Thaao Penghlis Previews His Return to 'Days of our Lives'

Thaao Penghlis - Photo Credit: Sue Coflin/Max Photos

Thaao Penghlis returns to Days of our Lives as the presumed dead Andre DiMera on September 25, and according to the actor he is thrilled to be back on the show.

"I love being a disturber of the peace," he tells TV Guide Magazine. "This is my sixth trip to Days, but I've never had such great writing. It's smart, imaginative, wonderfully gothic."

Andre first returns to Salem to visit the ailing Stefano (Joseph Mascolo), and he is ordered to lay low. However, Andre doesn't listen. In mid-October, he crashes the memorial service for the third victim of the Necktie Killer, and causes a major commotion.

"There's a lot of screaming and horror and panic that Andre is alive and people want to punch him," Penghlis says with a laugh. "You could not ask for a better welcome!"