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David Rupel is an American television soap opera script writer. Rupel is a graduate of Indiana University, with a BA in communications, where he graduated magna cum laude.

Positions held

General Hospital

Script Writer: January 6, 2016 - July 12, 2017
Breakdown Writer: March 12, 2012 - April 27, 2012
Associate Head Writer: 1999 - 2001

Guiding Light

Writer: July 24, 2007 - February 29, 2008; April 14, 2008 - September 18, 2009
Associate Head Writer: August 11, 2006 - July 23, 2007
Script Writer: 2002

Homicide: Life on the Street

Writer

In the Heat of the Night

Writer

Writer

The Young and the Restless

Breakdown Writer: January 25, 2018 – Present

Producer on Meet My Folks, American Princess, The Real Housewives of Orange County, The Real World, Big Brother 2 and Temptation Island.

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award

Win, 2007, Best Writing, Guiding Light
Nomination, 2003, Best Writing, Guiding Light
Nomination, 2000, Best Writing, General Hospital

Writers Guild of America Award

Nomination, 2002 & 2006, Best Writing, Guiding Light

People's Choice Awards – Best Reality Series – Temptation Island – 2000

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