DOOL's Chandler Massey Nominated for Emmy

Life keeps getting sweeter by the day for former Peachtree Corners resident Chandler Massey.

The former drama student at Norcross High stars in the long-running daytime drama "Days of Our Lives" and has been nominated for an Emmy for the third time. The awards take place on June 18.

Massey, whose parents Lewis and Amy Massey live in Peachtree Corners, won his first Daytime Emmy in 2012. This year is the third time he's been nominated.

"It feels great," said 22-year-old Massey in a report published by PEOPLE. "It's a huge honor, and I'd love to have another piece of hardware, but we'll see what happens in June."

Massey, who also has a movie to add to his credits ("16-Love" debuted in January 2012), plays a gay character named Will Horton on DOOL. This past season his character came out of the closet, had a relationship with another man, and in a story twist now finds out his ex-girlfriend is pregnant with his child.

Massey, who has been starring on the daytime drama since 2009, said he has no fear of being typecast. "It's been an actor's dream," he said.

"When they called my name last year, I was crazy nervous and didn't hear it because my heart was beating so fast," Massey told the magazine. "My dad leaned over, I could feel him pounding me on the chest, saying 'Go, go go.' This year, I won't be as nervous!"

~ Peachtree Corners Patch