Julian Crane is a fictional character from the American soap opera
Passions portrayed by original cast member Ben Masters.In the soap's
early years, Julian is portrayed as a drunken philanderer who shares
an antagonistic, loveless marriage with his wife of over twenty years,
Ivy Crane. Though he tries to exude an image of confidence and power,
Julian is in actuality desperate for his father's approval and becomes
something of a villain, aiding his father in his attempts to separate
Julian's sister, Sheridan, from her fiancé, Luis.In the soap's early
years, Julian is portrayed as a drunken philanderer who shares an
antagonistic, loveless marriage with his wife of over twenty years,
Ivy Crane. Though he tries to exude an image of confidence and power,
Julian is in actuality desperate for his father's approval and becomes
something of a villain, aiding his father in his attempts to separate
Julian's sister, Sheridan, from her fiancé, Luis.Julian eventually
discovers that Ivy's ex-boyfriend, Sam Bennett, fathered Julian and
Ivy's eldest son, Ethan; Julian is furious and privately heartbroken
to learn the truth and divorces Ivy. Julian 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. He 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. After Timmy's death, Julian and his
ex-girlfriend, Eve Russell, set out to find their long-lost son, and
Julian eventually rekindles his love with Eve, leaving his amoral ways
behind him. After becoming engaged, Julian and Eve break up in 2006,
leading Julian to revert to philandering and scheming. His
relationship with Eve grows complicated, Julian has rediscovers his
softer side once more; he has completely abandoned his licentious
behavior after this.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 naïve to realize her husband's plan to
twist their son into his image until Julian 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 Top Movies & Young Movies