Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald

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Antonio Brian Lopez-Fitzgerald

Christopher Douglas as Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald
Passions
Portrayed by Christopher Douglas (2001 — 2004)
Joseph Tuccio (2007; as a spirit)
First appearance October 1, 2001
Last appearance June 24, 2004
Cause/reason Killed in an airplane explosion.
Created by James E. Reilly
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Aliases Brian O'Leary (on St. Lisa's)
Gender Male
Date of birth May 7
Date of death June 24, 2004
Age Early- to mid-thirties (at death)
Occupation Racecar driver
Residence Sheridan's cottage (at death)

Antonio Brian Lopez-Fitzgerald (died June 24, 2004) is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. Antonio was played by Christopher Douglas from October 1, 2001 until June 24, 2004. In April 2007 Antonio appeared as a spirit whose face was not seen, but his voice was heard; Joseph Tuccio played the small role.

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Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald first appeared on the show under the pseudonym Brian O'Leary (Brian being the first name of his paternal grandfather and O'Leary being his paternal grandmother's maiden name). After Sheridan Crane was presumed dead from a boating explosion, she washed up on the shore of the island of St. Lisa and was saved by a fisherman named Antonio/Brian. Sheridan had amnesia and began to believe her name was Diana (Princess Diana had been a friend of hers), and Brian and Diana began a relationship. He was good friends with Liz, who owned a hotel on St. Lisa and also happened to be his ex-girlfriend. Eventually Antonio's past as a con man came back to haunt him, as he and Sheridan were almost killed by Antonio's former boss Nick Bozman. Eventually it came out that Brian was Antonio, the brother of Luis, and Diana was Sheridan, Luis' presumed-dead girlfriend.

Sometime after returning to Harmony, Brian took back his given name of Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald and began to suffer from a mysterious illness which rendered him blind. Eventually they were wed and Antonio's sight returned. Sheridan eventually became pregnant with her son who is believed (but not confirmed) to be his brother Luis' son and not Antonio's. Sheridan's half-sister Beth Wallace faked the death of Sheridan's baby (named Marty Lopez-Fitzgerald by Beth) and passed off the boy claiming he was her son with Luis, her childhood sweetheart.

Sheridan's evil father Alistair Crane manipulated Antonio into putting Sheridan into a mental hospital after her son's supposed death. Some time later Sheridan went back to Luis. Alistair killed Antonio by planting a bomb on his plane. Alistair's actual target was his own daughter, Sheridan.

Very little is known of Antonio's missing years. We know that after his brother Luis graduated high school, Antonio was forced to leave town by Julian Crane. It was never explained what Julian's grudge with Antonio was about. Antonio's angelic spirit visited Luis in prison, and encouraged him to not give up hope. The spirit later embraced his mother, and vanished.

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