John "Jack" Abbott, Jr. is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The character is the oldest son of the Abbotts, one of the core families that was introduced to the show in the early 1980s. Terry Lester played Jack from 1980 until 1989, when he resigned from the show and was replaced by current portrayer, Peter Bergman. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1998.
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John "Jack" Abbott, Jr. is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The character is the oldest son of the Abbotts, one of the core families that was introduced to the show in the early 1980s. Terry Lester played Jack from 1980 until 1989, when he resigned from the show and was replaced by current portrayer, Peter Bergman. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1998.
Much of his history on the series revolves around his long-running conflict with rival businessman Victor Newman (Eric Braeden).
In the beginning, Jack is a playboy who romances Jill Foster and Jabot models, like Diane Jenkins, before marrying Patty Williams. He marries her in an effort to convince his father to make him president of Jabot, but continues cheating on her. Patty discovers Jack having sex with Diane, which causes her to miscarry their baby. She tells him she wants to try for another baby. She later overhears him confiding in Jill that he does not want...
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