The character's pairing with Hope Brady (Kristian Alfonso) and reformed bad girl Billie Reed (Lisa Rinna) was a popular storyline and garnered Kelker-Kelly his widest audience. He was replaced by Peter Reckell in August 1995. In 1996 he returned to "Another World" playing a new role, that of professional race car driver Bobby Reno, who was later discovered to actually be Dr. Shane Roberts. He played the role until 1998. He portrayed Stavros Cassadine on "General Hospital" in 2001, with guest spots in 2002, 2003, 2013 and 2014.