Overview
- Geary died on Sunday, Dec. 14, in the Netherlands following complications from surgery three days earlier, according to Claudio Gama.
- ABC and General Hospital executives confirmed his death as tributes poured in from colleagues including Genie Francis and Jonathan Jackson.
- He originated Luke Spencer in 1978 and became one of daytime TV’s defining figures with a record eight Daytime Emmy Awards.
- Luke and Laura’s 1981 wedding drew about 30 million viewers, the most-watched episode in soap opera history.
- Geary retired in 2015, settled in Amsterdam, married Gama in 2019, and the series later revealed Luke had died off-screen in 2022.