Robert Guza Jr. (born in 1954) is an American television writer and producer, who formerly held the position as

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on the

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soap opera ''

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''.

Personal life

Guza was married to actress and fellow writer

Meg Bennett Helen Bennett (October 4, 1948 – April 11, 2024), known professionally as Meg Bennett, was an American television writer, actress, and model. She was married to ex-''General Hospital'' head writer Robert Guza Jr. Early life Bennett was the ...

from 2004 until her death in 2024.

Career

During the 2007 WGA strike,

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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

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; 1982–1987)

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 ...

*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

*October 2007 – January 3, 2008; March 17, 2008 – July 25, 2011

Other writing credits

* '' General Hospital: Night Shift''; July 12, 2007 – October 4, 2007 - Head writer (with

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) *'' Loving'' - Head writer (with

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): 1992 *''

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'' - Script Writer: 1992 (hired by

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) *'' Models Inc.'' - Script Writer and Story Editor: 1994 *''

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'' - Storyline Consultant: 1998 *'' Santa Barbara'' - Breakdown Writer: 1988–1991 *'' Sunset Beach'' - Co-Creator (with Charles Pratt Jr. &

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) and head writer: January 1997 – October 1997 *'' Prom Night'' - co-written with William Gray *''

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'' *''

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, 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 ''GHs 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 The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility Th ...

(winning once). As co-writer with

Richard Paluck Richard Paluck is a former Canadian screenwriter, most noted as co-writer with Robert Guza Jr. of the 1982 film ''Melanie''. The duo were originally named the winners of the Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983; ...

of the 1982 film ''

Melanie Melanie is a feminine given name derived from the Greek language, Greek μελανία (melania), "blackness" and that from μέλας (melas), meaning "dark".Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor ...

for Best Adapted Screenplay at the

4th Genie Awards The 4th annual Genie Awards were held March 23, 1983, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Dave Thomas."Thomas goes genteel for Genies". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 19, 1983. ''The Grey Fox'' was the ...

in 1983;

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, "Grey Fox runaway winner with 7 Genies; Chong and Sutherland pick up best acting honors". ''

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'', April 4, 1983. however, the award was subsequently rescinded after the

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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."Melanie adaptation Genie returned". ''Cinema Canada'', No. 96 (May 1983). p. 12.

Writing history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guza, Robert Jr. American soap opera writers American male television writers American soap opera producers Place of birth missing (living people) 1951 births Living people 20th-century American screenwriters 21st-century American screenwriters