Over the years, Abigail has been played by several actresses. But later, after Jennifer came clean about the rape, they reconciled and became man and wife. On December 20, 2017; JJ recalls some happy memories with his father as he writes suicide letters to different people. This backfired when Kate refused to publish it, kept the manuscript, bought The Spectator and fired Jack. When Jack confronted Jennifer with the truth about her husband, she refused to believe it. While Jack is one of the most beloved characters on the soap opera, fans have seen some big changes in the character's casting over the years. In the fall of 2011, Jack returned to Salem with the real story of where he was for a year. He tried to escape to make it back to Jennifer, but ended up lost in the jungle surrounding the compound. * Returned December 28, 2018 with amnesia and Eve Donovan at his side. He was crushed to lose her, but it left him open to marry newly rich heiress Eve Donovan in a bid to stop Lawrence from taking over The Spectator. After tracking them down to an isolated cabin, he fought Trent until he pushed him off of a mountain. He is a member of the Johnson family and first appeared onscreen in 1987. Jack is played by Matthew Ashford. She fell in love with him though and wanted to marry. The group returned to Salem, Sarah in tow. Jack begins to work with college intern Jennifer Horton at The Spectator, a newspaper that he now co-owns with Diana Colville. She was trying to help a homeless pregnant girl named Sally, and the two pretended to be married to give the baby a home. His reaction is initially to run away from her, believing that after her experiences he is the last thing she'd need or want. He was a con artist and faked an injury at Jack's penthouse in order to infiltrate their lives. Finally, JJ remembered Jack giving JJ the very same pen he was using to write his suicide letters. While this relationship continues, Jennifer eventually realizes she is still in love with Jack, and attempts to end things with Colin. He had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease and wanted Dr. Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans) to treat him (via Soap Central ). In April 2005, Jack leads another escape from the castle and he and Jennifer are reunited at the injured Abigail's bedside, and Jack gets to know his infant son, Jack Deveraux Jr. Jack fled, and Hawk managed to get hold of Jack's fortune. Later, he tried again in Aremid to break up Peter and Jennifer, until Peter revealed that Jack had an affair with Laura (to Laura). Lawrence sets off explosives as they try to escape through the tunnels under his villa. Kayla agrees reluctantly to do as they wish, even though she now knows she would never be intimate with Jack. After escaping their captors and getting lost in the woods, Jennifer vents some of her anger out at Jack, and they eventually make love. Jack Harcourt Deveraux grew up in Washington, D.C. and was raised by Senator Harper Deveraux and his second wife, Jack's stepmother, Anjelica Deveraux. Jack recovers, however, and he and Jennifer are reunited for what is currently the final time. Things were soon reversed and Peter started following them. To his dismay, Kayla marries Steve. Jack speaks so highly of Kayla that Steve says it sounds it like she had been Jack's wife, not Steve's. When he discovered the plan, Jack bought a gun and went after Peter. He broke a sane Isabella out of the asylum, and found out all about the treasure from her. On December 31st, 2020 Jack showed up alive as Eves plus one. Jack originally came to Salem suffering from a life-threatening disease and looking for Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans). Confronted with this, she became upset and Jack comforted her while Jennifer watched, horrified. Colin, however, reveals he wasn't going to take no for an answer, and threatens Jack's life unless Jennifer sleeps with him. He escaped and managed to find Roman and Marlena. Days of Our Lives (DOOL) spoilers recap for Friday, March 3, reveals that Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) demanded answers from Maggie Horton Kiriakis (Suzanne Rogers) since he thought it was a done deal that he'd be taking over for Sonny Kiriakis (Zach Tinker) as Titan's CEO. Billy and Steve had been placed in an orphanage by a desperate Jo because she felt sure her husband Duke would one day kill the children. Days of Our Lives used to be known for its supercouples and strong romances, and Jack Deveraux and Jennifer Horton were one of the most popular and enduring couples. Jack's extremely violent biological father, Duke Johnson, is dead, having been shot by his daughter, Jack's biological sister after he raped her brutally. On "Days of Our Lives," this happened often with several characters including Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford), Nicole Walker (Arianne Zucker), John Black (Drake Hogestyn), and Steve Johnson . After Jack rescues them, Jennifer divorces Peter (who is sent to prison) and Jack, Jennifer and Abigail leave town to live in Africa (where Jennifer's father, Bill Horton works as a volunteer doctor) in 1998. She was recaptured by Steve and Harper returned to prison. After Hope saved her from stripping at the Blue Note, Jack took her back to Aremid. He raped her and had Steve beaten. Jack starts pushing Jennifer away during this time when he realizes how dangerous the hunt for the key is. Jack feels guilty for hurting her and he very sadly grants her a no contest divorce. When her lover Steve 'Patch' Johnson broke things off with her, Jack asked her to marry him and she accepted. His father, Harper Deveraux hired Kayla Brady to be Jack's nurse, and when Steve "Patch" Johnson rejected her, she agreed to marry him. Soaps.com is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Jack convinced the circus to head to Salem, with a plan to trap Peter, and sent tickets to Hope to get her to come. Having finally had enough, Kayla presses charges against him for rape. As the circus arrived in Salem, Peter found them and kidnapped Jennifer while tipping off the FBI of Jack's whereabouts. In December 2020, it was announced Jon Lindstromthe real-life spouse of Cady McClainwould step-in as Ashford's body double for scenes between Jack and McClain's Jennifer. 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He gets engaged to Melissa, but she leaves him at the altar and leaves town when she realizes he had been cheating on her and using her to help clean up his name to further his political career. In September 2011, a disheveled Jack mysteriously returns to Salem from overseas, looking to reconnect with his family. They were remarried in 2003, but later that year Jack was one of the victims of the Salem Stalker, and a grieving Jennifer was happy to learn she was pregnant with Jacks second child. Jack tries to make up for tearing the two apart, and while they don't trust his motives, he throws himself wholeheartedly into trying to get Marina out of Steve's life by finding a key that Marina and her sister Isabella Toscano wants to find. It also paved the way for Abigail and Jack to rebuild their relationship as well. Steve has no memory of who he was and is living under the name Nick Stockton. He worked with Marlena and a support group to recover. He asks her to marry him in a grandiose and romantic fashion and, although she initially says she couldn't say yes just yet, she finally relents when he comes to her dressed as Santa Claus (purportedly coming on 'Jack Deveraux`s behalf.) Burdened by guilt, he confessed to Jennifer, asked for a divorce and left town. They go first to Ireland and eventually back to Salem. Trying to forget their troubles, Jack and the woman begin sleeping together. He was sent back to prison, and Jennifer got a job there to help him expose the prison system (using Hope's credentials). Then Jennifer was dealt the harshest blow of her life when Jack was struck down in an alley behind Salem Place by the Salem Stalker; however, unbeknownst to everyone in Salem, Jack wasn't really deadhe'd been kidnapped to a tropical island that was the spitting image of Salem! Jack is plagued by guilt about what he did to Kayla, but his pride and anger causes him to keep redirecting his guilt as malice against Kayla and Steve. While finalizing a divorce from Jack Deveraux, Jennifer Horton met Dr. Daniel Jonas. Jack, in distress over his predicament, speaks with his sister Adrienne. The most recent actress to take on the role was Marci Miller, who joined in 2016 but. Jennifer begins to entertain the idea that perhaps Jack is really, finally, changing into the kind of man she thought he was when they were married. Eventually it was found that Kayla is innocent. They then discovered Peter's criminal associate Daniel Scott in the city and paid off his gambling debts in exchange for information. In November 2018, Jack and Jennifer's daughter Abigail gave birth to a daughter, Charlotte DiMera. [6][7] Ashford returned full-time at the conclusion of the December 28, 2018, episode.[8]. A few months later he encountered an orderly who looked exactly like his long-lost brother, Steve Johnson. Jennifer denounces Jack, and seeks comfort in the arms of her new husband. Many buildings were damaged, including the banquet hall where Lexie's benefit was being held. Jack falls off the rooftop and damages his kidneys. to tell him not to hurt Jack, which came just in timethey were seconds away from killing him. DAYS OF OUR LIVES Spoilers: Marlena, Kayla, and Kate Are Alive! When Jennifer returned to Salem in November 2010, she reported that Jack had gone on a "walk about" and had left her again, this time to "find himself." General Hospital star, Jon Lindstrom is playing the role of a Jack Deveraux body double on Days of Our Lives. This happened just in the nick of time, for Trent and the guard had Jack pinned down and were about to kill him when they got the call to stop. With the help of his partner, Desire, Hawk not only got himself a spot in the Deveraux home (after pretending he threw his back out at their place), but managed to convince Jack the FBI was after him. Jack is haunted by the thought that he would end up like Harper or Duke - evidenced by his own rape of Kayla. He had no idea that his mother-in-law had fallen in love with him. Jack agrees to plead guilty to assault, but he maintains he was only doing it because he is being railroaded. Convinced it was his job to make sure Jennifer was taken care of after his death, he began pushing Jennifer and Frankie to spend more time together. When she didn't come back, Jack went looking for her, and ended up in a cell next to Katerina's brother, Franois, who he later discovered was the Brady's adoptive son, Frankie Brady. Meanwhile, Jennifer had returned to her old tricks of impersonating her former best friend Katerina. Ashford was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2012. Ashford is the third actor to play in the role, and appeared regularly from 1987 through 1993 and from 2001 to 2006, with a few minor breaks in between, in . Jack had decided to stage his death, since he didn't want his loved ones to watch him die. Josephine Johnson (biological mother) At the character's inception in 1987, the role was played by Joseph Adams from April 10 to July 17, by James Acheson from July 21 to October 26, and by Matthew Ashford from October 30 onward. In July 2017, it was announced that Ashford is set to reprise his role once more as Jack Deveraux in December 2017. During a fight with Steve, Jack fell off a roof and required a kidney transplant, and Steve was the best match. They went undercover at the Blue Moon, but just as they were about to prove Peter and Jude were linked, there was a police bust. Eventually, however, Jack realizes that she does need him, and he fights his own guilty demons in order to support her as she presses charges against Lawrence. "Days of Our Lives" fans have been watching Jack Deveraux bring life and energy to Salem since 1987. He found out Peter was planning to kidnap Jennifer and Abby, but the police couldn't do anything. The duo return to Salem in spring 2006 during Jennifer and Frankie's wedding ceremony, and the brothers are reunited with their widows. He first appeared as Alex on July 26, 2022. Steve "Patch" Johnson (biological brother) She couldn't find him and he was not in contact, except to write a blog once in a while. More: Tribute to Days' original. Despite his own desire to stay away from Salem in his final days, Jack knows he owes it to the brother and ex-wife he had wronged so many times to bring him back. But, his first step was to deal with the trauma of being captured and tortured. Jack and Billie tried to make the money back by getting Jack's novel published. It was there that he met the young Jennifer Horton. Eve Donovan (annulled) While in captivity, she gleaned some helpful information and leaked it to Jack. His main competition was Mickey Horton, who happened to be Melissa's adopted father. Jack escapes his prison a little too late, and tries to get Jennifer to leave. He also staged his death in a car accident so his loved ones wouldnt have to watch him suffer. When they were able to pry the doors open a little, Jack went into the elevator to rescue Abigail. But Jack began having flashes of memories and when Eve sabotaged the notes to create the serum, he demanded a divorce. Jennifer accepts his apologies but insists on seeing her plan through. On November 30, 2015, it was announced that Ashford would briefly return to the soap; he appeared on May 24, 2016. Jack, who is in Italy at the time, gets to Paris before Jen could, and ambushes her at the coronation. Jack asks if Jennifer believes him, she eventually does. When Jack breaks into Steve's apartment he finds a baby picture of himself. Undeterred, Jack and Jennifer continued to pursue Jude who would abduct her and threaten to starve her. When Jack agreed to pay his debts (after luring him into a high-stakes poker game), Daniel confessed his dealings with Peter to Jennifer. All Rights Reserved. Slowly, Jennifer realizes how much she loves Jack and that there is more to him than most of the town sees. Jack was interested to learn that Steve's ex, Marina, was blackmailing him into helping her find the family fortune. Jennifer's opinions are mixed because, although she is elated to find out the man she loves is alive, she is as angry at him as she'd ever been for letting her think he was dead when he wasn't. In May 2004, it is revealed that Jack and all of Marlena's victims are alive and being held on a tropical island by Tony DiMera, who had faked all of the murders. Jennifer, Jack, and Cameron Davis worked to get Abigail out. Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford) and Jennifer Horton Deveraux (Cady McClain) leave Salem. Jack himself is finally able to commit to his feelings for her and begins to believe that, despite his ugly deeds in the past, the two of them could have a happy life together. Psychologically traumatized by the rape and unable to tell him about it because of his own past, she coldly tells him she is married and that she is going to try to make it work. While escaping Tony's island, Jack is again presumed dead after a tsunami. In his latest attempt to win Jennifer back, he suggests the three of them all move in together under one roof, as neither of them had a place to stay. Steve Witmer (1994) He is stunned to find out that the DNA test proves they are brothers. They had a brief affair and it wasn't until they returned to Salem that they learned each other's true identities. However, when Jennifer begins to date Brandon Walker, Jack is determined to continue, especially after he interprets his plan as working. Jack, and a few others including Cassie Brady, are being held in a castle in Europe. Jack brought Steve back to Salem where Jennifer was upset at being deceived. Alex laughs at the thought. Wanting Jennifer to be happy, Frankie found a cure for Jack's illness and Jack and Jennifer left for Europe together. Jennifer had married Peter Blake, but Jacks suspicion he was up to no good was proven correct when the guy kidnapped Jennifer and Abigail. In April 2007, Jack returns to the United States, to take Abby on a spring vacation to New York City. She still freezes up whenever he tries to get close, however. Returning to Salem, Jack discovered that Harper had escaped prison again and was preparing to kill Steve at his wedding to Kayla. With her friends and family as support, and an impassioned challenge for her to declare who she really is and who she really loves, Jack convinces Jennifer to escape with them. Jennifer was crying over a movie, and Jack was teasingly imitating her. He and Jennifer returned to Salem to spend Christmas with their family, but Jack snuck away to catch Peternot realizing that Abby and Jennifer had tagged along. When Melissa returned to town, she tried to push Jennifer and Emilio together, believing Jack had not changed his ways. Jack learned from Alice that she had gone to Paris for Greta's coronation, and turned up to try, one last time, to get his wife and daughter back. Eventually, Jennifer let Frankie down easy and reunited with Jack, taking JJ with them to live in Europe. Days of Our Lives is a long-running American television soap opera drama, airing on NBC.Created by Ted and Betty Corday, the series premiered on November 8, 1965. Jennifer and Abigail are both in a rage at him over his disappearance. As Jack went to "wipe" his eyes, he found some weed JJ had left out, and pocketed it without telling Jennifer. Jack ran for his father's seat in the senate against Mickey Horton, Melissa's adoptive father, using her to get to him. Luckily Patrick, Jennifer and Hope were also out there in the jungle, and Jack was there just in time to meet his brand new son. Labeling himself a rapist and now a killer, Jack once again pushes Jennifer away. script editor Additional Crew Donald Russell . They ended up at a seedy motel, Peter hot on their tail, and ended up being members of the Ward's World-famous Circus, where Jack got a job as an animal keeper. Jack watches Peter shoot Jude in cold blood, but everyone believes that Peter did it in self-defense. She wants to divorce Jack, but Steve and Jo Johnson both beg her to stay with him until after his election, fearing that a divorce would ruin his image with voters. The plan went haywire when a freed harper kidnapped Kayla. Desperate to get his fortune back, Jack got involved in all kinds of shady scams, which frustrated Jennifer so much she took Abigail and left him. Jack Deveraux Played by Matthew Ashford Gabi Hernandez Played by Camila Banus Chloe Lane Played by Nadia Bjorlin Lucas Horton Played by Bryan Dattilo Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis Played by Judi Evans Kayla Brady Played by Mary Beth Evans Chad DiMera Played by Billy Flynn Rafe Hernandez Played by Galen Gering Marlena Evans Played by Deidre Hall