<Tr> <Th> Nephews </Th> <Td> Spencer Cassadine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nieces </Th> <Td> Molly Lansing </Td> </Tr> <P> Sonny Corinthos is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital . Maurice Benard has played the role of the manic depressive mob kingpin, living in Port Charles, since the character's storyline originated on August 13, 1993 . Sonny is also known for supercouple pairings with Brenda Barrett and Carly Benson . Sonny and Brenda were the most popular supercouple of the 1990s . Since joining the show he has become a central character with many storylines focusing on his family, friends, and criminal enterprise . </P> <P> The character was originally scripted as being of Italian descent . However, it later revealed that Sonny is raised in the predominantly Italian neighborhood of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn . On his father's side, Sonny is of Greek and Irish descent . On his mother's side, Sonny is of Cuban descent . Michael Corinthos Jr. is born on April 21, 1965, to Michael and Adela Corinthos . In 2012, Sonny's birth year was revised to 1969 when his aged was listed as forty - two on his arrest records . After Mike abandons his family, Adela becomes involved with her boss, Trevor Lansing . Trevor is very understanding of the single mother, allowing Sonny to come to work with Adela, and even taking them on vacations to Martha's Vineyard . However, Trevor despises the young Sonny and when Adela gets pregnant Trevor proposes; however, he forces Adela to choose between Sonny and their unborn child when Sonny accidentally causes a pregnant Adela to fall down a flight of stairs . </P>

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