Brandon Beemer

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Brandon Beemer (Shawn, DAYS)

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The 411

Born and raised in Eugene, Ore., Brandon Beemer admits to having a "crazy imagination" since childhood, yet he never seriously considered acting. Instead, he played sports in high school and earned small scholarships to several colleges for track. However, upon graduating from Willamette High School he opted to forsake higher education in favor of heading to New York when a modeling agency offered him work in the fashion industry. Although it paid the bills, Beemer felt unfulfilled by the strike-a-pose scene and began taking acting classes.

With a new career goal, Beemer moved to Los Angeles, where he quickly landed roles on television and low-budget features. He got his big break in 2006, when he was cast as the new Shawn-Douglas Brady, supercouple Bo and Hope's No. 1 son. On the romantic front, the actor has been linked to DAYS OR OUR LIVES co-star Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe).

Et Cetera

Five Random Facts
—After graduating from high school, briefly worked as a driver at the local Coca-Cola bottling plant.
&mash;Previously portrayed another character on DAYS: Assistant DA Brett Weitz, in February 2006.
—First day of work as DAYS’ Shawn was Sept. 11, 2006.
—Loves playing poker, particularly Texas Hold 'em.
—He and Cathy Doe (Simone, PASSIONS) rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on March 15, 2007.

Career Highlights

Other Soap Roles
GENERAL HOSPITAL (Seth, 2005-'06)
TV Roles
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (Ross Jenson, 2003)
UNDRESSED (Lucas, 2001)
Film Roles
Material Girls (Mic Rionn, 2006)
Suits on the Loose (Justin, 2005)
The Brotherhood (Frat Slob No. 2, 2001)

Look Who's Talking

"The first time I went out [after Shawn aired], some guy said to me, 'Hey, dude, aren't you that guy on DAYS OF OUR LIVES?' And I was like, 'Are you serious?' I thought he was messing with me. But he was serious, so I actually had to think about it and say, 'Am I?' And then, 'Oh, yeah.' So I nodded my head and he said, 'Cool man, congrats." — Soap Opera Digest, 11/28/06

"I look up to Peter (Reckell, Bo). If I have a question, I'll ask him. He has all the answers for me. Peter has been great, kind of a father figure." — Soap Opera Weekly, 12/5/06

"I was texting back and forth with a friend and I said, 'I can't wait to get back to work. Do you know how lucky we are? How many people can say that?'" — Digest 3/6/07

"I remember the first time Ava and Olivia White (Claire) actually started calling me Daddy and recognizing me. That made me feel like Shawn was my character." — Weekly, 6/5/07

Official Web Sites

www.brandonbeemer.com

Beemer's MySpace page

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