General Hospital’s Maurice Benard

Join Maurice Benard, star of ABC's "General Hospital", New York Times best selling author and host of YouTube's "State of Mind" for an afternoon of inspiration and reflection as well as "General Hospital" fun and a Q and A. He celebrates over 30 years of portraying the iconic character of Sonny Corinthos on GH. Maurice has been nominated for several Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor and has won in 2003, 2019 and 2021. He was cast as Sonny in 1993, playing the manic depressive mobster for the ABC soap. Maurice has also been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and is an advocate for mental health. Celebrating over 30 years portraying the iconic character of Sonny Corinthos on GH. Maurice has been nominated for several Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor and has won in 2003, 2019 and 2021. He was cast as Sonny in 1993, playing the manic depressive mobster for the ABC soap. Maurice has also been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and is an advocate for mental health. Maurice is very active in the bi-polar community. Maurice’s book, “Nothing General About It: How Love and Lithium saved me on and off General Hospital” was a NY Times Bestseller. Maurice also hosts a successful weekly show on YouTube, “State of Mind.”