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Eric Brady
Portrayers: Rory Beauregard 1984, Jessie Davis 1985-86, Edwood Palma 1986, Bradley Hallock 1986-92, Jensen Ackles 1997-present
Date of Birth: October 19, 1984
Parents: Marlena Evans Brady and Roman Brady
Entrance onto Show: Born onto show in 1984
Marriages: none
Romances: none
Children: none
Occupation: none
Crimes/Incarcerations: none
Other Interesting Facts: none
Date of Death: Still Alive
Eric was born on October 19, 1984 along with his twin sister Sami. In 1992, Eric and his sister Sami were sent to their grandparents' house in Colorado for a summer while Marlena, Roman, and John worked out their problems.
Eric Brady returned to Salem in August of 1997 when he learned that John and Marlena were going to marry. However, when he came back he learned that his dad, Roman Brady, was alive. Roman was believed to have died on an ISA mission. However, Roman was dying of a deadly virus which a cure had not been found for. Roman told Marlena that he still loved her, when suddenly his heart stopped. Marlena saved Roman and Eric began to wonder if he could re-unite his parents.
Eric posed a threat to Sami because she feared Eric would be able to sense that Sami was lying about having her memory back. Carrie was already suspicious of this and asked Eric if he could sense anything. However, Sami managed to fool Eric and he was unable to tell if she was lying.
Sami and Austin became engaged and were to be married. Austin, was marrying her only because he thought he'd lost Carrie and this was the right thing to do, Sami asked Roman to walk her down the isle. Meanwhile, Carrie showed up and was determined to stop the wedding. Eric told his dad that something was wrong and when Roman saw the look on Austin and Carrie's faces, he realized Sami was lying. Roman pretended to collapse to buy Carrie the time to learn what was really going on. Carrie, Eric, and Mike searched the hospital records and learned that Lucas was really Will's father. Carrie rushed to the church and decked her sister and then exposed the devastating truth to everyone. Much to Sami's dismay, Austin and Carrie were married the same day, August 26, 1997.
Roman's health began to decline and he admits to Eric that before he died he wanted to marry Marlena. Eric told his mom his father's dying wish. Because she believed the cure was lost, John had contacted her from the compound and told her that the vial was dropped, Marlena decided to marry Roman. However, John, Hope, Stefano, and Kristen showed up at the hospital with the cure just as Marlena was about to marry Roman, because it was his dying wish, The cure was administered to Roman and Stefano was granted a pardon for his crimes. Marlena explained to John why she was going to marry Roman and he understood. After several problems with the cure, it eventually worked and cured Roman.
Roman was released from the hospital, but Marlena and John were told that any stress could cause Roman to relapse. Therefore, John and Marlena were forced to hide their love. Eric decided to use this to his own advantage and tried to push his mom and dad back together. John soon became frustrated with the entire situation when Roman moved into the guest room in Marlena's penthouse, which forced John to move back in with Kristen to keep up the charade that they were married.
Unfortunately for Eric, Roman eventually realized that John and Marlena belonged together and bowed out of Marlena's life so she could be with John.
In 1998, Eric became interested in Nicole Walker, a new girl in town who was waitressing at the Java Cafe. Sami, who was working on a test shot for her "New Faces" campaign, asked Eric to be the photographer and Nicole to be the model. Nicole accepted and dreamed of becoming a rich model to escape the poverty she was living in. The photo shoot was a huge success, but Kate still wanted nothing to do with Sami's idea. However, Vivian began to aspire to take over Titan and thought she could use Sami to do it. Vivian planned to start a company to rival Titan and offered to help Sami kick off her "New Faces" campaign. Vivian decided to go to Kate with the photos of Nicole and brag about what a success she was going to be. Kate decided to beat Vivian to the punch by signing Nicole to Bella, but then she saw Vivian and Sami together. Kate realized that Sami had gone behind her back and started her "New Faces" campaign. Kate, who hated the thought of Sami and Vivian working together, reluctantly approved Sami's project and hire Eric and Nicole.
Eric became interested in Nicole and they eventually went out on a date. However, Nicole refused to talk about her past and refused to allow Eric to walk her home. Later that night, Nicole returned to her scummy apartment and received mysterious letters from someone in LA. Nicole ripped the letters up and became upset that someone had found her.
Eric and Nicole learned about a modeling shoot in Florida and Sami gave them the job. However, Nicole panicked when she learned that the location has been changed from Florida to LA. However, Eric managed to convince her to do the shoot. In LA, Nicole refused to wear a revealing suit and asked Eric to find another one, which he did. Nicole's real reason was to hide a heart tattoo with N+J on it. Later, Nicole ran into an old friend, Jay. Jay followed and harassed Nicole during the photo shoot. Later, Nicole snuck out of her hotel room to meet with Jay. Eric found them together and got into a fight with Jay. Later, Nicole lied to Eric and told him that Jay was her cousin. Nicole said she was ashamed of him because he's a junkie and was trying to hit her up for drug money.
Upon returning from LA, the photos came out great. Eric wanted to walk Nicole home from the photo lab at Titan and Nicole agreed to let him. Nicole told him that she lived in a fancy apartment building and told Eric she didn't want him to come up because her place was a mess.
The Horton's and Brady's hosted a family barbecue for the Fourth of July. Eric took Nicole to the picnic and the two became closer. Eventually, Nicole managed to move into the high class apartment building she claimed to live in. Eric learned she had lived in a dumpy apartment, but Nicole managed to cover up her living arrangements with more lies.
Nicole's past began to catch up with her and it was revealed that she and Jay were once lovers and there is a mysterious man in prison who knows Nicole.
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=== Brady ===
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Originally born on October 16, 1984
In 1993, birthdate changed to October 16, 1977
Unknown
Photographer for Titan Publishing
Somewhere in Colorado
Formerly in Salem
Single
None
Roman Brady (father)
Marlena Evans (mother)
Samantha Brady (sister; twin)
Carrie Brady (paternal half-sister)
Rex Brady (paternal half-brother)
Cassie Brady (paternal half-sister)
Donald Jeremiah Craig Jr. (maternal half-brother; deceased)
Isabella Black (maternal half-sister/ paternal second cousin)
Shawn Brady (paternal grandfather; deceased)
Caroline Brady (paternal grandmother)
Frank Evans (maternal grandfather)
Martha Evans (maternal grandmother)
Pete Brady (paternal great-grandfather; deceased)
Patrick Aloysius Brady (paternal great-great-grandfather; deceased)
Nora Molly Brady (paternal great-great-grandmother; deceased)
Kimberly Brady (paternal aunt)
Kayla Brady (paternal aunt)
Samantha Evans (maternal aunt; deceased)
Frankie Brady (paternal uncle; via adoption)
Max Brady (paternal uncle; via adoption)
Bo Brady (paternal half-uncle)
Andrew Donovan IV (paternal cousin)
Jeannie Donovan (paternal cousin)
Stephanie Johnson (paternal cousin)
Joey Johnson (paternal cousin)
Shawn-Douglas Brady (paternal half-cousin)
Chelsea Brady (paternal half-cousin)
Zack Brady (paternal half-cousin; deceased)
Ciara Brady (paternal half-cousin)
Will Roberts (nephew)
John Roman DiMera (nephew)
Alice Caroline Horton (niece)
Sydney Ann DiMera (niece)
Claire Brady (maternal half-niece / paternal first half-cousin once removed)
Eric Brady (paternal great-uncle)
Colleen Brady (paternal great-aunt; deceased)
Molly Brady (paternal great-aunt)
Robert Evans (maternal great-uncle; deceased)
Colin Murphy (paternal first cousin once removed; deceased)
Trista Evans (maternal first cousin once removed; deceased)
John Black (paternal first cousin once removed)
Brady Black (paternal second cousin)
None
Nicole Walker (dated/lovers)
Greta Von Amberg (dated/lovers)
- Committed adultery with Nicole Walker (when she was married to Lucas Roberts Horton)
Eric Brady was one of twins born to Roman and Marlena Brady. He and his sister were extremely close as children, and were sent together to Colorado shortly after starting school. Although Sami returned to Salem during high-school, Eric was well out of school by the time he finally came home, when John and Marlena became officially involved because Eric believed that his parents (Roman and Marlena) belonged together. He also believed that his amnesiac sister Sami was faking her memory loss. With Carrie and Mike, Eric tried to find out what Sami's big secret was, and on the day that Sami was set to marry Austin, they realized that Will could not possibly be Austin's son, and that Sami knew. Carrie rushed to the Church to stop the wedding and to humiliate her sister. Although Eric felt horribly guilty for the role he had played in his sister's pain, Sami soon forgave him, because she realized he didn't do it to hurt her.
Not long after, Eric realized that someone was following him everywhere. It turned out to be an old schoolmate, Jed Fox. Eric had initially been accused of date rape when Jed was really the rapist, and lost his position in school as a result. Jed threatened to kill Sami if Eric didn't say it was really him, but Eric was able to convince Jed to accept his crimes and move on. Shortly thereafter, he met Nicole Walker, a waitress at the Java Cafй. When he started working at Countess Wilhelmina as a photographer, he thought she would make the perfect model. The two became romantically entangled, although their relationship was strained when Nicole's past started cropping up. When Eric had to focus all his attentions on Sami's upcoming trial for murdering Franco Kelly, Nicole got involved with Lucas, and Eric got involved with an older woman, Greta Von Amberg. Nicole and Eric were finished when Eric learned that Nicole had married Lucas Roberts.
Eric was then free to focus all of his concerns on Sami's trial. Sami had escaped and gone on the run, but after being recaptured by the police, she was sent back to prison to await lethal injection. Just as the injections were being given (as a shocked Eric looked on), Lucas burst in to take the blame, but later recanted when Roberto Barelli also confessed. Although Greta and Eric were spending a lot of time together, he couldn't keep Nicole out of his mind. He began sleeping with her again, and when Greta realized Eric still loved her, she broke things off. After having a near-fatal accident at a railway crossing and a heavenly trial with Isabella Toscano Black as his counsel, Eric decided to leave Salem. Before he left though, he told Nicole he would always love her.
Since leaving, Eric sent a letter to town when Roman was presumed dead (he was later found alive) remembering some of the good times. Marlena also made several trips to Colorado to visit Eric.
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Jensen Ackles joined the cast of Days of our Lives in July 1997 as the long-lost Eric Brady, and in less than two years, he earned two Emmy Award nominations as Outstanding Younger Lead Actor. Upon his arrival, TV Guide named Ackles the "casting coup of the summer of 1997." During his freshman year, Ackles won the prestigious Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Male Newcomer. He also landed on the cover of TV Guide as one of daytime's "12 Hottest New Stars."
Ackles is not a newcomer to television. He was a series regular on the NBC comedy "Mr. Rhodes" in the fall of 1996. He also guest-starred on "Cybill" and the syndicated teen series Sweet Valley High.
In his leisure time, Ackles enjoys horseback riding, fishing, snow and waterskiing and returning to his native Dallas, Texas, to visit family and friends
Acting Portfolio
Supernatural
Dean Winchester
2005-2010
Smallville
Jason Teague
2004-2005
Dark Angel
Alec/X5-494
2001 - 2002
Days of our Lives
Eric Brady
1997 to July 31, 2000
Dark Angel
Ben
2001
Cybill
David
1997
Mr. Rhodes
Malcolm
1996
Acting Portfolio
Devour
Jake Gray
2005
The Plight of Clownana
Jensen
2004
Blonde
Eddie G
2001
Soap Opera Digest Awards Winner, Best Male Newcomer (1997)
Daytime Emmys Nominated, Outstanding Younger Lead Actor (1998, 1999)
TV Guide Named one of the 12 Hottest New Stars.
PLACE OF BIRTH: Dallas, Texas
DATE OF BIRTH: March 1, 1978
HEIGHT: 6' 0"
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Danneel Harris [May 15, 2010 to Present]
Graduated from L. V. Berkner High School, Richardson, TX in 1996.
1993 graduate of Apollo Junior High School in Richardson, TX.
1990 graduate of Dartmouth Elementary School in Richardson, TX.
Has one brother, Joshua, approximately three years older, and one sister, Mackenzie, approximately seven years younger.
Played baseball and lacrosse in high school.
He was almost named Justin, but his parents (Alan and Donna) thought the name was too common.
Planned to study sports medicine at Texas Tech University and become a physical therapist, before he decided to move to LA to give acting a try.
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