Maurice Benard

Encyclopedia : M : MA : MAU : Maurice Benard

Maurice Benard

Maurice Benard (born Mauricio Jose Morales on March 1, 1963) is an American actor.

Bernard started his soap career as Nico Kelly on All My Children from 1987 to 1989. Today he is known primarily for his Daytime Emmy Award-winning portrayal of romantic mobster Michael "Sonny" Corinthos, Jr. on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital, a role he has portrayed since 1993. Benard won a Daytime Emmy for his work as Sonny in 2003.

Benard portrayed Desi Arnaz in the TV movie , which aired on CBS in 1991.

Benard has been very open about living with bipolar disorder. He was diagnosed at the age of 22, after suffering his first nervous breakdown. Benard treats his condition with lithium. He is the spokeperson for the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance and campaigns for bipolar awareness with the National Mental Health Association.

Benard and his wife Paula have three children, daughters, Cailey Sophia (September 18 1994), Cassidy Rose (April 8 1999) and son, Joshua James (December 5 2004). His cousin, Marvin Benard, plays professional baseball.

Television Filmography

General Hospital as Michael "Sonny" Corinthos Jr. (1993-1997, 1998-present)

External links

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.