Dillon leaving the show this year

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This was posted on Soap Central today. What a shame. I really like him. http://www.soapcentral.com/gh/news/2007/0521-clifton.php Popular young General Hospital star Scott Clifton will exit the show later this year. The three-time Emmy nominee has been with the ABC soap for four years. Exactly when he will exit is not known at this time. Three-time Daytime Emmy nominee Scott Clifton (Dillon Quartermaine) will exit General Hospital. The actor has opted not to renew his contract with the ABC soap. Exactly when he is leaving, however, is very much in question. A General Hospital spokesperson confirms Clifton's exit. Initially it was expected that the actor would exit the show by the end of June. Now, though, it appears that Clifton might be sticking around a little longer. "Scott will not be leaving in June, but will exit the show as needed per storyline," a GH spokesperson states. Clifton joined General Hospital in April 2003. Judging strictly by that date, the actor's contract would seem to have expired already. A show spokesperson explains that it is not policy to discuss actors' contracts, so it is not known when Clifton's contract officially ends. In what may have been foreshadowing of Clifton's impending exit, the actor was not among the General Hospital cast members slated to appear in the primetime stand-alone spinoff, "General Hospital: Night Shift." In addition to his work on daytime television, Clifton is also a singer/songwriter. His latest release, "So Much For the Nightlife…" is available for purchase through the actor's official web site. There are currently no plans to recast the role of Dillon once Clifton ultimately makes his final appearance.