Jason Morgan (General Hospital)

For the ice hockey player, see Jason Morgan (ice hockey)

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Jason Morgan is the fictional character played by Emmy award winning actor Steve Burton on the daytime soap opera General Hospital.

Character History

Jason Quartermaine

Born into privilege as Jason Quartermaine, he was the biological son of Dr. Alan Quartermaine and his mistress Susan Moore (deceased). He was however raised by his father and adoptive mother Dr. Monica Quartermaine. At first Monica didn't want him in her house, but came to love him just as much as her son AJ. Labeled "the golden boy", he was the family favorite, and always overshadowed his brother A.J., which put a lot of strain on their relationship. Jason enjoyed several teenage flings, particularly with Karen Wexler and Keesha Ward, to whom he lost his virginity during spring break in Paris, but he never noticed classmate Robin Scorpio, who harbored a big crush on him. He was a pre-med student who planned to follow in the footsteps of his parents.

The Birth of Jason Morgan

Jason's life was changed forever when he suffered permanent brain damage while trying to stop A.J. from driving drunk. After the accident he remembered nothing of his old life, and renamed himself Jason Morgan. He remained close to his grandmother Lila and his sister Emily. Renouncing his family, he became the henchman of mob boss Sonny Corinthos and discovered that he was quite good at killing. He became a Roman Catholic because Sonny was a practitioner of that faith, even though Jason Quartermaine had been raised Episcopalian. He fell for Robin Scorpio while ensuing a sexual relationship with Carly Roberts. Even though he loved Robin, Jason felt a connection to Carly, and when she discovered she was pregnant, he pretended to be the father to keep him away from the baby's real father, Jason's brother A.J. Thinking that she was helping, Robin betrayed Jason by revealing the truth about Michael's paternity, and Jason broke up with her. Devastated by his choice, Robin moved to Paris, and Jason was left to help Carly fight to keep custody of Michael. During this time, Jason was working as a mob enforcer for Sonny Corinthos, a mob boss in Port Charles and he befriended young Elizabeth Webber. Elizabeth had just lost the love of her life and Jason had lost Michael whom he had raised like his own son so the two bonded and became close over their common feelings of loss. Under the mistaken belief that Jason was involved with Elizabeth Webber, Carly slept with Sonny. Jason who had been falling back in love with Carly found the two of them together and left Port Charles.

Eventually he returned and resumed his friendship with the two of them. He also continued his friendship with Elizabeth. Jason and Sonny had a deep, mutual respect for one another, and when Sonny and Carly fell in love, Jason was a witness at their wedding. Shortly afterward, he left Port Charles.

Jason returned again in 2001, and started to show his feelings for Elizabeth. He stayed at her art studio, to prevent anyone knowing he was back in town. Elizabeth got back together with her boyfriend, Lucky, at that time. When Lucky found out Elizabeth had been lying to him about keeping Jason at her studio, he became very jealous and ordered her to stay away from Jason. Elizabeth confused over her love for Lucky obeyed him and tried her best to stay away from him. However, whenever she had any problems, she would only trust and confide in Jason. Elizabeth started developing feelings for Jason, and they finally admitted it to one another. When Elizabeth tried to tell the news to her boyfriend, it turned ugly. Lucky tried to attack Jason. Elizabeth came in time, to see the fight, however Lucky couldn't deny he started the fight, and left. Jason caring for Elizabeth and wanting to be with her, asked her to join him, as he was leaving town again. Elizabeth couldn't accept, since her family was in Port Charles, leaving a heartbroken Jason.

In 2002, Jason returned to Port Charles, and immediately fell back into his old ways. He and Elizabeth remained close and after a lot of heartache decided that they wanted to start a relationship together. The relationship didn't get off to a start because Jason helped Sonny fake his death and never told Elizabeth the truth causing Elizabeth to walk out on him. Sonny had Jason watch over Sonny's half-sister Courtney Matthews while she was being stalked by her husband, AJ Quartermaine. Jason was briefly married to Brenda Barrett, but it was not a love match. Jason and Brenda had gotten married so that the courts could not force them to testify against one another. Their marriage was later annulled, leaving Jason and Courtney free to love each other. Their union caused a rift between Jason and his boss. Given the choice between his job and Courtney, he chose to be with Courtney. Their relationship was tumultuous at best, and before they they could marry, Courtney was kidnapped several times. She became pregnant with their first child. However, she kept the baby a secret from Jason so he could focus on getting kidnapped Carly back. Sadly, Courtney suffered a miscarriage, devastating the couple. Eventually Jason and Courtney married in a ceremony in France. Their happiness was short-lived, however, and after many ups and downs Jason and Courtney divorced, although he later admitted that he still loved her, and vice-versa. Years later, it came out that Courtney was never legally divorced from AJ, causing Jason's marriage to Courtney to be invalid.

After their divorce, Jason found himself again playing knight in shining armor - this time to a very unlikely damsel in distress - Sonny's mistress Samantha "Sam" McCall. He helped Sam through the stillborn death of her baby with Sonny and is now now engaged to her. Jason broke up with Sam 5 minutes after she woke up from a coma because he feared his lifestyle was too dangerous for her. Sam's newly discovered birth mother Alexis Davis actively encouraged Jason to break up with her. After pushing Sam away for months, he was considering getting back together with her until he saw Sam having sex with her stepfather, Ric Lansing. Jason was heartbroken and then turned to an old girlfriend Elizabeth Webber Spencer and they slept together for the first time. The one night stand led to Elizabeth's pregnancy. At first she wasn't sure who the father was and even though the whole town assumed the baby was her husband Lucky's, the truth that Jason is the father came out when Jason almost died from a gunshot wound. However, Jason could not remember Elizabeth's confession after recovering.

Jason's Family, Marriages, Romantic Entanglements & Children

Parents

• Alan Quartermaine Sr. (father)
• Susan Moore (biological mother; deceased)
• Scott Baldwin (stepfather)
• Monica Quartermaine (adoptive mother)

Siblings

• Alan "AJ" Quartermaine Jr. (adoptive brother/ biological paternal half-brother; deceased)
• Emily Bowen-Quartermaine (sister via adoption)
• Dawn Winthrop (adoptive maternal half-sister; deceased)
• Skye Quartermaine (adoptive sister)

Grandparents

• Edward Quartermaine (paternal grandfather)
• Lila Morgan Quartermaine (paternal grandmother; deceased)

Aunts and Uncles

• Tracy Quartermaine (aunt)
• Jimmy Lee Holt (half-uncle)
• Bradley Ward (half-uncle; deceased)
• Luke Spencer (uncle by marriage)

Cousins

• Ned Ashton (paternal first cousin)
• Dillon Quartermaine (paternal first cousin)
• Brook Lynn Ashton (first cousin once removed)
• Heather Grant Webber (biological first cousin once removed)
• Steven Lars Webber (biological second cousin)
• Justus Ward (paternal half-cousin; deceased)
• Faith Ward (paternal half-cousin)
• Lucky Spencer (paternal first cousin by marriage)
• Lulu Spencer (paternal first cousin by marriage)

Nephews and nieces

• Michael Corinthos III/Michael Alan Quartermaine (biological half-nephew/adoptive nephew)
• Lila Alcazar (adoptive half-niece; Skye's daughter with Lorenzo Alcazar)

Children

• Michael Corinthos (Raised as his son for the first year of his life)
• Unnamed Child (sex unknown; with Courtney; miscarried)
• Unnamed Child (sex unknown: with Elizabeth Webber)

Marriages

Marital status: Formerly Engaged Sam McCall

• Brenda Barrett (annulled)
• Courtney Matthews (divorced)

Significant Relationships (as Jason Quartermaine)

• Karen Wexler (dated; deceased)
• Keesha Ward (lovers)

Significant Relationships (as Jason Morgan)

• Robin Scorpio (lovers)
• Carly Roberts/Carly Benson (lovers)
• Elizabeth Webber (dated before her marriage, recent one night stand)
• Courtney Matthews (lovers/divorced; deceased)
• Sam McCall (lovers/ex-fiancee)