J.T. Yorke

James Tiberius "J. T" Yorke was a fictional character portrayed by Ryan Cooley on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. 2Development 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 was "Rock This Town" where his character was stabbed. The episode aired in August 2006. 3Personality 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. 2Fictional character biography Season 1J. 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 withdra