He is best known for his work on soap operas, producing and directing Days of our Lives from 1968 until 1979, and then becoming co-executive producer of The Young and the Restless, a spot he held from 1982 until 1984. From 1987 to 1989, Kenney replaced the legendary Gloria Monty as Executive Producer of General Hospital. He directed episodes of the sitcom All in the Family in 1974 and 1975. He became GH's Head Writer during the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike.
He married actress Heather North in 1971, after meeting her on the set of Days of our Lives (she was playing the part of Sandy Horton at the time).
Kenney is retired from directing and is now a professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
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