The Bradys are a working class Irish-American Catholic family living in the fictional town of Salem on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. The family was created by Pat Falken Smith and first introduced in 1981 when Roman Brady arrives in Salem. The rest of Roman's family would later arrive throughout the early 80s. The Bradys have become one of the central families on the show, second only to the Hortons. The Bradys are traditionally a family of police officers, although occupations range from doctors to lawyers to businessmen. In addition, the family is also well known for its violent and long-standing feud with the DiMera family. The family is currently represented by: Roman, Kayla, Caroline, Eric, Shawn-Douglas, Theresa, Joey, Ciara, Claire, Tate, and Arianna.