Young and The Restless in 1978.

He was paid a salary of 1.5 million dollars for his character, Luke Spencer in General Hospital. However, the ABC executives said that his salary was not sustainable because of the sliding ratings of the show. He ended up leaving the popular soap opera in 1984. In 1991, he came back to General Hospital as Luke's cousin and carbon copy Bill Eckert, because of the actor's craving to play some different role from Luke.

Because of poor feedback, the character was murdered off and Anthony continued his role as Luke in 1993. On May 8, 2015, he declared that he would leave his role on General Hospital. He wrapped up his final scenes on the General Hospital set on June 23, 2015. He showed up to encourage the retirement of co-star and former on-screen spouse, Jane Elliot, on May 4, 2017.

During his run as Luke, he was an eight-time winner for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 29 May, 1947
Age: 72 yrs
Occupations: Actor
Television actor
Film actor
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Coalville
Gender: Male
Description: American actor
Net Worth 2020: 9 million
Net Worth 2021: 9 million
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Last Modified: Jun 27 2020
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