Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer

Luke and Noah (Van Hansis and Jake Silbermann)

Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer are fictional characters and a supercouple from the American CBS daytime drama As the World Turns.[1] 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.[2] The YouTube video of the kiss was one of the top-watched the following day.[1] 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.[3]

In other press, the two were named one of television's top power couples by TV Guide[4] and one of the great supercouples by Entertainment Weekly.[5] They are American soap operas' first gay male supercouple.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Alexander Nahmod, David (2008-02-07). "The kiss seen 'round the world: YouTube turns soap's gay couple into worldwide sensation". expressgaynews.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  2. ^ Jensen, Stewart. "Daytime's gay kiss: What's next?". gay.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  3. ^ Fairman, Michael (2009-02-03). "All Things 'Nuke". The Advocate. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  4. ^ Branco, Nelson. "Soaps' best super-couples!". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  5. ^ West, Abby. "17 Great Soap Supercouples: Luke and Noah". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-29.