Joey Jeremiah
Fictional character from the "Degrassi" franchise
Joseph "Joey" Jeremiah is a fictional character from the Degrassi teen drama franchise. He is portrayed by Pat Mastroianni. He debuted in the first episode of Degrassi Junior High and appeared throughout Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High, and the first five seasons of Degrassi: The Next Generation. As one of the main focus characters of the original two series, his role primarily concerns his friendship with Archie "Snake" Simpson (Stefan Brogren) and Derek "Wheels" Wheeler (Neil Hope), his on-and-off romantic relationship with Caitlin Ryan (Stacie Mistysyn), and in The Next Generation, his relationship with his stepson Craig Manning (Jake Epstein).
Characterized as a class clown and a slacker in the original series, Joey was known for his trademark fedora and Hawaiian shirts and humorous, immature attitude. However, he shows a more sensitive, caring side when his friends are in a crisis, such as his attempts to comfort Wheels after his parents' death in a vehicular accident. By Degrassi Junior High's third season, he begins an on-and-off relationship with Caitlin, which continues throughout Degrassi High. He is a central character in the television movie School's Out, that concluded the series, in which he cheats on Caitlin with another girl over the summer after he and Caitlin had an argument. By The Next Generation, Joey had a wife who died in the 1990s, and a stepson, who he takes in due to the latter's abusive father.
Mastroianni won a Gemini Award for his portrayal of Joey in 1988, and was nominated two other times for the award, as well as being named in a nomination for an ensemble cast Young Artist Award in 1990.
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