E.J. DiMera
Actor History
Dillon, Vincent and Avalon Ragone (February 21, 1997 to April 1998)
James Scott (May 30, 2006 to present)
Also Known As
John Black Jr. (temporary name)
Elvis Aron Banks (full name)
E.J. Wells (alias that he used when he came back to Salem)
Elvis John (nickname that John used)
Lifeline
Born on-screen on February 21, 1997
Was "aged" and said to be in his mid-to-late-20s in 2006
Occupation
Lawyer for the DiMera Enterprises
Former Lawyer for Mickey Horton's firm
Former Co-owner of Mythic Communications
Former DiMera Soldier
Former Racecar Driver
Resides At
DiMera mansion- 430 Lakeview Drive Salem, USA
Formerly appartment in Salem
Formerly in Europe
Marital Status
Married to Nicole Walker (Married: April 14, 2009/ On-screen: April 21, 2009)
Past Marriages
Samantha Brady (Married: November 9, 2007; Annulled: May 27, 2008)
Relatives
Stefano DiMera (father)
Susan Banks (mother)
Santo DiMera (grandfather; deceased)
Tony DiMera (paternal half-brother*; deceased)
Renee DuMonde (paternal half-sister; deceased)
Megan Hathaway (paternal half-sister; deceased)
Lexie Brooks Carver (paternal half-sister)
Benjy Hawk (paternal half-brother; deceased)
John Black (paternal half-uncle)
Thomas Banks (maternal uncle)
Sister Mary Moira Banks (maternal aunt)
Penelope Kent (maternal aunt; deceased)
Andree DiMera (paternal cousin; deceased)
Theo Carver (paternal half-nephew)
Steven Hawk (paternal half-nephew)
Belle Black (paternal half-cousin)
Brady Black (paternal half-cousin)
Claire Brady (paternal half-cousin; once removed)
*While Tony DiMera is technically not a DiMera by blood, Stefano raised him as his son and E.J. thinks of Tony as a brother.
Children
John Roman DiMera (son; with Sami)
Unnamed Child (daughter; with Nicole; miscarriage on November 24, 2008)
Sydney DiMera (daughter; with Sami)
Flings & Affairs
Nicole Walker (lovers)
Samantha Brady (dated; he raped her; lovers)
Kate Roberts (lovers)
Numerous girlfriends while on the racing circuit
Crimes Committed
Paid Owen to kidnapp Stephanie Johnson (May 2009>
Accessory to Philip Kiriakis's attempted murder- Philip was drugged (May 2009)
Accessory to Philip Kiriakis's attempted murder- Philip was shot (April 2009)
Ordered Brady Black's beating (April 2009)
Accessory to illegal diamond trafficking (December 2008)
Helped bribe Judge Fitzpatrick to be on John's side in his drug case and Ava's murder case (August 2008)
Bribed a immigration official to pretend that his visa was still in question so that Sami wouldn't file for a divorce (August 2008)
Forced Sami Brady to submit to his sexual advances to save Lucas Roberts' life. (December 2006)
Shot and attempted to kill John Black. (December 2006)
Believed to be behind the "Black Glove" crimes including switching Belle and Mimi's eggs, but the storyline was dropped. (November 2006)
Brainwashed and tortured Steve Johnson (shown in flashbacks)
Maladies and Hospitalizations
None
Miscellaneous
Blood type is A, Rh-negative [Nov 9, 2007]
Brief Character History
Little Elvis born to Susan Banks, who thought his real father was Elvis Presley. For the first few months of his life, Little Elvis was passsed off as John Black's son, John Jr. Eventually Susan reclaimed her child and learned that Stefano DiMera was her child's real father.
E.J. appeared on the scene living across the hall from Sami. He and Sami soon became friends, and when Sami began being blackmailed by an unknown party, E.J. was there by her side to listen to what she had to say without passing judgment. She soon became very leery of him, and on one occasion when he felt that she had betrayed him, she felt sexually threatened, as though he had tried to rape her. E.J. also had a clandestine relationship with Kate Roberts, but it was soon revealed that he was actually Elvis Aron Banks, in Salem on Stefano's orders to kill John Black. After shooting John, E.J. tried to flee town, but there had been roadblocks set up. He picked up a hitchhiking Sami Brady and used her to get past the roadblocks. Sami wanted him to help her save Lucas, who had been injured when a falling beam landed on him, which E.J. was willing to do for a price -- he forced Sami to submit to him sexually. He helped her move the beam as promised, then fled town.
When E.J. came back to town and learned that Sami was pregnant, he believed that the baby was his. Sami attempted to fend him off with a fake ultrasound result, but he soon learned the truth. He became determined to get to the bottom of it, and remained convinced that the baby belonged to him. A final paternity test ordered by Marlena and Sami in the hospital confirmed that Johnny was E.J.'s son.
E.J. knew that with the birth of Johnny, Stefano would finally be pleased with him. Stefano agreed to end the vendetta against the Bradys if Sami would marry E.J. and raise Johnny together. Sami agreed and married E.J. on November 9th, 2007. Their marriage started off rocky. Lucas shot E.J. in the back at the alter and E.J. was rushed to the hospital. E.J. recovered from the wounds but Lucas was sent to jail.
With Lucas in jail, Sami turned to E.J. for help raising the twins. As he grew closer to Sami, E.J. grew further away from Stefano. When E.J. discovered that Stefano was keeping a brainwashed John Black in the basement of the DiMera mansion, E.J. finally turned his back on Stefano and told Marlena and Sami where to find John. The police arrested Stefano. Worried that there may be some retaliation, E.J., Sami, and the twins fled to a police safe house where they continued to bond until it was safe for them to leave. The left the safe house when Stefano went into a coma and Andre died.
Determined to stay married to Sami, E.J. bribed an immigration official to "question" E.J.'s visa. Sami agreed to stay married so that E.J. would not be deported and Johnny would not loose his father. Mickey Horton gave E.J. a job as a lawyer with his firm. The first client that E.J. took on was Nicole Walker, who was divorcing Victor Kiriakis. E.J. took advantage of Sami's dislike for Nicole to make Sami jealous. Sami was so jealous that she eventually admitted her feelings for E.J.. They discussed their tumultuous past, looked to each other for comfort, and eventually, Sami and E.J. made love.
Their love affair was short lived as Lucas was released from prison the very night that Sami and E.J. slept together. Lucas walked in on them and was furious. Sami immediatley found herself torn between two men. She said that she wanted to be with Lucas, but couldn't stand the idea of E.J. moving on with anyone else, especially Nicole. Distraught by Sami's wafering, E.J. looked to Nicole for comfort. A citywide power outage left E.J. and Nicole trapped in an elevator together. They slept together, although E.J. called out Sami's name during the act. Regardless of his true feelings, E.J. tried to make an effort towards moving on with Nicole. E.J. genuinley cared for Nicole and wanted the best for her. Nicole came to E.J. for protection when Trent Robbins tried to blackmail her.
Professionally, E.J. was doing quite well. He took on many clients including Ava Vitali and his half-uncle John Black DiMera. E.J. also started to work with John on some of the "DiMera" family business. In August of 2008, Stefano awoke from his coma and E.J. was forced to make another choice. In addition to deciding between Sami and Nicole, E.J. had to decide between Stefano and John.
E.J.'s love-life decision was made much easier when Sami went into the witness protection program. With Sami out of the picture, E.J. focused on Nicole- who had great news for E.J.- she was pregnant with his child. E.J. moved Nicole into the DiMera mansion and prepared for the birth of the baby. E.J. also quit his job with Mickey Horton; and despite warnings from Tony and Lexie, E.J. decided to become the official lawyer for the DiMera Empire. But, both Stefano and Nicole were deceiving E.J.. First, Stefano slowly got E.J.'s hands dirty in diamond smuggling scheme. Then, Nicole had a miscarriage but did not tell E.J.. She faked her pregnancy and searched to find a "replacement" baby to pawn off as E.J.'s child. The only people who knew she was faking the pregnancy were Brady, Mia, Dr. Baker, and Tony.
What E.J. didn't know is that Sami was also pregnant with his child. Sami avoided telling E.J. because she feared Stefano's influence on E.J and Stefano's plans for another "DiMera heir". Nicole convinced a pregnant teenager named Mia to give her baby to Nicole. But when Nicole learned that Sami was pregnant with E.J.'s child, Nicole plotted and successfully switched the babies. After months of scamming, blackmail, bribes and baby switches Nicole presented E.J. with "their" daughter. Nicole and E.J. named the baby Sydney. In April of 2009, Nicole and EJ were married.
Happy with his new wife and baby, EJ turned his attention toward the family business. He convinced Melanie Layton to leave Titan and bring her alternative fuels project to DiMera Enterprises- a move he believed would please Stefano and get a "one up" on the Kiriakis family. When EJ secured the rights to the project, he accepted a pay-out from an oil company to stop all development on the project. Furious, Melanie agreed to sell the project to Tony DiMera, who wanted to prove to EJ and Stefano that Tony was just as good a businessmen as they were. Philip, the original buyer of the project went after Tony for stealing the project. After a confrontation with Philip pier, Tony accidentally fell over a broken railing and was critically injured. He made it out of surgery, but died at the hospital of a heart attack. Before he died, he was able to write the letter "B" on a piece of paper for EJ. Stefano and EJ blamed Philip for Tony's death.
In retialiation for Tony's death, EJ and Stefano hired a hit man, Masi, to kill Philip. Masi shot Philip but did not kill him. Frusterated that they had failed, EJ and Stefano paid a woman to pose as a nurse and administer a drug to Philip and then try to smother him with a pillow. But, Hope came into the room and saved Philip.
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