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General Hospital prima Steve Burton volition reprise his relation arsenic Harris Michaels successful caller episodes of Peacock's Days of Our Lives. Get each the details connected the actor's return.
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A soap opera seasoned is headed to Peacock.
Steve Burton—who played Jason Morgan connected General Hospital for astir 30 years—will reprise his relation arsenic Harris Michaels connected Peacock's Days of Our Lives successful aboriginal 2023, the streamer announced Nov. 9. The actor's instrumentality to the DOOL franchise follows his quality connected the Days spinoff Beyond Salem earlier this year.
Peacock is presently keeping details of his character's "thrilling caller storyline" nether wraps but teased successful a property merchandise that fans tin expect "more mystery, high-stakes adventure, and romance with Harris returning to the canvas adjacent year."
Burton—who filed for divorce from his woman Sheree Gustin successful July—first joined Days for 12 episodes successful 1988 earlier making his General Hospital debut successful 1992. The 52-year-old's different soap opera credits see the two-season spinoff General Hospital: Night Shift and The Young and the Restless.
In Nov. 2021, Burton announced helium was fto spell from General Hospital connected Instagram, citing COVID-19 vaccine mandates arsenic the crushed down his exit.
"I did use for my aesculapian and spiritual exemptions and some of those were denied, which, you know, hurts," helium explained successful a video. "But this is besides astir idiosyncratic state to me. I don't deliberation anybody should suffer their livelihood implicit this."
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Despite this, helium said helium volition "always beryllium grateful for my clip astatine General Hospital," adding, "I americium excited to spot what the aboriginal brings, and maybe, 1 day, if these mandates are lifted, I can return and decorativeness my vocation as Jason Morgan. That would beryllium an honor. And if not, I'm gonna instrumentality this astonishing experience, determination guardant and beryllium everlastingly grateful."
New episodes of Days of Our Lives premiere weekdays connected Peacock.
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