Chip Hayes
Encyclopedia
Chip Hayes is an American soap opera
writer, producer and director. He is married to actress Deborah Adair
, with whom he has two adopted children.
(hired by Megan McTavish
)
General Hospital
(hired by Anne Howard Bailey
)
Melrose Place (hired by Darren Star
)
The Young and the Restless
(hired by William J. Bell
)
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, producer and director. He is married to actress Deborah Adair
Deborah Adair
Deborah Adair is an American television actress, primarily known for her roles in soap operas....
, with whom he has two adopted children.
Positions held
All My ChildrenAll My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
(hired by Megan McTavish
Megan McTavish
Megan McTavish is an American television actress and soap opera writer. McTavish is best known for several head writing stints on All My Children.-Early career:...
)
- Associate Head Writer: February 17, 2010 - present
- Breakdown Writer: January 7, 2004 - January 14, 2008; March 25, 2008 - February 2010
- Head WriterHead writerA head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an...
: May 2, 2007 - July 2007
General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
(hired by Anne Howard Bailey
Anne Howard Bailey
Anne Howard Bailey was an award-winning American writer known particularly for her work as a screenwriter and opera librettist....
)
- Breakdown Writer: 1985 - 1990
Melrose Place (hired by Darren Star
Darren Star
Darren Bennett Star is an American producer, director and writer for film and television. He is best known for creating the hit TV shows Melrose Place, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sex and the City.-Career:...
)
- Script Writer: 1992 - 1997
- Producer: 1992 - 1997
- Director: 1992 - 1997
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...
(hired by William J. Bell
William J. Bell
William J. Bell was the creator and executive producer of the soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful.-Personal life:...
)
- Breakdown Writer: 1983 - 1985