A lot more goes into being Luke and Laura than meets the eye! Genie and Tony Geary take their acting very seriously. They always watch playbacks of their scenes together, and often rewrite their own lines together.

THE CAST OF '81
They've Got the RX for Success

Here they are en masse! Those great actors and actresses who make your day. It's quite a job getting all forty cast members together at once and on the day this picture was taken there were a few who didn't make it, but who definitely belong on the roster: Peter Hansen (Lee Baldwin), Leslie Charleson (Monica Quartermaine), Andre Landzaat (Tony Cassadine), Rick Springfield (Dr. Noah Drake), Renee Anderson (Alexandria Quartermaine). Of course, there are many others who appear on screen or behind the scenes to help make General Hospital a true afternoon delight. Kudos and congratulations to all.
From left to right. 1st row: Philip Tanzini (Jeremy Hewitt), Bradley Green (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.). 2nd row: Shell Kepler (Amy Vining), Eileen Dietz (Sarah), Brooke Bundy (ex-Diana), Genie Francis (Laura Baldwin), Gail Rae Carlson (Susan Moore), Susan Pratt (Anne Logan), Emily McLaughlin (Jessie Brewer), John Beradino (Dr. Steve Hardy), Rachel Ames (Audrey Hardy), Loanne Bishop (Rose Kelly), Denise Alexander (Lesley Webber), Bob Hastings (Capt. Bert Ramsey). 3rd row: Todd Davis (Bryan Phillips), Lisa Lindgren (Kathy Summers), Bianca Ferguson (Claudia Johnson), Frank Maxwell (Dan Rooney), Lieux Dressler (Alice Grant), Robin Mattson (Heather Webber), Richard Dean Anderson (ex-Dr. Jeff Webber), Doug Sheehan (Joe Kelly), Tristan Rogers (Robert Scorpio), Chris Robinson (Dr. Rick Webber), Richard Sarradet (ex-Howard Lansing). 4th row: Rick Moses (Hutch), Tony Geary (Luke Spencer), Anna Lee (Lila Quartermaine), Norma Connolly (Aunt Ruby), Cherie Beasley (Shelley Vernon). 5th row: Jackie Zeman (Bobbi Spencer [sic]), Susan Brown (Dr. Gail Baldwin), Stuart Damon (Alan Quartermaine), and Davis Lewis (Edward Quartermaine).

Jackie and castmate Tony Geary sign autographs at a fan gathering. "It means so much to us that people appreciate the work we do on GH." Even though Bobbi [sic] and Luke don't see eye-to-eye on General Hospital, Jackie fondly refers to Tony as her "favorite big brother" off screen.

From a piece on Ricky Dean Anderson's departure from the show:

On-screen, Tony's always surrounded by beautiful women, so it's only natural he'd grab up this gorgeous duo after hours--(l.) Ricky Dean's lady love Kathy McGuiness, and (r.) Shell Kepler (Amy Vining) are the lucky ladies.

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5. Luke and Laura made headlines as lovers on the run. Now they're trying to rekindle their love in a tenement slum.

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You would have thought it was a world series the way fans rushed the field to get at stars like [. . .] Norma Connolly (Ruby) and Tony Geary (Luke) below.

From a piece on the stars' real life events over the past year:

Superstardom was in store for Tony Geary (Luke) and Genie Francis (Laura). Here they entertain questions at an honest-to-gosh New York press conference.

From the Word Find:

Though Laura is Luke's one true love, Aunt Ruby and sister Bobbi [sic] will always have a special place in his heart.

From an article on Gloria Monty:

Producer Gloria Monty is always working to insure that GH will remain in the #1 spot. Every day she comes on the set to give notes to the actors to make sure that their performances are finally tuned.

From a piece on the history of the show:

Port Charles has become a thriving community which this year celebrated its bicentennial with a parade complete with marching bands--and unfortunately, a murder. But GH is definitely not just a medical show.

Luke Spencer (Tony Geary) and Hutch (Rick Moses) are two characters who've helped keep the storylines fresh and exciting. A disco king and a hitman are not exactly the standard romantic heros [sic] of daytime.