Jerry Birn was an American television soap opera

Soap opera

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

 writer. He was married to actress Patty Weaver

Patty Weaver

Patty Weaver and 1967 Alumni of Fairborn High School is an American actress who played the role of Gina Roma on The Young and the Restless on a contract basis from 1982 until August 2005, when she was dropped to recurring status, and she last appeared in early 2009.She was born in Clarksburg, West...

 from 1994 until his death aged 86; his daughter is Laura Bryan Birn

Laura Bryan Birn

Laura Bryan Birn is an American actress who previously played the recurring role of Paul Williams's assistant Lynne Bassett on CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless from 1988 to September 2, 2004....

.

Both his wife and his daughter appeared on The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...

. Birn's wife has a recurring role as Gina Roma (Danny Romalotti

Danny Romalotti

Daniel "Danny" Romalotti, Sr. is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. He was played by Michael Damian from June 1981 to October 1993, and again from August 1994 to June 1998, returning briefly in December 11, 2002 and on recurring status from November 14, 2003 to...

's older sister) and his daughter played Lynne Bassett (Paul Williams' secretary from 1988 to 2004.

Positions held

Jerry Birn was the former writer and consultant for “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless.”

The Bold and the Beautiful

The Bold and the Beautiful

The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....

• Story Consultant
  Creative consultant
  Creative consultant is a credit that has - particularly in the past - been given to screenwriters who have “doctored” a movie screenplay. It is often given by producers in lieu of official credit. Those given this credit in the television field work closely with an Executive Producer, Head...
  
   (September 2004 - January 9, 2008; April 2008 - 2009)

The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...

(Hired by William J. Bell

William J. Bell

William J. Bell was the creator and executive producer of the soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful.-Personal life:...

)

• Breakdown Writer (1993 - August 5, 2004)
• Script Writer
  Screenwriter
  Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
  
   (1989–1993)

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award

Daytime Emmy Award

The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...

• 12 Nominations: 2006, Best Writing, The Bold And The Beautiful; 1990–1991, 1993–1995, 1998–1999, 2001, 2003–2005, Best Writing, The Young And The Restless
• 3 Wins: 1992, 1997 and 2000, Best Writing, The Young And The Restless

Writers Guild of America Award

Writers Guild of America Award

The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...

• 1 Win: 2002 season, The Young And The Restless
• 2 Nominations: 1999 and 2001 season, The Young And The Restless

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