Dr. Jack Shephard is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Matthew Fox. Jack is the leader of the crash survivors and the main character of the series. He is the antithesis of John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) and the love interest of both Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) and Juliet Burke (Elizabeth Mitchell). He is also the half-brother of fellow crash survivor Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin). He is often the rival of Sawye...
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Dr. Jack Shephard is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Matthew Fox. Jack is the leader of the crash survivors and the main character of the series. He is the antithesis of John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) and the love interest of both Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) and Juliet Burke (Elizabeth Mitchell). He is also the half-brother of fellow crash survivor Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin). He is often the rival of Sawyer (Josh Holloway) for both leadership of the survivors and the affections of Kate.
Jack is born into a successful family, with aspirations of following in the footsteps of his surgeon father. Jack attends Columbia University and graduates medical school a year faster than any of his classmates. Despite Jack's giftedness as a physician, he is haunted by his broken relationship with his father, an alcoholic whom had previously told Jack that he did not have what it takes to be a hero, as he would be unable to cope with failure. Early in his...
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