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Jonathan Jackson Leaves General Hospital After Nine-Month Return

He left when the commute between Tennessee and the show's Los Angeles production became unsustainable.

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Overview

  • Jackson reprised his Emmy-winning role as Lucky Spencer in August 2024 and concluded his run this week
  • Lucky’s exit was scripted around his character’s departure after Elizabeth Webber declined his marriage proposal
  • Jackson described his return as an “experiment” to balance family life with filming and said it ultimately proved untenable
  • Executive producer Frank Valentini praised Jackson’s comeback and affirmed that the door remains open for future returns
  • Jackson plans to focus on a solo album and a poetry collection titled Anthology of Longing, and Kelly Thiebaud is set to rejoin the soap in July