Janet Iacobuzio
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Janet Iacobuzio is an American
television soap opera
writer. She has written for soaps for nearly 18 years.
Another World
General Hospital
One Life to Live
Sunset Beach
Writers Guild of America Award
United States
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television soap opera
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. She has written for soaps for nearly 18 years.
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...
- Associate Head Writer: 1993-1994 (hired by Megan McTavishMegan McTavishMegan 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:...
), 2001 - 2003 - Script Writer: 2000 - 2001
Another World
Another World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
- Associate Head Writer: 1994 - 1995
- Script Writer: 1989 - 1992 (hired by Donna M. Swajeski)
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....
- Co-Head Writer: 1997
- Associate Head Writer: 1997, 1998
One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
- Script Editor: May 15 - May 25, 2009
- Breakdown Writer: February 24, 2005 - February 15, 2008; May 2, 2008 - ??; June 9, 2010 - present
- Script Writer: December 3, 2008 - present
Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach (TV series)
Sunset Beach was an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on January 6, 1997, and last airing on December 31, 1999. The show followed the loves and lives of the people living in a fictional coastal city named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California...
- Script Writer: 1998 - 1999
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy AwardDaytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
- Win, 2008, Best Writing, One Life to Live
- Nomination, 2006, Best Writing, One Life to Live
- Nomination, 2001-2004, Best Writing, All My Children
- Nomination, 1997 & 1998, Best Writing, General Hospital
- Nomination, 1996, Best Writing, Another World
Writers Guild of America Award
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...
- Nomination, 2009, Best Writing, "One Life to Live"
- Nomination, 2005, Best Writing, One Life to Live
- Win, 2000, 2001, 2003, Best Writing, All My Children
- Nomination, 1998, Best Writing, General Hospital
- Win, 1997, Best Writing, General Hospital
- Nomination, 1994 & 1995, Best Writing, Another World
- Nomination, 1993, Best Writing, All My Children