Robert Guza Jr.

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Robert Guza Jr. (born 1951^{[citation needed]}) is an American television writer and producer, and formerly held the position as head writer on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital.

Personal life[]

Guza has been married to actress and fellow writer Meg Bennett since the late 1980s. Guza has also lost two children.^[1]

Career[]

During the 2007 WGA strike, Garin Wolf assumed head writing duties through March 17, 2008, at which time Guza's post-strike episodes hit the air waves.

Positions on General Hospital[]

Script Writer (hired by Anne Howard Bailey; 1982–1987)

Head writer

• March 1996 – September 1996: with Karen Harris
• December 1997 – December 2000: Solo
• June 13, 2002 – March 10, 2006: with Charles Pratt Jr. (re-hired by Angela Shapiro)
• March 13, 2006 – January 2007: Solo
• February 2007 – October 2007: with Meg Bennett
• October 2007 – January 3, 2008; March 17, 2008 – July 25, 2011

Other writing positions[]

General Hospital: Night Shift; July 12, 2007 – October 4, 2007

• Head writer (with Elizabeth Korte)

Loving

• Head writer (with Millee Taggart): 1992

Melrose Place

• Script Writer: 1992 (hired by Darren Star)

Models Inc.

• Script Writer and Story Editor: 1994

Port Charles

• Storyline Consultant: 1998

Santa Barbara

• Breakdown Writer: 1988–1991

Sunset Beach

• Co-Creator (with Charles Pratt Jr. & Josh Griffith) and head writer: January 1997 – October 1997

Prom Night

• co-written with William Gray

Curtains [1]

Melanie [2]

Awards and nominations[]

Guza has been nominated for twenty Daytime Emmy Awards, the first being in 1994. Guza has won three Daytime Emmys for his work as head writer (all for General Hospital), four Emmys for his role as a consulting producer in GH's wins for Outstanding Drama Series, and one as a breakdown writer for Santa Barbara's win of Outstanding Writing Team. Guza was nominated six times for a Writers Guild of America Award (winning once), and has been nominated for a Genie Award.

Writing history[]

Preceded by Addie Walsh	Head writer of Loving (with Millee Taggart) 1992–1993	Succeeded by Agnes Nixon
Preceded by Claire Labine and Matthew Labine	Head writer of General Hospital (with Karen Harris) March 1996 – September 1996	Succeeded by Richard Culliton (with K. Harris)
Preceded by none	Head writer of Sunset Beach January 16, 1997 – October 21, 1997	Succeeded by Meg Bennett
Preceded by Janet Iacobuzio Christopher Whitesell	Head writer of General Hospital December 8, 1997 – December 2000	Succeeded by Elizabeth Korte and Michele Val Jean
Preceded by Megan McTavish	Head writer of General Hospital (with Charles Pratt Jr.: June 13, 2002 – March 10, 2006) June 13, 2002 – January 3, 2008	Succeeded by Garin Wolf
Preceded by None	Head writer of General Hospital: Night Shift (with Elizabeth Korte) July 12, 2007 – October 4, 2007	Succeeded by Sri Rao
Preceded by Garin Wolf	Head writer of General Hospital March 17, 2008 – July 25, 2011	Succeeded by Garin Wolf Shelly Altman

See also[]

• List of General Hospital crew

External links[]

• ABC Daytime: GH
• EntertainmentWeekly
• [3]
• SoapCentral
• NewYorkTimes
• Robert Guza Jr. at IMDb
• SoapOperaDigest: The Write Stuff (Interview)
• Serial Writing

References[]