Days of Our Lives Current Contract Cast Biographies

Joseph Mascolo (Stefano DiMera)

Birthplace: West Hartford, Connecticut...Birthday: March 13, 1929.

Personal: Wife: entertainment publicist Patricia Schultz (married 10/22/05). 1 son, Peter (born 1968), from a previous marriage to Rose Maimone. Former member of the Metropolitan Opera. In real life, his parents were married for 80 years.

Filmography: TV Series: "From These Roots" (Jack Lander: 1961), "Where the Heart Is" (Ed Lucas: 1970-1973), "Bronk" (Pete Santori: 1975-1976), "The Gangster Chronicles" (Salvatore Maranzano: 1981), "General Hospital" (Domino: 1989), "The Bold & the Beautiful" (Massimo Marone: 2001-2006). TV Appearances: "Days of Our Lives" (Dr. Tutano in 1968), "All in the Family", "Kojak", "The Incredible Hulk", "The Rockford Files", "Crazy Like a Fox", "Hill Street Blues", "Hunter", "Santa Barbara". Movies: "Jaws 2", "Yes, Giorgio."

Awards: 3 SOD Awards (villain, 1984,1985,1997).

Days Airdates: January 18, 1982-March 8, 1983; Recurring: March 2, 1984-May 11, 1984; Contract: October 19, 1984-February 22, 1985; Recurring: November 4, 1988-December 19, 1988; Contract: September 17, 1993-August 3, 1994; November 4, 1994-August 14, 1996; October 4, 1996-December 24, 1996; Recurring: February 7, 1997-February 13, 1997; Contract: June 13, 1997-June 14, 2001; June 6, 2007-February 29, 2008; August 5, 2008-Present.

Chandler Massey (Will Horton)

Birthplace: Norcross, Georgia...Birthday: September 10, 1990.

Personal: Single. Son of the former Secretary of State of Georgia.

Filmography: TV Appearances: "One Tree Hill", "Eastbound & Down", "Army Wives." Movie: "For What I Had to Fear."

Days Airdates: February 1, 2010-Present.

Peggy McCay (Caroline Brady)

Birthplace: New York City, New York...Birthday: November 3, 1931.

Personal: Single.

Filmography: TV Series: "Love of Life" (Vanessa Dale: 1951-1955), "For Better or Worse" (1959-1960), "Room For One More" (Anna Rose: 1962), "The Young Marrieds" (Susan Garrett: 1964-1966), "General Hospital" (Iris Fairchild: 1967-1970), "Gibbsville" (Mrs. Malloy: 1976), "Lou Grant" (Marian Hume: 1978-1982), "The Lazarus Syndrome" (Stacy: 1979), "Profiler" (Melinda Gillespie: 1997). TV Appearances: "Philco Television Playhouse", "United States Steel Hour", "Robert Montgomery Presents", "Lux Video Theatre", "The Adventures of Jim Bowie", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Bonanza", "Gunsmoke", "Maverick", "Perry Mason", "Richard Diamond, Private Detective", "Hawaiian Eye", "The Wide Country", "The Andy Griffith Show", "Ben Casey", "Surfside 6", "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", "The Fugitive", "The Great Adventure", "Laramie", "Redigo", "The Virginian", "The FBI", "Longstreet", "Marcus Welby, MD", "The Rookies", "Barnaby Jones", "The Waltons", "S.W.A.T.", "Medical Center", "Cannon", "Kojak", "Logan's Run", "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Archie Bunker's Place", "Cagney & Lacey", "The Jeffersons", "St. Elsewhere", "Newhart", "Night Court", "Airwolf", "Hardcastle & McCormick", "Highway to Heaven", "Hardball", "The Commish", "L.A. Law", "Providence", "Judging Amy." TV Movies: "The Cherry Orchard", "The City", "A Death of Innocence", "Eleanor and Franklin", "Good Against Evil", "Hewitt's Just Different", "How the West Was Won", "Loose Change", "Bid and Lou", "Mrs. R's Daughter", "Fighting Back", "Mark, I Love You", "Two of a Kind", "Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home!", "Memorial Day", "Deadly Care", "Winnie", "Amityville The Evil Escapes", "Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story", "Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy", "Silk Hope", "James Dean." Movies: "The Case Againt Brooklyn", "Uncle Vanya", "From the Desk of Margaret Tyding", "Lad: A Dog", "FBI: Code 98", "Promises in the Dark", "UFOria", "Bustin' Loose", "Second Thoughts", "Murphy's Romance", "No Man's Land", "Daddy's Girl", "The Irish Vampire Goes West."

Awards: 2 Daytime Emmy nominations (lead actress, 1986; supporting actress, 1987). Primetime Emmy Award winner (guest actress in a drama, "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill", 1991). 2 Primetime Emmy nominations (guest actress in a drama, "Cagney & Lacey", 1986; supporting actress in a miniseries, "Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story", 1993).

Days Airdates: Recurring: February 7, 1983-February 9, 1983. Contract: July 17, 1985-July 3, 1989. Recurring: July 21, 1989-January 12, 1990. Contract: January 15, 1990-December 5, 2003; Recurring: March 26, 2004; Contract: July 15, 2004-Present.

Peter Reckell (Bo Brady)

Birthplace: Elkart, Indiana...Raised: Okemos, Michigan...Birthday: May 7, 1955.

Personal: Wife: Kelly Susan Moneymaker, a singer (married 4/18/98). One daughter, Loden (born 10/25/07).

Filmography: TV Series: "As the World Turns" (Eric Hollister: 1980-1981), "Knots Landing" (Johnny Rourke: 1988-1989). TV Appearances: "The Facts of Life", "Baywatch", "Women of the House", "Heaven Help Us", "Hope & Gloria", "Sheena." TV Movies: "Shades of Love: Moonlight Flight", "Locked Up: A Mother's Rage." Movie: "Street Dreams."

Awards: Daytime Emmy nomination (lead actor, 2009); 6 SOD Awards (lead actor, 1984;1985; younger actor, 1986; hottest male, 1996; couple, 2001,2003). SOD nomination (supercouple, 1986); SOU Award (couple, 1997).

Days Airdates: May 3, 1983-April 20, 1987; April 19, 1990-January 17, 1992; August 1, 1995-Present.

James Reynolds (Abe Carver)

Birthplace: Oskaloosa, Kansas...Birthday: August 10, 1946.

Personal: Wife: Lissa Layng, an actress (married 12/21/86). From a previous marriage to Laura Toffenetti, 1 son: Jed (born 10/27/79). With Marines during Vietnam War. Owns Classes Unlimited, a school in California. Also runs Free State Productions, Inc., which is based in Kansas.

Filmography: TV Series: "Time Express" (R. J. Walker: 1979), "Generations" (Henry Marshall: 1990-1991). TV Appearances: "The Incredible Hulk", "Diff'rent Strokes", "The Dukes of Hazzard", "Highway to Heaven", "Cheers", "Seinfeld", "The Weakest Link." TV Movies: "Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell", "Jennifer: A Woman's Story", "M Station: Hawaii", "Hotline." Movie: "C.H.O.M.P.S."

Awards: 2 Daytime Emmy nominations (lead actor, 1991 "Generations"; 2004).

Days Airdates: October 29, 1981-October 10, 1989. Recurring: October 30, 1989-August 23, 1990; July 31, 1991-December 5, 1991; Contract: January 27, 1992-September 29, 2003. Recurring: December 3, 2003-April 29, 2004. Contract: May 26, 2004-Present.

Gabriela Rodriguez (Gabi Hernandez)

Birthplace: Cuba...Raised: Miami, Florida...Birthday: March 26, 1993.

Personal: Single.

Filmography: TV Series: "As the Bell Rings" (Brooke: 2007-2008). Movie: "The Tenant"

Days Airdates: November 20, 2009-Present.