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| first = October 29, 1993
 
| first = October 29, 1993
 
| creator = [[Claire Labine]]
 
| creator = [[Claire Labine]]
| occupation = [[Detective|Police detective]]
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| occupation = Detective
 
| residence = 24 Royal Street <br>[[Port Charles, New York (fictional city)|Port Charles, New York]]
 
| residence = 24 Royal Street <br>[[Port Charles, New York (fictional city)|Port Charles, New York]]
 
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| nickname = Lucky, Cowboy (Luke's nickname for him)
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| gender = Male
 
| gender = Male
 
| born = October 29, 1983<ref>Though Laura appears to have been pregnant in 1984, which would establish his birth year as 1985; Lucky was stated to be 10 years old in 1993 re-establishing his birth year as 1983.</ref>
 
| born = October 29, 1983<ref>Though Laura appears to have been pregnant in 1984, which would establish his birth year as 1985; Lucky was stated to be 10 years old in 1993 re-establishing his birth year as 1983.</ref>
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==Storylines==
 
==Storylines==
 
Laura Spencer is pregnant when she leaves Port Charles with husband Luke in 1984. Their precocious 10-year-old son Lucky reappears in town on his own in Fall 1993. With his parents on the run from gangster Frank Smith, Lucky stays with Luke's aunt Ruby Anderson; Luke and Laura soon return as well. Lucky later develops an unrequited crush on Sarah Webber in 1997, but eventually finds love with her fiesty sister Elizabeth. In 1999, Lucky is presumed dead in a fire.
 
Laura Spencer is pregnant when she leaves Port Charles with husband Luke in 1984. Their precocious 10-year-old son Lucky reappears in town on his own in Fall 1993. With his parents on the run from gangster Frank Smith, Lucky stays with Luke's aunt Ruby Anderson; Luke and Laura soon return as well. Lucky later develops an unrequited crush on Sarah Webber in 1997, but eventually finds love with her fiesty sister Elizabeth. In 1999, Lucky is presumed dead in a fire.
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[[File:JJ_Herbst_reunion.jpg|thumb|250px|Lucky [Jonathan Jackson] and Elizabeth [Rebecca Herbst], soon after Jackson's 2009 return.]]
 
 
Luke's enemy Cesar Faison reveals that Lucky is alive in 2000; Lucky soon reappears after being held captive by the evil Helena Cassadine, who despises Luke and Laura for their part in her husband's 1981 death. Brainwashed by Helena, Lucky is disgusted with his parents, pushes Elizabeth away, and unwittingly aids Helena in her schemes against his family. He finally manages to break Helena's programming in 2001, and he and Elizabeth reconcile, though much of his memory of their romance has been erased.
 
Luke's enemy Cesar Faison reveals that Lucky is alive in 2000; Lucky soon reappears after being held captive by the evil Helena Cassadine, who despises Luke and Laura for their part in her husband's 1981 death. Brainwashed by Helena, Lucky is disgusted with his parents, pushes Elizabeth away, and unwittingly aids Helena in her schemes against his family. He finally manages to break Helena's programming in 2001, and he and Elizabeth reconcile, though much of his memory of their romance has been erased.
   

Revision as of 02:29, 26 November 2009

Lucas Lorenzo "Lucky" Spencer, Jr. is a character on General Hospital. He is the son of legendary supercouple Luke and Laura Spencer. The role was originated by Jonathan Jackson in 1993, and after being portrayed by Jacob Young and Greg Vaughn, Jackson returned to the role in 2009.

Storylines

Laura Spencer is pregnant when she leaves Port Charles with husband Luke in 1984. Their precocious 10-year-old son Lucky reappears in town on his own in Fall 1993. With his parents on the run from gangster Frank Smith, Lucky stays with Luke's aunt Ruby Anderson; Luke and Laura soon return as well. Lucky later develops an unrequited crush on Sarah Webber in 1997, but eventually finds love with her fiesty sister Elizabeth. In 1999, Lucky is presumed dead in a fire.

JJ Herbst reunion

Lucky [Jonathan Jackson] and Elizabeth [Rebecca Herbst], soon after Jackson's 2009 return.

Luke's enemy Cesar Faison reveals that Lucky is alive in 2000; Lucky soon reappears after being held captive by the evil Helena Cassadine, who despises Luke and Laura for their part in her husband's 1981 death. Brainwashed by Helena, Lucky is disgusted with his parents, pushes Elizabeth away, and unwittingly aids Helena in her schemes against his family. He finally manages to break Helena's programming in 2001, and he and Elizabeth reconcile, though much of his memory of their romance has been erased.

The rebuilding of their relationship is thwarted by the return of Elizabeth's sister Sarah in 2002. Elizabeth and Lucky break up and he dates Sarah, but she leaves him when she realizes that his feelings for Elizabeth still run deep. Lucky next becomes involved with former call girl Summer Halloway, and later trains to become a police officer to help solve her 2003 murder.

Lucky's half-brother Nikolas Cassadine is presumed dead in 2004, and Lucky finds comfort with his longtime friend Emily Quartermaine, Nikolas's grieving girlfriend. Lucky and Elizabeth marry in 2005, but he later becomes addicted to painkillers, and falls into a drug-fueled affair with Maxie Jones in 2006. That same year, is wife Elizabeth, had been pregnant by mobster Jason Morgan. The child is born on May 2, 2009 as Jacob Spencer. Lucky becomes involved with Sam McCall as his divorce from Liz is being finalized in 2007, soon after discovering Jake's paternity. In February 2009, Lucky briefly dates Rebecca Shaw, a newly-arrived Emily lookalike who later turns out to be Emily's twin sister. In May 2009, Realizing they still have feelings for each other, Lucky and Elizabeth decide to revisit their relationship. After Jake is run over by Edward Quartermaine, Lucky proposes to Elizabeth and the two agree to wed.

References

  1. Though Laura appears to have been pregnant in 1984, which would establish his birth year as 1985; Lucky was stated to be 10 years old in 1993 re-establishing his birth year as 1983.

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