General Hospital Recasts Michael

Chad Duell is the new Michael CorinthosBreaking 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.

 

 

Comments (259)

Sat, Apr 10 - 8:19 am

This is crazy and I am outraged that they have recast Micheal I think he needs to stay, no one could have played comming out of a comma better then he did, and his rage sceans were awsome, he did what he was supposed to do and I think they should give him another chance!!

Fri, Apr 09 - 5:14 pm

Why replace Drew? He did a great job and ABC didn't give any explanation.

Fri, Apr 09 - 3:18 pm

I heard that Michael, and Morgan are being replaced what about Kristina and Molly. I think this group of young actors seem to work well together. Why are they all of a sudden being replaced. They are being replaced right in the middle of active story lines. It takes so long to get used to another actor playing the part. I think you should keep MICHAEL MORGAN MOLLY AND KRISTINA with the actors who work well together. T Aulisio

Fri, Apr 09 - 7:53 am

I hate that u guys are replacing Drew. He was a good replacment u guys are really making a big mistake. U need to really think it over.

Thu, Apr 08 - 12:24 pm

i wanna know how come when michael got shot he was only 12 one year later he comes out of the coma & hes 18 that makes no sence & why is kristina 17 she should be 11 morgan shuld be 6 & molly should be 5 and why are u making liz be a hoe for we think she should be happy with the 1 she really loves and that jason and i really cant stand sam she annoys me i dont think her & jason make a cute couple please get ur ages & stories right

Wed, Apr 07 - 9:04 pm

I thoroughly enjoyed Drew as Michael...I'm very disappointed to hear about this recast. I agree that Drew has chemistry with all of the major players in his story. And he always reminded me of a younger version of Jason. Perhaps he is a prima dona on set? If not, it's a big mistake to replace him...

Wed, Apr 07 - 7:52 pm

Thats bad that they let go of Drew he was a good actor to me i dont understand why they are replacing him,but lets see how well the new Micheal will do!!

Wed, Apr 07 - 5:55 pm

If you are upset about this help support us by joining our facebook page by searching 'We Want Drew Garrett", We have over 1600 fans. We have tons of media coverage all over the internet, a Twitter page called KeepDrewGarrett, a YouTube page called KeepDrewGarrett, a Blog called KeepDrewGarrett and A LOT more. we WILL get him back. Support us if you want. ABC knows about us and we call daily and remind them about us.

~Sarah~ Co-Founder KeepDrewGarrett

Wed, Apr 07 - 10:52 am

Drew was excellent in the role and I especially enjoyed it when he took down Kiefer for beating up Kristina! The new Michael looks like a wimp. If they were going to recast the role - why not look to the original Michael who must have grown up some by now? I've never been especially comfortable with the seriously redheaded Michael being played by someone with sandy-colored hair!

Tue, Apr 06 - 8:10 pm

Why does Drew Have to go?????????? He is great in the role of Michael. The new one looks like sissy instead of Michael. I guess Drew was just getting to good for the role. Well, GH is minus one viewer. I guess OLTL and Y&R will be the only soaps for me now. Maybe not even OLTL since they are getting rid of the good new actors.

You must be a logged in registered user to post a comment.
Already registered with SOAPnet? Login below.
New to SOAPnet? Register Now!