Karen, who had received a scholarship to study medicine at Northwestern University, and he got engaged. After seeing Heather and Esme together, Heather confronts him about knowing that Nikolas is the baby's father and Nikolas is trying to steal their grandchild from them. Karen tells Frank she had been intimate with Ricky and thought he understood. One of them, a homeless hooligan named Jagger Cates, was shot trying to protect Ruby. AJ confessed to his parents that he was responsible for the accident that had injured Jason. John assumed the edgier name of Jagger, and fell in with a rough crowd, but his heart was still goodall it took to bring that out of him was some tender, loving care from young Karen Wexler. Frank's men found Lucky staying with his friend/cousin Sly Eckert. Rex, however, pushed forward and made Scott look like an unfit father. He later appeared in a flashback on April 1, 2015, played by Joey Luthman, who also portrayed Luke in flashbacks. Elizabeth was interested in pursuing a relationship with Nikolas after previously turning him down, but Nikolas was now interested in Brook Lynn, and turned her down. In 1993, Dominique began to suffer from severe headaches and dizzy spells, and she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and only months to live. While in Port Charles, Stone is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; at first, Jagger is in denial about it. Prolonged solitary confinement has become a widespread and standard practice in U.S. prisonseven though it consistently drives healthy prisoners insane, makes the mentally ill sicker, and, according to the testimony of prisoners, threatens to reduce life to a living death. He is currently unaware that his daughter Esme was remanded to Spring Ridge until her upcoming trial for revenge porn against Cameron Webber and Josslyn Jacks. Mike continues to have a gambling addiction and Sonny has often had to bail him out of trouble. She began developing superpowers, not to mention an increased libido. General Hospital's Karen Wexler was a drug addict raised by an alcoholic mother, and also a stripper, who overcame her addictions to go on to become a doctor at General Hospital. Character Info Portrayed by Cari Shayne Jessie-Ann Friend Appearances General Hospital Main cast, played by Cari Shayne Episode 1987-01-02: Fri Jan 2 1987 ( Jan 2, 1987 ) Guest cast, played by Jessie-Ann Friend Episode 1993-01-20: Wednesday January 20 1993 ( Jan 20, 1993 ) Karen's mother revealed to Karen that Scott Baldwin was her father. Sage is a sitting duck for the killer, who mistakes her for Brook's adopted cousin Emily Quartermaine. They parted ways. He was portrayed by Bradley Lockerman in 1990, who also played identical character Shep Casey upon Casey Rogers' departure. Keesha supported AJ through everything, but his drinking would soon break them up. On the tape was a confession from Justus, to the murder of Damian Smith, a crime he had committed in 1996, when he caught Damian trying to burn down Ward House, an orphanage founded by Justus' grandmother, Mary Mae Ward. In Fall 2013, Faison and Obrecht are tasked by Jerry to watch Robin, Nikolas, and Britt while a cure to his poisoning is developed. Though Luke is aware of Faison's existence due to his involvement in Robert and Anna's presumed deaths, he had never seen a photo of him. It is also revealed that Esme is a twin. She was most recently played by Marie Wilson. Now in its eighth season, The Doctors celebrity guests have included: reality stars from Teen Mom and The The role was portrayed by Jennifer Sky from 1997 to 1998, and by Sarah Laine briefly in 2002. It received criticism for its implausibility, but was able to keep some level of fan interest due to the popular actors involved in the storyline.[63]. He was portrayed by Robert Miano from 1994 to 1995. [68] Seville last appears on March 18, 1996. Meanwhile, Rhonda had fallen off the wagon due to painful past memories. In April, the charges against Kevin were dropped since he could not have withheld a fugitive if said fugitive was declared dead. On October 19, 2011, Elizabeth reveals to Matt that her sister, Sarah, is a pediatric cardiologist. She later broke up with Mac after she became jealous of his relationship with his ex-sister-in-law Holly Sutton. Stefan attempted to kill Nikolas's real love, Emily Quartermaine, but pushed Lucky's girlfriend Summer (a Laura look-alike), off the cliff by mistake. Tracy and Paul marry in late October 1991,[49] but when Paul fails to get control of her stock, Faison orders Paul to kill her so he can inherit it. On November 15, 2016, Don Harvey assumed the role. In 1995, Stone Cates had come down with the flu. Paul refuses, and the Cartel tries to assassinate him. The role was portrayed by Tava Smiley from 1999 to 2001. But Bradley didn't back off, he came fighting for change. Harlan Barrett of Barrett Enterprises came to Port Charles to salvage the SS Tracy. Karen and Jagger's marriage crumbled and they were divorced in the winter of 1997. Brenda saw it all, and told everyone. Contents 1 Actress History: 2 Other Information: 3 Family and relationships: 3.1 Parents: 3.2 Sibling (s): 3.3 Marital status (at death): 3.4 Past marriage (s): 3.5 Children: She was portrayed by Carly Schroeder. Kevin felt his brother was as much a victim as the women he killed and thought he could help his brother get well with his own therapeutic methods. Although Ryan was revealed to be alive on May 14, 2019, Lindstrom reprised the role again on May 22, 2019.[26][27]. Lindstrom reprised his role as Ryan on April 3 and 21, June 16 and 19, 1998, July 8 to 9, 1998, September 4, 16, 18 and 23, 1998, on the spin-off Port Charles. "All of my acting friends that is. Jagger stopped boxing and decided to become a cop. In October 2015, Kevin (again portrayed by Jon Lindstrom) returns to Port Charles for an appointment with Anna Devane. It was a day filled with loveand surprises. A kid named Stone came to her aid. Yet, in spite of her strong feelings for Ricky, she had a long history with Frank and decided to try again. Duke Lavery). The escaped convict took her hostage and tried to rape her. Karen Wexler Marie Wilson as Dr. Karen Wexler General Hospital Portrayed by Cari Shayne (1992-95) Jessie-Ann Friend (young Karen; 1993) Jennifer Hammon (1997-99) Liz Nicole Abrams (young Karen; 1997) Marie Wilson (1999-03) Current status Deceased Duration 1992-2003 First appearance March 27, 1992 (on GH) Last appearance July 1, 2003 (on PC) Dr. Karen Wexler (formerly Cates) was a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap operas General Hospital and Port Charles. Keesha was crushed. She was most recently played by Marie Wilson. TrendRadars. Karen returned to Port Charles in 1997 as a young doctor in General Hospital's intern program, where she discovered she was going to be working closely with Dr. Joe Scanlon. Bill shoots and kills Harlan to protect Robert. You're a coward passing for a man." After joining forces with Helena Cassadine, Faison spends nearly a year tormenting the Spencer family, as well as Felicia, and Mac Scorpio, Robert's brother. With the aid of a psychiatrist, she become immune to it. Sometime later, Lois returned to Port Charles, feeling guilty for keeping Ned away from his daughter. In January 2015 it was mentioned that Jenny was the executrix of Bill's will and that she had no idea that Bill owned Luke and Bobbie's childhood home. She and Frank kept the developments as their own little secret. Karen and Joe tried again, but ultimately ended their relationship to part as friends. Meanwhile, back in Port Charles, Robin Scorpio finds part of a crystal that Faison had been searching for, prompting him to trick Scott Baldwin into selling him Wyndemere Manor. Taggert and Gia had a strained relationship at best. [1] Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, it originally was set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. He agreed and they married again. During high school, she was involved with Jason Quartermaine, but she was meant to be with Jagger Cates. Karen was raised by an alcoholic mother, Rhonda Wexler (Denise Galik). The role was last portrayed by Marie Wilson from 1999 to 2003. He saw her in a red slip and repeatedly called her "whore" and claimed that he "knew what she wanted". Faison, with assistance from henchmen Desiree and Jacquess, leads Frisco and Sean on a wild goose chase through his Parisian winery before allowing them to rescue Felicia. Karen felt unworthy of Jagger, who had started to box with Marco Dane as his manager. On January 9, 2013, after more than eight years off-screen, it was announced Lindstrom would return to General Hospital as Kevin. Taggert felt there was not enough room in Dara's life for both him and her job. Cal was actually alive and well with his brother. Kevin helped Mac and Felicia track his psychotic twin down at a fun-house and rescue Georgie, though the killer let himself die in the building's violent explosion rather than be locked away in the hospital again. The following year, Brook is a victim of the Port Charles Stalker, who drugs girls and takes pictures of them. Heather tells Ryan about the visit from Dante Falconeri and Sam McCall about finding Esme's nanny Maggie Fitzgerald, who knows Ryan, and it's time for them to break out of Spring Ridge and they'll bring Esme with them. He saw Karen stripping. Heather Threatens Laura as She's Dragged Away by the Cops and Ava Learns Elizabeth Confessed. Ruby not only forgave him, but she also gave him a job and a place to live. Her first roles were with the Lake George Youth Theatre, in the late 1970s. Meanwhile, Stefan had to face Nikolas about the secret that Stefan, too, had kept. Joe was still trying to recover from the framing and hadn't yet proposed to Karen again since Karen didn't trust him when he was being framed. The next day, Scully decided to "take care of" Deke, making sure Sonny had an alibi. He died in Luke's arms. It was announced in 2010 that Leon would return to the show as Brook Lynn that May. On Scully's orders, Vince had arranged for Officer Deke Woods to be in an alley beside a nightclub when he went off duty. He had plotted an arranged marriage for Nikolas with Lydia Karenin, a wealthy Russian heiress, to restore the Cassadine family's wealth. She began to ponder if she liked being bad, if she had enjoyed her days as a stripper. She was also married to Jagger Cates (Antonio Sabato, Jr.) at one time, Stone Cates' (Michael Sutton) older brother. Franco and Elizabeth later find out that Tom was found dead after being brutally stabbed, and Franco is suspected of killing Tom. Bill shoots Robert on the waterfront, but Harlan is not fooled, so he decides to shoot Robert again. The stalker later turns out to be Sage's cousin Diego, who had read her journals and decided to get revenge on Brook and the others on Sage's behalf. Faison has disguised himself as Anna's husband, Duke Lavery, in an effort to win her affection once more. The more they pushed the less he wanted to do with them and Keesha. She also. Frank became so out of control that Karen now has to institutionalize him for his own safety after he went at Ricky with a knife. Lockerman originally auditioned for the role of Jonathon Paget (a.k.a. After this incident AJ decided to straighten up again and try to get back with Keesha. Kevin accompanied Laura to Cassadine Island and was shot by Valentin Cassadine while protecting Laura. In December 2013, Lucy refuses to wed Patrick Drake and Sabrina Santiago due to the fact that she and Kevin's marriage could be over. Sometime after that they moved to San Francisco where Jagger became an undercover cop. Brenda is devastated when Sonny marries Lily, and is determined to get him back. Mac was furious when he found out, but he came to realize he had to let Robin grow up. By this time, Bill and Robert were good friends, so a "faux death" was arranged. On Founder's Day, Leopauld Taub is killed, and Cesar Faison escapes. Offering Taggert no other choice, Scott forced Taggert to take a job on the police force in Portland, Oregon. Karen and Frank had a few happy months, but spring 2002 would begin a great time of upheaval and self-doubt for Karen. Lindstrom remained on recurring status with the show appearing sporadically until 2002, while being a main cast member on spin-off Port Charles. It starts with denial, embarrassment, confusion, sadness, and ultimately, acceptance. Jagger and Karen split up. ", "Daytime's Hot, Hotter, Hottest Couples! Soon Jagger became involved with a young girl named Karen Wexler who worked at a teen crisis hotline with fellow students Robin Scorpio and Jason Quartermaine. Duke University is a(n) education organization based out in Durham, North Carolina, United States. In 1992, thugs broke into Kelly's Diner, roughed up owner Ruby Anderson, and attempted to rob the place. "I'd come in for a short run since the story was to have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Although Karen was now married to Jagger Cates, a police officer stationed in San Francisco, she was still attracted to Joe, and Joe was attracted to Karen. Connor Olivera, the son of Sean Donely, pursued Dominique, and the two had a brief relationship. In January of the following year, Mike again falls off the wagon by playing poker with Ethan Lovett, the bartender at the Haunted Star who was unaware of Mike's addiction. Mathew St. Patrick portrayed him from April 1997 to November 1997. The role has been portrayed off and on by Anders Hove since 1990. Lucy came up with a plan to gain back their attention by looking like a hero and siphoned the gas out of Eve's car, so she could rescue them when their car ran out of gas. Strangely enough, Karen was affected, seeing herself with Ricky. She was most recently played by Marie Wilson. She and Jagger got back together and they got married when he got accepted into the police academy in Chicago. Karen kisses Ricky one day at his apartment. After living a life outside the mob, he is much softer. Karen and Ricky grow close. Lucy's angel cousin Rafe stepped in and managed to have Karen cured while reuniting Frank and Karen. In June 1997, the character returned as part of the cast of spin-off series, Port Charles, as portrayed by Jennifer Hammon. On June 2, 1997, Lindstrom brought the character to spin-off Port Charles, where he remained until the final episode on October 3, 2003. The cartel then decided to eliminate Nancy. [22] Writer Sri Rao explained the effect on Jagger he wanted to portray, stating "The focus of our story is mostly on how it affects Jagger as a parent. Mike abandoned his wife, Adela, and their son, Sonny when the latter was just a little boy. Felicia Jones, while living in Texas, knew him as "Todd Wilson" and saw him murder his wife Gloria. She attended Vassar College and graduated cum laude as a drama major and received the Molly Thatcher Kazan Memorial Prize for distinction in Theatre Arts. It's later revealed that Tom preyed on Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) while she was drunk, and held her at knife point. Kevin still felt some guilt by Ryan's fate. Frank's efforts to help Cookie ended in his successfully persuading not to attend a dance and "go all the way" with a boy who liked her. In July 2009, Mike rents the vacated room above Kelly's to Dominic Pirelli, the man who will later turn out to be his grandson. He helped her as best he could, but found himself attracted to her while at the same time as he was exasperated with her. Jagger stopped his brother Stone from driving the getaway van that would carry Frank Smith out of jail. Laura Spencer contacted Stefan after her baby daughter Lulu Spencer was diagnosed with aplastic anemia and was in need of a bone marrow transplant from a matched donor. [46][47][48] Brenda Barrett also wanted Jagger, and she schemed to keep Jagger and Karen apart. In 2020, his condition worsens and he refuses to eat. 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