Charles Pratt Jr.

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Charles Pratt Jr.
Born (1955-01-06) January 6, 1955 (age 70)
Other names
  • Charles A. Pratt Jr.
  • Chuck Pratt
Occupation(s)television writer, producer, director

Charles Pratt Jr. (born January 6, 1955) is an American television writer, producer and director.

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In September 2014, it was revealed that Pratt had been hired as head writer and co-executive producer of The Young and the Restless . [1] In September 2016, it was confirmed that Pratt was leaving his position at The Young and the Restless to become show-runner and executive producer of the primetime series Star . [2] [3] In 2021, he was hired to be a producer on the Disney Channel Original Mystery Series Secrets of Sulphur Springs . The show premiered in January of that year. [4]

Daytime soap opera positions held

All My Children (hired by Brian Frons)

General Hospital

Santa Barbara

Sunset Beach

The Young and the Restless (hired by Jill Farren Phelps)

Other positions held

Beverly Hills, 90210

Cruel Intentions 2

Desperate Housewives

Gabriel's Fire

The Lying Game

Melrose Place

Models Inc.

Pacific Palisades

The Colbys

Titans

Ugly Betty

Secrets of a Small Town

The Apostles (directed by David McNally)

Full House

Star

Awards and nominations

Pratt has been nominated for multiple Daytime Emmys. He won the 1991 Emmy for Outstanding Writing Team, with Sheri Anderson, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Maralyn Thoma, Josh Griffith, Robert Guza Jr., Linda Hammer, Lynda Myles, Frank Salisbury, and Richard Culliton.

Head writing tenure

Preceded by Head writer of Santa Barbara
(with Anne Howard Bailey: December 1986–January 1989)
December 1986 – May 1990		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head writer of General Hospital
(with Robert Guza Jr.)
June 13, 2002 – March 10, 2006		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head writer of All My Children
(with Lorraine Broderick: February 8–15, 2010)
August 27, 2008 – February 15, 2010		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head writer of The Young and the Restless
(with Shelly Altman, Jean Passanante and Tracey Thomson: January 16–March 18, 2015)
January 16, 2015 – December 6, 2016		Succeeded by

Executive producing tenure

Preceded by Executive Producer of Santa Barbara
(with Bridget and Jerome Dobson)
October – November 1984		Succeeded by
Preceded by Executive Producer of The Young and the Restless
(with Jill Farren Phelps: January 16, 2015 – July 12, 2016)
(with Mal Young: July 13 – December 6, 2016)
January 16, 2015 – December 6, 2016		Succeeded by
Mal Young
Sally Sussman

References

  1. ↑ "Y&R Hires New Head Writer". Soap Opera Digest . September 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ Roots, Kimberly (September 13, 2016). "Ex-Y&R Headwriter Chuck Pratt Named New Showrunner of Lee Daniels' Star". TVLine . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ "New Gig For Y&R's Charles Pratt, Jr". Soap Opera Digest . American Media, Inc. September 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ Reif, Alex (January 15, 2021). "TV Recap: "Secrets of Sulphur Springs" – First Three Episodes". Laughing Place. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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