Van Hansis Returns to General Hospital: A Daytime Comeback on The Locher Room

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Get ready for an exciting episode of The Locher Room on Wednesday, October 16th at 3 p.m. ET, as we welcome back the incredibly talented Van Hansis! Van recently returned to daytime TV in the role of Lucas Jones on General Hospital, and he’s also a five-time Daytime Emmy nominee. In addition to his return to daytime, Van has been busy over the last few years coaching actors who have booked roles in over 70 network TV shows, feature films, and Broadway productions.
Fans of As the World Turns will remember him as the groundbreaking Luke Snyder, and his career continues to thrive with credits including Paul Schrader’s Oscar-nominated film First Reformed, HBO’s The Deuce, CBS’s FBI, and his role as a series regular on Netflix’s Emmy-winning Eastsiders.
Join us as Van shares behind-the-scenes stories from his acting career, insights into his coaching methods, and all the details about his exciting return to daytime TV. Set your reminders now-you won’t want to miss this!
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[@jeanniepickrel3225]

Excellent interview! So hard to believe it has been 14 years since we have seen Van on TV. So glad he is on GH.

[@TheLocherRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it, Jeannie. Thank you for watching.

[@chrismcevoy2503]

I loved Van Hansis on As The World Turns as Luke Snyder.

[@Mist20]

Thank you Alan for listening.😂. Van looks gooooood! He seems very happy. It was a great interview. It’s good to see him back in daytime.

[@TheLocherRoom]

You're so welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@andreaschiltz1915]

So happy to see Van on GH. He has been a wonderful addition. He makes the role of Lucas his own. I was a huge fan of ATWT and miss it. It warms my heart to see he and Maura West on screen together! Thanks for the interview.

[@TheLocherRoom]

You're so welcome, Andrea. Thank you for tuning-in.

[@Dee-v8u]

Great interview! He was good on ATWT. The writers did a very good job with that storyline and Grandma Lucinda was very supportive of Luke, so I'm glad you brought up the one and only, the late great Liz Hubbard. Wish him the best on GH.

[@johnshelton9441]

Van is one in a million! He's the best!!

[@DegrassiInstantStar]

Another amazing interview, Alan! thanks so much!

[@TheLocherRoom]

You're so welcome. Thank you for tuning-in.

[@jenniferwelch6840]

Watched him on ATWT!! Welcome back to GH!! ❤❤

[@benjaminautieri9606]

another lovely interview? What a fabulous, great young man. The hour absolutely flew❤

[@gabrielstern4992]

It was benjanin but I am most dusgusted with some of the inappropriate comments and disrespectful comments that were showing up on the live chat today my KZbin froze so I got up to get a glass of water and saw that garbage implying something about alan that was just plain inappropriate I even said something and even tried to give him a chance to clarify if I was misinterpreting what I ghoght he said but did not respond back. And benjanin like I told alan all weekend daytime needs to stop with this garbage and doing gay charecters the same way I told him give us hank Elliot for the modern age. And benjamin I did not want to say something during the live chat but I am concerned about what I saw on y and r between faith and Lucy and I pray to God y and r does not go there between faith and Lucy which would pigeon hole 2 great actors actresses. The last thing y and r needs right now is another lesbian couple or storyline again in a bizzare way. And I don't mean that in a ofensive homophobic way at all. But it's this garbage that is fualing the stuff I was seeing on the live chat today where I had to say I am reserving my thoughts for the comments so I did not blow up at somebody. Come on daytime show these youngsters real storylines without having to look like a bad episode of dynasty or looking like Charles Pratt Jr Melrose place. Come on daytime stop give us harding Lemay and Doug marland again enough already.

[@benjaminautieri9606]

@@gabrielstern4992 absolutely right👏👏👏

[@gabrielstern4992]

@@benjaminautieri9606 thanks benjamin van is a real talent my hope is that our missed favorites like aw atwt and gl can come back on CBS and their is even talk of a daytime resurgence. I even shared with micheal c and Alan another one of my Doug Matland wacky ideas and said okay luke would not be gay under my atwt vision but why not bring van back but he could play a not dead Reid hamalton who happens to be a gay doctor working at oakdale memorial whose partner or husband is named Noah who is a physical therapist at oakdale memorial and then spring bourd into a, storyline where one of them maybe has not come out to thier parents or maybe had an estrangement from a parent like a father who was having a hard time accepting thier son bieng gay or something like that I don't get it why can't that be done or my transgender storyline considering I did hear I the background Alan and Van discussing Mathew Sheppard. And it's not just that benjanin I have been slowly trying to watch and work my way through Donna, swajeskis aw garbage and I am at january of 1989 and each time I watch her crap I want to litereky like punch her it's the same garbage that killed guiding light several Years later

[@gabrielstern4992]

@@benjaminautieri9606 and benjanin I know what happened with harding Lemay too in 1988 I can't believe micheal liabson prefered her garbage writing over harding Lemays stuff. Like fake CD iris or trashing Sam fowler or some of the ridiculuos horrible stuff she would commit over her 4 year riegn of terror come on benjamin you watched bev McKinsey play iris would bevs iris want anything to do with breaking up micheal Hudsons marriege to Donna or even have had a fling with micgeal Hudson absolutely not. I see bevs iris as bieng a bit like how Doug Marland wrote Colleen zenk playing Barbara Ryan she did bad things and scemed but she never saw the bad guy coming just like Barbara with Gavin Krueger to break up Paul and Emily. I also saw bevs iris really did love her son Dennis but was always meddling on his relationships with women whether cecille or Paige marshall. Just like Barbara with Paul and Emily. But I also saw on Texas iris really mature with Dennis's dad Alex wheeler just like Barbara with Hal. And that's not the only garbage I have been seeing at aw from stubid Donna, swajeski what she did to Doug Watson is unforgiveable by insisting he go to a sweat camp to lose weight when he was in his mid 60s and chain smoked like really Doug Watson was not fat and of course he got heat stroke and had a heart attack and died it's like really have some respect and restraint for the, charecters and the actors. Too And ohh I hear all kinds of things about Paul Rauch too but Paul Rauch would have chosen harding Lemay any day over garbage like this headwriter was I think had Paul Rauch been back at aw in 1988 I could picture Donna swajeski would have lasted about 2 seconds with Paul Rauch. With her ideas and how to dress the actors he would have been like you need to write the stories as outlined by harding Lemay and myself then trying to react him saying no we are not dressing Sam fowler in weird clothes until he finally blew up at her threw some fruit at her and firing her and calling Ed trach up and saying don't send that kind of garbage to me again. And I certainly could see Paul Rauch shutting Donna, down on her writing of iris

[@benjaminautieri9606]

100% AGREED

[@dragonboy718]

he is looking great

[@tjmckeon]

Another great interview, Alan! So good to see Van again after all this time!

[@TheLocherRoom]

Happy you enjoyed it!

[@EKS511]

Great interview! Been a fan of Van since ATWT. Followed him since then and loved him on EastSiders (still hoping there will be that rumored 5th season/movie some day). I am a GH fan and when I found out he was the new Lucas I freaked out!

[@TheLocherRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it.. Thank you for watching.

[@shannonrecktenwald855]

Love Van Hansis! So happy to see him back with Maura West!

[@TheLocherRoom]

Right? I'm so happy to hear that.

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

47:45 gosh I watched ATWT from childhood and Lucinda was a scary lady!! Lol. One of my FIRST memories was of Lisa calling her Lucy… and Lisa seemed like the one person in town who wasn’t intimidated by Lucinda. I’m talking, I was like 4 😂😂 core life memory ❤

[@rain73ful]

I loved Van's work on ATWT.

[@chrismcevoy2503]

I love Van Hansis now on General Hospital as Lucas Jones.

[@chrismcevoy2503]

I loved Van’s scenes with Perry, Laura, Maura, and Rebecca on General Hospital.

[@TheLocherRoom]

🩵🩵🩵🩵

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

I was so excited! And in my general hospital group, so many people didn’t know who he was (cuz they only watch GH I guess) and I was busting at the seams like don’t you guys know what a big deal this is??? Love seeing him on my TV❤

[@daniellelipsky5417]

I watched Van Hansis on ATWT as Luke Synder and now I am watching him on GH as Lucas Jones. So glad you are back on a soap opera. Do you think Lucas and Luke have similarities as well as differences and what do you think they are?

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thank you for watching, Danielle!

[@michaelcdavis7047]

Alan, you had a wonderful interview with Van today. He is a wonderful actor and human being. When one of his students is on live television, accepting an acting award I hope they remember to thank Van. On a personal note, I am sorry that your interview was interrupted by a vile comment..Unfortunately, this has happened to me in the past, but I continue to express my feelings and won't be deterred despite the subject.

[@TheLocherRoom]

I'm not usually offended by comments like that, Michael - but this was certainly not the place for it.

[@michaelcdavis7047]

@@TheLocherRoom Alan, I had two minor procedures yesterday and was not paying attention like I usually do. When I became aware of the situation, I was too interested in your interview with Van. As you said one time, this is your podcast and you will not tolerate misbehavior among your subscribers.

[@kentnyc]

You give really good interview, Alan.😋😜🙌. Van seems lovely. And, was good as Luke. Not yet feeling him as Lucas.

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thank you, Kent and thank you for watching.

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

1:09:01 I love this advice. I love the craft of acting and learning about it. Love when you hit in that, Alan. I remember you talking to Rachel Minor about her learning to break down scripts and stuff. I’m just an old lady in Michigan but… I’m completely fascinated but the craft of acting :)

[@TheLocherRoom]

Love that.

[@woody5551]

Eastsiders was so good. Loved him in that.

[@2ToyBoys]

So great to have Van back on TV. Loved to hear that he and Jake are still friends! Let's hear it for Luke & Noah...daytimes first and only gay supercouple!!! (I'm sure they would be married by now, were the show still on...and there would be drama!)

[@TheLocherRoom]

😍🩵😍

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

31:19 sounds like you were just intimidated (and overwhelmed) by the whole thing ❤

[@JJ-um5ec]

Another great interview! Great guy

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thank you for watching.

[@chrismcevoy2503]

I hope Van has scenes with Kelly on General Hospital.

[@stephenmarcus9601]

Van was perfect for World Turns. I still miss that show. Was still really solid at the end. Wish GH would cast Kelly Hennessy (Emily). She'd be an ideal Jerome realitive

[@jaej1120]

Kelly Hennessy could cast as Emily or Sara Webber.

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

I would LOVE Martha Byrne to join and be a Jerome or somehow an old friend of Ava’s… more Rose and less Lili

[@jaej1120]

@@ultravioletpisces3666 That would be great. I know Martha is good friends with Michele Van Jean so she might be on the Beyond the Gates.

[@stephenmarcus9601]

@@jaej1120 I was thinking that, too. Beyond The Gates kind of fits in w/the soup Martha tried to do. With P&G involved, it would be smart to hire a few World Turns actors. Jessica would be amazing!

[@DNBursky]

Great interview

[@gabrielstern4992]

It was, but the live chat was another story today. I was getting mad and had to bite my tounge quite a, few times. Today with how some users in the live chat were conducting themselves or the inappropriate comment directed at Alan for which I saw and said something to the user. And even tried to give him a chance to explain himself. Take care

[@TheLocherRoom]

Much appreciated, David.

[@TheLocherRoom]

That was a first, Gabriel

[@brucerosepapa3748]

great interview!! thank you.

[@TheLocherRoom]

Thank you, Bruce. Glad you enjoyed.

[@brucerosepapa3748]

@@TheLocherRoom Alan, is this role recurring? Thanks, Bruce

[@nekusakura6748]

Van has gotten more attractive with Age...

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

32:51 sounds like they had an inkling lol

[@nekusakura6748]

I hope you can also do an interview with Jake Silbermann as well.

[@stephenmarcus9601]

Van is a solid actor. It's crazy how an actor goes from HBO to soaps. GH ratings (TV and Hulu) have fallen since cast changes, and Frank is clearly trying to get attention w/Luke and Lucky.

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

10:32 butterfly 🦋

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

Nothing against Noelle and she was great but i think one of the things that made it extra difficult for fans was that with the show coming to an end… we really wanted Martha to be a part of that.

[@brucerosepapa3748]

Now bring Dr. Reid Oliver to GH as a love interest for Lucas!

[@charleyMD17]

That would be awesome. ATWT did Reid (and Luke) so dirty.

[@brucerosepapa3748]

@@charleyMD17 Yes they did! The chemistry these two had were off the charts.

[@michaelcdavis7047]

Luke and Reid were on their way to having the first adult gay relationship but the powers that be had other ideas.

[@charleyMD17]

@@michaelcdavis7047 And they were very, very bad ideas.

[@michaelcdavis7047]

@@brucerosepapa3748 What do you mean?

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

I forgot until just now that “aunt Ava” is ummmm aunt Carly!!!!

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

1:05:54 watch the surreal life Van!!! That was a fun time!!!

[@sarabuxton5140]

14 years later and I am still pissed Reid died! Just to save boring Chris Hughes. Luke and Reid were such a fun dynamic.

[@stephaneduhamel-xm7yz]

great interview. i watched Van on ATWT. love it when he said Eric was "really really fun to work with". these two were hot🔥🔥.they had great chemistry. Eric was sexy😍 Van got to kiss him, lucky guy.he shared hot kisses with Eric.when he said it was really fun to work with Eric ,i wander in a way if he meant he had fun to kiss him. i like to think that 😉. i would not mind kissing Eric either🙂😉. they should bring Eric to GH.that would be fun.

[@TheLocherRoom]

Ha Ha -- Thank you, Stephan for watching.

[@gabrielstern4992]

Hi Alan watching again and Thank God you did not repeat thaf coment my you tube had froze so I went up to get a toss of water and when I come back I saw that comment and said that was not a very nice thing to say and, even gave the person a, chance to explain himself by saying unless I am misinterpreting what he said I was, a little shocked when I saw that comment but other comments bothered me too. And Alan it's not just gay guys who it came across as ofensive or inappropriate either but also women. I don't get how this could be Construed as even funny In any way or form. The other thing othet thing I night was strange during the live chat was watching one user trying to hid on micheal c again I don't think the live chat is the place for that regardless of whether you are lbtq+ or straight and again Alan I am trying to pg stuff here but other wise watching now I am really enjoying this interview with van hansis. And Again really fascinating.

[@TheLocherRoom]

Yeah yesterday was fascinating Gabriel. Thank you for defending me.

[@gabrielstern4992]

@@TheLocherRoom that was just not acceptable and Alan regardless of my opinions or views concerning gay storylines that's still no excuse I was not born yesterday.

[@gabrielstern4992]

Hi Alan my you tube froze so I will re watch later and alan my apologies to you for that one comment I saw it after coming back and I thought it was offensive and did say something. And I don't care if you are gay or straight but implying someone had to do what this person suggested to get the luke Noah storyline on air was inappropriate and not very nice regardless of the disguise or mask to try to hide it. Plus today I was getting mad over the Noelle VS Martha debate both were terrific as Lily. But like I have said before it was not nice how that was handled with Martha at all by putting out a casting call for lily while Martha was in contract negotians and that's, why she walked away. But bringing that up during the live chat was not nice or trying to start riverlys that don't exist is not nice either as Martha and neole respect each other. And again Alan we need to do my ideas I have expressed to you with an atwt reset I have just had enough of all this garbage and exactky like micheal has been saying stop with gay storylines that always end In tragedy but at least van is open to diferent ideas. Come on Alan let's give van a chance to actaully get to play something like Doug Marland would write that's, different more realistic without all this garbage. Glad you had him back on.