 Following the April 2011 cancellation of "One Life to Live" and "All My Children", it was announced that Degnan would exit alongside co-star Gina Tognoni, who was portraying Joey's long-time love, Kelly Cramer would exit the series before its January 2012 finale.Both Degnan and Tognoni exited the soap on August 24, 2011.Joey is born to Victoria "Viki" Lord Riley (Erika Slezak) mere months after the death of his father and her husband Joe Riley (Lee Patterson) in 1980.