Charles Pratt Jr.
Charles Pratt Jr. (born January 6, 1955) is an American television writer, producer and director.
Charles Pratt Jr. | |
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| Born | January 6, 1955 |
| Other names |
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| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | television writer, producer, director |
In September 2014, it was revealed that Pratt had been hired as head writer and co-executive producer of The Young and the Restless.[1] In September 2016, it was confirmed that Pratt was leaving his position at The Young and the Restless to become show-runner and executive producer of the primetime series Star.[2][3]
Daytime soap opera positions held
All My Children (hired by Brian Frons)
- Head writer: August 27, 2008 – February 15, 2010
- Co-head writer (with Lorraine Broderick): February 8 – 15, 2010
- Consulting producer: August 20, 2008 – November 2009
- Consulting producer: May 2004 – March 28, 2006
- Head writer (with Robert Guza Jr.): June 13, 2002 – March 10, 2006
- Script Writer: 1982–1984
- Script Writer: 1985–1986
- Co-head writer (with Anne Howard Bailey): December 1986 – January 1989
- Head writer: January 1989 – May 1990
- Created show with Robert Guza Jr. and Josh Griffith
- Executive Storyline Consultant: 1997
The Young and the Restless (hired by Jill Farren Phelps)
- Head writer: January 16, 2015 – December 6, 2016
- Executive Producer (with Jill Farren Phelps): January 16, 2015 – July 12, 2016; (with Mal Young): July 13, 2016 – December 6, 2016
Other positions held
- Director: January 28, 1998 – "Rebound"
- Executive Producer: 2001
- Executive Producer: Pilot
- Consulting Producer: 2004–2006
- Executive Storyline Consultant: 1991
- Writer: 1990-1991; "Postcards from the Faultline", "Belly of the Beast", “Windows”
- Executive Producer: 2011–2013
- Developer
- Writer: 1992–1999
- Supervising Producer: 1993–1994
- Co-Executive Producer: 1995–1999
- Director: 1996–1999
- Wrote and directed the last episode
- Executive Producer: 1994-1995
- Consultant
- Director
- Writer: January 16, 1986 – "The Turning Point"
- Head writer: 2000
- Executive Producer: 2000
- Consulting Producer: 2007–2010
Secrets of a Small Town
- Creator: 2006
The Apostles (directed by David McNally)
- Creator: 2008
- "A Pinch for a Pinch" aired on October 26, 1990.
- Executive Producer: 2016–2017
Awards and nominations
Pratt has been nominated for multiple Daytime Emmys. He won the 1991 Emmy for Outstanding Writing Team, with Sheri Anderson, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Maralyn Thoma, Josh Griffith, Robert Guza Jr., Linda Hammer, Lynda Myles, Frank Salisbury, and Richard Culliton.
Head writing tenure
| Preceded by Bridget and Jerome Dobson |
Head writer of Santa Barbara (with Anne Howard Bailey: December 1986–January 1989) December 1986 – May 1990 |
Succeeded by Sheri Anderson Maralyn Thoma |
| Preceded by Megan McTavish |
Head writer of General Hospital (with Robert Guza Jr.) June 13, 2002 – March 10, 2006 |
Succeeded by Robert Guza Jr. |
| Preceded by James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten |
Head writer of All My Children (with Lorraine Broderick: February 8–15, 2010) August 27, 2008 – February 15, 2010 |
Succeeded by Lorraine Broderick |
| Preceded by Shelly Altman Jean Passanante Tracey Thomson |
Head writer of The Young and the Restless (with Shelly Altman, Jean Passanante and Tracey Thomson: January 16–March 18, 2015) January 16, 2015 – December 6, 2016 |
Succeeded by Sally Sussman Morina |
Executive producing tenure
| Preceded by Bridget and Jerome Dobson Jeffrey Hayden |
Executive Producer of Santa Barbara (with Bridget and Jerome Dobson) October – November 1984 |
Succeeded by Bridget and Jerome Dobson Mary-Ellis Bunim |
| Preceded by Jill Farren Phelps |
Executive Producer of The Young and the Restless (with Jill Farren Phelps: January 16, 2015 – July 12, 2016) (with Mal Young: July 13 – December 6, 2016) January 16, 2015 – December 6, 2016 |
Succeeded by Mal Young Sally Sussman |
References
- "Y&R Hires New Head Writer". Soap Opera Digest. September 19, 2014.
- Roots, Kimberly (September 13, 2016). "Ex-Y&R Headwriter Chuck Pratt Named New Showrunner of Lee Daniels' Star". TVLine. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- "New Gig For Y&R's Charles Pratt, Jr". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. September 13, 2016.
External links
- Charles Pratt Jr. at IMDb
- ScriptMag
- UltimateDallas
- Lynette Rice (April 26, 2002). "On the Air". Entertainment Weekly.
- Hired As AMC HW
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