Benjy Hawk
Deceased
Actor History
Darrell Thomas Utley (1988 to 1989; 1990)
Jim Lunsford (recurring: November 2006 to February 2007; Fall 2007)
Lifeline
Suffocated by André DiMera on 27 September 2007.
Occupation
None
Resides At
Unknown (with Orion Hawk)
Marital Status
Sonia Hawk (until his death)
Past Marriages
None
Relatives
Stefano DiMera (father; deceased)
Ellen Hawk (mother; deceased)
Santo DiMera (paternal grandfather)
Orion Hawk (maternal grandfather)
Tony DiMera (paternal half-brother)
Renée DuMonde (paternal half-sister; deceased)
Megan Hathaway (paternal half-sister; deceased)
Lexie Brooks (paternal half-sister)
E.J. Wells (paternal half-brother)
André DiMera (paternal cousin; deceased)
Theo Carver (paternal half-nephew)
Children
Steven Hawk (son; with Sonia)
Flings & Affairs
None
Crimes Committed
None
Brief Character History
Benjy was the only child of Ellen Hawk, and one of many belonging to Stefano DiMera. His parents had a brief relationship, but once his mother and grandfather learned who and what Stefano was, they fled with him. When he caught them, he had Ellen killed. Although able to hear at birth, he became deaf after being trapped in one of Stefano's many homes when it exploded. Kayla and Steve Johnson found Benjy while on their honeymoon in the Orient, and wanted to raise him as their own, until Stefano came back into his life. Eventually, though, Benjy ended up living with his maternal grandfather, Orion Hawk, when he told Stefano he wanted nothing to do with him.
Benjy returned to Salem briefly after Steve and Kayla were nearly poisoned at the hospital, and it was Benjy's presence and Steve's sudden usage of sign language that helped Steve to remember the love he and Kayla had once shared. Benjy later introduced Steve and Kayla to his wife, Sonia, and the two told Steve and Kayla about the son they had. Benjy gave Steve the death Tarot card immediately after dinner, and later Benjy admitted that he was forced into doing so by E.J. and Stefano, who had threatened to harm his family.
Benjy was kidnapped during the search for a liver donor for his ill father Stefano, and was only saved after being found by a homeless man. During his recovery, he left the hospital to shoot at Stefano's corpse during Stefano's faked funeral, and later his dead body was found in Stefano's coffin while Steve was looking for Roman.
