J.T. Yorke
| J. T. Yorke | |
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| Degrassi: The Next Generation character | |
Ryan Cooley as J. T. Yorke
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| First appearance | October 14, 2001 (episode 1.01; "Mother and Child Reunion, Part 1") |
| Last appearance | January 26, 2007 (episode 6.11; "Rock This Town") |
| Created by | Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore |
| Portrayed by | Ryan Cooley |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | J. T. Mascot boy |
| Occupation | Student |
| Family |
Unnamed Brother Unnamed Sister Unnamed Son (with Liberty) |
| Significant other(s) |
Manny Santos Liberty Van Zandt Mia Jones |
| Nationality | Canadian |
James Tiberius Yorke is a fictional character portrayed by Ryan Cooley on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Jake Goldsbie originally auditioned for the role, but would later be cast as Toby Isaacs.
Ryan Cooley found out he would leave the show "around" April 2006, prior to the filming of the sixth season. While surprised his character was being killed off, Cooley was contemplating going to a university and leaving the series. Cooley's last episode "Rock This Town" was shot in August 2006.
Throughout the series, J. T. is portrayed as a class clown who constantly makes jokes, with usually positive reception by his classmates and not by the person who he is making fun of. His joking often caused much of his own problems, including getting put in detention and even resulted in his relationship with Manny ending.
J. T. aids Manny and Toby in stopping Emma from being raped during a meeting with a sexual predator who posed as someone her age. When his seventh grade year started, J. T. was asked by Toby to run against his stepsister Ashley Kerwin for class president and he does before Ashley pays him eighty dollars to withdraw. Early in the school year, J. T. and Toby passed on going to the school dance in favor of looking at pornography websites. The two were caught by Toby's parents, who returned home earlier than expected and the pair were made by Toby's parents to look at pornography sites with men, in order to be taught a lesson on objectifying women.
Liberty is revealed to be romantically interested in J. T., who does not like her back. After she takes the blame for him during class, her crush becomes obvious to Toby, Manny and Emma. J. T. denies it for a time, but realizes it and tries to act obnoxious to get her to stop liking him. Once this fails to work, he tells her that he is homosexual, which disappoints her but backfires when she asks to do an interview with him and have him come out of the closet and serve as an inspiration for other students struggling with coming to terms with their sexuality. When Emma has her period, J. T. mocks her for coming to class in oversized shorts, not knowing her other clothes were stained. He finds out when she reveals she is having her period to the class.
J. T. gains a crush on Paige, who is raped sometime after the two go on a date together and confesses this to him. When he learns of the rape and the identity of the offender, he attacks him. Despite being outclassed, J. T. is able to get him suspended when the boy attacks him in retaliation.
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