Jason Morgan
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| Portrayed by | Steve Burton | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | January 22, 1982 SORASed to January 22, 1973 |
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| Occupation | Mob Boss / Coffee Importer | ||||||||||||||||
| Residence | 122 Harbor View Drive, Apt #2 Port Charles, New York |
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Jason Morgan (né Quartermaine) is a fictional character and the main protagonist on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital and its SOAPnet spin-off series, General Hospital: Night Shift. He is one of the longest-running characters on the show, having been played by various actors since the character's birth in 1982.[1] The role is currently played by Emmy Award winning[2] actor Steve Burton, who joined the cast in 1991.[3]
Within the show's storyline, Jason is the biological son of show icon Dr. Alan Quartermaine, from an affair with Susan Moore.[4] Originally a bright and ethical teenager who's main ambition in life was to become a doctor, the character would be revamped into a organized crime family enforcer and hit man in the Corinthos crime family, after substaining a massive head injury that resulted in permanent brain damage and substantial memory loss.
Jason has been involved in numerous relationships, Jason and Robin (J&R or JaRob), Jason and Carly (Jarly), Courtney and Jason (Journey), Jason and Sam (JaSam) Jason and Elizabeth (Liason).
| “ | A drunk driving accident over ten years ago changed Jason Quartermaine forever. With no memory of his family or past, Jason changed his last name and began life anew in the mob. With a quiet intensity and often intimidating manner, Jason's loyalty and love towards those he holds dear is boundless. | ” |
- Steve Burton
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[edit] Character history
[edit] Birth and early years
Alan and Monica’s marriage was strained in 1981 since she was in love with Rick Webber. Alan had an affair with a woman named Susan Moore,[5] who became pregnant and left Port Charles. She secretly gave birth to a son she named Jason. Alan chased her down and convinced her to return to Port Charles with him. He refused to divorce Monica and marry Susan for fear of losing custody of little AJ but agreed to financially support Jason.[6] Monica later found out about the affair and Jason, filed for divorce, and sued for sole custody of AJ. Alan and Susan eventually broke up and he reunited with Monica.
Susan sued Alan for millions of dollars on behalf of her infant son Jason-- and thanks to her lawyer, Scott Baldwin, won a million dollar trust fund for Jason.[7] Susan became an alcoholic and married Scott. She as unaware that Scott and her cousin, Heather Webber, were lovers and were scheming to get Jason’s trust fund.[7] Alan decided to sue for sole custody of Jason but, Monica did not want his illegitimate son to live in her house and threatened to leave Alan. Susan eventually found out Scott's plan to steal from Jason’s trust fund and planned to have him prosecuted for forgery but murdered by Crane Tolliver.[8]
After Susan’s death, Heather, Susan’s only living relative, took care of Jason since Monica still refused to accept Jason. The Quartermaines gave Heather money to support Jason and allowed them to live in the gatehouse, located in the Quartermain estate. Heather came to love the child and was angry and heartbroken after Alan and Monica decided to file for sole custody of Jason. Heather teamed up with Jimmy Lee Holt to try to gain custody of Jason and his trust fund. Their plan was thwarted after Monica reluctantly allowed Alan to bring Jason to live with them so her enemy, Heather, could not raise him.[9]
Monica later grew to love Jason. She adopted him and raised him as her own son. His childhood was one of wealth and privilege. He grew up away from his family since he and AJ were sent to boarding school[10] in Switzerland for their education.
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[edit] Early years
Jason Quartermaine was a straight A student and a star athlete, and planned to study medicine, like his parents. His only interest in ELQ, the family company, was to make sure the company did not harm the community or the environment. He was considered the family favorite and always overshadowed his brother AJ, who jealously, labeled him the “golden boy.” AJ’s jealousy put a strain on their relationship, but Jason still loved and helped his brother when he was in trouble.
In 1991, Jason came home from boarding school (when he should have been one)[11] and quickly learned to cut his brother AJ a lot of slack. AJ kept reminding Jason that he, AJ, was the legitimate son in the family; yet, Jason always forgave him. He started to attend Port Charles High School and began to work on Dr. Tom Hardy’s new Teen Hotline.[12] He was unaware underclassman Robin Scorpio had a major crush on him. Jason had several teenage flings which included Karen Wexler and Brenda Barrett.[10]
Jason and Karen agreed started to date.Then they had sex. They related to each other because they both dealt with alcoholics (Karen’s mother Rhonda[13] and AJ were both alcoholics). Cal kidnapped and tried to rape Karen while Jagger and Jason went to look for food. The two boys caught him and pushed him over a cliff to his apparent death. The three teens decided to keep secret the events and were soon rescued. Joseph blackmailed them for money in exchange for his silence and Jason stole Edward’s rare coins to pay him off. Eventually the truth about the blackmail was came out and it was discovered that Cal was really alive. In the end Cal was arrested after a shootout and Joseph was arrested after he kidnapped and tried to rape Bobbie Jones.[14].
Jason became friends with Brenda Barrett. Brenda comforted Jason after Karen broke up with him and encouraged him to give her the cold shoulder. Jason began to date her and went to the prom with her. They almost made love but stopped before they could. Jason was furious after he found out Brenda had only used him to make Jagger jealous and broke up with her. Brenda felt guilty and apologized for hurting him and Jason forgave her. Jason was able to forgive Jagger and Karen for their betrayal. He gave his support to Karen after Brenda told the Quartermaines that she worked as a stripper for Sonny Corinthos. He helped her beat her drug addiction and get her away from Sonny.
Jason graduated from high school and attended Port Charles University and selected pre-medicine as a major. He also worked at General Hospital part-time and had joined the board of a non-profit foundation called Charles Street. He was happy after Brenda Barrett moved into the Quartermaine Mansion but was angry after she began to date Sonny Corinthos and feared for her safety. He continually warned her that Sonny was bad news. He tried to keep Brenda out of trouble and also tried to stop her from interfering with Ned's plans to marry Katherine Bell. Jason also found a mentor in Doctor Tony Jones.
In 1994, Jason met a woman named Keesha Ward. They started to date and fall in love. AJ was Jason's rival for Keesha’s affections. Jason’s grandfather Edward Quartermaine and Keesha’s grandmother Mary Mae Ward did not approve of their relationship at first but eventually came to accept it. Jason and Keesha faced racism after they went to play tennis at a country club the Quartermaines often went to and learned that it was a restricted club which caused them to leave the club in anger. Jason and Keesha later admitted to being virgins to each other and made love for the first time when they visited Paris during spring break.
Jason was a big pillar of support to Stone Cates and Robin Scorpio after Stone was diagnosed with AIDS and helped them however he could.
Jason had to deal with many issues. He was uncomfortable with his knowledge about how dysfunctional his family could be and their favoritism of him and always had to play peacemaker during their fights. It bothered him that his father Alan loved him more than AJ and never denied it and the two were often at odds with each other. His mother Monica was diagnosed with breast cancer and his parents adopted Emily Bowen. Jason also grieved for the death of his friend, Stone Cates, from AIDS and was stunned after his friend Robin Scorpio was diagnosed with HIV. He was determined to save his brother AJ from alcohol, and it was this determination that would change his life forever.
[edit] The accident
In late 1995, "General Hospital" began a massive reshifting of focus towards storylines centering around organized crime and mobster Sonny Corinthos, who had become a break-out character for the series. As part of this revamp, the character of Jason Quartermaine would undergo a massive revamp turning him into Sonny Corinthos's chief minion within the Corinthos crime family and closest friend.
The revamp began in December of 1995, when an intoxicated AJ drove his car, with Jason in the passenger seat, into a tree. Jason was ejected from the car and hit his head on a large boulder. Ned Ashton came upon the scene of the accident and decided to claim that he had been the one driving the car instead of AJ in order to prevent the family from knowing that AJ had been driving drunk again. Jason was rushed to General Hospital and survived surgery, but suffered severe brain damage. When he ultimately woke up, his mind was a virtual tabula rasa, a blank slate. Jason had suffered complete and total loss of memory, setting the stage for writers to create a brand new persona for him.
[edit] Becoming Jason Morgan
Despite their best efforts to help Jason regain his memory and sense of self, Jason's loved ones were quickly forced to come to grips with the horrific realization that the Jason they knew and loved was effectively dead. In his place was an angry young man who lashed out at his loved ones and refused their well-meaning attempts to help him remember the person he once was. The "new" Jason rejected his past, proclaiming his hatred towards his former dream of becoming a respected doctor, hated the Quartermaine Mansion he lived in, and most of all, hated the way his family and friends looked at him, in desperation towards seeing even the slightest hint of the old Jason they knew and loved. The only member of his family that Jason would treat with the slightest bit of kindness would be his grandmother Lila Quartermaine.
Ultimately, Jason would fully renounce his family, friends, and Keesha and make a startling announcement: Jason Quartermaine was dead. There would only be Jason Morgan (the last name being taken from his grandmother's maiden name), who's date of birth was the day of the horrific accident that took his memory. Despite their horror towards their son, Ned Ashton convinced the Quartermaines to put one percent of ELQ stock into a trust fund for Jason so he would be able to live on his own. Over time, Jason would accept Emily (his sister) into his new life, which led him to take a job as an errand boy for Sonny Corinthos.
[edit] Robin
In 1996, Jason met with Robin Scorpio again one night when Jason ran from the Quartermaines and saw her crying under a bridge, that eventually became a central and important place throughout their entire relationship. She was the first one who was able to accept him for who he was instead of Jason Quartermaine and the two began to develop a close friendship that later turned into deep love. She always tried to get him to open up to the Quartermaines and told him not to shut them out of his life completely.
Jason thought Robin would never want their relationship to develop further than what it was because she still mourned over the loss of Stone Cates. He began to have a no-name, no strings attached, sexual relationship with Carly Roberts. Jason and Robin began to date and started to fall in love. Their trip to Montauk became an iconic moment for the both of them. Jason later admitted two years later, he had fallen in love with her during this memorable trip. Jason told Robin about what happened with Carly when they got back shortly before leavng for Yale, and made a vow to Robin never to be with Carly again the night before she left for Yale University. A vow ironically, he has kept to this day. The next day Jason took her on his motorcycle, dropped her off at Yale, and tearfully told her he loved her for the first time. As he rode off, a stunned Robin looked on and whispered the same confession.
Jason and Robin were in love and had become a couple. The two had to maintain a long distance relationship because Robin had to attend college at Yale. Jason did a lot of extensive research on HIV and AIDS and talked to his father Alan in order to find out about new medical treatments for Robin and a way for them to safely have sex. Alan learned about the protocol and told Jason about it. Jason talked to Robin and tried to convince her to go on it and, although reluctant at first, finally agreed to do so. Jason and Robin had to be very careful when they consummated their love because of Robin's HIV-positive status and always used protection. These scenes have been penned by many of their supporters as the "Canada North Speech". Where they vowed to each other, regardless of what the future held they would always love and be apart of each other.
In 1997, Jason became enemies with Dr. Pierce Dorman. Both disliked each other. Jason supported his mother Monica after Pierce sued her for sexual harassment and sometimes went to watch the trial proceedings. He also helped Sonny find out who was Brenda's stalker, rescue Brenda after Harry kidnapped her, and help her beat her drug addiction. He was shocked after he saw AJ announce he was the one who was driving in his car accident on national television. Jason had to rely on his old medical skills to perform CPR after Emily overdosed on drugs and had tried to jump off the Quartermaine roof in an attempt to fly while she was high on drugs.
[edit] Sonny and the mafia
Despite having a trust fund set up for him to live on financially, Jason would seek his own job with Sonny Corinthos. Sonny took Jason in, first as an errand boy and then as an enforcer and ultimately as his chief assassin. Jason and Sonny's working relationship would soon blossom into a close friendship between the two men and Jason would develop a friendship with Sonny's wife Lilly, who was one of the few people that was able to keep Jason's constant anger in check. Besides becoming willing to commit murder for Sonny, as well as other illegal acts for his new friend, Jason would convert to Roman Catholicism to be a Roman Catholic, in order to show his loyalty towards his boss (who was also Catholic).
Jason and Sonny began to look into drugs being brought into Port Charles. They found out that Pierce had connections in South America. Monica found out Pierce was behind Emily’s addiction to drugs and kidnapped him. Jason stopped her from killing Pierce and saved his mother from a possible jail sentence by cleaning the hotel room and helping Mac Scorpio arrest him. Jason was later arrested for the murder of Pierce Dorman but was later released. He helped Sonny break Brenda out of jail after she was framed and arrested for the murder of Pierce Dorman and got them on the run.
Robin came home for the summer and she and Jason decided to have dinner and spend the night alone at her Uncle Mac’s house. Jason was shot by the Tin Man as the two danced in the living room. Jason was taken to the hospital and Robin watched as he was taken into surgery. Jason survived but Robin was afraid for him and asked Sonny to fire him so he would be safe. Sonny reluctantly agreed and fired Jason. Jason found out what she had done and confronted Robin. Robin pleased with him to quit working for Sonny after having grown up surrounded by violence and having witnessed those closest to her die sudden and tragic deaths due to violence. The two realized they could not give each other what they needed and broke up reluctantly. These are the scenes that won [Steve Burton] his first Emmy. The following day, Robin stopped by the hospital and informed Jason she had accepted a course to Sorbonne, in Paris, France. Knowing it would be easier for the both of them if they placed some distance between them. That night, Jason begged his parents to allow him to leave the hospital room so he could say goodbye to Robin one last time before she boarded her plane. He found her alone at their bridge and they exchanged their heartbreaking farewell.
Jason went back to work for Sonny and Robin left Port Charles to go attend school in Paris. Sonny and Brenda planned to get married but Sonny decided to leave Brenda at the altar in order to protect her, left town, and gave Jason the business to run in his absence. Brenda came to despise Jason and blamed him for Robin’s heartbreak and Sonny’s betrayal.
The business put many people in danger just by being near Jason. He saved Nikolas Cassadine’s life after he was severely injured in a shootout at Luke’s by performing an emergency tracheotomy so he could breathe more easily. That night while being questioned at the Police Station, he had received a mysterious phone call informing him Paris was a great place to visit. Afraid for Robin's safety, he immediately boarded a plane to Paris that very night, to make sure everything was fine. His plan was to check on the guards who were hired for her safety and quietly leave without being seen by Robin. After he hid and watched her from afar he turned around and attempted to walk away. Robin overheard looked in his direction, and the two tearfully ran into each other's arms, and briefly reunited for a few days. Robin showed him around Paris and they had a pleasant reunion in spite of his reasonings for initially being there. Jason was scheduled to leave to return back to Port Charles to continue running the business. Robin tearfully asked him to leave the business again. Jason unable to be with Robin because of his promise to run the business in Sonny's absence and the two once again said their emotional farewells before Jason headed to the airport.
[edit] Robin, Carly and Michael
Shortly afterwards, Carly showed up at his penthouse and asked him to be the father of her unborn baby because she did not know if her child’s real father was Tony Jones or AJ and until she could figure out what to do. He agreed but told her if someone asked him directly if he was the biological father he would say no. However no one ever did. Jason supported Carly and let her live with him in his penthouse. Carly gave birth to a baby boy in late December. Tests ruled Tony out as the father and AJ believed that since the baby’s blood matched Jason’s instead of his, Jason was his father. The baby was born with a heart condition and required immediate surgery and Jason had to sign for it. Carly developed postpartum depression and left town. Jason took the infant into his care.
Robin returned to Port Charles in the beginning of 1998 in order to help Jasper Jacks take care of Brenda who had a nervous breakdown. Brenda wanted to hurt Jason so she attempted to seduce him in order to make Robin think he had moved on. Brenda disclosed this information to Robin when she returned home, she lied and said Jason had come on to her. Robin never believed it, and, knowing her actions were because of her breakdown, tried to be there for her friend. When that plan failed, she told Robin about Carly and Michael. Jason took Michael home from the hospital for the first time and found Robin sitting by the couch. She knew immediately Michael wasn't Jason's biological child without needing his confirmation, having known Jason and the vow he made to her the night in their boxcar. He told her that AJ was Michael's biological child. She tried to get Jason to tell AJ the truth. He told her he had promised Carly he wouldn't say anything until she returned to town.
Edward, Alan, AJ, and Tony tried to kidnap the baby and take him from Jason after he brought him to the Quartermaine Mansion for Emily’s birthday. Their plan failed miserably. The Quartermaines lost both Jason and the baby for good. Jason’s cousin Justus Ward became disgusted with the Quartermaines and ELQ life and started to work for Jason as his lawyer. Jason had the baby baptized and named him Michael in honor of Sonny. He made Sonny's father, Mike Corbin, Michael's godfather and his sister Emily his godmother. Carly returned to town in time to witness her son’s baptism and Jason and her decided to live together in order to raise Michael. Shortly after, Tony kidnapped Michael and Robin and held them hostage in his cabin. Jason rescued them and broke Tony’s hand in the process.
Tony was arrested, put on trial, and found not guilty. The judge ordered him to take a temporary leave of absence from the hospital, seek medical mental attention, and serve a year of community service. Jason was angry at the judge’s decision, but an enraged Carly shot him in open court. She was arrested and was sent to Ferncliff, a mental hospital, to seek mental help after she pretended to be insane so she would not have to be put on trial and go to prison.
[edit] Jason and Robin,The Reunion, the break-up leaving the mob
Jason nearly died in a plane crash and was stranded in the woods with Brenda. The two had to put aside their differences and cooperate in order to survive. Jason found them food and shelter and carried Brenda around after she hurt her hip. Jax and his brother Jerry later rescued them and the two agreed to be civil towards each other from then on.
Shortly after Jason’s rescue, Jason and Robin reunited and made love for the first time because Robin realized she was able to accept Jason for who he was. They didn't want to live in regret, knowing that tomorrow may never come, to embrace love when we find it for as long as we can. Having kept an entire ocean between them, realized nothing had changed they both had still loved each other very deeply. Robin started to attend classes at Port Charles University, moved in with Jason, and helped him raise Michael. Jason decided to leave the business for Robin and Michael after she was nearly killed in a car bomb explosion. Jason became a mechanic and started a motorcycle shop with Mike Corbin. Jason and Robin moved into Brenda’s old cottage with Michael. Jason got Carly released from Ferncliff and she moved in with them. Carly and Robin hated each other and could not get along. Carly wanted Jason for herself and managed to put a strain in their relationship.
Things became tense between Jason and Robin and Robin’s uncle, Mac Scorpio, was shot in the Outback restaurant. Carly urged Jason to return to the mob but he was reluctant to do so and refused. Jason and Robin moved back into Sonny’s old penthouse for their own protection and decided to share joint custody of Michael with Carly. Carly became more and more of a wedge in Jason and Robin’s relationship.
Sonny returned to Port Charles and took control of his mob organization once again. Jason returned to work for him as his mob enforcer. The two decided to import coffee. Robin tried to get him to talk to Jason and make him see that Carly was lying and manipulating him. Carly would call Jason in the middle of the night, getting Jason to come over because Micheal was crying and needed him. This became a recurring pattern. Some nights he would end up spending the night on the couch at her place to be closer to Micheal. Eventually it got to a point where Jason would end up spending days there because of Carly's antics and her false claims she couldn't cope raising Micheal without his assistance nearby at all times for Micheal's sake. He reluctantly decided to move into Carly's to be closer to Micheal until he was old enough to handle being away from Jason. Robin unable to put her life on hold, feeling as if she would be an outsider having a relationship with a man who seemingly lived in a family unit. Robin and Jason once again reluctantly and tearfully broke up, and gave him back the ring he had given her. Shortly thereafter in 1999 Robin went back to Paris. Before she left she had a confrontation with Carly. Carly went on informed and confirming she had been using Micheal to get Jason into her bed, and that Robin's disease would forever impair her of having a family of her own. Robin feeling as Jason and Micheal were being used for personal gain, she told AJ he was Michael’s father thinking this would protect Jason from future pain at Carly’s hands. Jason and Robin said their final good-byes on their bridge and said their farewells.
Jason then had to battle with AJ for custody of Michael and assured Carly that he would never allow Edward and AJ to take Michael from them. Jason and Carly planned to leave town and go on the run with Michael to keep him from the Quartemaines. After Jason left with Michael, Carly changed her mind and went to the Quartermaines and told them Jason had kidnapped Michael. Carly planned to drive AJ to drink thereby securing a future with Jason and a financial settlement from AJ. Jason was not arrested because he was Michael's legal father at the time. Jason hired Alexis Davis to represent him in Michael’s custody hearing. He temporarily lost custody of Michael and was not allowed visitation.
Sonny and Jason had to deal with Jerry Jacks who had come to Port Charles to destroy Sonny and Jason. He set fire to one of their warehouses. Luke Spencer blamed Sonny and Jason for the fire that allegedly killed his son Lucky in Jason's motorcycle shop. Jason and Lucky were friends and Jason had given Lucky a job and let him live at the shop. This destroyed Luke's friendship with them.
AJ and Carly got married and in May a custody hearing was set to determine permanent custody of Michael. The judge surprised everyone and awarded joint custody of Michael to Jason and AJ and Carly. Jason tried to get out of the mob again for Michael in order to keep his part of the custody agreement. But, Jason feared his anger and resentment towards AJ would confuse Michael and in July gave up all his rights to Michael which hurt Carly.
Jason and Carly teamed up and learned in October that Sonny’s new love Hannah Scott was an FBI agent who wanted to bust Sonny. Jason told Sonny the truth and then helped Sonny recover from his mental breakdown in November. Over the course of time, Jason fell in love with Carly and although he told Sonny, he hadn't yet told Carly. In December Carly saw Jason and Elizabeth dancing together at Kelly’s and became jealous. Elizabeth and Jason befriended each other much of the same way Jason and Robin had began. He was running away from his past, and the loss of Micheal and Robin. And she had been mourning the loss of her boyfriend [Lucky Spencer]who had died, like Robin had with [Stone Cates]. Carly went to see Sonny to ask him what was going on. Rather than telling Carly that he knew Jason wanted to help her raise Micheal together and live as a family, Sonny led Carly to believe that Jason was involved with Elizabeth. Carly believed Sonny. She then slept with him. Jason was shot and found out that Carly had slept with Sonny when he arrived, wounded, at Sonny's penthouse. Devastated by their apparent betrayal, Jason left and wandered around until he collapsed near his old abandoned boxcar reminded him of Robin and of a time when his life was not complicated but free. Carly hated Elizabeth because she viewed her as another Robin in Jason's life. What she saw as Elizabeth's manipulative behavior with Jason and for being the impetus for her one-night stand with Sonny. Jason saved Elizabeth’s life after a bomb was placed in her art studio. He tried to end their friendship after Sorel started to threaten her.
Jason was unable to deal with Sonny and Carly’s betrayal and felt the people he cared about would be safer if he was not around. He also could not stand Carly’s crazy attempts to get back into his affections. He gave Sonny power of attorney over all his accounts and control over his assets which had been put in a trust fund for Michael. He left town on January 17, 2000.
Although Jason was angry at Carly for her betrayal and did not return to Port Charles, he did come to her rescue once again. Jason tracked down the arsonist who had burned down Sonny’s and his coffee warehouse and forced him tell who it was who had hired him. The arsonist revealed that it was AJ. Jason phoned Sonny and told him. Sonny used this information to force AJ to give Carly a divorce and relinquish all rights to Michael.
[edit] Jason visits home
In August 2000, Jason returned to Port Charles to find his sister Emily after she was kidnapped and held hostage by Zander Smith. He tracked them down to the Canadian border. He was about to turn Zander over to the cops but was shocked when Emily asked him to let him go. Jason did as his sister asked and took her to the Quartermaine's home. He then offered to take Carly and Michael out of the country so Carly would not have to testify against Sonny. Sonny and Carly refused his offer and were married with Jason as a witness. Jason finally accepted their relationship and gave them his blessing. He then left town once again.
In January 2001, he returned to help Sonny bring down a mob boss named Sorel. Elizabeth Webber hid him in her art studio during his first days back in Port Charles. She confided in him about her problems and their friendship grew closer. Lucky was jealous of Jason and believed he was romantically interested in Elizabeth. Lucky attacked Jason with a knife and tried to kill him and Jason was forced to defend himself. Lucky denied what he had done and Elizabeth believed him but later found out the truth and apologized to Jason. Jason realized he had feelings for Elizabeth. Jason asked Elizabeth to leave town with him but she refused and chose to stay with Lucky. Jason helped defuse a bomb sent to Sonny’s penthouse and then he left town and went back to Puerto Rico to handle more of Sonny's business problems and hide from Sorel.
[edit] Jason's Return
Jason returned about a year later as Sorel was long dead and returned to work with Sonny. He warned AJ to stay away from Carly and Michael. Sonny ordered him to find out what had happened to Carly during her car accident and the time she was missing. Jason discovered that Carly had faked the whole car accident in order to punish Sonny for sleeping with Alexis Davis. He confronted Carly and told her to tell Sonny or he would tell him the truth himself.
Zander Smith, who lashed out when he learned that Sonny and Carly reunited, revealed some of Sonny’s secrets to a rival mobster. Sonny instructed Jason to teach Zander a lesson. Zander then landed up in the hospital from a severe beating. Elizabeth found him and brought him to General Hospital.
Lucky and Elizabeth broke up and went their separate ways shortly after Jason returned to town. Jason began to date Elizabeth and started to protect Sonny’s half-sister Courtney Matthews on Sonny’s orders. Courtney was married to AJ and working as a stripper to pay back for damage AJ had done to the club Oasis. Courtney did not like Jason at first because she despised all parts of the mob but they later became friends. After both Elizabeth and Zander Smith were kidnapped and held hostage in a crypt, Jason rescued them. Jason was hurt when he saw that Zander and Elizabeth had had a one-night stand. He became determined to push Elizabeth away after she was shot when he and Zander fought for a gun. Jason comforted Courtney after AJ found out she was stripping. He saved AJ’s life after he nearly burned to death in the Oasis and paid Coleman off to keep quiet about AJ burning down his club so his brother would not go to prison. He did this for Courtney’s sake. Zander and Elizabeth moved into Jason’s penthouse for safety reasons and Elizabeth told Jason she was sorry for hurting him.
[edit] Brenda's Return
Shortly afterwards, Sonny was shot and supposedly killed by Roy DiLuca on Luis Alcazar's orders outside of St. Timothy’s church. Jason arrived and was shocked to discover Brenda Barrett was still alive (she was presumed dead). He took Brenda to one of Sonny’s safe houses on Sonny’s orders in order to keep her safe from Luis Alcazar. Jason kept her under heavy guard but Brenda managed to escape. It was later revealed to everyone that Brenda was still alive. Sick of Jason’s secrets and dangerous work, Elizabeth broke up with him and moved out. Soon afterwards Courtney found herself being stalked and Jason promised to protect her.
Brenda asked Jason to marry her because she had a rare brain disease that would make her go insane and kill her. She wanted him to be the one to take care of her and put her in a mental hospital when the time came. She threatened to destroy Sonny and Carly’s marriage and ruin Michael’s life if he would not do it. Jason agreed to marry her so he could keep her away from Sonny and Jax. The two flew to Las Vegas and got married. Brenda moved into Jason’s penthouse. The Quartermaines were thrilled about Jason and Brenda’s marriage and made her promise to try to get Jason to come back to the family. Jason stood by Brenda during Luis Alcazar’s trial and both were shocked when he got off on all charges.
[edit] Jason and Courtney
Jason and Courtney began to work closely to uncover the stalker. When the stalker attacked Courtney, she used the gun Jason gave her and shot him. She pulled off his mask and her stalker was revealed to be Coleman. Coleman did have feelings for Courtney, but he was not the stalker. He had been paid by AJ to scare Courtney so Courtney would turn to him, after seeing Courtney and Jason kiss in the rain. AJ was furious when Courtney turned towards to Jason instead of him.
Luis Alcazar later kidnapped Brenda and he tried to take her to Venezuela. There was a plane crash and they, along with Sonny, disappeared. Jason and Carly traveled to South America to search for them. They were arrested and sentenced to be executed but they escaped and rescued Sonny, Brenda, and Alcazar from a deserted island. A mysterious man named Ric Lansing followed them back to Port Charles and offered his legal services to Sonny since he was without an attorney.
Jason and Brenda planned to leave for Switzerland to put Brenda in a mental hospital because her condition worsened. But, they found out from Jax that Luis Alcazar had faked her illness. They planned to annul their marriage and Brenda reunited with Jax. Around the same time Courtney found out AJ was the stalker. She was so outraged that she filed for divorce. Courtney turned to Jason and they became lovers. They bought a place where they could be together and keep their relationship a secret for fear of Sonny’s disapproval.
Ric tried to impress Sonny several times and stepped in to get frivolous charges against Sonny and Jason dropped. Sonny and Jason did not trust Ric because they did not know who he was and why he was so eager to get into Sonny’s business. Carly befriended him though and gave him a few pointers on how to impress Sonny.
When Luis Alcazar was murdered, both Jason and Brenda were suspects. The two decided to cancel their annulment so they would not have to testify against each other. AJ, Skye, and Coleman teamed up to frame Jason and Brenda for the murder of Luis Alcazar. Jason and Brenda were accused of Alcazar's murder but were later acquitted. They divorced soon after; they remained friends. Although invited to Brenda's wedding, he declined the invitation. Still, he came to see her prior to the wedding to wish her well. He was the one that took Brenda to the airport after Jax left her at the altar.
Sonny was furious after he found out that Jason and Courtney were romantically involved. He did not want Courtney with Jason because believed that being involved with Jason was a sure sign of constant danger. Sonny demanded that Jason and Courtney end their relationship, but they refused. Sonny ended his long-time friendship with Jason and fired him.
Jason believed that Ric and Faith had teamed up in an effort to destroy him and Sonny. He and Courtney pretended to break up in front of Ric and Faith at Kelly’s. He faked a partnership with Faith to find out who her silent partner was but, before she could tell him, Ric shot her. Faith was scared Ric would finish her off and told Jason she did not have a secret partner. Not much later Sonny changed his mind and rehired Jason as was now apparent that Ric and Faith were serious threats that had to be dealt with. Although he constantly warned Elizabeth Ric was bad news, she began a relationship with Ric. Sonny had Jason kidnap and question Faith. Ric then kidnapped Courtney and threw her in a mine shaft and left her to die so he could use her as leverage and escape but Jason rescued her. When Jason tried to kill Ric, Sonny stopped him and told him that Ric was actually his brother.
After Sonny and Jason let Faith go, Ric and Faith planned to frame Jason for Fowler’s murder. Courtney saw them and overheard their plans. Faith ran her down with a car in order to shut her up but Jason and Carly found her and took her to the hospital. Ric blackmailed Courtney into agreeing to marry him or he would turn the evidence against Jason into the police. Jason and Courtney fortunately foiled his plot. Soon after they were finally able to move on with their lives, Carly wanted Jason and Courtney to get married. Jason and Courtney became engaged and Sonny gave their engagement his blessing.
Sonny and Jason worked to end the recent circulation of drugs in their territory and held the drugs hostage in order to get information on the supplier. Shortly afterwards Carly received a picture of a beaten and bloodied Sonny. It turned out Sonny had been kidnapped and held hostage by Lorenzo Alcazar who wanted his drugs back. Jason traded the drugs for Sonny. He then tried to negotiate a deal with Sonny and Jason, but they refused.
On the night Jason and Courtney were to get married, Ric drugged Elizabeth, then his wife, and kidnapped Carly. He held her hostage in a panic room in his house, chained to a wall. He revealed he planned to take her unborn baby once it was born and give it to Elizabeth to raise. Michael, who witnessed Carly being kidnapped, had been traumatized. Sonny and Jason were eventually able to get him to disclose it was Ric.
Soon afterwards, Courtney found out she was pregnant but kept the news about their unborn baby from Jason to tell him at a better time and keep him focused on getting Carly back home. Sonny and Jason went to South America with Ric to rescue Carly from Lorenzo Alcazar, who had kidnapped her from Ric by then. Courtney found out where Carly was and went after them to tell them herself when she couldn't reach Sonny or Jason. Sonny and Jason were able to rescue Carly, but Courtney was kidnapped by Lorenzo Alcazar. He planned to exchange Courtney for Carly and use her to get Sonny and Jason to let him use their docks to run his drugs through their territory. Jason rescued her after discovering her in a clinic in Venezuela. After toiling with her decision, Courtney confessed to Jason that she had been pregnant but had lost the baby when she jumped into freezing water trying to escape. Jason devastated by this loss and devastated by Emily's cancer, was unable to offer Courtney comfort. After being beaten up by Alcazar's men, Courtney was prescribed pain pills, and became addicted to them. She allegedly hit Elizabeth while driving under the influence of the pills, although this has never been confirmed. Jason convinced Courtney not to confess.
Jason agreed to protect Nikolas and Emily from Nikolas’ creditors and soon discovered that his creditor was Lorenzo Alcazar. Jason lent Nikolas money to make all of Lorenzo Alcazar’s payments. To get away from the craziness of Port Charles, Jason whisked Courtney away on a romantic getaway to France. He proposed again, and suggested that they marry right there and then. Jason and Courtney got married with Sonny and Carly as their witnesses.
Lorenzo Alcazar and Faith Rosco teamed up in an effort to break up Sonny and Carly. They hired a prostitute named Marcella Montoya who had plastic surgery to look like Sonny’s dead wife Lily. Jason, Carly, and Courtney all believed that Lily was in Sonny’s mind until Jason saw her. He convinced Sonny she was an imposter and the two uncovered Lorenzo and Faith’s plans.
When Carly fell into a coma after she was accidentally shot by Sonny while giving birth, Jason took care of the business and Courtney took care of the kids. She left town with Michael and Morgan and befriended a sheriff named Brian Beck. Her relationship with Jason became strained after her tolerance of his violent life began to erode and they separated after Sonny’s attempt to kill Lorenzo Alcazar. Jason was arrested for aiding and abetting but all charges were dropped. He tracked down his cousin Justus Ward, found him in a monastery, and hired him to defend Sonny. Jason and Courtney prevented Sonny and Carly from losing their children and reunited Michael and Morgan with their parents after social services tried to take them into their custody when Sonny and Carly went on the run. Jason tried to keep Carly away from Lorenzo and protect Nikolas and Emily from Faith and Zander. Courtney began to "date" Brian.
Jason kidnapped Lorenzo Alcazar and put him in the panic room to keep him away from Carly since her brain injury caused her to have romantic feelings towards him and she seemed like she could not control them. Carly committed herself to Shadybrook, a mental institution. Faith Rosco found out about Carly’s decision, paid the doctors to keep her drugged, and tried to push her toward Lorenzo. Jason attempted to rescue her even though he was fed up with her but Carly attacked him with a syringe full of a hallucinogenic sedative and Faith tried to rape him. Jason wandered off and found his way back to the apartment he and Courtney had shared. She found him and he kissed but later did not remember doing so. Lorenzo rescued Carly from Shadybrook and left Faith in a straight jacket at Carly’s room. Jason found her and had her institutionalized to Ferncliff for the criminally insane under a fake name.
Faith ordered Zander to start a shootout with Sonny and Jason’s men and kill Jason. Courtney saw the police ambush Jason and his men on the docks as they unloaded a coffee shipment and got into a shootout with Zander and Faith’s men. Courtney shot Brian to save Jason’s life after he aimed his gun at Jason. Jason and Courtney let Zander take the fall for her crime after Brian named him as the shooter and the two decided to never tell the truth. Eventually, Zander was gunned down by officers who believed him guilty of Beck's murder.
Jason went to the Port Charles Hotel to kill Brian on Sonny’s orders but he never did it because a fire started in the hotel and he and Brian teamed up to save two children’s lives and get them to safety, as well as others. Jason also found Carly during the hotel fire and they tried to find their way out of the burning building. After Jason got Carly to safety, Ric had him arrested for the attempted murder of Brian Beck after the cop was shot and named Jason as his shooter and refused to let Jason claim his seat on the helicopter but allowed Jason to give his ticket to Courtney and for her to take his place. A crooked cop named Andy Capelli handcuffed Jason to a stair railing and left him there to die in the fire but Nikolas found him and saved his life.
Jason goaded Capelli into a standoff in the woods and got him to confess to shooting Brian in an effort to frame Jason. Andy tried to kill Jason but Jason shot and killed him. Ric saw and heard the whole thing on a cell phone and refused to arrest Jason and file charges against him because he ruled the death as self-defense.
Jason and Courtney both testified in favor of joint custody. Lorenzo Alcazar hired someone to put a bomb. This caused SOnny to give full custody of the children to Carly. Sonny ordered Jason to find the person responsible for the explosion and protect Sam from the person who tried to stab and kill her.
Jason felt betrayed after Courtney sold her interests to the waterfront to Lorenzo Alcazar but still hoped to reunite with her. He tried to help her after Faith began to threaten her but she refused to accept his help. In a desperate yet mistaken attempt to save Jason from prison, Courtney chose to knock Jason out in order to save Lorenzo’s life when Jason tried to kill him. She called the cops on Sonny. Although they briefly bonded over Michael as he recovered from a fall into a well, they ultimately finalized their divorce. For a long time to come, the two continued to admit they still loved each other. On the anniversary of their baby's death, Jason comforted a grief-stricken Courtney, and both reminisced about "what could have been." Jason and Courtney eventually they grew apart.
[edit] Jason and Sam
Jason and Sam met when they were both arrested for aiding and abetting Sonny Corinthos in December 2003. When Jason found out that they were having an affair he offered Sam a million dollars to leave town but she refused. Sam was stabbed when she witnessed one of Alcazar's men placing a bomb in Sonny's limo, she temporarily moved in with Sonny where she and Jason were forced to interact.
Sonny and Carly decided to reconcile for the sake of their children. Sam found out she was pregnant. Jason found out when Emily told him, and he agreed to keep quiet but told Sam she had to tell Sonny. Jason and Sonny decided the best option was for Jason to claim the baby and Sam initially agreed. When they were at the church Sam decided she couldn't go through with it and left town.
After briefly fleeing to a convent in South America to avoid Jax and Sonny, both of whom were the potential father, Jason brought her back to Port Charles where her past came back to haunt her. An ex-boyfriend, Nico, was stalking Sam and attempted to kidnap her. Finally when he got a hold of her in Puerto Rico, Jason burst in and killed him.
Through that ordeal it came to light that Sam was wanted in another state for arson and murder. Jason found out that Sam had a mentally handicapped brother named Danny who had accidentally started the fire and their mother had been killed. When a jealous Carly tipped off the authorities about Sam's whereabouts she was arrested. Jason got a prisoner to confess and Sam was let go.
After Jason's beloved Grandmother, Lila died, Sam suggested they name their daughter in memory of her.
During Sam's pregnancy Jason and her became closer. He and Sonny found themselves at odds when Sonny tried to pressure Sam to sign legal documents about his place in their baby's life. When Alexis' daughter Kristina became sick Alexis confessed that Kristina was Sonny's daughter. She asked him and Sam to agree to induce labor so that the stem cells could be used to save Kristina. Sam couldn't agree knowing there was even the slightest risk to her child.
During a heated argument with Alexis, Sam collapsed and was rushed into surgery where she was diagnosed with a placental abruption. The baby didn't survive but the stem cells saved Kristina's life.
Sam was devastated at the loss of her daughter and tried to push Jason away. They reconnected after a teen mother named Bridget gave Sam her baby. Jason proposed to Sam and she accepted. They planned to adopt the little girl until Bridget decided she wanted the baby back. Sam once again pushed Jason away until Kristina was kidnapped and Sam was the only suspect.
Jason believed in her innocene and helped her flee, getting shot in the process. Michael and Morgan were taken not long after and it became clear that Sam wasn't the kidnapper. She and Jason worked together to find the children. For a short time it was believe that Michael was dead but Jason never gave up hope. They eventually found that it had all been a plot by AJ to get Michael.
When Jason felt there was more to the situation than it seemed and had a bad feeling about the doctor treating Michael, Dr. Thomas, he took an experimental drug to help his memory. He finally realized that Dr. Thomas had been paid by AJ to kill him when he'd been comatose following the car accident all those years ago.
Jason began having headaches, seizures, and eventually amnesia from the drug he'd taken. He couldn't remember anyone in his life but felt a connection to Sam anyway. He quit working for Sonny and they went to Hawaii when it seemed Jason was dying.
Sam found out that Jason's former love, Robin Scorpio was doing fantastic work with brain disorders she asked her to come to Port Charles. For a short time Jason was believed dead but found an escape from the tunnel.
Jason proposed to Sam again before he started Robin's treatment. With the help of Patrick Drake Jason was cured.
Sam became deathly ill when there was an encephalitis virus invaded Port Charles. Jason and Carly teamed up and found and antidote in the Maarkam Islands. They rushed back to Port Charles but Courtney and Danny had already died. Danny had mentioned something to Sam before he died that put her parentage into questioned. After getting a DNA test done it was proven that Sam and Danny hadn't been biologically related.
Through some investigation Sam and Jason found out that Alexis was really her mother. They decided to keep that to themselves until Sam was shot by Manny Ruiz. Jason had been told that Sam was dying and decided to tell Alexis the truth.
Sam pulled through but after prodding by Alexis, Jason told her they were over. He couldn't bear to put her life in danger anymore. Sam was heartbroken and tried to get Jason to take her back.
[edit] Jason and Elizabeth
As Lucky and Elizabeth found themselves in financial difficulty after he was injured, Elizabeth turned to Jason for support. Elizabeth said Jason was the one person she could confide in and know he wouldn't judge her. Elizabeth soon discovered that Lucky was addicted to pain pills and cheating on her with Maxie Jones.
Jason decided that he wanted Sam back and went to Alexis' house to talk but saw her in the midst of a one night stand with Ric. He returned to the penthouse and started drinking. Elizabeth showed up believing that her marriage to Lucky was over and they slept together.
Elizabeth found out that she was pregnant after hearing that condoms she and Jason had used were defective. Knowing that both Jason and Lucky could be the father she got a paternity test done. Upon receving the results she ran into Sonny who assumed that Lucky was the father, she went to Jason to tell him the truth but realized he already thought it was Lucky so she kept quiet.
Jason was shot when he went on the run with Sam after Ric had manufactured evidence against her. Elizabeth found a badly wounded Jason in a church and took him back to her studio. She confessed that he was the father of her baby in an attempt to keep him alive. When he woke he didn't remember what she had told him.
During the Metro Court Hotel Elizabeth and Sam were among the hostages. With Spinelli's help Jason got inside the building. As the bomb was set off Jason carried Elizabeth to safety where they ended up trapped in an elevator. Elizabeth finally told Jason the truth. He was shocked she had kept it from him but ultimately understood. He said they should get married but when she asked if it meant he was choosing their baby over Sam he said no. They were rescued and as Jason prepared to tell Sam he was the father she told him that Dr. Lee had said she could never carry a child to term. He decided to keep quiet to spare her the pain.
Elizabeth asked Jason to let Lucky believe he was the father for the baby's safety and she couldn't bear to turn his world upside down. Jason agreed to keep it a secret. Both found it hard to stick to that decision as the months went on. Elizabeth's guilt nearly overook her as she realized how hard it was for Jason to walk away from his child. She tried to keep him up to date with her pregnancy by showing him ultrasounds and such but he finally asked her not to because it was too hard.
During a storm Jason stopped by Elizabeth's house to make sure she was okay and discovered her bleeding on the floor. He rushed her to the hospital where it was touch and go for awhile but both her and the baby survived. She named her son Jacob Martin as a way to honor Jason.
Sam overheard Jason and Elizabeth talking about their baby. She was heartbroken he'd lied to her and tried to get him to tell the truth. Jake was kidnapped from the park and after an intense search Amelia and Jason found him with an unstable woman named Maureen who told them that Sam had witnessed the entire kidnapping.
While Jason was in jail for the murder of Lorenzo Alcazar, Sam visited him and told him what she'd done. After a heated argument she broke up with him.
As Lucky and Elizabeth's marriage continued to fall apart Jason and Elizabeth got closer. During Jason's trial when Elizabeth took the stand Ric asked her if she'd slept with Jason and she said yes, he then proceeded to ask if Jake was Jason's son and she lied. Lucky was livid to find out about the affair.
After Sam hired two men to confront Elizabeth in the park and scare her, both Elizabeth and Jason realized the danger that Jake would be in. They exchanged 'I Love You's' before she left.
The paternity secret came out the night of the Black and White Ball, Sam and Elizabeth got into several arguments and when it appeared Sam was going to tell Lucky the truth Jason stepped in. He told Lucky that he was Jake's father. Lucky felt betrayed but Jason stepped in when he got angry with Elizabeth.
After Emily's dead body was discovered, Jason and Elizabeth came together out of grief and made love. Deciding that life was too short to be apart they decided to meet in secret. They knew they couldn't have a public relationship but didn't want to be apart either.
They snuck around to be with each other for four months before getting engaged and then breaking up not long after. Jason broke up with Elizabeth so she could be safe. This happened after his nephew, Michael, was shot.
[edit] Nightshift
Jason arrived at the hospital with Spinelli after the young computer hacker shot himself in the foot. Spinelli was about to get in trouble with the police, and Jason took the blame, claiming his gun went off while cleaning it, since he had a gun permit, and Spinelli did not. Jason pled guilty, and was sentenced to community service at the hospital, where he worked as a janitor. Spinelli was often at the hospital, speaking to Jason, and viewers also saw Robin and Jason reconnect again, their friendship redeveloping. Robin had discussed with him a patient by the name of Stacey Sloan who had HIV like herself and was going to have a baby. After being locked in an elevator with Stacey and Spinelli remembering Robin, decided to help Stacey deliver her baby as she was going into premature labor. She didn't make it, but the baby girl did. He and Robin were there for each other after the loss of Stacey, the child being without a parent, and where Robin tearfully admitted to Jason that she looked to Stacey as her inspiration and admitted that she wanted to become a mother for the first time.
Robin walked in on Jason holding the baby in the nursery room one afternoon and informed him she had nicknamed her Anna. He loved the name, and Robin showed her appreciation for paying for the baby's medical bills. She later disclosed that she had broken up with Patrick because he didn't want to become a father. She decided to go ahead and file adoption papers for little Anna with an awed Jason looking on, knowing how far Robin had come from the days on the bridge when she didn't know if she would live long enough to become a mother. That night while doing the rounds on his floor by the nursery room, spotted Anna sleeping by the window and looked on happily. A few days later the father showed up to a shocked Robin, assumed Stacey had been telling the truth that the father was a donor. She went up to the rooftop with the baby to say their goodbyes. Jason instinctively knew where to find her and gave her moral support during this period. During the final episode, a gangster arrived at the hospital claiming he was injured. Rival gang members came and and a shoot out developed. Jason thinking quickly grabbed a gun shot many of them down. Robin rushed to the aid of one of the Nurse's that had been shot. Ended up getting grabbed as used as a shield and hostage at the same time while the gunman tried to leave. Jason followed the sound of Robin's screams and aimed his gun at the gangster, looked at Robin feeling unable to take the shot. She looked at him, gave him a quick silent gesture moved her head down, Jason quickly to aim and fired. Hitting the man with the gun and the glass shattering. Both he and Robin fell to the ground, both unmoving. Jason looked on stunned and horrified, rushed to Robin and they embraced each other with relief.
Jason's community service ended the following morning and he was released, and gave his goodbyes to Tousissant played by Billy Dee Williams another janitor ex musician he had befriended while working there. Went to the Nurse's station to tell Robin he was finished and leaving. She agreed to walk him out of the hospital. Sonny Corinthos showed up in a limo to pick up Jason. He got in the limo and looked at Robin one last time as he waved as goodbye as she looked on as the limo drove out of sight.
[edit] Notes
- Jason is 35 years old. (He turned 26 in 1999.) His birthday is January 22.
- His son Jacob Martin Spencer has his initials JM and goes by the nickname "Jake"
- After Alan Quartermaine's death it was revealed that Alan's last will and testament stated that he wished to leave a quarter of his fortune to the first child of his son, Jason. Tracy Quartermaine and her husband, Luke Spencer stole his will and made many changes in which were very far from Alan's wishes. Jason and Elizabeth are unaware of their son's inheritance.
[edit] References
- ^ General Hospital Official Site, Jason Morgan's Biography.
- ^ IMDB.com, Jason Burton, Awards.
- ^ Wikipedia.com, Steve Burton
- ^ General Hospital Official Site, Jason Morgan In Depth Biography.
- ^ ABC.com, General Hospital Recap, 1981 (2).
- ^ ABC.com, General Hospital Recap 1981 (4).
- ^ a b ABC.com, General Hospital Recap 1982 (2).
- ^ ABC.com, General Hospital Recap 1983(1).
- ^ ABC.com, General Hospital Recap 1983(4).
- ^ a b SoapCentral.com, Jason Morgan Biography.
- ^ See Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome.
- ^ ABC.com, General Hospital Recap 1992(2).
- ^ SoapCentral.com, Karen Wexler Biography.
- ^ SoapCentral.com, Jagger Cates Biography
[edit] External links
- Jason Morgan profile at soapcentral.com
- Jason Morgan profile at ABC.com
