For the first time ever online, here is information on
every "Days" actor to appear on the cover of a Soap Opera Digest issue. For fans
of a certain actor, this is the perfect way to see which issues you might
want to add to your collection.
SOD FUN FACTS: Soap
Opera Digest published monthly (November 1975-January 1979); once every 3 weeks
(February 1979-July 1980);
once every 2 weeks (August 1980-March 1997); and has published weekly since
April 1, 1997. There have been 1,181 issues published as of the 2/9/10 issue.
DAYS SOD FACTS: Since
1988, "Days" has had 204 actors on contract. 101 of those 204
contract actors have never appeared on a cover.
Some surprising long-time omissions: Richard Biggs (5 years as Marcus Hunter),
Tanya Boyd (14 years as Celeste Perrault), John
Clarke (38 years as Mickey Horton), Joy Garrett (6 years as Jo Johnson), Ivan
G'Vera (8 years as Ivan Marais) and Frank Parker
(25 years as Grandpa Shawn Brady).
Complete List of Covers for Each
Actor: Covers
Major Articles & Features for Each
Actor: Features
Here is a tally of how many Soap Opera Digest covers every
"Days" actor has appeared on. Actors listed with an * are those whose
covers are primarily for roles on other shows, such as Steve Burton
(General Hospital), John Callahan (All My Children), Genie Francis (General
Hospital), Galen Gering (Passions), Scott Reeves
(The Young & the Restless) and Hunter Tylo (The Bold & the
Beautiful).
110 COVERS:
Drake Hogestyn (Roman Brady/John
Black)
100 COVERS: Deidre Hall
(Marlena Evans)
85 COVERS: Alison Sweeney (Sami
Brady)
79 COVERS:
Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady)
77 COVERS:
Peter Reckell (Bo
Brady)
54
COVERS: Steve Burton* (Harris Michaels), Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Horton
Deveraux)
47
COVERS: Genie Francis* (Diana
Colville)
45 COVERS:
Matthew Ashford (Jack
Deveraux)
44 COVERS: Eileen Davidson (Kristen Blake/Susan
Banks)
43 COVERS: Tamara Braun* (Ava
Vitali)
39
COVERS: Stephen Nichols (Steve "Patch"
Johnson)
38 COVERS:
Austin Peck (Austin
Reed)
33 COVERS:
Christie Clark (Carrie
Brady)
30 COVERS: Mary Beth Evans
(Kayla Brady Johnson)
27
COVERS: Hunter Tylo* (Marina
Toscano)
26
COVERS: Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton)
25 COVERS:
Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane)
23
COVERS: Robert Kelker-Kelly (Bo Brady), Patsy Pease (Kimberly
Brady)
22
COVERS: John Callahan (Dr. Richard Baker)*, Billy Warlock (Frankie Brady)
21 COVERS:
Lisa Rinna (Billie
Reed)
19
COVERS: Jason Cook (Shawn Brady), Rick Hearst* (Scott Banning),
Kyle Lowder (Brady Black)
18
COVERS: Crystal Chappell (Carly Manning), Galen
Gering* (Rafe Hernandez), Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera)
17
COVERS: Judi Evans (Adrienne Kiriakis/Bonnie
Lockhart)
16
COVERS: Don Diamont* (Carlo Forenza), Scott
Reeves* (Jake Hogansen), Arianne Zucker (Nicole
Walker)
15 COVERS:
Tracey Bregman* (Donna Craig), James Scott (EJ
DiMera)
14 COVERS:
Jay Johnson (Philip Kiriakis), Joseph Mascolo
(Stefano DiMera), Wayne Northrop (Roman Brady/Alex
North)
13 COVERS:
Lynn Herring* (Lisanne Gardener), Kirsten
Storms (Belle Black)
12 COVERS:
Roark Critchlow (Mike Horton), Susan Flannery*
(Laura Horton), Lindsay Hartley* (Arianna Hernandez), Robert S. Woods* (Paul Stewart)
11 COVERS:
Farah Fath (Mimi Lockhart), Martha Madison (Belle
Black)
10
COVERS: Judith Chapman* (Anjelica Deveraux), Bill Hayes (Doug
Williams), Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams), Lauren Koslow (Kate Roberts), Charles Shaughnessy (Shane
Donovan)
9
COVERS: Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis), Josh
Taylor (Chris Kositchek/Roman
Brady)
8 COVERS:
Jaime Lyn Bauer (Laura Horton), Julie Pinson
(Billie Reed)
7 COVERS:
Jason Brooks (Peter
Blake)
6 COVERS:
Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady), Michael Easton
(Tanner Scofield), Patrick Muldoon (Austin Reed), Frances Reid
(Alice Horton), Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Horton),
Michael Sabatino (Lawrence Alamain)
5 COVERS:
Jane Elliot* (Anjelica Deveraux), J. Eddie Peck*
(Hawk Hawkins), Louise Sorel (Vivian Alamain)
4 COVERS:
Denise Alexander* (Susan Hunter), Jed Allan (Don
Craig), Kyle Brandt (Philip Kiriakis), Rob Estes* (Glenn Gallagher),
Staci Greason (Isabella Toscano), Leann Hunley (Anna
DiMera), Renee Jones (Lexie Carver), Rachel Melvin (Chelsea Brady), Hailey &
Lauren Sinnema (Sydney DiMera), Michael Weiss (Mike
Horton)
3 COVERS:
Jensen Ackles (Eric Brady), John Aniston (Victor
Kiriakis), Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton), Shawn
Christian (Daniel Jonas), Barbara Crampton* (Trista Evans), Billy Hufsey (Emilio
Ramirez), Gloria Loring (Liz Curtis), Eric Martsolf (Brady Black), Julianne
Morris (Greta VonAmberg), James Reynolds (Abe
Carver), Charlotte Ross (Eve Donovan), Derya Ruggles (Robin Jacobs), Stephen
Schnetzer* (Steve Olson), Kevin Spirtas (Craig
Wesley)
2 COVERS:
Deborah Adair (Kate Roberts), Krista Allen
(Billie Reed), Blake Berris (Nick Fallon), Matt Cedeno (Brandon Walker), Patrika
Darbo (Nancy Wesley), Garrett/Spencer Fraye
(Zack Brady), Lisa Howard (April Ramirez), George Jenesky (Nick Corelli),
Roberta Leighton (Ginger Dawson), Michael Leon (Pete
Jannings), Randy Reinholz (Adam Scott), Jacob Rips (Isaac Carver), Lisa Trusel
(Melissa Anderson), Eric Winter (Rex
Brady)
1 COVER:
Michael Bays (Julio Ramirez), Roscoe Born (Trent
Robbins), Adam Caine (Edmund Crumb), Marie Cheatham
(Marie Horton), Jack Coleman (Jake Kositchek), Lane Davies (Evan Whyland),
John deLancie (Eugene Bradford), Marj Dusay
(Vivian Alamain), Joseph Gallison (Neil Curtis), Lily & Sophie Gimbel (Grace
Brady), Mark Hapka (Nathan Horton), John Ingle (Mickey Horton), Tracy Kolis
(Rebecca Downey), Wortham Krimmer (Cal Winters),
Heather Lindell (Jan Spears), Robert Mailhouse (Brian Scofield), Gregg Marx
(David Banning), Peggy McCay (Caroline Brady), Karen
Moncrieff (Gabrielle Pascal), Shelley Taylor Morgan (Anjelica Deveraux), Meghan Nelson (Abigail
Deveraux), Heather Olson (Jan Spears), Elaine Princi (Linda Anderson),
Shayna Rose (Stephanie Johnson), Philece Sampler
(Renee Dumonde), Arleen Sorkin (Calliope Bradford), Shannon Sturges (Molly
Brinker), Alexis Thorpe (Cassie Brady), Shannon Tweed
(Savannah Wilder), Eddie Velez (Paul Mendez)
CONTRACT
ACTORS (1988-Present) never featured on a cover: Antony Alda (Johnny Corelli), Victor Alfieri (Franco Kelly), Matt
Battaglia (JL King), Nick Benedict (Curtis Reed),
Ashley Benson (Abigail Deveraux), Robert Benvenisti (Kevin Lambert), Richard
Biggs (Marcus Hunter), Joy Bisco (Gabby), Joseph
Bottoms (Cal Winters), Tanya Boyd (Celeste Perrault), Elaine Bromka (Stella
Lombard), Aimee Brooks (Sarah Horton), J. Cynthia
Brooks (Taylor McCall), Darin Brooks (Max Brady), Alli Brown (Sarah Horton),
Richard Burgi (Philip Collier), Annie Burgstede
(Willow Stark), Molly Burnett (Melanie Layton), Bonnie Burroughs (Gretchen
Lindquist), Stephanie Cameron (Jennifer Horton),
Joseph Campanella (Harper Deveraux), Sandra Canning (Grace Jeffries), Patrice
Chanel-Carter (Gail Carson), Ariana Chase (Kimberly
Brady), Charles Cioffi (Ernesto Toscano), John Clarke (Mickey Horton), Mindy
Clarke (Faith Taylor), Tamara Clatterbuck (Barb
Reiber), Megan Corletto (Abigail Deveraux), Jason Culp (Jerry Pulaski), Robert
Cuthill (Colin Murphy), Barry Cutler (Logan "Parrot
Man" Michaels), Casey Deidrick (Chad Woods), Pat Delany (Rachel Blake), Susan
Diol (Emmy Borden), Trevor Donovan (Jeremy Horton), Mark Drexler (Roger Lombard), Steve Eastin (Alfred Jericho), Katherine Ellis
(Taylor Raines), Joy Garrett (Jo Johnson), Brian Green (Alan Brand),
Jeff Griggs (Jude St. Clair), Ivan G'Vera (Ivan
Marais), James Hampton (Saul Taylor), Shelley Hennig (Stephanie Johnson),
Ashlee Holland (Crystal Miller), Anne Howard
(Kimberly Brady), Brody Hutzler (Patrick Lockhart), Valerie Karasek (Serena
Colville), Paul Kersey (Alan Harris), Paige Kettner
(Abigail Deveraux), Ryanne Kettner (Abigail Deveraux), Yvonna Kopacz (Wendy
Reardon), Veronica Lauren (Cynthia), Sung Hi Lee
(Sophie), Thyme Lewis (Jonah Carver), Lisa Linde (Ali McIntyre), Joyce Little
(Vanessa Walker), Paul Logan (Glen Reiber), Matthew
Mahaney (Kurt Schwengel), Millicent Martin (Lili Faversham), Chandler Massey
(Will Horton), Braden Matthews (Travis Malloy),
Kristi McDaniel (Sarah), Marilyn McIntyre (Jo Johnson), Justin Melvey (Colin
Murphy), Tracy Middendorf (Carrie Brady), Dani Minnick (Rebecca Morrison), Deborah Moore (Danielle Stevens),
Mandy Musgrave (Chelsea Benson), Collin O'Donnell (Shawn Brady), Rhasaan Orange (Tek Kramer), Frank Parker (Grandpa Shawn
Brady), Miriam Parrish (Jamie Caldwell), Nancy Parsons (Mary Brooke), Marcus Patrick (Jett Carver), Dylan Patton (Will
Horton), Jay Pickett (Chip Lawson), Charity Rahmer (Belle Black), Wes Ramsey
(Owen Kent), Marie-Alise Recasner (Lynn Burke),
Kristen Renton (Morgan Hollingsworth), Tony Rhodes (Jesse Lombard), Jay Robinson
(Monty Dolan), Gabriela Rodriguez (Gabi Hernandez), Camilla Scott (Melissa
Anderson), Geno Silva (Domingo Salazar), Taylor
Spreitler (Mia McCormick), Nick Stabile (Dean Hartman), Christopher Stone (Bill
Horton), Elizabeth Storm (Janice Barnes), Felisha Terrell (Arianna Hernandez),
Brandon Tyler (Philip Kiriakis), Mark Valley (Jack
Deveraux), Aaron Van Wagner (Jason Welles), Erik von Detten (Nicholas Alamain),
Victor Webster (Nicholas Alamain), Ava White (Claire
Kiriakis), Olivia White (Claire Kiriakis), Steve Wilder (Jack Deveraux), Valerie
Wildman (Fay Walker)