‘General Hospital’ News: ‘GH’ Alum Rick Springfield’s Devious New Primetime Gig!

Supernatural’s Season 12 is already looking like it will be quite entertaining for fans, hopefully drawing in new fans and even fans of ‘General Hospital’. Rick Springfield (GH’s Dr. Noah Drake aka Eli Love) has agreed to raise hell in several episodes in the upcoming season of Supernatural!!

At the end of season 11, Lucifer had taken possession of Castiel’s body, but will be trying out a few different “bodies” (bodies, often referred to as “Vessels”), this season. The first vessel that Lucifer is going to settle into, will be Rick Springfield’s, whose character eerily resembles the alter ego he played on General Hospital for many years. He will be a rock star who is a little bit down on his luck in the music industry, trying to make a comeback!

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For longtime fans, there seems to be a bit of conflict here because most of them love Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer, and we all know how it feels to have a major character recast, but who knows if this is going to happen the whole season? The spoilers indicate that there will be several vessels Lucifer will go through, so let’s not ditch all hope for Mark’s return! That being said, there is no doubt that Rick Springfield could bring in a whole new following to the show.

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He is an extremely talented and very much loved musician, with an extremely loyal fan base. The Australian musician, singer, songwriter, actor and author was a member of the pop rock group ZOOT from 1969 to 1971 before starting a solo career, having top 10 hits in Australia in 1972. His song “Jessie’s Girl” earned him the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in 1981; followed up with four more top 10 US hits!!

Rick portrayed Dr. Noah Drake on GH from 1981 to 1983, 2005 to 2008, 2012 and returned in 2013 for GH’s 50th anniversary. In 2010, he also published his autobiography Late, Late at Night: A Memoir.

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