Edward J. Scott
Encyclopedia
Edward J. Scott 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.
Formerly Executive Producer of the #1-ranked CBS Television daytime drama, The Young and the Restless 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 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.
(CBS)
Days of our Lives
(NBC)
The Bold and the Beautiful
(CBS)
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"
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,...
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
Melody Thomas Scott
Melody Thomas Scott is an American actress, best known for playing Nikki Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless since 1979.-Early Training:Melody Thomas Scott has been a working actress since the age of three...
, who is best known for her role as Nikki Newman on 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...
. 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.
Career
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. Most recently, Scott received a 2009 Daytime Emmy Award nomination 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.Formerly Executive Producer of the #1-ranked CBS Television daytime drama, The Young and the Restless 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
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:...
and Lee Phillip Bell
Lee Phillip Bell
Lee Phillip Bell is a former talk show host and soap opera creator.Lee Phillip Bell is one of the most notable graduates from what is now known as Riverside-Brookfield High School in Riverside, Illinois. Ms. Bell received a degree in microbiology from Northwestern University...
, 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 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.
Upcoming Projects
Scott is in a producing partnership with producer/screenwriter Brendan Burns on the following film and television projects:- Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob by NBA referee Bob Delaney; partnered with Appledown Films, Larry Spiegal and Judy Goldstein, producers;
- Freshwater Road, the award-winning novel by Denise Nicholas about a young woman’s coming-of-age during the Freedom Summer of 1964, hailed by the Washington Post[ as “The best work of fiction on the Civil Rights Movements since The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman;” partnered with Appledown Films, Larry Spiegal and Judy Goldstein, producers, and Frank Tobin;
- Hidden Valor: The Women of the SOE, a 6-hour WW II miniseries, from a story and treatment by Burns, based upon the exploits of Nancy Wake, the most decorated woman in World War II; partnered with Appledown Films, Larry Spiegal and Judy Goldstein, producers;
- Cast No Shadows, by Mary S. Lovell, based upon the true-life adventures of Betty Pack, the notorious World War II American “Mata Hari-esque” spy; in partnership with Appledown Films, Larry Spiegal and Judy Goldstein, producers; Craig Gerber is confirmed as screenwriter with Evolution Entertainment packaging;
- Scott and Burns are co-creators and executive producers of the reality/documentary series Base Jump Rush with Brentwood Entertainment; and
- VTV, a one-hour dramatic series based on the screenplay VTV by Burns.
Positions held
The Young and the RestlessThe 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...
(CBS)
- Associate Producer (1976–1978)
- Producer (1978–1986)
- Executive ProducerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
(1986–2001) - Supervising Producer (2004-June 15, 2007)
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
(NBC)
- Executive ConsultantCreative consultantCreative consultant is a credit that has - particularly in the past - been given to screenwriters who have “doctored” a movie screenplay. It is often given by producers in lieu of official credit. Those given this credit in the television field work closely with an Executive Producer, Head...
(July 25, 2007 - August 29, 2007) - Co-Executive ProducerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
(August 30, 2007 to September 16, 2008)
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
(CBS)
- Producer (September 2010-present)
Awards and nominations
Edward J.Scott has been nominated and won numerous times for Daytime Emmys and Producers Guild of AmericaProducers Guild of America
Producers Guild of America is a trade organization representing television producers, film producers and New Media producers in the United States. The PGA's membership includes over 4,700 members of the producing establishment worldwide...
Awards.
Daytime Emmy Awards Year Result Award Category
- 2009 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "Days of our Lives"
- 2008 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
- 2007 (Won) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
- 2006 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
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)
- 2005 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
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)
- 2002 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
Shared with:
William J. Bell (senior executive producer)
David Shaughnessy (supervising producer)
Nancy Wiard (senior coordinating producer)
- 2001 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
Shared with:
William J. Bell (senior executive producer)
David Shaughnessy (supervising producer)
Nancy Wiard (senior coordinating producer)
- 2000 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
Shared with:
William J. Bell (senor executive producer)
David Shaughnessy
Nancy Wiard (senior coordinating producer)
- 1999 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
Shared with:
William J. Bell (executive producer)
David Shaughnessy
Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer)
- 1998 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
Shared with:
William J. Bell (senior executive producer)
David Shaughnessy (producer)
Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer)
- 1993 (Won) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
Shared with:
William J. Bell (executive producer)
David Shaughnessy
Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer)
- 1992 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
Shared with:
William J. Bell (senior executive producer)
David Shaughnessy (producer)
Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer)
- 1991 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
Shared with:
William J. Bell (senior executive producer)
Tom Langan (producer)
Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer)
- 1990 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless" (1973)
Shared with:
William J. Bell (senior executive producer)
Tom Langan (producer)
Nancy Wiard (coordinating producer)
- 1989 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
Shared with:
William J. Bell (executive producer)
Tom Langan (producer)
- 1988 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless" (1973)
Shared with:
William J. Bell (executive producer)
Tom Langan (producer)
- 1987 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
Shared with:
William J. Bell (executive producer)
Wes Kenney (executive producer)
Tom Langan (producer)
- 1986 (Won) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
Shared with:
William J. Bell (executive producer)
Wes Kenney (executive producer)
Tom Langan
- 1985 (Won) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
Shared with:
Wes Kenney (executive producer)
William J. Bell (executive producer)
- 1983 (Won) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"
- 1979 (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
for: "The Young and the Restless"