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{{Infobox actor
| name = Joseph Mascolo
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| caption = Mascolo as Massimo Marone
| birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1935|3|13|}}
| location = [[West Hartford, Connecticut]]
| notable role =
| occupation=[[Actor]]
}}
'''Joseph Mascolo''' (born [[March 13]], [[1935]])<ref>imdb.com is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and [[soap opera]] veteran, best known for his long-running role as Stefano DiMera on [[NBC]]'s [[Days of our Lives]].
==Early life==
Mascolo was born and raised in [[West Hartford, Connecticut]]. He went to the [[University of Miami]] and then [[West Point Academy]]. He was originally training in Classical Music. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.josephmascolo.com/career.html |title=Career |accessdate=2008-08-12 |work= |publisher=www.josephmascolo.com |date= }}</ref>

==Career==

Mascolo appeared in the 1978 film ''[[Jaws 2]]'' as a member of the city council who confronted Chief Brody ([[Roy Scheider]]) when the Chief brought forth the underwater photograph of what he believed was another shark. He also played a police detective in the [[Burt Reynolds]] feature ''[[Sharky's Machine (film)|Sharky's Machine]]''.

Mascolo is best known in the recurring role of [[Stefano DiMera]] on ''[[Days of our Lives]]'' from 1982 to 1985, returning briefly in 1988, again from 1993 to 2001, and again in 2007 to 2008. He has also played a wide range of roles on many different series including (but not limited to) a Stefano-like villain named Domino (Nicholas Van Buren) on ''[[General Hospital]]'', and Carlos Alvarez on ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]''. Before achieving his fame, he was seen in the earlier soap operas ''[[Where the Heart Is (1969 TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' and ''[[From These Roots]]''. He made primetime television appearances on ''[[All in the Family]],'' ''[[Lou Grant (TV series)|Lou Grant]]'' and ''[[The Rockford Files]]''.

He played the character of [[Massimo Marone]] on [[CBS]]'s ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' beginning August 2001. He decided not to renew his contract with the show in July 2006 due to a lack of storyline and decided to return to [[Days of our Lives]], where his character [[Stefano DiMera]] was resurrected after six years. <ref>[http://www.soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking/ Breaking News - Soap Opera News - Soap News - Soap Updates - Spoilers - Scoops<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.josephmascolo.com/ His Personal Website]
*{{imdb name | id=0556217| name=Joseph Mascolo}}

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[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:American film actors]]
[[Category:American soap opera actors]]
[[Category:American television actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from West Hartford, Connecticut]]

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Revision as of 15:10, 21 November 2008