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Thaao: My uncle traced our family back and it turned out that about three or four hundred years ago we were almost a princely family, so maybe all the arrogance I've displayed in the past isn't only a cover for insecurity. When I went to Athens and the clerk said, "Penghlis. Are you from the Penghlis family?" it was a tremendous pleasure.
When I was a child, I used to ask my father, "Why is Grandma's nose so enormous?" He said it was because we ca... (more Thaao Penghlis quotes)
Thaao studied acting under the legendary acting coach and theatre director, Milton Katselas, in New York.
In 2003, Penghlis was nominated for the Soap Opera Digest Award for Favorite Return for his return to the cast of Days of Our Lives.
Thaao received a Pre-Nomination in the Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2003 and 2005.
While in Greece recently, Thaao was able to indulge his lifelong fascination with archaeology by viewing and researching over 60,000 documents, letters and diar... (more Thaao Penghlis trivia)