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General Hospital (Gh) spoilers tease that the last actor to play Spencer Cassadine is speaking out about the character’s future.

Nicholas Alexander Chavez left the soap to portray Lyle Menéndez on Ryan Murphy’s Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story. Before this he made his daytime debut on Gh four years prior.

Spencer Cassadine is presumed dead but soap character have at least 21 lives. Will Chavez reprise the role? Keep reading to find out what he has to say about that!

General Hospital Spoilers – Nicholas Alexander Chavez Played Spencer Cassadine

When asked by TV Line if he is done with the sudser, Chavez replied “No. Port Charles is a crazy place. We’ll have to see what happens.” That could be news to Gh fans, some of whom thought the actor would not want to return to daytime.

Chavez debuted as Prince Spencer Stefan Nikolosovich Cassadine in 2021 but...

General Hospital (Gh) spoilers and update tease Nicholas Alexander Chavez is not ruling out a future return as Spencer Cassadine, but he’s okay with the role being recast as well.

Spencer has been presumed dead for around ten months now, but Nicholas has been extremely busy-he explains what’s happened.

General Hospital Spoilers – “Monsters” Filming, Then Offered “Grotesquerie”

Viewers may recall Nicholas intended to make his return once he completed filming the captivating tale of the Menendez brothers; yet, he has yet to do so.

During the production of the latter half of Season 2 of the Monsters anthology series, the illustrious creator Ryan Murphy extended an enticing offer to Chavez.

This was for a prominent role in Grotesquerie, a regular tv series which graces FX screens on Wednesdays at 10/9c; and the role could not be more different than in “Monsters”.

“It presented a remarkable chance to immerse myself...

When General Hospital sent Spencer Cassadine to a watery grave in January 2024, it was expected that Nicholas Alexander Chavez would return to the role once he was done shooting Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. But you know what they say about the best-laid plans.

Chavez made a splash on General Hospital opposite Tabyana Ali as Trina.

While shooting the back half of Season 2 of the anthology series, creator Ryan Murphy offered Chavez a plum part in Grotesquerie (airing on FX Wednesdays at 10/9c). “It was an opportunity to play in a world that was very, very different from the Menendez brothers,...

With the momentum of stardom in her favor after Netflix’s Wednesday and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Jenna Ortega will surely take on more Hollywood projects following Season 2 of Wednesday, which is currently in production.

Before these two Tim Burton projects, Ortega had roles in several other Netflix films and a television show as well as separate feature films. She got her start in a Colgate toothpaste commercial and then a Disney Channel show that mirrored the aspect of her big family.

Some might recognize Ortega as the actress who portrayed the younger version of Jane Gloriana Villanueva (portrayed by Gina Rodriguez when she’s older) in the CW’s Jane the Virgin. She also appeared in Studio 666 a horror film in which the Foo Fighters move into a storied rock ‘n roll studio that starts to haunt their work. Most recently right before the arrival of Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice in theaters,...

For the first time since his character was seemingly killed off on “General Hospital” earlier this year, actor Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Spencer Cassadine) has officially confirmed his exit from the daytime drama series after posting a formal statement on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday.

“I’m so appreciative of the opportunity that ‘Gh’ gave me, and I wouldn’t be as busy as I am professionally if it weren’t for the talented producers, writers, directors and fellow actors,” began Chavez in his statement before calling attention to Frank Valentini, the show’s executive producer, where he called him a “mentor and friend.” Chavez also notes he and the show are keeping the door open for a potential return should the opportunity arise.

“Frank Valentini is a mentor and a friend, and we’ve had some pretty extensive conversations about my future on the show. While there are no current plans for me to return,...

General Hospital star Nicholas Chavez is officially out as Spencer Cassadine despite there being some hope that he would be back. He had left in January 2024 for another project and was said to be returning when he was done. Now, he is done but what is the reason? Keep reading for more details.

General Hospital Nicholas Chavez Out As Spencer Cassadine

There has been speculation as to what was going on with Nicholas Chavez. He left his role on General Hospital as Spencer Cassadine in January to star in Monster, a Ryan Murphy production. Yet, it seemed that he would be coming back as soon as filming ended. Unfortunately, it seems that he is now gone for good and won’t be returning any time soon. According to She Knows, insiders are confirming the bad news that Nicholas has officially departed Port Charles though his reps have not said anything just yet.

Two actors who left General Hospital years ago are opening up about what led to their exits from the long-running soap opera series.

And it seems it has to do with the fans and the negativity that some of them bring to the fandom.

Nicolas Bechtel played Spencer Cassadine back in 2013 and then returned for a guest appearance in 2020. His role was recast a year later.

Ryan Paevey played the role of Nathan West from 2013 to 2018, when the actor decided to leave the show. The character was killed off.

So, what did they have to say about General Hospital and the fans?

Keep reading to find out more…

Nicolas tweeted in late March 2024, “just here to clarify a few things I’ve read in the last few hours. I’m 19 and 6’1, I’m headed to college in the Fall and I fully understand that I’m not everyone’s cup...

It’s been a huge week in the land of soap operas, not only in front of the camera but behind the scenes, too. Time to look through some of the biggest daytime drama news stories from the past week.

General Hospital Spoilers – Two Major Days Comebacks

Hold on to your hats, Days Of Our Lives (Dool) fans, because there are two massive returns on the horizon. Soap veteran and Another World alum, Stephen Schnetzer will reprise his 1970s role on the show, returning as Steve Olson, Julie Williams’s (Susan Seaforth Hayes) brother.

He didn’t offer too many details during his appearance on The Locher Room when he talked about his Dool return; however, it seems as if his comeback could be linked to the tribute the soap is planning for the late and great Bill Hayes (Doug Williams).

In addition, Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans) also announced during...

Long-time General Hospital viewers will remember Nicolas Bechtel as a quick-witted, scene-stealing child when he played Spencer Cassadine from 2013 to 2020. But those same fans might not recognize Bechtel now! Bechtel joined the long-running soap when he was eight years old, playing the son of Nikolas Cassadine (played at the time by the late Tyler Christopher) and Courtney Matthews. He left the show in 2020, when he was 15, and was replaced by Nicholas Chavez when producers decided to age up the character. Now 19, Bechtel shared a new profile pic on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, March 11, and surprised many fans who best remembered him as a precocious little kid. “Can’t believe how grown up you are! Time freakin flies! Amazing picture! Hope you’re doing great,” wrote former General Hospital castmate Kristen Alderson. #NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/FMcudQI6st — Nicolas J. Bechtel (@NicolasJBechtel) March 11, 2024 “Wow. Didn’t recognize you. You are going up to fast,...

Spencer Cassadine (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) is a legacy character on General Hospital. As a member of the Cassadine family, his life has been filled with drama since his birth. Many actors have stepped into the role of the troubled young boy; let’s take a look at a few of them.

General Hospital star Nicholas Alexander Chavez I Amy Sussman/Getty Images Spencer Cassadine’s history on ‘General Hospital’

Spencer is the son of General Hospital couple Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher) and Courtney Matthews (Alicia Leigh Willis). When Courtney became pregnant, she didn’t know if Nikolas or her ex-husband Jax Jacks (Ingo Rademacher) was the baby’s father. A paternity test revealed Jax was the father; however, unbeknownst to Courtney, Jax altered the results.

Spencer is born prematurely after Courtney contracted encephalitis. The baby survives, but Courtney doesn’t. Before her death, Jax confesses Nikolas is the baby’s father,...

(This article contains copious spoilers for “Game Over,” the season finale of “American Horror Stories” which you can watch now on FX on Hulu)

The “AHS” universe is an unhinged place — that’s the appeal, in my opinion. But there’s being unhinged, and then there’s unhinged in a way that takes the show off the rails, and “AHS” certainly does stray into the latter territory more than we would like.

“American Horror Stories” has actually managed to avoid this problem for the most part — the anthology format helps with that a lot. But in the finale story, “Game Over,” that standard “AHS” problem rears its ugly head once more.

“Game Over,” which was written by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, is extremely meta, breaking the fourth wall by referencing “AHS” over and over again, and features several different twists. It actually makes some kind of sense up until the end.

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not watched the Season 1 finale of “American Horror Stories,” “Game Over,” streaming now on FX on Hulu.

The final episode of “American Horror Stories” Season 1 took viewers back to where the season (and the franchise) started — the Murder House — but in a very tongue-in-cheek way.

The episode started off focusing on two murder buffs who were self-proclaimed “huge ‘American Horror Story’ fans” — so, in the world of “American Horror Stories,” “American Horror Story” exists as a TV show. The couple met at Comic-Con where Dylan (Adam Hagenbuch) was dressed as Son of Bloody Face and Connie (Noah Cyrus) was dressed as Sister Jude, both from “Asylum.” Also, did you notice their names are Dylan and Connie, a la the first names of the actors who played Ben and Vivien Harmon, Dylan McDermott and Connie Britton, in Season 1 of “Horror Story”?

Anyway, the...

As promised, American Horror Stories once again took us back to the iconic Murder House in Thursday’s season finale, though not the way anyone expected. The fact that it featured not one but two Fuller House cast members was merely the first of many surprises.

The extremely meta episode began with an American Horror Story-obsessed couple — curiously named Connie (Noah Cyrus) and Dylan (Adam Hagenbuch) — arriving at the actual Murder House, which is now being rented as an Airbnb “experience” for fans of the FX show. The love birds, who of course met at Comic-Con while cosplaying as Son...

Spoiler Alert: This post contains details about the American Horror Stories Season 1 finale, “Game Over.”

In the final installment of American Horror Stories‘ first Season, the sprawling reach of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s original franchise comes to the gaming world.

In “Game Over,” the meta season ender, all roads lead back to the Murder House, which once again entices a couple looking to start a new chapter. Noah Cyrus’s Connie and Adam Hagenbuch’s Dylan are a couple of thrill-seekers and self-proclaimed “huge American Horror Story fans” who booked a stay at the newly-converted Airbnb. After settling in, they venture around the house.

The opening scene is rife with callbacks to the original series and to the first chapters of American Horror Stories itself.

The Infantata returns with Piggy Man to haunt and slaughter the couple. It’s a treat for AHS fans as Twisty the Clown,...

American Horror Stories kicked off at the Murder House...

And it will also end there.

Ryan Murphy confirmed the cast for American Horror Stories Season 1 Episode 7 -- the season finale -- on Tuesday, and this trip to the Murder House will include some familiar faces.

Dylan McDermott and Jamie Brewer are reprising their roles as Dr. Ben Harmon and Adelaide “Addie” Langdon, respectively.

This marks the first time Brewer has played the character since the freshman season.

McDermott played Ben back in an episode of AHS: Apocalypse in 2018, but still, it's nice to know some of these characters are coming back.

Part of the issue with the first two episodes of the series was that none of the Murder House ghosts made an appearance, rendering the episodes to be a bit too farfetched.

Reprising their roles from earlier in the season are Merrin Dungey as Dr. Andi Grant, Sierra McCormick as Scarlett,...

American Horror Stories‘ first season is ending where it all began.

Series creator Ryan Murphy on Tuesday confirmed that the anthology’s season finale (“Game Over”) will once again take us back to the iconic Murder House, where we’ll encounter some famous faces — including a few American Horror Story favorites.

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General Hospital has brought back Spencer and viewers are confused about who is playing the son of Nikolas (Tyler Christopher) and Courtney (Alicia Leigh Willis). Nicolas Bechtel is back playing Spencer Cassadine. He confirmed the news last week regarding his return to General Hospital and he is already airing in the role. Viewers may be confused because Nicolas Bechtel is […]...

General Hospital fans have been wondering when Spencer Cassadine (Nicolas Bechtel) would be returning following the revelation that Nikolas Cassadine (Marcus Coloma) is alive. Nicolas Bechtel confirmed the news that he would be bringing Spencer back to Port Charles next week on General Hospital. This is exciting as it has been three years since he has had a father in his life. Spencer has been fighting for what he believed was his father’s and went up against Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) several times. Well…it’s out of the bag. It was so hard not to reply to all of you. I’m back and I am still […]...

1967: Peyton Place's Allison famously cut her hair.

1980: AMC's Palmer toasted Nina on her 19th birthday.

1985: Santa Barbara's Kelly blew up a car.

2010: AMC's Greenlee revealed herself to be alive at her wedding."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1952: On Search for Tomorrow, Jim and Sam received photos of Keith kissing another woman. Louise told Joanne (Mary Stuart) that Irene (Bess Johnson) planned to destroy Joanne's reputation by leaking information of her affairs and shady business activities. Irene told Jim that she wanted...

Join our newsletter to get more stories like this Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Spencer (Nicolas Bechtel) have shared many scenes over the years. Their bond is something special and when they are together in any capacity, both light up the room. Spencer calls him “Uncle Sonny”, but are they actually related? Spencer’s mom is Courtney (Alicia Leigh Willis). She was involved in an adulterous affair with Nikolas Cassadine (formerly Tyler Christopher) and the two conceived a son. Initially, it was believed that Jasper Jax (formerly Ingo Rademacher) was Spencer’s father but that was later to be proven untrue. How are […]

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It was another crazy week in Port Charles.

Drew was faced with an impossible decision. Spencer returned with only one thing on his mind, revenge.

The teen scene of Josslyn, Oscar and Cameron were full of angst, rushed choices and more lies.

Margaux put Drew in a lose/lose situation by offering him the flash drive with his memories on it, in exchange for giving up information on Jason and Sonny.

He his tough choice was a focal point this week. Fans were privy to powerful Drew scenes thanks to his predicament.

Drew turned to Franco of all people to seek guidance. Although he used a hypothetical scenario, Franco saw right through it.

Billy Miller and Roger Howth play off each other nicely. Any time these two hunks get screen time together, it is a win for fans.

Sam and Drew fans also got to see their favorite couple together,...

Jeremy Apody has joined Buchwald as the new West Coast Head of Emerging Talent Commercial & Branding.

Apody spent the previous 14 years at Abrams Artists Agency where he built and headed a highly successful youth commercial department, having taken over that division in 2007. Some of his best known ad campaign bookings include Geico’s “Peter Pan”, Progressive’s “Young Flo,” Toyota Highlander’s “Nathan James” and Verizon’s “Fios Football Girl”.

Apody has helped develop and groom some of the biggest, up and coming youth actors in the business. Joining him at Buchwald are many of his commercial clientele including Ella Anderson, Thomas Barbusca (The Mick), Nicolas Bechtel (Stuck In The Middle), Lulu Wilson (Annabelle: Creation), Daniel Dimaggio (American Housewife), Trinitee Stokes (K.C. Undercover), Chloe Coleman (Big Little Lies), Caitlin Carmichael (300: Rise of An Empire), Lauren Donzis (Liv & Maddie) and Madeleine McGraw (Outcast), and Francesca Capaldi (Dog With A Blog...

Exclusive: Stuck in the Middle star Jenna Ortega has been cast in a lead role opposite Alyson Hannigan and Leslie Bibb in Man of the House, ABC’s multi-camera hybrid family comedy pilot from Gail Berman’s The Jackal Group, ABC Studios and Scandal star Kerry Washington’s studio-based Simpson Street.

Ortega is segueing to Man Of the House from another multi-camera comedy, Disney Channel’s Stuck In the Middle, which wrapped production on its third season last week. It will be the series’ last season, Deadline has learned. The 22-episode third and final season of Stuck In the Middle will begin airing this summer. The series has produced 59 episodes in total.

Ortega, who plays the lead in Stuck In the Middle, hinted at the comedy coming to an end with tearful messages on Twitter and Instagram at the wrap of production last week.

Stuck in the Middle, from executive producer Linda Videtti Figueiredo,...

1967: Peyton Place's Allison famously cut her hair.

1980: AMC's Palmer toasted Nina on her 19th birthday.

1985: Santa Barbara's Kelly blew up a car.

2010: AMC's Greenlee revealed herself to be alive at her wedding."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."

― Machiavelli

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1952: On Search for Tomorrow, Jim and Sam received photos of Keith kissing another woman.

Laurie Hernandez is headed to the Disney Channel!

The Olympic gold medalist and Dancing With the Stars champ is playing herself in an upcoming episode of Stuck in the Middle.

The series follows Harley Diaz (Jenna Ortega), the middle child in a family of seven kids, and the wacky, hectic adventures she, her siblings and her parents get into every week.

Watch: Laurie Hernandez's Celeb Journey: 7 Times She Stole Our Hearts by Being So Cute!

In the episode "Stuck in a Gold Medal Performance," Hernandez is invited to the Diaz residence for a friendly family dinner, which quickly spins out of control and goes utterly awry.

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Hernandez even rocked the gold medal she won at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to set, where she posed with the Stuck in the Middle cast, including Ortega, Kayla Maisonet, Nicolas Bechtel, Cerina Vincent, Ronni Hawk, Malachi Barton, Isaak Presley, Ariana Greenblatt and [link...

It might have made you as crazy as your evil twin to have had to, ahem, tune in tomorrow to watch the 43rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards. But at last you can catch the ceremony from start to finish by clicking on the link below.

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If, rather than sit through the whole show, you’d prefer to check out highlights, you can zip forward to:

07:45 General Hospital’s Vinessa Antoine (Jordan) accepting the Supporting Actor statuette on behalf of her former leading man, Sean Blakemore (ex-Shawn)

17:20 for the zinger Dr. Mehmet Oz let...

Winners were announced Sunday night for the 43rd Daytime Emmy Awards, which were held in Los Angeles and broadcast/streamed by… well, no one.

RelatedCBS, Y&R Lead Daytime Emmy Nods; Ceremony Won’t Be Televised

CBS’ The Young and the Restless entered the evening with 27 total nominations, followed by ABC’s General Hospital (24 nods), CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful (23) and NBC’s Days of Our Lives (16).

TVLine has denoted winners in the major categories below; our sister site Variety has a tally of the Creative Arts winners, announced on Saturday.

RelatedKelly Ripa, Michael Strahan Not Attending Daytime...

Daytime TV’s best and brightest got bittersweet news on Thursday afternoon.

While CBS and The Young and the Restless led the list of networks and programs up for 2016 Daytime Emmy awards — with 77 and 27 nods respectively — the announcement was tempered by the news that the ceremony will not be televised.

RelatedKeep or Cut? Vote on the Fate of Castle, Sleepy Hollow, Other ‘Bubble’ Shows

“After last year’s critically successful Daytime [Emmys] telecast [on Pop], it is with great disappointment that The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces that there will not be a broadcast of the 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards,...

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Disney Channel's Stuck in the Middle TV series premieres Sunday, February 14, 2016, at 8:45pm. This new family sitcom features Harley Diaz (Jenna Ortega). As the fourth of seven children, Harley is stuck right in the middle of her great big family.

Stuck in the Middle stars: Joe Nieves, Isaak Presley, Ariana Greenblatt, Jenna Ortega, Cerina Vincent, Kayla Maisonet, Nicolas Bechtel, Malachi Barton, and Ronni Hawk. Check out newly released photos from Stuck in the Middle, and watch a preview, below.

Here is how Disney Channel describes Stuck in the Middle:

Inventor, experimenter, mediator and persuader Harley Diaz maneuvers her way through the bustle that comes with being part of her happy family of nine, from the unique vantage point of being a tween middle child, in “Stuck in the Middle,” a single-camera comedy...

Disney Channel has ordered family comedy series Stuck In the Middle, starring Jane The Virgin‘s Jenna Ortega. Production begins in November for a spring premiere. Ortega stars as Harley Diaz, an engineering whiz who uses her inventions to navigate life as the middle child in a family of seven kids. Playing her siblings are Ronni Hawk as Rachel, Kayla Maisonet (Dog With A Blog) as Georgie, Isaak Presley (Austin & Ally) as Grant, Nicolas Bechtel (General Hospital) as Danny…...

Jenna Ortega, best known for playing the younger version of Gina Rodriguez on The CW’s “Jane The Virgin,” has landed her own Disney Channel sitcom called “Stuck in the Middle,” TheWrap has learned. The family comedy will center around the Diaz family, and the rest of the cast includes Ronni Hawk as Rachel, Kayla Maisonet as Georgie, Isaak Presley as Grant, Nicolas Bechtel as Danny, Malachi Barton as Beast and Ariana Greenblatt as Daphne. Ortega will play Harley, a middle school student and engineering whiz who uses her inventions to navigate through life as the middle child in a large family.