Very Shocked! Finally! GH Jonathan Jackson Gets Recast As Lucky Spencer. Fans Shocked
This week, fans tuning to General Hospital will see a very familiar face when Guy Wilson takes over the role of Lucky Spencer from Jonathan Jackson, while the five-time Daytime Emmy winner is temporarily off the show.
Wilson will first appear on-screen as Lucky beginning with the Tuesday, February 18th episode. According to a GH rep who.
Guy will be in a handful of episodes on the ABC daytime drama series, with Jackson already back on the set filming all-new episodes.
As Days of our Lives fans know, Wilson was a previous recast for the pivotal role of Will Horton on Days of our Lives from 2014-2015, when Chandler Massey opted not to return to the part at that time.
In fact, it was Guy who made DAYS history when will married the love of his life Sonny Kiriakis (Freddie Smith) in a ceremony officiated by Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall).
In a fun fact, this is not Wilson’s first time on GH. Back in 2006, he actually played a teenaged version of Lucky’s father, the iconic Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary).
Since GH tapes several weeks in advance, the temporary swap happened a little while ago.
Since exiting DAYS, Guy has kept busy appearing in numerous television and streaming shows, plus independent motion pictures and more.
Wilson has more recently guest starred on s Rizzoli & Isles, Bosch: Legacy, and will soon be seen in an upcoming episode of Shemar Moore’s S.W.A.T.
The timing of Jackson’s exit, seems to come at a pivotal time in the story, as Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) and Lucky are getting closer to the truth about Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober) and his murder spree, and with her life in danger just as the exes looked like they were heading to a romance 4.0 version.
