Steven Webber

Steven Webber
Scott Reeves as Steve Webber
General Hospital character
Portrayed by	Robert Beitzel (1977) Unknown actor (1978) Martin Hewitt (1979–81) Shaun Benson (2004–05) Scott Reeves (2009–13)
Duration	1977–81, 2004–05, 2009–13
First appearance	July 11, 1977
Last appearance	March 5, 2013
Created by	Douglas Marland
Introduced by	Gloria Monty
Classification	Former, regular
Profile
Other names	Peter Taylor Jr. (adoptive name) Steven Lars Webber (full name)
Occupation	Former Doctor of Emergency Medicine at General Hospital Former Chief of Staff at General Hospital Former Pediatrician at General Hospital Former Specialist in forensic medicine
Residence	Prison Memphis, Tennessee
Family Hardy Webber Parents Jeff Webber Heather Webber Stepmother Carolyn Webber Half-brothers Franco Baldwin Half-sisters Sarah Webber Elizabeth Webber Hayden Barnes Grandparents Steve Hardy Helene Webber Audrey Hardy Alice Grant Aunts and uncles Terri Arnett Rick Webber Tom Hardy Sr. (adoptive) Nieces and nephews Cameron Spencer Jake Spencer Aiden Spencer First cousins Laura Webber (adoptive) Mike Webber (adoptive) Rick Webber Jr. Tom Hardy Jr. (adoptive) Susan Moore

Steven Webber is a fictional character from the American ABC soap opera, General Hospital. Steve was born in 1977, the character has appeared briefly in three different storylines, played each time by a different actor. As an infant in the late 1970s, the character was portrayed by Martin Hewitt. From 2004 to 2005, the character was portrayed as an adult by Shaun Benson. In late 2009, Scott Reeves was cast in the role, with Steve initially on recurring status as the head of the ER trauma unit at General Hospital. In February 2010, Reeves' status was upgraded to contract.

Steven Lars Webber was born to Jeff Webber and Heather Grant. His paternal grandfather is General Hospital's former chief of staff and one of the show's original characters, Steve Hardy. He was named after Steve Hardy and Lars Webber. When Steven was conceived in 1976, Jeff was a newlywed, married to Monica Bard, who was having an affair with Jeff's brother Rick Webber. Jeff then had an affair with Heather, a scheming nanny, though when Heather became pregnant, Jeff told her to get an abortion, since he wanted to stay with his wife Monica. Heather gives birth to Steven Lars on July 11, 1977 and complications immediately follow. Shortly after, Heather sells the baby to Peter Taylor and his wife Diana Taylor for $10,000, though she told Jeff that the baby had died. Later, when Monica divorced Jeff, he married Heather in 1978, still not knowing about the child. The relationship was strained when Heather got a job as her own child's nanny—the child was now going by the name Peter Taylor, Jr. In the winter of 1979, Heather became obsessed with seeing her son. She had planned to put LSD in the adoptive mother, Diana Taylor's, drink to make her go insane, but little Peter accidentally swapped the glasses, and Heather lost her own mind. Jeff was forced to institutionalize her.