Basic Hospital pays tribute to Daytime Emmy winner Anthony Geary, who portrayed Luke Spencer for many years, following the actor’s dying final yr.
The official Basic Hospital Instagram account confirmed that the ABC collection will air a particular tribute episode on Friday, February 20, 2026, honoring the legendary actor.
Within the caption, the present wrote, “Be part of us this Friday, February twentieth for a really particular episode of #GeneralHospital – paying homage to Luke Spencer’s legacy. Do not miss it. #GH”
View this submit on InstagramAs Parade beforehand reported, the tribute was first introduced by TV Insider’s Stephanie Sloan, after which confirmed once more by Nathan Varni, ABC’s Head of Programming. Posting on X (previously Twitter), Varni revealed that the manufacturing crew created a standalone, one-hour episode in Geary’s honor.
Writing, “An icon. A legacy. A full hour in his honor. #GH pays tribute to Tony Geary in a strong stand-alone episode you received’t need to miss. Friday, February 20 on ABC. Subsequent day on Hulu.”
An icon. A legacy. A full hour in his honor.#GH pays tribute to Tony Geary in a strong stand-alone episode you received’t need to miss.
Friday, February 20 on ABC. Subsequent day on Hulu. pic.twitter.com/A4Qk2lxuji
— Nathan Varni (@nathanvarni) January 23, 2026
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The cleaning soap beforehand aired a quick montage honoring Geary on the finish of its January 23, 2026 episode. Varni defined on the time, “A small montage was featured right now on the finish of the present. The Feb twentieth episode permits us to focus on the complete hour.”
Following Geary’s retirement in 2015, his iconic character Luke Spencer, was later written out of the collection. In 2022, viewers realized that Luke had died off-screen in a cable automotive accident orchestrated by longtime rival Victor Cassadine.
Luke’s ex-wife, Tracy Quartermain (Jane Elliot), returned to Port Charles to ship the information. Residents of Port Charles later gathered at Luke’s former nightclub, the Haunted Star, to honor his legacy.
In honor of Geary’s passing, Basic Hospital replayed his last 2015 episode on New Years Day.
For his portrayal of Luke Spencer, Geary received eight Daytime Emmy Awards for Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Sequence, together with his first win occurring in 1982, and his last win in 2015, making him probably the most embellished actors within the style’s historical past.
In line with TVInsider, Geary had lately filmed scenes together with his former Basic Hospital co-star Anders Hove (Cesar Faison) for an upcoming, unannounced, undertaking previous to his dying..
Following his departure from Basic Hospital, Geary lived in Amsterdam together with his husband, Claudio Gama, and largely remained out of the general public eye.
Basic Hospital airs weekdays on ABC, and streams weeknights on Hulu.
