query: actor who played stefano dimera on days of our lives

pos: Joseph Mascolo (Hollywood Hills). Joseph Mascolo Joseph Peter Mascolo (March 13, 1929 – December 8, 2016) was an American musician and dramatic actor. During his long career, he acted in numerous motion pictures and television series. He was best known for playing supervillain Stefano DiMera, a role he originated in 1982 on NBC's "Days of Our Lives". Mascolo was born on March 13, 1929, and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut. His parents, Anna Mascolo (née DeTuccio; 1910–2010) and Peter Mascolo (1901–2008), were immigrants from Naples, Italy, and had their 80th wedding anniversary shortly before his father died. Mascolo had one sister, Marie

pos: Joseph Mascolo Joseph Mascolo Joseph Peter Mascolo (March 13, 1929 – December 8, 2016) was an American musician and dramatic actor. During his long career, he acted in numerous motion pictures and television series. He was best known for playing supervillain Stefano DiMera, a role he originated in 1982 on NBC's "Days of Our Lives". Mascolo was born on March 13, 1929, and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut. His parents, Anna Mascolo (née DeTuccio; 1910–2010) and Peter Mascolo (1901–2008), were immigrants from Naples, Italy, and had their 80th wedding anniversary shortly before his father died. Mascolo had one sister, Marie LaVoie. He

neg: Stefano DiMera Stefano DiMera Stefano DiMera is a fictional character from the American soap opera, "Days of Our Lives". Created by head writer Pat Falken Smith, he was portrayed by actor Joseph Mascolo. Stefano is the patriarch of the DiMera family and the father of Renée DuMonde, Megan Hathaway, Benjy Hawk, Lexie Carver (née Brooks), EJ DiMera and Chad DiMera and the stepfather of Antony DiMera; He is also the adoptive father of Peter and Kristen Blake. For a brief period, he believed he was the half-brother of longtime nemesis John Black. He had a nephew, André DiMera, who through plastic surgery

neg: Kate Roberts (Days of Our Lives) Kate Roberts (Days of Our Lives) Kate Roberts is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives". The matriarch of the series' Roberts family, the role was originated by Deborah Adair in 1993, and is currently played by (and most associated with) Lauren Koslow, who has held the role since 1996. Kate is the mother of Austin Reed, Billie Reed, Lucas Horton, Philip Kiriakis, and the twins Cassie and Rex Brady. Kate is the ex-wife of Curtis Reed, Victor Kiriakis, Roman Brady, Stefano DiMera, and is the widow of André DiMera. She is known for getting

neg: Daphne DiMera actual father. Daphne died in 1984 when a plane carrying a number of Salemites crashed in Haiti. Daphne's real surname is unknown. She was always referred to as a DiMera, because her marriage was a common law marriage to Stefano. She is the aunt of Lawrence Alamain via her sister, Philomena. Daphne DiMera Daphne DiMera is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives". She was played by Madlyn Rhue from 1982 to 1984. Daphne was the common law wife of Stefano DiMera, who fled from him while pregnant with her son, Antony. She raised Tony

neg: Daphne DiMera Daphne DiMera Daphne DiMera is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives". She was played by Madlyn Rhue from 1982 to 1984. Daphne was the common law wife of Stefano DiMera, who fled from him while pregnant with her son, Antony. She raised Tony in Australia. When Daphne learned that Tony was in love with Renée DuMonde, whom he believed to be his half-sister, she told him that he was not Stefano's son after all, but belonged to a man named Enrico. This led to a brief romantic reunion between Tony and Renée, but Renée

neg: André DiMera Salem but to build up the dynasty," Penghlis said of the writers' decision to revive André instead of Tony (who historically is not a biological DiMera). André is back to watch over his father who has recently suffered a heart attack and he isn't happy with how Stefano has been treated lately. With the reveal of his true paternity, André develops a "Cain and Abel" like dynamic with Stefano's youngest son, Chad (Billy Flynn) due to Stefano favoring Chad. André DiMera André DiMera is a fictional character from the NBC Daytime soap opera, "Days of Our Lives". The role was

neg: Abe Carver won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2018. Abe Carver Abraham Washington Carver is a fictional character on the long-running American soap opera "Days of Our Lives". Actor James Reynolds has played the character since he originated it on the series in 1981, and is currently the fifth longest serving actor on the show. The role is one of the longest-running African American characters in American soap operas. The character was created by head writer Pat Falken Smith. Abe is the widowed husband of Lexie Carver, daughter of international crime lord, Stefano DiMera. He is the father of Brandon

neg: James Scott (actor) to Los Angeles. He studied acting for two more years before being cast on "All My Children." Scott originated the role of Ethan Cambias in August 2004 and played it until February 2006. He then moved on to "Days of Our Lives" where he took on the role of EJ DiMera in May 2006. On 2 May 2014 it was announced that Scott would be leaving "Days of Our Lives" to pursue other endeavours. On 27 September 2015, he reprised his role as EJ DiMera of "Days of Our Lives" on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver", reuniting with Alison

neg: Santo DiMera Santo DiMera Santo DiMera is a fictional character on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives". He was portrayed by James Scott from July 9, 2007 to September 28, 2007. Scott reprised the role on August 20, 2008 as a figment of John's imagination. He is the father of Stefano DiMera and established the wealth and power of the DiMera family. Santo is a traveling salesman and the father of crime lord Stefano DiMera. Victor Kiriakis described Santo as "brilliant, wealthy, charming and utterly crooked" with "operations all over the world". While doing business in Galway, Ireland, he becomes involved

neg: Kristen DiMera Kristen DiMera Kristen DiMera is a fictional character from "Days of Our Lives", an American soap opera on the NBC network, portrayed by Eileen Davidson. Davidson joined the cast of "Days of Our Lives" in 1993, and departed in 1998 after a five-year stint. After a 14-year absence, Davidson returned to the role of Kristen in the fall of 2012. Kristen and her brother Peter were raised but not legally adopted by super villain Stefano DiMera at a very young age following the deaths of their parents; however, their mother Rachel was later revealed to be alive. Davidson's performance has

neg: Kate Roberts (Days of Our Lives) help of EJ DiMera (James Scott), who is using the alias EJ Wells, to seduce Sami away from Lucas. Her efforts fail when EJ is revealed to be the son of Stefano DiMera. Lucas and Sami are deeply in love, and are set to marry again, and this time Kate fails to stop it, despite her best effforts. Sami and Lucas start their life together despite Kate's interference. In retaliation their scheming, Lucas turns Kate and EJ in to the FTC for their questionable financial records. Kate turns to Stefano DiMera after learning she is broke. Stefano provides her with

neg: Abe Carver Abe Carver Abraham Washington Carver is a fictional character on the long-running American soap opera "Days of Our Lives". Actor James Reynolds has played the character since he originated it on the series in 1981, and is currently the fifth longest serving actor on the show. The role is one of the longest-running African American characters in American soap operas. The character was created by head writer Pat Falken Smith. Abe is the widowed husband of Lexie Carver, daughter of international crime lord, Stefano DiMera. He is the father of Brandon Walker, Theo Carver and Lani Price. Abe grows up

neg: Curtis Reed (Days of Our Lives) told her that their children had died in a car wreck. Years later he would appear in Salem and shoot John Black under orders from Stefano DiMera. Since Curtis didn't kill John, DiMera refused to pay him. An angry Curtis kidnapped Stefano and held him on Smith Island until Kristen Blake paid him ransom for Stefano. He was shot to death by Stefano DiMera on November 10, 1993 in a back alley behind Billie's apartment. He was discovered in the morning by Bo Brady and Wendy Reardon when they went to the alley to get some crates. Due to multiple

neg: Roman Brady Marlena Evans from a serial killer. He slept on her floor. The chemistry between the actors, and the characters, led to love. In 1983 on Days of Our Lives, Roman and Marlena were married. Over the next year Roman became embroiled in a storyline with Stefano DiMera. Stefano was a powerful and ruthless business tycoon (and organized crime figure) from Europe who had come to town to set up shop in Salem, and Roman being the city's top cop had gone after him. Subsequently Stefano framed Roman for serial killings that were being committed by his nephew Andre DiMera. At

neg: EJ DiMera EJ DiMera EJ DiMera is a fictional character from the original NBC Daytime soap opera, "Days of Our Lives", portrayed by James Scott. Originally portrayed by child actors, Avalon, Dillon, and Vincent Ragone from 1997 to April 1998, the character was rapidly aged in 2006 when Scott took over the role. Scott departed the role in October 2014, resulting in the character's on-screen death. Created by head writer, James E. Reilly, and introduced under executive producers, Ken Corday and Tom Langan, EJ is the son of crime boss Stefano DiMera and Susan Banks. However, Stefano plans to pass off the

neg: Steve Johnson (Days of Our Lives) and to kill the man who was controlling him: Stefano's son, EJ DiMera. This has proved difficult and EJ managed to force Steve into kidnapping John Black—so that he could steal his kidney—and in committing other illegal acts. Steve began pushing Kayla away to protect her and went in and out of mental hospitals where he was still at the mercy of EJ and his agents. Later, Steve helped Hope Brady get out of the DiMera house by telling Stefano DiMera that they were having an affair. Stefano believed it and let Steve and Hope leave. Steve has been involved

neg: Robert DiMera Robert DiMera EJ DiMera is a fictional character from the original NBC Daytime soap opera, "Days of Our Lives", portrayed by James Scott. Originally portrayed by child actors, Avalon, Dillon and Vincent Ragone from 1997 to April 1998, the character was rapidly aged in 2006 as Scott took over the role of the adult EJ. Scott departed the role on-screen in October 2014, resulting in the character's on-screen death. Created by head writer, James E. Reilly, and introduced under executive producers, Ken Corday and Tom Langan, EJ is the son of crime lord Stefano DiMera and Susan Banks. However, Stefano

neg: André DiMera André DiMera André DiMera is a fictional character from the NBC Daytime soap opera, "Days of Our Lives". The role was originated in 1983 by Thaao Penghlis when André was introduced as the nephew of Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo). Having undergone plastic surgery to look identical to Stefano's stepson, Tony (also Penghlis), André—on Stefano's behalf—sets out to frame Roman Brady (Wayne Northrop) for a series of murders. However, plans go awry as André claims several victims including Stefano's daughter Renée DuMonde (Philece Sampler). André's later plans to help Stefano heal his brain tumor and get revenge on their enemies culminates

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (2000s) full sister in Sydney DiMera. In 2013, Johnny becomes an uncle to Will's daughter Arianna Horton. After witnessing a murder, Johnny's mom Sami is taken into protection by the federal government as a vulnerable witness. Whilst in witness protection, Sami allows Johnny to live with EJ and his wife Nicole Walker, in the DiMera mansion, with Johnny's paternal grandfather, Stefano DiMera. When Sami is released from witness protection, Johnny returns to live with Sami. However, Stefano insists that EJ raises Johnny as a DiMera, against Sami's wishes. EJ first resists this notion because he does not want to betray his

neg: Kate Roberts (Days of Our Lives) and is merely using Kate to take the DiMera fortune. Kate ends their relationship, and he is sent to jail; but it is revealed that only an imposter of Stefano died, and that Stefano was really alive and held captive by Ian. Stefano fails to make amends with his son, EJ, and heads to Europe for business. Kate tracks down Stefano, insisting he give her another chance, but they finalize the divorce, and Kate realizes that she and Stefano are finished. Kate takes Chad DiMera (Casey Deidrick) under her wing, kind of as a proxy mother, after his own mother

neg: Tony DiMera Tony DiMera Tony DiMera is a fictional character from the American soap opera "Days of Our Lives", played by actor Thaao Penghlis on and off from November 6, 1981 until October 24, 1985, and from July 19, 2007 till April 1, 2009. One of the character's main storylines includes being impersonated by fellow character André DiMera, at various points in the character's tenure. However, both roles were played by Penghlis. Count Tony DiMera arrived in Salem in 1981 with two purposes. He wanted to win back his wife, Liz Chandler, whom he had never officially divorced. He also wanted to

neg: Benjy Hawk liver donor for Stefano. Eventually a homeless man found him and he was saved from dying. While recovering from his injuries, Benjy attended the mock funeral of Stefano and fired a gun multiple times into the casket. Benjy was disarmed and taken back to the hospital where it was assumed by those around him, he remained. Benjy was later murdered by his cousin (later revealed to be his half-brother) André DiMera and placed in the coffin used in Stefano DiMera's fake funeral. Benjy Hawk Benjy Hawk is a fictional character from "Days of Our Lives". He was played, on a

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (2000s) Rex and his twin sister Cassie were discovered half-naked during a meteor shower and were originally suspected to be aliens. As time went on it was discovered that they were the children of Andre DiMera (who at the time was impersonating his cousin Tony DiMera and Marlena Evans but this turned out to be false. In reality a sperm sample was somehow taken from Roman Brady during his years of captivity at the hands of Tony's father Stefano DiMera and combined with eggs taken from Kate Roberts who was a prostitute and associate of Stefano's. Rex and, to a lesser

neg: Tyler Christopher (actor) Tyler Christopher (actor) Tyler Christopher (born Tyler Christopher Baker; November 11, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Nikolas Cassadine (1996–1999, 2003–2011, 2013–2016) and Connor Bishop (2004–2005) on the ABC soap opera "General Hospital". In August 2017, it was announced that Christopher would be joining the cast of the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives" as the son of long-time villains Stefano DiMera and Vivian Alamain. His tenure on the show began December 29, 2017. Christopher was born in Joliet, Illinois and grew up in Delaware, Ohio, the youngest of four children. Both

neg: Thaao Penghlis stage, performing in "Jockeys" under Milton Katselas's direction. Penghlis first appeared to daytime audiences in 1981 on "General Hospital" during the Ice Princess saga when he played the role of Victor Cassadine, brother of Mikkos and Anthony Cassadine. After his character was written out of the show by being taken to prison, he was cast as the villainous Count Tony DiMera, the son of villain Stefano DiMera in the NBC daytime drama "Days of Our Lives". Penghlis returned to daytime in his one-time role of Victor Cassadine on "General Hospital" from 30 January 2014 to 4 March 2014. Penghlis starred

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (2010s) territory in Salem. Clyde's relationships with Ben and Kate improve but when he donates a large sum of money to the local hospital to fund Jordan's project she leaves town and moves to New York. Clyde continues to advise Ben on his relationship with Abigail Deveraux and plots against Ben's new rival Chad DiMera. Kate fails in her scheme to permanently takeover DiMera Enterprises from Stefano and seeks comfort from Clyde. Clyde dismisses Stefano saying he beat Victor Kiriakis and that he can beat the DiMeras. Kate warns Clyde that Stefano has enormous patience and cunning for revenge and unlike

neg: Days of Our Lives (Steve Johnson), Austin Peck (Austin Reed), Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Brady), Joseph Mascolo (Stefano DiMera), and Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera) have been brought back to "Days of Our Lives". More additions to the show include the returns of Crystal Chappell (Dr. Carly Manning), and Louise Sorel (Vivian Alamain). In June 2010, characters such as Jennifer Horton, Bill Horton, Shane Donovan, and Kimberly Brady returned for a short time and were featured heavily in a tribute to Alice Horton. Guest cast members have included Elizabeth Alley. In late 2012, the show reintroduced actress Eileen Davidson in the role of Kristen Blake

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (1990s) saved when Lucas and Franco's old mob boss, Roberto, both confessed to the murder at the last minute. Although Lucas was the real shooter, the police believed a dying Roberto's confession. The truth of Franco's real murderer was never revealed except to Sami and Brandon Walker. Eliana, played by Ann Werner, was the long-time housekeeper of Stefano Dimera at the DiMera mansion. Ann Werner left the show to pursue a writing career, and the character of Eliana was said to have retired. Played by three different actors from 1996–2008, Father Jansen has been a consistent figure for the church going

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (1990s) Daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives", portrayed by Jason Brooks. Brooks joined the cast of "Days of Our Lives" in 1993, airing on September 1, 1993 until November 23, 1993 on a recurring status until upgrading to contract status from December 1, 1993 till December 24, 1996, when the character was presumed dead after being shot by Jack Deveraux. Brooks returned to the role nearly a year later on November 21, 1997 until his departure on February 23, 1998. Peter and his sister Kristen were raised but not legally adopted by super villain Stefano DiMera at a very young

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (1990s) DiMera. Stefano mourned Bart's death and is now concerned that Bart may not have made sure that the key to ending the vendetta was kept out of Tony's possession. Jonesy, played by Robert Mandan from 1997–1998, was Vivian's bizarre husband and caretaker of the DiMera townhouse in Salem. Vivian was first interested in Jonesy because she thought he owned the expensive townhouse and all of its treasures. Vivian accomplished this by hosting a mock séance in which the real Flora Dora told Jonesy to move on with Vivian. Jonesy was not a well man and Vivian and he married in

neg: Drake Hogestyn really dead at all, but had been abducted by long-time nemesis Stefano DiMera. As of January 8, 2008, Drake was back on "Days of our Lives" in the role he created. Confirmed on November 17, 2008, Drake, along with his long-time co-star, Deidre Hall, were let go from "Days of our Lives" due to budget cuts. Days of Our Lives brought back the characters of John and Marlena starting September 26, 2011. Hogestyn married his childhood sweetheart Victoria. The couple have four children: three daughters, Whitney, Alexandra and Rachael; and one son, Ben. Drake Hogestyn Donald Drake Hogestyn ( (born

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (2010s) and Ryan Quan on March 23, 2017. Days of Our Lives characters (2010s) A list of notable characters from the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives" that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1, 2010, onward. Jane Smith is the warden of the Salem County Correctional Facility, the prison where Hope Brady serves time in 2010. She works with an inmate, Lee Michaels, to kill inmates during routine medical procedures in order to harvest their organs in an operation run by Stefano DiMera. Jane first appeared on September 21, 2010. Stacy Haiduk had been hired to portray the

neg: Benjy Hawk Benjy Hawk Benjy Hawk is a fictional character from "Days of Our Lives". He was played, on a recurring basis, by Darrell Thomas Utley from 1988 to 1990, and by Jim Lunsford in 2006 and 2007. Benjy is the deaf son of Stefano DiMera and Ellen Hawk. Stefano had his mother, Ellen, killed. Steve and Kayla found Benjy on their honeymoon and nearly adopted him. However he ended up living with his maternal grandfather, Orion, in Europe. Years later, Benjy would make a brief and surprising return to Salem. Steve and Kayla Johnson were poisoned and recovering at Salem Hospital.

neg: John Black (Days of Our Lives) in January 2008, John was discovered alive in Stefano's basement, with his memory wiped and programmed into a super soldier. Marlena found him, but he was not able to remember her, and continuously committed crimes ordered by Stefano. Stefano ordered him to kill Colleen Brady, but John found out that he was Colleen's son with Santo DiMera, Ryan Brady, making him Stefano's half-brother. He went after the DiMera empire and Stefano after discovering his identity. Frustrated in her inability to reach the old John, Marlena filed for divorce. John tried to recommit himself to Marlena and remembering their life together.

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (2000s) stairs during an argument with Chad. Days of Our Lives characters (2000s) A list of notable characters from the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives" that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2009, in order of first appearance. J.T. Reiber, born on June 9, 2000, is introduced as the child intended to be adopted by Abe Carver (James Reynolds) and Lexie Carver (Renée Jones). However, Lexie's father Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo) switches the infant at birth with Bo and Hope's (Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso) son. After years of trying for a baby

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (2000s) Days of Our Lives characters (2000s) A list of notable characters from the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives" that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2009, in order of first appearance. J.T. Reiber, born on June 9, 2000, is introduced as the child intended to be adopted by Abe Carver (James Reynolds) and Lexie Carver (Renée Jones). However, Lexie's father Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo) switches the infant at birth with Bo and Hope's (Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso) son. After years of trying for a baby the natural way, Abe and Lexie

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (2010s) Days of Our Lives characters (2010s) A list of notable characters from the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives" that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1, 2010, onward. Jane Smith is the warden of the Salem County Correctional Facility, the prison where Hope Brady serves time in 2010. She works with an inmate, Lee Michaels, to kill inmates during routine medical procedures in order to harvest their organs in an operation run by Stefano DiMera. Jane first appeared on September 21, 2010. Stacy Haiduk had been hired to portray the role but, wasn't able to fulfill the

neg: Tony DiMera in Salem University Hospital after falling and becoming impaled, following a fight with Philip Kiriakis over a fuels project that Tony acquired from Titan Industries. The fight was witnessed by Tony's then sister-in-law Nicole Walker. Before her death, Daphne DiMera claimed that her lover Enrico, the DiMera family gardener, was Tony's real father and blood tests in the early 1980s supported this as fact. Tony DiMera Tony DiMera is a fictional character from the American soap opera "Days of Our Lives", played by actor Thaao Penghlis on and off from November 6, 1981 until October 24, 1985, and from July

neg: Lexie Carver Lexie Carver Dr. Alexandra "Lexie" Carver (née Brooks) is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives", created by head writer Leah Laiman. The role has been played most notably by actress Renée Jones, who appeared in the role from 1993 until departing in 2012. She is the daughter of crime boss Stefano DiMera, and the psychic Celeste Perrault. She is the mother of Theo Carver, and the wife of mayor Abe Carver. The role was originated on July 30, 1987, by Cyndi James Gossett on a recurring basis. Gossett last appeared as Lexie on February

neg: John Black (Days of Our Lives) him to Winterthorne to be indoctrinated, brainwashed, trained as a top assassin, and groomed for a role in the upper echelon of the Alliance. Unfortunately, the corrupt Petrov had formed a business relationship with the notorious international criminal Stefano DiMera, and provided him with the ultimate "soldier" in John (although never overtly stated, it stands to reason that Petrov may have been introduced to Stefano via the latter's common-law marriage to Philomena Alamain's sister Daphne). Although unclear whether this was a betrayal of the Phantom Alliance on Petrov's part, or part of a Yo Ling-DiMera arrangement, Petrov was separated from

neg: Anna DiMera Anna in a conversation to Austin during the Christmas season of December 2011. In January 2017, Anna is seen when Marlena bumps into her in Europe, after Anna let loose with a gun at a Prague café, following Marlena's trail in finding Stefano. Anna DiMera Anna Brady DiMera is a fictional character on the NBC daytime drama "Days of Our Lives". She is the ex-wife of Roman Brady, and the biological mother of Carrie Brady. Created by head writers Margaret DePriest and Sheri Anderson, Anna is portrayed by Leann Hunley. Anna is known for being a member of the powerful,

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (2010s) on February 24, 2016 and departed on January 9, 2017. Gabrielle Haugh took over the role on January 17, 2017. She is friends with Joey Johnson and soon learns from Joey that he murdered Ava Vitali. Jade later becomes pregnant with Joey's child, but has a miscarriage and loses the baby. Thomas Jack DiMera is the son of Chad DiMera and Abigail Deveraux. He is also the nephew of JJ Deveraux, and the grandson of Stefano DiMera, Madeline Peterson Woods, Jennifer Horton, and Jack Deveraux. Holly Jonas is the biological daughter of Nicole Walker and Daniel Jonas, but was carried

neg: Charles Shaughnessy first airing on 17 August 2011. Shaughnessy returned to "Days of Our Lives" for a limited run in May 2012 as Shane Donovan, in a story line involving his return to the ISA and interacting with Hope and Bo Brady and Stefano DiMera. His co-star, Patsy Pease did not appear as Shane's wife, Kimberly, in this story arc; nor did Charlotte Ross, who had played Shane's daughter, Eve. He also returned in November 2013 for a three-episode arc, in which his character Shane, and his wife Kimberly, deal with their daughter's drug use. On 23 January 2014, it was announced

neg: Cameron Davis (Days of Our Lives) kept him away in boarding schools, so he grew very lonely. Upon the character's introduction, he and Celeste have recently reconnected. Initial speculation point to Lexie's father, Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo). Schuyler Yancey revealed in an interview that his original uncredited role as Bryan, the bartender at "The Brady Pub" which began airing on July 22, 2010 and appears on a recurring basis until September 2011 was retconned into the role of Cameron. In February 2012, Schuyler Yancey was cast in the role of Dr. Cameron Davis. Yancey made his debut on the April 5, 2012 episode. Supermodel, turned actor,

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (2000s) played by John Callahan (2008–2009; 2010), is a doctor Nicole blackmails into posing as her OB/GYN while she fakes pregnancy after miscarrying her baby. Though he claims to have altruistic motives in the running of his free clinic, he's involved in shady black market baby brokering in order to pay off his substantial debts, a fact Nicole uses to her advantage. He frequently goes to Nicole for money in exchange for keeping her secret until he is murdered by men Stefano DiMera hires. Stefano also attempts to frame Rafe Hernandez for the murder. In his last frugal efforts to tell

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (2000s) Carver decide that they will adopt a child. When Lexie's father Stefano DiMera hears about the news, he is over joyed at the prospect of finally becoming a grandfather and asks that Abe and Lexie adopt the child of one of his distant relatives. The birth mother Marlo is in fact the niece of Dr. Rolf, Stefano's longtime assistant. However none the wiser to Lexie and Abe, Stefano is planning a plot whereby Marlo's baby would be switched with the baby of Bo and Hope's who Stefano at the time thought might be his or John Black's. After the births

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (1980s) a dress for Anna DiMera. One of her trademarks was her endless collections of hats, which were very creative and sometimes very outlandish. However, Calliope soon came to possess a diamond necklace which was originally owned by Daphne DiMera. She claimed it as her own, but didn't realize that Stefano DiMera was after it, for it contained one of three prisms he was after. Her white lie unknowingly thrust her into a major storyline. Calliope went on to co-host a daytime talk show with Jennifer Horton-Deveraux. The show was a success, but Calliope would eventually turn over the show over

neg: Megan Hathaway body and dumps her body in the hot tub, then returns to the closet and following the diagram, 'electrocutes' her. Megan is then found by Hope, who becomes the prime suspect in her murder. Megan Hathaway Megan Hathaway is a fictional character from the soap opera, "Days of Our Lives". She was played by Cheryl-Ann Wilson (now known as Miranda Wilson) from 1984 to 1985. Megan comes to Salem in 1984 with her adopted father Maxwell Hathaway, though she is secretly the daughter of Stefano DiMera. Megan had been the high school love of Bo Brady love that so deeply

neg: Days of Our Lives (Laura Horton) and Eileen Davidson (Kristen DiMera) won Best Actress in 1975 and 2014, respectively. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Horton), Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera), and Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) won Best Supporting Actress for, respectively, 1979, 1986, and 2009 and Billy Warlock (Frankie Brady) won Best Younger Actor for 1988. In 2009, Darin Brooks (Max Brady) took home the Emmy for Best Younger Actor", and Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) won for Best Supporting Actress, the show's first acting victories in over 21 and 23 years, respectively As with all other network programming, "Days of Our Lives" ratings have declined somewhat since

neg: Billy Flynn (actor) "Hawaii Five-0", in an episode entitled, "Hoku Welowelo"; Flynn played the role of Nick Spitz, opposite actress Melanie Griffith. Flynn also co-produced his short movie called "Solely". In August 2014, DAYS co-executive producer, Greg Meng confirmed to Soap Opera Digest that Flynn had joined the cast of NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives", as a recast of Chad DiMera, previously played by actor Casey Deidrick. Flynn debuted on September 12, 2014. In October 2016 "Deadline" confirmed that Flynn has booked a role in the thriller movie called "D.O.A. Blood River" Billy Flynn (actor) William "Billy" Flynn (born May 29,

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (1980s) and André DiMera, Petrov was already in the car. But Roman and Abe were ready as well and chased them. After struggling to shake off the police, and a drunk Alex Marshall caused some problem, the car drove off a bridge and fell down into a river. Alex was found but neither Petrov or Stefano. A few months later, Stefano was seen very much alive looking for the three prisms, and soon Petrov was seen taking orders from Stefano. He kidnapped Hope Williams for Stefano in an attempt to faster lure Roman into Stefano's trap. He also got instructions from

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (2010s) Victor the DiMeras are extremely cruel and ruthless with their enemies. Stefano uncovers Ben's past activities with illegal gambling in Florida and ensures the club manager testifies against Ben. Clyde uses his contacts in the drug business to have the manager killed in prison before he can testify against Ben. Clyde finds out Abby cheated on Ben with Chad and discovers she is pregnant. Clyde forces a lab technician to make the tests say Ben is the father. When Stefano returns to Salem Clyde visits him and secretly places a bug in the DiMera house but Stefano orders him to

neg: John Black (Days of Our Lives) recast as Roman Brady and the character that Hogestyn had been portraying for five years was retconned to be a soldier of Stefano DiMera who was brainwashed into believing he was Roman. Still suffering from a lack of memories, the character returned to the "John Black" name that he first used. Marlena reunited with the real Roman, and John resumed his relationship with Isabella. John then discovered that he was Forrest Alamain, brother to the evil Lawrence Alamain. Stefano had brainwashed Forrest into believing he was Roman as part of Stefano's vendetta against the Brady family. During this time, John

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (1980s) Calliope briefly returned in 2010, when she was hired by Rafe Hernandez to collect evidence to prove that Anna Dimera was hired by EJ to kidnap Sami and EJ's daughter Sydney Dimera. Shane Donovan is an agent of the ISA and husband to Kimberly Brady Donovan. Donovan and Brady were a supercouple. In 1984, Shane came to Salem to keep an eye on Stefano DiMera's illegal dealings. He posed as Larry Welche's butler, and eventually learned of Stefano's acquisitions of two of three rare prisms designed by Larry's father. Shane teamed up with Bo, and the two intended on taking

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (2010s) nothing to do with him. Orpehus ordered Clyde and Xander to watch Joey while he went to kill John Black. Clyde stood guard of Joey on the pier and Abe's son Theo Carver confronted him with a gun. He hesitated, and Clyde took advantage of the opportunity. Steve and J.J. revealed themselves, and Clyde fled while sending a text message to Orpehus, telling him to "abort". Irritated with their lack of success, Clyde decided to kill Chad and kidnap his son Thomas DiMera. After stealing some baby clothes for Thomas, Clyde encountered Andre DiMera, and was shocked that Stefano had

neg: DiMera family DiMera family The DiMeras are an upper-class Italian Catholic family on the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives". Seated at 430 Lakeview Drive in Salem, Illinois, over the years, the nature of the family itself has been retconned several times; although never directly and overtly, it has been represented as old-line Italian nobility, a relatively self-made European business dynasty, and a stereotypical Mafia family. Its current incarnation appears to be a sort of combination of these: a fairly wealthy Tuscan family with roots in ancient Italian nobility, which according to Stefano goes back centuries and includes kings and popes,

neg: Kate Roberts (Days of Our Lives) betrays them, selling them out to her old rival Vivian Alamain and her ill-begotten son with Stefano DiMera: Stefan O. DiMera (Tyler Christopher). And then André is killed by Chad's wife Abigail when she learns he has betrayed them all. Kate finds out that Vivian is framing Sonny Kiriakis (Freddie Smith), the current CEO of "Titan Industries" for sexual harassment. When Kate confronts her, Vivian, cornered, pulls a gun on her, and they scuffle for possession. Vivian is killed, and Kate claims the gun went off accidentally, but Salem PD are not so sure, but they do not have enough

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (1990s) mouth closed around Tony and Stefano when it comes to this. After Tony's failed attempt at escaping from prison, Bart was seen occasionally for a little longer before vanishing from the canvas completely. When Bart returned two years later, he was assigned the task of killing Sami Brady, a task which he attempted to complete by drugging her and tying her up inside her car, which was filling with carbon monoxide. He failed, however, when EJ DiMera rescued her. On August 3, 2007, Bart died when he was stabbed by André DiMera during a sword fight between Andre and Tony

neg: Lee DuMonde her to stay away from him. When Renée read her diary she found out that Lee wasn't her sister but her mother and that her father was Stefano DiMera. Now that Tony was her brother she married someone else, but then Daphne DiMera revealed that Tony wasn't really Stefano's son. Renée resented Lee for lying to her and she couldn't bear that and left town. Lee DuMonde Lee DuMonde is a fictional character from "Days of Our Lives" portrayed by Brenda Benet from 1979 to 1982. After Benet's 1982 suicide, the character of Lee was written out. Lee is a

neg: Drew Donovan in a storyline surrounding the disappearance and supposed death of Stefano DiMera. Drew Donovan Drew Donovan is a fictional character from the soap opera "Days of Our Lives". He was played by Charles Shaughnessy from September 8 to December 21, 1988. In February 2017, Shaughnessy reprised his role as Drew. Drew Donovan was the identical twin brother of Shane Donovan, and the son of Andrew and Margaret Donovan. During his early twenties after he finished the military force he eventually joined the ISA along with his brother. Drew Donovan was first seen in 1988, kidnapping Roman Brady's daughter, Carrie. He

neg: Drew Donovan Drew Donovan Drew Donovan is a fictional character from the soap opera "Days of Our Lives". He was played by Charles Shaughnessy from September 8 to December 21, 1988. In February 2017, Shaughnessy reprised his role as Drew. Drew Donovan was the identical twin brother of Shane Donovan, and the son of Andrew and Margaret Donovan. During his early twenties after he finished the military force he eventually joined the ISA along with his brother. Drew Donovan was first seen in 1988, kidnapping Roman Brady's daughter, Carrie. He was nicknamed Iago, was an assassin that worked for Stefano DiMera. He

neg: Megan Hathaway Megan Hathaway Megan Hathaway is a fictional character from the soap opera, "Days of Our Lives". She was played by Cheryl-Ann Wilson (now known as Miranda Wilson) from 1984 to 1985. Megan comes to Salem in 1984 with her adopted father Maxwell Hathaway, though she is secretly the daughter of Stefano DiMera. Megan had been the high school love of Bo Brady love that so deeply broke his heart that he was unable to allow himself to fully commit to Hope Brady. Megan thought Bo had left her, never answered her letters and broke her heart, as completely as he

neg: Colin Murphy (Days of Our Lives) When Stefano died, Colin was at the reading of the will. Not long after that, he got a silver bullet with Bo Brady's name engraved on it. In addition to André DiMera, Colin was also Chloe Lane's doctor after she was diagnosed with cancer. He also operated on Nicole after she was shot by an assassin working for Stefano. Colin broke into the hospital basement where Cassie and Rex were being held. Later on, Colin started to blackmail several inhabitants of Salem: Sami Brady for switching Lexie's DNA test results for her baby, and Nicole Walker with a tape of

neg: Lauren Koslow DiMera (Joseph Mascolo), her rocky marriage with mogul Victor Kiriakis (John Aniston), and her rivalries with crazed socialite Vivian Alamain (Louise Sorel) and Nicole Walker DiMera. Kate is the mother of Lucas Horton, Rex Brady, Cassie Brady, Philip Kiriakis, Billie Reed, and Austin Reed. Presently, she remains a cast member of "Days of Our Lives". Lauren Koslow Lauren Alice Koslow (born March 9, 1953) is an American actress, best known for her long-running portrayal of Kate Roberts on the NBC dramatic serial "Days of Our Lives", which she has played continuously since 1996. She previously appeared in the soaps "The

neg: Days of Our Lives Her main character, the villainous Kristen DiMera, suffers a miscarriage in secret, and in a panic to keep her love John Black away from Marlena, Kristen pretends to still be pregnant with John's child. Stefano hires a doppelganger, Susan Banks to conceive and bear a child for her (which resulted in the birth of EJ DiMera). Eileen Davidson portrayed the entire Banks family clan, four in total (including one male), as well as her main character. The year 2000 saw the departures of cast members, Louise Sorel as Vivian Alamain and Jensen Ackles as Eric Brady. Ken Corday and NBC

neg: James Scott (actor) James Scott (actor) James Scott (born 14 January 1979) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Ethan Cambias on the ABC drama "All My Children" and EJ DiMera/Santo DiMera on the NBC drama "Days of Our Lives." Scott was born in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. The eldest of four children, he has two brothers and a sister. Initially schooled in Newcastle, Scott moved to an all-boys boarding school in Lancaster. After school, Scott moved to Edinburgh, Scotland on a voyage of self-discovery. His mother is Scottish and he spent a lot of time in Scotland as

neg: John Black (Days of Our Lives) be her first husband, presumed dead, making Marlena's marriage to John invalid. Marlena rejected John's love, feeling obligated to Alex. Nevertheless, John discovered that Alex was a fraud who had plotted to marry, then kill Marlena. He was able to save Marlena, who eventually got her memory back. John and Marlena's subsequent reunion was cut short when a dying Stefano reignited his vendetta with John, by compelling his son, EJ DiMera to shoot John. John eventually came out of his coma in May 2007, but was then hit by a car, dying in Marlena's arms on October 17, 2007. However,

neg: James Scott (actor) done. I came back a very different person." James Scott (actor) James Scott (born 14 January 1979) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Ethan Cambias on the ABC drama "All My Children" and EJ DiMera/Santo DiMera on the NBC drama "Days of Our Lives." Scott was born in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. The eldest of four children, he has two brothers and a sister. Initially schooled in Newcastle, Scott moved to an all-boys boarding school in Lancaster. After school, Scott moved to Edinburgh, Scotland on a voyage of self-discovery. His mother is Scottish and he

neg: Cameron Davis (Days of Our Lives) and "Days" as a whole. Cameron wants a relationship with his late sister, Lexie's family, the DiMeras because he longs for familial acceptance, something he did not grow up with. According to Owens, Cameron has strong feelings for Abigail and does not see her ex, Chad DiMera (Casey Jon Deidrick) as an obstacle. Owens revealed that he hoped for the chance to work with the veteran Mascolo as Stefano. Cameron arrives in Salem in April 2012 and bumps into Abigail Deveraux who helps him track down his half-sister, Lexie Carver at the hospital. Cameron is shocked to learn that Lexie

neg: From These Roots the highly ineffective Colonel Fielding on the television adaptation of the movie, "Private Benjamin" and created the role of Sam Reynolds on "Search for Tomorrow"; Barbara Berjer (Lynn Franklin) who continued serial work, most notably on "As the World Turns" and "Guiding Light"; Richard Thomas (Richard), well known as John-Boy Walton #1 from "The Waltons" as well as other serial roles; Craig Huebing (Tom Jennings), later of "General Hospital"; Joseph Mascolo (Jack Lander), known for his roles as Stefano DiMera on "Days of Our Lives" and Massimo Marone on "The Bold and the Beautiful"; John Karlen, later known as Willie

neg: Kate Roberts (Days of Our Lives) diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, and receives bone marrow from Chloe Lane. Lucas begins a relationship with Chloe Lane. Kate learns that Chloe cheated on Lucas with Daniel Jonas, and is set on revenge. She poisons her, and Chloe is put in a coma. Kate becomes the only suspect, and to avoid jail time she marries Stefano DiMera who destroys the evidence against her. Later Phillip has a one-night stand with Chloe, resulting in grandson Parker being born, one month premature. When the truth comes out, Kate does everything in her power to make sure Chloe doesn't see her

neg: EJ DiMera earned him a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2010 and 2011. EJ DiMera EJ DiMera is a fictional character from the original NBC Daytime soap opera, "Days of Our Lives", portrayed by James Scott. Originally portrayed by child actors, Avalon, Dillon, and Vincent Ragone from 1997 to April 1998, the character was rapidly aged in 2006 when Scott took over the role. Scott departed the role in October 2014, resulting in the character's on-screen death. Created by head writer, James E. Reilly, and introduced under executive producers, Ken Corday and Tom Langan, EJ

neg: Joseph Mascolo film appearance was in 1968's "Hot Spur" as Carlo. He was in 1972's neo-noir action crime–drama film "Shaft's Big Score!" as Gus Mascola. Mascolo was in 1973's "The Spook Who Sat by the Door" and 1978's "Jaws 2" as Len Peterson. He was in 1981's "Sharky's Machine" as Joe Tipps and 1982's "Yes, Giorgio" Mascolo's last film appearance was in 1986's "Heat" as Baby. Mascolo was best known in the recurring role of Stefano DiMera on "Days of Our Lives" from 1982 to 1985, returning briefly in 1988, again from 1993 to 2001, and making appearances again since 2007 until

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (2010s) for EJ's drug ring in Salem but Clyde and EJ soon argue over drug territory and drugs that Clyde is bringing into Salem. During one argument in the park, EJ's disloyal bodyguard Miguel, who Clyde turned against EJ, shoots and kills EJ. Clyde and Miguel cover up the crime and make the scene look like EJ was robbed and killed by a low level drug addict. When Miguel begins to panic and fears EJ's father Stefano DiMera will uncover the truth Clyde tells his assistant Jeremiah to murder Miguel and bury the body on Jeremiah's grandfather's farm in Missouri. Clyde

neg: Kate Roberts (Days of Our Lives) enough money to start her own business called "Kate's Hearth and Home", a Martha Stewart-like brand of housewares. She hires Stefano's son Tony DiMera (Thaao Penghis) to do the advertising. Kate no longer worries about Lucas and Sami, because Stefano has blackmailed Sami into a marriage with EJ, and Sami has fallen for him. Kate turns her attention back to Philip, who is in trouble with John Black, and to her granddaughter Chelsea Brady (Rachel Melvin), who is recovering from surgery. Chelsea's surgery is successful, and soon starts dating her surgeon Daniel Jonas (Shawn Cristian). In November 2008, Kate is

neg: Thaao Penghlis in the of "", which was filmed in his native Australia. Penghlis' role as actor, makeup artist, and voice impersonator Nicholas Black in the revival was a counterpart to Martin Landau's Rollin Hand and Leonard Nimoy's The Great Paris. In 2003, Penghlis was nominated for the Soap Opera Digest Award for Favorite Return for his return to the cast of "Days of our Lives". He left the show in fall 2005. Penghlis returned to "Days" on 24 May 2007 to reprise the role of André DiMera. He also began reprising the role of nice guy Tony DiMera on 17 July

neg: Marlena Evans the head writer was James E. Reilly, known for outrageous storylines. The story begins when the villainous Stefano DiMera gives Marlena mind-altering drugs whilst she is asleep, and with her hypnotised, whisks her away into his fantasy world of romance. The mental, emotional and spiritual abuse of this leaves her open to demonic possession. Marlena completely switches personalities, and she becomes possessed by the devil. John Black, who was a priest at the time, is forced to perform an emergency exorcism. In 2010, Ken Corday discussed the storyline in an anniversary retrospective: "Days of Our Lives" had been losing viewers

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (2000s) his spy told him about the kiss he ordered Victor, Brandon and Sami to be murdered at the coronation of Greta Von Amberg. Chaos erupted then and Angela threw herself in front of Brandon, saving his life. Vincent was so upset at the events that he set in motion, that he committed suicide. Hattie Adams is a woman who bore a resemblance to Marlena Evans. Under the guidance of Wilhelm Rolf, she had plastic surgery to increase this resemblance. Stefano DiMera planned to use Hattie against Marlena, but never implemented such a plan. Hattie eventually had further surgery (off-screen) to

neg: Kate Roberts (Days of Our Lives) her and left her abanded by the side of a road, and vanished with Austin and Billie. Billie is found to be innocent when it is discovered that Curtis was accidentally shot during a scuffle with Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo). Vivian, who wants to break up Kate and Victor, urges Laura to go public with the fact that Kate had a sexual affair with Laura's husband Bill Horton. Bill was the other man – the father of Lucas. Laura crashes a party Victor is holding for Kate and tells all. Lucas is outraged that Kate has kept his father from

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (1980s) in the ISA, returned to warn Theresa that her ex-boyfriend, a Mexican drug cartel boss, was back in town and wanting to reunite with her. The man was apparently so powerful that even Victor Kiriakis as afraid to cross him. Theresa relented and staged her disappearance to return to Mexico with him in order to protect her friends and family, who the man had threatened. In January 2017, agent Shane was back in town to inform the Salem gang that Stefano DiMera, for whose murder Hope Brady was serving a life sentence, was actually seen alive and well in Prague

neg: Renée DuMonde Renee's actual murder. Clearly, this was NOT in Stefano's plans, as he loved his daughter Renee. He vowed André would die once he delivered all of Stefano's plans. André was known as the "Salem Slasher." Renée DuMonde Renée DuMonde is a fictional character on the television soap opera "Days of Our Lives". The role was portrayed by Philece Sampler from 1981-1983. She is the daughter of Stefano DiMera and Lee DuMonde. Renée first appeared in Salem, as the feisty younger sister of Lee DuMonde - the evil home wrecker of Doug & Julie Williams. While looked down upon by the

neg: Joseph Mascolo Mascolo portrayed Massimo Marone on CBS's "The Bold and the Beautiful" beginning August 2001. He decided not to renew his contract with the show in July 2006, due to a lack of storyline and decided to return to "Days of Our Lives", where his character Stefano DiMera was resurrected after six years. Mascolo also appeared in "The Incredible Hulk" in October 1979, as Mr. Arnold in the episode "Brain Child". 10 years later, he would appear again in NBC's "The Trial of the Incredible Hulk", as Albert G. Tendelli, a police confidant of Daredevil. He also appeared in an episode

neg: Renée DuMonde Renée DuMonde Renée DuMonde is a fictional character on the television soap opera "Days of Our Lives". The role was portrayed by Philece Sampler from 1981-1983. She is the daughter of Stefano DiMera and Lee DuMonde. Renée first appeared in Salem, as the feisty younger sister of Lee DuMonde - the evil home wrecker of Doug & Julie Williams. While looked down upon by the Horton's for this reason, she was taken under the wings by Chris Kostichek and Dr. Marlena Evans. She eventually warmed to the Horton's through her friendship with Jessica Fallon. Renee tried very hard to be

neg: Victor Kiriakis Stefano DiMera by his daughter-in-law, Hope Brady. Victor Kiriakis Victor Kiriakis is a fictional character on NBC's "Days of Our Lives". The role has been portrayed by John Aniston since 1985. His time on the show has been since 1985 with a brief storyline driven absence in 2004 when his character was "killed off" but found alive on the island of Melaswen. Victor came to Salem in 1985 as an old friend of the Brady clan. As time went on, it was revealed that he was not only a former paramour of Brady matriarch Caroline, and the biological father of

neg: Steve Blackwood nearly two years. However, on August 3, 2007, he left the show after his character Bart was caught in the crossfire of a sword fight between Andre and Tony Dimera (both played by Thaao Penghlis). Steve Blackwood Steve Blackwood (born May 13, 1956) is an American actor. He joined the show "Days of Our Lives" in 1997 in the recurring role of Bart Beiderbecke. He portrayed Henry Gein in the 2000 film, In the Light of the Moon. Finally, in early 2005, Blackwood was offered a contract to continue in the role. Although he was under contract with the show,

neg: Horton family the voice-over epigraph, "Like sands through the hourglass, so are the 'days of our lives' ... "; from "Days" inception until Carey's death in 1994, and on special episodes since, the initial words are followed by " ... this is Macdonald Carey, and these are the 'days of our lives.'" The family is currently represented by: Julie Olson Williams, Hope Williams Brady, Maggie Horton, Sarah Horton, Jennifer Horton, Will Horton, Shawn-Douglas Brady, Belle Black, Abigail Deveraux, JJ Deveraux, Ciara Brady, Claire Brady, Eli Grant, Arianna Horton, Thomas DiMera and Charlotte DiMera. This is a list of all known members of

neg: Joey Johnson (Days of Our Lives) Kayla and Steve learn she is pregnant. On their way back to Salem, the family is involved in a plane crash that kills Shawn. It is later revealed that, Steve's deranged ex-lover Ava Vitali (Tamara Braun) is responsible for the accident. Meanwhile, Kayla is trying to save her brother Bo's life (Peter Reckell) and the stress causes pregnancy complications. Kayla goes into premature labor and gives birth to her baby boy at 26 weeks. She names him Joe after his paternal grandmother, Jo Johnson. Joe grows stronger only to be kidnapped in the summer of 2008 by Stefano DiMera (Joseph

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (1990s) citizens of Salem at weddings, funerals and death-beds. He has been played by Michael O'Neil (1996), Jim Beaver (96-97, 2000, 2002–03), and James Lancaster (2003–2005, 2008). Bart Beiderbecke is a longtime DiMera family associate portrayed by Steve Blackwood. Introduced in 1997, he was originally the right-hand man of Dr. Wilhelm Rolf. Following his death, Bart became Tony's loyal assistant. He appears to be the only member of the DiMera organization who feels any remorse for the pain that is inflicted upon the citizens of Salem as a result of the DiMeras' influence. However, he is smart enough to keep his

neg: Days of Our Lives characters (1990s) England, with Susan Banks and Edmund Crumb standing up for them. Jonesy died of a heart attack after consummating the marriage. Vivian inherited all of Jonesy's treasures which forced Stefano, the original owner of the townhouse, to marry Vivian in order to reclaim his possessions. Wilhelm Rolf has been portrayed by William Utay from September 19, 1997, to June 12, 2003, and June 4, 2007, to September 24, 2008, and again briefly from October 20 to November 21, 2017. Introduced in September 1997, Dr. Wilhelm Rolf was the DiMera family's jack-of-all-trades and was responsible for: saving Roman's life from jungle

neg: Mind control in popular culture "The Frodis Caper", an insane wizard captures a sentient potted plant from outer space and attempts world domination by broadcasting the plant's mind-control eye over television. In the American soap opera "Days of Our Lives", several characters including John Black, Hope Brady, and Steve Johnson, were subjected to brainwashing and mind control by Stefano DiMera and other villains, in order to turn them into assassins and mob "soldiers". Hypnotism has often been used by stage performers to induce volunteers do strange things, such as clucking like a chicken, for the entertainment of audiences. The British psychological illusionist Derren Brown performs

neg: Steve Johnson (Days of Our Lives) mysterious father turned out to be the nefarious Stefano DiMera but, to ease their burden, Benjy's grandfather, Orion, arrived to take him away to live in secrecy. Danger ended up coming at Steve and Kayla from another source soon after. Harper had escaped prison and kidnapped her once again, but Steve managed to save her and put Harper back in prison. The next year, Steve became mixed up with Nick Corelli after he found his severely burned body. Steve hid Nick while he recovered and had to bring Kayla into the fold to help out. When Nick was sufficiently recovered,

neg: Billy Flynn (actor) Billy Flynn (actor) William "Billy" Flynn (born May 29, 1985) is an American actor and producer. He is known for portraying the role of Chad DiMera on the NBC soap opera, "Days of Our Lives". Flynn was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Flynn graduated from St. Cloud State University in 2007, earning a Finance degree and minor in Economics. In the same year, Flynn did his internship and worked at Accenture as a Financial analyst. In 2010, Flynn got a job at Warner Bros. Studios, where he worked for four years, as an analyst. Flynn became engaged to girlfriend Gina Comparetto

neg: Eileen Davidson as Ashley on September 26, 2008. In 2012, Nelson Branco announced that Sony Pictures Entertainment wanted Davidson on both "The Young and the Restless" and "Days of Our Lives", but that "Y&R" would not share the actress, leading Sony to terminate her contract with them. Thus, it was announced that Davidson would reprise her role as Kristen Blake DiMera on "Days of Our Lives". Davidson made a brief appearance on "The Young and the Restless" in February 2013 for the soap's 40th anniversary. In July 2013, it was announced that Davidson made the decision to leave "Days of Our Lives"

neg: Anna DiMera Anna DiMera Anna Brady DiMera is a fictional character on the NBC daytime drama "Days of Our Lives". She is the ex-wife of Roman Brady, and the biological mother of Carrie Brady. Created by head writers Margaret DePriest and Sheri Anderson, Anna is portrayed by Leann Hunley. Anna is known for being a member of the powerful, upper class, DiMera family. She was married to Count Antony DiMera until his death in 2009. Hunley initially portrayed Anna from 1982–86. After a twenty-one year absence, Hunley reprised the role of Anna beginning on June 20, 2007, and remained on contract with

neg: DiMera family live in the mansion until Stefano says otherwise. Stefano loses control of DiMera enterprises in July 2014, when Sami and Kate successfully forged his signature on documents that make them Co-CEOs of DiMera enterprise. He later regains control with the help of Chad and Victor Kiriakis, who help Stefano set Kate up for a fall. After Stefano's death in 2016, Chad was named Stefano's successor as Chairman and CEO. Andre and Kate returned to the company to help Chad bring back DiMera to its former glory. On March 2017, Chad hires his wife Abigail as the new publicity director in

neg: Sami Brady and EJ DiMera Sami Brady and EJ DiMera Elvis "EJ" Aaron DiMera and Samantha "Sami" Gene Brady DiMera (also known by the portmanteau EJami for EJ and Sami) are fictional characters and a Supercouple from the American soap opera "Days of Our Lives". Since 1993, the role of Sami Brady has been portrayed by actress Alison Sweeney. James Scott has portrayed the role of EJ DiMera since the character was introduced as an adult on the show on May 30, 2006. The pairing is noted for a controversial storyline in which EJ is considered to have raped Sami. They are also noted for

neg: Casey Deidrick who also happens to be a hundred-year-old Hellhound with mysterious ties to an ancient evil now threatening Beacon Hills in the aftermath of the Ghost Riders and the Wild Hunt. Casey Deidrick Casey Jon Deidrick (born April 25, 1987) is an American actor and heavy metal/rock singer. Deidrick is best known for originating the role of Chad DiMera on the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives". Deidrick was born in Santa Clara, California to parents Barry Jon Deidrick, an electrician, and Denise Deck, a nurse. At the age of 3 years old, his parents divorced. When Deidrick was 7

neg: John Clarke (actor) 27 episodes as Patrolman Joe Huddleston in Leslie Nielsen's ABC crime drama series, "The New Breed". His daughter is actress Melinda Clarke, who started out on "Days of our Lives" and later played Julie Cooper-Nichol on the television series, "The O.C.". In 2005, Clarke received the Daytime Emmys Lifetime Achievement Award. He was nominated for the 1979 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for "Days of Our Lives". John Clarke (actor) John Clarke (born April 14, 1931 in South Bend, Indiana) is an American actor. Clarke is recognized for originating and portraying Mickey Horton on

neg: Stefano DiMera reappeared on August 5, 2008 just before "Days" went on hiatus for the Summer Olympics. In 2012, after breaking up the character's marriage to Lauren Koslow's Kate Roberts, making him responsible for his own daughter Lexie Carver's (Renée Jones) death and undoing his father/son relationship with James Scott's EJ DiMera, the character appeared to have been written into a corner. With nearly the entire town gunning for Stefano, several sources later confirmed that Stefano was indeed being killed off with Mascolo last appearing alive on June 4, 2012. Mascolo discussed his disapproval in an interview with "Soap Opera Digest": Every