Kassie DePaiva has returned to her role as Eve on DAYS and will reappear on-screen in October; her husband OLTL vet James DePaiva (ex-Max) has signed on to join GH in a mystery role. Check out some facts about the couple.
James DePaiva was born October 8 in Livermore, CA. He’s a descendant of the 17th U.S. President, Andrew Johnson. The actress was born Katherine Virginia Wesley on March 21 in Morganfield, KY.
The former OLTL co-stars, who played scheming Blair Cramer and rakish Max Holden, wed on May 31, 1996. The duo shocked co-stars when they eloped to Kentucky.
On May 12, 1997, the DePaivas welcomed son, J.Q. (James Quentin.)
J.Q.was born deaf and hears due to cochlear implants. The DePaivas support The League for the Hard of Hearing. Here they are in 2013 at the Feast With Famous Faces, a culinary fundraiser. In 2007, J.Q. played Jason, a deaf character, on AMC.
Photo credit: Steven Bergman
Before becoming an actor, James was a professional musician. He played bass for Livewire, a band based in his hometown. He has performed at The New York Musical Theater Festival.
Kassie began her show business career as a country and western singer and performed solo at the Grand Ole Opry when she was 18. Here she is during a 2003 performance at the Soap Opera Digest Awards.
Kassie has received two Daytime Emmy nominations in the Lead Actress category. In 2005, she was nominated for her OLTL role; in 2016, her DAYS role earned a nomination. In 1994, James received a Soap Opera Digest nomination for Hottest Male Star. Here's the couple at the Daytime Emmys in 2005.
In 2005, the Daytime Emmys included the Most Irresistible Combination based on a CBS viewer poll. Kassie and Trevor St. John (ex-Todd, OLTL) were nominated.
The actress had a featured role in the comedy/horror film Evil Dead II. She played Bobby Joe in the 1987 movie directed by Sam Raimi and starring Bruce Campbell.
