<Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> Deceased </Td> </Tr> <P> Stefan Salvatore is a fictional character from L.J. Smith's novel series The Vampire Diaries . He is portrayed by Paul Wesley in the television series of the same name . Born on November 1, 1846, Stefan was turned into a vampire in 1864, at the age of 17, by Katherine Pierce, with his brother Damon Salvatore . </P> <P> On March 27, 2009, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Paul Wesley had joined the cast of The Vampire Diaries as Stefan . He was the last main cast member whose casting was announced . Wesley has become popular with viewers . Carina MacKenzie of the Los Angeles Times noted that he spent "10 years as a successful but under - the - radar TV actor" but shortly after the show premiered, he was "everywhere". MacKenzie wrote: "Last summer his face was on more than 30 "Vampire Diaries" posters at the Century City / Westfield mall alone, not to mention billboards over seemingly every major boulevard in Hollywood ". In November 2011, Wesley's ex-wife Torrey DeVitto joined the cast of The Vampire Diaries in the recurring role of Dr. Meredith Fell, who is "intrigued by" Alaric Saltzman (Matt Davis). </P> <P> Stefan was described as a "beautiful young man" who turns out to be a Vampire 162 years old, who develops a "strong connection" with "tragic heroine" Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev). Wesley described the young Stefan as "naive and willing to ride whatever wave life threw" him, because he was "easily manipulated" and "innocent" with a "beautiful young soul". However, Stefan at the age of 160 years has more wisdom in him . Stefan consumes animal blood, refusing to kill humans due to the guilt that he killed his own father . Damon on the other hand, does feed on humans . </P>

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