| John Abbott, Jr. | |
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 Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott |
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| The Young and the Restless | |
| Portrayed by | Terry Lester (1981-1989) Peter Bergman (1989-) |
| First appearance | 1980 |
| Created by | William J. Bell |
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| Nickname(s) | Jack Jackie (by John and Ashley) Smilin' Jack (self-imposed) Jacko (by Brad) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of birth | October 10th |
| Occupation | Partner in "Restless Style" online/print magazine Former Wisconsin State Senator Former owner of Jabot Cosmetics Former CEO and Partner in NVP Retreats Former CEO of Chancellor Industries Former CEO of Jabot Cosmetics Former President of Jabot Cosmetics |
| Residence | The Abbot Mansion 603 Glenwood Dr. Peter Bergman (born June 11, 1953) is a three time Emmy Award -winning American Soap opera Actor. Terry Lester ( April 13, 1950 - November 28, 2003) was an American actor Peter Bergman (born June 11, 1953) is a three time Emmy Award -winning American Soap opera Actor. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) William Joseph Bell ( March 6, 1927 &ndash April 29, 2005) was the creator and executive producer of the extremely successful Soap John Bartholomew Abbott is a Fictional character on the Soap opera The Young and the Restless. Ashley Suzanne Abbott (previously Lassiter, Newman, Bladeson, Howard, and Carlton) is a Fictional character originally Bradley "Brad" Carlton (né George Kaplan) is a Fictional character on CBS Soap opera The Young and the Restless Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Jabot Cosmetics is a fictional Cosmetics business on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. Chancellor Industries is a major engineering and design company located in a fictional version of Genoa City Wisconsin on CBS daytime Soap opera Jabot Cosmetics is a fictional Cosmetics business on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. Jabot Cosmetics is a fictional Cosmetics business on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. Genoa City, Wisconsin |
 Terry Lester as Jack Abbott (1980s) |
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John "Jack" Abbott, Jr. A fictional version of Genoa City Wisconsin, USA is the setting for the long-running American Soap opera The Young and the Restless Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Terry Lester ( April 13, 1950 - November 28, 2003) was an American actor is a fictional character on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. The Young and the Restless is a 39 time Emmy Award winning American Television Soap opera, first broadcast on CBS on March 26 The character is the oldest son of the Abbotts, one of the core families that was introduced to the show in the early 1980s. Jack was played by Terry Lester from 1981 until 1989 when he resigned from the show and was replaced by current portrayer Peter Bergman. Terry Lester ( April 13, 1950 - November 28, 2003) was an American actor Peter Bergman (born June 11, 1953) is a three time Emmy Award -winning American Soap opera Actor. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1998. The Bold and the Beautiful (often abbreviated to B&B) is an American Television Soap opera.
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Character Background
John "Jack" Abbott, Jr. is the oldest son of John Abbott (played by Jerry Douglas) and Dina Mergeron (Marla Adams), Jack was once Genoa City's resident playboy, but has matured greatly over the years. John Bartholomew Abbott is a Fictional character on the Soap opera The Young and the Restless. Jerry Douglas (born November 12 1932) is an American television and film actor Dina Mergeron (previously Abbott) is a fictional character in the American Soap Opera The Young and the Restless. Marla Adams (born August 28, 1938 in Ocean City New Jersey) is an American Soap opera actress, best known for her A fictional version of Genoa City Wisconsin, USA is the setting for the long-running American Soap opera The Young and the Restless At various points in his career he has been CEO of NVP Retreats, Chancellor Industries, Newman Enterprises, and Jabot Cosmetics; from fall 2006 to spring 2007 he also owned Jabot (secretly done through a shell company, House Of Kim).
In the beginning, Jack romanced Jill Foster (then played by Brenda Dickson) (who would later become his stepmother) and Diane Jenkins (then Alex Donnelley), before marrying Patty Williams (Andrea Evans), primarily for revenge against her father, Carl (Brett Hadley). Jill Abbott (née Foster; previously Reynolds, Chancellor, Thurston, Brooks, and Sterling) is the only original Brenda Dickson (born February 3, 1949 in Long Beach, California) is an American Actress. Diane Jenkins (previously Richards and Newman) is a Fictional character on the American television Soap opera The Young Alex Donnelley (born August 13, 1959 is an American actress best known for originating the role of Diane Jenkins on the popular daytime soap opera Patty Williams is a Fictional character in the American Soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actress Lilibet Stern Andrea Evans (born June 18 in Aurora, Illinois) is an American Emmy -nominated actress. When Patty discovered the truth it caused her to miscarry, and subsequently shoot Jack in the back. Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the natural or spontaneous end of a Pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or fetus is incapable of surviving generally defined When Jack discovered it was Patty who shot him, he decided not to press charges, acknowledging that he brought it on himself.
In the 1990s, Jack became involved with Mari Jo Mason (Diana Barton), but disowned her upon discovering that she was the one who shot Victor. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Marilyn 'Mari Jo' Mason was a Fictional character in the CBS Soap opera The Young And The Restless, portrayed by Actress Diane returned to town, and she and Jack became engaged, before she left him and married Victor. Victor and Diane's marriage did not last long, and Diane reunited with Jack; however she dumped him when she found out he was merely using her in his war against Victor.
Relationships
Jack vs. Victor
One of Y&R's key plot elements over the years has been Jack's bitter rivalry with tycoon Victor Newman (Eric Braeden). Victor Newman (born Christian Miller) is a Fictional character on the CBS Soap opera The Young and the Restless, played Eric Braeden (born Hans Jörg Gudegast on April 3, 1941) is an Emmy Award -winning German Film and television actor best Perhaps the most memorable Jack/Victor moment was when Victor had a seizure and Jack walked out of the room, leaving him for dead. An epileptic seizure is caused by excessive and/or hypersynchronous electrical Neuronal activity and is usually self-limiting Jack married Victor's ex-wife, Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott), in the late 1980s. Nicole Ann "Nikki" Newman (nee' Reed previously Foster, Bancroft, DiSalvo, Abbott Melody Thomas Scott (born April 18, 1956 in Los Angeles California) is an Emmy Award -nominated American actress best known for playing The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The marriage was short-lived, as Nikki continued to obsess over Victor. Nikki miscarrying Jack's baby was the final nail in the coffin.
Jack and Phyllis
In 2001, Jack romanced Newman Enterprises employee Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Newman Enterprises is a fictional business on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. Phyllis Newman (née Summers; previously Romalotti and Abbott) is a Fictional character in the CBS Soap opera Michelle Stafford (born September 14, 1965 in Chicago Illinois) is a two-time Emmy Award -winning American Actress They married, but Diane's (now played by Susan Walters) return to Genoa City, and the revelation that her infant son, Kyle, was Jack's, threw the marriage into turmoil. Susan Walters (born September 28, 1963 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American Actress, best known for her role as Diane Jenkins Jack and Phyllis fought Diane for custody, with Diane ultimately winning. Jack and Phylls divorced in 2003, but remained close, until 2006, when Phyllis became pregnant as the result of an affair with Jack's former stepson, Nicholas (Joshua Morrow). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas Christian "Nick" Newman is a Fictional character on the CBS Soap opera The Young and the Restless, played Joshua Morrow (born February 8, 1974 in Juneau, Alaska) is a former pop singer and an Emmy Award -nominated American Ironically, he ended up aiding Phyllis in the birth of her daughter, as they were stuck in an elevator during an ice storm. He remains close to the family and seems to have a soft spot for Nick and Phyllis' daughter, Summer.
Jack/Sharon/Brad triangle
Jack began dating Nick's ex-wife Sharon (Sharon Case), and in March 2007 he asked her to marry him. Sharon Abbott (née Collins; previously Newman) is a Fictional character in the CBS Soap opera, The Young and the Restless Sharon Case (born February 9 1971 in Detroit Michigan) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress. March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Sharon accepted the proposal and they married on April 23. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Sharon was ecstatic with the way Jack had treated her son Noah Newman. Noah Christian Newman is a Fictional character from the American Soap opera The Young and the Restless. But Brad Carlton, whom Sharon had an affair with while she was still married to Nick was not ready to accept this. Bradley "Brad" Carlton (né George Kaplan) is a Fictional character on CBS Soap opera The Young and the Restless Through about a year and a half, Brad has tried to break the pair up. In early 2008, Sharon had announced that she was leaving Jack, and she and Noah were moving out. They later rekindled, no thanks to Brad, who tried to break them up until in January 2008, when Sharon phoned Jack (after Brad followed her on business to Detroit) and said "I really think he heard me this time".
Storylines
In 2006, after a series of traumatic events, including his being ousted from Jabot as a result of a lawsuit, the death of his father and his having learned of Phyllis and Nick's affair, Jack became extremely bitter and began obsessively plotting against a number of individuals who he felt had wronged him, including Katherine (Jeanne Cooper), Jill (who fired him from Jabot) and his stepmother Gloria (Judith Chapman) (whom he blamed for his father's murder conviction and imprisonment), as well as his longtime adversary Victor. Katherine Chancellor (née Shepard; previously Sterling, Reynolds, and Thurston) is a Fictional character on CBS daytime Wilma Jeanne Cooper (born October 25, 1928 in Taft California) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress of Gloria Bardwell (née Simmons, formerly Baldwin, Fisher and Abbott) is a Fictional character, a resident of Genoa City Judith Chapman (born Judith Shepard on November 15, 1945 in Greenville South Carolina) is an actress known to fans of US daytime television
Senator Abbott
In the spring of 2007, Jack ran against Nikki in a race for a vacated Wisconsin state Senate seat, but after a few mistakes. Phyllis and Sharon used a nanny cam to catch Nikki kissing David Chow (Vincent Irizarry) on tape, released that footage on the Internet, and through that Jack ultimately won the election. A nanny cam, or nanny camera is a hidden video camera that has been secretly installed within a common household object Vincent Irizarry (born November 12 1959 in Queens New York) is an American actor Jack had a rocky career as a senator, and ultimately resigned in December 2007 because of various events that ultimately led to a senatorial ethics hearing. Ethics is a major branch of Philosophy, encompassing right conduct and good life It had been revealed previously that he had lied as a senator, and during the hearing it also came to light that he changed his father's will to not include his widow Gloria. Gloria Bardwell (née Simmons, formerly Baldwin, Fisher and Abbott) is a Fictional character, a resident of Genoa City
Restless Style
After Jack resigned from the Senate and Nick Newman was fired from his job at Newman Enterprises, they got together and decided to start a new Internet & print magazine. Newman Enterprises is a fictional business on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. They asked Phyllis to join them, and Sharon requested to work with them later. They named the project Restless Style. Nick bought a dilapidated warehouse, which turned into a money pit, as the headquarters for Restless Style and financed it and his share of the venture on money borrowed from his trust fund, which he normally could not receive until he turned 40. They have hired Daniel as a photographer assistant and general go-for, and Amber begged to be hired as receptionist. Victor labeled it foolhardy, and is sure it's going to fail.
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