Rick Springfield returning to 'General Hospital'
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jefgg — 13 years ago(March 05, 2013 01:09 PM)
Rick Springfield returning to 'General Hospital' along with his son
By Drusilla Moorhouse, TODAY contributor
For fans of Rick Springfield, this is just what the doctor ordered: The "Jessie's Girl" singer is returning to "General Hospital," reprising his role as Dr. Noah Drake.
Even better, reports People, he'll be joined by his son, Liam Springthorpe. (Springfield was born Richard Springthorpe.) The young actor-musician, who will play an undercover cop, isn't expecting to share scenes with his famous father.
Springfield debuted on the ABC soap opera in 1981 the same year "Jessie's Girl" topped the charts and earned him a Grammy award for best male rock vocal performance. Since we last saw Noah Drake in March 2012, Springfield says the good doctor has been "going to Doctors Without Borders and going around the world helping people."
"He lost his wife and became a drunk and regretted all these terrible, sinful ways and then cleaned his act up when he almost died from the alcohol," Springfield told People about the troubled neurosurgeon.
Noah Drake returns to Port Charles in April 2013.
"General Hospital" airs at 1 p.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET weekdays on ABC.
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Akzidenz_Grotesk — 13 years ago(March 19, 2013 10:06 AM)
He's a great singer and musician, but man, getting arrested for failing to show up for court is not something senior citizen 63 year-olds do. I think he1ebc may still have some of depression so this may be a result of that. Get well, Rick and lay off the drink!
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HarlowMGM — 12 years ago(August 23, 2013 02:42 AM)
I'm kind of surprised they keep asking him back on the show given his less than complimentary remarks about acting on soaps in his autobiography. I can't blame him, I don't care for soap operas either, but I think he could have phrased it with a little more tact in consideration for his co-workers and the fans that actually do like them. I guess he does bring in big ratings when they bring him back but it doesn't appear he's particularly close to anyone on the show after working there off and on for 33 years (though with 20+ year absence at one point).