Tristan Rogers

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Tristan Rogers (born June 3 1946 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian-American actor.

He is most well known for his long-running portrayal of World Security Bureau agent Robert Scorpio on the American daytime soap opera "General Hospital" from December 1980 until June 1992. The popularity and longevity of the character Robert Scorpio "General Hospital" came as a result of his involvement with the monumentally popular "supercouple" Luke and Laura, whose 1981 wedding brought in 30 million viewers and remains the highest-rated hour in American soap opera history. [Wolf, Buck. [http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=236498 "Luke and Laura: Still the Ultimate TV Wedding." ABC.com] 16 November 2006.] cite news| first=Abby| last=West | title=Luke and Laura: 17 Great Soap Supercouples|publisher="Entertainment Weekly"|accessdate=2008-01-29|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20174499_9,00.html]

While Rogers' Scorpio had been "killed with no body found" when he left the series in 1992, Rogers returned briefly in 1995 as Scorpio's spirit to comfort the character's daughter, Robin Scorpio (Kimberly McCullough) who is dealing with the loss of her boyfriend to AIDS-related illness and is herself HIV-positive. [Matheson, Whitney. [http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/popcandy/2005-08-30-pop-candy_x.htm "Recalling some of TV's dearly departed." USAToday.com] 31 August 2005.] He returned again in January 2006 for six weeks, this time with Scorpio being very much alive. Rogers reappeared in April 2006 and left again that November.

Rogers starred in the CINE award-winning short "Opportunity Knocks", portraying Death himself. Co-Produced by Aaron Wells and Suzanne Niedland, there are plans to develop the short into a feature-length film. Tristan has taken the lead recently in the soap industry, calling for an evolution of the medium in light of its dwindling audience. An active proponent of the entertainment industry's expansion onto the internet, Tristan is producing his own web-based talk show.fact|date=August 2008

Starting 22 July 2008, Tristan reprised the role of Robert Scorpio on the second season of SOAPnet's "", a prime time spin-off of "General Hospital" which stars Scorpio's daughter Robin. [Logan, Michael. [http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Soaps-News/Tristan-Rogers-General/800041800 "Soaps News: Tristan Rogers Checks Back into "GH"." TVGuide.com] 18 June 2008.] Nordyke, Kimberly. [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i92f29f82847baa410bb0749250d9db07 "SoapNet renews "Night Shift"." "The Hollywood Reporter."] 27 May 2008.]

Rogers has also done voice-over work representing restaurant chain Outback Steakhouse, [Johns, Howard. [http://www.palmspringslife.com/media/Palm-Springs-Life/March-2004/Trouble-in-Little-Tuscany/ "Trouble in Little Tuscany." PalmSpringsLife.com] March 2004.] Foster's Lager, Reebok, Epson and others. Rogers also voiced Jake the kangaroo mouse in "The Rescuers Down Under".

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* [http://www.tristanrogers.com Official website]