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Maximus "Max" Giambetti, Jr. and Diane Miller are fictional characters and a popular former couple on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.[1]

Casting[]

Max has been portrayed by actor Derk Cheetwood[2] since 2002.

Max's younger brother, Milo is portrayed by Cheetwood's real life younger brother, Drew Cheetwood. He is also the real life cousin of Tyler Christopher, who portrayed Nikolas Cassadine.[3]

On March 25, 2019 it was announced Derk will return to GH as Max, along with his brother Drew who portrays Milo.

Carolyn Hennesy, who had previously played lawyers in other roles, was hired by casting director at the time Mark Teschner for a three-day job.[4]

In a 2009 interview, Teschner described Hennesy's success, explaining, "I knew it needed somebody special who had a certain charisma and presence and here it is, a couple years later, and she's one of the most major, non-contract players we've ever had, and an Emmy pre-nom two years in a row."[4] Hennesy was named Best Supporting Actress by Michael Logan of TV Guide in 2007.[5]

Logan wrote, "Her category is inevitably hogged by leading ladies afraid to compete as best actress. But make no mistake: This is the supporting performance of the year."[5] Soap Opera Digest named Hennesy and fellow actress Nancy Lee Grahn Performer of the Week in their February 12, 2008 issue.[6]

In September 2012, after the character had been off-screen for several months, Hennesy announced she would be reprising the role.[7]

In 2015, it was revealed that Hennesy is on her way back to PC and will have scenes with her frequent scene partner, Bradford Anderson, who plays Damian Spinelli.[8] She returned on October 26, 2015.[9]

Background[]

Max starts working as a bodyguard and driver for mobsters Sonny Corinthos and Jason Morgan in 2002. He is shown to be particularly good with Sonny's children Michael and Morgan Corinthos as they grow up. Max has been a faithful employee of Sonny's for years and often goes above and beyond what he is required to do.

Speaking of his characterization, Cheetwood describes to Soap Opera Digest:

"The thing about Max that people always say they like is the humor that I bring to him. I think the mob is dark, so I try to bring a vulnerability to Max and make him funny and kind of oafish."[3]

In January 2007, mobster Sonny Corinthos hired Diane to represent him based on her reputation as a brilliant attorney with a dry wit, acerbic observations, blunt manner, and nearly perfect courtroom record. Her top-notch trial skills worked and, with Diane's help, Sonny once again escaped the long arm of the law.

She has remained on the Corinthos mob family retainer for years, always getting them out of trouble with her brilliant legal maneuvers. Over the years, Diane has remained loyal to the Corinthos family becoming more than just an attorney. She is now seen as a close and valued friend to the family.

Storylines[]

After Sonny's son, Michael, was shot in an attempt on Sonny's life, Diane and Alexis had drinks at Jake's. Alexis worried about her daughters, as she knew Sonny's life endangered their safety too. Diane, having had a bit too much to drink, retreated to Sonny's house and encountered a drunken Max. He was devastated that Michael was in a coma and felt guilty that he hadn't been at the warehouse to protect Michael and Sonny. To comfort Max, Diane kissed him. Later, Alexis walked in, shocked to find Diane and Max in the throes of passion on the couch.

Sonny was furious after he found out about their relationship and ordered them to end it, even going so far as to threaten to end Max's job. After Diane failed to keep Anthony Zacchara in prison, Sonny vowed to send Max to Puerto Rico because his relationship with Diane was throwing her off her game. Max stood up to Sonny and forcefully told him to back off, which Sonny seemed to respect.

To keep the Corinthos mob family safe from the Zacchara family, Sonny and Jason cooked up a plan to have Jason take the helm of the business, effectively allowing Sonny to retire. Once running the "Morgan Organization," Jason made it clear to Diane and Max that he had no problem with their relationship as long as it did not interfere with business.

Max showed Diane the engagement ring Sonny bought for Kate Howard, and Diane mistakenly believed that Max had asked for her hand in marriage. Caught off-guard, she agreed. She quickly called Alexis and admitted she wasn't ready to marryโ€”anyone. Max confided in Sonny that he'd jumped the gun and wanted to back out. Unbeknownst to either pair, Alexis had pushed Diane to give the ring back as Sonny advised Max to ask for it back. Once face-to-face, Diane and Max blurted at the same time that they were not ready for marriage.

Upon discovering that Sonny, though engaged to Kate, had engaged in a one-night stand with his ex-wife, Carly, Diane pushed Sonny to be honest with Kate. When the truth was revealed, Kate forgave Sonny, but Carly and her husband, Jasper "Jax" Jacks, broke up. Max told Diane that it was her fault that Carly and Jax's marriage was on the rocks. Max agreed that it wasn't really cheating, since Sonny and Kate had not yet been married.

Diane asked, based on Max's definition of faithfulness, if he'd ever cheated on her. He answered indirectly, asking how he could have cheated, as they'd only had a casual relationship. Diane angrily broke up with him. Later, she broke down in Jason's arms. The following day, Max showed up with a boom box blasting Al Green's song "Let's Stay Together."

When Diane found out that Max's father, Maximus Giambetti, was headed to town, she also learned that Milo, Max's brother who their father called "Mario," was Max's half-brother. Their father had been deported to Sicily because of his mob activity. Diane, Milo, and Jason agreed to help Max pretend to be the head of the organization.

As Max, Milo, and Diane showed Maximus the office, Jason arrived, dressed casually. Diane introduced him as Max's bodyguard. Over the next few days, others were inadvertently drawn into the ruse, including Carly and Claudia Zacchara, who both pretended to be amorously linked to Maxโ€”which infuriated Diane.

On August 25, 2011, Max and Diane ended their four year relationship and decided to go their separate ways. They parted amicably as friends.

Dianeโ€™s worst fear came true after Max was accidentally shot in the chest by Morgan. Despite the separation, she flew right to his side and remained there while he fought for his life. Max made a full recovery and not long after, it became official that they were back together.

Nowadays, they live together and are going strong and steady.

Maxโ€™s brush with death made them both see life is too short. So, they grabbed it with both hands. These days, Diane stays busy helping the citizens of Port Charles with their legal battles while Max remains a valuable asset to Sonnyโ€™s organization.

Max and Diane split amicably in 2018. Max is mostly offscreen nowadays while Diane continues to work for Sonny.

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Brennan and Carly ยท Brick and Jordan ยท Chase and Sasha ยท Cody and Brook Lynn ยท Cody and Sasha ยท Dex and Kristina ยท Drew and Jordan ยท Gregory and Alexis ยท Gregory and Tracy ยท John and Anna ยท John and Carly ยท Marshall and Stella ยท Robert and Olivia ยท Scott and Tracy ยท Sonny and Alexis ยท Sonny and Ava ยท Spencer and Josslyn ยท T.J. and Willow ยท Valentin and Brook Lynn
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Chase and Willow ยท Curtis and Jordan ยท Drew and Carly ยท Drew and Elizabeth ยท Drew and Sam ยท Finn and Alexis ยท Finn and Anna ยท Jason and Carly ยท Martin and Lucy ยท Michael and Sasha ยท Ned and Alexis ยท Scott and Laura ยท Scott and Liesl ยท Scott and Lucy ยท Sonny and Nina ยท Sonny and Olivia ยท Sonny and Sam ยท Valentin and Anna ยท Valentin and Nina
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Eddie and Angie ยท Edward and Lila ยท Fred and Janet ยท Howie and Jane ยท Ken and Cynthia ยท Lee and Meg ยท Mike and Adela ยท Mikkos and Helena ยท Mikkos and Kristin ยท Noel and Brooke ยท Peter and Jessie ยท Phil and Jessie ยท Roy and Peggy ยท Steve and Peggy ยท Tom and Audrey ยท Victor and Helena
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Al and Lucille ยท Alan and Monica ยท Cameron and Lesley ยท David and Laura ยท Henry and Jane ยท Jeff and Heather ยท Jeff and Monica ยท Jim and Audrey ยท Julian and Alexis ยท Lee and Carolyn ยท Peter and Diana ยท Phil and Diana ยท Rick and Lesley ยท Rick and Monica ยท Roy and Bobbie ยท Scott and Heather ยท Steve and Audrey
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Alan and Lucy ยท Bryan and Claudia ยท Colton and Felicia ยท D.L. and Bobbie ยท Faison and Liesl ยท Grant and Celia ยท Jake and Bobbie ยท Julian and Cheryl ยท Kevin and Terry ยท Lee and Gail ยท Luke and Holly ยท Ned and Dawn ยท Ned and Monica ยท Noah and Bobbie ยท Rick and Ginny ยท Robert and Cheryl ยท Robert and Katherine ยท Robert and Jackie ยท Silas and Nina ยท Sonny and Connie ยท Stefan and Laura ยท Tom and Simone ยท Tony and Alex ยท Tony and Bobbie ยท Tony and Tania ยท Valentin and Alex ยท Victor and Liesl
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A.J. and Carly ยท Bill and Nancy ยท Damian and Katherine ยท Damian and Lucy ยท Decker and Dawn ยท Finn and Jackie ยท Foster and Annabelle ยท Franco and Ava ยท Gregory and Jackie ยท Jagger and Karen ยท Jason and Robin ยท Jax and Chloe ยท Leopold and Dominique ยท Mac and Dominique ยท Miguel and Lily ยท Ned and Lois ยท Ned and Wendy ยท Paul and Jenny ยท Paul and Tracy ยท Rex and Lucy ยท Ryan and Felicia ยท Scott and Dominique ยท Shawn and Jordan ยท Silas and Ava ยท Sonny and Karen ยท Sonny and Lily ยท Stefan and Bobbie ยท Stefan and Katherine ยท Todd and Blair ยท Tony and Carly
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A.J. and Courtney ยท Carlos and Sabrina ยท Coleman and Connie ยท Cooper and Maxie ยท Dillon and Georgie ยท Dillon and Lulu ยท Drew and Kim ยท Ethan and Kristina ยท Franco and Maxie ยท Griffin and Claudette ยท Jason and Courtney ยท Jax and Courtney ยท Jax and Skye ยท Jesse and Maxie ยท Johnny and Lulu ยท Johnny and Maxie ยท Johnny and Olivia ยท Logan and Lulu ยท Lorenzo and Carly ยท Lorenzo and Skye ยท Lucky and Maxie ยท Lucky and Sam ยท Luke and Felicia ยท Luke and Tracy ยท Max and Diane ยท Nathan and Claudette ยท Nikolas and Courtney ยท Nikolas and Elizabeth ยท Nikolas and Gia ยท Nikolas and Rebecca ยท Patrick and Lisa ยท Ric and Alexis ยท Ric and Claudia ยท Ric and Elizabeth ยท Ric and Faith ยท Ric and Sam ยท Ryan and Heather ยท Scott and Bobbie ยท Sonny and Claudia ยท Sonny and Emily ยท Taggert and Portia ยท Trevor and Connie ยท Zander and Elizabeth ยท Zander and Emily
Couples of the 2010s
Aaron and Kristina ยท A.J. and Elizabeth ยท Andre and Jordan ยท Anthony and Tracy ยท Brad and Felix ยท Brad and Lucas ยท Chase and Nelle ยท Dante and Valerie ยท Dev and Josslyn ยท Dev and Trina ยท Dillon and Kiki ยท Drew and Hayden ยท Drew and Margaux ยท Dustin and Brook Lynn ยท Dustin and Lulu ยท Ethan and Irina ยท Ethan and Maya ยท Ewen and Elizabeth ยท Felix and Lucas ยท Finn and Hayden ยท Franco and Carly ยท Franco and Elizabeth ยท Franco and Nina ยท Griffin and Ava ยท Griffin and Kiki ยท Hank and Nelle ยท Hank and Willow ยท Jax and Nina ยท John and Sam ยท Johnny and Brook Lynn ยท Johnny and Carly ยท Johnny and Connie ยท Johnny and Kristina ยท Johnny and Lisa ยท Julian and Kim ยท Julian and Olivia ยท "Levi" and Maxie ยท Lucky and Siobhan ยท Luke and Anna ยท Martin and Blair ยท Michael and Abby ยท Michael and Kiki ยท Michael and Nelle ยท Michael and Rosalie ยท Michael and Sabrina ยท Michael and Starr ยท Mike and Rita ยท Mike and Yvonne ยท Milo and Epiphany ยท Morgan and Ava ยท Morgan and Kiki ยท Nathan and Maxie ยท Neil and Alexis ยท Nikolas and Britt ยท Nikolas and Brook Lynn ยท Nikolas and Hayden ยท Nikolas and Nadine ยท Oscar and Josslyn ยท Parker and Kristina ยท Patrick and Britt ยท Patrick and Sabrina ยท Patrick and Sam ยท Paul and Ava ยท Peter and Maxie ยท Rafe, Jr. and Molly ยท Ric and Madeline ยท Ric and Nina ยท Ryan and Ava ยท Shawn and Alexis ยท Shawn and Carly ยท Silas and Sam ยท Sonny and Nelle ยท Spinelli and Ellie ยท Steve and Olivia ยท T.J. and Taylor ยท Todd and Carly ยท Trey and Kristina ยท Valerie and Kristina
Couples of the 2020s
Adam and Josslyn ยท Austin and Ava ยท Austin and Britt ยท Austin and Maxie ยท Brando and Molly ยท Brando and Sasha ยท Brennan and Carly ยท Cameron and Esme ยท Cameron and Josslyn ยท Cameron and Trina ยท Chet and Terry ยท Cody and Britt ยท Jackson and Lucy ยท Jason and Britt ยท Jax and Britt ยท Julian and Britt ยท Julian and Nelle ยท Lenny and Phyllis ยท Marshall and Epiphany ยท Nikolas and Ava ยท Nikolas and Esme ยท Rory and Trina ยท Taggert and Jordan ยท Spencer and Esme ยท Valentin and Gladys ยท Victor and Ava ยท Victor and Eileen ยท Victor and Lucy ยท Yuri and Monica ยท Zeke and Jordan
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