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Membership. Filmography. Television. References. External links. Tom Fontana (born September 12, 1951) is an American screenwriter, writer, and television producer. Fontana worked on NBC 's Homicide: Life on the Street and created HBO 's Oz. [1] Early life and education.
- Screenwriter, playwright, producer
- September 12, 1951 (age 72), Buffalo, New York, United States
Tom Fontana was born on September 12, 1951 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is an Emmy Award winning writer and producer, known for Copper (2012), Borgia (2011), Oz (1997), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and St. Elsewhere (1982). He was twice married to Sagan Lewis, before her death in 2016.
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- Writer, Producer, Additional Crew
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Tom Fontana
Emmy-award winner Tom Fontana,'73, is helping the next generation of film and television-makers with an annual scholarship for Buffalo State's television and film arts (TFA) program.
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Tom Fontana was born on September 12, 1951 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is an Emmy Award winning writer and producer, known for Copper (2012), Borgia (2011), Oz (1997), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and St. Elsewhere (1982). He was twice married to Sagan Lewis, before her death in 2016.
- September 12, 1951
Jul 15, 2022 · Premiering on July 12, 1997, Tom Fontana’s groundbreaking prison drama proved to be a breakthrough hit for a network that was at that point best known as the place to watch post-theatrical...
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Jan 18, 2024 · Buffalo writer-producer Tom Fontana said he barely made it through a French course at Canisius High School in the 1960s. Several decades later, he is the co-creator of a highly unusual series,...
Jul 28, 2022 Updated Jan 17, 2024. Tom Fontana lives and works in a former library branch building in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood. Derek Gee/Buffalo News. The third season of...