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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 Oakdale in June 2007 and entranced resident gay character Luke Snyder, CBS's ''As the World Turns'' "became the first soap to depict a fully realized romantic male couple as an integral part of the show". There had been other gay male characters on U.S. daytime television, before; for example, ''One Life to Lives Billy Douglas (portrayed by a young Ryan Phillippe), but Luke and Noah represented a change in the genre. Noah was at first presented as heterosexual and devoted to girlfriend Maddie Coleman.〔 This soon began to change. The writers had always planned for Noah to be revealed as gay.〔 The storyline and his interaction with Luke were promised to viewers as the start of a depiction of a healthy gay male romance.〔 Within the story, after spending time with Luke, Noah is seen struggling to come to terms with his sexuality, and is often angry and confused. Luke and Noah's portrayers, Hansis and Silbermann, spoke with magazine ''The Advocate'' about the attention the storyline has generated. "The fan response has been really great to both the individual characters and where we're taking the relationship," Silbermann stated. "Noah and Luke were voted top couple in a ''Soap Opera Digest'' poll. The funny thing is, a lot of people want them to be happy, but a lot want them to suffer heartache and tragedy — because that's what couples on daytime TV do. It's a good sign, actually."〔 Hansis said that "it does throw you a bit, especially since this was () first big role on television" and "You go from waiting tables to doing interviews with national magazines and people saying that you changed their lives. It's definitely tricky".〔 Addressing the depth of his character's romance with Luke and its effects on people, Silbermann cited his disbelief. "I knew what the role was when I signed on," he said. "But I guess I'm jaded — I honestly didn't think it would get so much press. Of course, I'm grateful and honored to be telling this story and doing it in an interesting and respectful way."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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