Jake McKinnon
Encyclopedia
Jake Thomas McKinnon was a fictional character
on NBC
's now-cancelled daytime drama Another World
, and on the CBS
daytime drama As the World Turns
. He was portrayed by Tom Eplin
.
Marriage to Vicky Hudson
Jake and Vicky were married in 1997. A few months after they got married, Vicky went up to the cabin with Shane Roberts, a man Jake hated. When Jake was arrested, Vicky confessed to Jake that she had been with Shane on the night he and Michael died in a car accident. Jake angrily confronts Vicky on the witness stand about why she lied to him. Jake left Vicky for a few months, but they eventually got back together.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's now-cancelled daytime drama Another World
Another World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
, and on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
daytime drama As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
. He was portrayed by Tom Eplin
Tom Eplin
Tom Eplin is an American actor known for his long run as the character of Jake McKinnon on two soap operas for a combined total of nearly two decades: on Another World and on As the World Turns .Eplin was married to his Another World costar Ellen Wheeler from 1985 to 1988...
.
Tom Eplin's History as Jake McKinnon
- February 4, 1985 to September 29, 1986; May 13, 1988 to March 16, 1995; Jake has amesia and believes he is Bunny before he regains his memory. June 30, 1995 to June 25, 1999 on Another WorldAnother World (TV series)Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
- June 30, 1999 to July 8, 2002 on As the World TurnsAs the World TurnsAs the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
Marriage to Vicky Hudson
Jake and Vicky were married in 1997. A few months after they got married, Vicky went up to the cabin with Shane Roberts, a man Jake hated. When Jake was arrested, Vicky confessed to Jake that she had been with Shane on the night he and Michael died in a car accident. Jake angrily confronts Vicky on the witness stand about why she lied to him. Jake left Vicky for a few months, but they eventually got back together.