24 Facts About Julian Crane

Julian Crane is a fictional character from the American soap opera Passions portrayed by original cast member Ben Masters.

Julian Crane later marries both Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald and Rebecca Hotchkiss in 2001, though both their marriages are eventually revealed to be invalid, and he is presumed murdered early in 2002.

Julian Crane is eventually revealed to be alive a few months later and embarks upon a magical journey with Tabitha Lenox's doll-turned-real-boy, Timmy, who is able to touch something in Julian's hard heart.

Julian was born in Harmony, New England, sometime in the 1950s to powerful billionaire Alistair Ephraim Crane and his first wife, Katherine Crane, and was raised as the heir apparent to the Crane empire and their only child; his parents later had a daughter, Sheridan, when he was a teenager.

Katherine loved her son deeply but was ultimately too naive to realize her husband's plan to twist their son into his image until Julian Crane had already grown to be a spoiled, amoral man who, as a member of a family with equal or higher social standing as that of the Kennedy family, came to see himself as American royalty.

Julian Crane fell in love with her, but he was responsible for hooking her on drugs and alcohol.

Eve eventually became pregnant, but Alistair called on Julian to marry former Governor Harrison Winthrop's young daughter Ivy as part of a business merger between Crane Industries and the Winthrops' financially floundering shipping fleet.

Julian Crane's history has been retconned on more than one occasion.

In 1999, it was stated that Julian Crane had married Ivy shortly after graduating high school, when Sheridan was still an infant and Katherine was alive and well.

When Katherine and Martin returned to Harmony in 2004, flashbacks revealed that Julian Crane had been fourteen and Sheridan six when Katherine had "died" instead of the original twenty-nine and twelve.

Ivy was unaware that Julian Crane was not in love with her when she married him, and when she discovered the true nature of her marriage on her wedding night, she became cold to her new husband and froze him out of her bed.

At Ethan and Theresa's engagement party, Julian Crane is incensed, as well as privately devastated, to learn that, on their wedding night, Ivy sought comfort from ex-boyfriend Sam Bennett, fathering Ethan.

Julian Crane agrees to help Timmy find the Demon's Horn to save his beloved Charity, who is frozen in a block of ice.

Deeply saddened to learn of the death of the boy who managed to touch his hard heart, Julian Crane goes to pay his condolences to Tabitha, who presented herself as Timmy's great-aunt.

The former couple begin searching for their son, and Julian Crane finds himself growing closer and falling in love with Eve once more.

Julian Crane goes to Alistair and demands that he release the identity of his and Eve's son.

When Liz is poisoned at Luis and Sheridan's failed second wedding in early 2005, Eve is charged with the murder, along with Julian Crane's 2002 attempted murder and Alistair's December 2004 attempted murder.

Julian Crane stands by Eve and eventually makes a deal with Rebecca to have her confess that Liz poisoned herself, unaware that Rebecca actually poisoned Liz in an attempt to poison Eve.

Julian Crane is thrilled when Eve is acquitted, but is later horrified to learn that the agreement he signed with Rebecca prevents him from divorcing her.

Julian Crane becomes jealous of the attention that Eve lavishes on her ex, and matters become even more strained when they discover that Chad is actually Alistair and Liz's son.

Miguel is sentenced to life imprisonment for the attempted murder, and Julian Crane makes a deal with Kay to have Miguel released if she promises not to leave Fox.

However, Julian Crane learns that Ethan, and not he, fathered Little Ethan and is furious with Theresa for lying to him.

In exchange for increased power at Crane Industries, Julian agrees to keep Little Ethan's paternity a secret even though he is, as he says himself, "stealing from Fancy, my own daughter".

Meanwhile, Julian Crane keeps up his philandering and begins sleeping with Fancy's best friend, Esme Vanderheusen, much to Fancy's disgust.