Stephen Demorest 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. He is married to Nancy Curlee.

Positions held

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2013, via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and ...

'' *Associate Head Writer: April 8, 2005 - January 14, 2008 '' Another World'' *Associate Head Writer: March 1999 - June 25, 1999 ::The Last AW Writing Team ::*

Leah Laiman Leah Laiman (born August 29, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an American soap opera writer and romance novelist. Career Laiman got her start on daytime television during the early 1980s at General Hospital. Laiman succeeded former Head Writer, ...

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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 genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits. In fictional comedy ...

Jean Passanante Jean Passanante (born June 26, 1953) is an American television screenwriter, best known for her work in daytime soap operas. Passanante got her start as an actress doing bit parts in the 1980s, including John Sayles's '' Return of the Secaucus 7' ...

(co-Head Writer), Gordon Rayfield, Courtney Simon, Eleanor Labine, Stephen Demorest, Melissa Salmons, Laura Maria Censabella, Judy Tate,

Tom Wiggin Tom Wiggin (born July 6, 1955) is an American actor, writer and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating the role of nefarious businessman Kirk Anderson on the long-running soap opera ''As the World Turns''. Early life, family and education ...

, Tom King, Maura Penders,

Richard Culliton Richard Culliton is an American television writer known for his work on soap operas. He has won four Writers Guild of America Awards, including one as a head writer, and three Daytime Emmy Awards. He is an alumnus of Northwestern University. His w ...

Shelly Altman Michelle "Shelly" Altman is an American soap opera writer who is known as breakdown and associate head writer of numerous American daytime soap operas, including '' Another World'', '' General Hospital'' and '' One Life to Live''. Career In 1987, ...

, Carolyn Culliton, Richard J. Allen, Sofia Landon Geier, Lynn Martin,

Gillian Spencer Gillian Spencer (born December 18, 1939) is an American soap opera actress and writer. She had supporting roles on the soaps ''The Secret Storm'' as Lynn Wilkins Warren from 1961-1962 and ''The Edge of Night'' as Leora Davies in 1963 before join ...

, Mary Sue Price, Edwin Klein ''

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 soa ...

'' *Associate Head Writer (1996–1998; August 1999 - August 31, 2001) * Co-Head Writer: Late 1997 - March 1998 '' General Hospital'' *Associate Head Writer: 1998 - 1999 *Script Writer: 1998 ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

'' *Co-Head Writer: 1990 - 1994 *Associate Head Writer: 1985 - 1990 '' One Life to Live'' *Script Writer: December 5, 2003 - September 14, 2004

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards 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 (N ...

WINS *(1986, 1990 & 1993; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') *(1999; Best Writing; ''General Hospital'') *(2001 & 2002; Best Writing; ''As the World Turns'') NOMINATIONS *(1985, 1989 & 1992; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') *(2000; Best Writing; ''As the World Turns'')

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 ...

WINS *(1992 season; ''Guiding Light'') NOMINATIONS *(1986, 1989, 1995 & 1996 seasons; ''Guiding Light'') *(1998 season; ''As the World Turns'') *(1999 season; ''General Hospital'') *(2007 & 2008 seasons; ''All My Children'')

Head writing tenure

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Demorest, Stephen American soap opera writers American male television writers Daytime Emmy Award winners Writers Guild of America Award winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people)