Blackie Parrish
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Blackie Parrish | |||||
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General Hospital | |||||
Portrayed by | John Stamos | ||||
First appearance | 1982 | ||||
Last appearance | 1984 | ||||
Cause/reason | Went to prison. | ||||
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Gender | Male | ||||
Occupation | Musician | ||||
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Blackie Parrish is a fictional character on the popular ABC daytime drama, General Hospital. He was portrayed by John Stamos from 1982 until 1984.
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[edit] Brief History
In 1982 Lesley Webber was devastated by her daughter Laura Spencer's disappearance. Her heart went out to a tough street kid, Blackie Parrish, whose mother had just died. She and her husband Rick Webber took him in as their foster son.
Blackie Parrish enjoyed the company of a young runaway girl, Louise "Lou" Swenson, who he found hiding in a construction trailer. Blackie befriended her, and did his best to straighten out the gutter-mouthed, ill-dressed girl who had captured his fancy. She helped Blackie, a talented drummer, with the formation of his new band, "Blackie and the Riff Raff."
Blackie poured his energies into making his new band, "Blackie and the Riff Raff" a rock and roll success. The group's manager, Steffi Brand, brought in a new lead singer -Frisco Jones! Blackie moved in with Frisco at the Port Charles Hotel, and feeling the pressure to produce a hit record, developed a case of writer's block! In desperation, he stole a song from bellboy Josh Clayton.
Knowing Blackie stole a song from Josh, Lou confronted him with the proof - a tape. Steffi lunged for the evidence. Backing away, Lou tripped and fell, hit her head and died. Realizing that greed and ambition had led to his downfall as a human being, Blackie was prepared to take all the punishment. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for manslaughter.
[edit] Romantic Entanglements
- Louise "Lou" Swenson (dated; deceased) Groupie; played by Danielle Von Zerneck
- Steffi Brand (dated)
[edit] Crimes Committed
Sentence to 10 years in prison for death of Lou Swenson [1984]
[edit] References
- General Hospital Recaps at ABC.Com
- General Hospital Recaps at ABC.Com
- General Hospital Recaps at ABC.Com