{"id":149305,"date":"2025-08-16T01:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T01:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/149305\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T01:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T01:45:12","slug":"tristan-rogers-longtime-general-hospital-star-dies-at-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/149305\/","title":{"rendered":"Tristan Rogers, longtime \u2018General Hospital\u2019 star, dies at 79"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">(Gray News) &#8211; A longtime soap opera star has died at the age of 79. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tristan Rogers, who was well-known for portraying Robert Scorpio on the daytime television soap opera <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/generalhospital\/posts\/pfbid02GxJ7QzE3EBwEfpnQn4b9bv1SkAHEN8rWUGj6QQ1kQqSV4W41c3B6YE6tC7dHcmhsl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/generalhospital\/posts\/pfbid02GxJ7QzE3EBwEfpnQn4b9bv1SkAHEN8rWUGj6QQ1kQqSV4W41c3B6YE6tC7dHcmhsl\">\u201cGeneral Hospital,\u201d<\/a> died this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/tristan-rogers-actor-played-robert-scorpio-general-hospital-dies-79-battle-lung-cancer\/17549064\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/tristan-rogers-actor-played-robert-scorpio-general-hospital-dies-79-battle-lung-cancer\/17549064\/\">ABC7<\/a> reported that Rogers\u2019 death was confirmed by his manager, Meryl Soodak, who said the actor died Friday morning after a battle with lung cancer. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"FILE -- &quot;General Hospital&quot; star Tristan Rogers revealed he was diagnosed with cancer at the...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IGNSLBIXIZHCZE4LMFSB64ZIXI.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"544\" \/>FILE &#8212; &#8220;General Hospital&#8221; star Tristan Rogers revealed he was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 79.(Source: Richard Shotwell\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Frank Valentini, an executive producer of \u201cGeneral Hospital,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/valentinifrank\/status\/1956468069867647324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/valentinifrank\/status\/1956468069867647324\">took to social media<\/a> on Friday saying the show\u2019s cast is devastated over the news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThe entire \u2018General Hospital\u2019 family is heartbroken to hear of Tristan Rogers\u2019 passing,\u201d he shared. \u201cTristan has captivated our fans for more than 50 years and Port Charles will not be the same without him (or Robert Scorpio).\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Rogers\u2019 portrayal of Scorpio on \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d spanned about 45 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">According to his manager, his role on the show meant everything to him. She also noted that he was not a smoker. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Rogers is said to be survived by his wife, two children and a grandchild.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 Gray Local Media, Inc. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Gray News) &#8211; A longtime soap opera star has died at the age of 79. 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