Luke Snyder
Luciano "Luke" Eduardo Snyder (born Grimaldi) is a fictional character from the American daytime drama ''As the World Turns''. Actor Van Hansis is most recognized for his portrayal of Luke from his debut in December 2005 until the series finale in September 2010. Luke was born to Lily Walsh and Damian Grimaldi, and was subsequently raised by Lily and Holden Snyder (see Holden Snyder and Lily Walsh). When Luke became a teenager, he came out to his parents Lily and Holden that he was gay. Eventually they accepted him. He is also part of soap opera's first gay supercouple, Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer, also known as "Nuke" (Noah, Luke). Casting The role of Luke Snyder was acted by several child actors from his debut in 1995 until 2001, when the character was SORASed with actor, Christopher Tavani. In March 2005, actor Jake Weary stepped into the role of a once again SORASed character of Luke. Weary announced his decision to leave the series; this announcement led to rumors of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Van Hansis
Van Hansis (born Evan Vanfossen Hansis on September 25, 1981) is an American actor. Hansis portrayed the rich Luke Snyder on the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns'' from December 14, 2005 until the show's final episode September 17, 2010. The son of long running characters on the series, Luke is known for a gay romantic storyline cited as one of the first in American daytime television. Hansis has had guest roles on several television series and starred in the 2011 thriller film ''Occupant''. In December 2012, he began playing the role of Thom in the dark comedy web series ''EastSiders''. Hansis later played Jess Gibson in the 2013 horror film ''Devil May Call'', and starred as Dusty in the 2015 LGBT mystery film '' Kiss Me, Kill Me''. Hansis was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2007, 2008 and 2009 for his ''As the World Turns'' role, and was nominated again in 2016 for his role on ''EastSiders''. Early life and education Hansis was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, bu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sierra Esteban
''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soap opera '' Guiding Light''. With 13,763 hours of cumulative narrative, ''As the World Turns'' has the longest total running time of any television show. In terms of continuous run of production, ''As the World Turns'' at 54 years holds the fourth-longest run of any daytime network soap opera on American television, surpassed only by '' General Hospital'', '' Guiding Light'', and '' Days of Our Lives''. ''As the World Turns'' was produced for its first 43 years in Manhattan and in Brooklyn from 2000 until 2010. Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on April 2, 1956, at 1:30 p.m. EST, airing as a 30-minute serial. Prior to that date, all serials had been 15 minutes in length. ''As the World Turns'' and ''The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Luke Snyder And Noah Mayer
Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer are fictional characters and a supercouple from the Television in the United States, American CBS daytime drama ''As the World Turns''. Luke Snyder, Luke was portrayed by Van Hansis, and Noah Mayer, Noah was portrayed by Jake Silbermann. On Internet message boards, the couple is referred to by the portmanteau "Nuke" (for Noah and Luke). They are notable for being one of American daytime television's first homosexuality, gay male couples. The two made history on August 17, 2007, when the show "featured the first-ever" gay male kiss in American daytime. The YouTube video of the kiss was one of the top-watched the following day. The kiss was later labeled "legendary" and was, at the time, one of the most viewed selections in the history of YouTube with over 2 million hits. In other press, the two were named one of television's top power couples by ''TV Guide'' and one of the great supercouples by ''Entertainment Weekly''. They are American soap operas' fir ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Supercouple
A supercouple or super couple (also known as a power couple) is a popular and/or wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or obsessive fashion. The term originated in the United States, and it was coined in the early 1980s when intense public interest in fictional soap opera couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber, from ''General Hospital'', made the pair a popular culture phenomenon. The term ''supercouple'' typically refers to fictional couples from television dramas and film, such as ''Gone with the Wind''s Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara. With regard to real-life pairings, tabloids and the mainstream media have focused on wealthy or popular celebrity couples, and have titled them supercouples or power couples. Examples are the pairing of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez (which became known by the portmanteau " Bennifer"), and the former relationship of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ("Brangelina"). Definitions Supercouples are defined as popular or f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to people of the same sex. It "also refers to a person's sense of identity based on those attractions, related behaviors, and membership in a community of others who share those attractions." Along with bisexuality and heterosexuality, homosexuality is one of the three main categories of sexual orientation within the heterosexual–homosexual continuum. Scientists do not yet know the exact cause of sexual orientation, but they theorize that it is caused by a complex interplay of genetic, hormonal, and environmental influences and do not view it as a choice. Although no single theory on the cause of sexual orientation has yet gained widespread support, scientists favor biologically based theories. There is considerably more evidence supporti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Coming Out
Coming out of the closet, often shortened to coming out, is a metaphor used to describe LGBT people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity. Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of the closet is experienced variously as a psychological process or journey; decision-making or Risk, risk-taking; a strategy or plan; a mass or public event; a speech act and a matter of Identity (social science), personal identity; a rite of passage; liberty, liberation or emancipation from oppression; an wikt:ordeal, ordeal; a means toward feeling gay pride instead of shame and social stigma; or even a career-threatening act. Author Steven Seidman writes that "it is the power of the closet to shape the core of an individual's life that has made homosexuality into a significant personal, social, and political drama in twentieth-century America". ''Coming out of the closet'' is the source of other gay slang expressions related to voluntary ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Holden Snyder And Lily Walsh
Holden Snyder and Lily Walsh Snyder are fictional characters and the signature supercouple of the CBS daytime soap opera ''As the World Turns''. The role of Lily was first portrayed by actress Lucy Deakins from 1984 until her departure in 1985, when actress Martha Byrne joined the cast in 1985, which began the pairing of Lily with Holden opposite actor Jon Hensley. Byrne departed the role of Lily in 1989, and it was recast with actress Heather Rattray. In 1993, Rattray was let go from the series and Byrne returned to the role. In 2008, Byrne made her high-profiled exit from the series and the role was once again recast with Noelle Beck, who remained in the role until the series finale in September 2010. Hensley is the only actor to portray the role of Holden for the character's duration with the series. Casting Lily Walsh Snyder The role of Lily Walsh was originated by actress Lucy Deakins, who debuted in the role in June 1984. Deakins departed the role a year later in 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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As The World Turns
''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soap opera ''Guiding Light''. With 13,763 hours of cumulative narrative, ''As the World Turns'' has the longest total running time of any television show. In terms of continuous run of production, ''As the World Turns'' at 54 years holds the fourth-longest run of any daytime network soap opera on American television, surpassed only by '' General Hospital'', ''Guiding Light'', and '' Days of Our Lives''. ''As the World Turns'' was produced for its first 43 years in Manhattan and in Brooklyn from 2000 until 2010. Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on April 2, 1956, at 1:30 p.m. EST, airing as a 30-minute serial. Prior to that date, all serials had been 15 minutes in length. ''As the World Turns'' and ''The Ed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lucy Montgomery (As The World Turns)
Lucy Montgomery is a fictional character in the daytime soap opera ''As the World Turns''. Casting The character has been played by five actresses. The role was originated in 1991 by an unknown baby. Amanda Seyfried portrayed Lucy in 1999 and left two years later due to difficulties between her and the creators. Then Peyton List stepped into the role almost a year later on December 14, 2001. Lucy's popular pairing with older bad boy Dusty Donovan (played by Grayson McCouch) earned her many fans and a lot of publicity. List opted not to renew her contract, and her final appearance on the show was on January 25, 2005. Nearly two years later, Spencer Grammer took over the role on May 31, 2006. Melissa Claire Egan subsequently auditioned and tested for the role, with Grammer being cast. After six months of playing Lucy, Spencer was let go, and the character was written out. Her final airdate was December 14, 2006. On December 24, 2008, newcomer Sarah Glendening took over the role o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jade Taylor
This is a list of some of the major or minor characters that appear (or have appeared) on the soap opera ''As the World Turns''. A ; Karen Adams : Doe Lang (1968–70) :: Registered nurse. ; Reg Addington : Mark Sullivan(2008–09) ; Bart Albertini : Robert Turano (2007) ; Neal Keller Alcott : Mary Kay Adams (1992–93) :: Sister to Royce Keller; half-sister of Lucinda Walsh. Formerly married to Michael Alcott. ; Greta Aldrin : Joan Copeland (1982) : Rosemary Murphy (1989) ; David Allen : Chris Browning (1997–2000) : Daniel Markel (1997–99) ; Josie Anderson : Kristen Connolly (2008–09) ; Kirk Anderson : Tom Wiggin (1988–98) :: Father of Linda Ann Anderson and Stephen Anderson. Married to Samantha Markham. Formerly married to Lenore Carpenter and Ellie Snyder. ; Samantha Anderson : Brooke Alexander (1994–96) : Sherri Alexander (1997–98) :: Half-sister of Lucinda Walsh. Married to Kirk Anderson. Mother of Georgia Tucker. ; Stephen Anderson : James Van Der Bee ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Meg Snyder
Margaret "Meg" Snyder (previously Reyes, Stricklyn, Montgomery, and Ryan) is a character on the CBS Daytime soap opera ''As the World Turns''. Meg is known as the grown daughter in the Snyder family, a central family in the fictional town of Oakdale. She was portrayed by ''Port Charles'' actress Marie Wilson from 2005 to 2010. Casting Actress Jennifer Ashe was cast in the role of Meg Snyder, portraying Snyder from January 1986 until November 1989, when Ashe left the show. Ashe went on to reprise the role in June 1991, December 1992, and January 1993. Ashe returned for one final guest run from June 14 to June 21, 1994. In April 2005, it was announced that former ''Port Charles'' actress Marie Wilson was cast to bring the character of Meg back to the series after an eleven-year absence. Wilson debuted in the role on June 16, 2005. In April 2010, following the cancellation of the series, it was announced that Wilson would exit the series prior to its September 2010 finale. Wilso ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |