GH DIRECTOR MAKES ON-CAMERA DEBUT

GH fans who pay attention to the credits likely already know the name Phideaux Xavier, a longtime, Daytime Emmy-winning director of the show. But he’ll be introduced to new sets of eyes when he appears on the November 11 episode as the lead singer of the band performing at The Savoy.

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Xavier was caught offguard when his on-screen presence was requested by Executive Producer Frank Valentini. “I love to direct on GENERAL HOSPITAL, but I’m also a musician,” he begins. “I had never really thought about merging my love of music with my day job; I would never presume to try to use my ‘in’ with the show to try to get that special perk. GENERAL HOSPITAL has been extremely gracious in allowing me time off periodically to work on my music and I recently had three months off the show to work on music and I was preparing for a very small concert in New Jersey, walking down the street in New York City, and I get a call from Frank. He said, ‘Hey, Phideaux. Listen, we have an upcoming scene in Curtis’s nightclub that requires a band and we were thinking, perhaps you could perform on the show.’ ”