Tom Horton, Jr.

Infobox soap character
name = Tommy Horton
portrayer=John Lupton
parents=Tom Horton (father, deceased)
Alice Horton (mother)
siblings=Addie Horton (twin sister, deceased)
Mickey Horton (brother)
Bill Horton (brother)
Marie Horton (sister)
spouse=Kitty Horton (divorced in 1969)
children=Sandy Horton (daughter, with Kitty Horton)
grandparents=Sid Grayson (maternal grandfather)
Abigail Grayson (maternal grandmother)
William Horton (paternal grandfather)
Adelaide Horton (paternal grandmother)
nieces/nephews=Julie Williams (niece)
Steve Olson (nephew)
Hope Brady (niece)
Melissa Anderson (adopted niece)
Sarah Horton (adopted niece)
Mike Horton (nephew)
Jennifer Horton (niece)
Lucas Roberts (nephew)
Jessica Blake (niece)
romances=Marie Horton (lover)
Linda Patterson (engaged)

Dr. Thomas "Tommy" Horton Jr. is a fictional character on the television soap opera "Days of our Lives". The role has been played by John Lupton in 1967-1972 and in 1975-1979.

Character's background

Tom Horton Jr is the eldest son of Tom and Alice. He was born in February 25, 1931, along with his twin sister Addie. His other siblings include Mickey, Bill and Marie Horton. Tommy married originally a woman called Kitty and had a daughter Susan, but was believed to have killed in Korea in 1953. In 1967 Tommy returned to Salem with Bill Horton. Tommy believed his name to be Dr. Mark Brooks and was a veteran of the Korean War. He had no memory of his prior life and had undergo plastic surgery to reconstruct his disfigured face.

Upon arriving as Dr. Mark Brooks, Tommy got a position practicing medicine at Salem University Hospital where Marie Horton became his research assistant, and the two fell in love. Mark's presence in Salem affected the Hortons greatly, and Tom and Alice began to notice his similarities to Tommy. When Tom and Mickey investigated they did in fact find proof that Mark Brooks was Tommy. Tom had suffered cruelly as a POW in Korea, and after escaping and saving the life of a Soviet soldier, Tommy's face was reconstructed as a reward.

With his identity revealed Mark had to admit who he was, and that he was in love with his sister. Tommy and Marie broke off their relationship, and Marie was so devastated she ran off and became a nun. Tommy then started to know his daughter Sandy, and tried to work thing out with his wife Kitty. However, Kitty continued to lust after Elliot Kincaid, and after hiring a private-detective, Tommy confronted Kitty at Elliot's apartment. Kitty used her heart condition and faked chest pains to get out of the bind she was in. She was taken to the hospital, but checked out fine. Later, upon learning Kitty had numerous affairs in the past, Tommy could not longer trust his wife and they divorced in 1969. In 1982, Alice mentioned that Tommy was living in Hawaii.

External links

* [http://soapcentral.com/days/whoswho/thomasjr.php Tom Horton Jr. at soapcentral.com]