Jack Deveraux
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| Days of our Lives character | |||||||||||||||||||
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| First appearance | April 10, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | August 23, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Leah Laiman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Betty Corday, Ken Corday and Al Rabin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; guest | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | William Earl Johnson Clark |
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| Occupation | Former Journalism professor for Salem University Former Reporter in London, England Former Reporter in Salem Former Talk show host Former Owner of The Salem Spectator |
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| Family | Johnson |
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| Parents | Duke Johnson Josephine "Jo" Johnson |
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Harper Deveraux Camilla Deveraux |
| Siblings |
Steve Johnson Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis |
| Spouse |
Kayla Brady (1987–88) Eve Donovan (1991) Jennifer Horton (1991–93, 2003–11) |
| Children |
Abigail Deveraux JJ Deveraux |
| Grandchildren | Thomas Deveraux |
| Uncles | Earl Duke Johnson |
| Nieces and nephews |
Stephanie Johnson Joey Johnson Victor Kiriakis II (adoptive) Joseph Kiriakis (adoptive) Sonny Kiriakis |
Jack Deveraux is a fictional character from the soap opera Days of Our Lives. He was the most prominent member of the Johnson family and is most famously played by Matthew Ashford. After a four-year absence, the character had recently returned to "Salem" to reconnect with his estranged family. Ashford also returned as Jack, reprising the role as of September 23, 2011.
Ashford's return, however, was short-lived. In April 2012, it was announced that he had been let go from the series, last appearing on August 15, 2012. Ashford reprised the role for three days, appearing on May 24, 2016, June 20, 2016, August 5, 2016, and August 23, 2016.
At the character's inception in 1987, the role was recast two times, originated first by Joseph Adams from April 10, 1987 to July 17, 1987. Further, James Acheson played the role briefly from July 21, 1987 to October 26, 1987, before Matthew Ashford stepped into the role on October 30, 1987; Ashford notably went on to play the role through October 12, 1993, reappearing from February 5, 2001 to October 27, 2003 and June 22, 2004 until September 21, 2006, with a guest appearance on April 2–4, 2007 and again from September 23, 2011 until August 15, 2012. Ashford later took a brief absence from the series from October 2003 to June 2004 where he would appear as a special guest star on One Life to Live.
Ashford was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2012. During Ashford's absence, the role of Jack was played by Mark Valley from October 28, 1994 until September 26, 1997, and by Steve Wilder from September 26, 1997 through June 5, 1998.
On November 30, 2015, it was announced that Ashford would briefly return to the soap; he appeared on May 24, 2016. Ashford also briefly appeared on June 20, 2016, August 5, 2016, and August 23, 2016.
Charming, manipulative, heroic, clever, selfish, arrogant and self-loathing all at the same time, antihero Jack Deveraux is one half of Jack and Jennifer, one of Days of our Lives' most popular supercouples. Although he entered the story as an outright villain wedging himself violently in between another popular supercouple, Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady, Jack eventually grew to establish himself as a core main character in the Days mythos through his passion, outrageous sense of humor, redemption, and undying love for heroine Jennifer Horton.
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