<Ul> <Li> Sydney DiMera </Li> <Li> Grace Brady </Li> </Ul> <P> André DiMera is a fictional character from the original NBC Daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives . The role was originated in 1983 by Thaao Penghlis when André was introduced as the nephew of Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo). Having undergone plastic surgery to look identical to Stefano's stepson, Tony (also Penghlis), André--on Stefano's behalf--sets out to frame Roman Brady (Wayne Northrop) for a series of murders . However, plans go awry as André claims several victims including Stefano's daughter Renée DuMonde (Philece Sampler). André's later plans to help Stefano heal his brain tumor and get revenge on their enemies culminates in André's presumed death in November 1984 . </P> <P> While Penghlis would return to the series for several stints, between 1993 and 2007, it was in the role of Tony . However, in 2007, the character's history is retconned and it is revealed that André was very much alive and had been masquerading as Tony since 1993 . The character's return in 1993 saw him feud with John Black (Drake Hogestyn) for the affections of Stefano's adopted daughter Kristen Blake (Eileen Davidson). Hoping to destroy John forever, André fakes his death and frames John landing him on death row--fortunately André's schemes are exposed and John is cleared . André, still under the guise of Tony returned in 2002 having developed an obsession with John's wife Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) and between 2003 and 2004, he masterminds the Salem Stalker murders in which he fakes the deaths of several Salem citizens, himself included, and holds the "victims" captive on an island; the character is written out in 2005, and sent to prison . The character returns in 2007 and after several dangerous and sometimes lethal schemes, his true identity is revealed . With his cover blown, André's treachery continues and Stefano disowns him and the character commits suicide by unplugging his own life support in October 2007 . Penghlis would reprise the role in 2015 when André is revealed to be Stefano's biological son . In January 2018, Andre is murdered via blunt force trauma by an unknown assailant and his body found by Abby Deveraux . </P> <P> In 1983, André is summoned to Salem by his uncle Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo) having recently undergone plastic surgery to look like Stefano's son Tony (Thaao Penghlis). With Tony unwilling to cooperate with his demands, Stefano enlisted the ruthless André to help him run the DiMera Empire . Their first order of business: to rid Salem of Stefano's enemy Roman Brady (Wayne Northrop) by framing him for the Salem Slasher murders . Wearing a Roman mask, André kills prostitute Daisy Hawkins (Winnie Gardner) in November 1983 in front of Roman's wife Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) and Sandy Horton (Pamela Roylance) leading to the real Roman's arrest . In 1984, Tony's ex-wife Anna (Leann Hunley) discovers Tony chained up in his own penthouse and André locks her away with him as he is revealed to be behind the murders . Roman rescues them and Tony confronts his cousin André only for him to escape to Stefano's island . André's other victims include Stefano's daughter Renée DuMonde, Nurse Kelly Harper (Robin Eisenman), Marlena's cousin Trista Evans (Barbara Crampton), and Letitia Bradford (Ruth Buzzi). During his time posing as Tony, André also goes after Gwen Davies (Anne - Marie Martin), Police officer Joan Hopkins (Sheila deWindt), and Hope Williams (Kristian Alfonso)--all of whom managed to survive . With Stefano dying from a brain tumor, he and André set out to obtain the three prisms that hold the key to keeping Stefano alive and they plan to get revenge on their enemies in the process . In November 1984, André hijacks a plane on its way to Haiti and it crashes on a deserted island killing Tony's mother Daphne (Madlyn Rhue). During a confrontation with Tony, André falls into a patch of quicksand and is presumed dead . </P>

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