Rex M. Best is an American

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 ...

writer. He was a staff script writer on "The Young and the Restless" for fifteen years (1987-2002). He currently writes scripts for Y&R's sister soap, "The Bold and the Beautiful." He has won eight Emmys for Best Writing (three for Y&R and five for B&B) and a Writers Guild Award. He currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. Prior to his daytime writing career, he taught students with autism in the Greensboro school system.

Positions held

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...

*Script Writer (October 2, 2003 - June 28, 2005; October 12, 2005 - January 7, 2008; December 8, 2008 – Present) *Script Editor (July 25, 2005 - September 8, 2005)

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 ...

*Script Writer (September 1987 - July 2002) (15 years)

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards 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 ...

*WINS: (1992, 1997 & 2000: Best Writing, The Young And The Restless); 2010: Best Writing, The Bold and the Beautiful; 2012: Best Writing, The Bold and the Beautiful; 2015: Best Writing, The Bold and the Beautiful, *NOMINATIONS: (2007: Best Writing, The Bold and the Beautiful; 2006: Best Writing, The Bold And The Beautiful); (1990-1991, 1993–1995, 1998–1999, 2001 & 2003; Best Writing; The Young And The Restless)

Writers Guild of America Award The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility Th ...

*WIN: (2002 Season; The Young and The Restless) *NOMINATIONS: (1999 & 2001 Season; The Young and The Restless)

References

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