- Jim Houghton
Jim Houghton (b. in
Los Angeles, California onNovember 7 ,1948 Fact|date=October 2007) is an American actor and writer. He was an original cast member of theCBS Daytime serial "The Young and the Restless " as Greg Foster, and of the long-running prime timeserial , "Knots Landing " as Kenny Ward.Houghton is on the cover of the
Warren Zevon album, "The Envoy". He's also the son of "Twilight Zone" producerBuck Houghton , and his sister, Mona Houghton, is a television writer as well. She's worked on Y&R and Knots Landing. Brother and sister collaborated on three scripts for Knots.Positions Held
The Bold and The Beautiful
*Script Writer: September 1, 2006 - August 2007Knots Landing
*Writer & Actor: Kenny Ward (1979-1983)The Colbys
*Actor: Cash Cassidy (1986-1987)The Young and The Restless (About 15 years)
*Script Writer (May 17, 2006 - July 25, 2006)
*Breakdown Writer (1991 - May 12, 2006)
*Actor: Greg Foster (Original Cast Member: 1973 - 1976)Awards & Nominations
Daytime Emmy Awards
*WINS (1992, 1997, 2000, 2006; Best Writing; The Young And The Restless)
*NOMINATIONS (1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 & 2005; Best Writing; Y&R)Writers Guild of America Award
*WGA WINS (2002 & 2005 Season; The Young and The Restless)
*WGA NOMINATIONS (1999 & 2001 Season; Young and The Restless)External links
*imdb name|id=0396451|name=Jim Houghton
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