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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Billy Flynn

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1.  A finance degree got Flynn interesting in acting, although that seems quite unusual. He actually got a job in finance at Warner Brothers, and then decided to work with some of the acting coaches there. After that, there was no looking back to the finance world.
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Billy Flynn of DAYS
Billy Flynn of DAYS


2. They say everything comes in threes and that’s quite true for Flynn. Three years to the day after moving to L.A., Flynn got the role of Chad DiMera, after three auditions.
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Billy Flynn of DAYS


3. Flynn describes the audition process as quite intense and he was one of more than 400 actors in a second round on testing. He credits is screen test with Kate Mansi (Abigail) with him getting the role.
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Billy Flynn of DAYS


4. Flynn decided to make the role his own. Although Chad had previously been played by Casey Jon Deidrich, Flynn decided not to watch him as Chad, but get up-to-speed on the character through word of mouth and reading Internet and magazine articles.
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Billy Flynn of DAYS


5. Since Chad is a different guy now who has decided to embrace his DiMera heritage, it has not been too hard for Flynn to create a totally different character with the same basic connections to Salem. Chad is no more Mr. Nice Guy, that’s for sure.
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Billy Flynn of DAYS


6. Flynn compares the late character of E.J. to Prince William and poor, second son (and prince) Chad to Prince Harry who will do something stupid and end up featured in TMZ.
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Billy Flynn of DAYS


7. He also thinks of today’s Chad as the younger version of Stefano, to whom everything is a chess game and everyone in Salem is his pawn.
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Billy Flynn of DAYS


8. Flynn admits to being a bundle of nerves on the set his first few weeks, but that James Scott helped put him at ease.
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Billy Flynn of DAYS


9. In addition to appearing on “Days”, Flynn also had guest roles on “Hawaii Five-O” and in the short film “Solely.”
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Billy Flynn of DAYS


10. Flynn comes to L.A. via the Midwest, specifically Minneapolis, MN where he graduated from Saint Cloud University.
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