Charles Pratt Jr. (born January 6, 1955) is an American television writer, producer and director. In September 2014, it was revealed that Pratt had been hired as head writer and co-executive producer of ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

''. In September 2016, it was confirmed that Pratt was leaving his position at ''The Young and the Restless'' to become show-runner and executive producer of the primetime series ''

Star A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by its gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked ...

''. In 2021, He was hired to be a producer on the Disney Channel Original Mystery Series,

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. The show premiered in January.

Daytime soap opera positions held

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 20 ...

'' (hired by

Brian Frons Brian Scott Frons (born June 15, 1956) is an American television executive and the former president of ABC Daytime. Education Frons earned a master’s degree from Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in 1978. C ...

) *

Head writer A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits. In fictional comedy o ...

: August 27, 2008 – February 15, 2010 *Co-head writer (with

Lorraine Broderick Lorraine Broderick (born 1948) is an American television soap opera writer. She got her start on '' All My Children'' as a protégée of the show's creator, Agnes Nixon. She went on to serve four different stints as its Head Writer, ultimatel ...

): February 8 – 15, 2010 *Consulting producer: August 20, 2008 – November 2009 ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' *Consulting producer: May 2004 – March 28, 2006 *

(with

Robert Guza Jr. Robert Guza Jr. (born 1951 ) is an American television writer and producer, who formerly held the position as head writer on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital''. Personal life Guza has been married to actress and fellow writer Meg Be ...

): June 13, 2002 – March 10, 2006 *

Script Writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. T ...

: 1982–1984 '' Santa Barbara'' *Script Writer: 1985–1986 *Co-head writer (with

Anne Howard Bailey Anne Howard Bailey (July 26, 1924 – November 23, 2006) was an American writer known particularly for her work as a screenwriter and opera librettist. Life and career Born and raised in Memphis, Bailey attended Rhodes College, where she gr ...

): December 1986 – January 1989 *Head writer: January 1989 – May 1990 '' Sunset Beach'' *Created show with

and Josh Griffith *Executive Storyline Consultant: 1997 ''

'' (hired by

Jill Farren Phelps Jill Farren Phelps (born July 7, 1950) is an American television producer. She is known for her work with American soap operas, having served as executive producer of '' Santa Barbara'', '' Another World'', ''Guiding Light'', ''One Life to Live ...

) *

: January 16, 2015 – December 6, 2016 *Executive Producer (with

): January 16, 2015 – July 12, 2016; (with

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): July 13, 2016 – December 6, 2016

Other positions held

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'' *Director: January 28, 1998 – "Rebound" ''

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'' *Executive Producer: 2001 ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Marc Cherry, Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from Octobe ...

'' *

Executive Producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights o ...

: Pilot *Consulting Producer: 2004–2006 ''

Gabriel's Fire ''Gabriel's Fire'' is an American crime drama television series created by Donald R. Boyle, Coleman Luck and Jacqueline Zambrano that ran on ABC from September 12, 1990, to June 6, 1991, in the United States during the 1990–91 television season ...

'' *Executive Storyline Consultant: 1991 *Writer: 1990-1991; "Postcards from the Faultline", "Belly of the Beast", “Windows” ''

The Lying Game ''The Lying Game'' is an American teen drama mystery television series developed by Charles Pratt Jr. It premiered on ABC Family on August 15, 2011, and ended on March 12, 2013. The series was produced by Pratt Enterprises, Alloy Entertainment, ...

'' *Executive Producer: 2011–2013 *Developer ''

Melrose Place ''Melrose Place'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex on Melrose Place, in ...

'' *Writer: July 15, 1992 – May 24, 1999 *Supervising Producer: 1993–1994 *Co-Executive Producer: September 11, 1995 – May 24, 1999 *Director: 1996–1999 *Wrote and directed the last episode ''

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'' *Executive Producer: 1994-1995 '' Pacific Palisades'' *Consultant *Director ''

The Colbys ''The Colbys'' (originally titled ''Dynasty II: The Colbys'') is an American prime time television soap opera that originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985, to March 26, 1987. Created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and Eileen and Robert ...

'' *Writer: January 16, 1986 – "The Turning Point" ''

Titans In Greek mythology, the Titans ( grc, οἱ Τῑτᾶνες, ''hoi Tītânes'', , ''ho Tītân'') were the pre-Olympian gods. According to the ''Theogony'' of Hesiod, they were the twelve children of the primordial parents Uranus (Sky) and Ga ...

'' *Head writer: 2000 *Executive Producer: 2000 ''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian t ...

'' *Consulting Producer: 2007–2010 ''Secrets of a Small Town'' *Creator: 2006 ''The Apostles'' (directed by David McNally) *Creator: 2008 ''

Full House ''Full House'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for ABC. The show is about widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best friend Joey Gladstone to help raise his three dau ...

'' *Writer: "A Pinch for a Pinch" aired on October 26, 1990. ''

'' *Executive Producer: 2016–2017

Awards and nominations

Pratt has been nominated for multiple

Daytime Emmys The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ...

. He won the 1991 Emmy for ''Outstanding Writing Team'', with

Sheri Anderson Three-time Emmy-winning writer Sheri Anderson is responsible for helming over 3000 hours of network television. She has been involved in every aspect of the writing process including long-term storyline, daily episode breakdowns, dialogue writing ...

, Samuel D. Ratcliffe,

Maralyn Thoma Maralyn Thoma-Dougherty is an American television soap opera writer. Early life Thoma was born in Memphis, Tennessee and was raised in Houston, Texas. At age 15 she moved to Las Vegas and became a chorus girl at the Sahara Hotel. A year later, she ...

Josh Griffith Joe Shelby "Josh" Griffith (born August 15, 19??) is an American soap opera writer and producer. Personal life Born on August 15, in the U.S. state of New York, Josh is the son of Joe (Rip) Griffith and Sue Estes Griffith, both teachers and artist ...

, Linda Hammer, Lynda Myles, Frank Salisbury, and

Richard Culliton Richard Culliton is an American television writer known for his work on soap operas. He has won four Writers Guild of America Awards, including one as a head writer, and three Daytime Emmy Awards. He is an alumnus of Northwestern University. His ...

Head writing tenure

Executive producing tenure

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pratt, Charles Jr. American soap opera writers Place of birth missing (living people) American male television writers American television directors Living people American television producers Soap opera producers 1955 births