Peter Brinckerhoff, also stylized as Peter Brinkerhoff, is an American

television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...

who primarily directed

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

s. Brinckerhoff received six

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 ...

nominations and won once in 1991 for co-directing '' Santa Barbara''. His other notable credits include '' Sunset Beach'', ''

Spyder Games ''Spyder Games'' was an American television series that was broadcast on MTV from June 18 to September 20, 2001. MTV's second and last foray into the soap opera format following the run of the anthology series ''Undressed'', the series was origi ...

'', ''

Passions ''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and pro ...

'', ''

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 ...

'', and ''

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 ...

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Positions held

'' Another World'' * Director (1989) ''

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 ...

'' * Director (1983) ''

Capitol A capitol, named after the Capitoline Hill in Rome, is usually a legislative building where a legislature meets and makes laws for its respective political entity. Specific capitols include: * United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. * Numerous ...

'' * Director (1984) ''

'' * Director (entire run, 1999–2008) '' Santa Barbara'' * Director (1991–1993) ''

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 ...

'' * Stage Manager (1980) ''

'' * Director (entire run, 2001) '' Sunset Beach'' * Director (entire run, 1997–1999)

* Director (1993–2009) General Hospital: Night Shift *Director (all eps of season two)

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 (December 23, 2008–present)

* Director (May 5, 2009–present)

Awards and nominations

*Nomination, 2004, Directing, ''Passions'' *Nomination, 2003, Directing, ''Passions'' *Nomination, 2002, Special Class Directing, ''Spyder Games'' *Nomination, 2001, Directing, ''Passions'' *Nomination, 2000, Directing, ''Sunset Beach'' *Win, 1991, Directing, ''Santa Barbara''

References

External links

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