Jack Trakarsky

Jack Trakarsky, is one of the main characters on You Me Her. Jack is portrayed by Greg Poehler.

Season 1
Jack Trakarsky and his wife Emma, seek therapy due to the fact that they are trying to conceive and are totally in love, but seriously lacking spice in the bedroom. Jack meets with his brother and rants about the sexual stagnation, and his brother suggests he meet up with an escort. Grad student Izzy goes with her best friend and roommate Nina to their lecture where she sees Andy, a guy in her class who is into her. She receives a text from a client, who turns out to be Jack. By the time Izzy arrives at the hotel they were scheduled to meet at, Jack starts resenting his decision, but Izzy starts talking and drinking with him, which leads to them making out. He goes home and ends up telling Emma, who gets upset initially but instructs him to show her what the escort looks like. At a restaurant with her best friend Carmen the day after, Emma tells her that she is attracted the escort. Izzy walks in, as Emma has contacted her to meet her. After talking for a while, Emma chooses to leave but Izzy changes Emma's mind by giving her a footjob under the table. Emma runs to the bathroom and Izzy follows, and they end up kissing shortly after. Jack tracks down Izzy's apartment building and meets with her, telling her he cannot see her anymore because he loves his wife. Izzy leaves in tears, and Nina comes home later on to find her in a depressive state. Jack goes home to Emma and they have sex, their passion reignited. However Emma shocks Jack by telling him that she met with Izzy and kissed her, and that Izzy isn't the first girl she has been attracted to. As Jack, Emma, and Izzy try to put the of all weird days behind them, Emma reveals a secret, Izzy finds committing to safe-bet Andy tougher than she thought, and Jack can't shake the feeling that he's gotten them all in over their heads. Jack, Izzy, and Emma, all together for the first time, agree to keep their relationship a business arrangement. Emma has her first date with Izzy while Jack grows ever more jealous and concerned about how this might affect his possible promotion. Jack and Emma start to wonder if they're on the same page. Izzy tries to find stability in Andy. After a startling development, Jack and Emma separately try to end things with Izzy, leading to a surprising epiphany. Izzy, Emma and Jack cope with the consequences of their alternative relationship. Izzy, Emma, and Jack finally take the polyamorous plunge together but things go wildly awry: Everything that could go wrong meets up to conspire against them... in their front yard. However, the real peril may be right there in the room with them. The awkward morning after dredges up old fears for Jack and Emma and wounded feelings for Izzy. With their three-way fling feeling like more trouble than it's worth, Jack and Emma wish they'd shut it down before the whole blackmail thing started. With blackmail and hurt feelings accumulating all around them, Emma and Jack decide the only way to move forward with Izzy is to reinstate the business arrangement parameters. But Izzy has a plan of her own that's way more fun... until it isn't. After their wild home date turns into a tearful breakup, Izzy decides she needs to move back home to Colorado to deal with her issues. Unaware, Jack and Emma continue to deal with the fallout of what's beginning to feel like a blur of bad choices. Coming together turned their lives upside down, but as much as Jack, Emma, and Izzy try to hide it, splitting up may be doing the real damage.

Season 2
Jack, Emma and Isabelle officially become a commit throuple, also deciding, to cohabitate, face the disapproval of friends and family, and stand their ground in a bold, painful, and permanent way. The throuple come out at a neighborhood party, spinning the gathering out of control and cracking open a fresh can of troubles. Carmen and Dave try to make amends for their prudishness by inviting Jack, Emma, and Izzy on an unusual double date. Jack confronts Emma about inviting Izzy to move in without discussing it with him first. Leaving her to wallow in that epiphany, he goes on his interview at Griffin College and finds himself on "the road not taken." Jack's still caved out at big bro's house, Izzy's trying to coax the married couple back together, and after things go bad at work, Emma's not at all sure about what she really wants. Jack inches closer to the point of no return with Ruby. All the while, the clock's ticking on the daunting arrival of Emma's hyper-conservative parents. Jack inches closer to the point of no return with Ruby. All the while, the clock's ticking on the daunting arrival of Emma's hyper-conservative parents.