The Corinthos family is a fictional family on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. The family is known for its involvement in organized crime.
Supercouples Sonny Corinthos and Brenda Barrett, Sonny Corinthos and Carly Spencer, and Dante Falconeri and Lulu Spencer are a part of this family.
Background[]
Sonny and Spencer's family & mob ties (2017)
Reunion toast (2021)
Extended family (2023)
Reckoning with his life style (2024)
Mobster Michael "Sonny" Corinthos, Jr., is the most prominent member of the Corinthos family. He is the son of Adela Corinthos and Mike Corbin (born Michael Corinthos, Sr.) Mike once faced financial troubles and threats, leading him to adopt his mother's maiden name, Corbin, as his surname.
In Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Mike abandoned Adela and young Sonny. Adela's affair with the married attorney Trevor Lansing, resulted in the birth of Sonny's half-brother, Ric Lansing. Following her split from Trevor, Adela and Sonny suffered abuse from her next husband, NYPD Det. Deke Woods, who ultimately killed her.
In 1993, Sonny arrived in Port Charles, owning The Paradise Lounge and serving as Frank Smith's lieutenant in his mob operations. In 1994, when Frank targeted Luke Spencer for elimination, Sonny formed an alliance with Luke to overthrow Smith. Sonny's takeover of Smith's criminal empire marked the beginning of his intermittent two-decade reign. In 1996, Sonny was reunited with his estranged father Mike, who came to Port Charles as Luke's chauffeur. Despite initial resistance, Sonny and Mike eventually reached a tentative reconciliation.
Following the closure of his strip club, Sonny acquired Penthouse #1 at Harborview Towers. He was accompanied by his close friend, Stone Cates, and his true love, Brenda Barrett. Stone, who was suffering from AIDS, was looked after by Sonny and his girlfriend, Robin Scorpio, in the penthouse until his passing.
Sonny also formed a tumultuous relationship with Carly Spencer. Despite the ups and downs, they fell in love and were first married in 2000. Sonny went on to adopt Carly's son, Michael Alan Corinthos, III, who was named after him.
In 2001, Mike's former lover, the con artist Janine Matthews, arrived in town, followed by her daughter Courtney Matthews. Janine disclosed that she and Mike had a fling in Las Vegas, resulting in Courtney's birth. Mike had abandoned them as he had done with Sonny, but Janine had deceived Courtney into believing Mike was dead. Upon learning the truth, Courtney quickly made amends with Mike, and Sonny took on the role of a caring yet overprotective half-brother. Months later, Sonny found out about another half-sibling when Ric came to Port Charles.
In the early 2000s, Sonny established Corinthos Coffee as a front for his mob activities. It has grown into a significant coffee import/export business, controlling many warehouses on The Waterfront, with its coffee being a popular choice in numerous restaurants, including the now-defunct Sonny's Coffee Shop and the still-thriving Perks Coffee.
During Sonny's stormy relationship with Carly, he had a one-night stand with his lawyer, Alexis Davis, leading to the birth of a daughter, Kristina Adela Corinthos-Davis. Alexis, fearing Sonny's dangerous life as a mob boss, kept Kristina's paternity a secret for more than a year.
In 2003, Sonny and Carly celebrated the birth of their son, Morgan Stone Corinthos, named after their best friend, Jason Morgan. The following year, Sonny had an affair with Sam McCall, resulting in a pregnancy. Sam chose to name the baby Lila McCall. That same year, Kristina was diagnosed with leukemia, and Sonny discovered she was his daughter. The only hope for Kristina's recovery was a stem cell transplant from Lila. Tragically, Sam's labor began prematurely, and Lila was stillborn. However, Lila's stem cells saved Kristina's life, giving Sonny joy in the midst of sorrow as he welcomed another daughter.
In January 2005, Sonny delighted his family by purchasing Greystone Manor, a mansion Michael and Kristina had wished for at Christmas, providing a home where he could ensure their security. It was also discovered when he began to act erratically, that he was bipolar.
That same year, Sonny's half-brother Ric wed Alexis and welcomed a daughter, Molly Lansing-Davis.
Courtney began an affair with Nikolas Cassadine and became pregnant. However, she died shortly after giving birth to their son, Spencer Stefan Niklosovich Cassadine, due to the encephalitis virus outbreak in 2006. Her father, Mike, was devastated by her passing.
In 2009, Olivia Falconeri arrived in town, followed by her son, Dante Angelo Falconeri. As a cop, Dante infiltrated Sonny's organization, leading Olivia to disclose that Dante was their son from their teenage years in Bensonhurst. Despite the initial shock, Dante and Sonny eventually developed a relationship. Dante settled in Port Charles, joined the PCPD, married Lulu Spencer, and they had a son named Rocco Falconeri.
That year, Sonny expanded his mob empire by acquiring Pozzulo's Italian restaurant, which became his headquarters.
In 2010, a now teenaged Kristina found herself in an abusive relationship with her first boyfriend, Kiefer Bauer. She befriended her fathers mob rivals, Johnny Zacchara and Ethan Lovett. Both nearly in their 30s, they were protective of her, and she formed crushes on both. After Kiefer's abusive was discovered and he was killed, her parents secretly bought her way into college.
In 2011, Sonny married his long-time love Brenda Barrett, but they divorced later that year.
Kristina returned to town in 2012, having furiously dropped out of college over her parents deception, became a short-lived reality tv star, was conned into a quickie marriage, and discovered she was bisexual when she became romantically involved with her older college professor.
In 2014, Sonny had a one-night-stand with Ava Jerome, which led to the birth of his third daughter, Avery Jerome-Corinthos.
On October 14, 2015, Sonny and Carly celebrated their fourth marriage. Tragically, in 2016, their son Morgan was killed in a car bombing. They welcomed their second child, a daughter named Donna Courtney Corinthos, on September 30, 2019.
In February 2020, Michael learned he had a son, whom he renamed Wiley Quartermaine-Corinthos (originally Jonah Michael Corinthos, with the Quartermaine surname later dropped), born from a tempestuous romance with Nelle Benson. Michael married Willow Tait as a strategic move to win Wiley's custody.
The Corinthos family faced another tragedy on September 17, 2020, when Sonny's father, Mike, passed away from pneumonia due to Alzheimers disease.
In January 2021, after the demise of Julian Jerome, Sonny was presumed dead when the bridge he was on collapsed. Despite being declared deceased, Sonny was actually alive, found unconscious and suffering from amnesia due to hypothermia. He was taken in by Lenny and Phyllis Caulfield, who provided him with a job and lodging at The Tan-O in Nixon Falls, Pennsylvania. Three months later, Nina Reeves discovered him but chose to conceal his survival, partly as revenge against Carly for trying to separate her from their shared grandson, Wiley.
In September of 2021, a fire at The Tan-O triggered the return of Sonny's memory, prompting his return to Port Charles.
He arrived just hours after Carly and Jason's wedding, aimed at saving their business, and joyfully reunited with his children. However, when Nina's concealment was revealed and Carly found Sonny in bed with her, she initiated divorce proceedings. Sonny consented to move back into his former penthouse, allowing Carly to keep the manor.
The Corinthos family grew with the arrival of Mike's cousin, Gladys Corbin. Gladys' son, a Marine veteran presumed dead, Brando Corbin, was found alive. He gained Sonny's trust to infiltrate the Renault Organization as a mole. As a reward for aiding Dante's safe return from Turkey, Sonny had Dev Cerci legally recognized as Brando's son. However, Dev's life was cut short by a bomb at The Floating Rib in November 2020.
In 2021, now a boarding school graduate, Courtney's son, Spencer, came back to town. He fell in-love at first sight with Trina Robinson, even though he brought his girlfriend to town with him. He and Trina became the first supercouple in a generation, while his ex, Esme Prince, was discovered to be a manipulative liar, daughter of serial killers Ryan Chamberlain and Heather Webber, and had an affair with Spencer's father Nikolas, resulting in a son.
After a period of mutual attraction, Brando slept with his cousin Michael's ex-fiance, Sasha Gilmore, who later became pregnant. They were overjoyed but had to conceal the paternity from Cyrus Renault. Their son, Liam Mike Corbin, was born in November 2021 but tragically passed away a month later due to brain damage from oxygen deprivation during birth. In March 2022, Brando and Sasha eloped in Niagara Falls. Sadly, Brando was killed by The Hook serial killer in September 2022.
In 2022, Sonny took on promising young veteran Dex Heller as his new lieutenant and enforcer. Dex began a secret romance with Sonny's ex-stepdaughter Josslyn Jacks, and it was discovered that Michael, having been estranged from Sonny since he wouldn't punish Nina for keeping his whereabouts a secret, had hired Dex to sabotage his father and the organization. Dex warned Sonny off a very lucrative deal with Pikeman Security Group. It was discovered they were running guns and making millions, but had also secretly infiltrated the WSB and were being investigated by the FBI.
After annulling their marriage, Michael and Willow reunited and remarried in April 2023, welcoming a daughter named Amelia Grace Corinthos.
In October 2023, Sonny married Nina, then distanced himself and served her with divorce papers after discovering she snitched to the federal U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission about his "family" on New Years Eve. Ava meanwhile grew closer to Sonny when her and Avery's lives were in danger. They moved into his penthouse, and exchanged a few kisses - all the while Nina thought her best friend was helping to repair her marriage. On April 22, 2024, Nina signed the divorce papers and returned them along with her engagement and wedding rings. They buried the hatchet when she agreed to be a character witness to his fatherly devotion in a custody case over Avery. Ava's relationships with both Sonny and Nina were completely ruined - but she started sleeping with John Cates.
January of 2024, Kristina became an egg donor and surrogate to Molly and her domestic partner, Dr. T.J. Ashford. She became pregnant and started a relationship with closeted pop-star, Alison "Blaze" Rogers. Blaze's homophobic mother, Natalia Ramirez came to town while she was setting up a charity and homeless shelter for LGBT youth, when Natalia's honest opinions on sexuality outed them.
In 2024, the arms deal brought Agent John Cates to town, with both Pikeman and Sonny in his crosshairs. He had grown up in PC, the older brother of Stone Cates and ex-husband of the late Dr. Karen Wexler. He had been known as "Jagger" at the time, and had an axe to grind with Sonny. He felt guilty for not caring for a dying Stone when Sonny did; and felt the mobster had used his brother to buy respect and legitimacy. He also hated Sonny for never having paid for his crimes - which had started in the 90s when Sonny got an underage Karen to strip at his club, plied her with drugs, and had an affair with her. The WSB setup the FBI to take Pikeman down, but Sonny and his "family" still got away with their crimes.
He began dating Natalia that spring, his divorce having being finalized. They are all shocked to discover Jason alive when he comes back to town and saves Dante's life. Agent Cates had been blackmailing the stone-cold mobster for 3 years, having him infiltrate Pikeman. Jason kept a sniper from killing Dante, but Sonny, who hadn't been acting like himself, began accusing everyone of betrayal and cutting them out of his life - none of them knowing his bipolar meds were first reduced, then replaced with placebos. He was publicly lashing out and becoming violent.
At the beginning of August, during an argument with Ava over her father, a very pregnant Kristina accidentally fell through a 5 story close window at the Metro Court, and into the pool. Their lives briefly hung in the balance, with the newborn girl dying minutes after birth, leaving the Cassadine and Corinthos clan distraught.
Family tree[]
Descendants[]
1. Mike Corbin (died 2020) Adela Corinthos (deceased) 2. Sonny Corinthos (1969-present) Olivia Falconeri (1970-present) 3. Dante Falconeri (1985-present) Lulu Spencer (1988-present) 4. Unnamed child (2012; miscarried) 4. Unnamed child (2012; miscarried) (carried by Maxie) 4. Rocco Falconeri (2013-present) (carried by Britt) Lily Rivera (1972-1996) 3. Baby Boy Rivera-Corinthos (1996; deceased) Carly Spencer (1973-present) 3. Michael Corinthos (1992-present) (adopted by Sonny) Nelle Benson (1993-2020) 4. Wiley Corinthos (2018-present) (adopted by Willow) Willow Tait (1993-present) 4. Amelia Corinthos (2023-present) Alexis Davis (1963-present) 3. Kristina Corinthos-Davis (1993-present) T.J. Ashford (1996-present) 4. Irene Davis-Ashford (2024; deceased; via egg donor/carried for Molly) Carly Spencer (1973-present) 3. Morgan Corinthos (1994-2016) 3. Baby Boy Spencer-Corinthos (2000; miscarried) Sam McCall (1980-present) 3. Lila McCall (2004; stillborn) Claudia Zacchara (1969-2009) 3. Baby Boy Zacchara-Corinthos (2009; miscarried) Ava Jerome 3. Avery Jerome-Corinthos (2014-present) Carly Spencer (1973-present) 3. Donna Corinthos (2019-present) Janine Matthews 2. Courtney Matthews (1982-2006) Jason Morgan (1976-present) 3. Emily Matthews-Morgan (2003; miscarried) Nikolas Cassadine (1977-present) 3. Spencer Cassadine (2001-2024)
Lansing branch 1. Adela Corinthos (died 1989) Trevor Lansing (c1943-2009) 2. Ric Lansing (1974-present) Alexis Davis (1963-present) 3. Molly Lansing-Davis (1997-present) T.J. Ashford (1996-present) 4. Baby Davis-Ashford (2023; miscarried; via egg donor/carried by Andrea) 4. Irene Davis-Ashford (2024; deceased; via egg donor/carried by Kristina) Elizabeth Webber (1981-present) 3. Baby Webber-Lansing (2003; miscarried)
Corbin cousin 1. Gladys Corbin Unnamed man 2. Brando Corbin (1982-2022) (No mother) 3. Dev Cerci (legal; 2003-2020) Sasha Gilmore (1993-present) 3. Liam Corbin (2021; deceased)
Tree[]
- Dashed line denotes an adopted child
See also[]
- Benson family - The family Michael Corinthos, Morgan Corinthos, Donna Corinthos, and Wiley Corinthos and Amelia Corinthos were born into, and Sonny Corinthos has been married into.
- Cassadine family - The family Kristina Corinthos-Davis and Spencer Cassadine were born into.
- Clay family - The family Wiley Corinthos and Amelia Corinthos were born into, and Morgan Corinthos was married into.
- Davis family - The family Kristina Corinthos-Davis was born into.
- Eckert family - The family Michael Corinthos, Morgan Corinthos, Donna Corinthos, and Wiley Corinthos and Amelia Corinthos were born into, and Sonny Corinthos has been married into.
- Falconeri family - The family Dante Falconeri and Rocco Falconeri were born into.
- Grey family - The family Spencer Cassadine and Rocco Falconeri were born into.
- Jerome family - The family Avery Jerome-Corinthos was born, and Morgan Corinthos was married into.
- McCall family - The family Lila McCall was born into.
- Morgan family - The family Michael Corinthos, Wiley Corinthos, and Amelia Corinthos were born into, and Morgan Corinthos was named for.
- Quartermaine family - The family Michael Corinthos, Wiley Corinthos, and Amelia Corinthos were born into.
- Romanov family - The family Spencer Cassadine was born into.
- Spencer family - The family Michael Corinthos, Morgan Corinthos, Donna Corinthos, Wiley Corinthos, and Amelia Corinthos were born into, and Sonny Corinthos has been married into.
- Webber family - The family Spencer Cassadine and Rocco Falconeri were born into.
- Westbourne family - The family Rocco Falconeri was illegally raised in, and Wiley Corinthos and Amelia Corinthos were born into.
- Corinthos Coffee
- Corinthos mob family
- Pozzulo's
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| Main families |
| Ashford · Baldwin · Cassadine · Chase · Corinthos · Hardy · Jacks · Jerome · Jones · Quartermaine · Scorpio · Spencer · Webber · Westbourne |
| Minor families |
| Alcazar · Barrett · Barrington · Bauer · Benson · Brewer · Byrne · Campbell · Cerullo · Clay · Collins · Davis · Devane · Drake · Durban · Eckert · Faison · Falconeri · Giambetti · Juarez · Lansing · McCall · Moore · Morgan · Ramirez · Rivera/Santiago · Romanov · Stanton · Taylor · Ward |
| Mob families |
| Five Families |
| Balkan · Corinthos · Jerome · Lavery/McKay · Novak · Rosco · Ruiz · Scully · Smith · Trujillo · Wu · Zacchara |
| Outside Port Charles |
| Chandler · Cramer · Lord · Manning |