Christopher Goutman (born December 19, 1952) is an American writer, producer, actor and director. He is most notable for his work on daytime soap operas. He was married from 1985 to 2016 to actress Marcia McCabe, whom he met while he was on ''

Search for Tomorrow ''Search for Tomorrow'' is an American television soap opera. It began its run on CBS on September 3, 1951, and concluded on NBC, 35 years later, on December 26, 1986. Set in the fictional town of Henderson in an unspecified state, the show f ...

.''

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: 1987–1996, 2013 '' Another World'' *

Executive Producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the production of media. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In film ...

: November 1998 – June 25, 1999 *Director: 1983–1987, 1998–1999 ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other so ...

'' *

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 ...

(with Vivian Gundaker): January 25, 2008 – April 18, 2008 *Executive Producer: July 1999 – September 17, 2010 *Occasional Director: 1999–2010 *Director: 1996–1998 ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022; the soap has streamed n ...

'' *Director: June 1, 2011 – July 15, 2011 (three episodes) ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio ...

'' *Director: 1982–1983 '' Santa Barbara'' *Director (late 1980s) ''

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 15, 2010 – January 2011 (two episodes)

Acting credits

*1978–79: ''

'' as Marc D'Antoni Scheuer, Steven H
"Trauma's ahead for Ed and Carla"
''

Miami News ''The Miami News'' was an evening newspaper in Miami, Florida. It was the media market competitor to the morning edition of the ''Miami Herald'' for most of the 20th century. The paper started publishing in May 1896 as a weekly called ''The Miami ...

'', September 2, 1978, p. 12. Retrieved on May 30, 2013. *1980–81: ''

The Edge of Night ''The Edge of Night'' is an American mystery crime drama soap opera, created by Irving Vendig and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that network for most of its ...

'' as Sharkey *1981: ''

Charlie's Angels ''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts for ABC. It originally aired from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, airing for five seasons consisting of 115 episodes. It was produ ...

'' as David (episode: "Waikiki Angels") *1981: ''

Bosom Buddies ''Bosom Buddies'' is an American television sitcom starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari created by Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. Miller and Chris Thompson. It aired on Thursday nights for two seasons on ABC from November 27, 1980, to March 2 ...

'' as Todd (episode: "Beauty and the Beasts") *1981: '' The Prowler'' as Deputy Mark London *1982: ''

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

'' as George St. John *1983: ''

The Powers of Matthew Star ''The Powers of Matthew Star'' is an American science fiction television series that aired on NBC on Friday evenings from September 17, 1982 until April 8, 1983. It starred Peter Barton (actor), Peter Barton as the title character, the alien pr ...

'' as Lou Daggot (episode: "The Great Waldo Shepherd") *1985: '' Goodbye, New York'' as Jack *1986: '' George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation'' as James Reynolds

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 ...

s *Nominations: (2002, 2004–2006; Best Drama Series; ''ATWT''); (1990–1994; Best Directing; ''AMC'') *Wins: (2001, 2003; Best Drama Series; ''ATWT''); (1995; Best Directing; ''AMC'') His first awards nomination in 1990 was shared with Jack Coffey, Henry Kaplan,

Conal O'Brien Conal O'Brien (born July 18, 1956) has worked as an United States, American television Television director, director for nearly 30 years, and is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. He is the author of ''Birth of the Angel: The COVID Murders M ...

, Barbara M. Simmons, and Shirley Simmons.

Directors Guild of America The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild that represents the interests of Film director, film and Television director, television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Dir ...

*Nominations: 1998 (for ''ATWT'', shared with Charles C. Dyer and Maria Wagner – episode #10,446), 2005, 2008

References

External links

* American soap opera writers Living people American soap opera producers American television directors Directors Guild of America Award winners Daytime Emmy Award winners 1952 births {{US-tv-bio-stub