Editing Peter Reckell (section)

==Early life==
Reckell was born in [[Elkhart, Indiana]], and raised in [[Okemos, Michigan|Okemos]], a community in [[Lansing, Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Kathie |date=April 2, 2002 |title=Local food shines during celeb dinner |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/2002/04/02/Local-food-shines-during-celeb-dinner/stories/200204020039 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711212007/https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/2002/04/02/Local-food-shines-during-celeb-dinner/stories/200204020039 |archive-date=July 11, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=Toledo Blade}}</ref><ref name="tough">{{Cite journal |last=Byron |first=Ellen |date=August 21, 1990 |title=A Tough Act to Follow |journal=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |volume=15 |issue=17 |pages=114–118}}</ref><ref name="facts">{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2019 |title=Peter Reckell Facts: A Days of Our Lives Cast Primer |url=https://soaphub.com/days-of-our-lives/peter-reckell-facts-a-days-of-our-lives-cast-primer/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925110537/https://soaphub.com/days-of-our-lives/peter-reckell-facts-a-days-of-our-lives-cast-primer/ |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |access-date=July 12, 2024 |website=Soap Hub}}</ref> The second oldest of six children, he has two brothers and three sisters. While in junior high school, he worked behind the scenes in school theater productions and eventually began performing on stage. After graduation, Reckell attended the [[Boston Conservatory at Berklee]], where he received a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] degree in theater with a minor in music and dance. He paid for his college education by working as a singing waiter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Conservatory |url=http://www.nndb.com/edu/474/000121111/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226235354/https://www.nndb.com/edu/474/000121111/ |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |access-date=October 27, 2014 |website=nndb.com}}</ref><ref name="peter411">{{Cite web |title=The 411: Peter Reckell |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/actors/peter-reckell/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328175826/https://www.soapoperadigest.com/actors/peter-reckell/ |archive-date=March 28, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=Soap Opera Digest}}</ref> He graduated in 1977.<ref name="illinois">{{Cite web |date=July 22, 1993 |title=For Peter Reckell, Life After 'Lives' Starts in Illinois |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/07/22/for-peter-reckell-life-after-lives-starts-in-illinois/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712210006/https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/07/22/for-peter-reckell-life-after-lives-starts-in-illinois/ |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=The Chicago Tribune}}</ref>