Drake Hogestyn Has Passed Away: 'Days Of Our Lives' Star Was 70

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Drake Hogestyn Dies: 'Days Of Our Lives' Star Was 70 https://t.co/Vy4WljcZFj
- Deadline (@DEADLINE) September 29, 2024

Drake Hogestyn, who portrayed John Black on the soap opera Days Of Our Lives, has passed away at 70 due to pancreatic cancer, one day before his 71st birthday.

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[thatcovergirl]

RIP. He had some good storylines. Him and Marlena were the truth.

Edit:
Y’all remember when she was possessed and he did that exorcism. Days of our lives was wild.

Also, I think my mom had a soap opera problem. I should not know so much about this show.

[owl_get_you]

I was *riveted* by the evil Stefano’s dastardly plans to woo and ruin the life of the beautiful Marlena Evens.

Same same about knowing too much. I think I was like 4 when my mom started really getting into Days.

[phililen3]

Stefano's beard... Haven't seen the show in decades, but I STILL remember that beard. AND his henchman!

[madame_no]

Same, I was WAY too young to watch this show with my mom but I grew up with it and I’m super sad to hear this.

Stefano’s son EJ was so hot.

[phililen3]

Days really was crazy...🤣😭🤣

[lamppost1911]

Marlena’s possession is ICONIC.

[lovelylaura23]

Remember when she turned out to be the Salem Stalker? That was next Level. Lol

[blankstare]

Her floating in the air is forever burned in my memory. I grew up on soaps thanks to my mom. Looking back, it was wild. Especially knowing how young I was watching all these shows lol

[false_hate]

Haha same, soaps were so much fun when they had the ratings and budget.

[thatcovergirl]

lmao, thank you for this video. I just....I couldn't even finish it. It was too ridiculous.

[beesknees7]

lmao, my dad used to watch when he was getting ready for work, lil bb me found Patch so interesting.

That Marlena story was so cray, and then John turning out to have been a priest so that he could help exorcise her.

[thatcovergirl]

These soap operas really raised an entire generation. Is that why Millennial's are the way we are?

[littleorcs]

Succubus Marlena was what got me into Days in the first place!

[leia1912]

I remember I was a little girl when Tony DiMera came back; I looked up, saw him on TV, and had that feeling when an old family member walks into the room, even though child me didn't know his name. In short: I was reaaaalllly used to "Days" being on TV.

[saturdaysinbed]

i was so obsessed i would spend every afternoon at my grandmother's house just so i could watch it with her

[looneyboy83]

that was the reason i started watching!