Reid Oliver
| Dr. Reid Oliver | |||
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| As the World Turns character | |||
| Portrayed by | Eric Sheffer Stevens | ||
| Duration | 2010 | ||
| First appearance | January 19, 2010 | ||
| Last appearance | September 7, 2010 | ||
| Created by | Jean Passanante and David Kreizman | ||
| Introduced by | Christopher Goutman | ||
| Classification | Final, regular | ||
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| Occupation | Neurosurgeon | ||
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| Aunts and uncles | Angus Oliver |
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Dr. Reid Oliver is a fictional character from CBS's daytime drama As the World Turns. He was portrayed by Eric Sheffer Stevens and made his first appearance on January 19, 2010. Reid Oliver revealed himself to be gay on ATWT adding to a list of fictional characters on the show that have been connected to Luke and Noah, the first teen same-sex couple in American soap history.
Reid arrives in Oakdale against his wishes after being blackmailed by Luke Snyder (played by Van Hansis) into performing a surgery on his long-time boyfriend Noah Mayer (Jake Silbermann) to help him regain his sight. Upon discovering that Noah would require complex surgery, Reid decides to return to his practice in Dallas. After an accident involving Luke's car and that of the wife of Chief of Medical staff at Memorial Hospital, Reid is ordered by the court not to leave Oakdale and is put under the care of Bob Hughes, the Chief of staff.
Reid Oliver is known for his arrogance, overconfidence and his witty one liners.
(Though, in scenes with Luke, we learn that Reid is in fact quite vulnerable at times, feeling that Luke wants someone more like Noah, when Luke tries to help Reid improve his "people skills" to become Chief of Staff at Memorial Hospital after Bob Hughes steps down.)
He quickly became good friends with Katie Peretti, moving in with her and her son, Jacob.
Now that supercouple Luke and Noah have broken up, and Luke will be working with Reid on a new neuro wing at the hospital, it has given them a chance to talk to each other more. There has been clear connections between the two and all sources lead to the fact that Reid and Luke will end up a couple, despite never wanting to admit their attractions.
On April 22, 2010, Reid and Luke shared their first kiss.
They have had many starts and stops, and have kissed many times since the first. The first time they were about to have sex, Luke thought of Noah, who was in critical condition at the hospital and left. The second time Noah showed up at Luke's house, and they stopped.
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