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[DRW50]

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I had no idea of Julie, or her role on DAYS, but the way she describes DAYS' decision-making and filming processes these days is mindboggling. It's pretty obvious she had no idea what the hell was going on the whole time she was there but just rolled with the punches.

She mentions that her initial scenes were cut and likely the only reason they were put up for people to see is because she thinks Ron saw the behind the scenes video she made and uploaded (and then her character was brought back later). She also seemed very confused about the last story for her character.

She talks a little about being there during Drake's last day of filming, although she did not know that at the time and they didn't interact. 

Edited October 11, 2024 by DRW50

[JAS0N47]

"DAYS OF OUR LIVES" CONTRACT CAST BIRTHPLACES:

As "Days" nears its 59th anniversary next month, here's a look at the birthplaces of the 378 contract actors. Al Calderon (New York City) and AlexAnn Hopkins (Jacksonville Beach, Florida) are not yet included on the list, pending confirmation of their status (contract/recurring) in the credits prior to 11/8/24.

Alaska (1)
Fairbanks...Brody Hutzler

Arizona (1)
Phoenix...Jaime Lyn Bauer

Arkansas (1)
Little Rock...Jessica Serfaty
 
California (91)
Artesian...Eileen Davidson
Bell...Mark Tapscott
Bishop...Trevor Donovan
Burbank...Cady McClain, Tammy Taylor
Calabasas...Kate Mansi
Canoga Park...Dick Billingsley, Tony Rhodes
Concord...Joseph Adams
Daly City...Lamon Archey
Dana Point...Mindy Clarke
El Segundo...Kristi McDaniel
Encino...Michael Bays
Eureka...Sarah Brown
Fremont...Julie Pinson
Fresno County...Melonie Mazman
Gardena...Billy Warlock
Glendale...Megan Corletto, A Martinez, Aaron Van Wagner
Granada Hills...Dani Minnick
Hanford...Elia Cantu, Casey Moss
Inglewood...Michael Easton
Irvine...Veronica Lauren
La Mirada...Eric Winter
Laguna Hills...Kyler Pettis
Los Angeles...Rod Arrants, Nick Benedict, Brenda Benet, Ashley Benson, Aimee Brooks, Jason Culp, Barry Cutler, Katherine Ellis, Melinda O. Fee, Holly Gagnier, Galen Gering, George Jenesky, Michael Leon, Heather Lindell, Debbie Lytton, Gregg Marx, Yvette Nipar, True O'Brien, Marie-Alise Recasner, Derya Ruggles, Louise Sorel, Elizabeth Storm, Shannon Sturges, Alison Sweeney, Lisa Trusel
Los Angeles County...Susan Keller
Los Gatos...Gregory Mortensen
Maywood...Robert S. Woods
Montebello...Judi Evans
Monterey...Jean Bruce Scott
Mountain House...Thia Megia
Mountain View...Ken Jezek
Newport Beach...Leo Howard, Alexis Thorpe
Northridge...Arianne Zucker
Pasadena...Mary Beth Evans, Sal Stowers
Placentia...Christie Clark
Rancho Mirage...Lindsay Hartley
Riverside...Collin O'Donnell
Sacramento...Gabrielle Haugh
San Diego...Charles Bateman, Joy Bisco, Raven Bowens, Anne Howard, Erik von Detten
San Francisco...Susan Seaforth Hayes, Thyme Lewis, Karen Moncrieff, Guy Wilson
San Jose...Heather Olson
San Mateo County...Nathan Owens
San Pedro...Patrick Muldoon
San Rafael...Olivia Rose Keegan, Scott Palmer
Santa Barbara...Joseph Bottoms
Santa Clara...Casey Jon Diedrick
Santa Monica...Blake Berris
Santa Rosa...James Lastovic
Venice...Michael Sabatino
Ventura...Krista Allen
Whittier...J. Cynthia Brooks
(City unknown)...Ava White, Olivia White

Colorado (7)
Colorado Springs...Jason Brooks
Denver...Kristen Renton, Shayna Rose
Evergreen...Staci Greason
Littleton...Molly Burnett
Walsenburg...Steve Eastin
Wheat Ridge...Nick Stabile

Connecticut (4)
New Haven...Daniel Cosgrove, Robert Mailhouse
West Hartford...Joseph Mascolo
Westport...Jamie Martin Mann
 
Florida (13)
Bradenton...Miriam Parrish
Fort Lauderdale...Mike Manning
Jacksonville...Patrika Darbo
Miami...Camila Banus, Jordi Vilasuso, David Wallace
Miami Beach...Tracy Middendorf, Valerie Wildman
Opalacka...Renee Jones
Orlando...Mandy Musgrave, Kirsten Storms
Stuart...Linsey Godfrey
Tallahassee...Matt Battaglia

Georgia (5)
Atlanta...Bonnie Burroughs, AnnaLynne McCord, Schuyler Yancey
Dalton...Lane Davies
Norcross...Chandler Massey

Hawaii (4)
Honolulu...Darin Brooks, Richard Guthrie, Austin Peck
Maui...Charity Rahmer
 
Illinois (16)
Chicago...Eileen Barnett, Robert Cuthill, Wortham Krimmer, Felisha Terrell, Precious Way, Michael T. Weiss
Elmhurst...Rachel Melvin
Evanston...Tamara Braun
Harvey...Bill Hayes
Highland Park...John Lupton
Joliet...Tyler Christopher
Kankakee...Bryan Dattilo
Lake Bluff...Kyle Brandt
Princeton...Josh Taylor
Winnetka...Charlotte Ross
Woodstock...Quinn Redeker
 
Indiana (8)
Columbus...Brian Green
Elkhart...Peter Reckell
Fort Wayne...Drake Hogestyn
Indianapolos...Steve Burton
New Albany...Suzanne Zenor
North Liberty...Marci Miller
Plymouth...Richard Bergman
South Bend...John Clarke
 
Iowa (4)
Davenport...Matthew Ashford, Patricia Barry
Sioux City...Macdonald Carey
Urbandale...Carson Boatman

Kansas (1)
Topeka...Roscoe Born

Kentucky (5)
Draffenville...Chrishell Stause
Harlan...Richard Hill
Lexington...Farah Fath
Louisville...Wes Ramsey
Morganfield...Kassie DePaiva

Louisiana (3)
Baton Rouge...Wesley Eure
Destrehan...Shelley Hennig
Pineville...Justin Gaston

Maryland (4)
Bethesda...Valerie Karasek
Cumberland...Edward Mallory
Midland...Suzanne Rogers
Silver Spring...Crystal Chappell
 
Massachusetts (7)
Boston...Joseph Gallison, Paul Keenan, Lauren Koslow
Brockton...Kristian Alfonso
Fitchburg...Deborah Dalton
Grafton...Robert Scott Wilson
Newton...James Acheson

Michigan (6)
Ann Arbor...Ashley Puzemis
Detroit...Tanya Boyd
Flint...Aketra Sevillian
Grand Rapids...Shawn Christian, Stacy Haiduk
Marquette...Susan Diol

Minnesota (4)
Ada...Paul Kersey
Hennepin County...Billy Flynn
Lake Minnetonka...Nancy Parsons
Minneapolis...Roberta Leighton

Mississippi (1)
Hattiesburg...Taylor Spreitler

Missouri (11)
Camdenton...Randy Reinholz
Kansas City...Mark Drexler, Terry O'Sullivan, James Reynolds
Springfield...Jay Johnson
St. Louis...Brandon Barash, Stephanie Cameron, Mary Frann, Kyle Lowder, George McDaniel, Kevin Spirtas

Montana (1)
Billings...Wally Kurth

Nebraska (2)
Omaha...Miranda Wilson
Staplehurst...Coleen Gray

New Hampshire (1)
Manchester...Christopher Stone

New Jersey (10)
East Orange...Joyce Little
Eatontown...Melissa Reeves
Englewood...Paul Coufos, Genie Francis
Hackensack...Paul Logan
Jersey City...Susan Flannery
Montclair...Richard Burgi
Morristown...Shawn Stevens
Somerdale...Jason Cook
Somerset...Ariana Chase

New Mexico (2)
Alamogordo...Jeff Griggs
Albuquerque...Geno Silva
 
New York (36)
Buffalo...Tom Hallick, Mark Hapka
Greenwood Lake...Peter Porte
Levittown...Barbara Crampton
New York City...Robert Alda, Denise Alexander, Jed Allan, Peter Brown, Brooke Bundy, John Callahan, Joseph Campanella, Charles Cioffi, Don Diamont, Jane Elliot, Rick Hearst, Vincent Irizarry, Cherie Jimenez, Tracy Kolis, Victoria Konefal, Adrienne LaRussa, Philip Levien, Gloria Loring, Peggy McCay, Susan Oliver, Rhasaan Orange, Greg Rikaart, Jay Robinson, Lanna Saunders, Zach Tinker, Eddie Velez, Vanessa Williams
Ogdensburg...Mark Valley
Pawling...Lindsay Arnold
Rochester...Elaine Bromka
Schenectady...James Read
Springfield Center...Steve Wilder

North Carolina (3)
Asheboro...Lane Caudell
Winston-Salem...Jackee Harry, Patsy Pease
 
Ohio (12)
Akron...David McLean
Ashtabula...Freddie Smith
Brook Park...Billy Hufsey
Cincinnati...Stephen Nichols
Cleveland...Charla Doherty, Robert Kelker-Kelly, Martha Smith
Columbus...Richard Biggs, Stephen Brooks, Matthew Mahaney
Euclid...Amy Stock
Saylor Park...Braden Matthews

Oklahoma (5)
Enid...Lynn Herring
Oklahoma City...James Hampton
Tulsa...Maree Cheatham, Dianne Harper, John Ingle
 
Oregon (5)
Eugene...Brandon Beemer, Brett Williams
Medford...Lisa Rinna
Portland...Ashlee Holland
(City unknown)...Regina Gleason

Pennsylvania (10)
Bryn Mawr...William Joyce
Chambersburg...Elaine Princi
Darby...Frank Parker
Easton...Jack Coleman
Harrisburg...Eric Martsolf
Johnstown...Natalia Livingston
Philadelphia...John de Lancie
Phoenixville...John-Paul Lavoisier, Margaret Mason
Pittsburgh...Rusty Cundieff
 
Rhode Island (1)
Newport...Nadia Bjorlin

South Carolina (2)
Columbia...Julianne Morris
Greenville...Judith Chapman

Tennesee (1)
Nashville...Lisa Linde

Texas (16)
Austin...Pat Delany
Colleyville...Madelyn Kientz
Dallas...Jensen Ackles, Melissa Archer, Patrice Chanel-Carter, Abigail Klein, Greg Vaughan
Denton...Dylan Michael Patton
Fort Worth...Joy Garrett, Hunter Tylo
Houston...Vivian Jovanni
Katy...Paige Searcy
San Angelo...Philece Sampler
Sherman...Lucas Adams
Wichita County...Alli Brown
Wichita Falls...Frances Reid
 
Virginia (9)
Lynchburg...Deborah Adair, J. Eddie Peck
McLean...Marilyn McIntyre
Newport News...Martha Madison
Norfolk...Rob Estes
Radford...Corinne Conley
Roanoke...Jen Lilley
Virginia Beach...Paige Kettner, Ryanne Kettner

Washington (9)
Forks...Leann Hunley
Moses Lake...Matt Cedeno
Oak Harbor...Christopher Sean
Seattle...Tamara Clatterbuck, Cindy Daly, Pamela Roylance
Spokane...Jay Pickett, Brandon Tyler
Sumner...Wayne Northrop

West Virginia (3)
Charleston...Shelley Taylor Morgan
Clarksburg...Patty Weaver
Huntington...Eric Schiff

Wisconsin (3)
Milwaukee...Dick Colla, Deidre Hall
Waupaca...Annie Burgstede

Washington, DC (5)
Washington, DC...Roger Aaron Brown, William Christian, Madlyn Rhue, Diane Sommerfield, Arleen Sorkin

Australia (5)
Sydney...Alexander Bruszt, Isabel Durant, Dan Feuerriegel, Justin Melvey, Thaao Penghlis

Canada (8)
Calgary...Roark Critchlow, Victor Webster
Edmonton...Catherine Mary Stewart
London...Lisa Howard
Montreal...Rosemary Forsyth
St. John's...Shannon Tweed
Toronto...Anne-Marie Martin, Camilla Scott

Cuba (1)
(City unknown)...Gabriela Rodriguez
 
Czech Republic (1)
Prague...Ivan G'Vera

France (4)
Graase...Gilles Marini
Paris...Robert Clary, Barbara Stanger
Saint-Julien...Antony Alda
 
Greece (2)
Athens...Marie Wilson
Crete...John Aniston
 
Italy (1)
Rome...Victor Alfieri

Mexico (2)
Camargo...Alma Delfina
Mexico City...Andrew Masset

Philippines (1)
(City unknown)...Jolina Collins

South Korea (2)
Seoul...Sung Hi Lee
Yesan County...Victoria Grace

Spain (1)
Palma de Mallorca...Francisco San Martin

Trinidad (2)
(City unknown)...Sandra Canning, Clive Clerk

United Kingdom (15)
England/Bath...Marcus Patrick
England/Bedfordshire...Emily O'Brien
England/Leeds...Yvonna Kopacz
England/London...Adam Caine, Bren Foster, Deborah Moore, Camilla More, Carey More, Charles Shaughnessy, Jane Windsor
England/Nether Compton...Serena Scott Thomas
England/Newcastle Upon Tyne...James Scott
England/Romford...Millicent Martin
Scotland/East Kilbride...Ian Buchanan
Scotland/Paisley...Paul Telfer

BIRTHPLACE STATS:
333...USA
45...Outside of USA

BIRTHPLACES BY CITY (3 or more)...
27...New York City, New York
25...Los Angeles, California
7...London, England
6...Chicago, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri
5...Dallas, Texas; San Diego, California; Sydney, Australia; Washington, DC
4...San Francisco, California
3...Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Cleveland, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; Glendale, California; Honolulu, Hawaii; Kansas City, Missouri; Miami, Florida; Seattle, Washington; Tulsa, Oklahoma

BIRTHPLACES BY LOCATION...
91...California
36...New York
16...Illinois, Texas
15...United Kingdom
13...Florida
12...Ohio
11...Missouri
10...New Jersey, Pennsylvania
9...Virginia, Washington
8...Indiana; Canada
7...Colorado, Massachusetts
6...Michigan
5...Georgia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington DC; Australia
4...Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota; France
3...Louisiana, North Carolina, West Virginia, Wisconsin
2...Nebraska, New Mexico, South Carolina; Greece, Mexico, South Korea, Trindad
1...Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Tennessee; Cuba, Czech Republic, Italy, Philippines, Spain
0... Alabama, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming
 

[Bright Eyes]

That was very interesting. Thanks Jason!

[AMCOLTLLover]

Was Nick Corelli popular ? I mean the show intruduced him weirdly during the early 80’s as a pimp and brought him back so randomly in 86. They did have him so many screentime and storylines with Eve + his tumor or whatever illness he had + his triangle with April and Mike.

so I assume he must’ve been pretty popular with the audience?

[carolineg]

I think Nick/Eve were popular.  Even though it's weird lol.  I believe Nick was introduced as a villain and after Eve became more grey and slightly redeemed to make the romance more viable.  The actor had some charm, but I don't think the character was especially important nor popular until Eve.

[j swift]

It was a poor retread of Steve and Kayla.  Charismatic actor brought on to play a creep, fans find him oddly magnetic, and so he was put in a romantic pairing.  It was very phantom of the opera inspired.  I don't know the timing, but I assume a new creative team no longer felt the appeal, and he was cut.

You can't go back to that well too often, and Patch/Steve was a once in a generation find.  Obviously (and thankfully), by today's standards, nobody would promote a pimp who deals in teen hookers to romantic status. 

Also, if I remember correctly, he lived in the basement of Wings (or whatever it was called at that point).  Which would be a bad idea in real life, but it was a cute set.

Edited October 13, 2024 by j swift

[Paul Raven]

Yes it seemed a very calculated attempt to create the next super couple of the reformed bad guy, still with a dark side , saved by the woman he loved.

Days pushed it and I think the mags went along but there was obviously not that visceral reaction that Roman/Marlena, Bo/Hope, Steve/Kayla and Shane/Kimberley received.

[AbcNbc247]

I’m watching that period on YouTube and it did seem like there were a lot of potential supercouples that ultimately went nowhere. 

Eve/Nick were one of them, but I also get that that impression from RoJohn/Diana and Mike/April too.

Btw, how did Nick even get involved with Mike/April anyway? At the point that I’m up to, he’s basically just in a bubble with Eve. 

[carolineg]

Nick bought Blondies/Wings and April worked there along with Eve.  I think Nick and April decided to get married out of convenience but I am not exactly sure why.  It has something to do with Mike mostly.  April wanted him to move on to be with his son I think.   Nick wanted Eve to move on as well.  Nick was always injured, burned or sick during this time period so it might be related to that.  After awhile I think April/Nick just got an annulment and moved on lol.

[AbcNbc247]

Thanks! 

I guess I’m looking at it through modern day lenses but it does seem kind of creepy that this guy who trafficked a 15 year old girl had any staying power whatsoever. 

[AMCOLTLLover]

Thanks to the replies guys.

i remember when i started Days back then Nick/April/Mike were a thing.

I remember they threw them at us in nearly every episode. when they finally moved on from April and Nick and gave April and Mike their happy end Mike left the show. I was really mad as a child. Like what the actual hell? We waited for April and Mike to happen for so long with the obstacle that was Nick just for Mike to leave so randomly and abruptly? Still doesn’t sit right with me lol

i collect old magazines and I do notice that they were kinda forcing the Nick/Eve pairing on the readers. They did have chemistry I will admit and Nick became a bit more likeable after his villain arc ended.

BUT I’d rather have a pimp like Nick being a romantic lead with staying power over a damn serial killer with a tumor like Ben Weston lol

[carolineg]

It is even in an 80's lense lol.  It's not like Nick was a reformed pimp once he got on the show-he was an active pimp.   That pimped out his own underaged girlfriend.  I do think the Nick actor (George Jenesky?  Idk what name he's going by now) had some smarmy charm, but I never felt the show actively tried that hard to redeem him.  He and Charlotte Ross had nice chemistry, but I am not sure why any sane woman would want to date him.  I think Eve's troubled past may have helped explain some of the reasoning, but it was still creepy.

If I was going to make a Steve/Kayla comparison I would probably go with Pete/Melissa as following that prototype.  It's hard though because Pete/Melissa felt like a Bo/Hope redux too, but Bo's "bad" boy tendencies were fairly mild. 

I want to say Michael T. Weiss was either let out of his contract early to do another project or left abruptly when his contract ended because the deal fell apart.  Since you have old mags you might be able to find out more about that or I could just being making it up in my head lol.  It all seemed so last minute.

[Liberty City]

If I recall, Weiss left Days of Our Lives to pursue "other opportunities," and soon landed the NBC mini-series The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake and then joined the remake of Dark Shadows.

[AbcNbc247]

Now that you mention it, Shane really should have had both of those guys be suicided, or made them have an accident

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[Franko]

They had much more luck when they tried it with Jack & Jennifer.