J.T. Yorke

James Tiberius "J.T." Yorke is a fictional character on the TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation who is portrayed by Ryan Cooley. He is first seen in "Mother and Child Reunion" Part 1, having just removed Joey Jeremiah's old fedora from a box of Degrassi Junior High/Degrassi High memorabilia at the school, days before beginning his first semester at the school, and put it on. As the scene suggests, throughout the first season, he figuratively "wears the hat" of the short, slender class clown with loud shirts. Upon spotting his best friend Toby Isaacs from summer camp registering for school, J.T. introduces him to his life-long friends Emma Nelson and Manuella "Manny" Santos. The four are the only Next Generation students shown in the...