Spike Lavery
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Spike Lavery is a fictional character
from the daytime drama All My Children
. He is the son of Kendall Hart and Ryan Lavery
. Spike is the second grandchild of Erica Kane
and her first grandson. His siblings are Emma Lavery
, Ian Slater and Sara Lavery. The character is portrayed by Alexander, Benjamin, and Caleb Eckstein.
Ava and Julia Farrar, child actresses, shared the role of Spike Lavery with other babies on the U.S.
soap opera All My Children starting August 2, 2006. They took over the entire role of Spike Lavery from October 5, 2006 until June 18, 2007. Alexander, Benjamin & Caleb Eckstein left the role when Zach and Kenall took him
. Kendall goes to the doctor's office to make sure that everything is going to be okay for the next day. She learns that Greenlee's eggs can't be used and that Ryan's samples will not last long enough to contact Greenlee and get more. So Kendall and the doctor to use her own egg.
Kendall decides to keep this truth from Greenlee. Ryan soon returns to Pine Valley and briefly reconciles with Greenlee. Ryan learns of the child and Ryan, Greenlee, and Kendall soon learn that it is a boy. However, Greenlee soon discovers that the baby is Kendall's and not hers. Greenlee leaves town. Kendall and Ryan, at this time, are not sure that they want to even be parents. They eventually decide not to terminate the pregnancy.
. It is too soon for Spike to be born. Zach does everything he can to keep the doctors from taking the baby. Spike Lavery is born on May 31, 2006 by c-section
.
Zach and Kendall have primary custody of Spike. When Spike is not with them, he is with Ryan and Emma. Some time later, when healthier and older, Spike is in a car accident involving Greenlee in which she had planned on kidnapping him when Kendall went into labor with Ian, which is at the time is thought to be the cause of his deafness. Greenlee feels intense guilt after this and had been the target of Kendall's revenge plot to set her up with "re-kidnapping" Spike. It is later revealed that Spike's hearing loss is the result of a chromosomal abnormality, not the car accident when Spike went to have Cochlear implant
surgery.
In late 2006, Ryan learns that he fathered Emma Lavery
due to Annie McDermott having earlier used a sample of his sperm donation, thus providing Spike with an older half-sister. On July 26, 2007, Kendall gives birth to a second son, Ian Slater.
In July 2008, Annie learns that she is pregnant with Ryan's baby and that Emma and Spike will have a little sibling. On September 15, 2008, Annie has a miscarriage and loses the baby.
In December 2010 Madison North
learns that she is pregnant with Ryan's baby and that Emma and Spike will have a little sibling, Sara Lavery who later contracts and dies of pneumonia
.
, and tape his eyes shut. In reality, he was born only two or three weeks early, making the need for his stay in the NICU highly unlikely. However, since timelines are skewed it makes the story plausible since one month in real time is like two weeks in soap opera time.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the daytime drama All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
. He is the son of Kendall Hart and Ryan Lavery
Ryan Lavery
Ryan Aloysius Lavery is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children, as portrayed by Cameron Mathison from January 12, 1998 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2011. The character is set to come back in January 2012 when the series returns online...
. Spike is the second grandchild of Erica Kane
Erica Kane
Erica Kane is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children.The character has been portrayed by actress Susan Lucci since the show first aired in January 1970, until the last broadcast television episode aired in September 2011. Erica is considered to be the most popular...
and her first grandson. His siblings are Emma Lavery
Emma Lavery
Emma Lavery is a fictional character on the soap opera All My Children. Emma was originally portrayed by Lucy Merriam, later by Emily Alyn Lind. Emma is currently being played by Danielle Parker since August 17, 2010...
, Ian Slater and Sara Lavery. The character is portrayed by Alexander, Benjamin, and Caleb Eckstein.
Casting information
Baby Spike is currently portrayed by Jake T. Vaughn, who took over the role in 2010.Ava and Julia Farrar, child actresses, shared the role of Spike Lavery with other babies on the U.S.
United States
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soap opera All My Children starting August 2, 2006. They took over the entire role of Spike Lavery from October 5, 2006 until June 18, 2007. Alexander, Benjamin & Caleb Eckstein left the role when Zach and Kenall took him
Storyline
Spike Lavery is conceived in September 2005. During this time, Ryan is thought to be dead. Spike is supposed to be the child of Ryan and his then-wife, Greenlee Smythe. Greenlee had previously been pregnant, but is told that she can't carry a child to term following her miscarriage. Kendall wants to help her best friend, so she to offer to carry the child. But the night before Kendall is to be inseminated, there is a blackout in Pine Valley. It is later revealed that the blackout was caused by Zach SlaterZach Slater
Zachary "Zach" Slater is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. He was portrayed by actor Thorsten Kaye from May 20, 2004 to November 19, 2010; Thorsten returned to the role on August 5, 2011 to September 23, 2011...
. Kendall goes to the doctor's office to make sure that everything is going to be okay for the next day. She learns that Greenlee's eggs can't be used and that Ryan's samples will not last long enough to contact Greenlee and get more. So Kendall and the doctor to use her own egg.
Kendall decides to keep this truth from Greenlee. Ryan soon returns to Pine Valley and briefly reconciles with Greenlee. Ryan learns of the child and Ryan, Greenlee, and Kendall soon learn that it is a boy. However, Greenlee soon discovers that the baby is Kendall's and not hers. Greenlee leaves town. Kendall and Ryan, at this time, are not sure that they want to even be parents. They eventually decide not to terminate the pregnancy.
Birth and siblings
As the months go on, Kendall's doctor pushes Kendall to give the boy up for adoption. Kendall is all set to do this, but Ryan is determined to raise the child on his own if need be. Kendall decides to leave town to have her baby. Kendall's then ex-husband, Zach, tracks Kendall down. Zach and Kendall make up and are married again. Kendall decides what she wants to name her son, naming him Spike. Kendall and Zach return to Pine Valley, but Kendall is in an accident caused by JR Chandler. Kendall goes into a comaComa
In medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light or sound, lacks a normal sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as...
. It is too soon for Spike to be born. Zach does everything he can to keep the doctors from taking the baby. Spike Lavery is born on May 31, 2006 by c-section
Caesarean section
A Caesarean section, is a surgical procedure in which one or more incisions are made through a mother's abdomen and uterus to deliver one or more babies, or, rarely, to remove a dead fetus...
.
Zach and Kendall have primary custody of Spike. When Spike is not with them, he is with Ryan and Emma. Some time later, when healthier and older, Spike is in a car accident involving Greenlee in which she had planned on kidnapping him when Kendall went into labor with Ian, which is at the time is thought to be the cause of his deafness. Greenlee feels intense guilt after this and had been the target of Kendall's revenge plot to set her up with "re-kidnapping" Spike. It is later revealed that Spike's hearing loss is the result of a chromosomal abnormality, not the car accident when Spike went to have Cochlear implant
Cochlear implant
A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing...
surgery.
In late 2006, Ryan learns that he fathered Emma Lavery
Emma Lavery
Emma Lavery is a fictional character on the soap opera All My Children. Emma was originally portrayed by Lucy Merriam, later by Emily Alyn Lind. Emma is currently being played by Danielle Parker since August 17, 2010...
due to Annie McDermott having earlier used a sample of his sperm donation, thus providing Spike with an older half-sister. On July 26, 2007, Kendall gives birth to a second son, Ian Slater.
In July 2008, Annie learns that she is pregnant with Ryan's baby and that Emma and Spike will have a little sibling. On September 15, 2008, Annie has a miscarriage and loses the baby.
In December 2010 Madison North
Madison North
Madison North is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama All My Children. She was portrayed by Stephanie Gatschet from June 19, 2009 to September 23, 2011.- External links :*...
learns that she is pregnant with Ryan's baby and that Emma and Spike will have a little sibling, Sara Lavery who later contracts and dies of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
.
Lifeline
Kendall became pregnant in mid-September 2005. Spike was born May 31, 2006, and was said to be extremely pre-mature, to the point that they had to keep him in the NICUNeonatal intensive care unit
A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit —also called a Special Care Nursery, newborn intensive care unit, intensive care nursery , and special care baby unit —is an intensive care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants.The problem of premature and congenitally ill infants is not a...
, and tape his eyes shut. In reality, he was born only two or three weeks early, making the need for his stay in the NICU highly unlikely. However, since timelines are skewed it makes the story plausible since one month in real time is like two weeks in soap opera time.
Maladies and injuries
- Injured in a car accident, that caused his spleen to rupture
- Had emergency surgery to fix injuries caused in the car accident
- Was falsely claimed as a deaf child (after a car accident with Greenlee)