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Days of Our Lives fame star Drake Hogestyn passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at the age of 70 due to pancreatic cancer. Drake Hogestyn has an estimated net worth of $6 million as per Celebrity Net Worth. He is survived by his wife Victoria Post and his four children as well as seven grandchildren.
Drake Hogestyn made his first appearance on January 24, 1986, on Days of Our Lives and became an instant star. He played John Black, a mysterious man full of heroic circumstances with diverse roles such as spy, mercenary, police, private investigator, and secret agent.
During the entire time spent on Days of Our Lives, Hogestyn acted in more than 4,200 episodes, representing lots of scope and his commitment to his profession. Alongside co-star Deidre Hall, who portrayed Marlena Evans, he developed one of the most popular daytime television romances and thrilled millions of viewers over several decades.
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Days of Our Lives star Drake Hogestyn: Net Worth, sources and more
Drakes Hogestyn, best known for his role as John Black on the storied soap opera Days of Our Lives, had at the time of his death an estimated net worth of $6 million. A great amount of this was due to his successful acting career, which he began when he was a part of the successful lineup on the soap opera in 1986.
Eventually, Hogestyn proved to be more than just a household name over the years, and he took home many awards, among them several Soap Opera Digest Awards for his outstanding performances. Here is John Black's dramatic memory loss, which kept the audience riveted at one point in his life with multiple identities, continuing to contribute to a legacy that will last a long time in daytime television.
Before his acting career, Hogestyn played baseball and signed with the New York Yankees organization after college. However, a tragic injury forced him out of sports and back into acting, taking on small television roles eventually leading him to his breakthrough in playing John on Days of Our Lives. This was the turning point for this man who shot into stardom and became one of the show's most recognizable stars.
In addition to his acting success, Hogestyn also wisely invested in real estate. In 2003, he bought a 6,600-square-foot home in Malibu for $2.9 million. In 2013, this house was sold for $4.45 million. For a time, he again bought another 6,600 square-foot Malibu property for $1.775 million, which he used as his residence until his death. By the time he died, its value had appreciated to around $3 million.
Days of Our Lives: A brief history of Drake's John Black
John Black arrived in the land of Salem during the episode of January 23, 1986, and truly held everyone under his spell because of his shrouded past. Formerly "The Pawn," he had facial surgery as he forgot who he was and was trying to find himself. He took the name John Black because he saw it on a war memorial.
His story started when he met Dr. Marlena Evans, the psychiatrist who wanted to help him regain his memory. The relationship between them was passionate, but John's past caught up with him. A tattoo on his arm was visible, and hints were there that he was connected with the dangerous Stefano DiMera who had brainwashed him.
This added some tension to the character of John while Marlena was trying to get familiar with him with threats from Stefano. This storyline was complicated further when Marlena's supposedly dead husband, Roman Brady, was recast with Wayne Northrop. Plus, it was discovered that John was really Forrest Alamain and that he was also a member of the DiMera family.
Still, this staggering revelation did not make John change his name from John Black to one from his present life. His marriage to Isabella Toscano in 1992 ended in a tragic cancer death, which revived his flames for Marlena. They had a daughter, Belle Black, but their affair created conflict with Marlena's daughter, Sami, which would later add drama to their love story.
Throughout the series in the 2000s and 2010s, John experienced imprisonment wrongly and also found out his true heritage. This did not make him reduce his love for Marlena, even when he lost the people dear to him and was suffering from the manipulations of the DiMera family.
Eventually, they got married in 1999. However, bouts of amnesia and identity complexes did much more to put their relationship to the test. Even after returning to Salem in 2011, John tried hard to regain his romance with Marlena amidst much drama in their lives. On an overall note, John's journey resembles stories of love, identity, and redemption in this long-running serial drama.
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