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. Jennifer accepts his apologies but insists on seeing her plan through. She was trying to help a homeless pregnant girl named Sally, and the two pretended to be married to give the baby a home. Jack was overwhelmed with guilt, but redirected it at anger against Steve and Kayla. He slipped away without knowing that Jennifer and Abbey were stowed away in his car. He is the real-life husband of Cady McClain who now assumes the role of Jennifer Deveraux on DAYS. In September 2011, a disheveled Jack mysteriously returns to Salem from overseas, looking to reconnect with his family. To make matters worse, these business ventures would often cause Jack to disappear, sometimes for weeks at a time, without so much as a phone call to Jennifer. Billy and Steve had been placed in an orphanage by a desperate Jo because she felt sure her husband Duke would one day kill the children. Jack came to Salem in 1985 where he discovered he was suffering from Hodgkin's disease. In 2011 when Ashford returned to the role yet again, he revealed his thoughts about his on-screen alter-ego to Michael Fairman TV. During an episode aired on Thursday, September 29, her husband Chad DiMera visits her grave site. Jack agrees to do one final good deed, and the two brothers return to Salem. After revealing the real reason for his absence she convinces him to tell Jennifer what happened. Unfortunately, Jack had been counting on that moneyhe'd stolen some money from Billie Reed (who was holding it for a crime boss) to buy the Spectator back, and had to sell it to Katewho promptly fired him. At the character's inception in 1987, the role was played by Joseph Adams from April 10 to July 17, by James Acheson from July 21 to October 26, and by Matthew Ashford from October 30 onward. Eventually, he won her back so they were a united front when they confronted Gwen about why she was trying to hurt Abigail. While escaping the island, Jack was again presumed dead in a storm but he was really being held prisoner in Europe. 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." 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. In June 2005, Jack receives news that he is dying of a rare blood disease and only has about three months left to live. He works tirelessly to prove his hunch that Peter is up to no good, but Jennifer writes off Jack's claims as the pathetic schemes he had become all too known for. Jennifer and Jack have been through more ups and downs than a roller coaster! Cady McClain's run as Jennifer Horton Deveraux on Days of Our Lives is coming to an end. Details of her return are under wraps, except that she's already. Jack's plans change when one of his hospice workers turns out to be his presumed dead brother Steve Johnson. In 2022, Robert Scott Wilson was recast as the character shortly after departing the role of Ben Weston. 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. 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 Stefano decided (as part of a master plan) to become a respected resident of Salem, Jennifer told him that nothing better happen to Jack, because he needed the support of the Hortons. [1][2][3] Ashford also briefly appeared on June 20, 2016, August 5, 2016, and August 23, 2016. She finally told him that she had been raped. Jack and Jennifer were just beginning to enjoy their married life together again, and to enjoy hosting In the House, a show that was one of Jennifer's father Bill Horton's wedding gifts to her and Jack. 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. 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. During this time, Victor Kiriakis, who also wants the key, kidnaps Kayla. As soon as he thought the two were close again, Jack faked his death and "left" Salem, leaving Jennifer and Frankie to marry. Jack had decided to stage his death, since he didn't want his loved ones to watch him die. He admits his love to her and promises never to push her away again. He had originally purchased a controlling interest in the paper to stop her from running an expose on his corruption (including the dumping of toxic chemicals into a river in Salem) and he discovers a love of the business. Jack and Jennifer conceive their first child on the set of a game show during One Stormy Night, Days of our Lives first primetime special. The character has also been portrayed for lesser stints by actors Mark Valley, Steve Wilder, and Jon Lindstrom. TV Shows. Meanwhile, Jennifer had returned to her old tricks of impersonating her former best friend Katerina. Jennifer gently lets Frankie know that she cares deeply about him, but does not love him. Not only did he find better health in Salem, but he was also reunited with his long-lost siblings, Steve Johnson (Stephen Nichols) and Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis (Judi Evans) As explained in the Johnson family tree. Jack fled, and Hawk managed to get hold of Jack's fortune. Jack was interested to learn that Steve's ex, Marina, was blackmailing him into helping her find the family fortune. He was a con artist and faked an injury at Jack's penthouse in order to infiltrate their lives. Jack, who is in Italy at the time, gets to Paris before Jen could, and ambushes her at the coronation. Alex laughs at the thought. Kristen DiMera even agreed to testify to that fact, but Stefano's presence scared her into silence. He is left-handed, claustrophobic, and despite being mentioned several times as being an adept surfer is not a strong swimmer. Tired of waiting for Jack to return her feelings, Jennifer accepted Emilios proposal, but Jack abducted her on the day of the wedding in an attempt to convince her to dump him. Jack convinced the circus to head to Salem, with a plan to trap Peter, and sent tickets to Hope to get her to come. Returning to Salem, Jack discovered that Harper had escaped prison again and was preparing to kill Steve at his wedding to Kayla. A devastated Jennifer has no choice but to submit. Later that year, actor Mark Valley took over the role. Part of the a360media Entertainment Group.Copyright a360media 2023. 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. 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. He had no idea that his mother-in-law had fallen in love with him. Jack retreated to 'The Meadows' to reflect on his life. Going so far as to kidnap Jennifer on her wedding day to Emilio. It turned out that the orderly was Steve, and Jack insisted on a DNA test. Although Jack managed to save her, the guard paid him back with a beating. Jack pulled Abby out of the fire, but it was likely an employee that she imagined was Jack. 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. Then Jack found Daniel Scott, the man Peter had hired to romance Laura. As the two struggled, the gun went off and Peter was killed. He tries to let Greta down gently, but when she realized she is being rebuffed, she begins crying. What experience does she have? Afterwards, Kayla filed for divorce and pressed charges against Jack. Finally, JJ remembered Jack giving JJ the very same pen he was using to write his suicide letters. Lindstrom currently plays Kevin Collins/Ryan Chamberlain on GH. Days of Our Lives Finally Found a Worthy Successor to Stefano But Are We About to Get an Exit None of Us Saw Coming. He had been working on a case involving drug trafficking in Europe. Steve and Jack finally buried the hatchet when the brothers teamed up to rescue Kayla, who had been kidnapped by Victor Kiriakis. A guilt-ridden Jack left his family and checked himself into a mental health clinic where he had a fling with a woman who turned out to be Jennifers mother, Laura Horton! Jennifer's new beau, Peter, took her to his hometown and proposed to her. In September 2011, after a four-year absence, the character returned to reconnect with his estranged family. Jack allowed Hawk to move in when a lawsuit over the injury loomed. In fact, he had been kidnapped and taken to an island that was almost identical to Salem. Meanwhile Jack uses the attractive Princess Greta Von Amberg, with whom he had recently become friends, to make Jennifer jealous, which Jennifer sees immediately through. 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. Chloe Lane Played by Nadia Bjorlin. She caught him in his deception though and Daniel confessed everything to her. Jack is plagued by guilt about what he did to Kayla, but his pride and anger causes him to keep redirecting his guilt as malice against Kayla and Steve. Honeymooning in Universal Studios, they met Hawk Hawkins, a con man seeking to separate them from their money. Jack arrived in Salem to be treated for his Hodgkin's disease. This backfired when Kate refused to publish it, kept the manuscript, bought The Spectator and fired Jack. However, Jennifer is deeply traumatized by the rape and, once home, she flinches and pulls away every time Jack tries to get close to her. Imagine Jack's surprise when he found out Monica was none other than Laura Horton, his mother-in-law who had been released from the mental hospital after he'd left town. 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. He is genuinely worried about her welfare, but he is also partly worried that Kayla had run away to be with Steve. Finding out Jennifer was pregnant should have been the best moment of Jack's life, but he thought his Hodgkin's had returned, and that he would be leaving a widow with a baby girl. Jack was released from jail just long enough to attend Jennifer's funeral. Eventually, he was able to open up to Jennifer about it. [6][7] Ashford returned full-time at the conclusion of the December 28, 2018, episode.[8]. 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 . Jack returned to town and moved into the house like he'd never leftuncomfortable for Jennifer and Peter, but ideal for Jack to get his wife back. All Rights Reserved. He had amnesia and didn't remember anyone or anything about Salem. His main competition was Mickey Horton, who happened to be Melissa's adopted father. Jack escapes his prison a little too late, and tries to get Jennifer to leave. Jack went in search of her, becoming imprisoned himself in the process until Frankie Brady came to his aid. Savannah Wilder is a fictional character on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives, played by Shannon Tweed from April 26, 1985, to December 4, 1986. . Jennifer's scheme, however, does not go according to plan as Jennifer finds herself unable to resist him. Her desperation got the better of her and, as she followed Jack back to Salem, she was pushed into dire straits. However, in 2012, Ashford left the soap opera again and was absent from the canvas until his shocking return from the dead in 2018, per Soap Central. Unluckily for Peter, Jennifer went to Daniel on her own, and tricked him into telling her everything. DAYS OF OUR LIVES Spoilers: Marlena, Kayla, and Kate Are Alive! She returned and shortly thereafter, Jennifer followed, claiming Jack was on a walk-about. As part of a long-standing vendetta against Bo Brady, Lawrence has Steve killed, breaking Jack's heart. Its been a while since Jack Deveraux has appeared on DAYS OF OUR LIVES, so newer fans can be forgiven for wondering exactly who he is. That new start might be in more ways than one, as they could start a competitor paper to the Salem Spectator. * PTSD from being kept in an Afghanistan prison after chasing a story.