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Sonny Corinthos

Biography



Before Sonny Corinthos saw how the other half lived, he resided in a dark place, on the wrong side of the tracks. There was only one way to get anything done - by force. But then he met a woman who would change his life forever. In the hope of one day living in a world that he could share with Brenda Barrett, Sonny determined that there was another way to accomplish things - his way.

 

In 1993, Sonny was living with his ward, Stone Cates, above the Paradise Lounge strip bar. When he met pretty teenager Karen Wexler, he dared her to take it all off - and she did.

 

Sonny began an affair with his newest attraction and fought to keep her for himself even as she descended deeper into the throes of drug addiction. At one point, after ordering a hit on Karen's estranged boyfriend, Jagger Cates, who wanted to get her back on the straight and narrow, Sonny even threatened Karen herself.

 

After the Port Charles police closed down the Paradise Lounge for employing minors like Karen and Stone, Sonny became the front man for mobster

General Hospital Bio: Sonny Corinthos’ History Explained, A Mobster With a Heart

Michael “Sonny” Corinthos, Jr is of Greek, Irish and Cuban descent and was born in April 1965 making him a Taurus. This brooding sexy mobster certainly lives up to the stubborn traits associated with his Zodiac sign. His birth year was later revised to 1969 as shown on a 2012 Port Charles arrest record. His father is Michael Corinthos, Sr who later changed his name to Corbin and now goes by the moniker Mike Corbin. Mike is Irish and Greek and Sonny’s mother Adela is Cuban by birth.

Sonny was raised in the mostly-Italian neighborhood of Bensonhurst in Brooklyn. When Sonny was young, Mike abandoned the family and Adela began a romance with Trevor Lansing, her employer. She had a child out of wedlock with Trevor and named him Richard “Ric” Lansing. Trevor wanted to marry her but also wanted Adela to ditch Sonny because he accidentally made his mother fall down the stairs when she was pregnant with Ric.

Adela refused to abandon Sonny and she signed away rights to Ric and Trevor took

Sonny Corinthos

Fictional character

Soap opera character

Sonny Corinthos is a fictional character on the ABCsoap operaGeneral Hospital. Maurice Benard has played the role of the manic depressive mob kingpin, living in Port Charles, since the character's storyline originated on August 13, 1993.[2] Sonny is also known for supercouple pairings with Brenda Barrett and Carly Benson.[3] Since joining the show, he has become a central character, with many storylines focusing on his family, friends, and criminal enterprise.

Creation

Background

The character was originally scripted as being of Italian descent.[4] However, it later revealed that Sonny is raised in the predominantly Italian neighborhood of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. On his father's side, Sonny is of Greek and Irish descent.[5] On his mother's side, Sonny is of Cuban descent.[6] Michael Corinthos Jr. is born on April 20, 1965, to Michael and Adela Corinthos.[7][8] In 2012, Sonny's birth year was revised to 1969 when his aged was lis

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