Days of Our Lives icon James Reynolds has been part of the material of the long-running cleaning soap since his debut in 1981. Nonetheless, for a quick interval, Reynolds stepped away from Days to hitch Generations, the groundbreaking NBC collection that grew to become the primary cleaning soap opera with a primarily Black solid. Now, the actor is reflecting on how that chance got here collectively and why it was one he couldn’t flip down.
Throughout a current look on the Soapy podcast, Reynolds spoke with Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart about leaving Days of Our Lives in 1990 to hitch Generations. “It was not as onerous as you may count on,” Reynolds shared.
Reynolds defined that his involvement with Generations started with a display check. “NBC had requested me to display check for a task, that I do know they’d a significant star lined up for. However the check was good and I had plenty of enjoyable with it.”
He finally took on the function of Henry Marshall on Generations, stepping in for Taurean Blacque. Reynolds remained with the collection from 1990 till it concluded in 1991.
Wanting again, Reynolds stated the timing made sense. “Once they determined to exchange the character, they requested me to do it,” he defined. “At the moment, I simply wasn’t getting used on Days [of Our Lives] for a lot apart from the espresso serving scenes.”
The actor additionally mirrored on how his expectations for Days had modified over time. Iniitally believing that the function would final solely a 12 months, Reynolds discovered himself practically a decade into the job when the supply arrived. “I believed properly I have been there for some time,” he stated. “By that point it had been eight or 9 years. Then this supply got here by and it was similar lot, it was really the identical studio that I shot Days on at first, and it was a half hour present.”
For Reynolds, the choice finally got here right down to legacy. “It was fantastic to make historical past in that approach and to be a part of this groundbreaking present, so being supplied the possibility to do this was simply one thing I actually could not say no to.”
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The complete interview with James Reynolds might be discovered right here.
Days of Our Lives streams weekdays on Peacock.
