Stefano Di Mera

Stefano Di Mera

Stefano DiMera is a fictional character, a villain on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Created by head writer Pat Falken Smith, he is portrayed by Joseph Mascolo. Stefano is the patriarch of the DiMera family and the father of Renée DuMonde, Megan Hathaway, Benjy Hawk, Lexie Carver (née Brooks), EJ DiMera and Chad DiMera and the stepfather of Antony DiMera; He is also the adoptive father of Peter and Kristen Blake. He had a nephew, André DiMera, who through plastic surgery became identical in appearance to Antony. Stefano is the ex-husband of Kate Roberts and Vivian Alamain. Stefano and longtime rival John Black were revealed to be half-brothers after it was discovered that Stefano's father Santo DiMera also fathered John. Stefano first entered the show as an organized crime kingpin. Soap Opera Digest named him the all time best villain.