General Hospital News: Robert Scorpio Here To Stay – Tristan Rogers In Opening Credits For First Time

Tristan Rogers’ name was seen in the opening credits of “General Hospital” for the first time since his debut on the show 39 years ago. Rogers made his first appearance on the show as Robert Scorpio back in 1980. He continued to play the role until 1992. Since then, he’s made sporadic appearances on the sudser throughout the years.

He became part of super couple Luke and Laura’s wedding back in 1981, which garnered 30 million viewers and still holds the top spot as the highest rated hour in the history of American soap operas.

Rogers left the show when his character died back in 1991. He reappeared as a ghost in 1995, sharing scenes with onscreen daughter, Robin Scorpio (Kimberly McCullough) who was struggling with the death of her boyfriend due to AIDS. During that time, Robin was also diagnosed as HIV positive.

General Hospital News – Robert Scorpio Was Revealed As Alive In 2016

In 2016, Rogers returned to the show for six weeks when it was revealed that he’s actually alive. His latest stint was January this year. He moved to a recurring basis and recently appeared in the opening credits in the runup to the show’s 39th anniversary.

Viewers may recall that Robert Scorpio made a lot of fans really happy when he returned this early this year. He got involved in Anna’s investigation and also helped Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Bernard) find Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna).

After revealing that he has a law degree to Laura Webber (Genie Francis), he was offered the job as the new DA after Margaux Dawson’s (Elizabeth Henderickson) left the post, which he gladly accepted.

General Hospital News – Robert Scorpio Involved In Sam McCall’s Case

It was a good time not only for him but for his brother, Mac Scorpio (John York), who was also appointed temporary commissioner as Jordan Ashford (Brianna Nicole Henry) recovers from her transplant.

Now, Scorpio is currently involved in Sam McCall’s (Kelly Monaco) case. He recently discovered that the tape incriminating Sam to the crime won’t make it on the stand. Damian Spinelli (Bradford Anderson), who’s been trying to disprove the tape tried a different approach.

He tried to prove that the tape was authentic but can’t so Jordan had no choice but to drop the charges. Stay tuned to the ABC soap and don’t forget to check Celebrating The Soaps often for the latest General Hospital spoilers, updates, and news.