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Van Hansis (Luke, ATWT)

Van Hansis was born in Greenfield, Mass. He describes his childhood as "an almost absurdly quaint upbringing, literally on top of a mountain criss-crossed with roads named after family members." MORE

Interviews

Interviews With Van

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Nuke 'Em

Van Hansis (Luke) and Jake Silbermann (Noah) work together so often that they have lots of down time, which in their case tends to lead to silly arguments. They bickered a lot, so Digest only got a few of their disagreements into our feature interview, on stands 4/15. MORE

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Turnabout Is Fair Play

In the 5/8 issue of Digest, we asked stars to interview each other. You've already read Elena Goode (Jade) well-prepared interrogation of her AS THE WORLD TURNS co-star, Van Hansis (Luke). Here's what happened when he — off the top of his head — turned the tables. MORE

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Stupid Questions

Digest's new column, Buzz Barometer, is meant to be a cheeky gauge of the zeitgeist according to soap stars, but we couldn't include all of the answers we got. Here's what happened at a recent set visit when an oblivious Hansis walked in just after we'd awkwardly revealed to Alexandra Chando (Maddie) and Jake Silbermann (Noah) that he would be getting a different set of questions from the Roundups. MORE

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Van Hansis "Plays" Along

AS THE WORLD TURNS' Van Hansis (Luke) kicks off a five-month run in the off-Broadway production of offbeat play Die Mommie Die! this month in New York City, but the über-busy actor found some time to give a little introduction to Lance — and the lowdown on Luke. MORE

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Van Hansis: He's the Van!

ATWT's Van Hansis (Luke) chats with Weekly about playing big bro, the name game — and how he really feels about an all-expenses-paid Maltese vacation. MORE

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Luke and the Laramie Project

ATWT's Van Hansis (Luke) took part in a special reading of Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project's play The Laramie Project in New York on Dec. 1. Here, he opened up to Weekly about the project and how Luke Snyder is helping carry forward the legacy of Matthew Shepard, whose 1998 murder in Laramie, Wyo., became a symbol in America's fight against hate crimes. MORE

Interviews Mentioning Van

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ATWT Summers in Branson

AS THE WORLD TURNS' teen set heads to Branson, Mo., on the air this week, but the cast filmed on location in the showbiz mecca during the week of June 4. Alexandra Chando (Maddie) called Weekly to dish the food, the company, and the joy of Go Kart racing. MORE

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Saluting The Colonel

In the 26 years since he left his role as Frank on RYAN'S HOPE, there's not much Daniel Hugh Kelly hasn't tackled in show business, from rabid dogs (Cujo) to demons (SUPERNATURAL). MORE

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Getting the Goode-s on Jade

Daytime newcomer Elena Goode is stirring up trouble for Luke and the Snyders as Rose's long-lost "daughter" Jade on AS THE WORLD TURNS. Soap Opera Weekly got the goods on Goode. MORE

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Seven Minutes With Kevin

ATWT's Luke finally came out and admitted it (to Jade, at least): He's in love with best buddy/back-rub requester/drunken enabler Kevin. It's the first big job for portrayer Karl Girolamo, who quickly got the fans' attention (we get letters) with his character's frustratingly unreadable motives. MORE

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Luke, They Are Your Fathers

The 6/20 issue of Soap Opera Digest is dedicated to Father's Day, and what better way to celebrate than an interview with ATWT's dueling pops, Jon Hensley (Holden) and Paolo Seganti (Damian)? .... Here's a snippet of what Hensley and Seganti had to say. MORE

Features

Features Featuring Luke

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Oakdale De-'Classified'

Ever wonder what your favorite AS THE WORLD TURNS' residents might be looking to buy — or looking to get rid of — on a classifieds Web site like Craigslist? Take a peek inside the listings that we think might pop up on the completely fictitious oakdale.craigslist.org. MORE

Features About Luke

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Top 10 Ways To "Nuke" ATWT's YouTube Viewers

AS THE WORLD TURNS is racking up those YouTube.com views with Noah and Luke's groundbreaking love story, but that doesn't exactly mean a corresponding rise in Nielsen ratings. Here are 10 ad slogans CBS Daytime and ATWT could consider to get more LGBT-friendly fans off YouTube and onto the boob tube. MORE

IN OUR OPINION

Since I cover ATWT, friends of mine who couldn't have cared less about soaps a few months ago are now bugging me about the Luke/Noah story. MORE

The Long & The Short Of It

When Weekly�s most vertically opposite editors Robert Schork (6�7�) and Mala Bhattacharjee (5�1�) trade thoughts on their favorite storyline of the day, you�re left with The Long & The Short Of It. Here, they take on AS THE WORLD TURNS' Noah and Luke. MORE

Features Mentioning Van/Luke

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Early Emmy Reactions

It had only been a few hours since the 2007 Emmy nominations were announced, but the phones at Digest were ringing off the hook! Here are all of the early reactions on one of the soap industry's most exciting days. MORE

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ATWT Gets Fan-tastic

The annual AS THE WORLD TURNS Fan Club luncheon kicked off at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on April 21, and since it was my first as Soap Opera Weekly's ATWT editor, it's safe to say I was a little nervous... MORE

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It's a Mad, Mad, Maddie WORLD

AS THE WORLD TURNS' Maddie has been taking a little heat from Luke and Noah fans across the Internet for being the spoiler in a very unusual love triangle, but her portrayer, Alexandra Chando, is quick to point out that Noah's clueless beard hasn't exactly had an easy time of it. MORE