this actor was very underated he should of won a daytime emmy for best villian, great acting great everything i even like the background music in this scene!!!
I just LOVED this storyline back in the day - John Martinuzzi totally makes it for me. I wonder whatever happened to him - the internet yields no clues... I've never, ever forgotten him in this role. If there any more clips of him I'd love to see them - but thank you so much for posting this one!
Thanks for that. A journalist/writer actually contacted me after that post to direct me to an interview she'd done with him - he also does fashion design and has (or at least had at the time - I havent looked recently) a website for his designs.
when i first heard the background music at the begining i thought this was a montage..the music also makes the scene less dramatic in my opinion. is it firm bed laura?
hkelly3000- He was obsessed w/ her, she never loved him. The two families met during the ice princess s/l when Mikkos, Helena Cassadine's husband tried to freeze the world lol. Long story short L&L killed him before he had a chance to. A few months later Helena kidnapped Laura and u should know the rest;).
Likely because they needed a Stavros for the new generation. They needed someone in the same age range as Stephen Nichols (Stefan) who was to play his brother and young enough for Helena to have been his mother. The original actor would have seemed too old, plus, the writers changed the plot completely. Originally Stavros was a cousin, not so of Mikos and Helena.
this actor was very underated he should of won a daytime emmy for best villian, great acting great everything i even like the background music in this scene!!!
mikeb1655 7 months ago 2
I've been looking for these clips, thank you for posting them!
faeriesrock 1 year ago
I just LOVED this storyline back in the day - John Martinuzzi totally makes it for me. I wonder whatever happened to him - the internet yields no clues... I've never, ever forgotten him in this role. If there any more clips of him I'd love to see them - but thank you so much for posting this one!
NativeMoon 3 years ago
He goes by John Morissey now. Has a profile on IMDB. Seems he's been directing and producing mostly.
GaelinW 2 years ago 2
Thanks for that. A journalist/writer actually contacted me after that post to direct me to an interview she'd done with him - he also does fashion design and has (or at least had at the time - I havent looked recently) a website for his designs.
NativeMoon 2 years ago
So someone help me because I lost track of GH and the story line. Was Stavros Nicholas's father???
jlomax 4 years ago
Yes
nicole4310 4 years ago
yes starvos is nickolas's dad and laura is his mom she had nickolas when starvos kiddnapped her
Eptownies04 2 years ago 2
so then what about stefan? nik already conceived when she slept with stefan?
mzchrisbrown88 2 years ago
John was a great actor. Wonder what he's doing now.
annejbf 4 years ago 3
when i first heard the background music at the begining i thought this was a montage..the music also makes the scene less dramatic in my opinion. is it firm bed laura?
travis082185 4 years ago
Wow so he was the original Stavros. I like him better than RKK!!
This clip was very intense...LOVE it!! :-)
DaTgUrL1691 4 years ago
me too i had hoped when they brought stavros back they'd use the original.
kamthewire 4 years ago
Great clip!....John Martinuzzi was so intensely evil as Stavros....I love him, Genie and Tony working off each other
miggy25 4 years ago
Did she ever love Stavros or was he obsessed with her...how did the two families even meet
hkelly3000 4 years ago
hkelly3000- He was obsessed w/ her, she never loved him. The two families met during the ice princess s/l when Mikkos, Helena Cassadine's husband tried to freeze the world lol. Long story short L&L killed him before he had a chance to. A few months later Helena kidnapped Laura and u should know the rest;).
DaTgUrL1691 4 years ago
Man oh man. That clip was intense! Loved it!
fefi284 5 years ago
Well she's still beautiful at 44! Love the vid. Thanks for posting it.
justagirl63352 5 years ago
My god she's so young looking..
taraann80 5 years ago
Lol, well she was 21 in this and it was 23 years ago:).
tea12345 5 years ago
Genie and John became a couple for a while after this episode. I wish they never recast Stavros.
atlantic965 5 years ago
exact date of Laura's return is Oct 23 according to Soap Opera Digest. Also says she has some kind of secret that will blow port charles away...
bajakid 5 years ago
why didn't they ask the original to return when stavros returned from the dead?
travis082185 4 years ago
Not quite sure of the info, but I think he passed away beforehand. Again, not sure.
Etnaese 4 years ago
@Etnaese he's actually still around. rkk is a friend of jill phelps and has worked with her in the past. so friends of hers get the hookup.
maverickj2k 1 year ago
@maverickj2k That's good to hear! Thanks for the info!
Etnaese 1 year ago
Likely because they needed a Stavros for the new generation. They needed someone in the same age range as Stephen Nichols (Stefan) who was to play his brother and young enough for Helena to have been his mother. The original actor would have seemed too old, plus, the writers changed the plot completely. Originally Stavros was a cousin, not so of Mikos and Helena.
GaelinW 2 years ago
God, I miss her. Heavy rumors say she's signed back on for a limited run, coming this May. I sure hope so.
jvanze 6 years ago
I hope that's true also!! That would make my world even if its only for a limited run.
Etnaese 6 years ago
Genie Francis will be returning in October for a limited run leading up to Luke and her 25-year anniversary.
Seera 5 years ago
Thanks so much for the info!! ^___^ Great news indeed!<3
Etnaese 5 years ago