{"id":881817,"date":"2026-09-03T11:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/881817\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:28:10","slug":"who-is-days-of-our-lives-dante-samis-vitali-fiance-franco-lopresti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/881817\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Days of Our Lives’ Dante? Sami’s Vitali Fianc\u00e9? Franco LoPresti"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Now that we\u2019ve gotten confirmation that Sydney DiMera is coming to Days of Our Lives, we suppose it\u2019s not a surprise that she\u2019s not the only new face coming to Salem who\u2019s tied to Sami! Because along with the news that Sydney Malakeh is playing EJ and Sami\u2019s daughter, our sister site Deadline<\/a> broke the news that Dante has also been cast on the Peacock sudser and will be making his debut on September 14!<\/p>\n

More: Exclusive, Sydney Malakeh previews EJ\u2019s daughter<\/a><\/p>\n

Played by Franco LoPresti who most recently portrayed Cliff on HBO Max\u2019s smash hit, Heated Rivalry, Deadline didn\u2019t give Dante a last name. But they did make clear that he, too, is linked to Sami. And since she\u2019s engaged to one Dante Vitali, it seems that we\u2019re finally going to meet her fianc\u00e9!<\/p>\n

Of course, that begs the question of what he\u2019s doing in Salem without Sami. Maybe she\u2019s tied up with something (not literally, Lucas), so Dante\u2019s heading there to keep an eye on Sydney and make sure nothing happens to her.<\/p>\n

Maybe he\u2019s got business to attend to. Heck, maybe it\u2019s both! Dante\u2019s appearance certainly does give credence to one of the fan theories about the Kiriakis estate\u2019s mysterious Italian buyer! Before his name was revealed as Dominic Marino<\/a>, a number of folks suspected Dante was the buyer. That could still be the case if he\u2019s been using a fake name to move in (maybe he doesn\u2019t want anyone in town freaking out when a Vitali returns), but he could also be coming to town working for Dominic.<\/p>\n

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Either way, it can\u2019t be a coincidence that Sami\u2019s Italian fianc\u00e9 is coming to Salem the same time as an eccentric Italian billionaire is looking to buy the Kiriakis mansion.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts? Why is Dante coming to Salem now, of all times?<\/p>\n

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