On"General Hospital," Alan James “A.J.”
Quartermaine, Jr.was a tortured soul.
But the actor that will be most associated with A.J.
is Sean Kanan, who took on the character after Hopkins departed in 1991. until 1997 before returning in 2012 and remaining in the role until the character’s death in 2014.
Although Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson) was his mother, A.J.
’s paternity was in question when he was born.
subsequently suffered from alcohol addiction and was also known for sleeping around with several different women.
His drinking would get A.J.
into all kinds of trouble, especially since he often drove while intoxicated.
In 1995, after a fight with his family, A.J.
A.J., on the other hand, continued to spiral out of control.
was his own worst enemy
Carly Benson (then Sarah Brown) and A.J.
Quartermaine had a one-night stand which resulted in her falling pregnant.
After a while,Robin felt that it was unfair to keep A.J.
from his son, and revealed the truth about Michael’s paternity.
Carly didn’t want to lose her child, so she agreed to marry A.J.
After a fierce argument, they slept together.
Carly got pregnant, and A.J.
assumed that Jason was the baby daddy.
When Sonny found out, he went to the Quartermaine mansion to claim the child as his.
Carly was later confronted by A.J.
and during their argument, she fell down the stairs which caused a miscarriage.
Sonny wouldn’t let A.J.
explain himself
A furious Sonny had his men capture A.J.
and hang him from a meat hook until he signed over his parental rights.
Sonny then adopted the baby, giving him the full name of Michael Corinthos III.
The animosity between Sonny and A.J.
continued to grow over the years.
In anger, he strangled Connie until Sonny stopped him.
When Connie was later found dead, her last act was to write the letters “A.J.”
Everyone assumed he killed her, but there wasn’t enough evidence to prosecute.
The night Connie died, A.J.
realized that Ava Jerome (Maura West) had actually done it.
He confronted Ava and choked her, but Sonny came in, wouldn’t listen to A.J.
’s pleas to explain the situation, and shot him right then and there.
On his deathbed, A.J.
told Carly that Sonny had shot him, and she kept his secret.
