Thaao Penghlis

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Thaao Penghlis
Born	December 15, 1945 (1945-12-15) (age 62) Sydney, Australia
Occupation	actor
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Thaao Penghlis (born December 15, 1945 in Sydney, Australia) is an Emmy-nominated actor best known for roles in U.S. daytime soap operas such as Days of Our Lives, Santa Barbara, and General Hospital, but he has also guest-starred on a number of crime dramas, such as Kojak, Cannon, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, Hart to Hart, Nero Wolfe, and Magnum, P.I.. Penghlis has studied under Hollywood acting teacher Milton Katselas.

Thaao Penghlis appeared in the 1980s revival of Mission: Impossible, which was filmed in Australia. Thaao Penghlis' role in the revival was a counterpart to Martin Landau's "Rollin Hand" and Leonard Nimoy's the "Amazing Paris".

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 May 24, 2007 to reprise the role of the dastardly Andre DiMera. He also began reprising the role of nice guy Tony DiMera, Andre's look-alike cousin on July 17, 2007.