Days of our Lives premiered on November 8, 1965
Days of our Lives | |
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Debuted |
November 8, 1965 |
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NBC |
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Contract Cast
As of 09/07/2017 (per NBC end credits)
ACTOR | CHARACTER | TENURE | |
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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 | |
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 | |
Arianne Zucker | Nicole Walker | 02/27/1998-02/08/2006; 04/02/2008-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 | |
Deidre Hall | Marlena Evans Black | 06/21/1976-04/24/1987; 08/02/1991-01/23/2009; 09/26/2011-present | |
Casey Moss | JJ Deveraux | 05/07/2013-present | |
Billy Flynn | Chad DiMera | 09/12/2014-present | |
Christopher Sean | Paul Narita | 11/07/2014-present | |
Mary Beth Evans | Kayla Brady | 05/23/1986-05/26/1992; 06/12/2006-02/17/2009; 06/18/2010-06/29/2010; 09/23/2010-02/15/2011; 12/14/2011-present | |
Stephen Nichols | Steve Johnson | 06/13/1985-10/26/1990; 06/09/2006-02/17/2009; 08/28/2015-present | |
Camila Banus | Gabriela Hernandez | 10/04/2010-06/12/2014; 12/22/2014-12/29/2014; 09/17/2015-present | |
Thaao Penghlis | Andre DiMera | 1982-1983; 1993-1995; 1996; 2002-2004; 2004-2005; 2007; 09/25/2015-present | |
Kyler Pettis | Theo Carver | 11/03/2015-present | |
Olivia Rose Keegan | Claire Brady | 11/25/2015-present | |
Nadia Bjorlin | Chloe Lane | 11/24/1999-06/13/2003; 12/24/2003-01/12/2004; 08/13/2004-09/16/2005; 11/29/2007-09/28/2011; 01/04/2013-04/16/2013; 09/24/2013-09/25/2013; 08/03/2015-08/04/2015; 01/08/2016-01/28/2016; 06/10/2016-present | |
Freddie Smith | Sonny Kiriakis | 06/23/2011-08/18/2015; 10/12/2015-10/22/2015; 07/26/2016-present | |
Vanessa Williams | Dr. Valerie Grant | 10/25/2016-present | |
Marci Miller | Abigail DiMera | 11/10/2016-present | |
Greg Vaughan | Eric Brady | 11/13/2012-04/15/2016; 01/17/2017-present | |
Lamon Archey | Eli Grant | 02/23/2017-present | |
Lucas Adams | Tripp Dalton | 03/23/2017-present | |
Drake Hogestyn | John Black | 01/24/1986-01/23/2009; 09/26/2011-07/18/2013; 03/04/2014-11/01/2016; 04/03/2017-present |
Recurring Cast
- John Aniston as Victor Kiriakis
- Julian Barnes as Harold
- Bryan Dattilo as Lucas Horton
- Judi Evans as Adrienne Kiriakis/Bonnie Lockhart
- Oakley and Tatyum Fisher as Holly U/5
- Deidre Hall as Hattie Adams
- Bill Hayes as Doug Williams
- Susan Seaforth Hayes as Julie Williams
- Wally Kurth as Justin Kiriakis
- Meredith Scott Lynn as Anne Milbauer
- Sal Stowers as Lani Price
- Paul Telfer as Xander Kiriakis
- Harper and Sydnee Udell as Arianna Horton U/5
- Jacob and Wyatt Walker as Tate Black U/5
U/5 - Under 5 lines and are often uncredited
Cast and Crew Changes
OUT
- Arianne Zucker (Nicole Walker)
- Kyler Pettis (Theo Carver)
IN
- Alison Sweeney (Samantha Brady)
- Chandler Massey (Will Horton)
- Eileen Davidson (TBA)
- Martha Madison (Belle Brady)
- Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady)
- Louise Sorel (Vivian Alamain)
- Tyler Christopher (TBA)
- Lisa Rinna (Billie Reed)
- Victoria Konefal (Ciara Brady)
- Robert Scott Wilson (Ben Rogers)
Production Staff
Executive Producer: Ken Corday
Co-Executive Producer: Greg Meng and Albert Alarr
Producer: Janet Spellman-Drucker
Coordinating Producer: Randy Dugan
Producation Coordinator: Sara Peterson
Executive in Charge of Production: Greg Meng
Writing and Directing Staff
Head Writer: Ron Carlivati
Story Consultant: Sheri Anderson and Ryan Quan
Associate Head Writers: Lorraine Broderick, Christopher Dunn, Jeanne Marie Ford, Dave Ryan, Elizabeth Snyder, Tyler Topits
Staff Writers: Lisa Connor, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Cydney Kelly, David Kreizman, David A. Levinson,
Script Editor: Fran Myers
Directors: Sonia Blangiardo, Grant Johnson, Noel Maxam, Scott McKinsey, Herb Stein, Phil Sogard, Angela Tessinari, Steven Williford
History of Executive Producers and Head Writers
Executive Producers
Duration | Name |
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11/08/1965-08/02/1966 |
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08/03/1966-12/31/1987 |
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04/20/1977-01/18/1980 |
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01/21/1980-03/1983 |
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05/12/1986-present |
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04/1996-01/2002 |
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Head Writers
Duration | Name |
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11/08/1965-12/31/1965 |
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01/03/1966-07/04/1966 |
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07/05/1966-05/06/1975 | |
05/07/1975-04/19/1977 | |
04/20/1977-02/26/1979 |
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02/27/1979-03/14/1980 |
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03/17/1980-04/18/1980 |
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04/21/1980-10/09/1980 |
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10/10/1980-10/17/1980 |
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10/20/1980-10/20/1981 |
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10/21/1981-04/16/1982 |
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04/19/1982-09/21/1984 | |
09/24/1984-10/25/1984 |
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10/26/1984-11/30/1984 |
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12/03/1984-11/10/1986 |
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11/11/1986-11/18/1986 |
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11/19/1986-03/16/1989 |
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03/17/1989-01/19/1990 |
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01/22/1990-06/18/1991 |
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06/19/1991-01/30/1992 |
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01/31/1992-06/11/1992 |
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06/12/1992-07/09/1992 |
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07/10/1992-08/06/1992 |
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08/07/1992-12/18/1992 |
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12/21/1992-04/28/1993 |
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04/29/1993-11/20/1997 |
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11/21/1997-01/05/1998 |
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01/08/1998-10/14/1999 |
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10/15/1999-11/10/1999 |
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11/11/1999-03/28/2002 |
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03/29/2002-03/06/2003 |
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03/07/2003-08/08/2003 | |
08/11/2003-08/15/2003 |
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08/18/2003-10/04/2006 |
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10/05/2006-01/24/2008 |
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01/25/2008-04/22/2008 |
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04/23/2008-10/10/2008 |
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10/13/2008-08/25/2011 |
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08/26/2011-08/16/2012 | |
08/17/2012-08/18/2015 | |
08/19/2015-09/02/2016 |
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09/06/2016-07/18/2017 |
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07/19/2017-present |
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Daytime Emmy Awards/Nominations
Winners are noted in bold.
- Drama Series (21 Nominations/3 Wins): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Directing Team (22 Nominations/1 Win): 1974, 1975, 1977 (2), 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Writing Team (17 Nominations/2 Wins): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017
- Lead Actor (14 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)
- Billy Flynn (2017)
- Vincent Irizarry (2017)
- Lead Actress (18 Nominations/3 Wins):
- Susan Flannery (1975)
- Susan Seaforth Hayes (1975, 1976, 1978, 1979)
- Deidre Hall (1984, 1985)
- Peggy McCay (1986, 2013, 2015)
- Frances Reid (1987)
- Eileen Davidson (1998, 2014)
- Crystal Chappell (2012)
- Arianne Zucker (2014)
- Alison Sweeney (2015)
- Kassie DePaiva (2016)
- Mary Beth Evans (2016)
- Supporting Actor (7 Nominations/1 Win):
- Joseph Gallison (1979)
- Joseph Campanella (1989)
- James Reynolds (2004, 2017)
- Matthew Ashford (2012)
- Eric Martsolf (2014)
- John Aniston (2017)
- Supporting Actress (16 Nominations/4 Wins):
- Frances Reid (1979)
- Suzanne Rogers (1979)
- Deidre Hall (1980)
- Leann Hunley (1986)
- Peggy McCay (1987, 2016)
- Arleen Sorkin (1988, 1989)
- Jane Elliot (1989)
- Patrika Darbo (2000)
- Judi Evans (2008)
- Tamara Braun (2009)
- Arianne Zucker (2010, 2013)
- Melissa Reeves (2016)
- Kate Mansi (2017)
- Younger Actor (18 Nominations/6 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, 2015)
- James Lastovic (2017)
- Younger Actress (15 Nominations/1 Win):
- 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)
- Camila Banus (2015)
- True O'Brein (2016)
- Guest Cameo/Performer (3 Nominations / 1 Win)
- Hugh McPhillips (1980)
- Adam Leadbetter (2016)
- Tobin Bell (2017)
Preceded by Ryan's Hope (1977); General Hospital (2012) The Young and the Restless (2015) |
Drama Series Winner 1978, 2013, 2015 |
Succeeded by Ryan's Hope (1979); The Young and the Restless (2014) General Hospital (2016) |
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) |