Rex M. Best
Encyclopedia
Rex M. Best is an award winning American
soap opera
writer. He was a staff script writer on "The Young and the Restless" for fifteen years (1987-2002). He currently writes scripts for Y&R's sister soap, "The Bold and the Beautiful." He has won four Emmys and a Writers Guild Award. He currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The Young and the Restless
Writers Guild of America Award
United States
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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 a staff script writer on "The Young and the Restless" for fifteen years (1987-2002). He currently writes scripts for Y&R's sister soap, "The Bold and the Beautiful." He has won four Emmys and a Writers Guild Award. He currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Positions held
The Bold and the BeautifulThe 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....
- Script Writer (July 2003 - June 2005; October 12, 2005 - January 7, 2008; April 2008 - Present)
- Script Editor (July 25, 2005 - September 8, 2005)
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...
- Script Writer (September 1987 - July 2002) (15 years)
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Awards- WINS: (1992, 1997 & 2000; Best Writing; The Young And The Restless; 2010: Best Writing, The Bold and the Beautiful)
- NOMINATIONS: (2007: Best Writing, The Bold and the Beautiful; 2006: Best Writing, The Bold And The Beautiful); (1990-1991, 1993-1995, 1998-1999, 2001 & 2003; 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...
- WIN: (2002 Season; The Young and The Restless)
- NOMINATIONS: (1999 & 2001 Season; The Young and The Restless)