Creation and casting Duke Lavery

buchanan read story of christ , fat lady j. d. salinger s 1961 novel franny , zooey initial audition tape.

ian buchanan, had been working model 10 years before joined cast of general hospital in 1986 duke lavery. buchanan credited soap being first professional acting gig. buchanan had appeared in episode of cbs s equalizer in role featured no dialogue ordeal left him bit roughed buchanan questioning if d made right choice give modeling acting. general hospital change mind acting. buchanan doing performance art in new york city when executives abc saw 1 of performances. buchanan didn t take network s interest seriously. s leading romantic lead buchanan said of original character description. according soap opera digest, casting process quite extensive due executive producer gloria monty being particular crafting role. aside audition sides, monty insisted character wasn t developed until after buchanan cast. had auditioned hundred actors , no 1 caught monty s eye. monty heard buchanan had been living in new york @ time though contacts thought wouldn t fit because of lack of acting experience. agent sent in tape of buchanan reading story reference. thought, there s terrific amount of magnetism in monty said of buchanan s audition reel. brought buchanan in audition , got job. though impressed reading, appealed monty buchanan unknown. have believed in never bringing on has been seen before said. buchanan praised gloria monty s guiding him in creating duke. if d told me @ once, d have had [nervous] breakdown said. monty allowed slow development , exploration of duke s history. s intuitive buchanan said of monty. allows me find things on own continued.