Hogan Sheffer (born Mark Wayne Sheffer on June 12, 1958 in York, Pennsylvania) is an American Daytime Emmy winning screenwriter. During the writers' strike of 2007-08, he chose financial core status with the Writers Guild of America and continued working. is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country United States State Pennsylvania County York Incorporated  - Borough September 24, 1787  - City January 11, 1887 Government  - Mayor John Brenner Area  - City  5. ... 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. ... Screenwriters, scenarists, or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ...

Personal life

Sheffer's full birth name is Mark Wayne Sheffer; he received his nickname of Hogan from younger brother Craig, who thought he looked like pianist/composer Hoagy Carmichael. His brother is actor Craig Sheffer. Hoagland Howard Hoagy Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. ... Craig Sheffer (born April 23, 1960 in York, Pennsylvania) is an American film and television actor. ...

Film career

From 1986 to 1994, he worked as a freelancer and did script analysis for various production companies. He also worked for Mary Stuart Masterson at her production company. From 1997-2000, he was employed by Dreamworks as the Director of Screenplay Development under producers Mark Johnson and Elizabeth Cantillon. He was in charge of developing screenplays for films like My Dog Skip, Galaxy Quest, Home Fries and What Lies Beneath. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... This article is about the film studio. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... Mark Johnson (born December 27, 1945 in Washington, D. C.) is a film producer who lives and works in the United States. ... Cover image, My Dog Skip My Dog Skip is a 2000 movie, directed by Jay Russell. ... Galaxy Quest is a 1999 comedy film written by Robert Gordon and David Howard and directed by Dean Parisot, starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell and Tony Shalhoub. ... Home fries are a type of potato dish made by frying diced, shredded, or sliced potatoes that have been par-cooked by boiling, baking, steaming, or microwaving. ... What Lies Beneath is a 2000 motion picture that tells the story of a housewife who finds her home is haunted. ...

As The World Turns

Sheffer is perhaps best known for his stint as head writer of the CBS soap opera As The World Turns. Sheffer was head writer from 2000 until 2005. This article is about the broadcast network. ... 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... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS Daytime. ...

When Procter & Gamble, the company that produces As The World Turns, hired Sheffer, it came as a surprise to both industry figures and viewers. Some fans became concerned when, in an interview, he admitted he had never seen As The World Turns or sister soap Guiding Light before he was asked to watch them. Procter & Gamble gave Sheffer a choice of which show he'd like to write for, and although he commented that ATWT had been "boring as hell," he saw potential at the show. Procter & Gamble Co. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS Daytime. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS Daytime. ... Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ...

Praise

Sheffer's take on As The World Turns, an aging show in one of the older genres in television, reinvigorated the program. During Sheffer's writing regime, the show won many Daytime Emmy Awards; Sheffer and his team received four Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005. ATWT's loss in 2003 was blamed on technical difficulties with their Emmy reel, as the clips judges watched had had either bad or no sound and were tinted green.^{[citation needed]} Also, Sheffer became a favorite of reporters for his hilarious one-liners.^{[citation needed]} As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS Daytime. ... 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. ...

Criticism

Although his writing regime at As The World Turns was a stabilizing force and rejuvenated the momentum of the show, Sheffer's writing style alienated a number of longtime fans of ATWT, who complained that he rewrote characters to suit the purposes of a given storyline. In particular, he and his team were criticized for departing from history and/or established character motivation and behavior. While some storylines for veteran characters worked well (turning Barbara Ryan into a villainess), others seemed inappropriate for the character, like Margo's flirtation with misogynistic football player Doc.^{[citation needed]} As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS Daytime. ...

As The World Turns has perhaps the largest group of veterans still active in the cast;^{[citation needed]} there are over a dozen actors currently on contract to the show (or are recurring in their roles) who have been with the show for 20 years or more. Some of the veteran actors on the show (most notably Eileen Fulton who plays longtime heroine Lisa Grimaldi) also complained that their characters' airtime diminished dramatically during Sheffer's tenure. As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS Daytime. ... Eileen Fulton Eileen Fulton (born Margaret Elizabeth McLarty on September 13, 1933 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an American actress. ... Lisa Grimaldi (née Lisa Miller) is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. ...

Departure from ATWT

In March 2005, Sheffer took what was referred to a "17 week sabbatical" from ATWT, at which time other writers like Leah Laiman, Christopher Whitesell, and Jean Passanante took over. Procter & Gamble Productions initially indicated that he would return at the end of his sabbatical, but announced a few weeks later that Sheffer would not be returning to his position as head writer; the company promoted Jean Passanante to the position permanently. Leah Laiman is an American soap opera writer and romance novelist. ... Christopher Whitesell is an American soap opera writer. ... Jean Passanante is an American television writer best known for her work in daytime soap operas. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... Jean Passanante is an American television writer best known for her work in daytime soap operas. ...

Reasons for his leave and subsequent firing are unclear. There had been suggestions that Sheffer was ill; there were also suggestions that he had taken a leave to undergo gastric bypass surgery. However, no statements confirming the reason for his leave have been made. It is unclear whether Sheffer was fired from ATWT or left of his own volition, although it is known that Sheffer had been very unhappy after a planned two-year storyline was cut short by higher-ups and were replaced by rather unpopular storylines. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, or simply gastric bypass surgery, is a procedure almost exclusively used in surgical weight loss applications to correct morbid obesity. ...

When he won his fourth Daytime Emmy for As the World Turns in 2005, he did not attend the ceremony; Jean Passanante accepted the award. Passanante thanked Sheffer for "his big heart and brilliant imagination" and said the entire writing staff at the show would "miss him".^[1] 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. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS Daytime. ...

In 2002 when Richard Culliton was fired from the ABC soap opera All My Children, it was speculated that Sheffer would leave ATWT to take over that soap. When interviewed, Sheffer has often praised the quality of production and acting on the rival network. After Sheffer was fired in 2005, speculation again circulated that Sheffer would head to One Life To Live to join Dena Higley as head writer, or to help out the low-rated Guiding Light as an Executive Consultant. Richard Culliton is an American television writer known for his work on soap operas. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... 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... All My Children (AMC) is a popular American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... Dena Higley is an American television soap opera writer who lives in Los Angeles, California. ... Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ... Creative consultant is a credit that has - particuarly in the past - been given to screenwriters who have “doctored” a movie screenplay. ...

As The World Turns fans were shocked when in summer 2005, Sheffer was asked to return as Head Writer. He declined, but agreed to take a lesser position on the writing staff, much like Leah Laiman did in early 2005 when she returned to writing for the show. In late October 2005, Sheffer returned to the As the World Turns credited as a breakdown writer. Sheffer has stated that his favorite serials on ABC Daytime and CBS Daytime are General Hospital and As The World Turns, respectively. A Head Writer is a person who is in charge of a television/radio series writing team. ... Leah Laiman is an American soap opera writer and romance novelist. ... A Head Writer is a person who is in charge of a television/radio series writing team. ... ABC Daytime (ABCD) is a programming block on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). ... CBS Daytime (CBSD) is a television programming block on CBS. CBSDs Senior Vice President is Barbara Bloom, its Vice President is Richard Mensing. ... For other uses, see General Hospital (disambiguation). ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS Daytime. ...

Days of Our Lives

On June 12, 2006, (Sheffer's 48th birthday) Sheffer confirmed he was joining Days of our Lives as the new head writer with Meg Kelly^[2] Sheffer's stories began airing in October 2006. Sheffer's last episode aired January 24, 2008.^[3] Days of our Lives is an American soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965[5] on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. ... Meg Kelly is an American television soap opera scriptwriter who co-head writes Days of our Lives since early October 2006 with Hogan Sheffer. ...

Sheffer has appeared with Days star Mary Beth Evans on the Soapnet show I Wanna Be a Soap Star in 2007.^[4] Mary Beth Evans, on Days of Our Lives; 1990. ... SOAPnet (stylized from 2000 to 2002 as SoapNet) is an American cable television channel. ... I Wanna Be a Soap Star is a reality series which debuted on the cable channel SOAPnet in 2004. ...

Positions held

As The World Turns As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS Daytime. ...

• Breakdown Writer (October 25, 2005 - August 9, 2006)
• Head Writer (August 2000 - May 24, 2005)

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• Head Writer (October 5, 2006 - January 24, 2008)^[5]

Awards and nominations

• Daytime Emmy: 6 nominations (2001-2006; Best Writing; As The World Turns); 4 wins (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005; Best Writing; As the World Turns)

Writers Guild of America 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. ... Annual awards given out by the Writers Guild of America for outstanding achievements in film, TV, or radio writing. ...

• Nomination (For 2005 season; As The World Turns)

Days of Our Lives Main Crew

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References

External links

• NBC-TV: Days of Our Lives
• soap central article about his firing