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Well, the voting is over for Drake's audition video to host his own talk show on the new OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK. You can still view Drake's video, so click HERE to view his audition. It is AWESOME! Drake makes us ALL want to get healthier! If you want to comment on the video, there's just a simple process to sign up for an account. He posted in the comments for his video that he also attended an open casting call for this project but hasn't heard anything back yet. OWN recently announced the top five online finalists who will join thirty-five other finalists chosen from the open casting calls or other online entries. Show producers will then select ten people from this group of forty to appear on the Your OWN Show reality series. At least one of the top five online finalists will be chosen for a spot on the show. Tune in to see who makes the cut when Your OWN Show premiers on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, in January 2011. And keep coming back here for further updates!

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LATE-BREAKING NEWS
About DRAKE!

Listen up Drake Hogestyn fans and gather around! We have BIG NEWS to share with you all! It was recently announced that Drake will be starring in a brand-new web series called REALITY BYTES THE SERIES. We're pleased to report that this is a LEAD role for our Hogey! Our congratulations go out to Drake on your new role, and thanks to REALITY BYTES THE SERIES for your extraordinary casting decisions!

It looks like it'll be late August when they begin filming. The members of the crew are Producers Tristan Rogers, Kate Lang, Tonja Walker Davidson, Drake Hogestyn and Jim Romanovich; Creators Kate Lang and Tristan Rogers; Writers Kate Lang, Tristan Rogers and Tracy Shierling; Casting Director and Webmaster Danya Porter; Graphic Artist Kim Brown; and Website Journalist Val Hudson. Members of the cast to date are Tristan Rogers (Trevor Rains), Ben Hogestyn (Jacob Kaplan), Jered Allen (Ben Anderson), Drake Hogestyn (Jerry Parker), Tonja Walker Davidson (Avery Meadows), Sarajane Rogers (Harper Rains), Jade Harlow (Victoria Radcliffe), Martha Madison (Hannah Taylor), John Reilly (Dalton Whitley), Dana Sparks (Karen Walton), Tracey Ross (Alex Armstrong), Bryce Vine (Xavier Armstrong), Danica Stewart (Kimberly McMillan), Lilly Melgar (Rachel Bennett), Edie Lehmann (Angela Rains), John Callahan (Stuart Leary), Billie Hayes (Emily Ogden Rains), Brian Patrick Clarke (Edward Luzala), Nick Marinoff (Zach Ballard), Derek Chariton (Matt Ballard), and Barrett Curry (Chad Rains).

If you're scratching your head and wondering what in the heck a "web series" is, it airs on your computer rather than your television. Click HERE for more information from their website. Click HERE to become a "Fan" on their Facebook Page.

Please click HERE for the wonderful interview Ben did with Kay Collier on the REALITY BYTES THE SERIES website regarding his character of Jacob Kaplan and growing up with Drake as a Dad.

Please click HERE for the fabulous interview Drake did with WE LOVE SOAPS regarding Jerry Parker.

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Contact Our Star Player


We've received many inquiries from Drake's fans regarding contact information for Drake. If you would like to drop Drake a line in the form of a letter, card or postcard, or even send him a Birthday or Christmas present, please send it to the following address:

Mr. Drake Hogestyn
c/o Priscilla Reyes
102 East 232nd Street
Carson, CA 90745-4829

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What's In A Name?


How to pronounce Drake's name: Okay, here is a quick lesson on how to say Drake's last name correctly, since our boisterous Drake really appreciates it when his fans nail the pronunciation of his last name. Most reporters are always mispronouncing it and Drake has to correct them. Drake is not a pig; he isn't a hog either. So it isn't HOGestyn. The "O" is pronounced as it sounds, like "oh" and the "tyn" is pronounced like "tin," so say it with us exactly as it sounds...Drake Hoh-ges-tin. Hogestyn.

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Sports Page

Click HERE for stories by fans who have met Drake about their unforgettable Drake Encounters.

For stories by fans who haven't met Drake yet but who wanted to say why they admire him and look forward to meeting him someday, click HERE

We've been doing updates for awhile, but have received a lot of requests for an "Update Page" so it's easier to find the latest articles. Hope this helps! Click HERE for UPDATES on this Section, which was last updated on 10/10/09.

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Drake's Stats

From our years of following Drake's career and compiling information about his life and performances, we have put together what we think is a pretty comprehensive list of his projects and accomplishments. Please let us know if we missed any. Please click HERE to take a stroll down Drake's impressive list of many achievements.

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Drake's Daytime League

For articles and interviews about Drake's family, his parents and siblings and his later family with Victoria and their four children, as well as his extraordinary career playing minor league baseball for the New York Yankees farm team and his acting career on DAYS OF OUR LIVES, click the appropriate year below:

We've been doing updates for awhile, but have received a lot of requests for an "Update Page" so it's easier to find the latest articles. Hope this helps! Click HERE for UPDATES on this Section, which was last updated on 7/31/10.

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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Kudos And Praise For Our MVP

Click the appropriate year below for kudos and praise for Drake from various soap opera magazines through the years. They all seemed to admire him as one of their favorite persons to interview..

We've been doing updates for awhile, but have received a lot of requests for an "Update Page" so it's easier to find the latest articles. Hope this helps! Click HERE for UPDATES on this Section, which was last updated on 3/20/10.

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2006 2007 2008 2009

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Criticism From Magazines
About Storyline Strikeouts

Click HERE for comments from various reporters and magazines when they felt storylines were dropped or not given enough time or emphasis to be successful. Drake always gave his all to his
storylines, regardless of how far-fetched or unbelievable they were, and the magazine editors noticed that.

We've been doing updates for awhile, but have received a lot of requests for an "Update Page" so it's easier to find the latest articles. Hope this helps! Click HERE for UPDATES on this Section, which was last updated on 5/21/10.

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John's Yearly Scoreboard

For articles and interviews with Drake concerning John Black's interesting and always-mysterious storyline, click the appropriate year below:

We've been doing updates for awhile, but have received a lot of requests for an "Update Page" so it's easier to find the latest articles. Hope this helps! Click HERE for UPDATES on this Section, which was last updated on 7/31/10.

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2006 2007 2008 2009

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Contact The Coaches

Please click HERE if you have any questions about any content on this website or any suggestions or materials you'd like to contribute to the site. We're always looking for hard-to-find articles and stories, so any "contributions" would be very much welcomed. Thank you for your interest. Check back often for future updates.

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THANKS!

Special thanks to our favorite Ebay sellers who have helped us immensely with locating articles, interviews and "all things Drake" so we could make this a perfect site for our Most Valuable Player, the one and only Drake Hogestyn! Please check out SOAP OPERA WORLD by clicking HERE for a stroll down Memory Lane. Also, click HERE to check out Hollywood Dreams, another Seller who has always been willing to give us a heads-up when she comes across Drake stuff. We REALLY appreciate all your help! Thanks SO much, ladies!

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Important Stats And Info

This page is not affiliated with Corday Productions, NBC, DAYS OF OUR LIVES, or Sony Television. All of the characters, storylines, etc. are the property of Sony Television and Corday Productions. All of the information on this website is from our memory, notes we have taken over the years while watching the show, or typewritten copies of articles from published magazines that are currently operating (like SOAP OPERA DIGEST and SOAP OPERA WEEKLY) or are no longer in business (like those listed below), which we have paraphrased in many instances to correct informational or typographical errors. The collection of information presented on this website is copyrighted to the magazines and publications that originally published it. This includes but is not limited to: DAYTIME TV, SOAP DISH, SOAP OPERA DIGEST, SOAP OPERA MAGAZINE, SOAP OPERA NEWS, SOAP OPERA NOW, SOAP OPERA UPDATE, SOAP OPERA WEEKLY, and THE SOAP SET.

We requested and were given permission to type articles from these magazines after they were no longer on the newsstands, as long as we listed proper copyrights and gave appropriate credit.

Our website is for information and entertainment purposes only. A lot of work and love has gone into the creation of this website, and we don't want people to just take "our stuff" as if it was their own. This compilation of information belongs to BASEBALL MEMORIES AND MALIBU DREAMS and should not be copied in whole or in part for use elsewhere on the Internet without first emailing us for permission. Thank you!

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