Johnny Wactor was an American actor known for his portrayal of Brando Corbin in the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital.
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In Loving Memory (2024)
On January 25, 2020, it was reported that actor Johnny Wactor would join the cast of GH in the recurring role of Brando Corbin. He made his first appearance on January 30, 2020.
Wactor was on recurring status from January 30 through August 24, 2020, and was bumped up to contract status as of September 3, 2020.
On May 22, 2022, Soap Opera News reported that Wactor was filming the movie "American Sognare".
On May 26, 2022, it was announced that the role would temporarily be recast with actor Brad Schmidt while Wactor was unavailable. Schmidt appeared as Brando from June 7 to June 9, 2022.
On June 23, 2022, Wactor said he was back as Schmidt has left the role. Wactor returned as Brando on June 27, 2022.
On September 11, 2022, Soap Dirt reported a rumor that Brando might be killed off and Wactor could be exiting GH during the week of September 19.
On September 19, 2022, it was confirmed that Wactor is exiting the role of Brando. He made his last appearance on September 20, 2022 when his character was killed off.
On May 25, 2024, Wactor was tragically shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles while trying to protect a female co-worker from armed robbers.[1][2][3][4][5]
On August 15, suspects were arrested for Wactor's murder, thanks to new evidence.[6]
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- ↑ https://www.tmz.com/2024/05/26/general-hospital-actor-johnny-wactor-dead-shot-killed-robbery-attempt-car-catalytic-converter/
- ↑ https://tvline.com/news/johnny-wactor-dead-general-hospital-cause-of-death-obituary-1235246686/
- ↑ https://www.soapcentral.com/general-hospital/news/2024/0526-general-hospital-star-johnny-wactor-shot-and-killed-in-los-angeles.php
- ↑ https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/news/732415/johnny-wactor-dead/
- ↑ https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/gh-alum-johnny-wactor-reportedly-shot-and-killed-in-robbery/
- ↑ https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/news/741794/who-killed-johnny-wactor/gallery/713479/31