Jean Passanante

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jean Passanante
Occupation	Screenwriter
Date Of Birth	Jun 26, 1953(1953-06-26)
Age	71
Birthplace	St. Louis
Country	United States
Horoscope	Cancer

Jean Passanante Biography

Jean Passanante is one of the most popular and richest Screenwriter who was born on June 26, 1953 in St. Louis, United States. Passanante was born on June 26, 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri to Bart, a physician, and Alberta Passanante. She graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in

1971. She attended Dartmouth College.

Passanante got her start on soaps working as a staff writer on the ABC Daytime drama One Life to Live from 1992 to 1996. In 1996 she was promoted to the top position of Head Writer, only to be replaced in 1997. She remained as a staff writer until 1998, at which time she was made Co-Head Writer of the ailing soap opera Another World. Passanante wrapped up the show’s 35-year run in June

1999. The next month, she relieved All My Children creator Agnes Nixon of head writing duties after Nixon was called in to temporarily replace Megan McTavish.

Passanante was one of the writers who followed Ron Carlivati to General Hospital as breakdown writer from May 3, 2012 until November 25, 2013 when Passanante was named head writer of The Young and the Restless, working alongside Shelly Altman. Passanante’s tenure was from December 23, 2013 to March 18, 2015, Passanante was also a breakdown writer for the show under Charles Pratt, Jr. from March 23, 2015 to June 18, 2015. In July 2015, Passanante and Altman returned to General Hospital as its co-head writers, replacing Carlivati. On June 6, 2017, Passanante announced her decision to retire from General Hospital, stating: “It gets to be a time when it’s just time. […] And it seemed like the right time. I do have other things that I’m interested in pursuing and I have a daughter who lives in Europe, who I want to visit whenever I can. I have been pondering it for a long time. It’s a pretty consuming kind of job and you need to get your head clear of it every once in a while. It’s been a great 27 years, or something like that — it’s a long time!”. She retired on July 27, 2017.

In 1985, Passanante married writer Jack Shannon. They are still married and have one daughter, Ruth Shannon. Passanante’s older sister, Joy Passanante, was born in 1947. She has another sister named Judy.

Jean Passanante Net Worth

Jean Passanante is one of the richest Screenwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jean Passanante 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jean Passanante (born June 26, 1953) is an American television screenwriter, best known for her work in daytime soap operas. Passanante got her start as an actress doing bit parts in the 1980s, including John Sayles’s Return of the Secaucus 7.

Passanante was in 1980’s Return of the Secaucus 7 and 1983’s Lianna.

Passanante’s contract with All My Children expired in 2001, and she was replaced by Richard Culliton. She was then hired by CBS’ As the World Turns in 2001, where she served as Co-Head Writer (second in command to Hogan Sheffer) until she was promoted to Head Writer in early 2005; she continued in that role through the show’s 2010 cancellation. Following the cancellation of “As the World Turns”, Passanante returned to One Life to Live as Associate Head Writer, a role she held until 1998, until its television cancellation in January 2012. From January 25, 2008 through April 17, 2008, ATWT episodes were written by non-union writers due to Passanante and her team participating in the WGA strike. It is speculated that Christopher Goutman and Vivian Gundaker took over as Head Writers. Passanante’s post-strike episodes hit the airwaves on April 18, 2008.

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Who is Jean Passanante Dating?

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Jean Ranked on the list of most popular Screenwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jean Passanante celebrates birthday on June 26 of every year.