Lynn Herring. Photo Credit: ABC, Christine Bartolucci
On July 28, actors Lynn Herring and Kin Shriner of “General Hospital” participated in a “General Hospital” fan event in Glendale, California.
Shriner is known for playing Scott Baldwin on “General Hospital,” while Herring portrays Lucy Coe. Shriner revealed that on August 2nd, he will be celebrating his 46th anniversary on the ABC soap opera “General Hospital,” which is quite a milestone.
60th anniversary of ‘General Hospital’
This year, “General Hospital” celebrated its 60th anniversary on the air. “The show still continues on and we are filming new episodes,” they said. “I can’t believe this is the 60th anniversary, we recently just celebrates its 55th, and now, here we are, five years later, and it’s a great time,” Shriner said.
2023 Nurses Ball
On this year’s Nurses Ball on the show, Herring said, “The Nurses Ball was good, it was good, it was crazy. I miss being there but it ended up being very fun.”
Acting process
On her acting process, Herring remarked, “Everyone has a unique way of working. We can control the effort we put in.”
Both actors acknowledged that they can identify with their characters, and the audience has watched their characters evolve over the years. They also consider fan events to be “very important” because they get “warm feedback” from the fans that have been watching the show for decades.
SAG strike does not affect soap actors
They noted that there is a SAG strike going on, and they expressed their support for their fellow actors; however, daytime actors are under the contract and they are still required to work; the silver lining in that, is that there is new content for the fans to watch.
Some of their favorite actors to work with
Shriner revealed that some of his favorite people to work with on the show have been Anthony Geary and Rebecca Herbst, the latter of which he described as a giving actress. He also described Jane Elliot as a “pro.”
Herring shared that she enjoys doing scenes with Walt Willey and Jon Lindstrom.
Remembering Jackie Zeman
They both paid their respects to the late “General Hospital” actress Jackie Zeman, who passed away on May 9, 2023. “Jackie was a personal friend for many years,” Shriner admitted.
Jackie was a treasure, we will her so much,” Herring said. “You love them and you work with them, and you appreciate their talent,” she added.
Digital series for Shriner
In the meantime, Shriner revealed that he enjoys doing his digital comedy series “Two Dicks” on Instagram. In this instance, “dick” is a slang expression for “detective.” “I feel like we are pushing the envelope with this concept,” Shriner said.
The synopsis is: Shriner and Marcus Coloma play two private investigators that are hired to find actor Maurice Benard’s missing Emmy Award. “This series has been going quite well. We have a whole Season 2 that we are about to launch, and we have a lot of fun doing it. It’s a fun show, and we are getting all of these actors for cameos that want to do it, and they are very eager to do it.”
“Each episode keeps getting better and better. We had Johnny Wactor a couple of times on there, he did good,” Shriner said. “We brought a lot to the table, he has some great ideas. We did 29 episodes, so we have 29 big stars… the only one we haven’t had on there is Lynn Herring.”
The series recently featured a cameo from John Stamos (“Full House”), who is also a “General Hospital” alum, who played the role of Blackie. “Having John on there was a lot of fun. He has this strong speech in the end,” he foreshadowed.
Superpower of choice
When asked about her superpower of choice, Herring said with a sweet laugh, “I already have it… I get to be Lucy Coe.”
Fans
For the fans, Shriner said, “Thank you for watching all of these years. As they say in the soap opera world, stay tuned, there is more to come.”
“The show’s fans are amazing and they really make you feel appreciated. The fans notice everything you do at work, and that’s very fulfilling. Thank you to the fans, they are loved more than they know.,” Herring concluded.