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GENERAL HOSPITAL Rewind: Jason’s Life In Photos

By Mara Levinsky
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As Steve Burton’s Jason Morgan returns from the dead (again) on the Monday, March 4 episode of GENERAL HOSPITAL, here’s a look back at the character’s Port Charles journey.

  1. 1982

    Quinn Carlson-Stuart Damon
    ABC
    The year after Alan's (Stuart Damon) mistress, Susan, gave birth to Jason — and, per a later rewrite, his twin, Drew — in New York City, the tot arrived in Port Charles, where he was ultimately adopted by Monica.

  2. Karen-Jason
    By 1992, Jason was a high-schooler and romantically linked to Karen (Cari Shayne), who he ultimately lost to Jagger, now known as John.

  3. Steve Burton-Senait Ashenafi
    Vivian Zink/ABC
    Jason took Keesha (Senait Ashenafi) to the first Nurses' Ball in 1994 and lost his virginity to her the following year.

  4. Steve Burton-Sean Kanan
    JIM OBER/ABC
    Jason suffered brain damage and memory loss a car wreck caused by his inebriated brother, A.J. (Sean Kanan), in 1995. After, he rebuffed his family of origin.

  5. Maurice Benard-Steve Burton
    Craig Sjodin/ABC
    Jason adopted a new last name, Morgan (the maiden name of his paternal grandmother, Lila), in 1996 and went to work for Sonny (Maurice Benard).

  6. Steve Burton-Kimberly McCullough
    ANN LIMONGELLO/ABC
    Robin and Jason (Kimberly McCullough) fell in love in 1996.

  7. Steve Burton-baby Michael
    CATHY BLAIVAS/ABC
    After giving birth to MIchael in 1997, Carly — who had been Jason's lover in 1996 —left her son in Jason's care while in the throes of postpartum depression.

  8. Sarah Brown-Steve Burton
    TOM QUEALLY/ABC
    Carly returned in 1998 and Jason's loyalty to her caused tension in his relationship with Robin.

  9. Steve Burton-Rebecca Herbst
    Craig Sjodin/ABC
    Jason and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) forged a connection in the wake of Lucky's presumed death in 1999.

  10. Steve Burton-Vanessa Marcil
    SCOTT GARFIELD/ABC
    In 2002, Jason and Brenda (Vanessa Marcil) briefly married so that they couldn't be compelled to testify against one another.

  11. Steve Burton-Alicia Leigh Willis
    SCOTT GARFIELD/ABC
    Jason wed Sonny's half sister, Courtney (Alicia Leigh Willis), in 2003. The union ended in divorce.

  12. kelly monaco as sam in a hospital bed and steve burton as jason on general hospital.
    TOM QUEALLY/ABC
    In 2004, Jason claimed to be the father of the baby Sam (Kelly Monaco) was expecting so that Sonny wouldn't be exposed as the dad-to-be. Tender feelings soon emerged between the duo, who grieved together when baby Lila was stillborn.

  13. REBECCA HERBST, STEVE BURTON
    ABC/PETER "HOPPER" STONE
    Jason and Elizabeth's night of passion in 2006 led to the 2007 birth of their son, Jake.

  14. STEVE BURTON, JAMES FRANCO
    ABC/Ron Tom
    Franco (James Franco), the psychotic and Jason-obsessed artist, caused trouble for Jason beginning in 2009.

  15. CHAD DUELL, STEVE BURTON
    ABC/Patrick Wymore
    When Michael (Chad Duell) was incarcerated in 2010, Jason got himself sent to Pentonville to watch over him.

  16. KELLY MONACO, STEVE BURTON
    ABC/Patrick Wymore
    In 2011, Jason and Sam said, "I do".

  17. kelly monaco as sam, steve burton as jason, and danny on general hospital.
    ABC
    Jason and Sam's baby boy, Danny, was born in 2012 — but that same year, Faison (disguised as Duke) shot him and he fell into the harbor, kicking off a multi-year presumed death.

  18. Steve Burton, Maura West
    ChrisD/jpistudios.com
    Jason resurfaced in 2017 as "Patient 6" in a Russian clinic, where he encountered Ava (Maura West).

  19. Kelly Monaco, Steve Burton, Billy Miller, Maurice Benard, Laura Wright
    XJJohnson/jpistudios.com
    Jason's re-entry into Port Charles was rocky, as he learned that Sam had married, and had a baby girl, Scout, with a man she, Sonny and Carly (Laura Wright) all believed to be Jason. It turned out that he was Drew (then-Billy Miller), Jason's brainwashed twin.

  20. Coby Ryan McLaughlin, Steve Burton
    Howard Wise/jpistudios.com
    Jason and Sam's reunion was complicated in 2019 by her decision to infiltrate the sex cult run by Shiloh (Coby Ryan McLaughlin).

  21. Steve Burton-Kelly Thiebaud
    GH/X (formerly Twitter)
    Jason and Sam split, and he and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) briefly became lovers in 2021.

  22. Laura-Wright-Jacklyn-Zeman-Leslie-Charleson-Steve-Burton
    ABC/Scott Kirkland
    Jason and Carly wed in 2021 with their mothers, Bobbie (Jacklyn Zeman, second from l.) and Monica (Leslie Charleson), by their sides. However, Sonny's return from the dead prevented the union from being consummated. Jason then headed to Greece, where Liesl and Drew were being held captive. Jason wound up presumed dead yet again when he was caught in a tunnel collapse.
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