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Brian Wheatley
Brian Wheatley is a fictional character on CBS's daytime drama ''As the World Turns''. He was portrayed by veteran daytime actor Laurence Lau from August 18, 2008, to January 14, 2009, and again on March 12, 2009. Casting and characterization Laurence Lau joined the cast as new character Brian Wheatley in order to aggravate the character Luke Snyder and his recent coming out storyline. Lau had previously portrayed the role of Greg Nelson on the ABC soap opera ''All My Children'' from 1981 to 1986 and again in 2008, alongside Kim Delaney. He also had roles on NBC's '' Another World'' as Dr. Jamie Frame from 1986 to 1990 and ABC's '' One Life to Live'' as Sam Rappaport from 2001 to 2003, taking over for actor Kale Browne. Lau has also appeared on stage productions such as ''Arrivals'', ''Spine'', ''The Exonerated'', ''The Goat'', ''Becky's New Car'', ''Scituate'', ''God of Carnage'', and ''Psycho Therapy''. Lau's character was to show the evolution of a man who is forced to real ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Lau
Laurence Henry Lau (born May 10, 1954) is an American television and stage actor, best known for his roles in several soap operas. Lau was born in Long Beach, California and raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He attended Columbia University and Brigham Young University. One of his first roles was on the TV comedy/drama ''Eight Is Enough'' in 1980. He first became popular by playing the role of rich kid Greg Nelson on ''All My Children'' (1981–1986), in which his character got involved with a girl from the other side of the tracks, Jenny Gardner ( Kim Delaney). The pair was considered to be a supercouple and the status booted Lau to stardom. Other notable soap roles include NBC's '' Another World'' as Jamie Frame (1986–1990), and ABC's '' One Life to Live'' as attorney Sam Rappaport (2001—2003), taking over from actor Kale Browne. In 2007, Lau played Greeber in ''Scituate'', a play written by Martin Casella and directed by David Hilder, at TBG Arts Mainstage in New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Of Carnage
''God of Carnage'' (originally in French ''Le Dieu du carnage'') is a play by Yasmina Reza that was first published in 2008. It is about two sets of parents; the son of one couple has hurt the son of the other couple at a public park. The parents meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. However, as the evening goes on, the parents become increasingly childish and the meeting devolves into chaos. Originally written in French, the play was translated into English by translator Christopher Hampton, and has enjoyed acclaim in productions in both London and New York. Plot Before the play begins, two 11-year-old children, Ferdinand Reille and Bruno Vallon (Benjamin and Henry in the Broadway production), get involved in an argument because Bruno refuses to let Ferdinand join his 'gang'. Ferdinand knocks out two of Bruno's teeth with a stick. That night, the parents of both children meet to discuss the matter. Ferdinand's father, Alain (Alan in the Broadway production), is a la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Businesspeople
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, "fiction" refers to written narratives in prose often referring specifically to novels, novellas, and short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium, including not just writings but also live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly marketed and so the audience expects the work to deviate in some ways from the real world rather than presenting, for instance, only factually accurate portrayals or characters who are actual people. Because fiction is generally understood to not fully adhere to the real world, the themes and conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As The World Turns Characters
As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer * "As" (song), by Stevie Wonder * , a Spanish sports newspaper * , an academic male voice choir of Helsinki, Finland * Adult Swim, a programming block on Cartoon Network Business legal structures * , a Czech form of joint-stock company * , a Slovak form of joint-stock company * or ''A/S'', a type of Danish stock-based company * or ''AS'', a type of Norwegian stock-based company Businesses and organizations * A.S. Roma, an Italian football club * Alaska Airlines, IATA airline designator * (Belgium), a World War II resistance organization * ''Diario AS'', a Spanish daily sports newspaper that concentrates particularly on football - branded as AS * KK AS Basket, a Serbian basketball club * , a French resistance organization * Oakland Athletics, an American baseball team referred to as the A's * Australian Standards, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Guide
TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program TV listings, listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008. Corporate history Prototype The prototype of what would become ''TV Guide Magazine'' was developed by Lee Wagner (1910–1993), who was the circulation director of Macfadden Communications Group#Macfadden Publications, MacFadden Publications in New York City in the 1930s – and later, by the time of the predecessor publication's creation, for Cowles Media Company – distributing magazines focusing on movie celebrities. In 1948, Wagner printed New York City area listings magazine ''The TeleVision Guide'', which was first released on local newsstands on June 14 of that year. Silent film star Gloria Swanson, who then starred of the short-lived variety show, variety series ''The Gloria Swanson Hour'', appeared on the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Hubbard
Elizabeth Hubbard is an American actress perhaps best known for her role as Dr. Althea Davis on '' The Doctors'' (1964–69, 1970–77, 1981–82), and as powerful businesswoman Lucinda Walsh on '' As the World Turns'' (1984-2010). She also played roles on '' The Edge of Night'', ''One Life to Live'', and ''Guiding Light''. Personal life Hubbard was born in New York, New York, to Elizabeth Wright Hubbard and Benjamin Alldritt Hubbard. Her mother, a physician, was a pioneer in homeopathy and one of the first women to earn a medical degree from Columbia University. She had two brothers, Theodore and Merle, an opera talent manager. She attended Radcliffe College, and graduated summa cum laude. She pursued her theatrical education at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, where she was the first American to receive the school's silver medal. She was married to furrier David Bennett from 1970 to 1972; they had one child, a son, Jeremy Bennett (born September 20, 1971) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Mayer
Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer are fictional characters and a supercouple from the American CBS daytime drama ''As the World Turns''. Luke was portrayed by Van Hansis, and 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 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' first gay male supercouple. Background When Noah Mayer arrived in Oakd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Daily News
The New York ''Daily News'', officially titled the ''Daily News'', is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, NJ. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format. It reached its peak circulation in 1947, at 2.4 million copies a day. As of 2019 it was the eleventh-highest circulated newspaper in the United States. Today's ''Daily News'' is not connected to the earlier ''New York Daily News (19th century), New York Daily News'', which shut down in 1906. The ''Daily News'' is owned by parent company Tribune Publishing. This company was acquired by Alden Global Capital, which operates its media properties through Digital First Media, in May 2021. After the Alden acquisition, alone among the newspapers acquired from Tribune Publishing, the ''Daily News'' property was spun off into a separate subsidiary called Daily News Enterprises. History ''Illustrated Daily N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Goutman
Christopher Goutman (born December 19, 1952) is an American writer, producer, actor and director. He is most notable for his work on daytime soap operas. He was married from 1985–2016 to actress Marcia McCabe, whom he met while he was on '' Search for Tomorrow.'' Positions held ''All My Children'' *Director: 1987 – 1996, 2013 '' Another World'' *Executive Producer: November 1998 – June 25, 1999 *Director: 1983 – 1987, 1998–1999 ''As the World Turns'' *Head Writer (with Vivian Gundaker): January 25, 2008 – April 18, 2008 *Executive Producer: July 1999 – Sept 17, 2010 *Occasional Director: 1999–2010 *Director: 1996 – 1998 ''Days of Our Lives'' *Director: June 1, 2011 – July 15, 2011 (three episodes) ''Guiding Light'' *Director: 1982 – 1983 '' Santa Barbara'' *Director (late 1980s) ''The Young and the Restless'' *Director: December 15, 2010 – January 2011 (two episodes) Acting credits *1978–79: '' Search for Tomorrow'' as Marc D'Antoni Scheuer, Steven H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virginian-Pilot
''The Virginian-Pilot'' is the daily newspaper for Norfolk, Virginia. Commonly known as ''The Pilot'', it is Virginia's largest daily. It serves the five cities of South Hampton Roads as well as several smaller towns across southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina. It was a locally owned, family enterprise from its founding in 1865 at the close of the American Civil War until its sale to Tribune Publishing in 2018. The ''Virginian-Pilot'' is owned by parent company, '' Tribune Publishing''. This company was acquired by Alden Global Capital, which operates its media properties through Digital First Media, in May 2021. Pulitzer Prizes The newspaper has won three Pulitzer Prizes. The first was won in 1929 by editor Louis Jaffe, who received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for "An Unspeakable Act of Savagery", an editorial which condemned lynching. Jaffe mentored the paper's next editor, Lenoir Chambers, who in 1960 received the same prize for his editoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kale Browne
David Charles "Kale" Browne (born June 16, 1950) is an American actor. He was born in San Rafael, California. Browne was the first to play the roles of Michael Hudson on '' Another World'' (1986–1993, 1995–1998) and Sam Rappaport on '' One Life to Live'' (1998–2001). Browne has a son, Nicholas, with former wife Karen Allen Karen Jane Allen (born October 5, 1951) is an American film and stage actress. After making her film debut in '' Animal House'' (1978), she portrayed Marion Ravenwood opposite Harrison Ford in '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981), a role she l ..., to whom he was married from 1988 to 1998. Filmography Film Television Video games External links * 1950 births Living people American male television actors American male soap opera actors Actors from San Rafael, California {{US-tv-actor-1950s-stub People from San Rafael, California People from Marin County, California Actors from California Male actors from California< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
