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Jean Passanante

Birthdate

June 26, 1953

Occupation

Writer

Years Active

1993-2017

Jean Passanante's writing career began in 1993 as an associate head writer on One Life to Live. Passananante was co-head writer of One Life to Live, Another World, All My Children and As the World Turns. Passanante also had sole head writing duties at AMC and ATWT. Passanante was an associate head writer at General Hospital from 2012 to 2013. Passanante was a co head writer at Y&R from December 2013 to March 2015. Passante was co-head writer of GH from 2015 to 2017 before retiring.

Personal Life[]

Passanante has been married to Jack Shannon since 1985. They share one child: Ruth.

Soapography[]

One Life to Live

  • Associate Head Writer (1993-1996; 1997-1998; 09/10/2010-01/13/2012)
  • Co-Head Writer (1996-1997)

Another World

  • Co-Head Writer (07/1998-06/25/1999)

All My Children

  • Co-Hesd Writer (07/1999-01/2001)
  • Head Writer (01/2001-08/2001)

As the World Turns

  • Co-Head Writer (09/2001-05/24/2005)
  • Head Writer (05/25/2005-01/24/2008; 04/28/2008-09/17/2010)

General Hospital

  • Associate Head Writer (05/03/2012-11/25/2013)
  • Co-Head Writer (10/06/2015-10/06/2017)

The Young and the Restless

  • Co-Head Writer (12/23/2013-03/18/2015)
  • Breakdown writer (04/03/2015-06/18/2015)

Awards and Nominations[]

Daytime Emmy Awards

Year Category Series W/N
1994 Writing Team One Life to Live W
1995 N
1996 N
2001 All My Children N
2002 N
2002 As the World Turns W
2003 N
2004 W
2005 W
2006 N
2010 N
2011 N
2013 General Hospital N
2015 The Young and the Restless N
2016 General Hospital N
The Young and the Restless N
2017 General Hospital N
2018 N

Writers Guild of America Awards

Year Series W/N
1993 One Life to Live W
1995 N
2001 All My Children W
2002 W
2006 As the World Turns N
2007 W
2008 N
2009 W
2010 N
2011 W
2013 One Life to Live N
2014 General Hospital N
2017 W