Inside Maurice Benard's Fortune: Maurice Benard's Assets & Salary & Career Highlights Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

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What Is Maurice Benard's Net Worth?

Maurice Benard is an American actor who has a net worth of $2 million. Maurice Benard started acting in 1987 on the soap opera "All My Children." He appeared on the show as a regular until 1990 and had several guest spots into the decade. He appeared on "DEA," "Stat," and "Dark Justice" before landing the role of Sonny Corinthos on "General Hospital" in 1993. Benard has appeared in more than 1600 episodes of the show. He earned a 2003 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and has been nominated for several other honors, including more Emmys and several "Soap Opera Digest" Awards. Benard played Corinthos in two episodes of "Port Charles" and in an episode of "General Hospital: Night Shift." He made his film debut in 1991's "Her Wicked Ways" as Steve and playedDesi Arnazin the TV movie "Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter." His other film credits include "Ruby," "Mi Vida Loca," "To Face Her Past," "Restraining Order," "Crystal Clear," "The Penny," and "The Ghost and the Whale." At the age of 22, Benard was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and he has worked with Mental Health America to raise awareness.

Early Life

Maurice Benard was born Mauricio José Morales on March 1, 1963, in Martinez, California. He is the son of Martha and Humberto Morales. Maurice is of Nicaraguan and Salvadoran ancestry. His mother was a bank employee, while his father was a bakery superintendent. Maurice grew up in San Francisco, California. After finishing high school, he decided he was interested in a career in entertainment. In the 1980s, he began a career as a model before launching his acting career.

Career

In 1987, Benard made his television debut playing Nico Kelly in the ABC daytime soap opera "All My Children. He remained on the show until 1990 and received a "Soap Opera Digest" Award nomination for Outstanding Male Newcomer: Daytime in 1989. In 1990, he appeared in an episode of "DEA" as Curro. The following year, he appeared in "Stat" as Jorge Rosario and then in an episode of "Dark Justice" in 1992.

Benard landed his most prominent television role in 1993 when he was cast as Sonny Corinthos in the ABC soap opera "General Hospital." His character is a manic-depressive mobster kingpin. Initially, his character was only supposed to last for six months as Maurice was not originally interested in remaining on the show for over a year. After his time on "All My Children," he also said he did not want to join the cast of another soap opera but had joined "General Hospital" because he needed money. Shortly after he began appearing on the show, he suffered a manic-depressive breakdown and stopped coming to work. However, ABC and the show writers worked with Benard to make it possible for him to keep working rather than firing him. Maurice found himself enjoying the role more than he thought, especially since the show writers made his character, Corinthos, also have similar mental health challenges as Benard himself faced. Maurice has remained on "General Hospital" since 1993.

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