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Michele Val Jean is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

television writer on the ABC Daytime

ABC Daytime

ABC Daytime is a programming block on the ABC Network which has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows and talk shows.-Schedule:...

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,...

General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....

. Val Jean made television history when in 2000 she was promoted, alongside Elizabeth Korte

Elizabeth Korte

Elizabeth Korte is an American television writer for the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital.- Positions held :General Hospital*Occasional Breakdown Writer: 2005 - 2008*Script Editor: 2002 - January 3, 2008, March 17, 2008 – present...

, to the post of Head Writer

Head writer

A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an...

; making her the first African American in the history of daytime television serials to hold the post.

Val Jean wrote the critically acclaimed 1998 re-visitation of Luke Spencer's

Luke Spencer

Lucas "Luke" Lorenzo Spencer, Sr. is a fictional character in the American television soap opera General Hospital, and has been played by Anthony Geary since 1978.-Early years :...

rape of Laura Spencer

Laura Spencer

Laura Spencer is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. Laura was portrayed by Stacy Baldwin from 1974 to 1976, and since then has been played by Genie Francis, first from 1976–1982, and then from 1992–2002...

, the rape of Elizabeth Webber

Elizabeth Webber

Elizabeth Spencer may refer to:*Lady Elizabeth Spencer , wife of Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke*Elizabeth Spencer, Baroness Hunsdon*Elizabeth Spencer , American novelist...

, Luke and Laura Spencer's 2006 wedding.

Positions held

Occasional Breakdown Writer: February 2007 - December 26, 2007
Co-Head Writer
Head writer
A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an...

: January 2001 - April 2001
Breakdown Writer: 1996 - 2000
Occasional Script Writer: 1996 - 2000
Script Writer: 1993 - 1996, 2002 - December 21, 2007, April 7, 2008–present
Script Editor: 1993 - 1995

Generations (hired by Sally Sussman Morina

Sally Sussman Morina

-Personal Life:She is married to Anthony Morina, a CBS Daytime director and producer. She was in the running to become the Head Writer of Loving in 1991.-Positions held:Freshman Dorm*WriterAnother World*Script Writer: 1996Days of our Lives...

)

Script Writer: 1989 - 1990

Port Charles
Port Charles
Port Charles was a daytime soap opera which aired on ABC from June 2, 1997 to October 3, 2003. It is a spin-off of the serial General Hospital, which has been running since 1963 and takes place in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York...

Occasional Script Writer: 1997 - 1998

Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...

Breakdown Writer: 1992 - 1993
Script Writer: 1991
Script Editor: 1992 - 1993

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series...

Awards and nominations

Val Jean has been nominated for several Daytime Emmy Awards.

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...

1993–1998 seasons, 6 nominations for General Hospital
1991 and 1992 seasons, 2 nominations for Santa Barbara

TV Guide
TV Guide
TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...

Best Daytime Soap Writer (2004, 2006 & 2007)

External links

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