Get to Know a Soap Opera Star: Bryan Dattilo

Bryan Dattilo has a long, eclectic history of television roles. He's appeared on In the Heat of the Night and Saved by the Bell.

Now, of course, the actor is best known for his work on Days of Our Lives. With that in mind, here are a few facts you may not have been aware of about the star:

• He accompanied Alison Sweeney to her real-life prom.

• His middle name is Ronald, in honor his late grandfather.

• He studied psychology at Santa Monica Junior College.

• Older sister Kristin Dattilo is also an actress whose credits include Intolerable Cruelty.

• His mother, Peggy, was a reporter for the National Enquirer in Florida; then became a writer/producer in California.

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