Damian Spinelli
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| Damian Spinelli | |
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| First appearance | November 13, 2006 |
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| Nickname(s) | The Jackal |
| Occupation | hacker and college student |
| Family | grandmother in Tennessee |
| Portrayed by | Bradford Anderson |
Damian Spinelli is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama General Hospital. He has been played on a recurring basis by Bradford Anderson since November 13, 2006.
In September 2006, General Hospital put out a casting call for a "college-aged kid" who was a cross between Seth Green and Spicoli, a character played by Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The part was won by Anderson, who says he tries to emulate Spicoli's speaking style when playing the character. Spinelli's dialogue, a rapid-fire mix of surfer lingo and internet slang, has offered comic relief, and an unusual "tech-savvy" character to the show. Anderson says that he generally doesn't improvise the part, instead sticking to the script that is supplied a couple days before filming. The name of the specific writer or writers who create Spinelli's dialogue have not been identified.[1]
The character has proved popular[2] and actor Bradford Anderson has reportedly been offered a contract, but it is not yet known if he will accept.[3]
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[edit] Character storyline
Damian Spinelli was introduced in 2006 as the computer hacker responsible for creating a flash drive containing falsified evidence against Sam McCall. Spinelli had been hired by Lorenzo Alcazar to create the flash drive, which in turn was handed over to corrupt Port Charles District Attorney, Ric Lansing, who had a grudge against McCall's beau Jason Morgan. Jason and Sam ended up finding Spinelli and were able to convince him to confess to creating the flash drive. Spinelli agreed, and until Jason was ready to make his move, hid at a safe house with Sam. When Jason was ready to take Spinelli in, he, Sam and Spinelli were ambushed by Alcazar's hitmen. In the ensuing fracas, Spinelli disappeared. He reappeared a short time later, working in a study group with Lulu Spencer. The two were kidnapped by Alcazar, who was planning to kill them, but they were rescued by Jason. Spinelli ran again, but Lulu was able to help Jason track him down at his Grandmother's house down south and he returned to Port Charles with them, providing Mac Scorpio with the evidence to exonerate Sam. Since then he has been helping Jason and Sonny Corinthos keep tabs on Alcazar, helping Lulu to prove that her mother, Laura Spencer did not kill Rick Webber, and provided an ailing Alexis Davis with Marijuana to ease the pain caused by her chemotherapy treatments for lung cancer.
In the 24-inspired storyline during the February 2007 sweeps, Spinelli helped as Jason Morgan's sidekick in an attempt to rescue the hostages who were being held at the MetroCourt Hotel. It was also revealed that he has a major crush on Lulu Spencer, and that he has a very vivid Walter Mitty-like imagination. The current storyline portrays Spinelli as one of a trio of a young men (Spinelli, Dillon Quartermaine, and Milo Giambetti) that are attempting to court Lulu. Spinelli is also coming into conflict with a hacker rival, Stan Johnson (Kiko Ellsworth) who has threatened to "run a tapeworm" on Spinelli's secret Chicago servers.
[edit] Nicknames
Spinelli has become notorious for providing various Port Charles residents with nicknames. His own is The Jackal; although he also refers to himself as The Ace of Cyberspace; The Assassin of the Internet; Grasshopper; Gladiator and The Blonde One's Boyfriend. And he calls his favorite orange soda Nectar of the Gods.
- Sam McCall - Goddess of Hotness;The Goddess; The Bodacious One; The Awesome One; Oh Courageous Heroine; Oh Fair Samantha
- Lulu Spencer - The Blonde One; Devoted Daughter; Brave Blonde One; Gidget, The Fair One; Fair Lulu; Warrior Princess; Tawny Temptress
- Luke Spencer- Blonde One's Father; Father of The Blonde One; Cool Father of The Blonde One; Proud Patriarch; Kind-Of-Scary Dad Dude
- Sonny Corinthos - Pacino-esque one; Mr. Corinthos Sir; The Godfather
- Alexis Davis - Goddess Mother; Mother of the Goddess
- Jason Morgan - Stone Cold; Big Daddy; Emotionally Impaired; Enforcer of the Godfather; The Master
- Carly Corinthos - The Valkyrie; Super Hot; The Babelicious Burg; Valkyrie Carly
- Elizabeth Webber's unborn child - Baby On Board; A Stone Cold special; The Miraculous One; Little Stone Cold
- Lorenzo Alcazar - Evil Al; Darth Alcazar
- Dillon Quartermaine - Conflicted Film Major/Business Dude; Almost Incestuous One; Film Guy; Indiana Jones
- Kristina Davis - Krissy; The Half-Pint Hacker
- James Craig - The Unhinged One
- Monica Quartermaine - Regal One
- Tracy Quartermaine- Wicked Stepmother
- Alice the Maid - The Dominator
- Number Six (name unknown) - The Evil Chick
- Milo Giambetti - Workout Man; Muscle Man; Prince Pectoral
- Max Giambetti & Milo Giambetti - The Protectors of the Night
- Ric Lansing - The D.A. of Darkness; The Dastardly D.A.
- Georgie Jones - The Other Woman, The Hostile One
- Bernie - The Bernificent One
- Logan Hayes - Slick; Knucklescraper
- Stan Johnson - Che 9000; The Revolutionary of Cyber-Space; Anti-Capitalist Fanatic
- Pete Marquez - Teach
- Maxie Jones - Bad Blonde One; Mouthy One
- Lucky Spencer - The Deceived One; The Reformed One
- Lesley Webber - The Blonde One's Granny
- Scott Baldwin - The Murderous One
- Michael Corinthos III - Little Dude
- Metro Court Hostage Takers - The Minions of Darkness
[edit] Relationships
Nothing is known about Spinelli's family except that he has a paternal grandmother living in Oakfield, Tennessee. He has had not yet had any romantic relationships on the show, except for having a major crush on Lulu Spencer.
[edit] References
- ^ "Local actor makes the grade: Meredith native Bradford Anderson lands recurring role on daytime soap", January 28, 2007, Foster's Daily Democrat
- ^ "Making the Rounds at General Hospital", February 26, 2007, Blogcritics Magazine
- ^ February 26, 2007 news, soapzone.com
