Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald
| Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald | |||||||||||||||
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| Passions character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by |
Christopher Douglas (2001–04; 2008) Joseph Tuccio (2007; ghost) |
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| Duration | 2001–04, 2007-08 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | October 1, 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | August 7, 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Created by | James E. Reilly | ||||||||||||||
| Book appearances | Hidden Passions | ||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Brian O'Leary | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Former racecar driver | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Harmony, New England | ||||||||||||||
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| Parents |
Martin Fitzgerald Pilar Lopez |
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| Siblings |
Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald |
| Spouse | Sheridan Crane (2003–) |
| Grandparents |
Brian Fitzgerald Antonio Lopez Unnamed O'Leary Maria Lopez |
| Aunts and uncles |
Florencia Lopez Francisco Lopez Maria Lopez II (deceased) |
| Nieces and nephews |
Marty Lopez-Fitzgerald Ethan Winthrop II Jane Winthrop Maria Lopez-Fitzgerald |
| First cousins | Unnamed (two; both male; deceased) |
Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. Antonio is played by Christopher Douglas from October 1, 2001 to June 24, 2004. After a four-year absence, Douglas returned on July 23, 2008.
Antonio is the eldest child of Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald and Martin Fitzgerald. Years after Martin disappeared, Antonio also disappeared. Pilar lit candles in honor of both men for many years, and their disappearances led to Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald's lifelong fear that he would someday also be driven to abandon his family. It was eventually revealed that Julian Crane drove Antonio to flee town, but the reason was not explained.
Antonio first appeared on the show under the pseudonym Brian O'Leary (his middle name and his paternal grandmother's maiden name). He was a fisherman living on St. Lisa, a fictional island near Bermuda. After Sheridan Crane was caught in a boat explosion with her fiancé Luis, she washed up on St. Lisa and Brian found her. Sheridan had amnesia and took the name Diana. She and Brian began a relationship. He was good friends with his ex-girlfriend Liz, who owned a hotel on St. Lisa; she still loved him, but he had always felt unable to commit to her. Eventually Antonio's past as a con man came back to haunt him, as he and Diana were almost killed by Antonio's former boss Nick Bozman.
Brian returned to Harmony, resuming his original identity as Antonio (which had already been revealed to the audience) and reuniting with his family. Diana regained her memory as Sheridan after encountering Luis; subsequently, Antonio developed a terminal illness, with symptoms including temporary blindness, and everyone in Harmony conspired to prevent him from learning about Sheridan's past with Luis, for fear that the shock would kill him. Antonio and Sheridan married, but Sheridan also carried on an affair with Luis. Sheridan gave birth to a son, Marty, who was believed (but never confirmed) to be Luis'. However, Beth Wallace abducted the child and passed him off as her own, leaving Sheridan to believe her own baby had died. Antonio learned the truth about Sheridan's relationship with Luis. Sheridan's evil father Alistair Crane manipulated Antonio into putting Sheridan into a mental hospital due to her apparent fixation on "Beth's" child. Sheridan left Antonio for Luis, and Antonio was presumed dead in an explosion caused by a bomb that Alistair had planted to kill Sheridan, who escaped.
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