Breaking news: General Hospital is recasting the role of Michael Corinthos. Drew Garrett will be exiting the part of Sonny and Carly's son, and actor Chad Duell will be taking over the role.
ABC issued the following statement on the recast: "We are recasting the role of Michael Corinthos Jr., the son of Sonny and Carly, with actor Chad Duell. His first airdate is Tuesday, April 20th. The continuing storyline will have viewers on the edge in the weeks leading up to May sweeps as Michael and his father frantically try to hide the truth that he murdered his stepmother Claudia.
We want to thank Drew Garrett for his time with General Hospital and wish him well in all his future endeavors."
Drew Garrett took over the role in April 2009, when Michael woke up from a nearly year-long coma.
Chad has appeared on shows such as The Wizards of Waverly Place and The Suite Life on Deck.
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talk about resemblance! lol I don't know where they found that original Michael but to me he didn't look like anyone on either side of his family! Surely not like Carly or Aj, plus I think he was destined to look like a baby forever which wouldn't work since he woke up like 5 years older than he should've been! lol Someone said they found the new Michael on Disney...I don't remember him on Disney & we watch it all the time here. Maxie was from Disney though. It took me a while not to see her as Zenon. lol
I think it sucks that they got rid of the original michael so it doesn't really bother me that they're getting rid of michael#2...and the original michael wasn't ugly or look like a chucky doll as someone else said...I always thought he was supposed to resmeble his grama Bobbie who has red hair also, and I liked him better than post coma michael.
I think Sonny is doing what he always does. A first class jerk.He thinks killing is the way to fix everything. Going to prison will be the best thing to happen in Port Charles
he thinks that killing someone is the way to do things.
The girl that was photgraphed by Franco was not Claudia..he used someone that looks like her...even her voice sounded young!!!
exactly what i was thinking! someone else said "he doesn't even look like sonny!" hello! he is a Q! those people, are not commited :)
man that really why i watch the show
its going to be sad when he leaves
I really hate to see Drew leave the show, I rather enjoyed him as Micheal. I thought he was perfect for this new defiant, harder persona Micheal is taking on. I dont think chad really has that new Micheal image. Although I must say casting did great as far as finding a boy with features perfectly similar to Carly. Chad is really going to have to sell me on this. I have kids so ive seen him on the disney channel and sometimes thats a hard image to pull away from as you get older. Anyways, I agree that the whole claudia murder/dramma is played out. Not really getting old just boring. I could of sworn she was going to come back from the dead somehow. I remeber a 20 seccond clip during the show one day where Claudia was being photographed by the artist as she was supposedly dead on the cabin floor and she popped her eyes open and said "can I get up yet?" then it cut away, I wonder...
The story line im really following right now is Christina. What spoiled girl! The women of G.H are well known for being strong, admired women. Christina just doesnt fit the bill. Im ready for her to leave the show some how.
Well, first of all the press release person is a moron...Michael is Carly and AJ QUARTERMAINE's son. He's not Sonny's biological child. Seriously?? In any case, I really liked Drew in the role. Rather than a recast, why didn't they get rid of Kristina, Keifer, and some of the other characters that are wasting my time on the show that I happily FF through on my DVR?? Now THAT would be a positive move...
Even though I liked Michael number 2, I'm so looking forward to the new Michael number 3. Not only does he look like Carly and Sonny's son, I feel as though he will do a great job and he's a cutie pie! I'm hoping Michael will come around and burst the courtroom, before they sentence Sonny and take the blame for the Murder of Claudia. Is anyone else getting sick and tired of the "Claudia drama/Story" as well as getting sick and tired of that brat Christina? This girl need to come clean, before someone innocent is hurt or killed. I can't believe she's protecting her attacker, is she nuts! I also can't wait to see Alexis and Carly go toe to toe about Christina. That brat needs to come clean to end this mess! I'm so sick and tired of everyone bashing Eithan as this woman/girl beater. I would hate to see Sonny and Luke's relationship destroyed, because this lying little witch can't come clean. This lie is going to destroy and touch everyone's life, who is connected with PortCharles. As far as Sam, she's doing what a big sister would do, protect her little sister, even though I think she's a little over the top, trying to fight Eithan!
"Okay people yes we watched the original Michael grow up the kid was ugly he looked very sick and needed some son his acting was not allof that at all it was very scripted looked as if they were holding cards inthe air for himto read at. This Michael looks like Jason and Carly looks like he can be related to both families and not look like the doll chucky or a leprochan, it is a show we all should be use to recasting they made michael go into the coma in Junior High but wake up about to be 18 come on people not rocket science . I do wish that they do not drag this out to may come on get over this Claudia stuff already."
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lololololol couldn't have said it better myself....only thing I hate about the "new" Michael is his little jerk rich kid attitude. Ordering Max & Milo around! Who the hell does he think he is! Sonny never treated anyone that bad & he's a killer! lol I hope the new Michael is a little sweeter. =)