| Mike Corbin | |||||||||||
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| General Hospital character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Ron Hale | ||||||||||
| Duration | 1995–2010 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | January 1995 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | October 28, 2010 | ||||||||||
| Created by | Claire Labine | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Wendy Riche | ||||||||||
| Book appearances | Robin's Diary | ||||||||||
| Classification | Former, recurring | ||||||||||
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| Aliases | Michael Corinthos Sr. | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Manager of Kelly's Diner | ||||||||||
| Residence | Gambling Rehab Center Port Charles, New York |
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Mike Corbin (born Michael Corinthos) is a fictional character on the popular ABC soap opera General Hospital. Soap Opera veteran, Ron Hale first appeared in the role on a recurring basis in January 1995.
| “ | Mike abandoned his wife, Adela, and their son, Sonny when the latter was just a little boy. Mike didn't enter his son's life again until Sonny was an adult, and things were strained. Slowly, the two have developed a cordial relationship, which gives Mike, an addict, tries to live one day at a time. | ” |
- ABC Daytime
Mike is the father of Sonny Corinthos, who was born Michael Corinthos Jr., and of the now deceased Courtney Matthews. Mike abandoned Sonny and his mother Adela Corinthos when Sonny was a small child. Sonny resents him for this and blames his father for Adela's later marriage to a police officer, Deke Woods, who brutally abused Sonny. Mike did not see Sonny again until he was an adult. Their relationship continues to be strained. It was further strained when Sonny learned that Mike had a daughter, Courtney, with his former live-in girlfriend Janine Matthews. Janine left Mike after he gambled away all of her money and told Courtney that Mike had died. Mike saw Courtney again when she was an adult. Courtney resented her mother for lying and reconnected with the father she had loved. Mike continues to have a gambling addiction and Sonny has often had to bail him out of trouble. Mike is the manager at Kelly's Diner and is occasionally seen at family functions. Mike is the godfather of Michael Corinthos III. At the boy's baptism, it was established that Mike is a Roman Catholic and is of Irish and Greek descent.
On November 14, 2008, members in the Russian mafia beat Mike within an inch of his life, then proceeded to torch the restaurant. The diner opened the following year, having been restored to its former glory. In July 2009, Mike rents the vacated room above Kelly's to Dominic Pirelli, the man who will later turn out to be his grandson. Neither of the men know at the time. In January of the following year, Mike again falls off the wagon by playing poker with Ethan Lovett, the bartender at the Haunted Star who was unaware of Mike's addiction. After finding the two men in a quarrel, Tracy throws Mike out of the casino. A few days later, Ethan brings Mike to General Hospital after finding him beaten in an alley. After getting in massive debt for gambling again in early 2011, Mike steps down from managing Kelly's and gets checked into gambling rehab.
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