‘General Hospital’ Frank Valentini Breaks Silence On Chad Duell Recast
General Hospital executive producer, Frank Valentini has broken his silence on whether or not the role of Michael Corinthos will be recast. It has been played by Chad Duell since 2010 but he just announced his exit from the soap. So, will someone come in and take over as the fourth Michael? Keep reading for more details.
Frank Valentini Breaks Silence On Chad Duell Recast
Early on Saturday, November 23rd, Chad Duell took to his Instagram to share he was leaving General Hospital. He has played the role of Michael Corinthos since April 2010 and was the third actor to play the role. Since he took it on, he has become a fan favorite and even won a Daytime Emmy. Sadly, he had made the tough decision to exit the role, breaking the hearts of fans:
- Oh no not another person leaving. Good luck
- Nooooooo. There will never, ever be another Michael. 😢😢😢
- I’m so sad I’ve watched you grow up. So much heart and talent. I’m sure you will do amazing things on this next journey.
GH fans are currently mourning the loss of Kelly Monaco and her character, Sam McCall. She was fired after over twenty years with the show and then, Sam was killed off. Viewers want to know what will happen with Michael now that Chad is exiting. The character was just recast when he had gone missing for a short time so they wondered if there would be a smooth transition. This often happens on soaps and now, EP, Frank Valentini is sharing what the status of Michael will be.
He took to Twitter/X to share an update about recasting the role and started by acknowledging that Chad Duell is leaving. Frank also praised the actor’s work as Michael and how much he loved working with Chad. However, he did state they do not plan to recast Michael but that is the plan right now. He did leave the door open for that to change at any time. Furthermore, Frank confirmed Chad will leave in early 2025.
Don’t Kill Michael
General Hospital fans are not thrilled with Frank Valentini after the way he disposed of Kelly Monaco. They even asked why he did not make a post like this for her when she was leaving:
- Why didn’t you make a post like this when Sam was killed?? Bc you are a dirty EP, you should be the one leaving. GH is in BIG trouble bc of you Frank. You are the worse.
Yet, they also asked him not to kill off Michael when it is time for Chad Duell to depart:
- Please tell me you’re not killing off the character?!
- You better not be killing off another one of Carly’s kids .. have Michael off finding himself if or when Chad wants to reprise his role or you eventually get a recast .. stop killing off all the legacy characters.
- The character Michael is essential to the GH story. Please find a recast and don’t even think of killing him off. We’re not too happy with you right now anyway.
It will be interesting to see what they choose to do with Michael and how he will leave Port Charles.
Will you miss Chad in the role and do you think it should be recast down the line? Let us know in the comments below.
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You people who are all over, Frank for this. yoi Have no clue what’s going on in that world. You’re the ones doing Frank dirty. You are assuming that the actors on the show dont have autonomy, Of course, he didn’t make a post about Sam/Kelly. She was fired, and you of all, people should know that Kelly had a contract and belongs to the actors Union that protects them so if the Union could not protect Kelly She did something that was grounds for firing. I’m sure you would come back with something like. Well, Kelly said well, Kelly would lie. Don’t forget she’s an actress.
Michael is a main character I will miss Chad Duell but it would be best for show to recast him
i hope Michael’s character isn’t killed off. I think he should divorce Willow and take the kids on a cruise or something to give him time to adjust to what she did. A new Michael can resurface later on. Don’t want to see the character killed off,
Nobody said they were killing them off. People change characters all the time. Why would you assume they’re killing them off? Because Sam was killed up yet she was because she was fired. Michael is quitting.
Frank gets no pass from me! killing off Sam was a huge mistake!He has made GH a laughing stock of a show!From killing off Sam to Freeing a serial killer with a poison hip excuse, Heather killed way to many people! To the Drew / Willow / Nina disgusting affair! It’s awful
goin to miss him allot. I really hope they don’t kill him off just recast him so wen he wants to come back he can as Michael. this with Sasha could b a good story. mayb pregnant with Michael’s baby and she takes off and Michael goes after her. he told willow he has to go find her bcuz she was upset. he finally decides to let Willow go since she is interested in Drew
I will miss Michael very much he was the best one that played that character. He was awesome and fit the part very well. I am so sorry he decided to leave. Maybe after a while of being away he might want to come back. He will be missed .