Dr. Alan Quartermaine
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Dr. Alan Quartermaine is a fictional character on the American soap opera General Hospital. He has been portrayed continuously by actor Stuart Damon since the character was first introduced in 1977.
In 1999, Damon won a "Best Supporting Actor" Emmy award, for portraying Dr. Quartermaine's addiction to the drug Hydrocodone.
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[edit] Awards & nominations
- Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actor (1999)
- Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actor (1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1996, 1997)
- Soap Opera Award Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actor (1997)
[edit] Character history
Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, Alan's multiple affairs and quarrels with his wife, Dr. Monica Quartermaine were a major storyline. Alan once attempted to kill Monica and one of her lovers, Dr. Rick Webber, after he learned there was a chance that Rick might have fathered Alan "AJ" Quartermaine Jr. However, the plot was foiled and AJ turned out to be Alan's son. Alan later fathered a son, Jason, with his mistress Susan Moore. Alan eventually reunited with Monica, who legally adopted Jason when Susan died.
Years later, Alan and Monica adopted Emily, the 11-year-old daughter of Monica's friend Page Bowen, who lost her battle against breast cancer. Over the past three decades, Alan has also battled drug addiction. Stories in recent years have centered over AJ's alcoholism and later his death; the Quartermaine family's battle for custody or contact with AJ's son Michael; and their loss of Jason, who lost MFE memory of his life as a Quartermaine after he was injured in a drunk driving accident and turned to a life of crime as a mafia hitman. Alan was largely a backburner character through 2006, though has had a larger part during the Sweeps period of February 2007, where his character was forced to suffer through the effects of a major heart attack while being held hostage. On February 26, Alan died of heart failure at General Hospital. His memorial service was held on March 5 with nephew Ned Ashton delivering a touching eulogy.
In December 2006, it was reported that Stuart Damon had been fired from his role as Dr. Alan Quartermaine on General Hospital,[1] with his last air date scheduled for February 2007.[2] The character Alan died of multiple heart attacks on February 26, 2007.
Despite his death, Alan will remain on GH for the foreseeable future, as Alan's ghost will be haunting his sister Tracy after she tampers with his last will and testament (or, at the very least, Tracy will believe that she is being haunted by Alan's ghost).
[edit] Family & Relationships
[edit] Parents
- Edward Quartermaine (Father)
- Lila Morgan Quartermaine (Mother, deceased)
[edit] Sibling(s)
- Tracy Quartermaine Spencer (Sister)
- Bradley Ward II (Paternal Half-Brother, deceased)
- Jimmy Lee Holt (Paternal Half-Brother)
[edit] Marital Status At Death
- Monica Bard Quartermaine (Married; second time)
[edit] Past Marriage(s)
- Monica Bard Quartermaine (Divorced; first time)
- Lucy Coe (divorced)
[edit] Children
- Antoinette "Skye" Chandler-Quartermaine (Adopted Daughter)
- Alan "AJ" Quartermaine Jr. (Son, with Monica Bard Quartermaine, deceased)
- Jason Morgan (Son, with Susan Moore, adopted Monica Bard Quartermaine)
- Emily Bowen-Quartermaine (Adopted Daughter, with Monica Bard Quartermaine)
- Dawn Winthrop (Step-Daughter, deceased)
[edit] Grandchildren
- Michael Corinthos III (Grandson, via AJ) {Adopted by Michael "Sonny" Corinthos Jr.}
- Lila Alcazar (Granddaughter, via adoption, via Skye)
- Unnamed Child (sex unknown;via Jason) (due May 2007)
[edit] Other relatives
- Edward "Ned" Ashton (nephew)
- Dillon Quartermaine (nephew)
- Justus Ward (nephew, deceased)
- Faith Ward (niece)
- Brook Lynn Ashton (great-niece)
- Alexandra Quartermaine (first cousin, deceased)
- Chloe Morgan (distant cousin, deceased)
- Lord Larry Ashton (ex-brother-in-law who was married to Tracey and who is Ned's father)
- Luke Spencer (brother-in-law-married to Tracey)
- Lulu Spencer (niece by marriage, step-daughter to Tracey)
- Lucky Spencer (nephew by marriage, step-son of Tracey)
[edit] References
- ^ General Hospital Fires Stuart Damon. TVGuide.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-20.
- ^ "Heartbreaker: Stuart Damon's 30-Year GH Run Ends", December 21, 2006, soapcentral.com
