On June 9, the daytime soap began mourning the loss of Drake Hogestyn ’s longtime character, John Black, in a collection of episodes that were filmed concurrent with the actor’s final days ...

Alison Sweeney had a flood of emotions about Sami and Marlena's bonding over John's death, and shared her thoughts with the ...

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Allison Sweeney reprised her role as Sami Brady on Days of our Lives to bid an emotional farewell to her late TV step-dad, John Black, played by the late, great Drake Hogestyn.

PEOPLE previously confirmed that Hogestyn died on Sept. 28 from pancreatic cancer at age 70. Eight months later, his Days of Our Lives character, John Black, took his final bow on the June 2 ...

Sweeney previews her return on August 4 to grieve John, and what's in store for 'hurricane' Sami at the show's 60th ...

Alison Sweeney opened up about Sami's grief over John and her own for Drake Hogestyn on the eve of her visit to Days of Our ...

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It’s the end of an era for Days of Our Lives, as the beloved character John Black said his final goodbyes on Monday’s (June 2) episode, eight months after his portrayer, Drake Hogestyn, passed ...

Drake Hogestyn, who played John Black on “Days of Our Lives” for over 30 years, died at age 70 in September 2024 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Rather than recasting John, “Days of ...

Because the cast knew that Hogestyn was in his final days off-camera, Martsolf said emotions while filming were high. “There was literally zero acting going on during those three days,” he shared.

Days of Our Lives has officially bid farewell to Drake Hogestyn. PEOPLE previously confirmed that Hogestyn died on Sept. 28 from pancreatic cancer at age 70.