YOU LOOK FAMILIAR:

There was 1 character played by 3 actors:

Jay Johnson replaced Shane Nicholas and Brandon Tyler as Philip Kiriakis

There were 4 characters played by 2 actors:

Jason Cook replaced Collin O'Donnell as Shawn-Douglas Brady
Kirsten Storms replaced Chelsea Butler as Belle Black
Farah Fath replaced Doren Fein as Mimi Lockhart
Heather Olson replaced Natalie Ramsey as Jan

1 actor played 2 characters:

Kristian Alfonso as Hope Williams and Gina Von Amberg

HELLO...
Victor Webster (Nicholas) joined the show on May 12. Nicholas moved back to Salem from Europe to visit his then-ailing Aunt Vivian.
Matt Cedeno (Brandon) joined the show on June 8 as Nicole's brother.
Matthew Mahaney (Kurt) joined the show on July 23 as Gina's caretaker.
Kirsten Storms (Belle) joined the show on August 5 as the newly-aged Belle.
Jason Cook (Shawn) joined the show on October 15 as the newly-aged Shawn.
Brandon Tyler (Philip) joined the show on October 21 as the newly-aged Philip.
Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe) joined the show on November 24 as Nancy's daughter.
Jay Johnson (Philip) joined the show on December 27 as the newly-recasted Philip.
...AND GOODBYE
Katherine Ellis (Taylor) left on May 24. Taylor is now attending college.
Lisa Linde (Ali) and Marla Adams (Claire) left on September 2, when they moved back to New York.
Krista Allen (Billie) left on November 5. Billie moved back to Europe.
Christie Clark (Carrie) and Roark Critchlow (Mike) left on November 19, when they moved to Israel.
Brandon Tyler (Philip) left on December 24, when his character was recasted.
WHERE DID YOU GO?
"Days" was preempted 7 times in 1999:

On January 7, 14, 19, and 27 for NBC news coverage of the Clinton scandal
On July 1 and July 2 for Wimbledon tennis coverage
On November 25 for "It's a Wonderful Life".

BEHIND THE SCENES ACTION
Peggy Schibi left as a writer and Alan Billingsley left as a music supervisor on February 4.
Maralyn Thoma and Darrell Ray Thomas Jr. left as writers and Mona Sakmary joined as an assitant to the producers on February 24.
Sean Flanigan joined as a hairstylist on March 24.
Jeanne Marie Grunwell joined as a writer and continuity coordinator on March 4.
Marlene Clark Poulter left as a writer on July 23.
Sofia Landon Geier joined the show as a writer on August 6.
Charles Thai joined as a videotape operator on August 26.
Jennifer Breuklander joined as an assistant art director on September 5.
Rod Ortega and Fabrizio Sanges left as hairstylists on September 15.
Sally Sussman Morina left as head writer, Richard Snell joined as a makeup artist, and Margaret Puga joined as a hairstylist on October 14.
Lorraine Broderick had a brief stay as head writer from October 15 to November 10.
Andrea Rothstein replaced Cher Ann Boggs as a writer's assistant on October 23.
Long-time senior coordinating producer Jeanne Haney left on October 26.
Addie Walsh joined as a writer on November 7.
Long-time production associate Debbie Ware Barrows was promoted to production coordinator on November 9.
Executive producer Tom Langan became head writer on November 11.
Denise White joined as a production associate on November 26.

MARRIAGES/DIVORCES/DEATH

Marriages:
Nicole Walker and Lucas Roberts offscreen in May.
Marlena Evans and John Black on July 6.
Divorces:
Stefano and Vivian DiMera on July 29.
Austin and Carrie Reed in August.
Deaths:
Roberto Barelli on June 2.
Rachel Wilcox on November 5.

REAL LIFE NEWS
Roark Critchlow (ex-Mike) and his wife Maria had a baby boy, Creedence Roark Critchlow, on January 25...Bryan Dattilo (Lucas) married Jessica Lahm on August 21. Their first baby, Gabriel Bryan Dattilo, was born on December 16...Josh Taylor (Roman) married Lisa Tremblay on November 7...Alison Sweeney got engaged to Dave Sanov...Austin Peck got engaged to Tara Crespo.

 

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