It’s the end of an era for Days of Our Lives, as the beloved character John Black said his final goodbyes on Monday’s (June 2) episode, eight months after his portrayer, Drake Hogestyn, passed ...

When life imitates art. While Drake Hogestyn was dying of pancreatic cancer last year, the “Days of Our Lives” cast and crew filmed his character John Black’s funeral as they prepared to say ...

Executive producer Ken Corday approached Hogestyn’s family and got permission to bring John’s story to an end this way, and they signed off on it. “Drake, as the consummate storyteller that ...

Eight months after Days of Our Lives star Drake Hogestyn died at age 70 after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he died onscreen On the June 2 episode, Hogestyn's character John Black ...

It’s the end of an era for Days of Our Lives, as the beloved character John Black said his final goodbyes on Monday’s (June 2) episode, eight months after his portrayer, Drake Hogestyn, passed ...

Days of our Lives kicked off the final arc involving John Black as the Peacock soap prepares to say goodbye to Drake Hogestyn. Last fall, Drake passed away from pancreatic cancer just one day ...

Drake Hogestyn, who played John Black on “Days of Our Lives” for over 30 years, died at age 70 in September 2024 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

As the daughter of one of the show’s most popular supercouples of all time, John Black (Drake Hogestyn) and Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall), Belle and her pals, Shawn Brady (Jason Cook), Philip ...

JPI Missing You: Martha Madison (r.) with Deidre Hall (Marlena) and the late Drake Hogestyn (John) in 2022. With Days of our Lives gearing up for its big 60th anniversary in November, cast members ...

Drake Hogestyn, the soap icon who played John Black on Days of Our Lives since 1986, died last September from pancreatic cancer. Nine months later, John is finally being laid to rest on Days, and ...