♥ Put Your Hands Together For Hogey! ♥ The "scripts" included on this page were written by us while watching the personal videotapes made of the shows in question. We taped the shows that Drake Hogestyn appeared on for our personal collection of games and talk shows and television appearances he made to promote DAYS. These were from when he came on the show in 1986 until the present. We've put our own personal "spin" on what the shows were about as we went along so it would read like we were talking to someone in the room with us about what we were seeing. These "scripts" were just intended to give the general content of the show and what Drake said and did. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SOAP OPERA UPDATE MVP Best Actor, DAYS And Best Of The Best: 2/19/93 Best Actor: Drake Hogestyn: Thank you. I don't know what to say! I did jot down a few words though. Teehee! Drake pulls out a big scroll of paper and unwinds it. Then laughingly, he says... Drake Hogestyn: No...this is very easy. The "M" stands for the multitude of fans that support daytime, especially DAYS OF OUR LIVES. "V" would have to be for my wife, Victoria, who inspires me. And "P" for the professionals that I work with at DAYS OF OUR LIVES who make that job the best for any man in the world. Thank you! Best Of The Best: Maury Povich: Are you a little surprised, Drake? Drake, who has just kissed ALL MY CHILDREN'S Susan Lucci (Erica Kane) on the cheek, says... Drake Hogestyn: Hey, I'm sitting next to Susan Lucci! After some more surprise and comments from Susan, Drake holds up the MVP Award and says... Drake Hogestyn: If Buck Showalter is watching from the Yankees - we were teammates, pal, and I got an MVP Award! Then Maury went into the audience and pulled Drake's beautiful wife, Victoria to her feet, saying... Maury Povich: This young lady, nice-looking, marvelous-looking woman... Drake shouts out... Drake Hogestyn: My inspiration! Maury Povich: Is your wife, right? Drake Hogestyn: Yes. Maury asks Victoria... Maury Povich: How old were you two when you first met? Victoria Hogestyn: I was twelve and he was fifteen. Maury Povich: You started to be boyfriend and girlfriend right away, puppy love, right? Victoria Hogestyn: Right. He followed me home. Maury Povich: And he's never left! Victoria Hogestyn: I know, it's wonderful! Maury Povich: And you don't mind millions of women every day looking at the television screen, going... Victoria Hogestyn: Well, sometimes! Maury Povich: You're jealous? Victoria Hogestyn: Sure, sometimes. Maury Povich: I can understand; I get jealous a lot too. It's okay. Good for the soul, good for the marriage. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SOAP OPERA UPDATE MVP Best Actor, DAYS And Best Of The Best: 2/3/94 Best Actor: When his name was announced as the winner, he kissed Victoria and went up to get the award. He shook hands with Maury, who told him... Maury Povich: I got it right this year. "It" was the pronunciation of Drake's name. Talk show hosts have been saying it wrong for years, and Drake always corrects them. Drake told him... Drake Hogestyn: Congratulations! Drake then kissed Ivana Trump on the cheek as he accepted the award. Drake Hogestyn: To the fans of DAYS OF OUR LIVES, the greatest fans, it's nice to know that you think I'm doing a good job still. Thank you! Best Of The Best: When his name was announced as the winner, he put his head on Victoria's shoulder and then kissed her. Then he stepped across the aisle where ALL MY CHILDREN'S Susan Lucci (Erica Kane) was sitting and kissed her on the cheek. When he got to the front he looked at Ivana Trump at the podium, and everyone sort of laughed as he kissed her on the cheek again. She said... Ivana Trump: That was what I was waiting for. ROTFLMAO! Drake said... Drake Hogestyn: It's what I live for! Maury, no one has thanked you yet - thank you! Angela Shapiro and SOAP OPERA UPDATE, I didn't expect this so I really don't know what to say. It's an extraordinary compliment and I'm shaking and there's not a quake here! It could go to any one of our cast members. Justin, Michael - I've watched and I've learned from you over the years. It's just amazing that the fans out there enjoy our work as much as we enjoy our work. Thank you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SOAP OPERA DIGEST Hottest Male Star: 2/4/94 For the Tenth Annual Soap Opera Awards, it was such a pleasure to see Drake nominated to win his first SOAP OPERA DIGEST Award, but to see him win caused my partner and I to park our butts on Cloud #9 for a week. We were both so proud of our Hogey! Usually they show clips of the actors before announcing the results of who the winner is, but this year they just went right to shots of the actors nominated for this award. The actors nominated for Hottest Male Star, along with Drake, were GUIDING LIGHT'S Frank Dicopoulos (Frank Cooper) and from GENERAL HOSPITAL Antonio Sabato Junior (Jagger Cates). Drake is shown looking so gorgeous in his tuxedo but pretty apprehensive. When Drake's name was announced as the winner, he closed his eyes like he was in total shock, teehee! His beautiful wife, Victoria, grabbed his face, whispered something in his ear and kissed him as he says something to her and heads to the stage while smiling real big. He high-fives his cast-mates, and Robert Kelker Kelly (Bo Brady) congratulates him before Drake steps on the stage. We see ANOTHER WORLD'S Charles Keating (Carl Hutchins) and Victoria Wyndham (Rachel Davis). Charles hands Drake his award and shakes his hand as the camera then shows Executive Producer Ken Corday standing up and clapping for Drake as he yells, "That-a-boy, Hogey! Alright!" Drake Hogestyn: Well...well this is...Hi Mom! I work with the hottest cast and crew in daytime - I share this with you. I want to thank my lovely wife, Victoria... We see Victoria looking at her guy with so much admiration and love in her eyes. She is as proud of him as his fans are. Drake Hogestyn: ...who I've known since I've been fifteen. You are my guardian angel, honey. My four children: Rachael, who runs lines with me; Ben, who catches the rats at home; little Whitney - I love ya, honey; and Alexandra - oh good God, my shirt got real tight right now and I can't speak. It all boils down to six words: 'I owe it all to Ken!' Alright! And for the fans out there, the most loyal and interactive daytime fans, DAYS OF OUR LIVES fans, there's a party at my house and you're all invited! Backstage After Awards: Drake Hogestyn: I come from a baseball background, so I'm used to failing seven out of ten times, Ha ha! You don't know until you get up there and you think you might have something you want to say, but all of a sudden your collar gets real tight and you just start blah, blah, blah, and emotions take over and it's earth-shattering, especially here in Los Angeles. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SOAP OPERA DIGEST Hottest Male Star: 2/17/95 For the Eleventh Annual Soap Opera Awards, it was once again such a pleasure to see Drake win his second SOAP OPERA DIGEST Award! They showed clips of the actors before announcing the results of who the winner is, so we're treated to shots of our Drake with Eileen Davidson (Kristen Blake) on DAYS in a tuxedo, a hot shot of John kissing Kristen on the couch in his loft, in the shower at the Horton cabin and back to the couch! Pass the ice please! We now see shots of the actors nominated for this award. The actors nominated for Hottest Male Star along with Drake were ALL MY CHILDREN'S John Callahan (Edmund Grey) and AS THE WORLD TURNS' Paolo Seganti (Damian Grimaldi). This was so cute. When GENERAL HOSPITAL'S Wally Kurth (Ned Ashton) was reading out the nominees, the camera shows Drake and his wife, Victoria. They're snuggling close together as Drake looks right at the camera and mouths "Hi, Mom!" and gives Mom a little wave, which made Victoria laugh, LOL! Drake then kisses Victoria's cheek; they're so adorable! When Wally was getting ready to announce the winner, we see Drake and Victoria in the little square. These two are so adorable that they could've quite easily won for the hottest couple in Hollywood, swoon! Drake has his face in Victoria's hair and his eyes are closed, LOL! When his name was announced as the winner, we see Victoria smiling big as she is saying, "Yes, yes!" while smiling with pride at her husband. The camera gets in close as he kisses Victoria and whispers "I love you" to her before going onstage. Victoria stands up to give her guy a standing ovation (along with his cast-mates); as he walked toward the camera and the stage, he mouthed "Hi, Mom!" When he gets up on the stage, Wally and Rena Sofer (Lois Cerullo Ashton) hand Drake his award and hug him. Drake Hogestyn: Thank you - Digest, Fans, Cast and Crew of DAYS OF OUR LIVES, and my Family: Rachael, Ben, Whitney, Alexandra - Daddy loves you! And especially my wife Victoria... We again see Victoria beaming with pride at her husband. Drake Hogestyn: ...my friend, my lover, and as long as you think I'm the hottest, that's all that matters to me. Thank you. The camera shows Victoria looking at Drake with so much adoration and so much love; what an awesome sight! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SOAP OPERA UPDATE MVP Best Actor, DAYS And Best Of The Best: 8/6/95 Best Actor: When his name was announced, Drake kissed Victoria and Melissa Reeves and then went onstage. Drake Hogestyn: Thank you, what a storyline! Victoria, my lovely wife, I'd like to thank you. Mom and Dad - so good to see you! And to win this, I did have divine intervention, and there they are, right up there (pointing to the balcony where the fans were sitting). A class publication - Update, Angela, Jerome, and class viewers. Thank you very much. Best Of The Best: Drake Hogestyn: WOW, I'm so... He blew a kiss to Victoria. Drake Hogestyn: You know, I can look around at every table here; I've met a lot of actors; I've worked with a lot of actors here, and this could sit on anybody's table. I'm very appreciative, I'm very respectful for it. Thank you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SOAP OPERA UPDATE MVP Best Actor, DAYS And Best Of The Best: 9/29/96 Best Actor: Drake Hogestyn: Thank you, I'm very, very, very humbled. Six magic words - I said I'd get to this one of these years, 'I owe it all to Ken' and my beautiful wife and children. Without your support, whew! - I'd be in the dugout. I love you. Thank you! And for Kristian Alfonso (who won for Best Actress on DAYS and whose award Drake accepted for her since she wasn't there), I will carry this home for her and share this with her - and maybe get a storyline with her! Best Of The Best: He kissed Victoria and patted Ken Corday on the back as he went onstage. Drake Hogestyn: Oh WOW! Mr. Benard, you've done some great work - cool it! haha! You've given me a forum, also, to say hello to my father and my mother and how much I love you, and not many actors get that chance. Along with my children, Rachael, Ben and Whitney, and Alexandra, I still have the little "wish" bracelet you made for me on Labor Day and it hasn't fallen off yet. You got your wish, honey! And my wife, Victoria, I love you. Cast and crew of DAYS OF OUR LIVES. I'm sure I forgot somebody, but I didn't mean to. Thank you very much. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SOAP OPERA UPDATE MVP Best Actor, DAYS And Best Of The Best: 9/7/97 The Eighth Annual SOAP OPERA UPDATE Awards were done a bit different this year. Instead of having the actor receive their award solo, they instead had the best actor and the best actress for each soap opera go up on stage together. Three actors and three actresses from each soap opera are nominated. We're treated to a love scene with John and Marlena! For DAYS the nominees for best actor with Drake are Austin Peck (Austin Reed) and Peter Reckell (Bo Brady). The nominees for best actress are Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady), Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans) and Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady). Drake and Kristian both won, YAY! When their names are announced, the camera shows Drake (looking beyond gorgeous in his tuxedo) and his beautiful wife, Victoria, smiling big. We see Kristian also smiling. We see Drake walk over to where she is and they both walk together to the stage. Drake helps Kristian up on the stage, he is such a gentleman. John Aprea (Alexander Nikos) from ANOTHER WORLD shakes his hand as Linda Dano (Felicia Gallant) also from ANOTHER WORLD gives him a hug and congratulates him on a job well done as Drake thanks her and admires his award. Our courteous guy believes that ladies should always go first, so Drake steps behind Kristian so that she could give her speech first. When Kristian is thanking her mom and dad, she gets a little choked up, Drake smiles at her and puts his hand on her shoulder as a comforting gesture, so sweet! He tells her congratulations and kisses her as Kristian stands behind our guy so that he can give his speech of thanks. Best Actor: Drake Hogestyn: Fans rule! Thank you! SOAP OPERA UPDATE - a class act. I love my wife, Victoria, and my children, Rachael, Ben, Whitney and Alexandra - without you I have nothing. While he was saying the previous sentence, the camera focused on Victoria, who was smiling lovingly at him as he spoke. Drake Hogestyn: I accept this award and I share it with all of the men of DAYS OF OUR LIVES. Thank you very much! We now see Drake put his arm around Kristian as both exuberant and happy actors head off the stage together. Our next award is for the actor who is the favorite actor in all of daytime television. The nominees are GENERAL HOSPITAL'S Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos) and THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS' Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott). When Drake's name is announced, we see him kiss Victoria (swoon) as he once again heads to the stage. Ingo Rademacher (Jasper Jax) from GENERAL HOSPITAL shakes Drake's hand and presents him with his award. Best Of The Best: Drake Hogestyn: WOW! Like I said, the fans rule! Um Maurice, we did this last year, didn't we? And I understand you're leaving - that's good for me. haha! Very good. There's really only one reason that any of us are standing up here tonight, and that is because of your story, and Jim Reilly, he has thrown together such material - I'm just the beneficiary of that tonight. I'd like to thank Ken Corday for the opportunity; Tom Langan and Steve Wyman for the guidance; Jim Reilly for his brilliant writing; Mom and Dad, my beautiful wife, Victoria, and my children. Thank you very much. Drake heads off the stage wearing a big smile as the camera follows him; we see him blow a kiss to the camera as his way of saying 'thank you' to his fans!