Actors Genie Francis and Anthony Geary appear in character as Luke and Laura in the television show "General Hospital" in this 1981 photo. (Photo/AP)
Daytime soap opera stars Anthony Geary, left, and Genie Francis are shown in May 1993. (Photo/AP)
Anthony Geary displays the Daytime Emmy Award he received for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series at New York's Radio City Music Hall, May 19, 2000. (Photo/AP)
Anthony Geary accepts the award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series at the 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on April 28, 2006. (Photo/AP)
Anthony Geary and Jeanne Cooper pose with their awards at the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Friday, June 20, 2008. (Photo/AP)
Anthony Geary and Maura West pose at the 42nd annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Warner Bros. Studios on Sunday, April 26, 2015, in Burbank, Calif. (Photo/AP)