NBC Soap Opera Celebrities: Who's from Your Home City or Town?

Everyone began life in some town or city, and soap opera stars are no different. NBC daytime soap opera celebrities come from urban, suburban, and rural areas like the rest of us. For those of us who left our birth town for other locations that we've adopted as home to us, it's fun to envision the celebrities once living in them.

If you're from Newark, NJ (my birthplace), many film and music celebrities were born there: Jerry Lewis (actor), Sarah Vaughn (jazz singer), Frankie Valli (seven episodes playing Rusty Millio on "The Sopranos" and lead singer with The Four Seasons), Brian de Palma (movie director, "Mission Impossible"), Ray Liotta (actor, "Goodfellas"), Joe Pesci (actor, "GoodFellas"), Keisha Knight-Pulliam (actress, Rudy on "The Cosbys"), Jason Alexander (actor, George on "Seinfled"), John Amos (actor, James on "Good Times"), Ice-T (actor, Det. Fin on "Law and Order"), Paul Simon (singer/songwriter), and Ian Ziering (actor, Steve on "Beverly Hills 9021 and former soap actor on "The Guiding Light", "The Doctors", and "Love of Life").

Discover where the NBC soap stars began their lives and enjoy the connection you share.

**DAYS OF OUR LIVES**

A

Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady): Brockton, MA (USA)

John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis): Crete, Greece (Europe)

B

Blake Berris (Nick Fallon): Los Angeles, CA (USA)

Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane): Newport, RI (USA)

Darin Brooks (Max Brady): Honolulu, HI (USA)

C

Shawn Christian (Dr. Daniel Jonas): Grand Rapids, MI (USA)

D

Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Roberts): Kankakee, IL (USA)

Kevin Dobson (Mickey Horton): New York, NY (USA)

E

Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson): Pasadena, CA (USA)

H

Deirdre Hall (Dr. Marlena Evans): Milwaukee, WI (USA)

Shelley Hennig (Stephanie Johnson): Destrehan, LA (USA)

Drake Hogestyn (John Black): Fort Wayne, IN (USA)

Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera): Forks, Washington (USA)

J

Renée Jones (Lexie Carver): Opa-Locka, FL (USA)

Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip Kiriakis): Springfield, MO (USA)

K

Lauren Koslow (Kate Roberts): Boston, MA (USA)

M

Joseph Mascolo (Stefano DiMera): West Hartford, CT (USA)

Peggy McCay (Caroline Brady): New York, NY (USA)

Rachel Melvin (Chelsea Brady): Elmhurst, IL (USA)

N

Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson): Cincinnati, OH (USA)

P

Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera): Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

R

Peter Reckell (Bo Brady): Elkhart, IN (USA)

Frances Reid (Alice Horton): Wichita Falls, TX (USA)

Kristen Renton (Morgan Hollingsworth): Denver, CO (USA)

James Reynolds (Abe Carver): Oskaloosa, Kansas (USA)

Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Horton): Colonial Heights, VA (USA)

S

James Scott (EJ Wells): Newcastle Upon Tyne, England (UK)

Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady): Los Angeles, CA (USA)

T

Josh Taylor (Roman Brady): Princeton, IL (USA)

Z

Arianne Zuker (Nicole Walker Kiriakis): Northridge, CA (USA)