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Robert Guza Jr.

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Robert Guza Jr. (born 1951 [citation needed]) 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

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

Other writing positions

General Hospital: Night Shift; July 12 2007 - October 4 2007

Loving

Melrose Place

  • Script Writer: 1992

Models Inc.

Port Charles

Santa Barbara

  • Breakdown Writer: 1988 - 1991

Sunset Beach

Prom Night

Curtains [1]

Melanie [2]

Awards & Nominations

Guza has been nominated for nineteen Daytime Emmy Awards, the first being in 1983 [3]; 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

Preceded by Head Writer of General Hospital
(with Karen Harris)

March 1996 - October 1996
Succeeded by
Preceded by
none
Head Writer of Sunset Beach
January 1997 - October 1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by Head Writer of General Hospital
December 1997 - December 2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by Head Writer/Consulting Producer of General Hospital (with Charles Pratt, Jr.): June 2002 - March 10 2006)
after=Garin Wolf 
June 13 2002 - January 3 2008
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
None
Head Writer of General Hospital: Night Shift (with Elizabeth Korte)
July 12 2007 - October 4 2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Head Writer of General Hospital
March 17 2008 - present
Succeeded by
incumbent

See also