- DiMera family
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The DiMeras are an upper-class Italian Roman Catholic family on the soap opera Days of our Lives. Over the years, the nature of the family itself has been retconned several times; although never directly and overtly, it's been represented as old-line Italian nobility, a relatively self-made European business dynasty, and a stereotypical Mafia family. Its current incarnation appears to be a sort of combination of these: a fairly wealthy Tuscan family with roots in ancient Italian nobility, which had at various points in its history fallen on hard times and rebuilt itself, through both legitimate and illegitimate means, and currently has ties to traditional Italian organized crime (and at times, various terrorist elements). It has intermarried with the Brady, and Kiriakis families over the years.
Over the years it's been revealed that the DiMera family shares a long history with both the Bradford and the Brady families of the fictional midwestern American city of Salem. Currently (as of 2007), the show has been exploring the DiMeras' connection to the Brady clan, dating back at least 50 years in the Bradys' ancestral home of Galway, Ireland, and the roots of a feud between the two families. This is actually a retcon, as the tension between the two families was originally the result of detective half-brothers Roman and Bo Brady and their constant attempts to thwart the various schemes of DiMera family patriarch Stefano DiMera.
In 2007, the family was revealed to originally hail from Tuscany, although patriarch Stefano DiMera has at various times headquartered the family in Rome, New Orleans, Venezuela, various uncharted islands in the Caribbean, and of course, Salem. A 1988 storyline revealed some family activity in the Far East, but through the years the family has consistently been portrayed as having significant legitimate business holdings, criminal activities, and even political control throughout Latin America as well as the United States. Although never shown onscreen, the family is also mentioned to have been involved in terrorism and political assassinations in such places as Thailand, Israel, and Iraq. Storylines in 2008 indicate the core of the family business is shipping. Nevertheless, the family has always appeared to be extraordinarily powerful in the criminal underworld, and the name "DiMera" consistently strikes fear in the hearts of other criminals. In fact, the family and the crime syndicate it controls are so powerful as to be a major focus of several high-level law enforcement and intelligence agencies throughout the world, including the fictional ISA.
The Italian translation of DiMera is "Of the sea," or "From the ocean."
Contents
Members
Characters currently on the show are noted in bold; family members through marriage are in italics.
First generation
- Six Unnamed Brothers (deceased)
- Santo DiMera (deceased)
Second generation
- Six Unnamed Brothers (deceased)
- Stefano DiMera
- Kate Roberts
- John Black
Third generation
- Andre DiMera (deceased 2007)
- Tony DiMera (deceased 2009)
- Anna DiMera
- Kristen Blake
- Renée DuMonde (deceased 1983)
- Megan Hathaway (deceased 1985)
- Peter Blake (adopted son of Stefano)
- Kristen Blake (adopted daughter of Stefano also second wife of Andre posing as Tony)
- Lexie Carver
- Benjy Hawk (deceased 2007)
- Sonia Hawk
- EJ DiMera
- Chad DiMera[1] (1990 - )
- Belle Black Brady
- Brady Black
Fourth generation
- Theo Carver (born 2003)
- Claire Brady (2005 - )
- Steven Hawk (2007-)
- Johnny DiMera (October 23, 2007- )
- Sydney DiMera (January 29, 2009 - )
- Grace Brady (2009; deceased)[1]
Family tree
Gino DiMera Unknown woman Colleen Brady Santo DiMera Unknown woman Marlena Evans John Black Isabella Toscano Black Unknown DiMera Unknown person Unknown woman Madeline Peterson Woods Lee DuMonde Celeste Perrault Stefano DiMera Daphne DiMera Ellen Hawk Susan Banks Shawn Brady Belle Black Brady Black André DiMera Megan Hathaway Mia McCormick Chad DiMera Renée DuMonde Lexie Carver Abe Carver Tony DiMera Benjy Hawk Sonia Hawk EJ DiMera Sami Brady Claire Brady Grace Brady Theo Carver Steven Hawk Johnny DiMera Sydney DiMera DiMera
- Santo DiMera (deceased)
- m. Unnamed woman [dissolved] (deceased)
- c. Stefano DiMera
- a. Lee DuMonde (deceased)
- c. Renee DuMonde (deceased)
- m. David Banning [divorced]
- c. Unnamed Child (deceased)
- m. Alex Marshall [dissolved]
- m. David Banning [divorced]
- c. Renee DuMonde (deceased)
- a. Unnamed woman
- c. Megan Hathaway (deceased) {given up for adoption}
- a. Beauregard Aurelius Brady
- c. Unnamed Child (deceased)
- a. Beauregard Aurelius Brady
- c. Megan Hathaway (deceased) {given up for adoption}
- a. Celeste Purralt (Affair)
- c. Alexandra "Lexie" Brooks Carver {given up for adoption}
- m. Abraham "Abe" Washington Carver [married]
- c. Theodore "Theo" Brandon Carver
- m. Abraham "Abe" Washington Carver [married]
- c. Alexandra "Lexie" Brooks Carver {given up for adoption}
- a. Ellen Hawk (deceased)
- c. Benjamin "Benjy" Hawk (deceased)
- m. Sonia Hawk
- c. Steven Hawk
- m. Sonia Hawk
- c. Benjamin "Benjy" Hawk (deceased)
- i. Susan Banks Crumb
- c. EJ DiMera
- r. Samantha Gene Brady
- c. John "Johnny" Roman DiMera
- c. Sydney Anne DiMera {born January 29, 2009}
- a. Nicole Walker
- c. Baby Girl DiMera (miscarriage; November 25, 2008)
- m. Nicole Walker (divorced)
- r. Samantha Gene Brady
- a. Madeline Peterson Woods (deceased)
- c. Chad DiMera (born 1990)
- a. Mia McCormick
- c. Grace Brady (born 2009; deceased 2009)
- a. Mia McCormick
- c. Chad DiMera (born 1990)
- m. Vivian Alamain [divorced]
- m. Katherine Elizabeth Roberts (married September 24, 2009)
- c. EJ DiMera
- a. Lee DuMonde (deceased)
- c. Stefano DiMera
- a. Colleen Brady (deceased)
- c. John Black {given up for adoption}
- m. Marlena Evans Black [invalid; first time]
- m. Isabella Toscano [dissolved] (deceased)
- c. Brady Black
- m. Chloe Lane [divorced]
- c. Brady Black
- a. Marlena Evans
- c. Isabella "Belle" Black Brady
- m. Shawn-Douglas "Shawn" Brady
- c. Claire Brady
- c. Unnamed child (deceased)
- m. Philip Kiriakis [divorced
- m. Shawn-Douglas "Shawn" Brady
- c. Isabella "Belle" Black Brady
- a. Kristen Blake
- c. Unnamed child (deceased)
- m. Susan Banks [invalid]
- m. Marlena Evans Black [invalid; second time]
- m. Marlena Evans Black [divorced; third time]
- m. Marlena Evans Black [married; fourth time]
- c. John Black {given up for adoption}
- m. Unnamed woman [dissolved] (deceased)
DiMera Enterprises
DiMera Enterprises, founded by Santo DiMera is an international, undescripted family-ran crime syndicate. In Europe, DiMera Enterprises were behind many hostile takeovers, drug operations and organized crimes. In early February 1982, Santo's son Stefano DiMera moved the "family business" to midwestern Salem to build a family there. It originated in Tuscany, but branch offices in various parts of the world, including Rome, New Orleans, Venezuela, various uncharted islands in the Caribbean, and of course Salem.
DiMera Enterprises Employees
Current Employees
- Stefano DiMera, currently CEO of the DiMera Enterprises
- EJ DiMera, Attorney for DiMera Enterprises
- Rolf, Henchman, Jack of all trades
- Chad DiMera, Intern at DiMera Enterprises
Former Employees
- Andre DiMera, Henchman (1983–1984, 2007), associate (posing as tony) (1993–1996), Former CEO of the DiMera Enterprises (posing as Tony) (2002–2005)
- Kristen DiMera, temporarily CEO of the DiMera Enterprises between 1995–1997
- John Black, temporarily CEO the DiMera Enterprises (2008)
- Peter Blake, former attorney for DiMera Enterprises (1992–1998)
- Patrick Lockhart, Henchman (on and off from 2004–2007)
- Colin Murphy, former Dimera doctor, hitman (2002–2003)
- Bart Beiderbecke, former associate (1997–2007)
- Petrov, former henchman
References
- ^ a b Like Days of Our Lives. "Days of our Life Soap Opera: Find Spoilers, Sneak Previews and Updates – NBC Official Site". Nbc.com. http://www.nbc.com/days-of-our-lives/episodes/index.shtml#cat=45&mea=11400&ima=87728. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
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