Anthony Zacchara
Actor History
Bruce Weitz (Oct 19th, 2007 to Present)
Occupation
Mob Boss
Resides At
Facility for the criminally insane
Marital Status
Single/Widower ("Maria")
Past Marriages
"Maria" (deceased)
Relatives
Rudy Zacchara (Brother) [Previously known as Ray]
Children
Claudia Zacchara (daughter, with Dominica)
Johnny Zacchara (son)
Flings & Affairs
"Dominica"
Crimes Committed
Ordered the murder of innocent women, children and family members of his enemies [prior to coming to PC]
Attempted to murder his young son [prior to coming to Port Charles]
Murdered his wife, Maria [prior to coming to Port Charles]
Ran crime syndicate for decades [prior to coming to Port Charles]
Had Lulu kidnapped and brought to his compound [Oct 2007]
Ordered a hit on Sonny and Jason [November 2007]
Stabbed a guest at the Black and White ball to death [November 2007]
Stabbed Ric Lansing [November 2007]
Shot Leyla Mir [November 2007]
Shot Sonny [November 2007]
Held Jason Morgan and Elizabeth Webber at gunpoint [November 2007]
Tried to kill Luke Spencer [November 2007]
Maladies and Hospitalizations
Descended into madness [prior to coming to Port Charles]
Jumped from the parapet of Wyndemere and broke his back [November 2007]
Shot during his jump [November 2007]
Brief Character History
Anthony Zacchara was the head of a crime syndicate out NY. He built a ruthless reputation by ordering the murders of innocent family members of his enemies. He has two children. Claudia, his eldest child, is the result of a relationship prior to Anthony's marriage to Maria. It's unclear if he was married to Claudia's mother but she was in love with Anthony. It broke her heart when he ended things to marry a younger woman named Maria. Johnny, his son, is the product of his marriage to Maria.
By all accounts, Maria was the love of Anthony's life. Unfortunately, at some point Anthony began going mad. By the time Johnny was a young boy, Anthony began resenting the attention Maria showered on their son. In a moment of jealous rage, Anthony went to shoot Anthony. Maria, realizing Anthony's intent, stepped in front of her son at the last moment and was fatally shot. Trevor Lansing, Anthony's attorney, quickly helped to cover up the murder. As the years passed, Trevor slowly began running the Zacchara empire as Anthony's mental state continued to deteriorate. Wisely, Trevor kept the state of Anthony's condition a closely guarded secret. To the world, Anthony was an eccentric who lived in seclusion on his private compound where he ran things. That story began unraveling when Trevor set his sights on Port Charles. By this time Johnny was a grown man and eager to escape the control of his unstable father. Between Johnny's acts of rebellion and Anthony's increasingly violent behavior, Trevor began loosing control.
One night, Anthony managed to slip past his handlers and headed to Wyndemere where Nikolas Cassadine was hosting a Black and White Ball. Anthony intended to find Lulu and kill her because he felt threatened by the blossoming friendship between her and Johnny. While searching for Lulu, Anthony went on a bloody rampage. He murdered a guest, stabbed Ric Lansing and shot several people. His final act of violence was to abduct Elizabeth Webber and at gunpoint, force her to stand on the ledge of Wyndemere's parapet while Jason Morgan had to decide if he would die for love. Jason didn't hesitate. He joined Elizabeth on the ledge and both prepared to jump. At the last minute though, Elizabeth managed to catch Anthony off guard and with Jason's help disarm him. Shockingly though, Anthony jumped up onto the parapet and leaped off just as Jason fired off a shot. Miraculously, Anthony survived the fall and shooting. His back was broken and he was rushed to General Hospital where he was stabilized. Later, he was taken to an institution for the criminally insane. Months later, Anthony began claiming that he felt movement in his foot. Unfortunately, no one believed him, writing it off as the ranting of a crazy man.
