"Days of Our Lives" star Drake Hogestyn, who has played John Black on the soap opera for nearly 40 years, has died.

Days of our Lives stars have come out in droves to honor the late great Drake Hogestyn. The soap legend, who played John Black for over 35 years, passed away this weekend. Social media has become flooded with those who had the privilege of knowing and working with him after news of his death broke.

Longtime “Days of Our Lives” star Drake Hogestyn, who played John Black for nearly four decades, has died at age 70