Noel Maxam
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Noel Maxam (born September 26, 1967)[1] is an American television director, writer, and producer.
Early life and education
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Maxam is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy (diploma) in Interlochen, Michigan; Carnegie Mellon University (B.F.A. directing) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniab and the University of Southern California (M.F.A. in film and video production) in Los Angeles, California.
Career
[edit]He worked on the CBS Daytime soap opera As the World Turns as a writer, and later, on The Young and the Restless soap opera where he transitioned the show to non-linear editing and hi-definition. As associate producer, he ran post production and directed for over ten years.
In 2007, Maxam left to work as a producer on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives and was promoted to co-executive producer in 2011.
In 2012, he left Days and turned to freelance directing and started the company Emagispace. Since the company's founding, Maxam has advised other startups – most notably Pluto.tv which was purchased by Viacom in 2019.
As a freelancer, Maxam has directed for The Young and the Restless, Hollywood Heights, Days of Our Lives and Disney.
In 2023, Maxam returned to Days of Our Lives as the senior producer.
Positions held
[edit]- Disney – director, international promotions and commercials
- Hollywood Heights – director (season 1)
- Days of Our Lives –
- co-executive producer (fall 2011 – January 27, 2012)
- supervising producer (January 16, 2009 – fall 2011)
- producer (September 10, 2007 – January 2009)
- director (September 21, 2007 – fall 2011; 2015 – present)
- The Young and the Restless –
- director (1999 – September 11, 2007; December 16, 2011 – present)
- associate director (1997–1999)
- As the World Turns – associate writer (1995–1997)
Awards and nominations
[edit]- Daytime Emmy Award
- nomination, 2012, Outstanding Drama Series, Days of Our Lives
- nomination, 2009, Outstanding Drama Series, Days of Our Lives
- nomination, 2009, Directing Team, Days of Our Lives
- nomination, 2000, 2004–2006, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- win, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Directors Guild of America Award
- 2009 – nomination, DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for Days of Our Lives (1965), for episode #10,763
- 2000 – nomination, DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for The Young and the Restless (1973), for episode #6,632
Executive-producing history
[edit]External links
[edit]- Noel Maxam at IMDb
References
[edit]- ^ Month & year of birth, radaris.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- 1967 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- 21st-century American businesspeople
- 21st-century American male writers
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- American company founders
- American soap opera producers
- American television directors
- American male television writers
- American soap opera writers
- Businesspeople from California
- Carnegie Mellon University alumni
- People from Grand Traverse County, Michigan
- Television producers from California
- Screenwriters from California
- University of Southern California alumni