‘Days of Our Lives’ (DOOL) Spoilers reveal that fans knew that sooner or later Dan Feuerriegel would feel like home in this fictional town of Salem. The actor, who is best known for his role as EJ DiMera on the hit NBC soap, recently said down with Soap Opera Digest to talk about his first nine months on the job. Here’s what he has to say.
Dan said that he’s definitely found his groove when it comes to his character EJ, in both his personality and his looks. “My look in my original audition was quite similar to how I look now,” reveals Feuerriegel. “I think they wanted to push me back to how James [Scott, ex-EJ] looked — clean-cut and short, back-on-the-sides kind of hair. That’s what they [wanted] in the beginning. So they did that, but it didn’t feel natural to me.”
‘Days of Our Lives’ Spoilers: Dan Feuerriegel Has Found His Groove In Salem
The handsome actor says that he also appreciates EJ’s dark side and of course, his sarcasm. “I love his dark tendencies and playing the antagonist,” he enthuses.
“That was a natural evolution, as well, because EJ was coming back into Salem after a long period of time away, and he was trying to be a better person. Then, slowly, his true personality came out, when he screwed over Chad and got rid of Jake and Gabi … all those little EJ DiMera things. His true colors came out, and it’s been fun.”
Dan also admits that not only did it take some time for him to get used to his character, but ‘Days of Our Lives’ fans, too. “There have been a lot of comments like, ‘I didn’t really like him at first,’ or, ‘I wasn’t really willing to give him a chance at first,’ ” he recounts of the social media fodder.
“But then they changed their minds. That’s probably where a large percentage of the people were, because people don’t like change. They get used to what has come before, and James did a phenomenal job for however long he was on the show. I had big shoes to fill, so it’s understandable. I’m not James. I’ll never be James. I’m just doing my version of EJ. I think people have warmed to that because, well, they have no choice,” he adds with a chuckle. “I’m doing the role, you know?”
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