Robert Guza, Jr.

) is an American television writer and producer, and currently holds the position as Head Writer on the long running ABC Daytime soap opera "General Hospital". Guza is married to actress and former co-head writer Meg Bennett. 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 - October 1996: with Karen Harris
*December 1997 - December 2000: Solo
*June 13 2002 - March 10 2006: with Charles Pratt, Jr.
*March 13 2006 - January 3 2008: Solo
*March 17 2008 - present : Solo

Consulting Producer: May 2004 - January 3 2008, March 17 2008 - present

Other writing positions

""; July 12 2007 - October 4 2007
*Head Writer (with Elizabeth Korte) "Loving"
*Head Writer (with Millee Taggert): 1992

"Melrose Place"
*Script Writer: 1992

"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 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085385/]

Melanie [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084318/]

Awards & Nominations

Guza has been nominated for nineteen Daytime Emmy Awards, the first being in 1983 [http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0349953/awards] ; won seven times. Guza was nominated six times for a Writers Guild of America Award, and won once. He's also been nominated for a Genie Award.

Writing History

See also

*List of General Hospital crew

External links

* [http://abc.go.com/daytime/generalhospital/ ABC Daytime: GH]
* [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20189728,00.html EntertainmentWeekly]
* [http://www.mcamy.net/geary/artint/art46.html]
* [http://www.soapcentral.com/gh/news/2000/1002-writersearch.php SoapCentral]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/25/arts/television/25soap.html?pagewanted=1&_r=3&8hpib NewYorkTimes]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0349953 IMDB]