ANTHONY GEARY (ne Tony Dean Geary) died on this date (b: 5/29/1947). Geary was an American actor whose career spanned more than four decades, and began in episodic television. He appeared as a guest on several primetime series and transitioned into a career predominantly in the soap opera genre.

His first soap role was David Lockhart (1971–1972) on Bright Promise (1969–1972), and he later joined The Young and the Restless as George Curtis. His breakout role came in 1978 when he joined the cast of General Hospital as Luke Spencer. For his work as Luke, Geary went on to earn a record eight Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series prior to his retirement.

In addition to his role as Luke, Geary had a prominent supporting role in the “Weird Al” Yankovic comedy UHF; other notable films include Johnny Got His Gun, Disorderlies, Scorchers, Teacher’s Pet and Fish Tank.

Geary was raised in the Mormon faith by his parents, who were both members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1984, he remarked to The San Diego Union-Tribune that although he credited his faith-based upbringing with giving him a “solid family base,” he also expressed feeling a sense of repression stemming from its philosophies and prejudices. 

Geary was the uncle of Brendan Steele, an American professional golfer. In 2010, during an appearance on The Wendy Williams Show, Geary disclosed he had a brief relationship with Elizabeth Taylor (which was almost like marrying Liza Minelli) in the early 1980s. He met Claudio Gama in February 1995, and they married in February 2019. Following Geary’s retirement in 2015, the couple moved to the Netherlands, where Geary had owned a home in Amsterdam “for years”.

Geary died in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on December 14, 2025, at the age of 78. His death was attributed to complications that arose following a surgical procedure three days earlier.