Jake McKinnon
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| Portrayed by | Tom Eplin | ||||||||||||||||
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| First appearance | February 4, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | July 8, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Gary Tomlin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Parents | Tim/Ray McKinnon Helen/Alice McKinnon |
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| Siblings | Kevin Anderson |
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| Stepchildren | Abigail Williams |
| Uncles | Vince McKinnon |
| Nephews | Sean McKinnon |
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Jake McKinnon is a fictional character, portrayed by Tom Eplin throughout its entirety. Debuting on NBC's daytime drama, Another World, after its cancellation, the character crossed over to the CBS daytime drama, As the World Turns.
Jake grew up in Lassiter, Pennsylvania, with his parents, Ray and Alice McKinnon. Ray died when Jake was a teen, and his mother took off not long afterwards. If it hadn't been for Bridget Connell and her charge Vicky Hudson, his childhood best friend and sometimes lover, Jake probably would have just struck out on his own.
Jake and Vicky came to Bay City to con her biological family, the Loves, out of a fortune. The plan was for him to pretend to fall in love with Vicky's identical twin sister, Marley, but he ruined their plan when he REALLY fell in love with her. Marley was the first love of his life, and the two wed as teenagers, leaving town shortly after.
Marley returned to town because Jake was cheating on her. Jake followed her and hoped for a reconciliation, but Marley was not interested. Old habits died hard when he and Vicky slept together in a moment of weakness. Vicky became pregnant and passed the baby off as Jamie Frame's. Jake helped Vicky deliver her son Steven and was named his godfather. Vicky was forced to confess to Jamie that Jake might be Steven's father, but she lied and said that Jake had raped her. In a rage, Jamie confronted Jake who told him Vicky was lying. Jake decided he had enough of Vicky and wanted full custody of Steven if he turned out to be his father. Jake and Marley got back together and formed a united front, which enraged Vicky. Despite having the same blood type as Jake, Steven turned out to be Jamie's son after all. Marley and Jake split up as did Vicky and Jamie.
Jake spent a whole year scheming his way through Bay City. He slept with Vicky and Marley's mother, Donna. He began working with Iris Wheeler to prove that Paulina Cantrell was not really Mac Cory's daughter. He thought he had uncovered the proof he needed, and began blackmailing her, and sleeping with her. At the same time, he was romancing Marley. When Marley learned that he was two-timing her, she broke things off with him. Unable to accept that any woman would say no to him, Jake viciously raped her. He was shot later that night, but survived. Marley stood trial for his attempted murder. Donna later confessed.
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