Robert Guza Jr.

Robert Guza Jr. (born 1951 ) 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

Loving

Melrose Place

Models Inc.

  • Script Writer and Story Editor: 1994

Port Charles

Santa Barbara

  • Breakdown Writer: 1988–1991

Sunset Beach

Prom Night

  • co-written with William Gray

Curtains

Melanie

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
Millee Taggart
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

References

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