After spending time away from Port Charles to concentrate on his college studies in real life, actor William Lipton will soon return to “General Hospital” as Cameron Webber for some emotional scenes during the week of February 5.
With Spencer Cassadine (Nicholas Chavez) presumed dead after a fall into the water alongside ex-girlfriend Esme (Avery Kristen Pohl), family, friends and all those in between will gather in memory of the beloved Cassadine heir, which includes his best friend and cousin Cameron. In real life, Spencer’s portrayer is taking time off to film the Netflix limited series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” with Chavez portraying the elder Menendez brother, Lyle.
Lipton was last seen on the soap in March 2023. He joined the cast of the daytime drama series in 2018 as the firstborn son of Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst).
Soap Opera Digest, which first reported Lipton’s return, interviewed the actor last year following his most recent appearance, wherein he said of fans missing him on screen, “It’s always an honor to be so well-received by such an amazing and loving community.” He added, “They have been following a good chunk of my life now. I started [on ‘GH’] when I was a sophomore in high school and now I’m a sophomore in college. I’m so thankful for everyone’s concern and the love they’ve given me.”
In 2020, Lipton was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Original Song for his work as composer and lyricist for the song “North Star,” which was featured on “General Hospital.”
In addition to his musical talents, Lipton was also previously nominated two other times by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the organization behind the Daytime Emmy Awards, for his portrayal as Cameron Webber on the soap in the now-eliminated Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama Series category (2022 nominee) and also eliminated Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (2019 nominee) category, the latter of which preceded the former which combined actor and actress nominees into one category starting in 2020.
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An exact return date for Lipton as Cameron Webber has not been announced, but services for Spencer and Esme are set to air beginning with the series’ Wednesday, February 7 episode.