Is it true that is victor still on days of our lives based on the following text?

Victor Kiriakis is a fictional character on NBC's Days of Our Lives. The role has been portrayed by John Aniston since 1985. His time on the show has been since 1985 with a brief storyline driven absence in 2004 when his character was ''killed off'' but found alive on the island of Melaswen.

Options are: 1). no 2). yes
2).