Editing Thaao Penghlis

{{short description|Australian actor (born 1945)}}
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'''Thaao Penghlis''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|eɪ|oʊ|_|ˈ|p|ɛ|ŋ|g|l|ɪ|s}}; born 15 December 1945<ref>{{cite web |last1=Waldo |first1=Garren |title=Days of our Lives Star Thaao Penghlis Celebrates His Birthday |url=https://soaphub.com/days-of-our-lives/days-of-our-lives-star-thaao-penghlis-celebrated-his-birthday/ |website=soaphub.com |publisher=Soap Hub |access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref>) is an Australian actor. He is best known for roles in United States daytime soap operas such as ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'', ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'', and ''[[General Hospital]]'', but has also guest-starred on a number of crime dramas, such as ''[[Kojak]]'', ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'', ''[[Tenspeed and Brown Shoe]]'', ''[[Hart to Hart]]'', ''[[Nero Wolfe]]'' and ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''. He also starred in the late 1980s remake of ''[[Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thaao Penghlis |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/thaao-penghlis/credits/3000238133/ |website=tvguide.com |publisher=TV GUIDE, A RED VENTURES COMPANY |access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref> Penghlis has studied under Hollywood acting teacher [[Milton Katselas]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Varikos |first1=Joanna |title=Greek-Australian Actor Thaao Penghlis Pens Memoir |url=https://greekreporter.com/2014/07/07/greek-australian-actor-thaao-penghlis-pens-memoir/ |website=greekreporter.com |access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Penghlis was born in [[Surry Hills]], [[New South Wales]] of Greek parentage. Penghlis started his career in acting on stage, performing in ''Jockeys'' under [[Milton Katselas]]'s direction. Penghlis first appeared to daytime audiences in 1981 on ''[[General Hospital]]'' during the Ice Princess saga when he played the role of [[Victor Cassadine]], brother of [[Mikkos Cassadine|Mikkos]] and Anthony Cassadine. After his character was written out of the show by being taken to prison, he was cast as the villainous Count [[Tony DiMera]], the son of villain [[Stefano DiMera]] in the [[NBC]] daytime drama ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''. Penghlis returned to daytime in his one-time role of Victor Cassadine on ''General Hospital'' from 30 January 2014 to 4 March 2014, although he made subsequent returns in the same year. He returned for one episode on 1 May 2014, and then again from 7–12 August and once more from 3 September until 16 September 2014 when the character was killed.<ref name=im1>{{cite web |title=Thaao Penghlis – IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671837/ |website=imdb.com |publisher=IMDB, Inc. |access-date=6 November 2021}} {{unreliable?|date=October 2024}}</ref>

Penghlis starred in the [[Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series)|1980s revival]] of ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', which was filmed in his native Australia. Penghlis' role as actor, makeup artist, and voice impersonator Nicholas Black in the revival was a counterpart to [[Martin Landau]]'s Rollin Hand and [[Leonard Nimoy]]'s The Great Paris.<ref name=im1 />

In 2003, Penghlis was nominated for the [[Soap Opera Digest Award]] for Favorite Return for his return to the cast of ''Days of Our Lives''. He left the show in fall 2005. Penghlis returned to ''Days'' on 24 May 2007 to reprise the role of [[André DiMera]]. He also began reprising the role of nice guy [[Tony DiMera]] on 17 July 2007. Penghlis was nominated for Outstanding Leading Actor at the [[Daytime Emmy Awards]] in 2008. In 2009, Penghlis' character was once again written out by having him die. In 2010 Penghlis returned to stage acting, performing in New Jersey's [[Cape May Stage]] theatre. He starred in [[Charles Evered]]'s play ''Class'' with [[Heather Matarazzo]].<ref>Propst, Andy (28 April 2010). [http://www.theatermania.com/new-jersey/news/04-2010/heather-matarazzo-thaao-penghlis-set-for-charles-e_26982.html "Heather Matarazzo, Thaao Penghlis Set for Charles Evered's Class at Cape May Stage"]. ''Theatremania.com'' Retrieved 8 April 2020.</ref>

Penghlis played a role in the 2013 film ''[[The Book of Esther (film)|The Book of Esther]]''.<ref>Martin, Sami K. (12 June 2013). [http://www.christianpost.com/news/thaao-penghlis-if-you-dont-have-a-good-villain-you-cant-have-a-great-hero-97874/ "Thaao Penghlis: 'If You Don't Have a Good Villain, You Can't Have a Great Hero'"]. ''[[The Christian Post]]'' Retrieved 8 April 2020.</ref>

==Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+List of acting awards and nominations
|-
!  scope="col" | Year
!  scope="col" | Award
!  scope="col" | Category
!  scope="col" | Title
!  scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2003
| [[Soap Opera Digest Award]] 
| Favourite Return
| ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''
|{{nom}}
| 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2005
| Soap Opera Digest Award
| Favourite Villain
|  ''Days of Our Lives''
|{{nom}}
| 
|-
| {{center|[[35th Daytime Emmy Awards|2008]]}}
| [[Daytime Emmy Award]]
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]
|   ''Days of Our Lives''
| {{nom}}
|{{center|<ref name="NATAS 2008">{{cite web|title=The 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_35th_nominations.html |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=5 May 2013 |date=30 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929153549/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_35th_nominations.html |archive-date=29 September 2013 |location=New York |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
|-
| {{center|[[46th Daytime Emmy Awards|2019]]}}
| Daytime Emmy Award
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series]]
|   ''Days of Our Lives''
| {{nom}}
|{{center|<ref name="NATAS 2019">{{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/daytime-46th-nominations-release-with-credits-v04.pdf|title=The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=21 March 2018|year=2018|location=New York }}</ref>}}
|-
| {{center|[[47th Daytime Emmy Awards|2020]]}}
|Daytime Emmy Award
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
|   ''Days of Our Lives''
| {{nom}}
|{{center|<ref name="NATAS 2020">{{cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020.05.21-DTE-Release.pdf|title=The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=21 May 2020|year=2020|location=New York }}</ref>}}
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0671837}}
*{{iobdb name|20052}}

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