Christopher Goutman (born December 19, 1952) is an American writer, producer, actor and director. He is most notable for his work on daytime soap operas. He was married from 1985–2016 to actress Marcia McCabe, whom he met while he was on ''

Search for Tomorrow ''Search for Tomorrow'' is an American television soap opera. It began its run on CBS on September 3, 1951, and concluded on NBC, 35 years later, on December 26, 1986. Set in the fictional town of Henderson in an unspecified state, the show focu ...

.''

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 ...

'' *Director: 1987 – 1996, 2013 '' Another World'' *

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 ...

: November 1998 – June 25, 1999 *Director: 1983 – 1987, 1998–1999 ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soa ...

'' *

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 ...

(with Vivian Gundaker): January 25, 2008 – April 18, 2008 *Executive Producer: July 1999 – Sept 17, 2010 *Occasional Director: 1999–2010 *Director: 1996 – 1998 ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

'' *Director: June 1, 2011 – July 15, 2011 (three episodes) ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

'' *Director: 1982 – 1983 '' Santa Barbara'' *Director (late 1980s) ''

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 ...

'' *Director: December 15, 2010 – January 2011 (two episodes)

Acting credits

*1978–79: ''

'' as Marc D'Antoni Scheuer, Steven H
"Trauma's ahead for Ed and Carla"
''

Miami News ''The Miami News'' was an evening newspaper in Miami, Florida. It was the media market competitor to the morning edition of the '' Miami Herald'' for most of the 20th century. The paper started publishing in May 1896 as a weekly called ''The Miami ...

'', September 2, 1978, p. 12. Retrieved on May 30, 2013. *1980-1981: ''

The Edge of Night ''The Edge of Night'' is an American television mystery crime drama series and soap opera, created by Irving Vendig and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that networ ...

'' as Sharkey *1981: ''

Charlie's Angels ''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, producing five seasons and 115 episodes. The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by Aa ...

'' as David (episode: "Waikiki Angels") *1981: ''

Bosom Buddies ''Bosom Buddies'' is an American television sitcom starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari created by Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. Miller and Chris Thompson ( Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions). It aired on Thursday nights for two seasons on ABC fr ...

'' as Todd (episode: "Beauty and the Beasts") *1981: '' The Prowler'' as Deputy Mark London *1982: ''

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

'' as George St. John *1983: ''

The Powers of Matthew Star ''The Powers of Matthew Star'' is an American sci-fi television series that aired on NBC on Friday evenings from September 17, 1982 until April 8, 1983. It starred Peter Barton as the title character, the alien prince Matthew "E'Hawke" Star of ...

'' as Lou Daggot (episode: "The Great Waldo Shepherd") *1985: ''

Goodbye, New York ''Goodbye, New York'' is a 1985 Israeli-American comedy drama produced, directed and written by Amos Kollek, who also co-stars in his directorial debut. Plot A ditzy New Yorker (Julie Hagerty) is devastated to learn that her husband has been unfa ...

'' as Jack *1986: '' George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation'' as James Reynolds

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award 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 ...

s *Nominations: (2002, 2004–2006; Best Drama Series; ''ATWT''); (1990–1994; Best Directing; ''AMC'') *Wins: (2001, 2003; Best Drama Series; ''ATWT''); (1995; Best Directing; ''AMC'') His first awards nomination in 1990 was shared with Jack Coffey, Henry Kaplan,

Conal O'Brien Conal O'Brien (born July 18, 1956) has worked as an American television director for nearly 30 years, and is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. He is the author of ''Birth of the Angel: The COVID Murders Mystery: Book One of Two'' published ...

, Barbara M. Simmons, and Shirley Simmons.

Directors Guild of America The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild that represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936, the group merge ...

*Nominations: 1998 (for ''ATWT'', shared with Charles C. Dyer and

Maria Wagner Maria Wagner is an American television soap opera director and writer. Directing credits ''As the World Turns'' * Director (1984–2010) *Breakdown Writer (January 2008 – March 2008) Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime ...

– episode #10,446), 2005, 2008

References

External links

* American soap opera writers Living people Soap opera producers American television directors Directors Guild of America Award winners Daytime Emmy Award winners 1952 births {{US-tv-bio-stub