Conal O'Brien (born July 18, 1956) has worked as an

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television

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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 in February, 2021. And, ''Death of Television: The COVID Murders Mystery: Book Two of Two'' published in November, 2022. His father,

Vince O'Brien Vincent J. O'Brien (January 11, 1919 – June 19, 2010) was an American character actor, who appeared as a doctor in Woody Allen's film ''Annie Hall'' (1977) and appeared on television and in print ads as the Shell Answer Man. O'Brien grew up in ...

, appeared in several soap operas, in addition to roles in films, such as ''

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'', as well as playing the "

Shell Answer Man The Shell Answer Man was a series of television advertisements from the 1960s through the 1990s sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell in which answers were provided to common questions from the public about driving, with advice on vehicle maintenance, re ...

".Potter, Beth
"Haworth's Notable Characters"

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; accessed June 22, 2010.

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, 2 ...

'' * Director (1987-2010) * Fight Director (1984-1990) * Director/Producer two short films: ''The Secret'', ''Quiet'' * Guest Director: ''One Life To Life'' ''

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, Wiscon ...

'' * Director: December 9, 2010-2017

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 (NA ...

*Nomination, 1990–1994, 1996–2002, 2005, Directing, ''All My Children'' *Win, 1995 & 2003, Directing, ''All My Children''

Directors Guild of America Award The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America. The first DGA Award was an "Honorary Life Member" award issued in 1938 to D. W. Griffith. The statues are made by New York firm, Society Awards. Cate ...

*Nomination, 2004, Directing, ''All My Children'', (episode #8768) *Nomination, 2000, Directing, ''All My Children'', (episode #7969) *Nomination, 2005, Directing, ''All My Children''

References

External links

* *conalobrien.com American television directors Living people 1956 births People from Haworth, New Jersey American television writers All My Children The Young and the Restless {{US-tv-bio-stub