John Black

John Black?

Just wondering – Why did the actor who played John Black (Drake ?) leave the show?

Hogan Sheffer, the head writer, has made no secret that he disliked the character of John Black and wrote very little material for the character. He was shot last December, spent five months in a coma, then had minimal scenes with Stephano (which was a travesty since much of the Dimera storyline was very much involved with John) and we pretty much only saw him when he was playing suck-face with Marlena. Really, I think they wanted us to dislike him, too – well, I didn’t like those scenes but I still loved John. They killed John when Drake’s contract wasn’t even up until Dec 12. Drake had complained publicly about his lack of storyline and another rumor involves the producer’s rule that ‘if you out, you’re out.’ That has been denied by Ed Scott.
If you are a Drake fan, I wouldn’t worry. The rumors are strong that he will be back either as John who didn’t really die or as a look-alike character. We can only hope.

John Black vs. Andre DiMera