Days of our Lives

Days of our Lives premiered on November 8, 1965

Days of our Lives
Debuted	November 8, 1965
Created by	Ted Corday Betty Corday Allan Chase Irna Phillips
Head Writers	Gary Tomlin Christopher Whitesell
Executive Producer	Ken Corday
Network	NBC
Running Time	30 Minutes (1965-1975) 60 Minutes (1975-present)

Contract Cast

As of 12/05/2014 (per NBC end credits)

	ACTOR	CHARACTER	TENURE
	Suzanne Rogers	Maggie Kiriakis	08/20/1973-10/01/1984; 08/28/1985-11/10/2003; 01/07/2004-04/29/2004; 06/14/2004-present
	Peggy McCay	Caroline Brady	02/07/1983-02/09/1983; 07/17/1985-12/04/2003; 03/26/2004; 07/15/2004-present
	James Reynolds	Abe Carver	10/29/1981-08/23/1990; 08/31/1991-09/29/2003; 12/03/2003-04/29/2004; 05/26/2004-present
	Kristian Alfonso	Hope Brady	04/14/1983-04/20/1987; 04/27/1990-08/03/1990; 05/06/1994-present
	Lauren Koslow	Kate Roberts	01/25/1996-present
	Josh Taylor	Roman Brady	07/18/1997-01/16/2004; 02/18/2004-03/29/2004; 05/24/2004-present
	Shawn Christian	Daniel Jonas	03/04/2008-present
	Arianne Zucker	Nicole Walker	02/27/1998-02/08/2006; 04/02/2008-present
	Joseph Mascolo	Stefano DiMera	01/18/1982-03/08/1983; 03/02/1984-05/11/1984; 10/19/1984-02/22/1985; 11/04/1988-12/19/1988; 09/17/1993-08/04/1994; 11/04/1994-08/14/1996; 10/04/1996-12/24/1996; 02/07/1997-02/13/1997; 06/13/1997-06/14/2001; 06/07/2007-02/29/2008; 08/05/2008-present
	Galen Gering	Rafe Hernandez	10/31/2008-present
	Eric Martsolf	Brady Black	11/13/2008-present
	Melissa Reeves	Jennifer Horton	10/09/1985-12/15/1995; 10/06/2000-09/21/2006; 06/10/2010-07/06/2010; 11/12/2010-present
	Kate Mansi	Abigail Deveraux	03/02/2011-present
	Freddie Smith	Sonny Kiriakis	06/23/2011-present
	Deidre Hall	Marlena Evans Black	06/21/1976-04/24/1987; 08/02/1991-01/23/2009; 09/26/2011-present
	Greg Vaughan	Eric Brady	11/13/2012-present
	Casey Moss	JJ Deveraux	05/07/2013-present
	Jen Lilley	Theresa Donovan	07/03/2013-present
	Chrishell Stause	Jordan Ridgeway	08/15/2013-present
	Guy Wilson	Will Horton	01/08/2014-present
	Daniel Cosgrove	Aiden Jennings	01/22/2014-present
	True O'Brien	Paige Larson	03/03/2014-present
	Drake Hogestyn	John Black	01/24/1986-01/23/2009; 09/26/2011-07/19/2013; 03/04/2014-present
	Robert Scott Wilson	Ben Rogers	05/22/2014-present
	Kassie DePaiva	Eve Larson	06/18/2014-present
	James Read	Clyde Weston	06/27/2014-present
	Billy Flynn	Chad DiMera	09/12/2014-present
	Christopher Sean	Paul Narita	11/07/2014-present
	Molly Burnett	Melanie Jonas	07/31/2008-09/28/2012; 11/21/2014-present
	Melissa Archer	Serena Mason	12/05/2014-present

Recurring Cast

• John Aniston as Victor Kiriakis
• Lauren Boles as Ciara Brady
• Brendan Coughlin as Tad
• Bryan Dattilo as Lucas Horton
• Judi Evans as Adrienne Kiriakis
• Bill Hayes as Doug William
• Susan Seaforth Hayes as Julie Williams
• Connor Kalopsis as Chase Jennings
• Evan and Luke Kruntchev as Parker Jonas U/5
• Wally Kurth as Justin Kiriakis
• Ron Leath as Henderson
• Meredith Scott Lynn as Anne Milbauer
• Allison Paige as Bev
• Larry Poindexter as Father Louis
• Terrell Ransom Jr. as Theo Carver
• Kevin Riggin as Rory
• Aloma Wright as Maxine Landis

U/5 - Under 5 lines and are often uncredited

Cast Changes

December

• IN: Patsy Pease (Kimberly Brady)

Early 2015

• IN: Adam Mayfield (TBA)

March 2015

• OUT: Chrishell Stause (Jordan Ridgeway)

April 2015

• IN: Eileen Davidson (Kristen DiMera)

Production Staff

Executive Producer: Ken Corday

Co-Executive Producer: Greg Meng and Lisa de Cazotte

Producer: Albert Alarr

Senior Coordinating Producer: Janet Spellman-Drucker

Coordinating Producer: Randy Dugan

Executive in Charge of Production: Greg Meng

Writing and Directing Staff

Co-Head Writer: Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell

Associate Head Writers: Lorraine Broderick, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan

Staff Writers: David Cherrill, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Jeanne Marie Ford, Janet Iacobuzio, Melissa Salmons

Script Editor: Fran Myers

Directors: Albert Alarr, Grant Johnson, Phil Sogard, Herb Stein, Steven Williford

History of Executive Producers and Head Writers

Executive Producers

Duration	Name
11/08/1965-08/02/1966	Ted Corday
08/03/1966-12/31/1987	Betty Corday
04/20/1977-01/18/1980	H. Wesley Kenney
01/21/1980-03/1983	Al Rabin
05/12/1986-present	Ken Corday
04/1996-01/2002	Tom Langan

Head Writers

Duration	Name
11/08/1965-12/31/1965	Peggy Phillips Kenneth Rosen
01/03/1966-07/04/1966	Peggy Phillips
07/05/1966-05/06/1975	William J. Bell
05/07/1975-04/19/1977	Pat Falken Smith
04/20/1977-02/26/1979	Ann Marcus
02/27/1979-03/14/1980	Elizabeth Harrower
03/17/1980-04/18/1980	Ruth Brooks Flippen
04/21/1980-10/09/1980	Nina Laemmle
10/10/1980-10/17/1980	Michelle Poteet Lisanti
10/20/1980-10/20/1981	Michelle Poteet Lisanti Gary Tomlin
10/21/1981-04/16/1982	Pat Falken Smith
04/19/1982-09/21/1984	Sheri Anderson Margaret DePriest
09/24/1984-10/25/1984	Margaret DePriest Sheri Anderson Thom Racina
10/26/1984-11/30/1984	Sheri Anderson Thom Racina
12/03/1984-11/10/1986	Sheri Anderson Leah Laiman Thom Racina
11/11/1986-11/18/1986	Leah Laiman Thom Racina
11/19/1986-03/16/1989	Leah Laiman
03/17/1989-01/19/1990	Anne Howard Bailey
01/22/1990-06/18/1991	Richard J. Allen Anne Schoettle
06/19/1991-01/30/1992	Gene Palumbo
01/31/1992-06/11/1992	Richard J. Allen Beth Milstein
06/12/1992-07/09/1992	Sheri Anderson
07/10/1992-08/06/1992	Sheri Anderson Gene Palumbo
08/07/1992-12/18/1992	Sheri Anderson
12/21/1992-04/28/1993	Sheri Anderson James E. Reilly
04/29/1993-11/20/1997	James E. Reilly
11/21/1997-01/05/1998	James E. Reilly Sally Sussman Morina
01/08/1998-10/14/1999	Sally Sussman Morina
10/15/1999-11/10/1999	Lorraine Broderick
11/11/1999-03/28/2002	Tom Langan
03/29/2002-03/06/2003	Peter Brash Paula Cwikly
03/07/2003-08/08/2003	Dena Higley
08/11/2003-08/15/2003	Dena Higley James E. Reilly
08/18/2003-10/04/2006	James E. Reilly
10/05/2006-01/24/2008	Hogan Sheffer Meg Kelly
01/25/2008-04/22/2008	None Credited - WGA Writers Strike
04/23/2008-10/10/2008	Dena Higley Victor Gialanella
10/13/2008-08/25/2011	Dena Higley
08/26/2011-08/16/2012	Marlene McPherson Darrell Ray Thomas Jr.
08/17/2012-present	Gary Tomlin Christopher Whitesell

Daytime Emmy Awards/Nominations

Winners are noted in bold.

• Drama Series (18 Nominations/2 Wins): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
• Directing Team (19 Nominations/1 Win): 1974, 1975, 1977 (2), 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013
• Writing Team (15 Nominations/2 Wins): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2011, 2012, 2014
• Lead Actor (12 Nominations/2 Wins):
  • Macdonald Carey (1974, 1975, 1976)
  • Bill Hayes (1975, 1976)
  • Jed Allan (1979)
  • John Clarke (1979)
  • Stephen Nichols (1988)
  • Thaao Penghlis (2008)
  • Peter Reckell (2009)
  • James Scott (2010, 2011)
• Lead Actress (14 Nominations/2 Wins):
  • Susan Flannery (1975)
  • Susan Seaforth Hayes (1975, 1976, 1978, 1979)
  • Deidre Hall (1984, 1985)
  • Peggy McCay (1986, 2013)
  • Frances Reid (1987)
  • Eileen Davidson (1998, 2014)
  • Crystal Chappell (2012)
  • Arianne Zucker (2014)
• Supporting Actor (5 Nominations/1 Win):
  • Joseph Gallison (1979)
  • Joseph Campanella (1989)
  • James Reynolds (2004)
  • Matthew Ashford (2012)
  • Eric Martsolf (2014)
• Supporting Actress (13 Nominations/3 Wins):
  • Frances Reid (1979)
  • Suzanne Rogers (1979)
  • Deidre Hall (1980)
  • Leann Hunley (1986)
  • Peggy McCay (1987)
  • Arleen Sorkin (1988, 1989)
  • Jane Elliot (1989)
  • Patrika Darbo (2000)
  • Judi Evans (2008)
  • Tamara Braun (2009)
  • Arianne Zucker (2010, 2013)
• Younger Actor (16 Nominations/5 Wins):
  • Billy Warlock (1987, 1988)
  • Darrell Thomas Utley (1989)
  • Jensen Ackles (1998, 1999, 2000)
  • Kyle Lowder (2003)
  • Darin Brooks (2008, 2009)
  • Blake Berris (2009)
  • Dylan Patton (2010)
  • Chandler Massey (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
  • Freddie Smith (2013)
• Younger Actress (13 Nominations/0 Wins):
  • Kristian Alfonso (1985)
  • Lisa Trusel (1985)
  • Charlotte Ross (1990, 1991)
  • Melissa Reeves (1992)
  • Christie Clark (1997, 1998)
  • Rachel Melvin (2008, 2009)
  • Molly Burnett (2010, 2012)
  • Shelley Hennig (2010, 2012)
• Guest Cameo (1 Nomination / 1 Win)
  • Hugh McPhillips (1980)

Preceded by Ryan's Hope (1977); General Hospital (2012)

Drama Series Winner 1978, 2013

Succeeded by Ryan's Hope (1979); The Young and the Restless (2014)

Preceded by Another World (1975); The Young and the Restless (2011)

Writing Team Winner 1976, 2012

Succeeded by Ryan's Hope (1977); The Bold and the Beautiful (2013)