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Johnny Zacchara
Played by Brandon Barash
By
Laurie
Johnny is the only son of mob boss,
Anthony Zacchara. At first, Johnny seemed like a loose cannon. As we get
to know him better, however, it’s obvious that Johnny is very
misunderstood. Though he is a bit dark and brooding, Johnny seems like a
sweet kid at heart. He appears to be a lonely, angry, and sensitive young
man. Johnny definitely has a short fuse and could use some help keeping his
temper under control. Johnny is also resistant to authority. People keep
saying that Johnny is unstable, but he may just be saner than we realize.
In a way, Johnny Zacchara is reminiscent of a young Sonny Corinthos.
Johnny lives in a secluded mansion
with his father, Anthony. Anthony used to keep Johnny a virtual
prisoner, but that changed over time. It’s clear that Johnny has some
emotional baggage. When he was a young boy, he witnessed his father shoot
his mother. The incident seems to have permanently scarred him.
Growing up with a psycho father, it's no
wonder Johnny is a little off. He didn't want to get involved with Anthony's
business, but he keeps returning to it. He doesn't crave power like Sonny,
but he keeps getting dragged back into the mob.
Johnny Zacchara is a very complex
character. He definitely has the potential to become an audience favorite.
All Johnny needs is a little love and understanding … and a whole lot of
therapy.
Johnny was very close to his sister,
Claudia. Claudia was way more messed-up then he is, and he tried to protect
her and keep her from really going off the rails. However, eventually, he
was not able to, and she was killed. He blames Sonny for her death, even
though Michael is the one who killed her. Anthony made Sonny marry Claudia
in order to join their mob businesses. Sonny treated Claudia kind of badly,
but eventually, he started to fall for her. Then he found out that she had
been the one who shot Michael and put him in a coma, so he tried to have her
killed. Claudia, humiliated by Sonny, kidnapped a pregnant
Carly. Michael
killed Claudia to protect Carly and his new baby sister.
Johnny was involved with several women on
the show since he appeared. At first, he and Lulu were like star-crossed
lovers. They even went on the run at one point, just like
Luke and Laura.
Johnny tends to be self-destructive, though, and usually ends up sabotaging
most of his romantic relationships. He used Maxie to break up with Lulu. He
later was involved with an older woman, Olivia. They had a fling for a
while.
Johnny became a little obsessed with making
Sonny pay for Claudia's death, so eventually Olivia broke up with him over
that. He
helped Sonny's daughter Kristina pretend to be his girlfriend in order to
make Sonny mad. Sonny planted a bomb in his car that almost killed them
both. Later, when they got into a fight, Sonny shot Johnny when Johnny
pulled a gun on him. Cop Ronnie made it look like Sonny shot an
un-armed man.
Johnny has always acted like an older
brother to Michael because he understands what it feels like to be a
mobster's son. Sonny has never liked their friendship.
Johnny became involved with crazy Dr. Lisa
Niles. She reminded him a little of Claudia, so he tried to help her, but
she got more and more unstable. She was too obsessed with
Patrick to
appreciate Johnny.
Carly started flirting with Johnny in order
keep him away from Michael (she was afraid that Michael would go to work for
the Zaccharras), but their flirtation became a real relationship. No
one else is happy about that.
Johnny is clearly a mobster and involved in
all sorts of illegal things, but his primary focus always seems to be
causing trouble for Sonny. Yet, he is often distracted by having to
deal with his crazy father.
Johnny seemed to mellow for a while.
However, in 2012, Johnny found out that Anthony is really his grandfather
and that Claudia was really his mother. It really made him angry all over
again.
Johnny slept with Kate/Connie,
which made both Sonny and Carly very upset.
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