It was long thought that Hogestyn’s first name was the inspiration for Joey Tribbiani’s (LeBlanc) Doctor Drake Ramoray in Friends. One of the running jokes in Friends was struggling actor Joey ...

Drake Hogestyn, who portrayed John Black in Days of Our Lives for nearly four decades, passed away at 70 due to pancreatic cancer. His character inspired Joey Tribbiani's Dr. Drake Ramoray on Friends.

Drake Hogestyn‘s cause of death has been determined after the soap star died last month, just one day shy of his 71st birthday. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office has confirmed ...

Hogestyn, who passed away on September 28, 2024, following a nearly 40-year run on Days of Our Lives as John Black, served as inspiration for Joey’s “character.” Even though Drake Ramoray ...

Drake Hogestyn’s cause of death has been revealed. The Days of Our Lives actor, who died on Saturday, Sept. 28 at age 70 — one day shy of his 71 st birthday — died from pancreatic cancer ...