Some of the best storylines include his love life.
John started on the soap in 1980, the rich founder of Jabot Cosmetics with his three teenage children.
The four of them were a close family and remained that way as they grew up.
She was much younger than John, and the relationship was not widely approved of.
She suffered a mysterious fall from a ladder and miscarried.
John found out about her pregnancy and subsequent miscarriage, the shock causing him to have a stroke.
He recovered, kicked Jack out of the house, and divorced Jill.
Despite her reservations, she accepted John’s proposal.
John was understandably upset by her secret, but he married her anyway.
Their marriage was short-lived, as Christine found her biological father and he arrived in Genoa City.
She passed away soon after surrounded by the people she loved.
Intent on having a child, Jill got pregnant before John could have a vasectomy.
He told her to abort the unborn child, but she refused.
John suffered another stroke and entered a custody battle for their son, which he won.
He left town with his son soon after to reflect on his next move in Genoa City.
