Antony Dimera
| Tony DiMera | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Days of our Lives character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Thaao Penghlis | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| First appearance | November 6, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | April 1, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Pat Falken Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Enrico |
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| Mother | Daphne DiMera |
| Stepfather | Stefano DiMera |
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Liz Chandler (pre 1980–83) Anna Fredericks (1983–84, 1985, 2008–09) |
| Aunts | Philomena Alamain |
| Nephews |
Theo Carver (legal) Steven Hawk (legal) Johnny DiMera (legal) Thomas Deveraux (legal) |
| Nieces |
Grace Brady (legal) Sydney DiMera (legal) |
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Tony DiMera is a fictional character from the American soap opera Days of Our Lives, played by actor Thaao Penghlis on and off from November 6, 1981 until October 24, 1985, and from July 19, 2007 till April 1, 2009. One of the character's main storylines includes being impersonated by fellow character André DiMera, at various points in the character's tenure. However, both roles were played by Penghlis.
Count Tony DiMera arrived in Salem in 1981 with two purposes. He wanted to win back his wife, Liz Chandler, whom he had never officially divorced. He also wanted to scope out Salem on orders from his father Stefano DiMera to see if it was suitable to relocate the DiMera family business. Setting up his penthouse with hidden cameras, Tony throws a big party with invites sent to all of Salem's finest. After the party, Tony shows the videos to Stefano. Learning that the Brady family is alive and well in Salem, Stefano has Tony plant roots in the business community in order to continue the vendetta against the family that is the DiMeras sworn enemy, the Bradys.
In 1982, Tony proposed to Renée DuMonde, who accepted. However, Renée discovered Lee DuMonde's diary. Reading the diary she learned that Lee was really her mother and that Stefano DiMera was her father, making Tony her half-brother. Renée quickly broke things off with Tony, not telling him the real reason in order to spare his feelings. Tony refused to let Renée go, and when she told him the truth he refused to believe they were siblings. Tony blamed Stefano for breaking them up. When Tony tried to leave town Stefano faked a heart attack. Tony later learned that he and Renée were in fact not related due to a death-bed confession by his mother Daphne DiMera and had the blood tests to prove it. Renée had moved on and was married to David Banning when Tony learned the truth. Despite the evidence that they were not related, Renée refused to leave David. She was later killed by André.
Around the same time Liz Chandler became pregnant with Neil Curtis' child, though Tony believed it was his. Tony would grant Liz her divorce, but only after the baby was born, because wanted the baby if it proved to be his. Liz gave birth to her baby, and when Tony realized it was Neil Curtis' child he quickly divorced Liz.
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