Mike Denney is an American television

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. Denney has worked on the CBS Daytime drama ''

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, ...

'' for nearly 20 years, but in 2007, he quit the show. In January 2008, he joined the directing team of '' Days of Our Lives'', but left after the firing of then Co-Executive Producer, Edward J. Scott. He has since rejoined ''

'' as a director.

Directing credits

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'': 1989 - May 9, 2007; October 13, 2008 - November 13, 2012 Retired November 2012 '' Days of Our Lives'': January 2008 - August 12, 2008

Awards and nominations

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*Nomination, 1990-2002, 2004-2006, Directing Team, ''The Young and the Restless'' *Win, 1996-1999, 2001, 2002, Directing Team, ''The Young and the Restless''

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*Win, 1997, Directing Team, ''The Young and the Restless'' (for episode #5875) Emmy Award *Win, 1986, Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control, ''Neil Diamond... Hello Again (mini-series)''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Denney, Mike American television directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Directors Guild of America Award winners Daytime Emmy Award winners