Trent Jones is an American soap opera writer, singer, and actor.

Life and career

Jones is a graduate of

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school in

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. He began playing rock star Ken George Jones on the ABC soap opera ''

Ryan's Hope ''Ryan's Hope'' is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975, to January 13, 1989. It revolves around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in ...

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/ref> As well as acting in the role, Jones sang and composed some of his character's songs. He later was hired to become a script writer for the show, from 1982-83. He worked as a writer on the CBS soap operas ''

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 ...

'' (1983–89; 1991–93), ''

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 ...

'' (1986), ''

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 ...

'' (2005), and ''

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 ...

'' (1993-2006). He was also head writer of ''

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'' in 1990 and co-head writer of ''The Young and The Restless'' from 2000–04. Most recently he created the web series ''Feed Me'', produced by Gordon Elliott.

Personal life

He lives in

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with his wife Francesca Jones, a freelance artist. He has four daughters, one son, and 8 grandchildren.

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 (NA ...

WINS *(1983; Best Writing; ''Ryan's Hope'') *(1986, 1990 & 1993; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') *(1997 & 2000; Best Writing; ''The Young and the Restless'') NOMINATIONS *(1985, 1989 & 1992; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') *(1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2007; Best Writing; ''The Young and the Restless'') *(2006; 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 *(2003 season; ''The Young and the Restless'') NOMINATIONS *(1985, 1986 & 1989 seasons; ''Guiding Light'') *(2000, 2002 & 2007 seasons; ''The Young and the Restless'') *(2006 season; ''As the World Turns'')

References

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* American soap opera writers American male screenwriters Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Daytime Emmy Award winners Writers Guild of America Award winners Living people American soap opera producers American male television writers {{US-tv-writer-stub