The Young and the Restless CAST - Jack Abbott

Peter Bergman (CBS)

Jack Abbott Actor: Peter Bergman Who played Jack Abbott over the years Peter Bergman (1989 - present) Terry Lester (1980 to 1989) Useful information on Jack Abbott * Divorced from Sharon Collins Newman Abbott. * Resides at the Abbott Mansion at 603 Glenwood Drive. * Convicted of shooting Jill and got off on community service. * After causing Victor to collapse, Jack left him for dead but ended up coming back to save him. * Took over Newman Enterprises with the help of Brad Carlton. * Tricked his father into writing and signing a new will cutting Gloria out of an inheritance. * Created the House of Kim through which he inadvertently bought back Jabot! * Was considered a suspect by many for the murder of Carmen Mesta. * Began Restless Style magazine with Nick Newman and their wives. * Lost his share of the magazine to Nick in a coin toss, which allowed Nick to buy him out! * Tried to get Jabot back by partnering with Gloria and Jeffrey. * Was fired by Jill from Jabot, but reinstated by Katherine. * Was duped by ex-wife Patty Williams. * Got involved with Patty's psychiatrist, Dr. Emily Peterson.

CURRENT & PAST OCCUPATION

Current: Jabot Executive
Past: Partner in Restless Style
Past: Partner in NVP Retreats
Past: Owner House of Kim
Past: Owner Jabot
Past: CEO of Chancellor Industries
Past: CEO of Jabot Cosmetics

JACK ABBOTT'S HISTORY

In 1980, Jack Abbott was one of Genoa City's most eligible bachelors. A playboy of sorts, Jack's numerous affairs and partying made his father doubt his dedication to the family business. In an attempt to prove he'd grown up, Jack married the meek, almost innocent, Patty Williams. However, Jack soon went back to his old ways when a pregnant Patty walked in on him having an affair with Diane Jenkins! Although Patty shot Jack three times, he recovered, Patty lost the baby and the two divorced.

After a few more flings, Jack went on to marry his rival Victor Newman's ex-wife Nikki. Even though Jack and Nikki had a child, who died from premature birth, Nikki could never get over Victor and she and Jack divorced. Throughout the years, Jack and Victor were at each other's throats. Victor took over Jabot, Jack took over Newman, and even left Victor to die on his office floor! However, Jack ended up getting Victor help, which in turn saved his life.

In 2000, Jack's lost love from his time served in Vietnam showed up in Genoa City! The two immediately reconnected and fell in love, then Luan informed Jack that they had a son! With the help of Paul and Christine Williams, Keemo was located and brought back to GC. However, Jack's true happiness came to an end when Luan died from a terminal disease and his son returned to his home in Vietnam.

Shortly after, Jack again found his heart broken after falling for and proposing to Diane Jenkins. But Victor came in and swooped Diane out from under Jack, leaving Jack enraged with revenge. Although Jack had plotted and succeed with another Newman takeover, he found himself returning the company to Victor and actually owing him money in order to get Jabot back in the Abbott control!

Jack fell in love with Phyllis Summers during a time when she was working and spying on him for Victor Newman. After Jack found out, he broke things off with Phyllis and she left Genoa City to move back to New York. Three years later, Phyllis returned and Jack hired her to build the Glow by Jabot website. However, when Jack didn't make an effort to keep her on, Phyllis went to work for Newman!

Phyllis and Jack's relationship survived, and even though she had an ectopic pregnancy and was told she couldn't have any more children, Jack married her in 2001. Jack later found out that he was the father of Diane Jenkins' son. With Jack and Phyllis working for opposing companies, the stress on their marriage became immense and they ended up in extramarital affairs. They filed for divorce and broke their ties.

At a time when Jabot was on the verge of bankruptcy, Victor Newman dirty handedly destroyed Jack's attempt to bring Jabot back to the top! Jack got his revenge when Victor's own son, Jack's once stepson, Nick, turned his own father in to the Feds! However, just when Jack's family was about to accept Victor's restitution offer of seventy-five million, with a clause that Jack never work at Jabot again, Jack resigned from the family company and went to become CEO of Chancellor Enterprises.

Jack's next battle came when his father met and fell in love with Gloria Fisher. After Gloria's ex-husband Tom Fisher came to town, fearing for his family's life, John Abbott shot and killed Tom, and was sentenced to seven years in prison.

Jack's biggest devastation came with the death of his father shortly before he was to be pardoned and released from prison. Blaming Gloria as the reason for his father going to prison in the first place, Jack tried to strip her of the Abbott name after finding out that she and his father were never legally married. In the end, although Gloria had been shut out of John's will, due to Jack's manipulation, a judge allowed her to keep the Abbott name.

Although Jack and Phyllis got back together before John's death, they continued to have work related problems and with Nick Newman's marriage on the rocks, Phyllis and Nick began a passionate affair! When Phyllis became pregnant, Jack saw a glimmer of hope that the baby could be his. However, Jack was informed that a paternity test was administered and Nick was the father.

Determined to carry on his father's legacy, Jack regained control of Jabot through his other company the House of Kim! He ended up a suspect in Carmen Mesta's murder, but was never charged. Jack has married Sharon Collins Newman, and they partnered for a brief time with Nick Newman and Phyllis Newman to start up a magazine called Restless Style. The foursome didn't work well together and Nick bought out Jack's interest.

Jack plotted with Adam against Victor, which landed Adam in jail. Jack ended up back at Jabot as a part of a revenge scheme devised by Victor, but was fired again by Jill. With Katherine being proven to be alive, Jack was reinstated. Jack got divorced from Sharon and got involved with Mary Jane Benson, who turned out to be his ex-wife, Patty Williams.

Jack was devastated when he learned that Patty was brought to town by Victor Newman as a revenge scheme, and it led to the death of his niece, Colleen. Jack became involved with Dr. Emily Peterson, the psychiatrist Patty had plastic surgery to resemble, and Patty switched places with her, duping Jack into marrying her. Once that was straightened out, Emily left Jack. He plotted to keep his co-CEO position at Jabot, which is run by Tucker McCall, to no avail. Jack went to Hawaii with Phyllis to try to find evidence of Sharon's innocence in Skye's murder. He and Phyllis were dating, but she cheated on him with Nick and Jack dumped her. Jack happily just bought Abby's shares of Newman, and embarked on an affair with Diane, who is married to Victor.

PAST MARRIAGES

Sharon Collins Newman Abbott (divorced)
Patty Williams (divorced)
Lindsey Wells (invalid)
Nikki Reed Newman (divorced)
Luan Volien (widowed)
Phyllis_Summers_Abbott_Newman (divorced)

FLINGS & RELATIONSHIPS

Emily Peterson
Diane Jenkins Newman
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Jill_Foster_Abbott
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Ellen Winters
Mari Jo Mason
Diane Jenkins Newman
Leanna Love
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RELATIVES

John Abbott (father - deceased)
Dina Abbott Mergeron (mother)
Robert Abbott (grandfather - deceased)
Ashley Abbott (half-sister)
Traci Abbott Carlton Connolly (sister)
Billy Abbott (half-brother)
Colleen Carlton (niece)
Abby Carlton (half-neice)
Robert Carlton (half-nephew - deceased)

CHILDREN

Keemo Volien Abbott (son with Luan)
Unborn Child (with Nikki Newman - miscarriage)
Unnamed Son (with Nikki Newman - deceased shortly after birth)
Kyle Jenkins (son with Diane Jenkins Newman)
Noah Newman (stepson)

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