Knight: I always say very proudly that when All My Kids was going through tremendous amounts of change back in 2004, 2005 maybe, that the fans - and this is no joke - they saved my job. People are like, 'Are you kidding me? You're Britney FREAKING Spears! We could never forget about you!' And I feel it's the same with you! You've made such an impression on the viewers. Soap Central: That reaction reminds me of Britney Spears, who has recently been on hiatus and just made an Instagram post that says she hopes her fans haven't forgotten about her. I don't know many actors who can call up 30, 40 years later and go, 'Hey, do you think I could come back for a while, to get in the game again?' and have people go, 'Yeah, sure!' It's kind of staggering. There is absolutely no better audience in the world than soap fans. So, I really didn't think anybody would care! What really has knocked me over - in a good way - is the audience response. being on All My Kids in the 80s, about what it was like to be there and how it felt in New York in your 20s, when the genre was really at the top of its game, I've got to say, I thought, 'Well, who's going to care?!' I mean, All My Kids went down in 2011, and I wasn't part of the, so for me, it's been almost ten years. Initially, when Steve reached out and said, 'Let's do an episode of ' to talk about. And what continues to blow me away is the response. I know it seems very corny to say, but it's one of those things where the stars literally lined up perfectly. I had a very old friend,, and through her, I got to work over on The Young and the Restless, which was terrific, because I got to spend time with old friends like Eileen, Peter Bergman, and Steve. I've been knocking on doors for, God, years now. Knight: Well, yes and no, because the timing sort of seemed to happen on its own. Soap Central: Given that all you had to do was ask, is there a part of you that thinks, 'Damn, I should have called Frank sooner!' Again! /zqkmg4D9C5- James Patrick Stuart August 20, 2019 But I keep saying, the real in all of this is Frank, because he's the one who made it happen. They both said, 'Reach out to Frank,' so I did, and to my, Frank got back to me almost immediately and said, 'What's your status?' There had been a part that was coming up that was designed for a very specific, limited purpose, and he said, 'Are you interested?' And I said, 'Absolutely.' So, he went back to Dan and Chris and said, 'Do you think Michael could do this?' And they said, 'Yeah, let's jimmy some stuff around,' and they came back and gave the thumbs-up to Frank.

And then I have two really good friends who sort of nudged me off the bench one was my very old friend Patrick Stuart - to me he's Patrick, but to fans, he's James Patrick Stuart - and the other is Rebecca, who is a colleague and a friend and fellow student, as we're part of an acting lab together. We did a podcast recently and were sort of ruminating about the old days when I was in New York, and it brought back memories of what it was like when I started, going gangbusters in the 80s and 90s, and that's when I started thinking about. There have been a number of friends of mine in my life that have just sort of buoyed me along, one of whom was Steve Burton. I wanted to work and needed to work, but I had been reticent to try. Knight: Absolutely, but the way it came about was very roundabout. Soap Central: Is it true that you're the one that reached out to the show on the off chance that they might have a role for you? I've got to say, I'm sort of humbled by the whole thing myself. Knight: Well that is very, very kind of you. You joining General Hospital has been one of the happiest casting stories that we have reported all year. Soap Central: Hi, Michael! I am so, so happy to be talking with you and to have you back on television. Is the theory really that ridiculous? And what other mysteries and surprises might Martin Gray have up his sleeve? Soap Central went straight to the source - Michael E. Or is there? Some fans are already speculating that Martin Gray is no ordinary lawyer and that he could, in fact, be Tad Martin in disguise.

But there's no Tad the Cad in Martin Gray, outside of the character's moniker being an homage to Knight's former alter ego. The talented actor spent nearly thirty years entertaining daytime fans with his humorous and loveable Pine Valley character, Tad Martin, and now the stage is set for him to win the hearts of GH fans, as well. Knight was a great casting move for General Hospital. Snatching up beloved All My Children alum Michael E.

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