Vincent Irizarry Leaving 'Days of our Lives' as Deimos

Vincent Irizarry plays Deimos on Days of our Lives, but for how much longer?

According to a Soap Central report, Vincent Irizarry is out as Deimos Kiriakis on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. The actor, who first aired in January 2016, has reportedly wrapped his run, which means he will last air sometime this summer.

Irizarry was enthuastic when he began his Days run.

"I honestly couldn't be happier to be working with such wonderfully gifted people, all of whom who have been so warm and welcoming," he posted on Facebook in 2015. "I'm equally thrilled to be playing a character I've already loved playing these past weeks, with scripts that have been so wonderful, I'm excited each time I open a new one to find out what the writers have in store for me next, and alongside actors I have so much respect for. What a true, absolute pleasure it's all been!!!"

Days has not made an official comment on Irizarry's departure.

Now that ABC has the rights to All My Children once again, it's not out of the realm of possibility that Irizarry could reprise his role as AMC's Dr. David Hayward on General Hospital.

NBC Announces 'Days of our Lives' Annual 'Day of Days' Event

On the heels of their 13,000th episode celebration, the stars of NBC’s longest-running daytime drama, Days of our Lives, will be meeting fans at the “Day of Days” fan event on Saturday, November 12 at Universal CityWalk, located adjacent to Universal Studios Hollywood.

This complimentary event, set for 10 a.m.-5 p.m., for devoted Days of our Lives viewers will offer fans the chance to meet and greet Salem’s favorite cast members during autograph signings, a Q&A session, a trivia challenge and much more.

Some of the Days stars scheduled to attend include Kristian Alfonso, Nadia Bjorlin, Mary Beth Evans, Billy Flynn, Galen Gering, Deidre Hall, Vincent Irizarry, Wally Kurth, Eric Martsolf, Stephen Nichols, Christopher Sean, Josh Taylor and Jordi Vilasuso as well as special surprise guests.

Schedule of the day:

10-10:30 a.m.
“Day of Days” welcome and cast introductions

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
“Meet & Greet” with the cast of Days of our Lives

12:30 p.m.
Lunch break

2-4 p.m.
“Meet & Greet” with the cast of Days of our Lives

4:15-4:45 p.m.
“Days of our Lives” Q&A

4:45-5 p.m.
Event finale, including a special sneak preview of future Days of our Lives

'Days of our Lives' Spoilers (February 15-19, 2016)

Eric receives devastating news and ends up seeking comfort from Jennifer.

Check out the day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek video below to find out what's happening on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives during the week of February 15-19, 2016.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, February 15
Brady (Eric Martsolf) gets answers from Fynn (Alexander Bruszt) about the mystery woman; Eduardo (A Martinez) witnesses Deimos (Vincent Irizarry) moving in on Kate (Lauren Koslow); John (Drake Hogestyn) gives Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) surprising information about Deimos; Belle (Martha Madison) comes to a decision about Philip.

'Days of our Lives' Spoilers (February 8-12, 2016)

John resolves to bring down the agency that made him an assassin - much
to Marlena's dismay.

Check out the day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek video below to find out what's happening on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives during the week of February 8-12, 2016.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, February 8
Steve (Stephen Nichols) and Ava (Tamara Braun) receive stunning news about their son; Andre (Thaao Penghlis) closes in on a new way to reach Hope (Kristian Alfonso); Theo (Kyler Pettis) tells Ciara (Vivian Jovanni) he has feelings for her; Abigail (Kate Mansi) questions Chad (Billy Flynn) about the real reason he wants to elope.

Stars React to the Death of Legendary Actor 'David Canary'

Legendary All My Children star David Canary passed away on November 16 at age 77. The sad news quickly spread yesterday, and many of Canary's former co-stars expressed their love, admiration and respect for the five-time Emmy-winning actor on social media.

I just learned the news that the wonderful David Canary has passed away--I saw it posted on Kelly Ripa"s site. My deepest and heartfelt sympathy to his wife Mo and his children, Christopher and Katie. Rest in peace, David--you warm and generous, talented and fabulous man, actor and friend! I am so grateful to have known you--and to have had the privilege of sharing the AMC stage with you! I will never forget you. ❤️

A photo posted by Susan Lucci (official) (@therealsusanlucci) on Nov 24, 2015 at 7:22pm PST

'Days of our Lives' Adds Vincent Irizarry to the Cast (Updated)

Vincent Irizarry will play Deimos on Days of our Lives

With the impending exit of quite a few actors, Days of our Lives is replenishing its cast with fresh young talent and multiple Emmy Award winners. On the heels of Emmy winners A Martinez and Jordi Vilasuso joining the cast comes word that Vincent Irizarry is the latest actor to come on board. Irizarry won his Daytime Emmy six years ago today, for his compelling portrayal of Dr. David Hayward on All My Children.

Irizarry's other soap roles include Lujack/Nick on Guiding Light, Scott on Santa Barbara, and David on The Young and the Restless.

Details about his new Days character have not yet been revealed. Stay tuned!

UPDATE #1:
According to Days co-head writer Dena Higley, Irizarry will be playing "the younger brother of one of our regulars. He comes to town with only one thing on his mind... revenge."

Today in Soap Opera History (July 23)

Ted Corday

"History never looks like history when you are living through it."
― John W. Gardner

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1966: Producer and director Ted Corday died at age 58. Corday moved from Broadway to radio dramas to television directing at The Guiding Light and As the World Turns. In 1965 NBC asked Corday to create three new daytime soap operas leading to the premieres of Days of our Lives, Paradise Bay and Morning Star. Days continues to this day while the other two shows were went off the air July 1, 1966, three weeks before Corday's death.

1968: On Another World, as he sat on the porch drinking lemonade with Jim and Mary Matthews, Steve Frame (George Reinholt) remembered how he had run five lemonade stands when he was eight, then said he probably bought the Bay City Bengals football team to compensate for never having had time for games.

Today in Soap Opera History (July 23)

Ted Corday

"History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies."
- Alexis de Tocqueville

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1966: Producer and director Ted Corday died at age 58. Corday moved from Broadway to radio dramas to television directing at The Guiding Light and As the World Turns. In 1965 NBC asked Corday to create three new daytime soap operas leading to the premieres of Days of our Lives, Paradise Bay and Morning Star. Days continues to this day while the other two shows were went off the air July 1, 1966, three weeks before Corday's death.

1968: On Another World, as he sat on the porch drinking lemonade with Jim and Mary, Steve (George Reinholt) remembered how he had run five lemonade stands when he was eight, then said he probably bought the Bay City Bengals to compensate for never having had time for games.

CONTEST: Win a Pair of Tickets to See "Soap Stars Sing" in Los Angeles

On April 11, an all-star lineup will perform in "Soap Stars Sing" at the Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center main hall. We Love Soaps is giving away two "Golden Tickets," a pair of seats in the first four rows and access to the meet and greet after the show. To enter, send an email to editor@welovesoaps.com with the subject "Soap Stars Sing" and tell us which star you are most excited to see that night. Below is current lineup of talent:

- Anthony Geary (GENERAL HOSPITAL)
- Bobbie Eakes (ALL MY CHILDREN, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)
- Ronn Moss (THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)
- Eden Riegel (ALL MY CHILDREN, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
- Kristen Alderson (GENERAL HOSPITAL, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
- Vincent Irizarry (ALL MY CHILDREN, GUIDING LIGHT)

To find out more about the event, visit soapstarssing.com.

Entries for the Golden Ticket Giveaway must be received by Friday, March 14 at 11:59 PM ET. One winner will be randomly selected from all entries and will be announced on Monday, March 17.

HOMELAND "Gerontion" Sneak Peek, Vincent Irizzary Guest Stars

Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, Vincent Irizarry as Captain Lonza and
Clark Johnson as Detective Johnson. Photo Credit: Kent Smith/Showtime

Season 3 of HOMELAND continues on Sunday, November 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.

In "Gerontion," Carrie and Quinn scramble as Saul makes the gamble of his career, Dar Adal pays Quinn a visit, and Saul meets with Javadi to make a deal.

ALL MY CHILDREN's Vincent Irizarry guest stars as Captain Lonza

Check out a sneak peek of this week's episode below:

Today in Soap Opera History (July 23)

On this date in...

1966: Producer and director Ted Corday died at age 58. Corday moved from Broadway to radio dramas to television directing at THE GUIDING LIGHT and AS THE WORLD TURNS. In 1965 NBC asked Corday to create three new daytime soap operas leading to the premieres of DAYS OF OUR LIVES, PARADISE BAY and MORNING STAR. DAYS continues to this day while the other two shows were went off the air July 1, 1966, three weeks before Corday's death.

1979: On ANOTHER WORLD, Cecile (Susan Keith) forgave Elena but would not take Dennis back.

NEWS: Vincent Irizarry, Sebastian Ligarde, Colleen Bell, Richard Thorp, Marisa Ramirez, Agnes Brucker

Binge-Viewing Gives Composers New Headaches
With shifting viewing habits and binge-viewing erasing the traditional pacing of episodes, some composers are forced to take an unusually long-view approach to their work, as the distinctions between scoring for film and scoring for TV become fewer by the week.

BREAKING BAD Creator Vince Gilligan on Why Binge-Watching Saved His Show
No matter how addictive the show may be, you can’t get people hooked on something they won’t sample, and getting viewers to try a new show isn’t easy. Luckily, in the case of Breaking Bad it came along at a time when TV fans were just becoming accustomed to all-you-can-eat viewing thanks to services like Netflix, iTunes and – later – Amazon Instant. It was those services that, according to BREAKING BAD creator Vince Gilligan, allowed fans to catch up on his acclaimed AMC show and join it in later seasons.

ALL MY CHILDREN's Vincent Irizarry Speaks Out On AMC/OLTL Episode Cuts

Vincent Irizarry, who plays Dr. David Hayward on ALL MY CHILDREN, posted a lengthy statement on Facebook offering his insight into Prospect Park's decision to reduce the number of new ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE episodes from four to two per week and highlighting what he sees as the positives behind this development.

Greetings to you all from “Pine Valley!” In fact, I just returned the other night from a very successful 5 weeks of shooting "All My Children" in Connecticut, getting my life back on track on the home front since, but I've been wanting to address many of your comments/questions re: the news that AMC/OLTL is now going to be airing on Hulu and iTunes twice a week each, rather than the 4 times per week previously airing. First, I'd like to emphasize the positives that don't seem to be getting enough attention since this news had been reported, which very much deserves mentioning. Our show was number one in viewing during the 1st week of airing on both Hulu and iTunes, while maintaining an extremely strong showing within the top 5 each week since! That's news definitely worth celebrating, due in greater part to all of our dear, loyal viewers who have been watching faithfully since their return. So please accept our sincere collective thanks to you all, apart from whom we never could have accomplished any of this.

ALL MY CHILDREN Premiere Red Carpet Interviews On WE LOVE SOAPS TV

Our web series WE LOVE SOAPS TV was on the red carpet at The OnLine Network's premiere event for ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Check out our interviews with some of the ALL MY CHILDREN cast below including Debbi Morgan, Julia Barr, Jill Larson, Francesca James, Cady McClain, Denyse Tontz, Eric Nelsen and Vincent Irizzary.

Erika Slezak, Vincent Irizarry & Thorsten Kaye Will Appear on THE VIEW On April 25 (Updated With Video)

Three stars from The OnLine Network's soaps are scheduled to appear on ABC's THE VIEW on Thursday, April 25, with co-host Gretchen Wilson.

ALL MY CHILDREN's Vincent Irizarry (David) and Thorsten Kaye (Zach) will join ONE LIFE TO LIVE legen Erika Slezak (Viki) as guests that day.

Other guests on the episode are Self Magazine's Best Beauty winners, and Carla Bruni (album, "Little French Songs").

Inside sources tell the New York Post that THE VIEW booking was made a long time ago, and that officials think "it makes great programming."

Vincent Irizarry Signs On For New ALL MY CHILDREN

Emmy Award-winning actor Vincent Irizarry has signed on for Prospect Park's new ALL MY CHILDREN to reprise his role as Dr. David Hayward. The actor posted the news on his Twitter feed and Facebook page.

"Happy to share that I just signed on with Prospect Park for the All My Children reboot!" he wrote. "Excited to bring dastardly Dr. David back to life, as he did for so many others, and to see my dear friends in Pine Valley once again. A great, big thank you to all the fans for your tenacity in keeping the hope alive. You’re awesome!!! Let’s all keep our fingers crossed together that it becomes a reality."

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Vincent Irizarry, Bobbie Eakes, Walt Willey & Jacob Young Ready To "Fall In Love Again"

Vincent Irizarry (David, ALL MY CHILDREN) is producing "Fall In Love Again With Your Favorite Soap Stars," a cabaret show featuring a wide variety of songs from different periods and genres with a bit of stand-up comedy thrown in, all celebrating the heart-skipping splendor, yet often times maddening challenges, of romantic love.

Irizarry will join his former ALL MY CHILDREN co-stars Bobbie Eakes (Krystal), Walt Willey (Jack), and Jacob Young (J.R.) for a performance at the B.B. King Blues Club in New York City at 8 p.m. on October 28 . The stars will also participate in a Q&A with the audience, and there will be a Meet & Greet for VIP ticket holders.

Tickets can be purchased at bbkingblues.com or through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.

For more inforomation, visit fallinloveagain.vincent-irizarry.com

RELATED:
- RED CARPET INTERVIEW: Vincent Irizarry at the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Today in Soap Opera History (July 23)

On this date in...

1966: Legendary producer and director Ted Corday died at age 58.  Corday moved from Broadway to radio dramas to television directing THE GUIDING LIGHT and AS THE WORLD TURNS.  In 1965 NBC asked Corday to create three new daytime soap operas leading to the premieres of DAYS OF OUR LIVES, PARADISE BAY and MORNING STAR.    DAYS continues to this day while the other two shows were went off the air July 1, three weeks before Corday's death.

1979: On ANOTHER WORLD, Cecile (Susan Keith) forgave Elena but would not take Dennis back. 

Vincent Irizarry Joins Lifetime Movie 'Left to Die' Shooting In August

ALL MY CHILDREN's Vincent Irizarry (ex-David) has joined the cast of Lifetime's upcoming film, Left to Die.

"Excitd 2 begin filming Lifetime Movie 'Left to Die' this Aug in Bogota, Columbia opposite Barbara Hershey/Rachel Leigh Cook!" the Emmy winner announced on Twitter. "Amazing true story!"

Oscar-winner Barbara Hershey will star as Sandra Chase in Left To Die, the true story of a woman whose vacation to Ecuador turns into a nightmare when she is wrongly imprisoned for drug trafficking. Rachael Leigh Cook (PERCEPTION) will play her daughter, Tammi, who fights for her mother's release.

Frank von Zerneck, Danielle von Zerneck, Elizabeth Zox Friedman, Greg Little and Tammi Chase will executive produce the film which is written by Agatha Dominik and Suzette Couture. Leon Ichaso will direct.

RED CARPET INTERVIEW: Vincent Irizarry at the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards

WE LOVE SOAPS TV caught up with longtime soap opera star Vincent Irizarry at the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday night. We talked about how the David storyline on ALL MY CHILDREN was supposed to have been resolved, reuniting with Judi Evans on the 28th anniversary of a very famous GUIDING LIGHT scene, and more.

Watch our interview below in WE LOVE SOAPS TV Episode 3.55.