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| Born | Kenneth Robert Corday (1950-06-16)June 16, 1950 (age 74) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Cruz San Jose State University |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, music composer |
| Known for | Days of Our Lives |
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| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Ted Corday Betty Corday |
Kenneth Robert Corday (born June 16, 1950) is an American television soap operaproducer andmusic composer.[1] He is the son ofTed Corday andBetty Corday, the co-creators ofDays of Our Lives. His production company,Corday Productions, owns 1% ofThe Young and the Restless whileSony Pictures Television owns the majority of the serial.
Corday graduated from theUniversity of California, Santa Cruz in 1977 with a master's degree in music composition.[2]
Corday has been nominated for 16Daytime Emmys. Corday won theDaytime Emmy Award for Music Direction and Composition For a Drama Series in 1990 and 1997, and was nominated in the same category in 2006 and 2007.[citation needed]
He was nominated for the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009 and 2012. He won the 2007 Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for a Television Daytime Drama for his work on the series. In 2017 he was honored with a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame.[4]
He married Sherry Williams in 1987; the couple has three children.[5]
| Preceded by | Executive Producer ofDays of Our Lives (withBetty Corday: May 12, 1986 - December 31, 1987) (withAl Rabin: May 12, 1986 - March 6, 1989, December 1989 - April 20, 1992) (with Shelley Curtis: March 7, 1989 - December 1989) (withTom Langan: April 21, 1992 – March 28, 2002) (with Stephen Wyman: March 29, 2002 – August 29, 2007) (withEdward J. Scott: August 30, 2007 – September 16, 2008) (withGary Tomlin: September 17, 2008 – September 2, 2011) (withNoel Maxam: September 6, 2011 – January 27, 2012) (with Greg Meng: September 6, 2011 – September 7, 2020) (withLisa de Cazotte: January 30, 2012 – July 31, 2015) (withAlbert Alarr: August 3, 2015 – January 26, 2024) (with Janet Spellman-Drucker: January 29, 2024 – present) May 12, 1986 – present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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