American television writer and producer
Bradley Phillip Bell
(born June 29, 1964) is an American
television writer
and
producer
. Bell is an eight-time
Daytime Emmy Award
winner and is
executive producer
and
head writer
for
The Bold and the Beautiful
, the
CBS
soap opera
.
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Early life and education
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Bell was born in
Chicago, Illinois
, the son of
William J. Bell
and
Lee Phillip Bell
. Bell's parents co-created the soap operas
The Young and the Restless
and
The Bold and the Beautiful
. His mother was also an
Emmy Award
-winning broadcast journalist and talk show personality.
He graduated from the
Latin School of Chicago
before attending the
University of Colorado at Boulder
and the
University of Wisconsin at Madison
. He concluded his studies at
University of California, Los Angeles
where he majored in television production before going on to join the writing staff of
The Young and the Restless
.
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Career
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In 1987, Bell contributed to the creation and launch of
The Bold and the Beautiful
, currently the world's most popular daytime television soap opera with more than 45 broadcasters in over 110 countries, according to the
Guinness Book of World Records
.
[4]
Bell was promoted to associate producer in 1989 and again to supervising producer in 1992. He has been the head writer and
executive producer
of the show since 1993 and 1995 respectively.
[5]
Show
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Position
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Start
|
End
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The Bold and the Beautiful
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Executive producer
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1995
|
present
|
The Bold and the Beautiful
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Head writer
|
1993
|
present
|
The Bold and the Beautiful
|
Supervising Producer
|
1992
|
1995
|
The Bold and the Beautiful
|
Breakdown/Script Writer
|
1987
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1993
|
The Bold and the Beautiful
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Associate producer
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1989
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1992
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The Young and the Restless
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Occasional Script Writer
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1984
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1986
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Awards
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It wasn’t until 2000 that Bradley Bell received his first Daytime
Emmy Award
nomination. By 2015, he has been awarded with Emmys for his writing in 2010, 2013, 2015 amongst 11 nominations (2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) and took home three statuettes for helming the Best Drama Series in a record three consecutive years in 2009, 2010, 2011 amongst 9 nominations (2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) in addition to two Emmy wins in other categories (new approaches and music composition).
On January 14, 2015,
CBS Television City
, celebrating 7000 episodes of The Bold and The Beautiful, dedicated Studio 31 to Bell in honor of his work since the first day of the series.
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Personal life
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Bell married
Colleen Clark Bradley
in October 1991 and they have 4 children.
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They live in
Holmby Hills
,
Los Angeles
,
California
. According to the
Center for Investigative Reporting
, Bradley and Colleen Bell use "at least 2 million" gallons of water per year to irrigate their personal estate.
[8]
Bell's sister,
Lauralee Bell
is an actress best known for her role as
Christine Blair
on
The Young and the Restless
and
The Bold and the Beautiful
. Bell also has an older brother, Bill Bell, the president of Bell Dramatic Serial Company and Bell-Phillip Television Productions, Inc.
Head writer
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Preceded by
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Head writer
of
The Bold and the Beautiful
(with
John F. Smith
: May 5 ? 19, 1993)
May 5, 1993 ? January 28, 2008
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Succeeded by
|
Preceded by
|
Head writer
of
The Bold and the Beautiful
(with
Kay Alden
: January 2, 2009 ? October 2, 2013)
(with
Michael Minnis
: January 2, 2009 ? July 3, 2023)
April 16, 2008 ? July 3, 2023
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Succeeded by
Michael Minnis
|
Preceded by
Michael Minnis
|
Head writer
of
The Bold and the Beautiful
(with Michael Minnis)
November 8, 2023 ? present
|
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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Executive producer
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References
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- ^
"Six-time Daytime Emmy Award® winner Bradley (Brad) Phillip Bell"
. Archived from
the original
on October 2, 2011
. Retrieved
August 8,
2011
.
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"Bradley Bell"
.
IMDb
. Retrieved
July 6,
2021
.
- ^
"Bill Bell On Top"
.
Deseret News
. November 30, 1996
. Retrieved
March 19,
2010
.
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"Guinness World Records Names Bold and the Beautiful Most Popular Daytime TV Soap"
. Archived from
the original
on July 27, 2011
. Retrieved
August 8,
2011
.
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"Latinos Getting Larger Role On Soap .Bold and the Beautiful' To Offer..."
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
. May 6, 2001
. Retrieved
March 19,
2010
.
[
permanent dead link
]
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"7000 episodes of The Bold and The Beautiful"
.
www.boldandbeautiful.com
.
[
dead link
]
- ^
"Colleen Bradley, Bradley Bell Wed"
.
Chicago Tribune
. November 16, 1991
. Retrieved
August 8,
2011
.
- ^
"Who is the Wet Prince of Bel Air? Here are the likely culprits"
. September 19, 2016.
External links
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