Shawn Brady

Infobox soap character
name = Shawn Brady
series = Days of our Lives
portrayer = Frank Parker (1983-1984, 1985-1989, 1990-2008)
Lew Brown (1984-1985)
Frank MacLean (1989-1990) Tanner Maguire (2007 flashbacks as Young Shawn)
first = 1983
last = 2008
cause = Died in a plane crash
creator = Margaret DePriest & Sheri Anderson



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nickname = Grandpa Shawn, Shawn Sr.
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gender = Male
born = March 1, 1940
death = February 15, 2008
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occupation = Co-owner of the Brady Pub
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parents = Peter Brady (father; deceased)
siblings = Colleen Brady (sister; deceased)
Eric Brady (brother; deceased)
Molly Brady (sister)
spouse = Caroline Brady
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children = Roman Brady (son)
Kimberly Brady (daughter)
Kayla Brady (daughter)
Frankie Brady (adoptive son)
Max Brady (adoptive son)
Bo Brady (legal son)
grandchildren = Carrie Brady (via, Roman)
Sami Brady (via, Roman)
Eric Brady (via, Roman)
Rex Brady (via, Roman)
Cassie Brady (via, Roman)
Andrew Donovan IV (via, Kimberly)
Jeannie Donovan (via, Kimberly)
Stephanie Johnson (via, Kayla)
grandparents = Patrick Aloysius Brady (grandfather; deceased)
Nora Molly Brady (grandmother; deceased)
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relatives = John Black (nephew, via Colleen) Colin Murphy (nephew, via Molly; presumed deceased)

Shawn Brady was a fictional character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives and the patriarch of the Brady family. He has been portrayed by Lew Brown (1984 to 1985), Frank MacLean (1989 to 1990) and Frank Parker (1983 to 1984, 1985 to 1989, 1990 to 2008).

Fictional character history

Shawn is the husband of Caroline Brady, and father of five children, Roman Brady, Kimberly Brady, Kayla Brady, Frankie Brady, and Max Brady. Frankie and Max being his children via adoption. In the 1980s, Shawn was shocked to learn that Greek tycoon Victor Kiriakis was the father of Caroline's youngest child, Bo, the product of an affair that Caroline had with Victor years earlier.

Over the years, Shawn has kept himself busy in a number of ways. Originally the owner of the Brady Fish Market, after their business was destroyed and Shawn suffered a massive heart attack, he and Caroline re-opened the Fish Market as the Brady Pub, often employing many of their family and friends. Over the years the pub has functioned as a second home for some of their grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and their first great-grandson, Will, spent a great deal of time there while he was growing up.

Family

Shawn has been married to Caroline Brady since he first appeared on-air in 1983. The son of Peter Brady, and the grandson of Patrick Aloysius and Nora Molly Brady, Shawn has a brother Eric and a sister named Molly. Shawn was devastated when he learned that his brother Eric had molested his daughter Kimberly when she was a child, which resulted in Kim later developing disassociative identity disorder. Molly married a man with the surname Murphy and had one known child, Colin, who turned out to be working for the DiMeras. In the summer of 2007, it was revealed that Shawn also had an older sister Colleen who bore striking resemblance to Shawn's granddaughter Sami Brady.

Through his son Roman, Shawn has grandchildren Carrie, Sami, Eric, Rex and Cassie Brady. He also has three great-grandchildren, Will, Alli and Johnny through Sami. Through his daughter Kim, Shawn has grandchildren Jeannie and Andrew Donovan IV. Through his daughter Kayla, Shawn has a granddaughter Stephanie.

Although not his son biologically, Shawn still considers Bo his child, and loves Bo's children (Shawn-Douglas, Chelsea, Zack and Ciara) as much as any of his other grandchildren. Shawn and Caroline also have a spot in their hearts for John Black, whom they were tricked into believing was their son Roman for several years until the real Roman returned to town.

In the summer of 2007, it was revealed that Shawn's sister Colleen had a relationship with Stefano's father Santo DiMera, and that may have been the start of the Brady - DiMera family feud/vendetta.

Colleen was presumed to have died in a horrible manner at a young age, falling or jumping from a cliff in Galway. Shawn maintained that she was killed by a DiMera, while Santo's son, Stefano, blamed Shawn Brady. In reality both could be blamed. Stefano told Shawn that his mother was not dead and his father was still married and on the day of Colleen and Santo's wedding, Shawn told Colleen. Her death is said to have sparked the Brady/DiMera feud that has been going on since Santo's death in the 1980s. In January 2008, Colleen was found to have not killed herself. She had faked her death and left Ireland for South America. She passed away days after she and Shawn reunited. Grandpa Shawn died after giving up his oxygen mask to save his son, Bo, on a sabotaged airplane (that Ava Vitali sabotaged) that was going down.

Family and relationships

Parents

* Peter "Pete" Brady (father, deceased)
* Unnamed woman (mother, deceased)

ibling(s)

* Colleen Brady (sister, deceased)
* Eric Brady I (brother)
* Molly Brady (sister)

Marital status (at death)

* Caroline Brady (married)

Past marriage(s)

* None/unknown

Children

* Roman Brady (son, with Caroline Brady)
* Kimberly Brady (daughter, with Caroline Brady)
* Kayla Brady Johnson (daughter, with Caroline Brady)
* Francois "Frankie" Brady (adopted son, with Caroline Brady)
* Maxwell "Max" Brady (adopted son, with Caroline Brady)
* Beauregard "Bo" Brady (legal son)

Grandchildren

* Caroline "Carrie" Brady Reed (granddaughter, via Roman)
* Eric Brady II (grandson, via Roman)
* Samantha "Sami" Brady DiMera (granddaughter, via Roman)
* Cassie Brady (granddaughter, via Roman)
* Rex Brady (grandson, via Roman)
* Andrew Donovan IV (grandson, via Kimberly)
* Jeannie Donovan (granddaughter, via Kimberly)
* Stephanie Johnson (granddaughter, via Kayla)
* Joseph "Joe" Johnson (grandson, via Kayla)
* Shawn-Douglas "Shawn" Brady (legal grandson, via Bo)
* Chelsea Brady (legal granddaughter, via Bo)
* Beauregard "Zack" Brady (legal grandson, via Bo, deceased)
* Ciara Brady (legal granddaughter, via Bo)

Great-Grandchildren

* William "Will" Roberts (great-grandson, via Sami)
* John "Johnny" DiMera (great-grandson, via Sami)
* Alice "Allie" Horton (great-granddaughter, via Sami)
* Claire Brady (legal great-granddaughter, via Shawn)

Other relatives

* Patrick Brady (paternal grandfather, deceased)
* Nora Brady (paternal grandmother, deceased)
* John Black (nephew)
* Colin Murphy (nephew, presumed deceased)
* Brady Black (great-nephew)
* Isabella "Belle" Black Brady (great-niece)
* Claire Brady (great-great-niece)

ee also

*Brady family

External links

* [http://soapcentral.com/days/whoswho/shawn.php Shawn at soapcentral.com]