John Black (Days of Our Lives)

John Black
Days of Our Lives character
Portrayed by	Drake Hogestyn
Duration	1985–2009 2011–
First appearance	November 18, 1985
Created by	Sheri Anderson, Thom Racina and Leah Laiman
Introduced by	Betty Corday and Al Rabin (1985) Ken Corday, Noel Maxam and Greg Meng (2011)
Classification	Present; regular
Profile
Other names	John Robicheaux Forrest Alamain The Pawn (1985–86) Stefano DiMera Roman Brady (1986–91) John Stevens Fr. John Black Ryan Brady
Occupation	ISA Agent Businessman Private Investigator Priest (formerly) Art smuggler (formerly) Mercenary
Residence	715 Pinewood Avenue Salem, Illinois
Father Timothy Robicheaux Mother Maude Robicheaux Adoptive parents Leopold Alamain Philomena Alamain Brothers Lawrence Alamain (adoptive) Spouse Marlena Evans (1986–91, 1999–2005, 2006–08, 2009–12, 2013-) Isabella Toscano (1992) Susan Banks (1997) Hope Brady (1999–2012) Sons Brady Black Paul Narita Daughters Belle Black Stepchildren Eric Brady (1986–91, 1999–) Sami Brady (1986–91, 1999–) Grandchildren Claire Brady Tate Black Aunts Vivian Alamain (adoptive) Daphne DiMera (adoptive) Nephews Nicholas Alamain (adoptive) First cousins Quinn Hudson (adoptive) Tony DiMera (adoptive)

Father	Timothy Robicheaux
Mother	Maude Robicheaux
Adoptive parents	Leopold Alamain Philomena Alamain
Brothers	Lawrence Alamain (adoptive)
Spouse	Marlena Evans (1986–91, 1999–2005, 2006–08, 2009–12, 2013-) Isabella Toscano (1992) Susan Banks (1997) Hope Brady (1999–2012)
Sons	Brady Black Paul Narita
Daughters	Belle Black
Stepchildren	Eric Brady (1986–91, 1999–) Sami Brady (1986–91, 1999–)
Grandchildren	Claire Brady Tate Black
Aunts	Vivian Alamain (adoptive) Daphne DiMera (adoptive)
Nephews	Nicholas Alamain (adoptive)
First cousins	Quinn Hudson (adoptive) Tony DiMera (adoptive)

John Black is a fictional character from Days of Our Lives, an American soap opera on the NBC network. He has been played by actor Drake Hogestyn since 1986, with a break in between from January 2009 to September 2011. John was created by script writers Sheri Anderson, Thom Racina and Leah Laiman as The Pawn in 1985 and introduced by executive producers Betty Corday and Al Rabin. John becomes one of Days of Our Lives' most popular characters when he is revealed to be the presumed dead Roman Brady (Wayne Northrop) with plastic surgery and amnesia. However, Northrop's return in 1991 led to Hogestyn's Roman being retconned into the entirely separate character of John Black, which also establishes the supercouple pairing of John and Marlena, due to John's affair with Roman's wife, Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall). During the time in which he believes he is Roman, John picks up the mantle of Roman's feud with the notorious international criminal Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo). John and Stefano's feud is central to the character's history as Stefano is partly responsible for John's memory loss. Their lives are further intertwined in 2008 when the two are falsely led to believe they are half brothers—a story that was later disproved. Hogestyn's portrayal has made him one of daytime's most popular and recognizable stars. Hogestyn was attributed with helping the series out of its ratings slump in the 1980s. He was often featured in soap opera magazines such as Soap Opera Digest and Soap Opera Weekly.

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