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American television producer and writer
Robert Guza Jr.
Born 1954 Occupations Spouse
Meg Bennett (2004-2024) (her death)
Robert Guza Jr. (born in 1954) is an American television writer and producer, who formerly held the position as
head writer on the
ABC Daytime
soap opera
General Hospital .
Personal life
Guza was married to actress and fellow writer
Meg Bennett from 2004 until her death in 2024.
Career
During the
2007 WGA strike ,
Garin Wolf assumed head writing duties through March 17, 2008, at which time Guza's post-strike episodes hit the air waves.
Positions on General Hospital
Script Writer (hired by
Anne Howard Bailey ; 1982–1987)
Head writer
March 1996 – September 1996: with
Karen Harris
December 1997 – December 2000: Solo
June 13, 2002 – March 10, 2006: with
Charles Pratt Jr. (re-hired by Angela Shapiro)
March 13, 2006 – January 2007: Solo
February 2007 – October 2007: with
Meg Bennett
October 2007 – January 3, 2008; March 17, 2008 – July 25, 2011
Other writing credits
Awards and nominations
Guza has been nominated for twenty
Daytime Emmy Awards , the first being in 1994. Guza has won three Daytime Emmys for his work as head writer (all for General Hospital ), four Emmys for his role as a consulting producer in GH' s wins for Outstanding Drama Series, and one as a breakdown writer for Santa Barbara's win of Outstanding Writing Team. Guza was nominated six times for a
Writers Guild of America Award (winning once).
As co-writer with
Richard Paluck of the 1982 film
Melanie , he was named winner of the
Genie Award for
Best Adapted Screenplay at the
4th Genie Awards in 1983;
[1] however, the award was subsequently rescinded after the
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television learned that the short story from which it was adapted had not been previously published, making it ineligible for the award according to the Academy's rules at that time.
[2]
Writing history
Preceded by
Head writer of
Loving (with
Millee Taggart ) 1992–1993
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Head writer of
General Hospital (with
Karen Harris ) March 4, 1996 – August 1996
Succeeded by
Preceded bynone
Head writer of
Sunset Beach January 16, 1997 – October 21, 1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Head writer of
General Hospital December 8, 1997 – February 2, 2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Head writer of
General Hospital (with
Charles Pratt Jr. : June 13, 2002 – March 10, 2006) June 13, 2002 – January 3, 2008
Succeeded by
Preceded byNone
Head writer of
General Hospital: Night Shift (with
Elizabeth Korte ) July 12, 2007 – October 4, 2007
Succeeded bySri Rao
Preceded by
Head writer of
General Hospital March 17, 2008 – July 25, 2011
Succeeded by
See also
References
^
Jay Scott , "Grey Fox runaway winner with 7 Genies; Chong and Sutherland pick up best acting honors".
The Globe and Mail , April 4, 1983.
^ "Melanie adaptation Genie returned". Cinema Canada , No. 96 (May 1983). p. 12.
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