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)
- 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
- Head writer (with Elizabeth Korte)
- Head writer (with Millee Taggart): 1992
- Script Writer: 1992 (hired by Darren Star)
- Script Writer and Story Editor: 1994
- Storyline Consultant: 1998
- Breakdown Writer: 1988–1991
- Co-Creator (with Charles Pratt Jr. & Josh Griffith) and head writer: January 1997 – October 1997
- co-written with William Gray
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 |