Maurice Benard

ActorAdvocateUnited States

ActorAdvocate

United States

Bipolar I disorderSelf-disclosed[1]

Maurice Benard is an American actor best known for playing Michael “Sonny” Corinthos Jr. on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital, a role he began in 1993 and for which he has won three Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He has also become a prominent advocate for bipolar-disorder awareness. [2]

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Career and work

Benard began his television career on All My Children, where he played Nico Kelly. After moving to Los Angeles, he appeared in Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter and Ruby. [2]

In 1993, he joined General Hospital as Sonny Corinthos. His performance has earned him multiple Daytime Emmy Awards. [2]

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Associated PressMaurice Benard and State of Mind
Bipolar I and advocacy.
ABC PressMaurice Benard
Career biography.
PBS“Living With Bipolar: A Conversation With Maurice Benard”
Diagnosis, episodes, treatment and stability.

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Yahoo EntertainmentMaurice Benard on bipolar disorder
Public disclosure.

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