 Sonny's arrival on "Days of Our Lives" in 2011 began an era of storylines featuring gay characters in prominent roles on "Days", and in 2012 the show won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Daily Drama, followed by successive wins in 2013, 2014, and 2015.Jackson Steven Kiriakis, known as Sonny, was born on August 7, 1991, in Texas as the only biological child of Justin and Adrienne Kiriakis.In 2007, Justin and Adrienne moved Sonny and their three others sons -- Alex, Joey and Victor—back to Salem where he enrolls in Salem High School.