Max Brady
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Maxwell "Max" Brady is a character on the soap opera
Days of our Lives
. He was portrayed by Darin Brooks
from June 21, 2005 to July 7, 2009 and briefly on March 15 and 16th 2010.
. Frankie and Max made their way to Salem. They were taken in by kindhearted Steven Johnson
and his wife Kayla Brady Johnson
. Frankie and Max were legally adopted by Kayla's parents Shawn Brady
and Caroline Brady
. The boys gained brothers Roman Brady
and Bo Brady
and sisters Kimberly Brady and Kayla Brady
. Shortly thereafter, both boys left town.
In mid-2005, more than a decade later, Jennifer Horton Deveraux
ran into Max at the racetrack and renewed ties with both him and Frankie. Once back in Salem, Max was immediately drawn to Chelsea, his adoptive niece. When Chelsea was blamed for the accidental death of Zack Brady, Max stood by her side and kept her dark secret for as long as possible. Max eventually broke up with Chelsea, feeling she was too immature for him. He briefly dated fellow racer car driver Stephanie Johnson, who also happened to be his adoptive niece.
Max then briefly dated his nephew Shawn-Douglas'
soon-to-be-ex-wife Mimi
. During that same time, Max employed Abby Deveraux
at his garage. Since his brother Frankie was engaged to Abby's mother Jennifer at the time, she was expected to be his future step-niece. When Mimi experienced a variety of personal and family difficulties, he tried to stand by her, but ultimately confided in Abby that he was finding it difficult and that he didn't know what to do with his life. Abby admitted that she was jealous of his relationship with Mimi, and that she had had a crush on him for a long time. When Mimi left town soon thereafter, Max and Abby dated until Abby left Salem as well.
Jeremy Horton convinced Max to become his financial banker for Touch the Sky Airlines and also for his side business of smuggling of what he believes to be designer clothes. It was eventually revealed that the airline and clothes smuggling were both fronts for a human trafficking ring, and Max lost his garage in the subsequent investigation.
Max then renewed his relationship with Stephanie Johnson, and supported her as she dealt with her rape at the hands of Ford Decker. He began to date Stephanie again. Later, Max's actions confused and alienated his friends, as he seemed to interfere with Nick Fallon
's proposal for a grant to develop green energy, but in actuality had corrected errors in a way that demonstrated a significant competence in mathematics and science. Max's biological father reemerged as Trent Robbins, the dean of the physics department at Salem University as has his half sister, Melanie. The change of his last name from Becker has not been explained, so may be either a retcon
or an indication of an alias used by the character. Max was a suspect in the death of Trent, but it was found out that Nick Fallon killed him so he could be with Robbins's daughter, Melanie.
Due to the confusion of Trent's impact on Max, Stephanie began to have trust issues with Max. Though she stood by his side the whole time, she didn't like Max's newly found sister, Melanie. Melanie is a trouble maker and Stephanie thought that Melanie was just trying to break her and Max up. Stephanie and Max eventually ended their relationship thanks to Melanie and trust issues.
After the breakup, Max started talking to Chelsea a lot about what he felt since she is Stephanie's best friend. They started spending a lot of time together and talking a lot more than normal. Both made it very clear to everyone they were just friends, although there were signs of attraction everywhere. On New Year's Eve, Max was Chelsea's date to the big party at Chez Rouge. At midnight, they shared a kiss and Chelsea ran away embarrassed. They got back together shortly after.
Chelsea left for London to help her mom recover after she was in an accident. She was gone for a while and on June 7, 2009, Chelsea returned to Salem to inform everybody that Billie is doing better. She asks Max to move to London with her and he accepts. The Bradys later hear that Chelsea and Max are planning to tie the knot. The two lovebirds soon flee to London together to assist Billie in her job.
On March 15, 2010, Max returned home to Salem for a few hours on his way to a Medical Convention in San Diego, where he first surprised Caroline
. She told him what had been going on with Melanie, his once biological half-sister. He then went to visit Melanie at the hospital, where he tried to convince her to give Carly a chance. Melanie then said how although Trent isn't really her father, and that Daniel is, the two will always be brother and sister no matter what biology says.
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Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
. He was portrayed by Darin Brooks
Darin Brooks
Darin Lee Brooks is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Max Brady on Days of our Lives, and as Alex Moran on Blue Mountain State.-Personal life:...
from June 21, 2005 to July 7, 2009 and briefly on March 15 and 16th 2010.
Character's background
Max was given away by his father Trent Becker at an early age. He was taken under the protective wing of then Frankie Donner, now Frankie BradyFrankie Brady
Frankie Brady is a character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives.The role of Frankie was played by veteran Emmy-Award winning actor Billy Warlock from July 1986 to October 1988, from November 1990 to July 1991 and from June 26, 2005 to November 24, 2006...
. Frankie and Max made their way to Salem. They were taken in by kindhearted Steven Johnson
Steven Johnson
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and his wife Kayla Brady Johnson
Kayla Brady
Dr. Kayla Caroline Johnson is a fictional character on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of our Lives. She made her first on-screen appearance on in 1982. Kayla was created by Pat Falken Smith as one of the original members of the Brady family. The role was originated in 1982 by actress Catherine...
. Frankie and Max were legally adopted by Kayla's parents Shawn Brady
Shawn Brady
Shawn Brady is a fictional character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives and the patriarch of the Brady family. He has been portrayed by Lew Brown , Frank MacLean , and Frank Parker .-Storylines:Shawn was the husband of Caroline Brady, and father of three biological children Roman Brady,...
and Caroline Brady
Caroline Brady
Caroline Brady is a fictional character from the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, a long-running serial drama about working class life in the fictional United States town of Salem. The character still remains a large part of the current storylines. Created by writer Margaret DePriest, the role was...
. The boys gained brothers Roman Brady
Roman Brady
Roman Augustus Brady is a fictional character on the television drama Days of our Lives. Roman was played by Wayne Northrop from 1981 to 1984 and 1991 to 1994, and has been played by Josh Taylor since 1997, with a brief hiatus in early 2004, when he was a victim of the show's now-infamous serial...
and Bo Brady
Bo Brady
Beauregard Aurelius "Bo" Brady is a fictional character on the NBC Soap Opera, Days of our Lives, the youngest of the series' Brady family. Created under head-writer Margaret DePreist, the role was originated by actor Peter Reckell on May 2, 1983. Robert Kelker-Kelly briefly stepped into the role...
and sisters Kimberly Brady and Kayla Brady
Kayla Brady
Dr. Kayla Caroline Johnson is a fictional character on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of our Lives. She made her first on-screen appearance on in 1982. Kayla was created by Pat Falken Smith as one of the original members of the Brady family. The role was originated in 1982 by actress Catherine...
. Shortly thereafter, both boys left town.
In mid-2005, more than a decade later, Jennifer Horton Deveraux
Jennifer Horton
Jennifer Rose Horton is a fictional character on the NBC daytime drama, Days of our Lives, a long running dramatic serial about working class life in the fictional town of Salem. Jennifer was created by scriptwriter Pat Falken Smith, and executive producer Betty Corday...
ran into Max at the racetrack and renewed ties with both him and Frankie. Once back in Salem, Max was immediately drawn to Chelsea, his adoptive niece. When Chelsea was blamed for the accidental death of Zack Brady, Max stood by her side and kept her dark secret for as long as possible. Max eventually broke up with Chelsea, feeling she was too immature for him. He briefly dated fellow racer car driver Stephanie Johnson, who also happened to be his adoptive niece.
Max then briefly dated his nephew Shawn-Douglas'
Shawn-Douglas Brady
Shawn-Douglas Brady is a character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. He is the son of supercouple Bo Brady and Hope Williams, and one half of the supercouple Shawn Brady and Belle Black. Jason Cook is most identifiable in the role, portraying the character from 1999-2006...
soon-to-be-ex-wife Mimi
Mimi Lockhart
Miriam Elizabeth "Mimi" Lockhart is a fictional character from Days of our Lives. Mimi was originated by by Doren Fein in 1999. She is most recognized by actress Farah Fath from 1999 to March 1, 2007.-Childhood:...
. During that same time, Max employed Abby Deveraux
Abby Deveraux
Abigail "Abby" Johanna Deveraux is a fictional character on the NBC daytime drama Days of our Lives. Abby was created by scriptwriter Sheri Anderson and executive producer Ken Corday. The role was originated by Meghan and Michael Nelson on October 19, 1992. Paige and Ryanne Kettner took over the...
at his garage. Since his brother Frankie was engaged to Abby's mother Jennifer at the time, she was expected to be his future step-niece. When Mimi experienced a variety of personal and family difficulties, he tried to stand by her, but ultimately confided in Abby that he was finding it difficult and that he didn't know what to do with his life. Abby admitted that she was jealous of his relationship with Mimi, and that she had had a crush on him for a long time. When Mimi left town soon thereafter, Max and Abby dated until Abby left Salem as well.
Jeremy Horton convinced Max to become his financial banker for Touch the Sky Airlines and also for his side business of smuggling of what he believes to be designer clothes. It was eventually revealed that the airline and clothes smuggling were both fronts for a human trafficking ring, and Max lost his garage in the subsequent investigation.
Max then renewed his relationship with Stephanie Johnson, and supported her as she dealt with her rape at the hands of Ford Decker. He began to date Stephanie again. Later, Max's actions confused and alienated his friends, as he seemed to interfere with Nick Fallon
Nick Fallon
Nicholas "Nick" Fallon is a fictional character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. The role was played by Blake Berris from November 7, 2006 to January 15, 2009.-Storylines:...
's proposal for a grant to develop green energy, but in actuality had corrected errors in a way that demonstrated a significant competence in mathematics and science. Max's biological father reemerged as Trent Robbins, the dean of the physics department at Salem University as has his half sister, Melanie. The change of his last name from Becker has not been explained, so may be either a retcon
Retcon
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or an indication of an alias used by the character. Max was a suspect in the death of Trent, but it was found out that Nick Fallon killed him so he could be with Robbins's daughter, Melanie.
Due to the confusion of Trent's impact on Max, Stephanie began to have trust issues with Max. Though she stood by his side the whole time, she didn't like Max's newly found sister, Melanie. Melanie is a trouble maker and Stephanie thought that Melanie was just trying to break her and Max up. Stephanie and Max eventually ended their relationship thanks to Melanie and trust issues.
After the breakup, Max started talking to Chelsea a lot about what he felt since she is Stephanie's best friend. They started spending a lot of time together and talking a lot more than normal. Both made it very clear to everyone they were just friends, although there were signs of attraction everywhere. On New Year's Eve, Max was Chelsea's date to the big party at Chez Rouge. At midnight, they shared a kiss and Chelsea ran away embarrassed. They got back together shortly after.
Chelsea left for London to help her mom recover after she was in an accident. She was gone for a while and on June 7, 2009, Chelsea returned to Salem to inform everybody that Billie is doing better. She asks Max to move to London with her and he accepts. The Bradys later hear that Chelsea and Max are planning to tie the knot. The two lovebirds soon flee to London together to assist Billie in her job.
On March 15, 2010, Max returned home to Salem for a few hours on his way to a Medical Convention in San Diego, where he first surprised Caroline
Caroline Brady
Caroline Brady is a fictional character from the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, a long-running serial drama about working class life in the fictional United States town of Salem. The character still remains a large part of the current storylines. Created by writer Margaret DePriest, the role was...
. She told him what had been going on with Melanie, his once biological half-sister. He then went to visit Melanie at the hospital, where he tried to convince her to give Carly a chance. Melanie then said how although Trent isn't really her father, and that Daniel is, the two will always be brother and sister no matter what biology says.