{"id":108306,"date":"2024-09-29T10:39:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T03:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108306"},"modified":"2024-09-29T10:39:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T03:39:58","slug":"days-of-our-lives-star-was-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108306","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Days Of Our Lives&#8217; Star Was 70"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/drake-hogestyn\/\" id=\"auto-tag_drake-hogestyn\" data-tag=\"drake-hogestyn\">Drake Hogestyn<\/a>, who portrayed John Black in the beloved soap <em>Days Of Our Live<\/em>s, has died at 70, a day before his 71st birthday tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe news was confirmed by the long-running show\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DAe8fFFPQh5\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">social media account<\/a>, which released the statement: \u201cIt\u2019s with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Drake Hogestyn. He was thrown the curve ball of his life when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but he faced the challenge with incredible strength and determination. After putting up an unbelievable fight, he passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cHe was the most amazing husband, father, papa and actor,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cHe loved performing for the Days audience and sharing the stage with the greatest cast, crew, and production team in the business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cWe love him and we will miss him all the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/days-of-our-lives\/\" id=\"auto-tag_days-of-our-lives\" data-tag=\"days-of-our-lives\">Days of our Lives<\/a>,\u201d the message, from the TV star\u2019s family, concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHogestyn first began playing John Black in 1986, with a hiatus from 2009 to 2011, upon which he returned to the popular character until his death. His character\u2019s main turning point was the reveal that he was actually the assumed-dead Roman Brady (originated by Wayne Northrop) after plastic surgery and memory loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tExecutive producer of the NBC-Peacock show, Ken Corday, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.soapoperadigest.com\/content\/days-of-our-lives-superstar-drake-hogestyn-john-dies-at-70\/\" target=\"_blank\">said in a statement<\/a>, per Soap Opera Digest, \u201cThis is a very difficult one for all of us. Hogey was the ultimate team player and there are not sufficient words to express how deeply he will be missed. His impact on our show, personally and professionally, was profound and will forever remain unmatched.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBorn in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Sept. 29, 1953, the future soap veteran attended university on a baseball scholarship, where he double-majored in microbiology and applied sciences with the aim of becoming an oral surgeon. He was drafted by two Major League Baseball teams (the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAn injury in 1977 cut his baseball career short, which resulted in him pivoting to entertainment. His entry began by being chosen as one of 30 actors in a pool of 75,000 applicants for a nationwide talent search conducted by Columbia Pictures. After completing the studio\u2019s training program, he made his TV debut in 1982, with CBS\u2019 short-lived <em>Seven Brides for Seven Brothers<\/em> (opposite the likes of a then-12-year-old River Phoenix). <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tColleague Nancy Lee Grahn, who starred in another esteemed soap, <em>General Hospital, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NancyLeeGrahn\/status\/1840210009117823063\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote on X<\/a>, \u201cMy deepest condolences to Drake Hogestyn\u2019s family, friends and fans. What a lovely, lovely gracious man.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/09\/drake-hogestyn-dead-days-of-our-lives-1236102777\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drake Hogestyn, who portrayed John Black in the beloved soap Days Of Our Lives, has died at 70, a day before his 71st birthday tomorrow. 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