Is John Black Leaving Days Of Our Lives? What Happened To John Black From Days Of Our Lives? How Did John Black From Days Of Our Lives Die?

Is John Black Leaving Days Of Our Lives?

Drake Hogestyn, who played mysterious and heroic John Black on “Days of Our Lives”, died Saturday morning. He was 70.

The actor, who lived in Los Angeles and died one day shy of his 71st birthday, had been battling pancreatic cancer. His family announced news of his passing in a statement posted to the Instagram account of the long-running soap opera.

“After putting up an unbelievable fight, he passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones,” part of the statement read. “He was the most amazing husband, father, papa and actor. He loved performing for the ‘Days’ audience and sharing the stage with the greatest cast, crew, and production team in the business. We love him and we will miss him all the Days of our Lives.”

How Did John Black From Days Of Our Lives Die?

Actor Drake Hogestyn who played the character of John Black on Days Of Our Lives. He has been battling pancreatic cancer. The actor died a day before turning 71 on Saturday, September 28. He played the character of Black for 38 years on the soap opera. His passing away was confirmed after the show released an official statement of the same.

Days Of Our Lives producer Ken Corday told the media outlet that the actor’s passing away is a “difficult one” for everyone. He praised the actor as he said, “Hogey was the ultimate team player and there are not sufficient words to express how deeply he will be missed. His impact on our show, personally and professionally, was profound and will forever remain unmatched."

Who is John Black in Days of Our Lives?

John Black is a fictional character from Days of Our Lives, an American soap opera streaming on Peacock. The role has been played by Drake Hogestyn since January 1986. He exited the role in January 2009, and returned in September 2011. John was created by scriptwriters Sheri Anderson, Thom Racina and Leah Laiman as the Pawn in 1985, and introduced by executive producers Betty Corday and Al Rabin.

He became one of the series' most popular characters when he was revealed to be the presumed-dead Roman Brady (Wayne Northrop), after plastic surgery and amnesia. Northrop's 1991 return led to Hogestyn's portrayal of Roman being retconned into the separate character of John Black, which establishes the supercouple pairing of John and Marlena due to John's affair with Roman's wife Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall).

Drake Hogestyn Journey on Days of Our Lives

Drake Hogestynfirst appeared on “Days of Our Lives” on Jan. 24, 1986, and went on to establish a long running arc as one of the daytime soap’s most popular characters. As John Black, across more than 4,200 episodes, Hogestyn was a spy, mercenary, police officer, private investigator and secret agent. Along the way, he’s been shot, stabbed, paralyzed, ejected from a submarine, trapped in a gas chamber, stalked by a serial killer, attacked by Satan, and has effortlessly come back to life after being dead — all while his signature eyebrow arch reacted to the chaos accordingly.

Days of Our Lives

"Days of Our Lives" (often called "Days" or "DOOL") is a long-running American soap opera. It first aired on NBC in 1965 and continued there until 2022. After that, new episodes started streaming on Peacock, an online service. It is one of the longest-running TV shows in the world, with episodes airing almost every weekday since November 8, 1965.

The show was created by Ted and Betty Corday, a husband-and-wife team. In its early years, Irna Phillips, who created other popular soaps, helped with the stories. Writer William J. Bell also worked on it before leaving in 1975 to focus on creating another soap, "The Young and the Restless."

For many years, "Days of Our Lives" was the only soap opera left on NBC after other shows like "Passions" were canceled. On August 3, 2022, NBCUniversal announced the show's move to Peacock, marking the end of its 57-year run on NBC. This change left NBC as the only major network without a daytime soap opera.

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