Rick Springfield and Anthony Geary ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images (2) Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment No one better understands what it was like to be the heartthrob star of General Hospital back in its heyday than Rick Springfield. The "Jessie's Girl" singer was a fresh-faced 31-year-old when he joined the cast in 1981 as hunky Dr. Noah Drake.