Alison Sweeney (Sami) may have just reprised her iconic Days of Our Lives role briefly last week. We already know she's got ...

Alison Sweeney Reflects on Grieving Days of Our Lives Co-Star Drake Hogestyn on Screen originally appeared on Daytime ...

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 ...

When life imitates art. While Drake Hogestyn was dying of pancreatic cancer last year, the “Days of Our Lives” cast and crew filmed his character John Black’s funeral as they prepared to say ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.