Luke Spencer

 Luke Spencer facts

• Geary holds the record for most Daytime Emmy wins for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work as Luke
• He was the show's fifth most tenured character after Monica Quartermaine, Laura Spencer, Scott Baldwin, and Bobbie Spencer
• Luke has easily been one of the most popular characters in daytime soap operas
• The character was famously paired with Laura Spencer (named Laura Webber when he met her), starting soon after Luke Spencer joined the show
• The pairing, termed "Luke and Laura" by fans, was extremely popular with viewers, and led to the creation of the "supercouple" concept, which many other soap operas attempted to emulate
• The pairing culminated with the couple's wedding, which took place on the episodes aired on November 16–17, 1981; the November 17 episode was watched by 30 million people, and remains the highest-watched hour in soap opera history