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Delia Abbott
This is a list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 2000 and December 2009, in order of first appearance. Alex Perez Alex Perez first appeared on November 29, 2000, later becoming the fiancée of Malcolm Winters and lover of his brother, Neil Winters, Neil. The role, portrayed by Alexia Robinson (actress), Alexia Robinson, was created to fill the void left by Victoria Rowell. Prior to her debut, the character was only known as "Erin". In 2002, it was announced that Robinson was to exit ''The Young and the Restless'' after the expiration of her contract, and departed onscreen on May 9, 2002. History Alex arrived in Genoa City to work on an important case for Newman Enterprises and the firm's boss Victor Newman was immediately impressed by the way she was doing business. She was working together with Neil Winters and the attraction between them was high even though they wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wisconsin). First broadcast on March 26, 1973, ''The Young and the Restless'' was originally broadcast as half-hour episodes, five times a week. The show expanded to one-hour episodes on February 4, 1980. On March 17, 2006, the series began airing previous episodes weeknights on Soapnet until its closure on December 31, 2013, after which the series moved to TVGN (now Pop (American TV channel), Pop). From July 1, 2013 until 2019, Pop aired previous episodes on weeknights. The series is also syndicated internationally. ''The Young and the Restless'' originally focused on two core families: the wealthy Brooks family and the working class Foster family. After a series of recasts and departures in the early 1980s, all the original characters except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Shaughnessy
David Shaughnessy is an English actor, producer and director known for his voice-work in '' Big Hero 6'', '' Big Hero 6: The Series'', '' Fallout 4'', ''Labyrinth'', ''Mass Effect'', '' Peter Pan and the Pirates'', '' Star Wars Rebels'', '' The Darkness II'', ''The Elder Scrolls'' and '' Warcraft''. He has directed for shows such as '' Days of Our Lives'', ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' and ''The Young and The Restless''. He is the brother of actor Charles Shaughnessy. Career As an actor, Shaughnessy started in repertory theatres in the UK and went on to become a principal actor with The Old Vic in London and touring around the world. He went on to perform in national tours, including 18 months in '' Godspell'' for producer Cameron Mackintosh and has acted in a number of American and British films and television series. Shaughnessy later turned to television and theatre directing. He directed the world premiere of Steve Brown's critically acclaimed musical, ''Elmer Gantry'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mal Young
Mal Young (born 26 January 1957) is a British television producer, screenwriter and executive producer. Career Mersey TV Young began his career in graphic design. At age 27, he began working in television on the Channel 4 soap opera '' Brookside''. Over nearly a decade, he worked his way up from extra to become the show's producer in the early 1990s. His tenure was criticised for taking the show away from its social realist roots towards a more sensationalist, ratings-chasing format. He oversaw the iconic Jordache Body Under The Patio storyline, as well as conceiving the first lesbian kiss on pre-watershed British TV achieving record ratings for the series and for Channel 4. He also co-created and produced his own successful drama series for Channel 4, ''And The Beat Goes On''. Pearson TV Young moved on to become head of drama at the independent production company Pearson Television, where he oversaw work on ITV police drama ''The Bill'' and another soap opera, Channel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Sussman Morina
Sally Sussman Morina is an American documentary filmmaker, television writer, and producer. Personal life She is married to Anthony Morina, a CBS Daytime director and producer. She has gone by her married name Sally Sussman Morina on various projects. She is based in Santa Monica, California. Career In May 2016, the feature documentary, ''Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey'' which was Directed, Written and Produced by Sally Sussman had its World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The film has shown in festivals all over the world and is currently in its theatrical release and available on Sundance Now. https://pro-labs.imdb.com/title/tt3511510/?ref_=sch_int On September 15, 2016, it was confirmed that Sussman was named as ''The Young and the Restlesss new head writer and Co-Executive Producer. Sussman's tenure as head writer began taping on October 20, 2016, and is aired on December 7, 2016. On July 31, 2017, Daytime Confidential announced that both Kay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Weintraub
Sandra Weintraub Roland is an American soap opera writer and producer. She is most notable for her writing on CBS's The Young and the Restless, which she has written in different positions since 1998. In the 1970s she was also notable for her close relationship with Martin Scorsese. They lived together for four years during which time she worked on Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as associate producer, and also served in other production capacities on Taxi Driver and Mean Streets. In addition, she appeared briefly, and uncredited, in the latter film. Raised in New York City, she is one of four children of former Warner Bros. production executive Fred Weintraub. Filmography Films Television Awards * Daytime Emmy Award, Win, 2006, 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 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean LaMont
Dean LaMont is an American Daytime Emmy Award-winning television director. His directing credits include ''The Young and the Restless'', ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' and ''General Hospital''. He won a Daytime Emmy in 2011 for ''The Young and the Restless'' and has been nominated in the same category a total of 4 times. In 2010 he was nominated by the Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for the year 2009. He began his career as a camera operator, with credits including ''CBS News'', '' Family Feud'', ''The Price Is Right'', ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', ''The Young and the Restless'', ''General Hospital'', as well as various other CBS shows. LaMont has won ten Daytime Emmy Awards for his camera work on ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''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 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janice Ferri Esser
Janice Ferri Esser (sometimes credited only as ''Janice Ferri'') is an American writer known for her work on the daytime television serials ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Positions held ''The Young and the Restless'' *Script Writer: July 20, 1989 – May 4, 2007; August 27, 2008 – March 20, 2024 *Script Editor: 2004 - 2007; 2008-2017 (as backup) ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' *Story Consultant: June 4, 2007 - April 16, 2008 *Script Writer: June 5, 2007 - October 21, 2008 Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy Awards *Nominations (1991–1995, 1997–2001, 2003–2006, 2009-2024 – Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team, The Young and the Restless; and 2007–2008 – Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team, The Bold & the Beautiful) *Wins (1992, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021 & 2023 – Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team, The Young and the Restless) Writers Guild of America Award The Writers Guild of America Awards is an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 producer's vision is delivered. Their duties may include selecting cast members, conduct rehearsals, work with set designers, location scouts and art directors, originating program ideas, finding contributors, writing scripts, planning 'shoots', ensuring safety, leading the crew on location, directing contributors and presenters, and working with editors and music supervisors to assemble and make sure the final product meets the producer and director's vision. The work of a television director can vary widely depending on the nature of the program, the practices of the production company, whether the program content is factual or drama, and whether it is Live television, live or recorded. Types of television director Factual television dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habib Azar
Habib Azar (born October 19, 1979 in Pennsylvania, United States) is an American film, theater and television director based in New York City. He married his wife, Carla Azar, in 2011, and has two children. Career Eight-time Emmy winner Habib Azar's directing work spans contemporary opera, film and TV. Azar specializes in directing and producing multi-camera live performing arts events for broadcast. Trained as a composer, he combines musical knowledge, narrative storytelling and the technical capacity to manage live broadcasts. He has directed nearly 500 hours of network television. Azar has filmed ensembles and performers including Lang Lang, Yo-Yo Ma, Renee Fleming, Itzhak Perlman, Wynton Marsalis, the New York Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Berlin, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra''.'' Azar is also a producer and director for ''The All-Star Orchestra'' on PBS. Film Azar directed the 2018 cinemacast of Marnie for the Metropolitan Opera's Live in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ... genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits. In fictional comedy or drama TV shows, this is generally performed by an executive producer, who is usually also the showrunner. Overview The head writer conceives and outlines the long-term story of a scripted television or radio series. In daytime television, the over-arcing storylines are broken out into daily episodes, which are individually outlined by particular writers, and fleshed out with dialogue by others. In prime-time series, individual staff or freelance writers briefed with any long-term stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Hamner
Scott Hamner (born May 11, 1956), is an American television writer. He is the son of Earl Hamner Jr., who turned his autobiography into ''The Waltons''. Positions held *'' The Homecoming: A Christmas Story'' (Actor, television movie: 1971) *'' Berrenger's'' (Writer, 2 episodes: 1985) *'' Boone'' (Writer, 2 episodes: 1983–84) *''Dynasty'' (Story and/or writer and/or teleplay and/or story editor: Season 6, 1985–86) *'' Falcon Crest'' (Writer, 4 episodes: 1982–86) *''Knots Landing'' (Writer, 7 episodes: 1982–91. Story editor, 8 episodes: 1991) *''The Waltons'' (Writer, 3 episodes: 1981) *'' Second Chances'' (Executive Story Editor, entire series: 1993–94) *''As the World Turns'' (Writer, Script Writer, 6 episodes: 1995) *'' Port Charles'' (Writer, Associate Head Writer, Head Writer: 1997–2000) *''The Young and the Restless'' (Story and/or writer, Co-Head writer: 2006–12) Awards and nominations Hamner, as part of the writing teams that he has worked with, has been nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hogan Sheffer
Hogan Sheffer (June 12, 1958 – September 28, 2019) was an American screenwriter. Personal life Sheffer was born in York, Pennsylvania. His full birth name was Mark Wayne Sheffer; his nickname of Hogan came from younger brother Craig, who thought he looked like pianist/composer Hoagy Carmichael. Film career From 1986 to 1994, he worked as a freelancer and did script analysis for various production companies. He also worked for Mary Stuart Masterson at her production company. From 1997 to 2000, he was employed by DreamWorks as the Director of Screenplay Development under producers Mark Johnson and Elizabeth Cantillon. He was in charge of developing screenplays for films like '' My Dog Skip'', '' Galaxy Quest'', '' Home Fries'', and '' What Lies Beneath''. ''As the World Turns'' Sheffer is perhaps best known for his time as head writer of the CBS Daytime drama ''As the World Turns'' from 2000 to 2005. When Procter & Gamble, the company that produces ''As the World Turns'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
