So he sold the Spectator to Julie Olson Williams, before learning he wasn't dying after all. In reality he had been taken prisoner once more and held at the DiMera castle in Europe. Honeymooning in Universal Studios, they met Hawk Hawkins, a con man seeking to separate them from their money. Jack brought Steve back to Salem where Jennifer was upset at being deceived. Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford) and Jennifer Horton Deveraux (Cady McClain) leave Salem. Discovering the key, he ventured to Italy to recover the treasure but found only a diary belonging to Isabella's mother and containing a dangerous secret: She was really the daughter of Victor Kiriakis. Steve finally lets Jack help him rescue Kayla, and by the time the adventure is over Jack and Steve had the beginnings of a fraternal relationship. When they were able to pry the doors open a little, Jack went into the elevator to rescue Abigail. He didn't know what was going on, but Jennifer seemed to want nothing to do with him, so he broke it off. After numerous failed attempts, Jack managed to pair up with Cassie Brady, Marlena Evans and Roman Brady, and the four eventually made it back to Salem. Kayla pressed charges (which were later dropped) and filed for divorce. Once they returned to Salem, Peter brought Daniel along and bought him off to lie to Jennifer. With no home and no money, they accepted Bill Horton's offer to move into a house he'd owned for years. However, Jack claims he doesn't remember her mother. She feels guilty about hurting Frankie, who represents the stability and steadiness she had always wanted and which Jack had never really provided for her, and wary about any possibility of a future with Jack. 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. During this time, Stephanie Johnson is born. On top of that, he has big fences to mend. When Jack was finally released, he returned to Salem to tell everyone the truth. When he learned that Victor was behind the waste dumping, he had yet another to seek revenge against he and Kate. Neither was ready to trust Jack again. A Days source confirms to TVLine that Melissa Reeves is eyeing a return to the role she played off and on for three decades. Although Abigail recovers, a guilt-ridden Jack abandons his family and Salem altogether in 1993, feeling they'd be better off without him. While there he becomes acquainted with an attractive, middle-aged woman (also a patient) with whom he forms a friendship. Burdened by guilt, he confessed to Jennifer, asked for a divorce and left town. Movies. . She believed that the town was haunted by the Woman in White. After tracking them down to an isolated cabin, he fought Trent until he pushed him off of a mountain. 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 . Jack, however, thinks something is not quite right with the all too perfect seeming Peter. He has been described by others as having an astronomical IQ and has alternately claimed to have been voted "Most Likely to Win an Oscar" and "Best Dressed" in school. The family went on vacation to Africa but things went awry. Adams joined the cast of the soap opera in 1987, but his time on the show was short-lived. Matthew Ashford is best known for playing Jack Deveraux on Days of Our Lives Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images When "Days of Our Lives" viewers first met Jack Deveraux he was played by actor Joseph Adams. Using blackmail among other tricks, he eventually got the rest of it. He also fears that if Jennifer and he got together, he would ultimately hurt her as he did Kayla and Melissa. But at the hospice where he was dying, Jack found one of the workers was Steve, who was suffering from amnesia. Unknown to Jennifer, during this whole time, a spy had been set right next door to her. All Rights Reserved. Jennifer had learned of Jack's devotion to the idea of her marrying Frankie and, wanting to grant his final wish, is (fairly unenthusiastic-ally) preparing to marry him, despite Abigail's strong objections. Jack Deveraux is one of the most interesting characters on "Days of Our Lives." Primarily played by Matthew Ashford over the years, Jack arrived in Salem in the late 1980s. A few months later he encountered an orderly who looked exactly like his long-lost brother, Steve Johnson. * Resides in the UK with Jennifer and Jack. T.C. Adams joined the cast of the soap opera in 1987, but his time on the show was short-lived. What experience does she have? Wanting to spare her feelings, Jack tells her he is gay. He first appeared as Alex on July 26, 2022. Back in Aremid, Jude took Jennifer hostage, and Jack let him go to save Jenniferwho escaped on her own, complete with a matchbook containing the numbers to a bank account in the Cayman Islands. A heartbroken and angry Jack pushes himself away from Jennifer and marries Eve Donovan to secure inheritance money so that he could save his paper, which he is in jeopardy of losing to Lawrence. During an episode aired on Thursday, September 29, her husband Chad DiMera visits her grave site. That marriage was soon annulled and Jack returned to Jennifer. During this time, Jennifer finally convinces Jack that their love made sense and that she trusted him not to hurt her, and they consummate their love; a first for Jennifer. He had no idea that his mother-in-law had fallen in love with him. 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. Days of Our Lives spoilers for Friday, March 3 reveal that Rex Brady (Kyle Lowder) offers Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) a solution to her problem. He traced the source of the drugs to Afghanistan, lied to Jennifer, Abigail, and JJ Deveraux about where he was going, and snuck into the country. Once Eve had her hands on the money, the marriage was annulled, and Jack again tried to get back with Jennifer. Jack convinced the circus to head to Salem, with a plan to trap Peter, and sent tickets to Hope to get her to come. Born onscreen in 2004, the character was portrayed by several child actors between 2004 and 2006. But then he came back in the flesh as Eves date to ring in 2019, though with no memory of his past! As he appealed it, Kristen admitted that Peter was really alive but when the trial came, Stefano made sure that she wouldn't say anything and Jack was kept in prison. He met up with Jennifer there and they looked for information about Peter, discovering Stefano's underground hideout and books with Peter's name in them. From 2016 to 2017, Ashford reprised the role for several guest-appearances; he returned full-time on December 28, 2018. Jack is again presumed dead after a car accident, although his body is never found. Further, James Acheson played the role briefly from July 21, 1987 to October 26, 1987, before Matthew Ashford stepped into the role for both of these actors on October 30, 1987; Ashford notably went on to play the role through October 12, 1993, reappearing from February 5, 2000 to October 27, 2003 and June 22, 2004 until September 21, 2006, with a guest appearance on April 24, 2007 and again in 2008 and from September 23, 2011 until August 15, 2012. Please note that this form cannot be used to reset your Google or Facebook password. Although Lexie and later Marlena tried to convince Jack to tell Jennifer, he was determined to enjoy the time he had left with his family without having them concentrate on his illness. She continues to put him off, telling him that she is still feeling tired from being sick, promising that someday soon, they would be together. During this time, he also broke Isabella out of a mental institution so that he could learn about the treasure which Marina Toscao had hidden. 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. Then Jack found Daniel Scott, the man Peter had hired to romance Laura. Victor Kiriakis Played by John Aniston. Having finally had enough, Kayla presses charges against him for rape. On November 30, 2015, it was announced that Ashford would briefly return to the soap; he appeared on May 24, 2016. Luckily, all the killers victims were really alive on an island, and when Jennifer found her way to Jack, she gave birth to a son they named Jack Jr (JJ). Jack originally comes to Salem looking for Kayla Brady - who he had fallen in love with in Hawaii a few years back. Day of Our Lives spoilers reveal that Jennifer Horton and Jack Deveraux leave Salem this Friday. Jack pulled Abby out of the fire, but it was likely an employee that she imagined was Jack. Jack was not with her. Lawrence sets off explosives as they try to escape through the tunnels under his villa. He is still wary of a relationship with Jennifer after they are all rescued by Steve and Shane. While this relationship continues, Jennifer eventually realizes she is still in love with Jack, and attempts to end things with Colin. However, Jack claims he doesn't remember her mother. Jack wondered if Gwen wanted his money, but she declared all she wanted to do was destroy him! Eventually, with the clinic's help, Jack recovers and begins to feel that he could now be the kind of husband and father that Jennifer and Abby deserve. 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. All Of The Actors Who Have Played Jack Deveraux On Days Of Our Lives, the multiple times that Jack was presumed dead. Abby sees Jack in June 2016 after setting fire to her room in an attempt to get rid of Ben Weston, who was haunting her. To make matters worse, Jack learns that the woman he had met and had a relationship with at The Meadows is Jennifer's mother, Laura Horton, whom he had never met before. And, after she died, they attended a memorial/autism fundraiser. He was a con artist and faked an injury at Jack's penthouse in order to infiltrate their lives. Alexander "Alex" Neil Kiriakis II was played by Jonathan Thornton in the 80s. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! He used it, and learned that 'Travis' was living next door to Jennifer as Trent Davis. Jack is played by Matthew Ashford. Jack collapses soon afterward from cold and hunger. When Jack learned shortly after that Abby had aplastic anemia, contracted because he had signed the wrong documents years before resulting in a polluted water well near their home, he decided Jennifer could never forgive himand left Salem. He wants to transform himself into the kind of man his brother was, but he is wracked with guilt over what he had done, and filled with resentment at people's inability to give him a second chance. After leaving Jennifer and Abby, Jack suffers a nervous breakdown and checks himself into a mental health clinic called The Meadows. They also worked together to help reunite Steve and Kayla. Their first child, Abigail, suffered from aplastic anemia due to toxic chemicals Jacks company had dumped in the water. Jack agrees to plead guilty to assault, but he maintains he was only doing it because he is being railroaded. When her 'father', Ernesto, invited her, Jack and several other citizens of Salem on a cruise, he sought out the truth, which Isabella finally revealed to him. Things got out of hand when she ended up marrying Lawrence Alamain (who knew her true identity) and was raped and imprisoned by him. The last time Jack was seen was as a ghostly apparition that appeared to his family in 2017 to help them get through difficult periods in their lives. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. This led to the two of them reconciling and getting engaged. Soon, however, Jack was struck dead by the Salem Stalker. He was chasing after a story in Afghanistan and was imprisoned. Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis (biological sister) He learned that Jo Johnson was his mother, and Steve and Adrienne are his siblings. She wouldn't believe his word alone, but Laura backed her up. Steve's donation does not change how Jack feels about Steve and he embarks on a campaign of harassment against Steve and Kayla. He wrote a book about this and sought therapy from Marlena Evans and was doing well. 'Nick' is amused by the other man's insistence that they are brothers, and he finally agrees to give the man his dying wish and took a DNA test. [1][2][3] Ashford also briefly appeared on June 20, 2016, August 5, 2016, and August 23, 2016. Earl Duke Johnson (biological uncle) Jennifer doesn't initially return the romantic interest, as she still couldn't completely trust him, but she is intrigued by him and spends much of her time at work verbally sparring with him. Soaps.com is a part of Penske Media Corporation. His loved ones lashed out at Jack when he betrayed J.J. and exposed Hayleys illegal immigrant status to boost his campaign. Her desperation got the better of her and, as she followed Jack back to Salem, she was pushed into dire straits. A reporter named Canby takes pictures of Steve and Kayla that night. 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 She couldn't find him and he was not in contact, except to write a blog once in a while. [3][4][5] Ashford also briefly appeared on June 20, 2016, August 5, 2016, and August 23, 2016. Jennifer gives birth to a daughter, Abigail Deveraux in October 1992. 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. After the wedding, Tony DiMera was murdered and Jude haunted the scenery while Jack and Jennifer teamed up to hunt him down. Their banter would eventually become the staple of their relationship. Finally escaping, they returned to Salem where Jack eagerly tried to mend his relationship with Jennifer. After getting his hands on the key to the treasure, all he found was Loretta's diarycontaining the secret to Isabella's paternity. Eventually, he is able to accept full responsibility for the things he had done, and is able to (somewhat) integrate himself into the Johnson family. JJ recalls that in December of 2011, he came home early after quitting school. Jack however returned to Salem with Eve Donovan at his side, at the annual New Year's Eve celebration at Doug's Place. Speaking to Michael Fairman TV in 2010, Valley joked about how he got into the shower in one scene and was never seen on the show again. Steve and Jack finally buried the hatchet when the brothers teamed up to rescue Kayla, who had been kidnapped by Victor Kiriakis. While she tried to help him unveil corruption in the prison, she was almost raped by one of the guards. In 1994, Ashford opted not to portray Jack when the character returned home. It was there that he met the love of his life, Jennifer Horton (Melissa Reeves/Cady McClain). As they pushed beyond mere poses, Melissa returned as did Jennifer's former beau, Emilio. The duo return to Salem in spring 2006 during Jennifer and Frankie's wedding ceremony, and the brothers are reunited with their widows. Finally, he lost Kayla to Steve and this threw him into a rage. Trying to forget their troubles, Jack and the woman begin sleeping together. Jack Deveraux is a fictional character from Days of Our Lives, an American soap opera on the NBC network, most famously played by actor Matthew Ashford since 1987. During this time, despite possible temptations on either side by Patrick Lockhart and Cassie for Jack, both manage to be one of the only couples (of many) dealing with fake dead spouses who stay true to each other. It was then that Hawk Hawkins began to track them. Abby recently went to visit her parents for the summer of 2007. When Colin is murdered just a few days later, both Jack and Jennifer suspect each other, and Jack even turns himself in to deflect suspicion off of Jennifer. Jennifer's new beau, Peter, took her to his hometown and proposed to her. In November 2018, Jack and Jennifer's daughter Abigail gave birth to a daughter, Charlotte DiMera. A crooked guard, T.C., was assigned to Jack and took a liking to Jennifer, even attempting to rape her. May 30, 2016. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/matthew-ashford-back-days-0, http://www.tvinsider.com/article/56606/matthew-ashford-returns-to-days-of-our-lives-as-jack-deveraux/, https://www.soapoperanews.net/2018/07/matthew-ashford-returns-to-days-of-our.html. When "Days of Our Lives" viewers first met Jack Deveraux he was played by actor Joseph Adams. Days of our Lives Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. DAYS OF OUR LIVES Spoilers: Marlena, Kayla, and Kate Are Alive! Eventually he discovers that he is "Billy", and he is horrified. Because her husband was still alive, Jennifer's marriage was invalid. [1] Ashford 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 24, 2007, and again from September 23, 2011, until August 15, 2012. [6][7] Ashford returned full-time at the conclusion of the December 28, 2018, episode.[8]. The entire group nearly dies, but finally makes it out and back home to Salem. Jack came to Salem looking for Kayla Brady, with whom hed fallen in love a few years back. Then the doors closed and the final cables broke. Days of Our Lives spoilers and rumors tease that when Jack and Jennifer Deveraux (Matthew Ashford, Cady McClain) say goodbye and leave Salem, they'll have a new start. Steve has no memory of who he was and is living under the name Nick Stockton. Jack and Jennifer embark on the famed "Cruise of Deception" during which time Isabella is found to be Victor's daughter. At the character's inception in 1985, the role was recast two times, originated first by Joseph Adams from April 10, 1985 to July 17, 1987. Steve says that he would only go back if Jack went back too, so that he could say goodbye to his family. Kayla and Steve are in love, but when Steve learns Jack is his brother (Billy), he pushes Kayla into marrying Jack to give him the will to fight his disease. 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. Jack tries to get Jennifer to abandon her ruse, fearing what Lawrence would do to her. He escaped and managed to find Roman and Marlena. Jennifer protests, but Jack goads her into it by suggesting that if he was able to put Abby before their personal differences, she should as well. In July 2017, it was announced that Ashford is set to reprise his role once more as Jack Deveraux in December 2017. After Jennifer left Jack and was prepared to marry Emilio, he abducted her on her wedding day. Very shortly after Lawrence was convicted of fifth degree rape, Jack marries Jennifer in July 1991. Eventually deciding nothing had changed, Jennifer packs up her stuff and leaves with Abby one night while Jack is away. GENERAL HOSPITAL Spoilers 2/28/23: Portia Has Another Secret! Jennifer Horton-Deveraux-Brady (dated then married) Her trust for him sparks a warm friendship between the two and helps Jack along his path towards becoming a better person. 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 addition to a small guest stint in 2007. Jack was introduced to Salem when he came to town seeking treatment for Hodgkin's disease from Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans), per Soap Central. Jack speaks so highly of Kayla that Steve says it sounds it like she had been Jack's wife, not Steve's. Not one to be down and out, Jack was still determined to get home to Jennifer, and escaped from the DiMera castle, trying to make his way back to Salem. Jennifer was devastated when her cousin was presumed dead and Jack was there for her when Ernesto took out himself and Jennifer's cousin Hope Brady (or so they thought). Laura accidentally sent Peter right to them, but luckily, circus owner Jasper saved them. Things were soon reversed and Peter started following them. * Is father to Abby and Jack Jr. 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." Jack and Jennifer are both offered dream jobs in London. On December 31st, 2020 Jack showed up alive as Eves plus one. Jennifer was crying over a movie, and Jack was teasingly imitating her. DAYS OF OUR LIVES Spoilers: Sarah Is Pregnant! In addition to being a rapist himself, his father and father-in-law are also rapists and his sister, his niece, and two of his ex-wives (Kayla and Jennifer) have all been raped.