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Jeff Kober Had a Funny Request for ‘General Hospital’ After His Emmy Win
Jeff Kober thanks his GH family in his Daytime Emmy acceptance video, congratulates Genie Francis and Roger Howarth, and suggests a possible Cyrus Renault return storyline.
While General Hospital alum Jeff Kober did not attend the Daytime Emmys on October 30th to accept his award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series, he later shared a video on the Gold Derby YouTube channel in which he gave an acceptance speech full of gratitude — and a request.
Kober last appeared on GH in December of 2025 when Cyrus’ sister, Laura (Genie Francis), had a terrible nightmare in which the dead Cyrus came back to haunt and taunt her. In February of last year, Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) killed Cyrus in self-defense. However, Kober would not mind a return appearance on the ABC soap and had a perfect idea in his acceptance video.
This was Kober’s second Daytime Emmy win for playing bad guy Cyrus Renault, with his first win coming in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category in 2022. He was also nominated for his GH role in 2021, according to IMDb. This year, Kober was also up for a primetime Emmy for his role on The Pitt, also for Outstanding Guest Actor, but the award went to The Pitt‘s Ernest Harden Jr., per The Television Academy.
Kober began his speech with a heartfelt thank you, as well as an explanation for why he couldn’t make the ceremony.
“I want to say thank you to all of the actors who made this happen, and thank you especially to GH and my GH family,” Kober began. “What a treat it has been to be with them. Sorry I wasn’t there last night. I had a prior commitment with a theater gig.”
Kober went on to congratulate Francis on her Lifetime Achievement Award honor. He also congratulated Roger Howarth, his former GH costar, who took home the gold for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his role as Matt Clark on The Young and the Restless.
On GH, fans learned that Cyrus was involved with Austin Gatlin-Holt’s mother and paid for his education. With both Cyrus and Howarth’s Austin dead, Kober asked for the soapiest of stories for them.
“Oh, also, congratulations to my pal, Roger Howarth,” Kober said. “Maybe now GH will bring our characters back from the dead. Who knows? I see a storyline.”
Since fans never saw Austin’s body and Cyrus’ body was quickly moved by the WSB, perhaps these two characters are not dead after all.
