Thaao Penghlis

Thaao Penghlis: Biography in Details

 Who is Thaao Penghlis?

Thaao Penghlis is an Australian actor. He studied under Hollywood acting teacher Milton Katselas. He was also  best known for roles in United States daytime soap operas such as Days of Our Lives, Santa Barbara, and General Hospital, but has also guest-starred on a number of crime dramas some of them are  Kojak, Cannon, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, Hart to Hart, Nero Wolfe and Magnum, P.I. 

He also starred in the late 1980s remake of Mission: Impossible.

Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity, Nationality

Thaao Penghlis was born on December 15, 1945, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. His current age is 73. He was born in Australia but later he was adopted to America. He has uploaded his father and mother’s photos in social media handle, Facebook. However, it is known that his parents are of Greek ethnic background.

He has a twin brother name Andre DiMera and one of his sister’s names is Connie. His ethnicity is Greek. His nationality American and Australian.

Thaao Penghlis: Professional Life, Career

Thaao Penghlis began his career in acting on stage, performing in Jockeys under Milton Katselas’s direction.  His first performance to daytime audiences in 1981 on General Hospital during the Ice Princess saga when he played the role of Victor Cassadine, brother of Mikkos and Anthony Cassadine.

Thaao Penghlis also appeared as the villainous Count Tony DiMera on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives. However, he left the show in 2005. On May 24, 2007, he again came back on Days Of Our Lives. But this time, he portrayed a different character.

Moreover, he was seen in the 1980’s revival of Mission: Impossible which was filmed in his home country, Australia.

In 2010, he performed in New Jersey’s Cape May Stage Theatre in Play Class with Heather Matarazzo.

In 2013, Thaao Penghlis had a role in the movie The Book Of Esther. In 2019, it was announced that he is returning to Days of Our Lives once again but he has not revealed which character he is gonna play.

Social Work

He has also donated over $50,000 for children’s education in Syria. Similarly, he regularly donates to different schools.

Thaao’s Athletic Record

Though acting has always been his passion, he was a great athlete in his early days. Moreover, he even ran track and field and set a New South Wales record in the 110-meter hurdle which stood for a decade.

Awards, Nominations

Thaao Penghlis has got awards from the different sector but some of them are Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series in 2019, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2008.

His nominations are of Favorite Villain in 2005 and Favorite Return in 2003.

What is Thaao Penghlis’s net worth?

Thaao Penghlis net worth is around $5 million as of 2022. His salary and income are around $50,249. Moreover, he has a house in LA with 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. He bought the house in 2002 at around $710,000.

Is Thaao Penghlis Gay?

There were some rumors about him being gay which he denied. Also, there were rumors that he was dating his on-screen partner Lauren Koslow. However, they denied the rumor and Lauren got married.

Height, Weight

Thaao Penghlis’ height is 5 feet 7 inches and his weight is 77 kg. His hair color and eye color are the same. His eye color is Brown and his hair color is also Brown.

Instagram, Twitter

Thaao Penghlis is not active on Facebook but he is active on Instagram and Twitter. He has around 31.9k followers on twitter. Also, he has an Instagram account with around 22.5k followers.

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