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Kurganxy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:10:37 CST

Welcome to Luke & Noah's Story

Hey There! If your are anything like me, you are here because you are addicted to the characters of Luke Snyder & Noah Mayer (played by Van Hansis and Jake Silbermann, respectively) on the CBS daytime soap opera "As The World Turns".

Please feel free to join the Wiki. I'll be sending out PMs to all registered members when i add a new video.

2008	Date Added	2009	Date Added
04-10-08 (077)	11/01/09	11-04-09 (205)	11/05/09
04-11-08 (078)	11/01/09	11-05-09 (206)	11/07/09

News

Update 10/12/09
All Episodes from 2007 have been updated with higher resolution versions (640x480) except for
020, 028, 050, 051 which are still 480x360

Update 10/10/09
Episodes 001-052 have been taken offline for the next few days while I
update them to higher resolution versions.

Update 02/19/09
All video downloads have been restored. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Update 11/26/08
Due to unforseen circumstances, videos were not available for download this week. The
problem as since been remedied and all videos are once again available for download.

Update 11-11-08
All Videos Have Now Been Moved To The New Host!

Update 11-04-08

I am in the process of moving all of my videos to a new file host. This new host should make it
easier to get videos for everyone as i can provide direct links so you wont have to go through
another page to download them any longer. Also there is no daily limit on downloading so you could
download all the videos in one day if you chose to do so. All of the 2008 videos have been uploaded
to mediafire and the 2007 videos should be up within the week.

Also, starting from today, i will be using a smaller bitrate for all videos. This shouldn't impact quality, but
it will make the video files substantially smaller in file size to facilitate quicker downloads and archival storage
on recordable media.
-Xander

Update 10-13-08

Ive re-cut all the older episodes (starting with 6-1-07) using a different source. They are a bit smaller in size (480x360) but far superior in quality. Hope you enjoy them.
-Xander

Episodes From 2009

Kurganxy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:09:59 CST

Even though you wont need it with these WMV formatted videos, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you download and install the K-lite codec pack.
It will let your windows media player play just about any video format you encounter on the web. You can get it HERE.

All Videos On This Page Are Once Again Available For Download!

Episode Number	Date Aired	Download Link	Watch Instantly	File Size	Running Time
138	01-06-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 138	Episode 138 Flash	144 MB	15:04
139	01-08-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 139	Episode 139 Flash	211 MB	22:05
140	01-12-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 140	Episode 140 Flash	137 MB	14:30
141	01-14-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 141	Episode 141 Flash	216 MB	22:36
142	01-28-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 142	Episode 142 Flash	210 MB	22:00
143	02-02-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 143	Episode 143 Flash	152 MB	15:52
144	02-06-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 144	Episode 144 Flash	48 MB	05:01
145	02-11-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 145	Episode 145 Flash	203 MB	21:16
146	02-12-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 146	Episode 146 Flash	232 MB	24:18
147	02-19-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 147	Episode 147 Flash	355 MB	37:04
148	02-23-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 148	Episode 148 Flash	355 MB	37:05
149	03-02-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 149	Episode 149 Flash	214 MB	22:22
150	03-05-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 150	Episode 150 Flash	354 MB	37:01
151	03-12-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 151	Episode 151 Flash	197 MB	20:33
152	03-16-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 152	Episode 152 Flash	79 MB	08:15
153	03-24-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 153	Episode 153 Flash	104 MB	10:06
154	03-25-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 154	Episode 154 Flash	201 MB	19:33
155	03-26-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 155	Episode 155 Flash	189 MB	18:22
156	03-31-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 156	Episode 156 Flash	220 MB	21:23
157	04-02-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 157	Episode 157 Flash	203 MB	26:02
158	04-07-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 158	Episode 158 Flash	207 MB	20:08
159	04-09-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 159	Episode 159 Flash	191 MB	18:38
160	04-13-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 160	Episode 160 Flash	241 MB	23:25
161	04-15-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 161	Episode 161 Flash	208 MB	20:12
162	04-20-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 162	Episode 162 Flash	211 MB	20:32
163	04-21-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 163	Episode 163 Flash	251 MB	24:25
164	04-22-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 164	Episode 164 Flash	207 MB	20:11
165	04-23-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 165	Episode 165 Flash	261 MB	25:24
166	04-27-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 166	Episode 166 Flash	383 MB	37:16
167	04-28-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 167	Episode 167 Flash	245 MB	23:50
168	04-30-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 168	Episode 168 Flash	180 MB	17:30
169	05-05-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 169	Episode 169 Flash	173 MB	16:50
170	05-07-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 170	Episode 170 Flash	176 MB	17:09
171	05-08-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 171	Episode 171 Flash	202 MB	19:41
172	05-11-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 172	Episode 172 Flash	167 MB	19:26
173	05-27-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 173	Episode 173 Flash	96 MB	11:47
174	06-03-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 174	Episode 174 Flash	199 MB	24:26
175	06-09-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 175	Episode 175 Flash	160 MB	19:38
176	06-12-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 176	Episode 176 Flash	96 MB	11:47
177	06-17-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 177	Episode 177 Flash	68 MB	08:24
178	06-23-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 178	Episode 178 Flash	247 MB	30:24
179	06-26-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 179	Episode 179 Flash	114 MB	14:00
180	06-29-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 180	Episode 180 Flash	304 MB	38:27
181	07-06-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 181	Episode 181 Flash	114 MB	14:26
182	07-09-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 182	Episode 182 Flash	90 MB	11:23
183	07-15-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 183	Episode 183 Flash	96 MB	12:07
184	07-21-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 184	Episode 184 Flash	73 MB	9:16
185	07-23-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 185	Episode 185 Flash	158 MB	20:00
186	07-24-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 186	Episode 186 Flash	74 MB	9:27
187	07-30-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 187	Episode 187 Flash	99 MB	12:34
188	08-04-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 188	Episode 188 Flash	65 MB	8:19
189	08-07-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 189	Episode 189 Flash	128 MB	14:52
190	08-10-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 190	Episode 190 Flash	142 MB	16:32
191	08-14-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 191	Episode 191 Flash	167 MB	19:25
192	08-17-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 192	Episode 192 Flash	177 MB	20:34
193	08-24-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 193	Episode 193 Flash	84 MB	9:47
Luke Only	08-27-09	Special Episode - Holden's Funeral	Holden's Funeral Flash	307 MB	35:37
194	09-03-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 194	Episode 194 Flash	100 MB	11:37
195	09-09-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 195	Episode 195 Flash	127 MB	14:48
196	09-16-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 196	Episode 196 Flash	194 MB	22:30
197	09-21-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 197	Episode 197 Flash	274 MB	31:47
198	09-22-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 198	Episode 198 Flash	252 MB	29:17
199	09-23-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 199	Episode 199 Flash	323 MB	37:26
200	09-24-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 200	Episode 200 Flash	81 MB	9:27
201	10-02-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 201	Episode 201 Flash	62 MB	7:11
202	10-06-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 202	Episode 202 Flash	124 MB	14:23
203	10-07-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 203	Episode 203 Flash	147 MB	17:03
204	10-08-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 204	Episode 204 Flash	116 MB	13:27
Luke Only	10-13-09	Luke - 10-13-09	Luke Only Flash	27 MB	2:58
Luke Only	10-23-09	Luke - 10-23-09	Luke Only Flash	131 MB	15:15
205	11-04-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 205	Episode 205 Flash	82 MB	9:33
206	11-05-09	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 206	Episode 206 Flash	71 MB	8:15

Episodes From 2008

Kurganxy — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:26:13 CST

Even though you wont need it with these WMV formatted videos, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you download and install the K-lite codec pack.
It will let your windows media player play just about any video format you encounter on the web. You can get it HERE.

All Videos on this page are once again available for download.

Episode Number	Date Aired	Download Link	Watch Instantly	File Size	Running Time
056	01-08-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 056	Episode 056 Flash	100 MB	12:42
057	01-18-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 057	Episode 057 Flash	110 MB	12:50
058	01-25-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 058	Episode 058 Flash	175 MB	20:19
059	01-31-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 059	Episode 059 Flash	47 MB	5:30
060	02-04-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 060	Episode 060 Flash	77 MB	8:59
061	02-05-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 061	Episode 061 Flash	44 MB	5:06
062	02-07-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 062	Episode 062 Flash	44 MB	5:12
063	02-08-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 063	Episode 063 Flash	48 MB	5:34
Special	02-14-08	Luke & Noah's Story - Valentines Day Special 2008	Valentines Day Special '08 Flash	67 MB	7:47
064	02-18-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 064	Episode 064 Flash	56 MB	6:34
065	02-22-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 065	Episode 065 Flash	78 MB	9:06
066	02-25-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 066	Episode 066 Flash	93 MB	10:50
067	02-27-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 067	Episode 067 Flash	84 MB	9:47
068	02-28-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 068	Episode 068 Flash	108 MB	12:31
069	03-03-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 069	Episode 069 Flash	72 MB	8:21
070	03-06-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 070	Episode 070 Flash	144 MB	16:46
071	03-07-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 071	Episode 071 Flash	107 MB	12:23
072	03-12-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 072	Episode 072 Flash	162 MB	18:47
073	03-19-08	Unavailable
074	03-27-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 074	Episode 074 Flash	166 MB	19:19
075	03-31-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 075	Episode 075 Flash	108 MB	12:33
076	04-04-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 076	Episode 076 Flash	52 MB	6:08
077	04-10-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 077	Episode 077 Flash	121 MB	14:05
078	04-11-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 078	Episode 078 Flash	103 MB	11:57

Episode Number	Date Aired	Download Link	Watch Instantly	File Size	Running Time
097	07-03-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 097	Episode 097 Flash	288 MB	20:26
		Thanks to Superherofan (Matt) from vh.net for allowing me to post his video.

Episode Number	Date Aired	Download Link	Watch Instantly	File Size	Running Time
103	07-24-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 103	Episode 103 Flash	254 MB	8:28
104	07-31-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 104	Episode 104 Flash	238 MB	12:12
105	08-07-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 105	Episode 105 Flash	31 MB	1:58
106	08-08-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 106	Episode 106 Flash	25 MB	1:38
107	08-18-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 107	Episode 107 Flash	98 MB	6:11
108	08-20-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 108	Episode 108 Flash	181 MB	11:26
109	08-26-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 109	Episode 109 Flash	158 MB	10:02
110	09-04-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 110	Episode 110 Flash	85 MB	6:42
111	09-10-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 111	Episode 111 Flash	22 MB	1:43
112	09-17-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 112	Episode 112 Flash	206 MB	16:14
113	09-23-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 113	Episode 113 Flash	64 MB	4:39
114	10-01-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 114	Episode 114 Flash	74 MB	4:34
115	10-08-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 115	Episode 115 Flash	125 MB	8:02
116	10-13-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 116	Episode 116 Flash	211 MB	13:28
117	10-22-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 117	Episode 117 Flash	135 MB	11:20
118	10-28-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 118	Episode 118 Flash	312 MB	26:12
119	10-29-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 119	Episode 119 Flash	200 MB	16:49
120	10-30-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 120	Episode 120 Flash	240 MB	20:10
121	11-04-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 121	Episode 121 Flash	141 MB	17:20
122	11-11-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 122	Episode 122 Flash	106 MB	12:00
123	11-12-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 123	Episode 123 Flash	199 MB	23:49
124	11-13-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 124	Episode 124 Flash	83 MB	9:55
125	11-18-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 125	Episode 125 Flash	184 MB	18:00
126	11-19-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 126	Episode 126 Flash	177 MB	19:58
127	11-20-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 127	Episode 127 Flash	107 MB	12:09
128	11-25-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 128	Episode 128 Flash	121 MB	13:43
129	12-01-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 129	Episode 129 Flash	160 MB	18:05
130	12-03-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 130	Episode 130 Flash	167 MB	18:53
131	12-08-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 131	Episode 131 Flash	101 MB	11:24
132	12-11-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 132	Episode 132 Flash	105 MB	11:51
133	12-16-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 133	Episode 133 Flash	96 MB	10:04
134	12-18-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 134	Episode 134 Flash	143 MB	14:58
135	12-22-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 135	Episode 135 Flash	239 MB	24:59
136	12-23-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 136	Episode 136 Flash	219 MB	22:52
137	12-30-08	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 137	Episode 137 Flash	223 MB	23:19

Episodes 138+ (2009)

Episodes From 2007 (001-055)

Kurganxy — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:16:57 CDT

Every episode on this page except 020, 028, 050, 051 have been updated to 640x480 resolution.

Episode Number	Date Aired	Download Link	Watch Instantly	File Size	Runtime
001	06-01-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 001	Episode 001 Flash	66 MB	7:40
002	06-13-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 002	Episode 002 Flash	92 MB	10:44
003	06-20-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 003	Episode 003 Flash	79 MB	9:15
004	06-22-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 004	Episode 004 Flash	27 MB	3:11
005	06-25-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 005	Episode 005 Flash	28 MB	3:20
006	06-26-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 006	Episode 006 Flash	67 MB	7:51
007	06-29-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 007	Episode 007 Flash	93 MB	10:48
008	07-02-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 008	Episode 008 Flash	134 MB	15:35
009	07-05-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 009	Episode 009 Flash	208 MB	24:04
010	07-06-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 010	Episode 010 Flash	154 MB	17:52
011	07-09-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 011	Episode 011 Flash	198 MB	22:59
012	07-10-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 012	Episode 012 Flash	171 MB	19:49
013	07-16-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 013	Episode 013 Flash	72 MB	8:26
014	07-23-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 014	Episode 014 Flash	68 MB	7:53
015	07-26-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 015	Episode 015 Flash	35 MB	4:09
016	08-01-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 016	Episode 016 Flash	71 MB	8:19
017	08-02-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 017	Episode 017 Flash	91 MB	10:35
018	08-08-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 018	Episode 018 Flash	65 MB	7:34
019	08-09-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 019	Episode 019 Flash	84 MB	9:47
020	08-10-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 020	Episode 020 Flash	90 MB	7:33
021	08-16-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episiode 021	Episode 021 Flash	81 MB	9:25
022	08-17-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episiode 022	Episode 022 Flash	126 MB	14:38
023	08-20-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episiode 023	Episode 023 Flash	65 MB	7:35
024	08-21-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 024	Episode 024 Flash	67 MB	7:48
025	08-22-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 025	Episode 025 Flash	97 MB	11:14
026	08-31-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 026	Episode 026 Flash	133 MB	15:28
027	09-04-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 027	Episode 027 Flash	79 MB	9:15
028	09-06-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 028	Episode 028 Flash	142 MB	14:06
029	09-10-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 029	Episode 029 Flash	94 MB	10:58
030	09-14-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 030	Episode 030 Flash	137 MB	15:56
031	09-19-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 031	Episode 031 Flash	125 MB	14:30
032	09-20-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 032	Episode 032 Flash	155 MB	18:03
033	09-26-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 033	Episode 033 Flash	108 MB	12:35
034	09-27-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 034	Episode 034 Flash	102 MB	11:55
035	10-02-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 035	Episode 035 Flash	103 MB	12:01
036	10-03-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 036	Episode 036 Flash	157 MB	18:12
037	10-05-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 037	Episode 037 Flash	184 MB	21:22
038	10-08-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 038	Episode 038 Flash	108 MB	12:31
039	10-10-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 039	Episode 039 Flash	150 MB	17:25
040	10-11-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 040	Episode 040 Flash	178 MB	20:41
041	10-12-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 041	Episode 041 Flash	163 MB	18:52
042	10-15-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 042	Episode 042 Flash	64 MB	7:27
043	10-23-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 043	Episode 043 Flash	152 MB	17:40
044	10-24-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 044	Episode 044 Flash	134 MB	15:32
045	10-31-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 045	Episode 045 Flash	113 MB	13:06
046	11-06-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 046	Episode 046 Flash	62 MB	7:17
047	11-07-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 047	Episode 047 Flash	83 MB	9:40
048	11-14-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 048	Episode 048 Flash	80 MB	9:16
049	11-20-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 049	Episode 049 Flash	121 MB	14:02
050	11-21-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 050	Episode 050 Flash	60 MB	6:01
051	11-26-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 051	Episode 051 Flash	116 MB	11:36
052	11-29-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 052	Episode 052 Flash	119 MB	13:52
053	12-12-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 053	Episode 053 Flash	86MB	10:58
054	12-20-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 054	Episode 054 Flash	122 MB	15:31
055	12-28-07	Luke & Noah's Story Episode 055	Episode 055 Flash	53 MB	06:43

Special	12-21-07	Luke & Noah Christmas Special 2007	X-Mas Special 2007 Flash	13 MB	01:43

Special

12-21-07

Luke & Noah Christmas Special 2007

X-Mas Special 2007 Flash

13 MB

01:43

Episodes 56+ (2008)

ATWT Music

Kurganxy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:50:39 CST

Here is the opening theme song from As The World Turns. The first file is the full opening theme, the second is an edited version with the first 10 seconds or so edited out.

ATWT Theme Full

Cyndi Lauper - True Colors (ATWT Edition)

Luke Snyder

Kurganxy — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:55:16 CDT

Luciano Eduardo "Luke" Snyder (né Grimaldi) is a fictional character from the American daytime drama As the World Turns. He is currently portrayed by actor Van Hansis. 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. Luke Snyder was originally born in 1995. Since then, his character has been SORASed two times; in 2001, when nine-year-old Christopher Tavani took over the role, and 2005, when fifteen-year-old Jake Weary played the part.

Character history

His birth was a source of mystery. His mother, Lily Walsh, was not sure who the father was: her then-husband Damian Grimaldi or her true love, Holden Snyder. Damian turns out to be the father and Lily renews her relationship with him. Damian apparently dies soon after, but later he turns up alive, and gives Lily his blessing to marry Holden. Damien returns several years later to try to kidnap Luke. Damian's plot almost works, but Holden finds out and attempts to rescue Luke, whom he had been raising as his own son. Luke and Holden are presumed dead in an explosion, but Lily finds them held prisoner by Damian's brother Dante in Malta. Once they all return home, Holden officially adopts Luke.

Julia's death

All is well between son and parents until Luke reaches adolescence. Holden begins to see a woman named Julia Larrabee and Luke is heartbroken. Holden prepares to divorce Lily to be with Julia, but Luke will not let it happen. He wants to confront Julia, but when no one is at her apartment, he trashes it. After Julia and Lily have a violent encounter, Julia turns up dead. Luke confesses to killing Julia, believing that his mother is the real killer. In turn, Lily confesses to the murder herself, believing she is protecting Luke. Julia's ex-husband Les Sweeney is revealed as the true culprit. With the Holden/Lily divorce imminent, Lily begins to date Julia's brother, pilot Keith Morrissey. As had been the case with Julia, Luke is dead set against someone coming in and destroying his parents' marriage. To make himself feel better, Luke begins to drink, to the point of becoming an alcoholic. While in a drunken stupor, Luke finds himself on board one of Keith's airplanes. The plane lands in Mexico and Holden and Lily, who are falling back in love, quickly travel to Mexico to retrieve their son. Unfortunately, Luke contracts a kidney infection while out of the country and needs a donor.

Kidney donor

Keith finds a kidney for Luke, but agrees to give it to him under one condition: Lily would have to marry him. Lily (who has fallen out of love with Keith after learning that he illegally transports human organs) accepts the terms of the agreement and goes about planning her marriage to Keith. Luke is devastated and when he learns why his mother is marrying Keith, and goes to Keith's house to have him personally cut his new kidney out in exchange for Lily's safety. When Keith realizes that he doesn't want to be trapped in a loveless marriage, he leaves Oakdale, and Lily renews her vows to Holden, leaving Luke in a good state of mind. Worried for Luke's new kidney, Holden and Lily determine that Kevin Davis, Luke's best friend, is a bad influence on him, and want Luke to cut all ties with him. One night, while sneaking out to see Kevin, Luke hits a young woman with his car. The woman turns out to be Jade Taylor, the daughter of Lily's twin sister Rose D'Angelo.

Coming out and father's return

While Holden, Lily, and Lucinda Walsh (Lily's adoptive mother) aren't so sure of Jade's credibility, Luke quickly befriends her. After Jade notes Luke's desperation to see Kevin, she gets him to reveal to her his most deeply held secret: he is gay and in love with Kevin. Jade promises to protect Luke from Holden, who secretly has his own suspicions about Luke's sexuality, and to help Luke see Kevin. Unfortunately, Jade is uncovered as a fraud. Jade decides that the only way she will be allowed to stay in the house is by pretending she and Luke are in love. Luke, believing that this will also throw off Holden's suspicions, goes along with the plan. Jade informs him that if he ever tells his parents the truth, that they are not in love, she will force him out of the closet. After Luke lies to Kevin that he and Jade are an item, Kevin reveals that he, too, has a girlfriend and no longer wants to hang out with Luke. A devastated Luke informs Jade, who thereupon attempts to convince Luke that he isn't gay by kissing him. Luke pushes her away, and Holden sees; Luke wanted to use that moment to come out to Holden, but a medical emergency with Lily prevents this. Observing the stress that Jade's presence creates for his parents, combined with the increased bickering between he and Jade, leads Luke to unload his problems and come out to his friend Will Munson, who advised Luke that the best thing for him to do was to be honest and tell his parents the truth.
When Luke finally comes out to Holden and Lily, he is a bit taken aback by their reactions. Holden is accepting and supportive while Lily has trouble dealing with her son being gay. Also accepting of him and his sexuality are his two grandmothers, Emma and Lucinda who give their full support to their grandson. Nothing surprises Luke more, however, than when his birth father, a man who hasn't been in his life for many years, shows up in town a few weeks later. Damien convinces Lily he will solve the "problem" with Luke and attempts to send him to a summer camp that advertises "gender re-alignment." Luke rebels against his mother, hurt by her reaction to his revelation that he is gay. Things are strained between them and Luke eventually agrees to go to the "summer camp" and goes upstairs to pack his things. Lily, discovering at the last minute that Damien has lied to her about the true purpose behind the "de-gaying" camp and regretting her alignment with him, rushes home in an attempt to reconnect with Luke. Still hurt and angry at his mother's continual rejection, believing she alone is behind the idea to send him away, Luke pushes a pregnant Lily away from him causing her to fall down a long flight of stairs and lapse into a coma. At the hospital, Holden angrily confronts Luke about what could cause him to shove his mother down the stairs. Luke informs Holden that it was an accident and told him about the camp Lily wanted to send him to. Holden refuses to believe that Lily would send Luke to a place like that and is initially cold towards Luke. A sympathetic Damian steps in and offers Luke his unwavering support. He also offers him a place to stay.
As the weeks go by, Damian helps Luke avoid Holden since Luke is convinced Holden hates him. When a still-comatose Lily gives birth, Luke tries making up with Holden. It is then Holden and Luke have a talk about his moving in with Damian. Luke talks to his unconscious mother about his plans hoping she'll wake up. Luke later goes home with Holden and the baby and has an argument with him and leaves the house for good. Luke soon learns that Damian is dying and wants Luke to come with him to Malta. Holden later stops Luke and tells him that he thinks Damian is lying about his condition, once again Luke turns his back on Holden. Luke finally finds out the truth about Damian. Luke and Damian have a falling out and Luke gives him what he had wanted all along...Luke's portion of the Grimaldi fortune. Luke realizes Damian was the cause of his mother being in a coma. Luke eventually has the chance to press charges against Damian, but decides against it, hoping to end his family's nightmare, saying as far as he is concerned Damian is nothing to him and he feels that Holden is his true father. He renounces the name Luciano Grimaldi, stating that he is Luke Snyder.

Kevin and Jade

After Damian's departure, Luke and a bunch of his friends go to Raven Lake. While at Raven Lake, Luke finally "comes out" to Kevin. Kevin responds by insulting Luke and calling him names. Kevin falls into the lake shortly thereafter, and Luke jumps in after to save him, even giving him CPR. They end up at the hospital, where Kevin apologizes to Luke for the way he had acted and thanks him for saving his life. Things calm down for Luke for a while. His friends are comfortable with his sexuality, but more importantly, Lily comes out of her coma. Lily tells Luke that she does not blame him for her fall and that she understands his anger at her and she was only hesitant in accepting his sexuality because she was afraid of the prejudice and discrimination that he could face. They reconcile. The whole family is shocked, though, when Lily's search for Rose's real daughter (the young woman who Jade originally posed as) results in learning that Jade really is Rose's daughter, thus making her Lily's niece and Luke's cousin. The Snyders let Jade back into their home and Luke begins to befriend her again, but not without keeping his guard up.

Noah Mayer and Maddie Coleman

Luke becomes an intern at WOAK, where he works with his friend Maddie Coleman. At WOAK, he meets Noah Mayer. At first Luke doesn't get along with Noah, though he later starts to develop romantic feelings for him. Luke later tells Jade that he believes that Noah is straight and he has fallen for 'the wrong guy' once again. Jade leaves Oakdale shortly thereafter, and Luke becomes closer to Maddie and Noah.
Luke admits to Noah that he is attracted to him. He assumes the feelings are one-sided, since Noah is dating Maddie, but they have strong sexual chemistry. One day, while Luke was helping Noah tie his tie, Noah leans in and kisses Luke. Noah swears he is only playing a joke and is straight, but Luke is skeptical; soon thereafter, Noah admits that he in fact kissed Luke because he had wanted to. The tension between them continues to grow, with Noah getting jealous after he sees Luke talking to another gay man. Luke, already uneasy about not telling Maddie the truth, tells Noah he does not want to see him again after the internship is over.
When Maddie begins having doubts about her relationship with Noah, she asks Luke if there is anything going on between him and Noah. Not wanting to continue to lie to his friend, Luke states that he can't answer the question. Shaken, Maddie responds that he just did. Luke tries to comfort Maddie, but she leaves, saying she needs to talk to Noah. When Maddie isn't even able to look Noah in the eye when she next sees him, Noah confronts Luke, asking him what he had said to Maddie that left her so cold towards him. Luke and Noah argue, and Noah leaves to find Maddie and try to resolve things.
Maddie and Noah break up, and Luke is finally able to talk to Maddie and help her understand that Noah's being gay has nothing to do with her. Because of this, Maddie is later able to tell Noah that she wants to be friends with him again at some point, and that he'd be lucky to have Luke if he'd let himself. Shortly thereafter, Noah calls Luke to WOAK, where he is finally able to acknowledge that his relationship with Maddie is over, and that he is gay. Luke repeatedly offers Noah support and advice around coming out to his father. When Noah expresses that his biggest fear is that his father, his only family, won't accept him and he'd be left alone, Luke tells Noah that he isn't alone. Noah and Luke later run into each other at WOAK again, and have an upbeat conversation about Noah's newfound comfort with himself. After Noah thanks Luke for his help, an awkward silence forms, and Luke seeks to excuse himself from the conversation, but Noah touches his hand, and the two share their second kiss--their first under open and honest circumstances. Their joy is short-lived, however, as they are interrupted by Colonel Mayer.
Colonel Mayer reacts harshly, calling Noah names and telling him that Noah is no longer his son. Later, however, he seemingly has a change of heart about both Noah's sexuality and his relationship with Luke, and invites the two to join him on a fishing trip. Mayer secretly plans to murder Luke while on the trip, but his plan is thwarted by Holden and Lily. Although Holden and Lily interrupt Mayer, they are unable to stop him from knocking Luke down a hill, leaving Luke paralyzed. Mayer later returns and attempts to administer a deadly dose of sedative to Luke in the hospital, but Lily once again interrupts, saving her son's life. Luke initially refuses to begin physical therapy but changes his mind after Noah visits his bedside. Noah had kept his distance because he thought Luke would blame him for his condition, while Luke thought Noah could not be satisfied with a boyfriend in a wheelchair. The two express their true feelings to each other and officially become a couple. After being discharged, Luke moves to Snyder farm with his father and siblings after his parents' marriage begins to fall apart. Luke tries to convince his parents to reconcile, but to no avail.
Luke and Noah confront Colonel Mayer before he is sent to prison, and Luke is able to stand and profess his love for Noah during the confrontation. Noah isn't able to respond in kind, but asks Luke not to take it back. Noah continues to support Luke's physical therapy, and at Christmas Eve dinner, Luke is able to stand and walk in front of his family. That night, Noah gives Luke a card expressing how he feels about him, and signs it "Love, Noah". Luke then expresses his love directly to Noah for the first time. The two lean in to kiss, but the camera pans away to show only mistletoe on screen.
With Luke out of his wheelchair, Luke and Noah share their first date and their first dance at the grand opening of Metro on New Year's Eve. A few days later, Noah asks Luke to get a place together. Luke is nervous that they'd be moving too fast, but after Noah expresses his loneliness and says that Luke is his only family, Luke seeks an alternate solution. He gets permission from his grandmother and asks Noah to move in with him and his family permanently at Snyder Farm.
Luke supports Noah and Ameera Ali Aziz, a young Iraqi woman with connections to Colonel Mayer, in their efforts to go visit the Colonel in prison, but the trio is attacked en route by bigots. Noah is badly hurt after being hit with a tire iron, but Luke manages to protect his friends, and prevents the men from kidnapping Ameera until Holden and Lily stumble across the scene and help. Luke commits to helping Noah as he supports Ameera's efforts to stay in the United States.
Noah's wedding When Ameera is about to be deported by Homeland Security, Noah decides that the only way to keep her in the country is to marry her. Luke struggles with the idea, wondering if this is just a way for Noah to go back in the closet. Noah assures Luke it isn't. Luke asks Noah if he loves him, and for the first time Noah is able to say that he loves Luke...more than Luke will ever know. Luke and Noah tell Luke's parents about Noah's plan, and Lily and Holden agree to help. Luke puts on a brave face and gives his blessing for the wedding to go forward, but quietly struggles watching the man he loves marry someone else, knowing their relationship will once again have to be kept secret. He agrees to be Noah's best man, and even writes his wedding vows. At the end of the day, looking over the wedding certificate, Luke mentions that he hopes he and Noah will have one with their names on it some day...and Noah promises they will.

Van Hansis

Kurganxy — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:47:16 CDT

Van Hansis (born Evan Vanfossen Hansis, September 25, 1981 in North Adams, Massachusetts) is a two-time Emmy nominated American actor. Hansis, who uses the name Van professionally, currently stars on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns as Luke Snyder, the son of one of the show's signature supercouples, Holden and Lily Snyder (played by Jon Hensley and Noelle Beck); although the character's biological father is Damian Grimaldi. Hansis made his first appearance on December 14, 2005, taking over the role from Jake Weary. Shortly after taking over the role, the character came out as a gay man in a storyline in spring 2006. Luke has since become involved with Noah Mayer (played by Jake Silbermann), a pairing hailed as the first gay male soap opera supercouple despite controversy about their storyline.

Hansis is originally from North Adams, but moved to Greenfield in the third grade when his mother became a principal in the Gill-Montague Regional School District. He attended Four Corners School and later the Greenfield Center School. Hansis began acting in theater camp as a child. He attended high school at a boarding school called Walnut Hill, in Natick, because, he says, he knew by then he wanted to be an actor "and it was a good school for that." He was able to flex his early acting muscles performing at the Shea Theater.
Hansis graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2004, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the School of Drama. Prior to joining ATWT, he starred in the Broadway play The Laramie Project in Pittsburgh, among other stage shows. In 2006 he also starred in the short film The Time Machine. He has worked professionally at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts, in productions of On the Razzle, Twelfth Night, and The Indian Wants the Bronx. From Sept. 2007 to mid-January 2008 he appeared off-Broadway in a production of Charles Busch's Die, Mommie, Die! In 2007, he was nominated for his first Daytime Emmy Award. He received a second nomination in 2008.
Hansis has traveled extensively, having studied theatre in Moscow during his time at Carnegie Mellon. He also visited various countries in Latin America as a child. He lives in New York City, biking around every chance he gets. He is also teaching himself to cook. In an Out Magazine interview, he mentioned a few of his favorite "gay things": he admires Ian McKellen, thinks Rufus Wainwright writes the best lyrics, counts Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt as his favorite musician, and thinks Velvet Goldmine is a great movie. He is good friends with co-star Elena Goode, who played his cousin and former faux love interest, Jade Taylor. When he was asked who was his favorite actor and actress, he said his friends Tyler and Elliotte were.

Jake Silbermann

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