Peter Reckell joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as the hunky Bo Brady in 1983. This year, he co-hosted the 25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on NBC with Leeza Gibbons.
Reckell made his network-television debut as Eric Hollister on As the World Turns. He then played Bo Brady on Days from 1983 to 1987 and later from 1990 to 1991. He returned to the role of the rugged cop for the third time in August 1995. During part of his absence from Days of Our Lives, Reckell appeared in the recurring role of Johnny Rourke on the primetime series Knots Landing.
Reckell's stage credits include 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.
Reckell was born in Elkart, 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 he eventually became a theater technical director. He went on to perform in numerous plays throughout high school. Upon graduation, Reckell attended the prestigious Boston Conservatory, where he received a bachelor of fine arts in theater with a minor in music and dance.
A recent newlywed to singer Kelly Moneymaker, in his spare time Reckell enjoys practicing yoga, martial arts, swimming, horseback riding and mountain biking. His birthday is May 7.
FROM NBC.COM