'General Hospital' star Tristan Rogers diagnosed with cancer at 79

Tristan Rogers known for portraying Robert Scorpio on General Hospital was diagnosed with cancer representatives approved to Fox News Digital Rogers appeared in over episodes and starred in the popular daytime television drama for more than three decades While he remains hopeful and is working closely with his health association on a medicine plan this is a challenging time for Tristan and his family his representative announced in a announcement JO FROST OF SUPERNANNY FAME DISCLOSES PERSONAL STRUGGLE WITH LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION As they face both the emotional and physical burdens that come with this evaluation the family kindly asks for privacy and understanding They are deeply grateful for the outpouring of help and love from their friends and family CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERThey added Tristan sends his love to his fans and wants them to know how much he appreciates their loyalty and encouragement over the years This advocacy means more to him now than ever Future updates will be shared if deemed appropriate by Tristan and his family The Australian actor first began playing the Scorpio role in He briefly left the series in when his character was killed off only to reappear in as a spirit before returning to the show in when his character was revealed alive again GENERAL HOSPITAL TURNS THE SOAP OPERA'S STARS THEN AND NOWHe appeared in a dozen episodes of General Hospital Night Shift and his character's last appearance on General Hospital was Nov when Scorpio left town with his ex Holly Sutton Robert has invariably had kind of a glib approach to everything he s a bit of a smart-mouth he advised Soap Opera Digest in He also noted I m working with a lot of different people And I think the fans are going to like it In addition to his role on GH Rogers also appeared in nearly episodes of The Young and the Restless He earned a daytime Emmy in for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Digital Drama Series for his work on Studio City Rogers was then nominated the following year for The Bay With more than credits to his name Rogers dabbled in voice work and voiced the character of Jake in The Rescuers Down Under