Damien Spinelli and Maxie Jones

Damien Spinelli and Mariah Maximilliana "Maxie" Jones are fitional characters and a supercouple from the long running ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. Spinelli has been portrayed by Bradford Anderson since 2006. Maxie is the child of supercouple Frisco and Felicia and has been portrayed by fan favorite Kirsten Storms since 2005. They're reign lasted from 2008 to present.
Casting
The character of Maxie Jones Scorpio was initially portrayed by child actors Chelsey and Kahley Cuff from 1990 to 1991, Ashley and Jessica Clark in 1992, and Elaine and Melanie Silver from December 1992 to 1993. Robyn Richards assumed the role in 1993, but the character was later aged and recast with Danica Stewart in March 2002. Fan disapproval resulted in the rehiring of Richards from August 2002 to July 16, 2004. Maxie was later recast again with Storms on May 23, 2005.
In September 2006, General Hospital put out a casting call for a "college-aged kid" who was a cross between Seth Green and Spicoli, a character played by Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The part was won by Anderson, who says he tries to emulate Spicoli's speaking style when playing the character. Spinelli's dialogue, a rapid-fire mix of surfer lingo and Internet slang, has offered comic relief, and an unusual "tech-savvy" character to the show, that has been called "one of the quirkiest characters daytime has ever seen." Anderson says he generally doesn't improvise the part, instead sticking to the script supplied a couple days before filming. The name of the specific writer or writers who create Spinelli's dialogue have not been identified.
Anderson initially played the character on a "recurring" (non-contract) basis, but the character has proved popular, and actor Bradford Anderson was offered a multi-year contract, which he accepted in May 2007. The character was added to the opening credits sequence on July 6, 2007.

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