Jennifer accepts his apologies but insists on seeing her plan through. Gwen despises Jack for abandoning her as a child, which is why she despises her younger sister, Abigail for getting all the attention that should have been hers after Gwen drugged Abigail in the early 2020. However, when Jennifer begins to date Brandon Walker, Jack is determined to continue, especially after he interprets his plan as working. Born onscreen in 2004, the character was portrayed by several child actors between 2004 and 2006. He stood by her, helping her press charges against Lawrence and discovered evidence that would put him away. What experience does she have? According to sources in a Days of Our Lives Secrets Revealed group, fans can look for Jack to also reunite on screen with Eve, Adrienne, and Kayla.[4]. Jennifer had met and begun a relationship with Peter Blake and they married not long after Jack's return. The couple fell in love, and things were going great until Jack returned to Salem with hopes of putting his family back together. When Jack confronted Jennifer with the truth about her husband, she refused to believe it. When they tried to escape the island, he was lost and thought dead once again. On November 30, 2015, it was announced that Ashford would briefly return to the soap; he appeared on May 24, 2016. He raped her and had Steve beaten. However, it is later confirmed that Jack didn't know about her or her mother, because Jack's mother in-law, Laura Horton was the one who was paying Tiffany to stay away in order to preserve her daughter Jennifer's marriage to Jack. Much to his surprise, he soon finds out Jennifer has moved on with another man. Slowly Jack begins to try to make up for the things he had done to hurt Steve and Kayla and they begin to slowly consider that he might actually be changing for the better. Determined to hurt Steve, Jack tried to find his long-lost brother and was horrified to discover that he was Billy! During Ashford's absence, the role of Jack was played by Mark Valley from October 28, 1994,[2] until September 26, 1997, and by Steve Wilder from September 26, 1997, through June 5, 1998. He was arrested for his murder, and bailed out by Jennifer. So he sold the Spectator to Julie Olson Williams, before learning he wasn't dying after all. Returning to Salem, Jack discovered that Harper had escaped prison again and was preparing to kill Steve at his wedding to Kayla. Jack was the only one there, and he encouraged JJ to go back to school, bought him a plane ticket, and promised not to tell Jennifer. Although Abigail recovers, a guilt-ridden Jack abandons his family and Salem altogether in 1993, feeling they'd be better off without him. During this time Kayla angrily demands that Steve tell her why he had kidnapped her when he had acted like he didn't care about her. However, Jennifer had already divorced Jack and moved on with Daniel, and Abigail was furious with Jack for lying to the family. The relationship between Jennifer and Brandon eventually fizzles and Jennifer begins dating Colin Murphy, a mysterious Irishman she met in Africa who she had originally gone to Ireland to meet. The character has been portrayed by multiple actors over the years, including Joseph Adams, James Acheson, Steve Witmer, Mark Valley, Steve Wilder, and most famously, Matthew Ashford. Eventually deciding nothing had changed, Jennifer packs up her stuff and leaves with Abby one night while Jack is away. 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 DAYS OF OUR LIVES Spoilers: The Truth Is Ready to Explode. While still an infant, Abigail is diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia, caused from exposure to water from the river Jack's company had dumped chemicals in. '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. When Tony DiMera was murdered during the wedding reception and John Black the accused, Jack and Jennifer joined forces to prove his innocence. * Returned as a vision in 2017 to help family get through tough times. But, his first step was to deal with the trauma of being captured and tortured. 2023 SheMedia, LLC. Free shipping for many products! Luckily Patrick, Jennifer and Hope were also out there in the jungle, and Jack was there just in time to meet his brand new son. 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 Gwen revealed that she was actually Jacks daughter from an affair hed had many years ago with a woman named Tiffany Rizchech, though he had no memory of the woman. Jack had been planning to leave town until he learned that Jennifer kicked Peter out, and hung around to protect his ex-wife and daughter. DAYS OF OUR LIVES Spoilers: Marlena, Kayla, and Kate Are Alive! Eve Donovan (annulled), Melissa Horton She was recaptured by Steve and Harper returned to prison. Jack is very heroic in this instance because he sacrifices his own life in order to save Abigail's. He also fears that if Jennifer and he got together, he would ultimately hurt her as he did Kayla and Melissa. 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. He attended various private high schools (most of which he was expelled from) before graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University where he studied law with the hopes of getting into politics like his father. Jack convinced Steve to return to Salem and reconnect with their family. In December 2015, his grandson Thomas Deveraux was named after him. Alex laughs at the thought. Jack Patrick Deveraux Jr. (son with Jennifer Horton-Deveraux-Brady). Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford) and Jennifer Horton Deveraux (Cady McClain) leave Salem. Alice S. Hall/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images. After a few complicated months of trying to make Jennifer think Greta and he are involved while trying to make Greta think he's gay, eventually the truth comes out to Jennifer. Kayla agrees reluctantly to do as they wish, even though she now knows she would never be intimate with Jack. Meanwhile, Jennifer had returned to her old tricks of impersonating her former best friend Katerina. Use left and right arrow keys to navigate between menu items. But Jack began having flashes of memories and when Eve sabotaged the notes to create the serum, he demanded a divorce. Jack originally came to Salem suffering from a life-threatening disease and looking for Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans). Ron Carlivati is pulling out all stops and he's got an amazing return story planned for the actor - it's must-see TV. When Peter Blake took Jennifer to his hometown of Aremid, Jack followed them, and befriended a young woman named Sarah, hoping she would help him. Once Eve had her hands on the money, the marriage was annulled, and Jack again tried to get back with Jennifer. Days of Our Lives (DOOL) spoilers recap for Friday, March 3, reveals that Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) demanded answers from Maggie Horton Kiriakis (Suzanne Rogers) since he thought it was a done deal that he'd be taking over for Sonny Kiriakis (Zach Tinker) as Titan's CEO. A few months later he encountered an orderly who looked exactly like his long-lost brother, Steve Johnson. Jack, in distress over his predicament, speaks with his sister Adrienne. He attempted to blackmail co-partner Diana Colville into selling her other half. All Rights Reserved. Daniel performed an operation to save Jen's life and the two immediately hit it off. He has followed Jennifer back to Salem, and the two moved in together so they could look after Abigail. Jack dies in August 2012, after being trapped inside of an elevator that fell and crashed. Labeling himself a rapist and now a killer, Jack once again pushes Jennifer away. Developed under head writer Dena Higley, Sonny was introduced in 2011 by executive producers Ken . On December 20, 2017; JJ recalls some happy memories with his father as he writes suicide letters to different people. Jack is unaware of all of this, as he had been adopted at a young age by wealthy Senator Harper Deveraux, and was raised in a life of privilege. Jack was exonerated of his crimes when Jennifer's 'spirit' convinced Peter to confess to his crimes. Eve Donovan (annulled) On December 31st, 2020 Jack showed up alive as Eves plus one. Xander Kiriakis gave an amnesiac Jack over to Eve, and Eve took him back to Salem. He needs a new one, and the best match is Steve's. It turned out that the orderly was Steve, and Jack insisted on a DNA test. Eventually, they agree to return to Salem where they would attempt to work out a custody agreement of Abby. She was with Steve Johnson, but he pushed her towards Jack once he learned that not only was the guy suffering from Hodgkins disease but he was also his long-lost brother, Billy! Hawk went to jail, but Jack and Jennifer were still broke. Adams joined the cast of the soap opera in 1987, but his time on the show was short-lived. Things get out of control and she tries to get away, but he overpowers and rapes her. Part of the a360media Entertainment Group.Copyright a360media 2023. When Jack returns he will definitely have to explain to Jennifer and his children where he's been all this time. They have two children together, Abigail Deveraux and JJ Deveraux, in addition to a grandson, Thomas DiMera and a granddaughter Charlotte DiMera, through Abigail. Although multiple actors have portrayed the character in the past, "Days of Our Lives" fans widely consider Ashford as the true Jack Deveraux, and are thrilled when he's featured on the show. He befriended her and spied on her for Stefano. "I think there is a whole new generation of people watching. Adams joined the cast of the soap opera in 1987, but his time on the show was short-lived. During their years together, the pair welcomed two children, a son JJ, and a daughter Abigail. Then Jennifer was dealt the harshest blow of her life when Jack was struck down in an alley behind Salem Place by the Salem Stalker; however, unbeknownst to everyone in Salem, Jack wasn't really deadhe'd been kidnapped to a tropical island that was the spitting image of Salem! Jack recovers, however, and he and Jennifer are reunited for what is currently the final time. However, Jack claims he doesn't remember her mother. Although he entered the story as an outright villain wedging himself violently in between another popular supercouple, Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady, Jack eventually grew to establish himself as a core main character in the Days mythos through his passion, outrageous sense of humor, redemption, and undying love for heroine Jennifer Horton. He was crushed to lose her, but it left him open to marry newly rich heiress Eve Donovan in a bid to stop Lawrence from taking over The Spectator. I am more than open to everyone's interest on different levels," Ashford stated. While Jack is one of the most beloved characters on the soap opera, fans have seen some big changes in the character's casting over the years. He asks her to marry him in a grandiose and romantic fashion and, although she initially says she couldn't say yes just yet, she finally relents when he comes to her dressed as Santa Claus (purportedly coming on 'Jack Deveraux`s behalf.)