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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.
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...
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Oz is an American prison drama television series set at a fictional men's prison created and principally written by Tom Fontana. It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by the premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997, and ran for six seasons. The series finale aired on February 23, 2003.
Oz: Created by Tom Fontana. With Ernie Hudson, J.K. Simmons, Lee Tergesen, Dean Winters. A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.
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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.
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Jul 12, 2017 · A year and a half before the Bada Bing opened its doors, Tom Fontana’s prison drama Oz began its bid to change what a television show could be. Call it the “proto-prestige drama.” The series,...
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Jun 5, 2017 · It was created by Tom Fontana while he was still writing his other show, Homicide: Life on the Street, and was the first ever hour-long cable drama. Advertisement.
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