Sonny Corinthos, Mobster, Father & Lover (article) by Dave Cole on AuthorsDen

Michael Sonny Corinthos, Jr., is head of the mob in Port Charles on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. Sonny Corinthos, a man who is complex, confident, street wise, hard nosed, always right, maintains an outward appearance of being calm and in control at all times, yet on the inside he's a complex mix of emotions. On General Hospital, Sonny's father & mother were Mike Corbin & Adela Corinthos. Mike left his mother and Sonny when he was at an early age, in moved stepfather, Timothy "Deke" Deacon Woods. Deke a cop, was never too fond of Sonny and used to beat him continually. Many of Sonny's mental problems now stem from those early childhood years. When Adela died, Sonny moved out. Sonny later learned that his father, Mike had a daughter, Courtney Matthews, with an ex-girlfriend Janine. His mother, Adela, had a second son, Ric Lansing, with fiance Trevor Lansing but chose to leave Ric to be raised by his father. Trevor blamed Sonny for Adela's fall down the stairs while she was pregnant with Ric and refused to have Sonny in his household Sonny owned a sleazy club called the Paradise Lounge, where Sonny met his first female pursuit on General Hospital, Karen Wexler. She met Sonny while winning an amateur strip contest at his club. While in those early days on General Hospital, Sonny befriended and lived with Stone Cates. Stone and Robin Scorpio were lovers until Stone contracted AIDS and passed away, leaving Robin infected in the process. Robin later went on to have an affair with Jason Morgan, who was Sonny's henchman, then left to study medicine in France. Robin only recently re-appeared on General Hospital in the spring of 2006, where she became a doctor at General Hospital. Stone influenced Sonny's life so much he named his second son Morgan Stone after him and Jason Morgan. The love of his life became Brenda Barrett, but because of his lifestyle it didn't last. Sonny stood Brenda up at the altar hoping she would hate him in order for him to protect her from the violence and constant uncertaintly of his lifestyle. Sonny was then forced to marry Lily Rivera instead of Brenda, because of Lily's mob boss father. A pregnant Lily was later blown up by a car bomb meant for Sonny. Lily's father arranged for the car bomb because he thought Sonny meant to go back to Brenda. Sonny inherited Rivera's territory after he too died, making him the kingpin of the mob in Port Charles. To read the rest of the story, check out General Hospital Online�

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