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- Lucky Spencer is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera, General Hospital. He is the son of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura Spencer (Genie Francis). His birth having been announced on-screen in 1985, a ten-year-old Lucky was cast in 1993, played by newcomer at the time, Jonathan Jackson. Jackson left the series in 1999, and the character was played by Jacob Young and later Greg Vaughan, who was let go in 2009 to allow Jackson to reprise the role. Lucky's characterization changed throughout the different portrayers; originally a street-smart con artist, Lucky develops an edge during Young's tenure and more drastically changes during Vaughan's portrayal, as Lucky becomes a struggling police officer. With Jackson's reprisal, Lucky begins showing some of the character's original quick-witted qualities, but after a series of harrowing storylines, Jackson left the series in December 2011 and the role was not recast. Jackson briefly reprised the role in July 2015.Wife Elizabeth webber As a child, Lucky is known for taking part in the adventures of his parents. As a teenager, he becomes part of the supercouple Lucky Spencer and Elizabeth Webber (played by Rebecca Herbst) while Lucky helps Elizabeth recover after she has been raped. He learns of his parents' rape incident decades prior, exacerbating his rebellion and independence. Lucky is kidnapped and presumed dead in 1999, and returns brainwashed in 2000. He becomes a police officer in 2003, and faces financial and marital struggles during the following years, as well as prescription drug abuse. Lucky faces a series of tragic events starting in 2010, including Elizabeth's affair with his brother Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher), the death of his legal son Jacob Spencer, his father's alcoholism, the death of his wife Siobhan McKenna (Erin Chambers) and his own relapse into drug addiction. Lucky's teenage story arcs had social impact; viewers praised the recovery of Elizabeth's rape as helping other victims to heal, and the couple's innocent relationship aimed to show the option of sexual abstinence to younger viewers. Jackson received numerous accolades for his portrayal of Lucky, including five Daytime Emmy Awards. Young also received a Daytime Emmy Award, while Vaughan was the only portrayer of Lucky to never receive an Emmy nomination. (en)
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- Ronan O'Reilly (en)
- Lucas Lorenzo Spencer Jr. (en)
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- Robin's Diary (en)
- The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli (en)
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- Jonathan Jackson as Lucky Spencer (en)
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- Actors Jacob Young and Greg Vaughan both portrayed the role of Lucky. (en)
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- Greg Vaughan at 2014 Daytime Emmys.jpg (en)
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- (en)
- Frank Valentini (en)
- Wendy Riche (en)
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- "Jackson's performance resonated with hurt, [betrayal], and that everything and everyone he believed in shattered in just that one sickening moment." (en)
- “There's no fighting it – Jackson brings an entirely different dynamic to the role.” (en)
- “In the soap world, there are very few roles that can't be recast, but this may be one of them. The role of Lucky is so much Jonathan Jackson's because viewers watched him grow up and it will be very difficult for any actor to not only fill his acting shoes, but to win over viewer's hearts." (en)
- “From the very minute Elizabeth's rape happened, his relationship with Elizabeth has been unique. I think something outside of him threw him into this connection with her. It almost wasn't a choice. It wasn't something he thought about intellectually, it just happened.” (en)
- “The intent is to drive a big wedge between Lucky and the father he idolizes, which is going to be brutal and painful for both of them. It's really hard to believe the writers are doing it, because this is a very scary can of worms that could eat us all." (en)
- “Today, Lucky is a police officer with a major ax to grind against his father – he's no longer the little ‘cowboy' Jackson played originally.” (en)
- "When it comes to Lucky, it's very visceral for me and very instinctive. So much of the character was what he was – the offspring of Luke and Laura. When you play a character day in and day out for years like I did, it's like a second skin almost. It's very close to you. So walking back in, I just brought who I am now as an adult into it. And it just felt really smooth and comfortable." (en)
- “It didn't take much time for him to become an audience favorite. Jackson's artless, all-boy portrayal is a breath of fresh air." (en)
- "I think his passion for the people and things he loves was something that I related to. He felt everything so deeply, and the reactions I gave as an actor came from me trying to wrap my own brain around everything that happened to him." (en)
- "He's a total peer, and when we work, he's utterly my son. He has absorbed Genie [Laura] and me. If you watch him, he's got a lot of her emotional turns, and he's picked up my rhythm. He moves like me. I've seen him in other things, and he doesn't do that. This is a choice he's made as Lucky." (en)
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- —Entertainment Weekly in 2009, on the change in Lucky’s character during Vaughan's tenure. (en)
- —Geary in 1998, on Luke and Lucky's relationship after the reveal of the rape. (en)
- —Soap Opera Digest on Jackson's portrayal in 1994. (en)
- —Michael Fairman, on Lucky learning of the affair. (en)
- —Jackson in 1999, reflecting on Lucky's character. (en)
- —Entertainment Weekly on Jackson's 2009 return. (en)
- —Geary in 1996, on Jackson’s portrayal. (en)
- —Jackson in 1998, on Lucky and Elizabeth. (en)
- —Jackson in 2009, on reprising the role. (en)
- —Soap Opera Update in 1999, on the potential of recasting Lucky. (en)
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- General Hospital: Twist of Fate (en)
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- Lucky Spencer is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera, General Hospital. He is the son of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura Spencer (Genie Francis). His birth having been announced on-screen in 1985, a ten-year-old Lucky was cast in 1993, played by newcomer at the time, Jonathan Jackson. Jackson left the series in 1999, and the character was played by Jacob Young and later Greg Vaughan, who was let go in 2009 to allow Jackson to reprise the role. Lucky's characterization changed throughout the different portrayers; originally a street-smart con artist, Lucky develops an edge during Young's tenure and more drastically changes during Vaughan's portrayal, as Lucky becomes a struggling police officer. With Jackson's reprisal, Lucky begins showing some of the character's original (en)
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