Jack Monk
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Jack Monk is an occasional and fictional character appearing on the USA Network television series Monk.
Jack Monk is played by Dan Hedaya and appears in the episode entitled "Mr. Monk Meets His Dad". Jack, the father of both Ambrose and Adrian Monk, abandoned his young family while running to pick up an order of Chinese food. Adrian was only eight years old and his father's abandonment is seemingly the catalyst for both Adrian and Ambrose's pyschological illnesses. After leaving, Jack is never heard from again for over 30 years. During that time he fathered yet another son, Jack Jr. Jack finally makes an appearance - albeit an unnoticed one - at Ambrose's door to leave him a congratulatory note on Ambrose's final exit from the house.
When Jack finally shows up in person, he is working for a Texas-based trucking company and had been stopped in San Francisco for running a red light. He was arrested and was placed in jail for spitting at the police officer who had stopped him.
