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Biography

The formative years...

On this page I'll describe my star's life and career: the successes and failures, the joys and sorrows.

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   Versatile actor Steve Burton brings an innocent vulnerability to the fiercely intense Jason Morgan, the youngest son of Dr. Alan Quartermaine, on General Hospital. Although born to the Quartermaine family, a near-fatal accident caused Jason to lose his memory. Thus was born Jason Morgan, who would become the leader of organized crime in Port Charles.
   The transition from Jason Quartermaine to Jason Morgan has been an incredible experience as an actor, and for that I am grateful," reflects Steve. Steve received his first Emmy in May, 1998, for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He also received an award for Outstanding Supporting Actor at the nationally televised Soap Opera Awards in February, 1998.  
   Steve Burton's background is quite unlike that of Jason Quartermaine. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Mr. Burton was raised in the Midwest and attended several different high schools in the nation's heartland before moving with his father to California. Before graduating from Beverly Hills High school, "a world apart from the environment I was accustomed to," he emphasizes, Mr. Burton studied drama and was a member of the school's acclaimed Theatre 40.
   A very successful career in commercials led to a three-year run on the popular syndicated comedy series, Out of This World, playing the role of Chris Fuller. Steve made his daytime drama debut in the recurring role of Harris Michaels on Days of Our Lives. In 2001 Steve starred in the feature film the Last Castle.
   A gifted and enthusiastic athlete, Steve Burton enjoys and excels at virtually every sport, but prefers surfing above them all. Burton is married and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Sheree.

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   Kimberly McCullough was born in Bellflower, California, on March 5, 1978. She spent the first few years of her life moving around; living for two years in Huntington Beach, California, and then four years in Fresno, where she started grammar school. She eventually moved to La Mirada to stay, finishing her education there. Kimberly began acting at the tender age of 7 months, landing her first role in a diaper commercial with Juliet Mills (Tabitha on Passions). 

   At the age of 5, Kimberly, who loves to dance, found herself dancing at a trade show in Las Vegas, and from then on she danced in all but 2 of the 18 commercials she would appear in. She joined General Hospital in August, 1985, at the tender age of 7. Cast as Robin Soltini Scorpio, the precocious daughter of fan favorites Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) and Anna Devane (Finola Hughes), she quickly became a fan favorite herself. 

   In 1989 Kimberly won her first daytime Emmy Award as Robin Scorpio for "Best Juvenile Performer Under the Age of 23." Despite her full-time role on General Hospital, Kimberly went on to work on many other projects, from an L.A. production of "Les Miserables" as young Cosette (1988), to film roles in movies like "Bugsy" with Warren Beatty and Annette Benning; and "Consenting Adults" with Kevin Kline and Kevin Spacey. 

   Kimberly excelled in her private life as well, receiving a letter from President Bush congratulating her as the recipient of the 1989 Presidential Academic Fitness Award in 1989, and graduating from high school with straight A's. And despite her work, she enjoyed a "normal" life as well. "Last year my prom was great, I didn't have any bad experiences. I was a junior when I went. I went with one of my really good friends, Shane Pearson, and we all rented this really big limo and just rode around all night and it was really fun. This year I'll be going to my senior prom and I hope it will be even better. If I can get a date!" 

   As Robin, Kimberly watched her character go through tragedy after tragedy while she herself had to deal with the departure of co-stars she had worked with since the beginning. "When I was little, I didn't notice as much--people kind of came and left, and I got along with everybody. When Tristan [Rogers, Robert] and Finola [Hughes, Anna] left, that was a big change for me because I had never really worked without them. There are a lot of new people on now. I kind of had to figure out a new strategy of learning my lines. In the scenes I did with them, we pretty much ad-libbed a lot, but the people that I work with now don't do that, so I had to change a bit." 

   In 1995 the character of Robin Scorpio was involved in her first real romance with street-kid Michael "Stone" Cates (Michael Sutton) and Kimberly found herself involved in a ground-breaking storyline. Young lovers Robin and Stone were happy and looking forward to a future together, when tragedy struck; Stone was diagnosed with full-blown AIDS, and Robin soon discovered that she too was infected with HIV. Despite the fan's dismay at such a beloved character's diagnosis, Kimberly stood behind the writer's decision to make Robin HIV+. "(But) I don't think that there's another way it could have gone [Robin testing positive], because Robin and Stone had unprotected sex more than once. If she didn't test positive, that would bring out a very, very bad message, and the whole point of this storyline would be lost." The storyline of Robin's discovery of her status and Stone's death resulted in another Emmy nomination for Kimberly, and another win. 

   In 1997 both the actress and the character decided to spread their wings, leave home, and go to college. While Robin was sent to Ivy League Yale, Kimberly, who came back to do "guest appearances" whenever she could, moved to New York to attend NYU. But although she had wanted to go to college, Kimberly soon found that it wasn't what she wanted. "I just really missed acting. I decided that NYU wasn't the right place for me. I knew that all along, but I gave it a chance, I gave it a year. It was as simple as that." 

 She soon moved back to California, and moved in with boyfriend Freddie Prinze, Jr., also an actor. She rejoined the cast of General Hospital at the end of 1997, but did not sign a contract so that she could audition for other roles, most notably, comedy roles. "My friends who are actors say that comedy can be difficult to do, but I think it would be fun, and it would be good for me." 

  In 1998, after 13 years as Robin Scorpio, Kimberly decided to move on for good. "I finally made the decision because, basically, I don't have time, since I work so much, to concentrate on other things. I want to direct. I want to work in film. I want to travel. So I've decided to leave so that I can concentrate on those things." 

 Since her departure, Kimberly has finished work on her short film, "Heaven" and begun work on another, "Little Star." She has also made several guest appearances on prime-time shows such as Sons of Thunder and the current ABC drama, Once and Again. Whatever she does, Kimberly has won a place in the fan's hearts and continues to be one of finest actors to have come from General Hospital.