| Edward J. Scott | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward J. Scott September 15, 1944 Santa Monica, California, United States |
| Occupation | producer |
| Years active | 1976 – present |
| Spouse | Melody Thomas Scott (m. 1985–present) |
Edward J. Scott (born September 15, 1944) is an American soap opera producer. Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, Scott earned a B.A from California State University at Northridge with a double major of anthropology and broadcasting journalism. He has been married since 1985 to actress Melody Thomas Scott, who is best known for her role as Nikki Newman on The Young and the Restless. The couple, who have three daughters: Jennifer, Alexandra and Elizabeth, recently renewed their wedding vows on their 20th anniversary in an Entertainment Tonight special, ranked #1 in its timeslot.
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Five-time Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer Edward Scott is currently partnered with producer/writer Brendan Burns in the film and television production company Scott / Burns.[1] Most recently, Scott received a 2009 Daytime Emmy Award nomination[2] for “Outstanding Daytime Drama” as executive producer of the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives (August, 2007-August, 2008), securing a record 13 nominations, the most Emmy Award nominations for the 2008 season in all major categories than any other daytime drama, according to TV Guide.[3]
Formerly Executive Producer of the #1-ranked CBS Television daytime drama, The Young and the Restless[4] for over 25 years, Scott helmed the daytime drama through its current, record-breaking, 20 year plus, 1,000 week plus reign as the #1 American daytime television drama, according to Nielsen. Under the Scott regime, CBS Television also secured the #1 dominance in the day part, a record it has held for more than two decades, according to Nielsen.
Scott had a 25-year producing partnership and creative collaboration with William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, the co-creators of The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, the two most popular daily American television series worldwide. Both daytime dramas are syndicated internationally to a combined total of over 125 markets worldwide, with a combined daily viewing audience in excess of 100 million viewers on six continents.
During Scott’s tenure as executive producer of The Young & The Restless, the series received five Emmy Awards[5] for “Outstanding Daytime Drama,” accumulating more Emmy nominations in that category and in all other categories than any other drama series in the history of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. In 2000 alone, the series received 28 Emmy Award nominations, a record for both American primetime and daytime television, an accomplishment acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records. Scott received a total of 5 Emmy Awards (2007, 1993, 1986, 1985, 1983) and 14 Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Daytime Drama” for The Young and The Restless.
Under Scott’s leadership, the show also received “The People’s Choice Award, The TV Guide Reader’s Poll, and more NAACP Image Awards for “Outstanding Daytime Drama” than any other American television series, primetime or daytime.
Scott is in a producing partnership with producer/screenwriter Brendan Burns on the following film and television projects:
The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Days of our Lives (NBC)
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Edward J.Scott has been nominated and won numerous times for Daytime Emmys and Producers Guild of America Awards.
for: "Days of our Lives"
for: "The Young and the Restless"
for: "The Young and the Restless"
for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) John F. Smith (co-executive producer) John C. Fisher (coordinating producer) Kathryn Foster (producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) John F. Smith (co-executive producer) Kathryn Foster (producer) John C. Fisher (coordinating producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: William J. Bell (senior executive producer) David Shaughnessy (supervising producer) Nancy Wiard (senior coordinating producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: William J. Bell (senior executive producer) David Shaughnessy (supervising producer) Nancy Wiard (senior coordinating producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: William J. Bell (senor executive producer) David Shaughnessy Nancy Wiard (senior coordinating producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) David Shaughnessy Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: William J. Bell (senior executive producer) David Shaughnessy (producer) Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) David Shaughnessy Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: William J. Bell (senior executive producer) David Shaughnessy (producer) Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: William J. Bell (senior executive producer) Tom Langan (producer) Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless" (1973) Shared with: William J. Bell (senior executive producer) Tom Langan (producer) Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) Tom Langan (producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless" (1973) Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) Tom Langan (producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) Wes Kenney (executive producer) Tom Langan (producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: William J. Bell (executive producer) Wes Kenney (executive producer) Tom Langan
for: "The Young and the Restless" Shared with: Wes Kenney (executive producer) William J. Bell (executive producer)
for: "The Young and the Restless"
for: "The Young and the Restless"