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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. [1] Early life and education.
Emmy-awardwinner 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.
Tom Fontana is an Emmy Award winning writer and producer, known for Oz, Homicide: Life on the Street, St. Elsewhere and more. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and has a cousin, Patti LuPone, who is an actress and singer.
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- Tom Fontana
- Buffalo, New York, USA
Dec 13, 2023 · When Barry Levinson, director of Diner (1982) and Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), approached writer and producer Tom Fontana – who had a background in television and theatre – to help him bring the...
- Natasha Tripney
Tom Fontana is an Emmy Award winning writer and producer, known for Copper, Borgia, Oz, Homicide: Life on the Street and St. Elsewhere. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and has a cousin, Patti LuPone, who is an actress and singer.
- September 12, 1951
Jul 15, 2022 · Tom Fontana, the creator and showrunner of Oz, shares his vision and challenges of making a groundbreaking prison drama for HBO in 1997. Read his oral history of the show's first season, featuring interviews with cast and crew members.
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- Ethan Alter
Veteran writer Tom Fontana spoke with ABC News during the WGA strike about the future of the television industry and why he’s supporting writers trying to bu...
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