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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.
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
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In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Tom Fontana talks about his early life, being a theater major in college, and deciding he wanted to be a writer. He describes being "discovered" by Bruce Paltrow and Blythe Danner, which led to him writing for the critically acclaimed NBC series St. Elsewhere. He recounts his time on St. Elsewhere, recalling the cast, various classic episodes, the ...
Dec 5, 2018 · TV. Awards. Dec 5, 2018 11:00am PT. ‘Oz’ Creator Tom Fontana to Be Honored by Writers Guild of America East. By Dave McNary. Patrick Lewis/Starpix/REX/Shutterstock. Tom Fontana, creator of...
28 Sep 23. Buffalo’s one-and-only Tom Fontana (Emmy Award winning writer/producer, and Buffalo State alumnus) will be participating in a community talk at Buff State on Thursday, 9/28. Fontana will be joined by TV network casting executive, Rosalie Joseph. The community talk will be moderated by Buffalo State associate professor of Television ...
Sep 1, 2023 · The veteran TV writer, on his fourth writers strike in 40 years, is fighting to save the profession that gave him a legacy. By Travis M. Andrews. September 1, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT. Veteran TV ...
Jan 30, 2001 · Tom Fontana of HBO's, Oz, the realistic drama about life in an experimental unit of a maximum security prison. Fontana also created Homicide: Life on the Street and the 1980s drama set in a...
