Joseph Mascolo
{{Short description|American musician and actor (1929–2016)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Joseph Mascolo
| image = Joseph Mascolo.JPG
| image_upright =
| caption = Mascolo, on the red carpet at the 62nd Annual Mother Goose Parade in San Diego County, 2008
| birth_name = Joseph Peter Mascolo
| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|3|13}}
| birth_place = West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|12|8|1929|3|13}}
| death_place = Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
| resting_place = Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
| occupation = Actor
| alma_mater = {{hlist|University of Miami|United States Military Academy}}
| years_active = 1957–2016
| spouse = {{Plain list |
- {{marriage|Rose Maimone|1953|1986|reason=d}}
- {{marriage|Patricia Schultz|2005}}
}}
| children = 1
}}
Joseph Peter Mascolo (March 13, 1929 – December 8, 2016) was an American musician and dramatic actor. During his long career, he acted in numerous motion pictures and television series. He played villain Stefano DiMera on NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1982 to 2016.{{cite web|last=Lynne|first=Amanda|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/2699157/days-of-our-lives-spoilers-stefano-dead-for-good-shocking-death-details/ |title='Days Of Our Lives' Spoilers: Stefano Dead For Good, Shocking Death Details|work=Inquisitr|location=Beit Shemesh|publisher=Daniel Treisman Properties|date=January 11, 2016|access-date=December 9, 2016}} He also starred as Massimo Marone on the CBS' soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 2001 to 2006.
Early life
Mascolo was born on March 13, 1929,{{cite web|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?(db=1930usfedcen&gss=sfs28_ms_db&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Joseph&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Mascolo&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1929&msbpn__ftp=West%20Hartford%2C%20Connecticut&MSAV=1&uidh=000Ancestry.com|title=Joseph Mascolo 1930 census|work=Ancestry.com|location=Lehi, Utah|publisher=Permira|access-date=December 10, 2016}} and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut. His parents, Anna Mascolo (née DeTuccio; 1910–2010) and Peter Mascolo (1901–2008), were immigrants from Naples, Italy, and had their 80th wedding anniversary shortly before his father died.{{cite web|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/days-of-our-lives/news/1802/joseph-mascolos-parents-celebrate-80-years|title=Joseph Mascolo's Parents Celebrate 80 years!|website=Soaps.com|publisher=SheKnows Media|location=United States|date=April 28, 2008|access-date=December 15, 2016}} Mascolo had one sister, Marie LaVoie.{{cite web|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/days-of-our-lives/news/1830/joseph-mascolos-father-peter-mascolo-passes-away|title=Joseph Mascolo's Father, Peter Mascolo, Passes Away|website=Soaps.com|publisher=SheKnows Media|location=United States|date=May 5, 2008|access-date=December 9, 2016}} He attended the United States Military Academy after graduating high school.{{cite web|url=https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=Joseph+Mascolo&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=2555135|title=Joseph Mascolo|work=National Archives and Records Administration|publisher=U.S. Government|location=Washington, D.C.|access-date=December 13, 2016}} Mascolo attended the University of Miami.{{cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20161211_Joseph_Mascolo___Actor_and_musician__87.html|title=Joseph Mascolo: Actor and musician, 87|author=Philadelphia Daily New Staff|work=Philadelphia Daily News|publisher=Interstate General Media|location=Philadelphia|date=December 11, 2016|access-date=December 31, 2016}} To support himself financially, he studied acting under famed acting coach Stella Adler in New York City.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/arts/television/joseph-mascolo-days-of-our-lives-villain-dies-at-87.html|title=Joseph Mascolo, 'Days of Our Lives' Villain, Dies at 87|agency=Associated Press|work=The New York Times|location=New York City|date=December 12, 2016|access-date=December 31, 2016}} He originally was trained in classical music and opera.{{cite web|url=http://www.josephmascolo.com/career.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904234140/http://www.josephmascolo.com/career.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2012|title=Career|access-date=August 12, 2008|work=JosephMascolo.com|location=United States}}
Career
= Theatre =
Mascolo was in the 1962 production of Night Life as Kazar and the understudy of Neville Brand. He was in the 1966 production of Dinner at Eight as Ricci. Mascolo was in the 1969 production of The Time of Your Life as Blick. His final theatrical appearance was in 1972's That Championship Season as Phil Romano.
= Film =
Mascolo's first film appearance was in 1968's Hot Spur as Carlo. He was in 1972's neo-noir action crime–drama film Shaft's Big Score! as Gus Mascola. Mascolo was in 1973's The Spook Who Sat by the Door and 1978's Jaws 2 as Len Peterson. He was in 1981's Sharky's Machine as JoJo Tipps and 1982's Yes, Giorgio Mascolo's last film appearance was in 1986's Heat as Baby.
= Television =
Mascolo was best known in the recurring role of Stefano DiMera on Days of Our Lives from 1982 to 1985, returning briefly in 1988, again from 1993 to 2001, and making appearances again since 2007 until Stefano's death in 2016, making his final appearance on February 9, 2017, airing 2 months after his death,{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/days-lives-star-joseph-mascolo-204736474.html|title='Days of Our Lives' Star Joseph Mascolo, Who Played Stefano, Dead at 87|first=Dace|last=Nemetz|work=Yahoo! TV|publisher=Yahoo!|location=Sunnyvale, California|date=December 9, 2016|access-date=December 9, 2016}} and won three Soap Opera Digest Awards.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/10/entertainment/obit-joseph-mascolo-stefano-dimera-days-of-our-lives-trnd-irpt/|title='Days of Our Lives' star Joseph Mascolo dies at 87|first=Amanda|last=Jackson|work=CNN|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|location=Atlanta|date=December 11, 2016|access-date=December 12, 2016}} He has also played a wide range of roles on many different series including (but not limited to) a Stefano-like villain named Nicholas Van Buren on General Hospital, and Carlos Alvarez on Santa Barbara. Before achieving his fame, he was seen in the earlier soap operas Where the Heart Is and From These Roots. He also made primetime television appearances on All in the Family, The Eddie Capra Mysteries, Lou Grant and The Rockford Files.{{cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2016/12/09/joseph-mascolo-dead-died-days-of-our-lives-stefano-dimera/|title=Days of Our Lives Star Joseph Mascolo, Who Played Stefano, Dead at 87|work=TVLine|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|location=United States|first=Dave|last=Nemetz|date=December 9, 2016|access-date=December 9, 2016}}
Mascolo portrayed Massimo Marone on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful beginning August 2001.{{cite news|url=http://www.click2houston.com/entertainment/joseph-mascolo-days-of-our-lives-villain-stefano-dies-at-87|title=Joseph Mascolo, 'Days of our Lives' villain Stefano, dies at 87|work=KPRC-TV|publisher=Graham Media Group|location=Houston|date=December 9, 2016|access-date=December 9, 2016}} He decided not to renew his contract with the show in July 2006, due to a lack of storyline and decided to return to Days of Our Lives, where his character Stefano DiMera was resurrected after six years.{{cite news|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking/ |title=Breaking News – Soap Opera News – Soap News – Soap Updates – Spoilers – Scoops |work=Soap Opera Digest |agency=American Media, Inc. |access-date=December 9, 2016 |location=United States |date=December 9, 2016 |author=SOD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070918154726/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking/ |archive-date=September 18, 2007 }}
Mascolo also appeared in The Incredible Hulk in October 1979, as Mr. Arnold in the episode "Brain Child". 10 years later, he would appear again in NBC's The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, as Albert G. Tendelli, a police confidant of Daredevil.
He also appeared in an episode of Hart to Hart on 1/3/84 as villain Mr. Rhodes.
Personal life and death
Mascolo married Rose Maimone in 1953. They had a son named Peter. Maimone died in 1986. In 2005, Mascolo married his second wife, Patricia Schultz.{{cite news|author=SOD|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/actors/joseph-mascolo|title=JOSEPH MASCOLO|work=Soap Opera Digest|agency=American Media, Inc.|location=United States|access-date=December 8, 2016}} In January 2016, he told Soap Opera Digest that he had suffered a stroke in the spring of 2015. "During my rehab, I thought this would be a good time for Stefano to leave."
Mascolo died on December 8, 2016, in Santa Clarita, California at 87 after years of battling Alzheimer's disease. He was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills).
Theatre
Filmography
= Film =
= Television =
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- {{Official|http://www.josephmascolo.com/ }}
- {{IMDb name|id=0556217| name=Joseph Mascolo}}
- {{Find a Grave|173697239}}
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