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Lucas Lorenzo "Lucky" Spencer Jr. and Elizabeth Imogene Webber are fictional characters and a supercouple from the ABC Daytime soap opera, ''General Hospital''. Lucky Spencer is the son legendary supercouple, Luke and Laura, played by Anthony Geary and Genie Francis. Elizabeth Webber is the granddaughter of original ''General Hospital'' character, Steve Hardy (John Beradino), and long-time character Audrey March Hardy (Rachel Ames). Lucky was originated by Jonathan Jackson in 1993, who continued to play the role when Rebecca Herbst originated Elizabeth in 1997. Jackson left the series in 1999, and Lucky was played by Jacob Young and later Greg Vaughan, who was let go in 2009 to allow Jackson to reprise the role. Jackson left the series in December 2011 and the role was not recast. Herbst portrayed the couple with each actor, and has been the only contract actress to play Elizabeth. The couple first rose to popularity in early 1998 when Lucky helps Elizabeth recover after she has been raped. The teenagers take part in a slow and innocent romance, interrupted in 1999 when Lucky is presumed dead in a fire. He returns brainwashed in 2000, eventually resulting in their break-up in 2002. The couple reunites and marries in 2005, facing financial struggles, and Lucky becomes a father figure to Elizabeth's son Cameron. Lucky's prescription drug addiction in 2006 leads to infidelity, and they divorce twice in 2007 after Lucky learns he is not the biological father of Elizabeth's son Jake. They get engaged again in 2009, but split up when Lucky learns of Elizabeth's affair with his brother Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher). They remain connected through the death of their son Jake, and learning that Lucky is the father of Elizabeth's son Aiden. Elizabeth helps Lucky through his drug relapse in 2011, but he refuses to reconcile and leaves for Ireland. Lucky and Elizabeth were first called a supercouple as teenagers, commonly referred to by the portmanteau "L&L" or "L&L2" on internet message boards due to their similarities to Lucky's parents Luke and Laura. Viewers praised the recovery of Elizabeth's rape as helping other victims to heal, and the couple's innocent relationship aimed to show the option of sexual abstinence to younger viewers. The chemistry between Jackson and Herbst is often cited as part of their success. Both won Soap Opera Digest Awards during their popular 1999 storyline. In 2008, Lucky and Elizabeth were named No. 9 of ABC Daytime's Top 100 Greatest Couples by ''Soaps In Depth''. ==Casting== The role of Lucky Spencer was originated on October 29, 1993 by Jonathan Jackson, and Rebecca Herbst originated the role of Elizabeth Webber on August 1, 1997. During 1998 and 1999, rumors circulated various times concerning Jackson's departure, either to attend college or pursue more film roles. Jackson briefly extended his contract in early 1999, stating to ''Soap Opera Digest'': "Seeing how much the fans are enjoying (Lucky and Liz relationship ), I wanted to do a little more with it before I left." Jackson exited the series shortly thereafter and last appeared on May 24, 1999, at the height of the duo's popularity as a young supercouple. Surrounding Jackson's exit, rumors circulated about Herbst's departure. In early 2000, Jackson stated he would like to reprise the role but his schedule would not permit it. He suggested a short-term return that would coincide with Herbst's departure should she not renew her contract, allowing for periodic returns from the couple later on. Although Herbst also expressed interest,〔 the show wanted to keep the characters on canvas. Herbst resigned in July for three years. Fans were weary of a new actor playing Lucky; while rumors circulated in October 1999, ''Soap Opera Update'' wrote: "Lucky and Liz were a true daytime supecouple thanks to the undeniable chemistry between Herbst and Jackson. That magic is hard to duplicate in a recast." The role of Lucky was recast with Jacob Young on February 25, 2000, almost a year after Jackson's last appearance, speculated to be an attempt to ease the transition between characters due to Jackson's popularity. In November 2000, Young and Herbst guest starred on the FOX network sketch comedy series ''MADtv'', making small cameos as Lucky and Elizabeth. Young did not renew his contract, and left the series on February 10, 2003. Greg Vaughan stepped into the role on February 20, 2003. In September 2009, ABC announced that Vaughan had decided to leave to explore other opportunities,〔 and that Jackson would be reprising the role. However, Vaughan announced via Twitter that it was the network that decided to let him go. Vaughan last aired on October 20, 2009, while Jackson first aired on October 27, 2009.〔 On January 18, 2011, it was announced that Herbst had been let go from ''General Hospital'' and ABC stated her exit would be storyline dictated. Jackson was one of many costars to speak out, stating: "I'm heartbroken over the news about Becky. She is absolutely irreplaceable; an incredible actress and a phenomenal person. I'm confident the future has brilliant things in store for her! Right now, I'm just speechless and deeply disappointed." After much fan protest, a month later ABC released another statement saying that Herbst would retain her role on the show. In November 2011, it was announced that Jackson would vacate the role of Lucky due the heavy amount of work he was receiving. ''TV Guide'' reported that on top of lighter scheduling requests, Jackson had also attempted to negotiate with the network to be repaired with on-screen love interest Herbst, but was denied. Jackson confirmed the character would not die or be recast, and last appeared the week of December 19, 2011. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lucky Spencer and Elizabeth Webber」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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