Jason Cook

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Jason appeared with Nadia Bjorlin at Days Fest in Salem, Illinois on September 17, 2000. Nadia had a brunch for fans, but decided she needed a date. Jason joined her since she had joined him at his dance the night before.

Jason celebrated his one year anniversary on Days during this appearance.

If you think Jason is cute onscreen, you have to see him in person. He has a great sense of humor and enjoys making fun of the crazy storylines on Days. He referred to his character's aging numerous times, recognizing how bizarre it all is...

Jason enjoyed playing with his lip as he listened to Nadia. This wasn't the only time he was seen doing this during this PA.

When Jason screentested for Days, others screentesting for the role included Brandon Tyler, who later became Phillip Kiriakis, Aaron Van Wagner, now Jason, and Justin Torklindsen, who is now on B&B. Other actors who screentested for the role have appeared in various small roles on the show as well.

Jason still lives at home with his parents, but he says he feels like he "lives" at the studio and "visits" his house, since he puts in such long hours.

The producers have asked Jason to keep his hair fairly long and always have one day of "stubble" on his face. They think it helps Shawn maintain that rebel edge, even if he has scenes that are little less rebellious. While the longer hair bothered him at first, he's gotten used to it. He still seems to spend a lot of time pushing it out of his face.

Nadia sang "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera. Jason was in awe as he listened to her beautiful singing.

Jason played an original composition on the piano. It was "adlibbed" in his words. He's written part of it formally, but parts of it were improvised. He has sort of a John Tesh sound on the piano.

Look at that adorable smirk/smile!

Jason and Nadia enjoyed taking questions from the audience. Jason was quick to poke fun at both his character and the show.

Jason talked about his high school experience, saying he was never really part of the "in" crowd. He preferred to avoid people whom he deemed to be "fake."

That tossled hair looks like something straight out of a magazine!

Jason models a piece of his Shawn wardrobe, a shirt from the Gap. He said they wouldn't be using the shirt on the show anymore because it had been washed. This was a reference to his previous comment about Shawn's clothes always being dirty. Jason also admitted that he currently has two of Shawn's shirts in his own closet, but told everyone not to tell anyone at Days...

Jason celebrated his birthday just a few days before this appearance. When a fan asked Nadia to sing, she decided to sing Happy Birthday to him. He was very happy to have a gorgeous lady singing to him.

Nadia offered to do her Marilyn Monroe version of "Happy Birthday," but decided to stick to a fairly normal version instead. She sang happy birthday to "Shawn D or Jason."

Jason gave Nadia a thank you kiss for her singing.