Frank Valentini is the

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for the

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''. He previously held the position of executive producer,

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, and

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''. From 1986 to 1992, he worked as

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. In 1992, he was promoted to associate producer, assuming full producer duties in 1995. In 2003, he became executive producer, replacing

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. Under his direction as executive producer and director, Valentini led ''

'' to its first

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win for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team since 1983 as well as the show's first win for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team since 1994.IMDb, ibid., 1994
/ref> Valentini's reputation for attracting talent both from the acting community and the music world has garnered critical praise from both industry and mainstream press. He was able to secure guest appearances from

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, the

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and others. In 2010, Valentini directed a 10-part series of webisodes for

's '' What If...'' campaign, containing a mash-up of ''

'', ''

'', and ''

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'' characters.

Awards and nominations

*Won:

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---- *(2024)

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for ''

'' *(2023)

for ''

'' *(2022)

for ''

'' *(2021)

for ''

'' *(2017)

for ''

'' *(2016)

for ''

'' *(2002)

for ''

'' ---- *(2024) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team for ''

'' *(2023) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team for ''

'' *(2022) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team for ''

'' *(2021) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team for ''

'' *(2020) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team for ''

'' *(2017) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team for ''

'' *(2016) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team for ''

'' *(2009) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team for ''

'' *(2008) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team for ''

'' ---- *(2010)

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for Outstanding Direction for the '' What If...'' web series ----

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*(2009)

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for Outstanding Daily Dram *(2005)

for Outstanding Daily Drama *Nominations:

*(2011) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team for ''

'' *(2008)

for ''

'' *(2007)

for ''

'' *(2004) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team for

*(2004)

for Outstanding Original Song for ''

'' for ''Flash of Light'', co-composed by Paul Glass *(2000)

for ''

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*(2003) DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for ''

'' for directing episode #8656.

Executive producing history

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References

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