Brian Wheatley
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Brian Wheatley is a fictional character
on CBS
's daytime drama As The World Turns
. He is portrayed by Laurence Lau
and made his first appearance on August 18, 2008.
called him about Luke's charitable organization. He and Luke hit it off because they had similar ideas for the non-profit organization. At dinner, which was hosted by Lily, Brian insulted Luke by suggesting that he closet himself so that the non-profit wouldn't be affected by his gay lifestyle. Luke tried to make Lucinda fire him, but Brian convinced her that Luke misunderstood.
He and Luke made up, but Luke remained suspicious. Brian continued to flirt with Lucinda, who returned his interest. When
Brian learned that Lucinda had cancer, he began to devote more time to her. After she had her first surgery, she proposed to him and then he proposed to her. They got married, but on the night of their engagement Brian followed Luke, who was drunk, back to the Snyder Farm and kissed him. Luke couldn't believe it and began to spiral out of control. Brian kept insisting that Luke imagined the incident, but eventually admitted the truth. He refused to admit he was gay and convinced Luke to keep his secret. But he made another pass at Luke the night of Jack Snyder's bachelor party.
On New Year's Eve Luke kissed Brian, but Noah saw it and punched Brian. When Lucinda arrived at the scene, Brian came up with a cover story that he was mugged. However, when Jade returned to town, Luke told her everything and Jade told Lucinda. After that Lucinda kicked Brian out.
Brian went to Noah for help in getting things back on track and was relieved to find out that Noah and Luke had made up. He returned to his hotel room, but Noah thought something was up and called Luke. The two of them barged into Brian's room, thinking he was going to kill himself. They got him to admit he was gay. Lucinda arrived and the two of them made peace and Brian left Oakdale.
Brian returns once more to help the foundation secure a partnership with another foundation. However, The representative from the other foundation turns out to be unsupportive of Luke's stance on gay rights and when prompted Brian stands up for Luke and his views. After this he visits Lucinda one last time to tell her he still wants some kind of relationship with her even as only just friends.After he makes peace with Lucinda,Brian left Oakdale.
Fictional character
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on CBS
CBS
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's daytime drama As The World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
. He is portrayed by Laurence Lau
Laurence Lau
Laurence Henry Lau is an American soap opera actor. He was born in Long Beach, California.One of his first roles was on the comedy/drama Eight Is Enough...
and made his first appearance on August 18, 2008.
Character history
Brian Wheatley arrived to Oakdale after Lucinda WalshLucinda Walsh
Lucinda Walsh is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. Played by Elizabeth Hubbard since 1984, no-nonsense businesswoman and megamogul Lucinda transformed into one of Daytime's most memorable and prolific characters...
called him about Luke's charitable organization. He and Luke hit it off because they had similar ideas for the non-profit organization. At dinner, which was hosted by Lily, Brian insulted Luke by suggesting that he closet himself so that the non-profit wouldn't be affected by his gay lifestyle. Luke tried to make Lucinda fire him, but Brian convinced her that Luke misunderstood.
He and Luke made up, but Luke remained suspicious. Brian continued to flirt with Lucinda, who returned his interest. When
Brian learned that Lucinda had cancer, he began to devote more time to her. After she had her first surgery, she proposed to him and then he proposed to her. They got married, but on the night of their engagement Brian followed Luke, who was drunk, back to the Snyder Farm and kissed him. Luke couldn't believe it and began to spiral out of control. Brian kept insisting that Luke imagined the incident, but eventually admitted the truth. He refused to admit he was gay and convinced Luke to keep his secret. But he made another pass at Luke the night of Jack Snyder's bachelor party.
On New Year's Eve Luke kissed Brian, but Noah saw it and punched Brian. When Lucinda arrived at the scene, Brian came up with a cover story that he was mugged. However, when Jade returned to town, Luke told her everything and Jade told Lucinda. After that Lucinda kicked Brian out.
Brian went to Noah for help in getting things back on track and was relieved to find out that Noah and Luke had made up. He returned to his hotel room, but Noah thought something was up and called Luke. The two of them barged into Brian's room, thinking he was going to kill himself. They got him to admit he was gay. Lucinda arrived and the two of them made peace and Brian left Oakdale.
Brian returns once more to help the foundation secure a partnership with another foundation. However, The representative from the other foundation turns out to be unsupportive of Luke's stance on gay rights and when prompted Brian stands up for Luke and his views. After this he visits Lucinda one last time to tell her he still wants some kind of relationship with her even as only just friends.After he makes peace with Lucinda,Brian left Oakdale.
Sources
- http://www.soaps.com/astheworldturns/cast/687/Brian_Wheatley