Trent Jones
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Trent Jones is an American soap opera writer, singer, and actor.
Life and career[]
Jones is a graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall school in Wallingford, Connecticut.
He began playing rock star Ken George Jones on the ABC soap opera Ryan's Hope.[1] 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 (1983–89; 1991–93), Search for Tomorrow (1986), As the World Turns (2005), and The Young and the Restless (1993-2006). He was also head writer of Tribes 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 Elliot.
Personal life[]
He lives in Westchester, New York with his wife Francesca Jones, a freelance artist. He has four daughters and one son.
Awards and nominations[]
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
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[]
External links[]
- Trent Jones at IMDb
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