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General Hospital’s Maurice Benard Proudly Touts the Bizarre New Role Taking Son Joshua Away from Port Charles
Wednesday, July 13th, 2022
Adam’s portrayer is heading for HBO!
It’s time for General Hospital’s Maurice Benard (Sonny) to play the proud dad once again. Fortunately, it’s a role he knows very, very well! This time, though, Benard’s pride doesn’t stem from his son Joshua joining him in Port Charles, but on HBO!
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The longtime General Hospital vet shared a tweet touting the premium network’s new show, The Rehearsal, hosted by comedian Nathan Fielder. Why is Benard so excited about this new project?
“I’m proud to say that my son Joshua Benard is in this,” he tweeted. Plus, “as everybody already knows, Nathan Fielder is freaking hilarious!”
I’m so proud to say my son @JoshuaBenard18 is in this And as everybody already knows @nathanfielder is freaking hilarious!!! https://t.co/crWsQbgCRo
— Maurice Benard (@MauriceBenard) July 12, 2022
Sonny’s portrayer went on to share a link to a TV Line article delving into the premise of the absolutely bonkers show. In it, according to our sister site, host Fielder “posts a Craigslist ad looking for people who’ve been avoiding a big moment or confrontation in their lives.”
Sounds benevolent and simple enough!
“He offers to help them rehearse it until they get it exactly right, hiring actors to stand in for their friends and loved ones, building exact replicas of familiar locations and trying dialogue over and over again to hit upon the perfect formula.”
OK, that’s sounding a bit more complicated. And weird — but that’s Fielder’s M.O.! Also, it’s apparently a comedy. Sort of?
Though there’s no word as to whom the younger Benard is going to be playing in the show, it’s a pretty safe bet that it’s going to be bizarre, yet… helpful? He’ll likely be one of the actors aiding the real-life folks in navigating their tough confrontation.
Check out the clip below to get a taste of what you’re in for. It’s a lot!
So, who’s planning on tuning into The Rehearsal? It’s sure to be something quite a bit different from, well, we were going to say General Hospital, but we’re pretty sure it’ll be from just about anything we’ve seen before!
Take a look at our photo gallery chock full of soap stars with their real-life dads!
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<p><em>The Bold and the Beautiful</em> has won numerous <a href="https://soaps.sheknows.com/the-bold-and-the-beautiful/news/542834/bold-and-beautiful-stars-monaco-59th-annual-golden-nymph-awards/" target="_blank">Golden Nymph Awards</a> for Outstanding Telenovela/Soap Opera at the Annual Monte Carlo TV Festival. Alum Kim Matula (ex-Hope) had her dad in attendance for the 52nd closing ceremony in June 2014 in Monaco.</p>
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<p><em>General Hospital</em> alum Natalia Livingston (ex-Emily) went out on the town with her dad in April 2008. He accompanied his daughter to a fan event at PF Changs in the Marriott Courtyard in Chicago, Illinois.</p>
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<p>Talk about a blast from the past! Here’s a photo of Heidi Mueller (Kay) and her dad taken on the set of <em>Passions</em> at the Radford Studios in September 2007.</p>
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<p>Remember SOAPnet? <em>Days of Our Lives’</em> Kristian Alfonso (Hope) and her father Gino attended the channel’s Annual Daytime Emmy Nominee Party at The Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood in 2006.</p>
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<p><em>Young & Restless</em> fan fave Michael Graziadei (ex-Daniel) went to a yard sale like no other — with his pop! The two were in attendance for <em>W</em> magazine and Clothes Off Our Back’s Hollywood Yard Sale benefit in Los Angeles in September 2005.</p>
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<p><em>The Young and the Restless’</em> Christian LeBlanc (Michael) took his dad Andre to the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in May 2005. The father/son duo is pictured on the red carpet outside the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.</p>
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<p>Former <em>Young & Restless</em> actor David Lago’s (Raul) dad joined his son for a CBS soap event. The two stopped for a family photo at the number one daytime drama’s Cocktail Party at The Sony Club in New York City in May 2004.</p>
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