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Peter Reckell
Born	Peter Paul Reckell May 7, 1955 (1955-05-07) (age 54) Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980–present
Spouse(s)	Kelly Moneymaker, 1 child [1]

Peter Paul Reckell (born May 7, 1955) is an American actor.

Reckell has played Bo Brady on the American soap opera Days of our Lives from 1983 to 1987, 1990 to 1992, and from 1995 to the present. Other notable credits include Eric Hollister on As The World Turns (1980-1982) and Johnny Rourke on Knots Landing (1988-1989).

Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 6 Discography 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Early years

Reckell was born in Elkhart, Indiana, but grew up on a farm in Michigan. The second oldest of six children, he has two brothers and three sisters. While in junior high school, Reckell built theater sets and performed in the chorus, and eventually became a theater technical director. He went on to appear in numerous plays throughout high school. Upon graduation, Reckell attended the prestigious Boston Conservatory, where he received a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater with a minor in music and dance.^[2]

[edit] Career

Reckell made his network-television debut as Eric Hollister on As the World Turns. He then played Bo on Days of our Lives from 1983-87 and later from 1990-91. He returned to the role of the rugged cop for the third time in August 1995. During part of his absence from Days, Reckell appeared in the recurring role of Johnny Rourke on the primetime series Knots Landing. Among Reckell's stage credits are 'Moonchildren', 'The Fantasticks', 'Pirates of Penzance', 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Guys and Dolls', 'Love Letters' and 'Death Trap'.

His feature film credits include Rustam Ibraguimbekov's 'Broken Bridges," which was filmed in Russia.

On May 14, 2009, twenty-six years since his debut on Days of Our Lives, Reckell was nominated for his first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

[edit] Personal life

Reckell and Kelly Moneymaker have a daughter, Loden Sloan Reckell, born November 2007.^[3]

Reckell enjoys practicing yoga, martial arts, swimming, horseback riding and mountain biking.

[edit] Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
2004	Broken Bridges	Jeff
2009	Street Dreams	Dan Reynolds
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980–1982	As the World Turns	Eric Hollister
1982	The Facts of Life	Alan Cooke	Episode: The Affair
1983–present	Days of Our Lives	Bo Brady	787 episodes
1988	Shades of Love: Moonlight Flight	Tommy Rivers	TV-Movie
1988–1989	Knots Landing	Johnny Rourke	20 episodes
1991	Locked Up: A Mother's Rage	Danny	TV-Movie
1992	Days of Our Lives: One Stormy Night	Bo Brady	NBC Television special
1993	Baywatch	Jordan Stewart	Episode: Tentacles (2)
1995	Women of the House	Steve Briston	Episode: North to Alaska
2000	Days of Our Lives' 35th Anniversary	Bo Brady	NBC Television special
2001	Sheena		Episode: Rendezvous

[edit] Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards

• 2002: Won, "America's Favorite Couple" - Days of Our Lives (shared w/Kristian Alfonso)
• 2005: Nominated, "Irresistable Combination" - Days of Our Lives (shared w/Kristian Alfonso)
• 2009: Nominated, "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" - Days of Our Lives

Soap Opera Digest Awards

• 1984: Won, "Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Soap Opera" - Days of Our Lives
• 1985: Won, "Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Soap Opera" - Days of Our Lives
• 1986: Nominated, "Favorite Daytime Super Couple on a Daytime Serial" - Days of Our Lives (shared w/Kristian Alfonso)
• 1986: Won, "Outstanding Young Leading Actor in a Daytime Serial" - Days of Our Lives
• 1996: Won, "Hottest Male Star" - Days of Our Lives
• 2001: Won, "Favorite Couple" - Days of Our Lives (shared w/Kristian Alfonso)

[edit] Discography

• Peter Reckell (album)

[edit] See also

• Days of our Lives
• Bo and Hope Brady
• Supercouple

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Peter Reckell at the Internet Movie Database