Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Dozens of current and former soap opera luminaries took to social media to pay tribute to General Hospital legend Anthony Geary, who died Sunday at the age of 78.
Geary played Luke Spencer on the ABC daytime drama from 1979 until 2015. He earned eight Emmy Awards for his performance.
"The entire #GeneralHospital family is heartbroken over the news of Tony Geary's passing," GH executive producer Frank Valentini said in a statement on Facebook.
"Tony was a brilliant actor and set the bar that we continue to strive for. His legacy, and that of Luke Spencer's, will live on through the generations of #GH cast members who have followed in his footsteps. We send our sincerest sympathies to his husband, Claudio, family, and friends. May he rest in peace."
Genie Francis, who played Luke's wife Laura, wrote on X: "He spoiled me for leading men for the rest of my life.
