On January 18, 1982, the late Joseph Mascolo made his Days of Our Lives debut as Stefano DiMera. In honor of his anniversary, here’s a look back on his iconic character who wreaked havoc on Salem.

“I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do a soap opera,” admits Joe ... “Not bad for Stefano DiMera, huh?”, muses Joe, as he stretches back, laughing delightedly. Not bad at all.

Stefano DiMera on the Peacock soap opera Days of Our Lives was played by Stephen Nichols until the character exited the show in April 2020. The character was first introduced on the show on ...

Joseph Mascolo, the actor who portrayed archvillain Stefano DiMera on the NBC soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” died this week at 87 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, the network said.

Mascolo has played Stefano DiMera on the soap opera since 1982. Despite the villainous nature of his most popular character, his family remembered a caring man, who is survived by his wife, two ...

Soap opera fans are some of the most dedicated ... EJ is the son of notorious crime boss Stefano DiMera and Susan Banks. The character was initially introduced on the show in February 1997 ...

Stefano DiMera was considered to be the blueprint ... One of the best daily soap opera characters. Although we don’t actually meet Ian until several decades later, we hear about his reign ...

Actor and musician Joseph Mascolo, who was best known for playing the villainous character Stefano DiMera on Days of Our ... orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He is survived by ...

Joseph Mascolo, the actor who portrayed archvillain Stefano DiMera on the NBC soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” died this week at 87 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, the network said.

Joseph Mascolo, the actor who portrayed archvillain Stefano DiMera on the NBC soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” died this week at 87 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, the network said.

He originated the role of Stefano DiMera on NBC’s “Days” in 1982 ... According to Soap Opera Digest, Mascolo died on Thursday, after battling Alzheimer’s disease for years.

Longtime soap opera star Joseph Mascolo died Thursday after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Mascolo, best known for playing villain Stefano DiMera on “Days of our Lives,” was 87.