Shawn Brady
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Frank Parker as Shawn Brady
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| Days of Our Lives character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by |
Frank Parker (1983–2008) Lew Brown (1984–85) Peter MacLean (1989–90) Tanner Maguire (young Shawn) |
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| Duration | 1983–2008 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | February 7, 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | February 21, 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Created by |
Margaret DePriest Sheri Anderson |
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| Introduced by |
Betty Corday Al Rabin |
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| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Owner/Operator of The Brady Pub Co-owner of The Brady Fishmarket Co-owner of The Brady Junkyard |
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| Residence | Above Brady Pub (48 River Street) Salem, USA |
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| Parents | Pete Brady |
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| Siblings |
Colleen Brady Eric Brady Molly Brady |
| Spouse | Caroline Brady (1948–2008) |
| Children |
Roman Brady Kimberly Brady Kayla Brady Bo Brady (legal) Frankie Brady (adoptive) Max Brady (adoptive) |
| Grandchildren |
Carrie Brady Sami Brady Eric Brady Rex Brady Cassie Brady Shawn-Douglas Brady (legal) Andrew Donovan IV Stephanie Johnson Chelsea Brady (legal) Theresa Donovan Zack Brady (legal) Joey Johnson Ciara Brady (legal) |
| Grandparents |
Patrick Brady Nora Brady |
| Nieces and nephews | Ryan Brady Colin Murphy |
Shawn Brady is a fictional character from the American soap opera Days of Our Lives and the patriarch of the Brady family. He was portrayed by Lew Brown (1984 to 1985), Peter MacLean (1989 to 1990), and most notably by Frank Parker (1983 to 1984, 1985 to 1989, 1990 to 2008).
An Irish immigrant, Shawn moved to Salem from his native Galway at an undetermined time. In the early stages of the "Brady-DiMera Feud Resolution" storyline in the early-2000s, it was revealed that Shawn had maintained sporadic contact with family and friends in Ireland throughout the years. Including the "rougher" element of their hometown, who regard Shawn with a great degree of respect and refer to him only as, "Himself" (and who Shawn directed to "rough up" and detain Bo Brady when he was getting a little too curious about past events in Ireland). There were strong hints that Shawn may have had some underworld dealings of his own in his youth, and was possibly involved directly in some of the early battles of the feud with the DiMera family, but this was later dropped.
Shawn was the husband of Caroline Brady, (1948–2008) and father of three biological children Roman Brady, Kimberly Brady and Kayla Brady Johnson, two adopted children Frankie Brady and Max Brady and one legal son, Bo Brady. In the 1980s, Shawn was shocked to learn that Greek tycoon Victor Kiriakis was the father of his and Caroline's youngest child, Bo, the product of an affair that Caroline had with Victor years earlier.
Over the years, Shawn has kept himself busy in a number of ways. Originally the owner of the Brady Fish Market, after their business was destroyed and Shawn suffered a massive heart attack, he and Caroline re-opened the Fish Market as the Brady Pub, often employing many of their family and friends. Over the years the pub has functioned as a second home for some of their grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and their first great-grandson, Will, spent a great deal of time there while he was growing up.
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