Ron Carlivati is an American soap opera writer born on November 25, 1968 .
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It was announced in the February 27 edition of Soap Opera Digest that Carlivati was promoted to Co-Head Writer of the ABC Daytime serial One Life to Live alongside Dena Higley. On June 4, 2007, Frank Valentini announced that Carlivati would be promoted to head writer effective immediately. The first episode with Carlivati as Head Writer aired September 11, 2007.
In the months that followed, the show experienced a creative resurgence, receiving great critical acclaim for revitalizing characters, routinely incorporating and honoring the show's long history, and improving dialogue. However, the show's ratings continued to slide, a problem that all daytime soap operas have been experiencing in recent years.
Carlivati's work aired until February 14, 2008, when the WGA strike forced a new headwriter (Gary Tomlin) to take over. Once the WGA strike was settled, Carlivati returned as headwriter, with his post-strike episodes hitting the air waves on May 2, 2008.
On June 20, 2008, Carlivati and his writing team won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for his work on OLTL.
With the end of One Live to Live's television run in January 2012, Carlivati is slated to join the writing team at General Hospital.[1]
Carlivati is a lawyer, graduated from George Washington University and lives in New York City.
| Writers | Producers | Directors |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Carlivati; Anna Cascio, Aida Croal, Daniel O' Connor, Lorraine Broderick, Elizabeth Page, Katherine Schock, Melissa Salmons, Courtney Simon, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten | Frank Valentini (Executive Producer), Suzanne Flynn, John Tumino, Jacqueline Van Belle | Jill Ackles, Larry Carpenter, Danielle Faraldo, Mary Ryan, Bruce S. Cooperman, Richard Manfredi, Jill Mitwell, Gary Donatelli, Frank Valentini, Zetna Fuentes |
| Preceded by Dena Higley |
Head Writer of One Life to Live September 11, 2007 - February 14, 2008 |
Succeeded by Gary Tomlin (WGA Strike) |
| Preceded by Gary Tomlin |
Head Writer of One Life to Live May 2, 2008 - January 13, 2012 |
Succeeded by Show Canceled |
| Preceded by Garin Wolf |
Head Writer of General Hospital February 2012 - Present |
Succeeded by incumbent |