General Hospital fans who were holding their breath for the return of Steve Burton as Jason Morgan took a big hit to the gut today and may have to hold their breath a while longer.
Burton, who played fan favorite Morgan on the ABC soap for nearly 19 years has announced that he is joining the cast of “The Young and the Restless”. Burton will be working again with friend and former “GH” executive producer Jill Ferran Phelps.
Burton said on The Talk today “One reason [I signed with Y&R] was Jill Phelps, great respect for her.” He will join the cast of Y&R in a new role of Dylan McAvoy who is an army vet and architect. Burton whose first air date will be January 29 added, “We’re in negotiations with James Franco [ex-Franco, GH] about a project we’re developing for TV. I left originally to get to Nashville, get my family there, get my kids there. Told my manager if I could leave my family there and come back and forth, [I would be open to being on another soap]. CBS made that deal. Less than a week ago, I was sitting on my porch. Now I’m on THE TALK!”
GH fans, how do you feel about Steve’s big announcement? Will you be tuning into Y&R because of this new cast member? Voice off in comments section below!
SERIOUSLY?!?!? BIG MISTAKE! Steve, thought you were taking time off for “Family”.
Y&R is crap which no one watches… the only people I know that watch it are my 2 Aunts in a nursing home one is 89 the other 85!
I guess a contact is a contact (sad).
Of course Steve has to do what is best for him and his family. BUT I AM SOOO DISSAPOINTED. Steve, come back to GH!!
I dont watch Y&R. As much as love you steve, i just cant do it.
was hoping for jason to reunite with his son. i guess that’s not going to happen anytime soon. Burton’s contract is probably atleast for a year. dam. worst day ever.
pleas come back to gh–i miss you!!
i wish you had never left gh. we all miss you terriblely. hope to see you back on gh, but enjoy your time on y and r. bye for now
I am so brokenhearted. :-((((((
Don’t think he will last long on Y&R. Was so looking forward to “father and son” finally being together. Oh well, death is never death on the Soaps; if not the same, maybe another that is as equally talented can be found alive.
Not happy at all. Understand his reasons for leaving but then he turns around and takes another soap job? Really? Ugh!
~*.. This man is a HUMAN (not some dreamy, make-believe super-hunk) with a real life & a real family. People need to get over the ‘fantasy’ of TV land…he has to pay his bills & he put his pants on the same way (I think?? ,, lol!) everyone else does. — How does anyone know that GH wants him back anyway?..It is not totally up to him, right?? GEEESH! 😉
He is such a liar! I believe he had all this planned before he left gh.