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Joseph Mascolo Biography

Birth Name:Joseph Mascolo

Birth Place:West Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • His villainous role on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives" won him a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villain and two awards of the same name for Outstanding Villain in a Daytime Soap Opera
  • He attended the University of Miami and then transferred to the U․S․ Military Academy, originally training in classical music
  • After deciding not to renew his contract after five years on the show "The Bold and the Beautiful," he returned to his well-known role on the soap opera "Days of our Lives․"
  • Besides acting on TV, he enjoys playing the clarinet and played with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for two years
  • Enjoys performing acts of charity for handicapped people, for which he received a one-mile street named in his honor in Ocilla, Ga

Awards

  • 1984Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Villain in a Daytime Soap Opera: winner
  • 1985Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Villain in a Daytime Serial: winner
  • 1997Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Villain: winner
  • 2010Gold Derby TV Award-Supporting Actor - Daytime Drama: nominated