David Rupel is an American television

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Early life and education

Rupel attended Norwell High School in Ossian, Indiana. He is a graduate of

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, IUB, or Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana Univer ...

, with a BA in communications, where he graduated

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Positions held

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...

'' *Script Writer: January 6, 2016 - July 12, 2017; May 6, 2020 – January 24, 2024 *Breakdown Writer: March 12, 2012 - April 27, 2012 *Associate Head Writer: 1999 - 2001 ''

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 ...

'' *Writer: July 24, 2007 - February 29, 2008; April 14, 2008 - September 18, 2009 *Associate Head Writer: August 11, 2006 - July 23, 2007 *Script Writer: 2002 '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' *Writer '' In the Heat of the Night'' *Writer '' Moloney'' *Writer ''

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 ...

'' *Breakdown Writer: January 25, 2018 – August 23, 2018 Producer on ''

Meet My Folks ''Meet My Folks'' is a comedy reality television series which aired on NBC from 2002–03 and aired in re-runs on MyNetworkTV from 2007 to 2008. Local versions of the show have aired in other countries since 2000. The series was apparently in ...

'', ''American Princess'', ''

The Real Housewives of Orange County ''The Real Housewives of Orange County'', abbreviated ''RHOC'', is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo (American TV network), Bravo on March 21, 2006. It has aired eighteen seasons and focuses on the personal and prof ...

'', ''

The Real World ''The Real World'' (known as ''Real World'' from 2014 to 2017) is an American reality television series produced through MTV and Bunim/Murray Productions that most recently aired on Facebook Watch after airing on MTV from 1992 to 2017. It wa ...

'', '' Big Brother 2'' and '' Temptation Island''.

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 ...

*Win, 2007, Best Writing, ''Guiding Light'' *Nomination, 2003, Best Writing, ''Guiding Light'' *Nomination, 2000, Best Writing, ''General Hospital''

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 ...

*Nomination, 2002 & 2006, Best Writing, ''Guiding Light''

People's Choice Award The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the Fan (person), fans and Public, general public. The show has been held annually since 1975, with the winners originally determined us ...

s – Best Reality Series – Temptation Island – 2000

External links

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