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Ben Rogers (Days Of Our Lives)
Ben Weston is a fictional character from ''Days of Our Lives'', an American soap opera on the NBC network, most notably portrayed by Robert Scott Wilson. The role was originated by Justin Gaston in 2014, as Ben Rogers, when the character was introduced as the new love interest of Abigail Deveraux (Kate Mansi), and was later revealed to be the estranged brother of Jordan Ridgeway (Chrishell Stause). Soon after, Wilson was hired as a recast and the writers began exploring the character's dark past with the introduction of his abusive criminal father Clyde Weston (James Read). In 2015, the romantic triangle between Ben, Abigail and Chad DiMera (Billy Flynn (actor), Billy Flynn) culminates in Ben becoming a serial killer, known as the "Necktie Killer," claiming several victims, including legacy character Will Horton (Guy Wilson (actor), Guy Wilson). Robert Scott Wilson vacated the role in late 2015 and would reprise the role for multiple guest stints before returning to the show as a ...
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Justin Gaston
Justin Michael Gaston (born August 12, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter, model, and actor who was also a contestant on ''Nashville Star'' on season 6. He finished 10th overall out of 12 contestants. He portrayed the role of Ben Rogers on ''Days of Our Lives'' for less than four months in 2014. He appeared on the magazine cover of ''Tetu'' in 2013. Career In 2006, Justin Gaston left his hometown of Pineville, Louisiana, to pursue a career in acting. Gaston first worked as an underwear model for Christian Audigier, Adidas, International Jock, and Hugo Boss. Gaston appeared as Taylor Swift's love interest on her 2008 music video for " Love Story", and also appeared on the pilot episode of the television series ''Glee'', which premiered on the Fox network on May 19, 2009. In February 2010, Gaston began appearing on Simon Fuller's interactive reality show, the ''If I Can Dream'' webseries, which aired on Hulu. The show provided round-the-clock coverage of the daily lives of ...
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Ciara Brady
Ciara Brady Weston is a fictional character from ''Days of Our Lives'', an American soap opera on the NBC network. Created by Hogan Sheffer and Meg Kelly, the role is portrayed by Victoria Konefal since 2017. She is a member of three of the most prominent Salem families, Brady, Kiriakis, and Horton, and the only daughter of the supercouple Bo Brady and Hope Williams. Casting Child actors Dakota and Danica Hobbs were the first actors who originated the role of Ciara Brady, when they appeared in the role from 2007 to 2008, the role was then taken over by Lauren Boles from 2008 to 2015. In 2015, ''Days of Our Lives'' sent out a casting call using the code name Danielle, describing the character as a 16–17-year-old girl who has experienced a lot of pain in her life. In October 2015, it was declared that Vivian Jovanni had won the role, which had been previously played by child actress Lauren Boles. Jovanni debuted on October 30, 2015. In December 2016, Jovanni left the show. In Ju ...
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Victoria Konefal
Victoria Konefal is an American actress. She has portrayed Ciara Brady Weston on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' since 2017. Early life Konefal was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her family consists of her parents, an older brother and sister. She studied at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. In 2015, she participated in a beauty pageant competition, where she was crowned Miss Poland USA. Career Konefal is signed with MN2S International Music & Talent Agency and Katz PR, previously she was signed with Talent Works and Bold Management & Production. Konefal started her acting career in 2015 by landing a lead role in two films ''Forgetting Sandy Glass'' as Kelly, and the horror film ''Fog City'' as Georgia Paige. In 2016, she guest-starred in an episode of ''Modern Family'' as Rivka. In 2017, she appeared in three films: ''The Wrong Crush'', where she played the lead role of Amelia; horror film ''Circus Kane'' as Tracy; and ''Deadly Exchange'' as Blake. In August 2017, it was ...
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Ron Carlivati
Ronald David Carlivati (born November 25, 1968) is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his tenures as head writer on the ABC Daytime soap operas ''One Life to Live'' and ''General Hospital''. He is currently serving a position as head writer for the NBC Daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Career It was announced in the February 27, 2007, edition of ''Soap Opera Digest'' that Carlivati was promoted to Head Writer, Co-Head Writer of ''One Life to Live'' alongside Dena Higley. On June 4, 2007, Frank Valentini announced that Carlivati would be promoted to head writer effective immediately. The first episode with Carlivati as Head Writer aired September 11, 2007. Due to ''One Life to Lives cancellation on ABC, and later the show's abandoned transition to online distribution via production company Prospect Park (production company), Prospect Park, it was announced on December 1, 2011, that Carlivati would be taking over as head-writer on ABC's one remaining soap, ''Gen ...
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Head Writer
A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits. In fictional comedy or and drama TV shows, this is generally performed by an executive producer, who is usually also the showrunner. Overview The head writer conceives and outlines the long-term story of a scripted television or radio series. In daytime television, the over-arcing story lines are broken out into daily episodes, which are individually outlined by particular writers, and fleshed out with dialogue by others. In prime time series, individual staff or freelance writers briefed with any long-term story lines generally pitch their episode ideas to the head writer/executive producer. The writer develops their ideas into an outline and a script, which is subsequently edited and revised by the series' entire writing team during the production proces ...
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Guy Wilson (actor)
Guy Allan Wilson Jr. (born November 21, 1985) is an American actor, known for his roles in such television series as '' NCIS'', ''Castle'', ''Bones'', and ''Breaking Bad'', as well the feature film '' Werewolf: The Beast Among Us''. He portrayed Will Horton on the daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' from 2014 to 2015. Early life Wilson was born in San Francisco, California, and was raised in Sebastopol, a city in Sonoma County, California. His introduction to acting came thanks to his mother, Janis Wilson, a musical composer and musician. When he was nine years old, she was directing a local production of ''A Christmas Carol''. Wilson agreed to take part at the suggestion of his mother and was cast as Tiny Tim. From that moment on he continued doing theater as a child. While he didn't do theater in high school, he partook in concerts and marching bands in which he played alto and tenor saxophone. At fifteen, Wilson decided that he wanted to become a professional actor. While ...
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Will Horton
Will Horton is a fictional character from the American daytime TV soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', known for a highly praised coming out story, award-winning performances by actor Chandler Massey, and as one half of US daytime drama's first male gay wedding and marriage. The character first appears in the episode of November 16, 1995, when his mom Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney) gives birth to him. Initially portrayed by a series of child actors, the character grew up in real-time as the show aired, eventually to be played by adult actors Chandler Massey (2010–2014, 2017–), and Guy Wilson (2014–2015). The character is initially named Will Reed, after his presumed father, Austin Reed, but it is later revealed that Austin's half-brother and Sami's friend Lucas Roberts (Bryan Dattilo) is his father. Sami and Lucas fight each other for custody, and Will, who is renamed Will Roberts, has a "tumultuous upbringing". As a child, Will endeavors to bring his parents together, whilst ...
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Billy Flynn (actor)
William Flynn (born May 29, 1985) is an American actor and producer. He is known for portraying Chad DiMera on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Early life Flynn was born in St. Francis, Minnesota. He graduated from St. Cloud State University in 2007, majoring in finance and minoring in economics. In the same year Flynn did an internship and worked at Accenture as a financial analyst. In 2010 he took a job as an analyst at Warner Bros. Studios, where he worked for four years. Career Flynn is managed by PCM International. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Before making his acting debut, Flynn worked with director Jake Scott in 2013, by appearing in a Taco Bell commercial. In the same year he made his acting debut as Liret in the short movie ''80 in 10''. He did a campaign of "Silk" for photographer Bryony Shearmur. In February 2014 Flynn had a guest role on the CBS television series ''Hawaii Five-0'', in the episode "Hoku Welowelo". Flynn played Nick S ...
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Chad DiMera
Chad DiMera is a fictional character from the original NBC Daytime soap opera, ''Days of Our Lives'', played since 2014 by Billy Flynn. The role was originated and played by Casey Deidrick from 2009 to 2014, when Flynn replaced him. Introduced by head writer Dena Higley and co-head writer Christopher Whitesell in 2009 as Chad Peterson, Chad is the troubled ex-boyfriend of Mia McCormick and father to their daughter, Grace Brady. Chad factors into a romantic triangle between himself, Mia and her new boyfriend, Will Horton. After the baby storyline, then executive producer Gary Tomlin fought to keep the actor and the character on canvas. In 2010, the series introduced Chad's parents, including his mother, Madeline Peterson Woods and Chad is revealed to be the illegitimate son of crime boss Stefano DiMera. Chad struggles to accept his new family but eventually forms strong bonds with his father, sister Lexie Carver and brother, EJ. Chad is also known for his relationships with Abi ...
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James Read
James Christopher Read (born July 31, 1953) is an American actor. He played the role of George Hazard in the ''North and South'' television miniseries, and had a recurring role as Victor Bennett on the supernatural series ''Charmed'' between 2001 and 2006. Early life Read was born in Buffalo, New York. He started acting as a student of law at the University of Oregon where he graduated in 1976. He studied acting in New York City and then did several Off-Broadway and regional theaters such as '' The Denver Center Theatre Company'', where he had a couple of leading roles and spent three seasons. In 1998, he earned his Master's degree in psychology from Pepperdine University. Career Read is best known for his role as George Hazard in the three ''North and South'' miniseries (1985, 1986 and 1994) based on the John Jakes trilogy of novels of the same name (his co-star, Patrick Swayze, taught him how to ride a horse), and for his co-starring role in the movie ''Beaches'' (1988). ...
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Chrishell Stause
Terrina Chrishell Stause (born July 21, 1981)"Rest Stop". ''Soap Opera Digest''. June 28, 2016. pg. 38. is an American actress and real estate agent. She is known for her role on the Netflix reality show ''Selling Sunset'', along with previous television roles as Amanda Dillon on '' All My Children'' and Jordan Ridgeway on '' Days of Our Lives''. Early life Stause was born in Draffenville, Kentucky. She attended Murray State University, from which she received her B.A. in theater in 2003. Her middle name "Chrishell” is a portmanteau word created based on the unusual circumstances of her birth: her mother went into labor at a Shell station, and an attendant named Chris helped deliver the baby. However, in her book Stause denies the gossip on her birth. She mentioned that her mother had some car troubles and pulled into a gas station. While waiting at the car station, she went into pre-labor and the car attendant genuinely helped her to reach a hospital. Stause was born in a ...
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Kate Mansi
Kate Mansi is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Abigail Deveraux on the NBC serial ''Days of Our Lives'' from 2011 to 2016,Kate Mansi
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for which in 2017, she won the . She returned to the role in 2018, last appearing in May 2020.


Early life and career

Kate Mansi was born Katharine Theresa Rose Morris in