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John Black and Marlena Evans are fictional characters and a supercouple from the American daytime drama Days of our Lives. John is portrayed by Drake Hogestyn and Marlena is portrayed by Deidre Hall. In magazines and in advertising as well as on Internet message boards the couple is often referred to by the portmanteau Jarlena (for John and Marlena) or Jolena (for John and Marlena).