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Friends star Matt LeBlanc portrayed Joey, the soap opera star, playing the role of Drake Ramoray in Days of Our Lives. While the character had its own personality on the show, the name “Drake” was inspired by the real Days of Our Lives actor, Drake Rogestyn.
The latter passed away on Saturday, September 28, after his battle with pancreatic cancer. The late actor played the iconic role of John Black in the TV show for nearly 40 years, from 1946 to 2024.
In Friends, LeBlanc’s soap opera character drew links with Rogestyn’s character in the real show, filled with character arcs, drama and rebirths in the storyline.
One of the most hilarious storylines for Drake Ramoray was his arguments with the writing team of his show, which led him to fall off the elevator, marking the end of his role. However, Joey’s Drake Ramoray returned to the show with a new brain before again taking an exit.
Though Rogestyn never commented on his character replica in Friends, his co-star, Alison Sweeny, revealed that she used to watch the sitcom, especially for Drake Ramoray’s character.
She has mentioned to an entertainment portal, “It was such a fun ongoing story to watch on Friends, and it made us laugh. It just had such a sense of humor about what we do, and we just loved it.”
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Meanwhile, the Days of Our Lives page announced the death of the late actor on their social media account. Along with the picture of Rogestyn, the account wrote in the caption, “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Drake Hogestyn.”
It further read, He was thrown the curve ball of his life when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but he faced the challenge with incredible strength and determination. After putting up an unbelievable fight, he passed peacefully, surrounded by loved ones.”
Sweeney, too, mourned the death of his co-star, calling him an “increadible man.” She further revealed that the late actor cared for all on the sets. She concluded by saying, “I will miss him terribly and treasure every story, every joke and every hug.”
Drake Hogestyn is survived by four children and seven grandchildren.
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been keeping busy with her upcoming Hollywood projects, one after the other. Meanwhile, she has also been attending fashion and film events. Hence, when on September 29 (Sunday), she got some time to spend with her daughter, Malti Marie, and she shared her happiness with her social media family.
A while ago, the global sensation took to her Instagram stories and dropped a selfie with her daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas. In the image, Priyanka Chopra looked peaceful as she held her little girl by her side. Dressed in her comfortable and cozy loungewear, the actress smiled happily. While she captured the lovely moment with her daughter, the little one stayed engrossed in her toy.
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A couple of days ago, PeeCee attended the special screening of Citadel: Honey Bunny in London. She also dropped some picture-perfect moments with Samantha Ruth Prabhu from the event. They were joined by Matilda De Angelis who is leading the Italian version of the web series. Earlier, Chopra also shared a video of her heading to the set to commence shooting for the second season of her show, Citadel.
Before that, she attended a special musical show wherein her husband Nick Jonas performed. She dropped several glimpses from the event and stated in the caption why it was so special for her. The Bajirao Mastani actress penned that it was at the same arena, 24 years ago, that she was crowned Miss World.
The desi diva penned, “Monday nights should not be so much fun. Also story time: I was crowned Miss World at this arena 24 years ago. It was called the Millennium Dome back then. I’ll never forget my little 18 year old, excited, nervous and competitive self, trying to look and be the best I could be. A memory I will never forget from November 30th 2000 is the feeling of balancing on pencil heels with a gorgeous Hemant Trivedi dress that was falling off the entire evening because my body tape would not stay on, as I was sweating so much from nerves.
She added, “Hence if you google the pictures, after I win, I look like I’m doing a namaste in gratitude but I’m actually desperately trying to keep my dress up. clearly I survived and it was all well at the end. To be back here watching my husband and his brothers perform with my daughter, family and friends is such a full circle. Life has been good. Gratitude.”
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