Luke Snyder

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As the World Turns character
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Luke Snyder
Played by Van Hansis
Duration 1995-
Date of Birth May 16
Marital Status {{{status}}}
Occupation Student
Family Lily, Holden, Faith, Natalie, Lucinda, Emma, Meg

Luke Snyder (born Luciano Eduardo Grimaldi) is a fictional character on the American soap opera As the World Turns. Born in 1995 to Lily Walsh and Damian Grimaldi, Luke has been SORASed three times since birth: 2001, to nine-years-old when Christopher Tavani took over the role; 2005, to 15 years old when Jake Weary played the part; and again the same year to 17 when the current actor, Van Hansis, debut in the role. Luke came out as gay to his parents, the famous ATWT supercouple Lily and Holden, and is accepted by them.

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[edit] The 1990s

[edit] Birth and Early Life

His birth was a source of mystery. His mother, Lily, wasn't sure who the father was: her then-husband Damian Grimaldi or her true love, Holden Snyder. Damian turned out to be the father and Lily renewed her relationship with him. Sadly, Damian died soon after. He turned up alive, though, and gave Lily his blessing to marry Holden. All were surprised, however, when he came back again to kidnap young Luke. Damian's plot almost worked, but Holden found out and attempted to rescue Luke, who he had raised as his own son. Luke and Holden were presumed dead in an explosion, but Lily found them held prisoner by Damian's brother Dante in Malta. Once they all returned home, Luke was officially adopted by Holden.

[edit] The 2000s

[edit] The Julia Larrabee Murder and Keith Morrissey

All was well between son and parents until Luke became a teenager. Holden began to see a woman named Julia Larrabee and Luke was heartbroken. Holden prepared to divorce Lily to be with Julia, but Luke would not let it happen. He wanted to confront Julia, but when no one was at her apartment, he trashed it. After Julia and Lily had a violent encounter, Julia turned up dead.

Luke confessed to killing Julia, believing that his mother was the real murderess. In turn, Lily confessed to the murder herself. It was revealed that Julia's ex-husband Les Sweeney was the true culprit. With the Holden/Lily divorce eminent, Lily began to date Julia's brother, pilot Keith Morrissey. Like with Julia, Luke was deadset against someone coming in and destroying his parents' marriage. To make himself feel better, Luke began to drink. He became an alcoholic in the process, and while in a drunken stupor, found himself on board one of Keith's airplanes. The plane landed in Mexico and Holden and Lily, who were falling back in love, quickly traveled to Mexico to retrieve their son. Unfortunately, Luke picked up a kidney infection while out of the country and needed a donor.

Keith found a kidney for Luke, but agreed to give it to him under one condition: Lily would have to marry him. Lily (who, at this point, fell out of love with Keith after learning that his job was to illegally transport human organs) accepted the terms of the agreement and went about planning her marriage to Keith. Luke was devastated and when he learned why his mother would marry this man, he went to Keith's house to have him personally cut his new kidney out in exchange for Lily's safety. When Keith realized that he didn't want to be trapped in a loveless marriage, he left Oakdale, leaving Lily free to renew her vows to Holden (they were just a signature away from divorce) and Luke in a good state of mind.

[edit] Drinking, Jade, and Sexuality

Worried for his new kidneys, Holden and Lily determined that Kevin Davis, Luke's best friend, was a bad influence on him, and wanted Luke to cut all ties with him. One night, while sneaking out to see Kevin, Luke hit a young woman with his car. The woman turned out to be Jade Taylor, the daughter of Lily's twin sister Rose.

While Holden, Lily, and Lucinda (Lily's adoptive mother) weren't so sure of Jade's credibility, Luke quickly befriended her. After Jade noted Luke's desperation to see Kevin, he revealed to her his deepest, darkest secret: he was gay and in love with Kevin. Jade promised to protect Luke from Holden, who secretly had his own suspicions about Luke's sexuality. Unfortunately, Jade was uncovered as a fraud. Luke, unsure of what to do, followed her in her scheme to stay in the Snyder home. Jade decided that the only way she could stay in the house was by pretending she and Luke were in love. Luke, believing that this would also throw off Holden's suspicions, went along with the plan. Jade informed him that if he ever told his parents the truth, that they were not in love, she would force him out of the closet.

After Luke lied to Kevin that he and Jade were an item, Kevin revealed that he, too, had a girlfriend and no longer wanted to hang out with Luke. A devastated Luke informed Jade, who thereupon attempted to convince Luke that he wasn't gay by kissing him. Luke pushed her away, a development witnessed by Holden; Luke wanted to use that moment to come out to Holden, but a medical emergency with Lily prevented this. Observing the stress that Jade's presence created for his parents, combined with the increased bickering between Luke and Jade, led 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.

[edit] Coming out and Dealing with Damian

When Luke finally came out to Holden and Lily, he was a bit taken aback by their reactions. Holden was accepting and supportive while Lily failed to see that the situation wasn't all about her. Nothing surprised Luke more, however, than when his birth father, a man who hadn't been in his life much at all for many years, showed up in town a few weeks later....

Luke's storyline had him drinking, and sadly his father Damian trying to kidnap him back to Malta, but a car accident will changed his plans. Luke emerged from his drunken car crash without injury. It was then Holden and Luke had a talk about his moving in with Damian. Luke talked to his unconscious mother about his plans hoping she would wake up. Luke later went home with Holden and the baby and had an argument with him and left the house for good. One week after Luke was once again caught between a rock and a hard place. Learning that Damian was dying and wanted him to come with him to Malta, or stay in Oakdale with his family and help his mother with her condition. Holden later got a hold of Luke and told him that he thinks Damian is lying about his condition, he once again turned his back on Holden.

Luke finally found out the truth about Damian in an unusual way. Jack and Holden confronted Damian and his partner in crime at the Oakdale airport. Luke and Damian had a falling out and Luke gave Damian what he wanted, his inheritance. Luke later found out Damian was the cause of his mother being in a coma, and that he had plans to send him away to a camp to force him to turn straight. Luke was given the chance to press charges but didn't give an answer. He eventually decided to let him off, as he just wanted the nightmare to end, and as far as he was concerned Damian was nothing to him and felt that Holden was his "true" father.

Soon after Damian went back to Malta, Luke went with a bunch of his friends to Raven Lake. Little did the teens know, the Oakdale Slasher (a serial killer who preyed on high school students) was on the loose. While at Raven Lake, Luke finally came out to Kevin. Kevin's response was not what he had hoped (Kevin called him several names, the least-hurting of which was 'liar'). Luke was able to find support in Will and Gwen, not to mention his grandmother Emma, who had just learned about his sexuality. The Oakdale Slasher, however, made things worse for everybody. The Slasher crashed the party and began a series of murders in the forest. Kevin fell into the lake, and Luke, unknowingly escaping the Slasher, jumped in after to save him, even giving him CPR. They end up at the hospital, where Kevin apologized to Luke for the way he acted and thanked him for saving his life.

[edit] Jade: Round 2

Things seemed to calm down for Luke then. His friends seemed to be okay with his sexuality, but more importantly, Lily came out of her coma. Shortly before, however, she gave birth to her baby, a boy named Ethan Snyder. Lily heartfully told Luke that she did not blame him for her fall and that she understood his anger and rage 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 reconciled. The whole family was shocked, though, when Lily's search for Rose's real daughter (the young woman who Jade originally posed as) resulted 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 began to befriend her again, but not without keeping his guard up.

[edit] Family

[edit] Parents

[edit] Siblings

[edit] Marital Status

  • Single

[edit] Past Marriages

  • None/Unknown

[edit] Children

  • None/Unknown

[edit] Other Relatives

  • Unnamed Man (Paternal Grandfather, deceased)
  • Orlena Grimaldi (Paternal Grandmother, deceased)
  • Josh Stricklyn (Maternal Biological Grandfather)
  • Iva Snyder (Maternal Biological Grandmother)
  • Lucinda Walsh (Maternal Adoptive Grandmother)
  • Emma Snyder (Adoptive Grandmother)
  • Rose D'Angelo (Maternal Biological Aunt, deceased)
  • Matthew John "M.J." Dixon (Maternal Biological Uncle)
  • Sierra Esteban (Maternal Adoptive Aunt)
  • Bianca Walsh (Maternal Adoptive Aunt)
  • Meg Snyder (Adoptive Aunt)
  • Seth Snyder (Adoptive Uncle)
  • Caleb Snyder (Adoptive Uncle)
  • Ellie Snyder (Adoptive Aunt)
  • Jade Taylor (Maternal Biological Cousin)
  • Bryant Montgomery (Maternal Adoptive Cousin, deceased)
  • Lucy Montgomery (Maternal Adoptive Cousin)
  • Many, many others

[edit] Flings & Relationships

Jade Taylor (fabricated)

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