Jason Morgan
Portrayed by:
Quinn Carlson (1982)
Bryan Beck (1983-1986)
Steve Burton (1990 to January 2000; August 2000 to Fall 2000; January 2001 to April 2001; May 2002 to present)
Occupation:
Mobster
Coffee Importer
Residences, Past and Present:
Present: 122 Harbor View Drive, Penthouse #2, Port Charles, New York
Formerly: Over Jake's Bar;
860 Birch Tree Lane, Port Charles, New York
Marital Status:
Single/Broken Engagement (Samantha McCall)
Past Marriages:
Brenda Barrett (annulled)
Courtney Matthews (invalid; deceased)
Relatives:
Alan Quartermaine Sr. (father)
Susan Moore (biological mother; deceased)
Monica Bard (adoptive mother)
Alan Quartermaine Jr. (half-brother)
Emily Bowen Quartermaine (sister; adopted)
Skye Chandler Quartermaine (half-sister; adopted)
Edward Quartermaine (grandfather)
Lila Morgan (grandmother; deceased)
Tracy Quartermaine (aunt)
Bradley Ward Sr. (half-uncle)
Jimmy Lee Holt (half-uncle)
Edward "Ned" Ashton (cousin)
Dillon Quartermaine (cousin)
Faith Ward (half-cousin)
Justus Ward (half-cousin)
Michael Corinthos III (half-nephew)
Lila Rae Quartermaine (half-niece; adopted)
Children:
Unnamed Child (miscarried; with Courtney)
Jacob Martin Spencer (son; with Elizabeth Webber)
Non-Marital Relationships:
Karen Wexler (dated)
Keesha Ward (lovers)
Robin Scorpio (lovers)
Caroline "Carly" Benson (lovers)
Courtney Matthews (lovers)
Samantha McCall (engaged)
Elizabeth Webber (lovers)
Arrests/Crimes Committed:
Murder:
Killed Nico, who shot Sonny and attempted to kill Sam (2004)
Hit the Sandoval Family at Metro Court (2005)
Killed Many Ruiz during a struggle on the GH roof (2006)
Murdered Lorenzo Alcazar (2007)
Attempted Murder:
Tried to throw Faith Roscoe off of her hotel room balcony (2004)
Attempted murder of Lorenzo Alcazar (2004)
Attempted murder of Faith Roscoe another time in 2004
Attempted murder of James Craig (Jerry Jacks) after Metro Court
Hostage Crisis (2007)
Attempted murder of Manny Ruiz (never convicted) (2006)
Obstruction of Justice:
Obstruction of justice in capture of Sonny Corinthos (2003)
Helped Sam elude police custody to clear her name in Kristina’s kidnapping [Feb 2005]
Defied a court order when he took Michael and Morgan to France instead of turning them over to a social worker (2003)
Helped Sam McCall evade capture after escaping from jail [November 2006]
Accused of Luis Alcazar's murder (2002);
Put on trial for Luis Alcazar's murder [November 2002 to February 2003; charges dropped]
Perjury; claimed that Andy Capelli killed Zander Smith during the P.C. Hotel fire to protect Elizabeth Webber (2004)
Kidnapped Lorenzo Alcazar (2004}
Committed Faith Roscoe into a mental facility under false pretenses (2004)
Accused of shooting Brian Beck; not guilty (February 2004)
Broke into John Durant’s apartment (2004)
Illegally bugged John Durant’s apartment (2004)
Shootout with Faith Roscoe & her men (2005)
Staged a bust to help Lucky (2006)
Shot a suspect so Lucky could take credit (June 2006)
Shootout with Lorenzo’s men in The Cellar (2007)
Jumped bail to rescue his kidnapped son (July 2007)
Shootout with Russians at cabin where his kidnapped son was held (2008)
Arrested by FBI (2008); released
Illnesses, Hospitalizations
Suffered permanent brain damage following an accident caused by his brother, A.J.
Shot by Moreno's men during a mob meeting (1999)
Injured in a car accident with Courtney (2003)
Shot by an FBI agent (2005)
Had severe headaches after taking an experimental drug (2005)
Had seizures as result of the drug and required surgery (2005)
Shot attempting to rescue Samantha McCall from Manny Ruiz (2006)
Shot by police (2006)
Shot by Sam McCall (accident) (2009)
Biography:
A Quartermaine by Birth
Jason Morgan is the illegitimate son of Alan Quartermaine and Susan Moore, who was murdered. After her death, Jason Morgan was moved into the Quartermaine mansion. Monica became very devoted to him.
Jason went to boarding school and came home to Port Charles in 1991. Jason intended to become a doctor like his parents. He became involved with Karen Wexler at that time, but Karen loved Jagger Cates.
Jason later became fell for Keesha Ward, but tragedy struck. Jason was driving with his brother A.J., who was drunk, and there was a terrible accident. Jason suffered brain damage and remembered nothing of the Quartermaines or Keesha. He rejected all of them and started working for Sonny Corinthos, a mobster who had taken up residence in Port Charles. Jason even changed his name to Jason Morgan. A high school classmate, Robin Scorpio, was successful in befriending him, and the two fell in love. Robin didn't know that Jason had also met Carly Roberts and was sleeping with her. Jason eventually broke up with Carly.
"Jason Morgan" becomes a Mobster
Sonny Corinthos fled town and left his long-time girlfriend, Brenda Barrett, waiting at the altar. Jason took over Sonny's organization. Carly, meanwhile, was pregnant by A.J. and was now with her mother's husband, Tony Jones. They broke up; he knew he wasn't the father. She told everyone that the child was Jason's. Jason played along. After she gave birth, Carly, suffering from post-partum depression, left Port Charles and put Michael into Jason's care. Robin wanted Jason to tell A.J. the truth, but Jason kept his promise to Carly. He formed a deep bond with the baby and had him baptized and named Michael, after Sonny.
Carly returned and moved in with Jason. A crazed Tony Jones kidnapped Michael and Robin. In rescuing them, Jason broke Tony's hand and ended his surgical career. Tony went to trial; Carly shot him, but he survived. Carly was sent to Shadybrook. Robin, Jason and Michael moved into Brenda's old cottage and became a family. Jason arranged for Carly to be released, and she moved in with them as well. It was a disaster. Robin left for Paris but made sure that A.J. knew Michael was his before she did.
Jason and Elizabeth
A.J. wanted custody - eventually he got shared custody with Carly, so Carly married him. Carly decided to leave A.J. for Jason, but when she misunderstood his relationship with Elizabeth Webber, she wound up with Sonny.
