Rex M. Best
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 fIve Emmys and a Writers Guild Award. He currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. Prior to his daytime writing career, he taught students with autism in the Greensboro school system.[1]
Positions held
- Script Writer (July 2003 - June 2005; October 12, 2005 - January 7, 2008; April 2008 – Present)
- Script Editor (July 25, 2005 - September 8, 2005)
- 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; 2012: 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
- WIN: (2002 Season; The Young and The Restless)
- NOMINATIONS: (1999 & 2001 Season; The Young and The Restless)
References
- ↑ Seward, Carla Kucinski (October 29, 2009). "Dream Job: Writing for a Soap Opera". Go Triad (Greensboro, NC). Retrieved October 31, 2009.