Sonny first appeared on the show as a strip club owner and low-level mobster who provided teenage stripper Karen Wexler with pills and told her she was right to blame herself for being molested as a child. He had been set up as a foil in the romance of the front burner couple Karen Wexler and Jagger Cates. The character was intended to be a short-term one, but he became popular with fans because of a multi-level portrayal: vulnerability, loneliness, and desperation behind the external swagger and bravado. The writers therefore expanded the role, and Benard was moved to contract status.
The character's background is revealed as that of a boy born in blue-collar Bensonhurst, New York, in Brooklyn. Sonny's biological father, Mike Corbin, is of Irish and Greek descent, had a gambling problem, and had abandoned the family. Sonny's mother, Adela Corinthos is of Cuban heritage, and Sonny occasionally speaks Spanish on the show. Sonny and his mother had been abused by his stepfather, Deke. It is also eventually revealed that Mike Sr. had a daughter, Courtney Matthews, with his ex-girlfriend Janine, and that Sonny's mother Adela had another son, Ric Lansing, with Trevor Lansing. Adela fell down the stairs while pregnant with Ric, and Trevor blamed Sonny, refusing to allow him to live in the household. Adela chose to leave Ric to be raised by his father.
In 1993, Sonny took in a troubled teenager, Stone Cates, who became a good friend. When Stone died of AIDS in 1995, Sonny was devastated, and named his second son "Morgan Stone" after both Stone Cates and Jason Morgan. The rings which Sonny wears belonged to Stone and were given to him by Stone's girlfriend Robin Scorpio.
Sonny's father Mike had a gambling problem, and Sonny often had to bail him out of financial trouble. Sonny is a Roman Catholic and his religious faith is emphasized by the soap opera. Showing Sonny to be a devout Catholic and at the same time a figure in organized crime immediately establishes the conflict within the character. Sonny is portrayed as a father who loves and cares for his children, but whose actions also put his children at risk. Members of his family are shadowed by bodyguards, live in homes with bulletproof windows and guards at the door, and travel in cars with bulletproof glass. His children have witnessed car bomb explosions and have been sent to Sonny's private island for safekeeping, causing them to miss school. All three of Sonny's children were kidnapped in 2005 by mobster Faith Rosco, who had been paid to do so by Michael's biological father, A.J. Quartermaine.
Sonny's violent behavior, such as throwing things or slipping into a deep depression, has been attributed to his recent diagnosis of bipolar disorder. He has given up drinking, takes medication and sees a therapist on a regular basis. Sonny's portrayer, Maurice Benard (who also is bipolar) felt so strongly about this storyline that he put himself at risk by pushing hard to make the story as realistic as possible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Corinthos
Sonny lived with Adela and his step-father Deke but spent most of his time with the Cerullos. Remember that Lois Cerullo is from Bensonhurst, her and Sonny grew up together. After Adela died Sonny was kinda on his own but I think he still visited with the Cerullos. Then he took the job with Frank Smith. He lived in the same neighborhood as Connie Falconeri.
2007-10-28 12:15:04
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answered by Fast boy + sexy boy + doglover 7
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Adela didn't die until Sonny was a teenager. In Bensonhurst, he lived with Saint Addy Of Perpetual Bad Relationships and her abusive husband, Zeke.
2007-10-29 09:56:18
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answered by Caitlin 7
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He lived with his mother Adela and his step father Deke who was a cop and who use to beat Sonny.
He lived down the block from the Curillo's (Lois Cirillo was Ned Aston ex-wife) and apparently some where near Connie nee Kate
2007-10-28 09:26:01
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answered by Thomas G 6
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2016-10-14 06:49:12
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answered by derverger 4
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He lived with his mother Adella and his stepfather Deke and I believe they lived either next door to each other or same street. trevor did not take Ric because Adella died, he forced her to choose between a life with him and their baby or to leave with Sonny, he thought Sonny purposely threw his mom down the stairs while pregnant with Ric.
2007-10-28 12:47:58
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answered by ♥Jen♥ 7
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