Chip Hayes (born December 15, 1956) 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, producer, and director.

Personal life

He is married to actress

Deborah Adair Deborah Adair (born Deborah Adair Miller) is an American television actress, primarily known for her roles in soap operas. Early life Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Adair attended the University of Washington, where she earned a degree in adve ...

, with whom he has two adopted children. He is the son of

Nancy Gates Nancy Gates (February 1, 1926Katz, Ephraim (1979). ''The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume''. Perigee Books. .P. 471. – March 24, 2019) was an American film and television actress. Early ...

and William Hayes.

Positions held

'' All My Children'' (hired by

Megan McTavish Megan McTavish (born April 2, 1949, Elgin, Illinois) is American television actress and soap opera writer. McTavish is best known for several head writing stints on ''All My Children''. Early career Before becoming a writer, McTavish was a Chica ...

and later rehired by Ginger Smith) * Head writer: Fall 2013 (with

Lisa Connor Lisa Connor is an American soap opera writer, producer, and director. She is a writer on the ABC Daytime and The Online Network serial drama '' All My Children''. In 2020 she was one of the recruits for a fiction app named "Radish" which had $63m o ...

as co-head writer) * Script writer (March 25, 2008 - February 12, 2010; December 29, 2010 - September 23, 2011; April 29, 2013 – present) * Associate head writer (January 7, 2004 - January 14, 2008; February 17, 2010 - January 5, 2011) '' General Hospital'' (hired by

Anne Howard Bailey Anne Howard Bailey (July 26, 1924 – November 23, 2006) was an American writer known particularly for her work as a screenwriter and opera librettist. Life and career Born and raised in Memphis, Bailey attended Rhodes College, where she g ...

) * Breakdown Writer: 1985 - 1990 '' Melrose Place'' (hired by Darren Star) * Producer: 1992-1998 *

Director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

: 1992-1998 * Script writer: 1994-1998 ''

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, ...

'' (hired by

William J. Bell William Joseph Bell (March 6, 1927 – April 29, 2005) was an American screenwriter and television producer, best known as the creator of the soap operas '' Another World'', ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Ea ...

) * Breakdown writer: 1983 - 1985

Awards and nominations

Nominated for a

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 ...

in 2004 and 2012.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayes, Chip Soap opera producers American male television writers Place of birth missing (living people) American soap opera writers American television producers 1956 births Living people