Edward J. Scott is an American soap opera producer. He married Y&R actress, Melody Thomas Scott in October 1985, and they have three daughters. In 2005, Edward and Melody renewed their vows in a lavish wedding ceremony. The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Melody Thomas Scott as Nikki Newman Melody Thomas Scott (born April 18, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. ...

Positions Held

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• Supervising Producer (1976-2001; 2004-Present)
• Executive Producer (1999-2004)

Intimate Portrait: Melody Thomas Scott (Lifetime) Executive producer is a role in the entertainment industry that is sometimes difficult to define clearly. ...

• As himself (2002)

Awards & Nominations

Scott has been nominated and won numerous times for Daytime Emmys and Producers Guild of America Awards. A Daytime 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 and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... Producers Guild of America (PGA) is a trade organization representing the television and film producers in the United States. ...