ACTOR

SOCIOPOLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE

John Aniston. Plays former porn mogul Victor Kiriakis, who's been paralyzed, had 2 strokes, & killed by 2 wives, but still kicking

Former Naval Intelligence officer. Appeared on liberal fantasy The West Wing. Responsible for daughter, limousine liberal Jennifer "Bush is a f*cking idiot" Aniston

Eric Winter. Plays genetically engineered human Rex DiMera, originally teen alien who fell from meteor.

Spent Xmas holidays with troops in Iraq & Afghanistan: "Just the worst things you can imagine have happened to some of these (Afghan) kids. The U.S. doctors & soldiers care so much about them. It was amazing. They wanted to adopt them & take them home. It was really nice to see what we do to really try to protect the Afghan people."

Kyle Brandt. Plays Philip Kiriakis, son of Victor Kiriakis & Kate Roberts (birth mother Vivian Alamain, who stole fertilized embryo & had it implanted in her womb)

Spent Xmas holidays with troops in Iraq & Afghanistan: "In Afghanistan, I met people who literally spend two-week pilgrimages going into the mountains to look for bin Laden. Unfortunately, the morale was lower there. The people there were still very, very nice. I think people should know that about Afghanistan." Played football for Princeton

Kirsten Storms. Played Belle Black

Evangelical Christian. Real-life brother Austin parachuted into Iraq March 27, 2003

Alison Sweeney. Plays bitch-troll from Hell Sami Brady, who was almost executed in gas chamber but unfortunately rescued. Fell off penthouse roof but landed on Marlena.

Spent Xmas holidays with troops in Iraq & Afghanistan, but I still hate her. Mitigating factor from her blog: "There is nothing I disagree with more than celebrities who use their fame to persuade their fans to vote for their candidate."

Austin Peck. Played Austin Reed.

Former boxer. Christian Republican. Unceremoniously fired

Bryan Dattilo. Plays Lucas Roberts.

Evangelical Christian. Met Hillary Clinton. Starred in Gaydar. Implausibly claims to be plagued by comparisons to Tom Cruise

Deidre Hall. Plays Dr. Marlena Evans. Has been kidnapped innumerable times, murdered half the cast, & possessed by Satan (see the Days of our Lives Drinking Game)

Stumped for Kerry, says "passionate about healthcare," even tho only a doctor on TV. "I can't wait to have more of the real thing -- & Kerry is the real thing!" Signed Letter to NRA from Handgun Control.

Melissa Reeves. Plays Jennifer Horton, who was almost killed by the Lady in White

Evangelical Christian along with husband Scott Reeves (formerly Ryan McNeil on Young & the Restless)

Bill Hayes. Plays impresario Doug Williams, who was viciously murdered last year but is thankfully still alive

#1 Song 1955 Ballad of Davy Crockett. Credits: 9 Dead Gay Guys, Wrestling with God. Married 30+ years to costar Susan Seaforth Hayes (child actress who at 12 toured with Billie Burke in Mother Was a Bachelor)

Drake Hogestyn. Plays John Black, whose history is so convoluted no one has any idea who the hell he is

Eats organic. Holds degree in microbiology, drafted by Yankees in 70s.

Peter Reckell. Plays cop Bo Brady, torn between implausibly glam cops Hope Brady & Billie Reed

Anti-handgun tho carries one on show. Building 'environmentally friendly home,' practices yoga. Favorite show: The West Wing

Suzanne Rogers. Has played Maggie Horton since 1973. Murdered last year but fine now

Evangelical Christian. Former Radio City Music Hall Rockette. Career did not take off till she changed last name from Crumpler

Arianne Zuker. Plays venomous golddigger Nicole Walker, who murdered Colin Murphy, who recently came back from the dead

Spending Thanksgiving at Guantanamo Bay to cheer up US Marines (just showing up should do the job)

Frances Reid: Grandma Horton. Famous for delicious, sometimes deadly, donuts

Former president of Actors Union local, raised in Berkeley. Starred in The Patriots on Broadway in 1943 (with Hope Lange)

Lauren Koslow. Plays slithery vamp Kate Roberts, sworn enemy of Sami Brady

(Couldn't find anything good but she's the bomb );p)