Jack Abbott (Y&R)
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| Jack Abbott | |
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| Address | The Abbott Mansion 603 Glenwood Drive, Genoa City |
| Date of birth | Late 1950s |
| Gender | Male |
| Parents | John Abbott Dina Abbott Mergeron |
| Siblings | Traci Abbott Connelly (sister) Ashley Abbott (maternal half-sister) Billy Abbott (paternal half-brother) |
| Married | Patti Williams (divorced) Lindsey Wells (invalid) Nikki Newman (divorced) Luan Voilen (divorced) Phyllis Summers (divorced) |
| Children | Keemo Voilen (son, with Luan) Unborn child (miscarriage, with Nikki) John Abbott, III (Stillborn son, with Nikki) Kyle Jenkins Abbott (son, with Diane) |
| Occupation | Partner in NVP Retreats Former CEO of Chancellor Industries Former CEO of Jabot Cosmetics |
| Portrayer | Peter Bergman (1989 - ) Terry Lester (1980 - 1989) |
John "Jack" Abbott Jr. is a fictional character on US soap opera The Young and the Restless. The character is currently portrayed by Peter Bergman since 1989 and was played by Terry Lester from 1982 to 1989.
The oldest son of John Abbott Sr. (Jerry Douglas), the half-brother of Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) and was the CEO of Chancellor Industries, Jack was once Genoa City's resident playboy, but has matured greatly over the years. After failed relationships with Jill Foster (Jess Walton) — who later became his stepmother — Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott), Luan Voilen (Elizabeth Sung) (with whom he has a son, Keemo (Philip Moon), and Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) (with whom he has a son, Kyle (Cooper and Oliver Guynes), Jack finally married and settled down with Jabot web designer Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford). The two divorced two years later, but remained close. Phyllis became pregnant by Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow), with whom she had an affair. Currently CEO of NVP Retreats, as well as the current owner of Jabot Cosmetics (secretly done through a shell company, House Of Kim).
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 Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper), Jill Abbott (who fired him from Jabot), and his stepmother Gloria Abbott (Judith Chapman) (whom he blamed for his father's murder conviction and imprisonment), as well as his longtime adversary Victor Newman (Eric Braeden). In late 2006, Jack began dating Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) and in March 2007 he asked her to marry him. Sharon accepted the proposal they are currently engaged.
[edit] Jack on The Nanny
Peter Bergman played Jack in an episode of the 1990s sitcom The Nanny. As Jack, he had scenes with the character Heather Biblow (Pamela Anderson), much to the frustration of Fran Fine (Fran Drescher).
